Friday marked my first 17p shot for little Baby C. 17p is a progesterone shot that calms the uterus, preventing random preterm labor. It's unclear whether I need it or not, since my team of doctors believe that I went into preterm labor because of Chorioamnionitis. But since 17p doesn't hurt the baby and insurance pays for it, we figured... eh, why not?
For those of you who have done PIO, 17p is almost the same thing but is done weekly instead of daily. 22 gauge needle, 1.5 inches long, right into the muscle. It's not so bad, but considering my right side is still numb from the PIO shots that we stopped five weeks ago, I was a bit wary to start again. We are lucky that our insurance is so great, because the pay for a nurse to come to our house to give me the shot.
She was nice.
I mean, she just came back from maternity leave and talked about how awful it is to give birth at 35 weeks, but yeah, she was nice. I just can't stand it when people complain about giving birth just shy of full term to me. Just the other day, my OB and I were talking about how if I reached 30 weeks, it would be "a dream." That's horrible, right? I am due March 5th and I really want to make it to Christmas.
She asked me if they gave me tocolytics to stop my contractions with the twins. Of course they did, duh. She said, well, not to be mean, but they don't usually do that because 22 weeks is not viable.
Oh, ok, like she thought it was a waste of resources.
She asked how big the twins were. I said 1 pound, 2 ounces each. I was really proud when she exclaimed how big they were and how 22 weekers usually never reached a pound. Yep, they were big boys. Good eaters.
The shot itself sucked. No icing this time, and she administered it slow so the needle was in for a good couple of minutes. I kept reminding myself this was for my baby, so it was worth it. I haven't felt the baby move since that night, but I'm sure this is all in my head. Right?
One down, Twenty more to go.
That's all you can do is remind yourself why you're doing all this. Hope the next 20 shots are pain free.
ReplyDeleteI refresh the blog every night like a crazy person while I practice being an insomniac, so glad you updated today. :) the shot sounds unpleasant but you can totally do this! Also, that nurse needs to shut her trap if she doesn't know how to talk to a parent who lost not one but two beautiful babies. Sending you lots of sticky dust!
ReplyDeleteSorry the nurse was insensitive with some of her comments and questions. Some people just need to think. I cringe every time some one complains about pregnancy or their little ones..if only they knew what they had.
ReplyDelete20 to go! You can do it girl!! :)