Pregnancy Update Week 27

Well this past week has been an eventful one. Last Thursday Greg was looking around for pharmacies to volunteer at. He got an interview at the hospital later that day and since I was having contractions on and off I decided to go with him so I could be checked out. They hooked me up to the monitor and after a while the Dr there did a fetal fibronectin and a few other tests because my uterus was irritated along with having quite a few irregular contractions. The FF came out negative and the other tests were normal so he decided to put me on moderate bed rest and he wanted me to see my Dr within the next five days and talk to her about being put on different medicine to help stop the contractions.
On Saturday I went to the hospital again. They hooked me up to the monitor and tried to decide whether or not to put me on different medicine without my Dr's approval. They checked my cervix and I was not dilated, so that is good! I started having contractions about every 4 minutes and they gave me a few shots to stop the contractions, put me on strict bed rest ...and pelvic rest (shoot me!) and I have to take 30 mg of procardia every 8 hours. The Procardia doesn't make me feel too sick, thank goodness! It makes me tired and I get pretty bad headaches from it, but that's the worst of it. It turns my feet and legs red after I take it and if I don't eat before I take it I feel nauseated. I feel a lot better on this medicine than I did on Terbutaline, that's for sure! It REALLY sucks not being able to do much without getting contractions. Cindy and Tracie have been taking V during the day, which is really really helpful!! I have a hard time resting like I need to. It is just so boring, and it seems like I am always thinking about what needs to get done around my house. I am glad the baby is still cooking and that's what's most important. Anyways, I'll probably blog more since all I am supposed to do is sit around on my butt all day! Hope everyone is doing well. :)