Week 37 and THEY'RE HERE!!!! :D

Well, we have a blissful moment of peace in the house.  Babies are fed and changed and sleeping in Dave and his friend, Frank's arms.  I have a little back-tracking to do!!

Last Saturday, I was feeling crampy and yucky all day.  I knew I was having labor pains, but I also knew that we were still 6 days away from c-section and I didn't think I had dilated any more.  So, I got through the day and tried to go to sleep.  I was very restless and couldn't sleep, still having cramps.  Around 1:45am, I felt a huge GUSH of water.  Yay!  My water broke!  Time to get things moving!!

I woke Dave and we called the doctor and they said to come to the hospital for an immediate c-section.  We got to the hospital around 2:30a.  Dave was letting me off at the main entrance.  As soon as I stood up to get out of the car, GUSH! again!  There were a handful of people in the waiting room getting a great show!  My pants were soaked and I wasn't in the mood to walk all the way to maternity.  Dave got me a wheelchair and took me up.  They put me in triage and started prepping me for c-section and had me monitored for non-stress tests/heartbeats.  During this time, I was having real contractions about every 7-8 minutes.  They weren't horrible, but they weren't pleasant.  We got bumped twice for the c-section and ended up waiting until 6:45am to get taken in.

The spinal was scaring the living daylights out of me.  The first needle stick surprised me and I jumped, but after that, it wasn't that bad.....except for my imagination.  I couldn't feel anything but pins and needles in my legs.  They brought Dave in and he did a great job taking pictures.  He did not pass out and seemed to have a great time checking out the whole procedure.

On Sunday, May 20, 2012, James Frank (baby A) was born at 7:12am and weighed 7 lb 12 oz and measured 20.5 inches long.  William Michael (baby B) was born at 7:13am and weighed 6 lb 15 oz and measured 20.5 inches long.  Dave was so involved with taking picture of James, that he didn't realize William would come so fast.....so he missed his entrance!!  All of us went to recovery together.  Both babies were having trouble maintaining their temperatures, so they kept putting them in warmers.  The nurse gave me a Percocet and it made me throw up for about 2 hours.  That was miserable.  After that, I just stuck to Motrin and was fine.

The recovery from c-section is way worse than I thought.  Throughout my 4 days in the hospital, they removed my catheter, IV, and leg massagers.  On the last day, they removed my staples.  I still haven't even looked at my incision site.  I just don't want to know!!  Being forced to move around and take care of the babies is helping me feel better faster.  It's been a full week now.  We are trying to get into a schedule at home, but basically it's eat, sleep, eat, sleep, etc!  The babies are everything we dreamed of and already it feels like time is moving too fast!

What a journey!

Week 36 & 11 days to go!

Well, I'm starting to pack on the pounds now.  I weigh 187 lbs.  This is officially more than Dave weighs in at 186.6 lbs.  It's also a big weight increase from just a week ago.  I am measuring 43 weeks pregnant, which is less than last week.  This is due to the fact that the babies have dropped very low.  Which makes eating easier....obviously, by my weight!!  My middle measurement is still at 47 inches.  I am still only dilated 1 cm.  We met with the doctor who will perform the c-section, if we make it to May 25th.  He's a big guy (think lumberjack, beard and all!).  Dave asked how big of an incision they make for the c-section.  He says it has to be just a little wider than his hand so he can reach in and pull the babies out.  Hmmmm......why can't we have a small, Asian woman as our surgeon?!!!

During the 3D ultrasound last week, Dave and I were looking at Baby A's face in horror.  It appeared that his eye was hanging out of his head, he had a cleft lip, and his nose was huge and squished.  I knew if there was a real problem, then would have told us and just chalked it up to the fact that 3D ultrasounds are just for entertainment purposes only.  Dave has been stressed about it for a week and asked the doctor today.  They have no concerns about our "Mr. Potato Head" baby with his dangling eye and nose on his forehead.  I can't wait to finally meet him and see what he looks like for real!  :)

In addition to being completely uncomfortable and tired all the time now, I have horrible back aches, nerve pains shooting down my legs, numbness around my belly button from stretching too much, numbness in hands and wrists from pregnancy induced carpal tunnel (who knew?), and leg aches.  I've lost my pregnant "glow"!! :/

I've been telling the babies that whoever breaks their amniotic sac first will be my favorite.  They haven't made any moves.  It appears that they have paid for their late checkout and will stay for all the remainder of the days.  Stubborn just like their father!

