So on Wednesday, Ethan got sick with a yukky stomach bug, throwing up a little, and diareah. He seemed to get a little better, then worse, then better.... I was at Chi Alpha the next night (due in 4 days), feeling totally fine, and then it hit me like a wall! I had major stomach pain, went home, and puked my royal guts out... and then the diareah came too. This pain was severe, crying out, doubled over kind of pain. So I was trying to stay hydrated with ice chips... just kept throwing up over & over, til I was empty! No fluids left in me at all! So I ended up going to the ER, they sent me to labor & delivery, not to have the baby, but to monitor the baby while they treated me. They said that a few other pregnant women had also come in with the same GI bug. Thing is, it causes contractions... not labor, but contractions... and CAN throw you into labor... so that it was safer for me, being later in term, than to come in like 6 months pregnant. So there I was, in the hospital bed, with an IV, and getting blood work taken, trying to sleep (it was 2am when we went in), and having contractions, but not labor. It was NOT fun. Plus, since I was dehydrated, they had a hard time getting a vein for IV, ouch! ... I also had to take 2 giant potassium pills. Good thing was, I got the IVs, got replenished, got some medicine, and the contractions stopped... so I left there feeling quite well! .... of course then I went home to Jake and both kids, who had also gotten the bug... so I spent the day taking care of them, hehe. What an experience!
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