I ended up in labor and delivery to be checked out for preterm labor. I had been having cramping on and off that was painful. But also back pain. Very severe back pain. After talking to a nurse at my doctors office, she suggested to go into labor and delivery. So- when we got there they hooked me up for some tests. They found no contractions. But we did get to listen to our baby girls heartbeat for about an hour. After some different tests and procedures, they came to a conclusion that I had either a urinary tract infection or kidney stones. After the nurses had talked to my doctor, he wanted me to have an ultrasound to make sure my cervix was not thinning. So down we went to the ultrasound tech. He checked my kidneys, my cervix, and our sweet baby girl. He says it looks like she is going to have long legs. It was reassuring to see our baby girl and hear her heartbeat yesterday. Everyone kept telling us that baby girl still sounds beautiful and everything is good with her. Suddenly- instead of thinking so much about myself and what I was going through....I was completely overwhelmed with gratitude that our baby girl was still healthy and doing okay.
After we returned to my room- we waited for about an hour to get the results back from my urine sample and ultrasound. It turns our I have a lot of fluid in my right kidney and most likely a kidney stone in there. After leaving the hospital, we went to my doctors office to get some prescriptions for the pain of the kidney stones, and then antibiotics for a possible UTI. My doctor said hopefully all of the pain will leave in 3-4 days and I can pass this stone very soon. If it doesn't get better then I will be sent to see a urologist. After being at the hospital and doctors for about 5 hours, we were happy to be home.
I am doing okay now. The pain isn't as bad. But, boy when that pain comes it is the worst. I can't help but cry, cringe, and hope for it to go away soon. I am grateful that my baby girl is okay. And so grateful for all the prayers that were sent our way by family yesterday. We felt our heavenly fathers love and family's love the entire day.
Here is my "I'm so happy our baby girl
Is okay" and "I have kidney stones..." face.
Emily I am so glad to hear that everything is ok with you and your baby girl. Kidney stones are the worse! I honestly think they are worse than delivery. Know that you are in our prayers. And please let me know if there is ANYTHING we can do to help. Love you!
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