Next doctor appointment is in a week on Monday.

Week 35

We had our last ultrasound today.  They are really crammed in there!  I don't know how the ultrasound technician knows what she's looking at.  I couldn't pick out any body parts except for heads this time.  They are measuring BIG still.  Baby A is 6 lb 11 oz and Baby B is 6 lb 13 oz.  We met with the doctor.  I'm quite miserable-feeling these last few days.  I have a severe back ache and I'm having infrequent crampy, contractions.  I was hoping I would be more dilated this time so they would send us right to the hospital.  I'm still only at 1cm.  They have scheduled my c-section for Friday, May 25 at 9:30a.  Dave keeps saying that it's ONLY 17 more days.  I want to strangle him.  Of course, I could always go into labor before that and they would do the c-section right away.  I'm willing myself to do that.  My weight is 183 lbs.  I think that's up 2 lbs from 2 weeks ago.  Lately, I'm hungry a lot.  I haven't felt hungry this whole pregnancy.  I am measuring at 45 weeks pregnant.  I'm big!  My middle measurement is 47 inches around.  We get to see the doctor every week now, so we go back next Monday.....unless I can will this to get going!!

Week 34 and Maternity ER visit

I woke up yesterday and had a few symptoms of labor (I'll spare the gory details).....although one of them was that my pants were completely soaked.  I called the doctor on call (because, of course, it was Sunday) and she told me to come to the maternity ER.  They did a non-stress check (all good) and then checked to see if I was leaking amniotic fluid.  The test showed that I wasn't....but she wasn't convinced.  I was also dilated 1 cm.   So, they put me on the non-stress machine for another hour.  All good again.  They did another check for amniotic fluid....and found nothing.  So, my water hasn't broken.  I probably just peed myself.  Nice. :)  They did determine that I am having very mild (and almost unnoticable to me) contractions every 1-2 minutes.  That, plus being dilated 1 cm, are cues to pay attention to other labor symptoms and call right away if I notice anything.  Dave came home and immediately went into "nesting" mode and cleaned out his office and organized his files!  It was comical!!  So, I am home, resting, and back to waiting.....

Week 34 (joy!) and a baby shower

We are officially at week 34.   Since early on in the pregnancy, we've been so worried about not getting here.  We made it!  The doctors would like us to get to week 38, but if they should come early, there aren't too many major concerns.  Whew!! :)

I have declined showers from so many thoughtful friends and family.  I was worried about having one too soon and I have already been "showered" upon by people when Evan was born a long, long time ago!  Well, my school friends all surprised me last night with an amazing shower!!  I thought I was meeting a small handful of friends at the Depot restaurant for dinner.  When I got there, there were 22 people!!  We had dinner, awesome conversations, gifts, and cake!  When Dave stops working today, I can't wait to go through all the gifts again and show him.  People were so generous!  I have such good, good friends!!

Week 33

Good news!  I believe we have found a night nanny.  Her name is Lauren and she is a senior communications major at SUNY Brockport.  She and her husband have a 5 month old baby boy.  We interviewed 2 people and we really felt comfortable with her.  I hope it works out.  I hated going through the process of finding and interviewing people.  As it stands, she will start a few days after we get home from the hospital.  She'll work 11p - 6a, giving me a chance to sleep and heal.....or that's the plan, anyway!! :)

We had a doctor appointment today.  My weight is 181 lbs!  That is a 4 lb increase in 2 weeks!  I'm feeling it!  I've gained almost 40 lbs now and my lower back is starting to kill me.  I'm tired, can't breath, can't bend over, can't roll over in bed, etc. etc. etc!  Whew!  Everyone keeps saying that they can't believe I'm having twins because I just don't look big enough.  I don't know if they're just trying to be nice or what.....but I am certainly big enough!!  They measure me at 44 weeks pregnant!!  That means my uterus is stretched to the capacity of being 4 weeks past a due date, if I were having just one baby.  I'm feeling very whiny.  My blood pressure is still good:  130/74 today.  My middle measurement is still about 45 inches around.  Both heartbeats are good.  They get the hiccups a lot......baby A more than B.  Twice they have had them at the same time!

