A Bump in the Road

Well Tuesdays docotor's visit definitely turned out to be an unexpected bump in the road. I went in for my monthly checkup to quickly find out that things were progressing a little faster than we wanted. Based on my exam, I was told that my cervix is shortening and opening, which are two things that we do not want at 27 weeks. My doctor put me on two drugs to stop the contractions, and encouraged me to stop working. Being a pharmacist and standing for 12 hours a day is not something that seems to go well with pregnancy, therefore leading to early contractions. After a couple of days of the medication and shortened work shifts, I found myself back at the OB's office on Friday morning. I was told then that I was going to be on bed rest with NO more work. This was quite a shock to hear, but after talking things over with Jeremy and my family, it was a no brainer decision. What is important at this point is my health and the health of our little one, so it looks like I will be at home with weekly doctors visits to monitor my progress. I guess now I can catch up on all of my pregnancy books. This is the first time in my life that I have been home for an extended amount of time, so we'll see how things go.