The last couple of days have been crazy! Jamie got her blood taken yesterday (Tuesday) and all seemed fine. Then around 4 pm she started feeling a headache and it worsened as the night went on. We took her blood pressure and it was pretty high, although the home blood pressure cuff we use is demon-possessed. You can’t trust that thing. Anyway, we called the doctor and he said she should go to the hospital. We went straight to a special care room and they hooked her up to a bunch of stuff – there were about 5 nurses in our room taking care of her. Then she vomited a bunch of times and was shaking. The doctor said these were all signs that her condition was quickly deteriorating and that we should attempt to induce labor with the IV drug pitosin. He also gave her magnesium sulfate, which is a drug that helps prevent seizures. However, this drug makes you feel really hot and like you have the flu. This wasn’t great because Jamie has already felt super-hot during the whole pregnancy.
We are really thankful for Pastor Jerry, Pastor Chris, and Jim (elders at NewSong) who came in at about 11:30 Tuesday night to pray with us. It is such a blessing to have a church family who cares so much!
So Jamie got moved from the special care room to the delivery room after midnight last night, and then they hooked up the pitosin. Jamie’s mom and I spent the night. Jamie was having contractions through the night, but nothing painful. She has had a relatively uneventful day today. She still felt her headache and a bit nauseous today, so they gave her some medicine for that.
When we saw the doctor today, he said the pitosin was not working to induce her labor, but the magnesium sulfate was regulating her blood pressure well. So that was good news and bad news. The bad news: no baby today – they’re going to keep trying to induce labor with other methods tonight and then back to the pitosin tomorrow. If that doesn’t work, they’ll do a C-section tomorrow night. The good news: no baby today. The longer the baby can stay in Jamie, the better for him.
So that’s the current news. Jamie’s pretty groggy from the medicine but it seems like her pain is gone. I hate to see her like this but I must say, my wife is awesome! I feel more love for her all the time. She has been so good through all this: not complaining, but not hiding her needs from us either.
I also have a new appreciation for Jamie’s family. They have been wonderful to have around and have shown their love so visibly and tangibly. I thank God for them!
Thanks for everyone who has been praying for us! We definitely still need your prayers for Jamie’s and baby’s health and safety. We love you all!
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