Whirlwind

What a week! I went into the hospital on Tuesday to stay and be monitored for my preeclampsia until the babies were born. We walked into the room I would stay in and it was BIG and nice. Almost like a hotel room but w/ medical stuff. They had told me I would have to put an IV in but not connect it to anything (this was one of my fears going into the hospital). There was a medical student helping the nurse and she was the one to insert my IV. Poor lady, I think she was very nervous. I thought this because her hands were shaking...alot! All I could do was look away and pray she got it the first time. She did awesome!

I had my first lunch of cafeteria quesadillas which weren't that bad. Then my parents came a brought me Taco Bell which was lunch number two. ( Now I am slowly adjusting to less daily meals). After a few hours my parents left a got up to go the the bathroom and looked down and I was bleeding a good amount.

"Keith.....I'm bleeding?!?"
"I will call the nurse!"
" You should probably call my parents too!"

At this moment Keith thought something was wrong w/ the babies. I thought labor was going to begin soon.

The nurse came to check it all out and call the doctor. They decided to put a catheter in.... most of the time in a c-section this happens when you are numb. However I got the joy of feeling everything. AND it was extra uncomfortable because the little balloon thing that holds it in...well Keegan thought this was a punching bag.

I began to have contractions pretty quickly after that and started to dilate pretty fast. I also got extremely hot (I was hot already and made the nurse turn down the thermostat as far as possible). I was sweating, Keegan was punching my catheter, the contractions were getting stronger each time...and I had to wait until all my liquid from the IV was in me and it was going so SLOW!! Keith did a great job of trying to keep me calm and he even fanned me for while I waited...which made a huge difference.

Soon I was off to the bright, steamy hot, sterile looking room with TONS of people in there. It was time for my spinal and I was soooo ready for it! I sat up on the bed and they said lean over and arch your back...uhhhh really? I have three babies in me I can't bend or arch anything. Needless to say they had trouble giving me my spinal and I got several "bee stings"...finally they got it and we were on our way.

Within minutes the babies were out crying and off to the NICU. As I was been sewn and glued up I got really tired and I was trying my hardest not to go to sleep.

The rest of the night was as big blur with nurses coming and going and things happening to me that I know I would be pretty embarrassed about if I wasn't numb, woozy, and tired.

A few things I have learned...

C-Sections are awesome however I never realized how long it would take to recover. I am still in a good amount of pain. I figure... a) I am a wuss b) No one talks about the recovery c) Since carrying triplets I was really stretched and it just has made it worse.

Breast pumping is really frustrating and a lot of work. You wouldn't think it would be but it is! I have to pump every three hours...that means I have to get up a lot in the middle of the night ( I know I will when the babies are here but why can't I get my sleep while I still can?) Also getting milk at first is a slow and long process of many days. And not having your babies with you makes it a lot harder. Apparently when you are with your babies your milk hormones start working...and when your not they are not. So its been kind of a slow and frustrating thing for me.

Being away from our babies is hard. Right now, honestly I don't feel like a mommy because I can't be with them a lot and can't really care for them. I told Keith the other day that I missed them in my belly. Then they were with me and I knew what they were doing...well sorta.

Anyways....I am sure I will learn a lot more every day! But that was kinda my take on the week.