Now the plan is to try to get to 38 weeks.  They are in the process of scheduing the c-section officially.  They will let us know. Until then we are supposed to be watching for any signs of labor since the size of my uterus and very short cervix could cause that to happen.  Dave asked about cord blood banking.  We have to order a kit online and take it with us.  The doctors will fill the kit and then we are responsible for mailing it back ASAP.  Seems kind of weird.  Dave is talking about trying to schedule less travel in the coming weeks.  I hope he's able to be around more because I just can't do much for myself anymore!

In the meantime, Dave and I both saw our lawyers and wrote up draft wills and health care proxies.  I'm glad to have done that.  Without being married, all of the usual stuff is kind of tricky.  Evan is not biologically his and these babies are not biologically mine.  If I should die, we had to spell out that they all go to Dave, along with the house.  Also, because we aren't married, we can't be health-care advocates for each other unless it is written legally.  We've decided that to protect ourselves from both dying in the same catastrophe, we shouldn't drive or fly anywhere together, leaving our three orphans for family to raise!  Ugh.

Next visit is in 2 weeks for an ultrasound and office visit.  After that, we go in every week....which is only twice.  Then, it's BIRTH day!!  I can't believe this is really, finally happening!!

Week 31

I had a doctor visit this morning.  My weight is 177 lbs.  My middle measurement is 45 inches.  Heartbeats look great.  They've been getting the hiccups for a few weeks now.  Still lots of movements....and some serious good kicks to the ribs.  Blood pressure is in a good zone still.  I'm scheduled to go back in 2 weeks for another doctor visit.

Week 30 - not feeling "B"

For the past 5 days I just haven't been feeling Baby B like I usually have.  I did a couple of days of kick counts and it was always A=55 and B=9.  Anything under 10, they want you to call them.  I called last Friday and they calmed me down on the phone.  Today, I knew I would stress myself out until I knew things were okay.  I called the doctor and they scheduled me for an ultrasound late this morning.  All is good.  It turns out that B is halfway on A's side.  I thought they were supposed to stay on their own sides!  I have a lovely dark line down my belly that clearly shows whose side is whose!  So, B's legs are on A's side and they've both been kicking up under my ribs - ugh!  Their weights are:  A = 4 lb 8 oz and B = 4 lb 9 oz.  I've been getting headaches and last week my blood pressure was in the pre-hypertension range.  Today's blood pressure is excellent:  115/85.  I'm scheduled to go in for a regular visit next week.  Sooo relieved that they're both looking good and all those kicks are from both of them!

Week 29

We had a quick visit at the doctor's today, no ultrasound.  My weight is 176, up 2 pounds from 2 weeks ago.  My middle measurement is 44.5 inches.....slowly growing.  I'm super uncomfortable all the time now.  I'm scared to actually write that because I know it's only going to get way worse and what words will I use to describe it if I already used "super uncomfortable"?!!  Both babies heartbeats are very good in the 150's.  This past week, baby A has been getting very, very active.  He kind of scares me as I think he's trying to rip his way out the front of me.  I get some very strong kicks and movements.  Baby B is definitely moving, but not so agressively.  My belly button is now officially an "outie" - yuck!  Everything I read says it will go back in eventually. Sleeping is not super restful because I have to make at least 4-6 trips to the bathroom.  I have a hard time rolling over and I spend about an hour a night completely awake.  Restless leg syndrome starts every night around 7p and lasts until I take my unisom at 9p to go to sleep.  Ugh.  At this point I have just over 8 weeks to go.  That's a long, long time!!!!  I would be okay if they decided to come a little early.  Dave wants them to stay in for the next 4 months and get extra big and strong.  Easy for him to say.  The baby room is done and the cribs are put together.  Two car seats are waiting in the barn for the big day.  I still need to order the double stroller.  Dave's sister let us borrow a ton of things and is saving us lots of money!  We think Evan had Fifth Disease so the doctor had me do a blood test to see if I'm carrying it too.  I don't know what the plan is if I am.  The next doctor appointment and ultrasound is in 2 weeks.

