Pregnancy Update

So my thoughts of delivering early are looming. I spent Monday night in the hospital on 24 hour observation. I had gone in for a doctor's appointment on Monday, and during my hour wait in the waiting room, I was having contractions about every 2 minutes. I told my nurse as soon as she took me to the exam room, so she promptly informed the doctor. They did a FFN test which is basically like flipping a coin to see my chances of delivering in the next two weeks....the test was positive, but again, it's NOT a sure thing!!! She also gave me an exam, and I am dilated to one already and 50% thinned out. The doctor hooked me up on monitors at the office to observe my contractions, and it was confirmed that I was having contractions every 2 minutes.....so I was immediately instructed to drive myself to the hospital. I was given some medicine to help slow the contractions....it took a few doses to kick in, but luckily, they slowly vanished. Before being released from the hospital, I was examined again, and had no change in dilation.....so it's not preterm labor, just preterm contractions for now.

I got home from the hospital at about 10pm on Tuesday. I had an uneventful night and thought I was going to be in the clear. However at 9 am Wednesday, I began having contractions again. They were about 3-4 minutes apart, and more discomforting than the previous ones I had before. I waited about 2 hours before deciding I should head back to the hospital. Again, they examined me, and no change had occurred, and they also administered the same medication to slow the contractions (which again worked). After asking the doctors if I could get a prescription of this medicine to take at home, they decided that I could. I was prescribed to take it every 6 hours for the next 2 weeks, but I'm actually disobeying and am only going to take it if I feel contractions coming on again. The side effects to me aren't worth taking it when not necessary, so hopefully I'm not making a bad decision.

Today, everything has been great so far. I've had no contractions and haven't even had to take any medicine since leaving the hospital yesterday. If I begin labor as of about Wednesday next week, they won't do anything to stop me, but everyone seems to be working hard at this point to try and get me to term which would be 36 weeks (Oct. 22). And again, there's no predicting when this baby will come....he may even continue to give me fits and wait to come past his due date!!! Wouldn't you know it....I've had nearly perfect pregnancies for the past 3 kids, and number 4 is giving me fits!!! I guess someone is just making sure that this is the last time I get pregnant!!!! And believe you me, it's working like a charm :)