still here

I’m still in the hospital.  I saw the doctor this morning and he said I probably will be until the weekend.  He also said he doesn’t think the bleeding was from my placenta being low-lying but that maybe I had a tiny corner of the placenta become unattached somehow.  when they did the ultrasound the baby’s hands were right there on top of my cervix and he/she was hitting it and stuff so I don’t know if it’s possible that the baby grabbed part of the placenta, which is right next to my cervix.  I don’t know.  I haven’t had any more bleeding or anything but I’m still having contractions, especially when I’m laying on my back and in the evening.  They still don’t seem to concerned about it but I worry about everything.  I wish they’d do another ultrasound to make sure my cervix is still closed.  I guess I should just relax since they’re not concerned.  But easier said than done.  I was given the OK today to get up and shower and move around some.  And to put on my normal pajamas and get out of the terrible gown.  So much more comfortable now that I’m clean and in my own clothes.  They also let me take off the leg machine that I’ve been wearing since I go there.  It’s pretty much a wrap that goes around  your lower leg and inflates and squeezes your leg every once in awhile.  I guess it’s to prevent blood clots.  But now that I can move around they just want me to wear it at night.  which is awesome because I was starting to get a sore from it.  Oh, and they also took out my IV so that’s nice too.  I’m still taking the meds to stop contractions and still getting monitored for them and to hear the babies heartbeat once or twice a day.  Other than that, I’m really just sitting here and not doing anything and not really having the doctors or nurses do anything.  I guess though I’d rather be here if something else was going to happen.  My dr seems pretty optimistic that if I can go for 3 days without any bleeding that I won’t have any more problems.  He said there’s always a chance but things look better with every day that passes.  I also asked him if I was going to be able to go to my shower in IN on the 21st of this month and he said I can as long as I don’t have any other problems between now and then.  So overall, pretty good news.  I’m still trying to figure out what will happen with work and if this is going to effect my maternity leave at all.  My boss said I have to call someone to get put on short term disability but she doesn’t know who yet.  I just hope it’s not a huge hassle because I probably don’t need the stress.