December 7, 2017
From Thursday to Friday, I gained 13 pounds and that was not a good sign. I didn't know it then, but apparently every time Dr. Mason made rounds, the NICU team upstairs was ready to get the call that we were delivering. They were all very careful not to worry us, but we knew that this was getting real.
Blake and I were able to tour the NICU on Blake's lunch break on Friday. It was both reassuring and terrifying to see where our babies would be spending the first days of their lives. We saw the station where we would scrub in ,we saw the core where the smallest babies were, and the outer hallway where more stable babies had rooms. We saw the twin room and the triplet room. Those rooms were, as they sound, designed for twins and triplets. They were larger to accommodate more than one isolette and all the related equipment and allowed parents of multiples to be able to be with both (or all three of their) babies at the same time.
This was a more of the same day - continued high blood pressure, visits from wonderful family and friends. But, throughout the day my back started to hurt more and more. At one point between shifts, two of our nurses were there when I broke down. I was beside myself because I felt that my body was failing my babies. It was betraying us. I had been so incredibly careful during my pregnancy. I followed all the rules and even took "better safe than sorry measures" of not drinking anything with caffeine, not taking any medications other than prenatal vitamins and vitamin D (which was a doctor order), and now this? These nurses were so incredibly kind and reassuring. We were incredibly blessed with the care we received. I can't say enough good things about the hospital family that embraced us during our time at Willowcreek.
When we talked with Dr. Mason that evening, he told us that we were walking along the top of a picket fence and that the winds were starting to pick up.
Blake and I were able to tour the NICU on Blake's lunch break on Friday. It was both reassuring and terrifying to see where our babies would be spending the first days of their lives. We saw the station where we would scrub in ,we saw the core where the smallest babies were, and the outer hallway where more stable babies had rooms. We saw the twin room and the triplet room. Those rooms were, as they sound, designed for twins and triplets. They were larger to accommodate more than one isolette and all the related equipment and allowed parents of multiples to be able to be with both (or all three of their) babies at the same time.
This was a more of the same day - continued high blood pressure, visits from wonderful family and friends. But, throughout the day my back started to hurt more and more. At one point between shifts, two of our nurses were there when I broke down. I was beside myself because I felt that my body was failing my babies. It was betraying us. I had been so incredibly careful during my pregnancy. I followed all the rules and even took "better safe than sorry measures" of not drinking anything with caffeine, not taking any medications other than prenatal vitamins and vitamin D (which was a doctor order), and now this? These nurses were so incredibly kind and reassuring. We were incredibly blessed with the care we received. I can't say enough good things about the hospital family that embraced us during our time at Willowcreek.
When we talked with Dr. Mason that evening, he told us that we were walking along the top of a picket fence and that the winds were starting to pick up.
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