Labay Family: Day 5 - Ready To Come Home

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Day 5 - Ready To Come Home

Hi Everyone! Well, it's Sunday - Day 5 - of being here in the hospital and I am so ready to come home. Brent came yesterday and spent the whole day with me just hanging out and watching TV and playing on the computer. It was nice since we really don't have any alone time at home to spend with each other. I think he hung around for such a long time too just to get a break from all the work he is having to do at home with the kids. LOL. My Mom stayed at our house with Cam and Livy and she even washed clothes and cleaned my laundry room while she was there! Boy, this is nice! I'll be sure to make a list for her next time. LOL.
As of yesterday they have taken me off all medicines including the IV and I am no off all monitors. So I finally feel free! Every time I go to the potty I don't have to drag all that crap with me! I still have the IV needle in my arm for an occasional antibiotic injection but I can deal with that. The only bad part is that it is in my left arm in the crack of my elbow and me being left handed makes it sort of difficult to bend my arm to talk on the phone or text or do pretty much anything. I'll survive. I still monitor for contractions and for Coopers heart rate twice a day, but only for 30 minutes each time - once in the morning and once in the evening. I missed the Doctor yesterday morning so I am trying to catch him today. I know it won't be Dr. Cook because he is out of town until tomorrow morning and I'm sure I'm not going anywhere until he gives his "go ahead" so I plan on hanging tight until at least then. I'm glad Dr. Cook is gone though because he has 4 little boys and as much as that man works I don't know when he ever sees those little guys. They flew to Missouri for the weekend to visit family. Good for him!
Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone for thinking of us and praying that everything works out good. I love all the comments and the facebook messages! I guess I'll try to post tomorrow to see if I was able to come home!

4 comments:

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...: Hope you get the all clear to go home, and sooooo glad everything is okay. Hugs!; June 27, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Jenna @ Newlyweds said...: Glad your doing better and better, hope you get the clear from your doctor.; June 28, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Britni said...: If you're still in there tomorrow, I plan to come see you! Hang in there and just know your little ones are in good hands and probably feel like they are on vacation when you're gone. Mr. Cooper is ALREADY stealing 100% of your attention...hah!; June 28, 2010 at 9:13 AM
The Campbell Clan said...: I didn't know you were in the hospital!! Are you ok? I got a new phone again, text me!; June 28, 2010 at 10:14 AM

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My Pregnancy

Feb. 22, 2008 - Positive Pregnancy!
Feb. 28, 2008 - TWINS!
14 Weeks - Cervical Cerclage
24 Weeks - Admitted to the hospital for 3 days -Pre-Term Labor. Sent home on fetal monitoring and terbutaline pump. I have to monitor for contractions once a day and send the readings in for review. The terbutaline pump in a cathater in my leg that sends a contiunous flow of "anti-contraction" medicine into me. Complete bed-rest!
28 Weeks - Admitted to the hospital for 90% effacement of cervix. Cerclage still in tact but pulling. If it broke I would have to deliver and this is too soon. The babies are measuring 2.8 and 2.11 pounds. Was in the hospital for 23 days this time.
31 Weeks - Was sent home. Babies were 3.9 and 3.10 pounds. Stay on bed-rest.
36 Weeks 3 Days - Scheduled C-Section
Babies Born October 3, 2008!!!

5 Years of Infertility

Brent and I had dated for years - since my senior year of High School and were finally married on September 27, 2003. We had been together so long that we decided we would start a family immediately. Things turned out to be a bit more difficult than we planned. After many years of trying and medical intervention I was finally diagnoised with Endometriosis in Feb. of 2007. My disease was severe - stage 4 and had spread to my liver. After having exploratory surgery Dr. Cook thought that my ovaries and tubes were capable of functioning properly enough to produce a pregnancy but with the hostile environment inside of me I would need lots of help. We began Lupron therapy that would last 6 months as a way to try to "kill" off some of the endo. When the 6 months was up we began rounds of Clomid with IUI (Intra-Uteran Insemination). We did 2 cycles of this with no result. Our only other option was IVF which we decided to begin in January of 2008. After carefully following the treatment schedule of meds. and shots we had 14 eggs retrieved on Feb. 5, 2008 and of the 14 eggs 6 fertilized and became embryos. On Feb. 8, 2008 Dr. Gill transfered 3 of the best of the embryos. Two weeks later (Feb. 22nd) MaryLou called with the good news that my pregnancy test was positive!!!