Sickness and socks

Well, no wonder I felt so terrible. Contractions! At 34 weeks! Not good! We knew that dehydration could cause preterm labor, but I hadn't realized it was already almost happening - I thought it was just more stomach pains. So I stayed in bed with my nice IV and had three liters of fluids, a dose of anti-nausea meds, and a shot of anti-contraction meds. My doctor determined that I wasn't dilated or effaced at all, so I wasn't in labor for real and the baby was probably going to stay put for a while longer (though he is Extremely Active and apparently likes to throw dance parties in there). After four hours in the hospital I was feeling a lot better, and we decided that the contractions had eased up enough that I could go home, but I had to stay in bed all day Thursday and drink more water than I had previously thought possible.
So, I stayed in bed on Thursday, and spent most of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on the couch with my knitting. I'm feeling fine now, or at least as good as I can feel at 35 weeks pregnant, but I'm still taking it easy, working at home, drinking tons of water, and so on. When I started these socks I was struck with the realization that if I wanted to finish them in a timely fashion, I'd better do it before the baby arrived - now I know that could be earlier than expected, but I actually have more time for knitting, so I'm hoping to have a pair of socks soon, and a healthy baby a few weeks later. :)
5 Comments:
holy canolli! glad to hear that every ONE is well and you are getting some rest-- and it wasn't too terrible frightening. take it easy darlin'! hope to see you soon, i was just thinking of you today.
Wow. Thank god that everyone is ok. Hang in there mama.
Glad to hear everything turned out ok (and that you got to do some major knitting, always a good thing!)
So you really think the baby could come early? Yikes. Better finish those socks while you still can. ;-) The first one looks great--I love the cuff!
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Oh, man! Keep that baby in a few weeks longer if you can! :) Good luck ...
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