Week 27

We had another growth ultrasound this morning.  Baby A weighs in at 3.2 lbs. and baby B is 3.1 lbs.  They are about 2 weeks ahead of where they should be on growth....which is great.  They measured my cervix one last time and it is 1.9 cm.  It still hasn't changed much.  From here on out, they won't be able to measure it.  Instead, I'll just have to watch for contractions as a signal that it's getting shorter.  Baby A is now head-down and baby B is breech, and almost positioned sideways.  They are really moving lately!  Sometimes I feel like I'm being attacked.  One will start and that always wakes up the other, so they will both be moving around.  So, things look great with the babies.  My weight is 174 lbs, up 3 lbs from 2 weeks ago.  My middle measurement is still 43 inches around.  I took off of work just in time.  I'm exhausted doing even the simplest thing, like taking a shower.  My heart if working overtime.....it's like I'm running a marathon!  I spend the days doing little chores around the house for about 20 minutes and then laying down for about 1-2 hours.  The next appointment is in 2 weeks and is just a doctor visit.  Then 2 weeks after that we'll have another growth ultrasound.  Ten and a half weeks left to go!!  :)

Week 25

Uncomfortable!  That's what I should have titled this entry because I'm uncomfortable 100% of the time now.  We went to the doctor for our weekly ultrasound.  Everything looks good with the babies.  Baby A is 2.3 lbs. and Baby B is 2.2 lbs.  Their mama weighs in at 171 lbs now and is 43 inches around the middle.  Dave was trying to tell me that that is what he weighs.  He's skinny, but not THAT skinny.  I made him get on the scale at the doctor's office and he is 180.  Soon, very soon, I will outweight him.  Anyway, back to the babies.  They are in the 90th %ile for size/weight.  Big boys!

My cervix is the shortest it's been so far.  Approximately 1.5 cm.  While it's very much in the danger zone, it hasn't changed too drastically.  They questioned me about having contractions and want me to call them immediately if I should think I'm having any.  To my knowledge, I'm not having any yet.  I've been so extremely tired at work that I asked them about that.  They told me they would take me out at any point.  I asked them to give me the rest of this week and that I'd be ready after that.  So, I'm scrambling at work to get things ready for a substitute.  I plan on taking a parental leave until next May.  While I love my job and love going to work, I think I'm going to need this break to focus on these baby boys and getting some sort of schedule back into my life.  They will be just over a year old when I go back to school.  I got 2 spots for daycare all set up and am thankful for that!  It's the same person who watched Evan for the first 5 years of his life and I think she's fabulous.

I'm having a somewhat severe pain in the front of my stomach, which the doctor thinks is a pulled muscle.  Ouch!  Other than that, we're back to seeing the doctor every 2 weeks now.  They won't have to measure my cervix anymore because a) they really can't get a good read on it this far along in the pregnancy and b)  it doesn't matter now that the babies are viable.  My next personal goal is to get to 28 weeks, which means much less health issues should they be born too early.

week 24

Cervical check today:  measures 1.85 mm which is basically close to what it's been measuring the last 4 weeks.....still in the danger zone, but not changing drastically.  That is the best news we could hope for.  A quick scan of the babies show A is still breech and B was somewhat sideways (probably trying to get away from his brother kicking him in the head!).  By the end of the scan, B was head down again.  They are both very active!! Heading back next Monday for another scan and visit with the doctor.  Now that I'm past week 24, they may start reducing the amount of times we have to go in for ultrasounds.

Week 23 & viable!!

I went in for an ultrasound and doctor visit again today.  The babies look great!  Baby A had his hand in his mouth while she tried to get a profile picture.  Baby A is still breech and Baby B is still head-down, getting kicked in the head by his brother!  Their head circumference was about 22.5 cm and diameter about 6.26cm.  Their weights are approximately:  Baby A = 1 lb. 12 oz. and Baby B = 1 lb. 9 oz.   Right in the middle of the ultrasound I started feeling incredibly hot.  Sweat started pouring off my face and I started feeling nausea.  I didn't know what was going on, but I was worried.  When I couldn't take it anymore, I finally told the technician.  She had me sit up and I started feeling like I was blacking out.  I felt better about 5 minutes after I sat up.  The nurse told me that that is common when you lay on your back.  The weight of the babies is on your vena cava (?) artery and cuts off your blood/oxygen supply.  Yikes!

My cervical measurement was between 1.9 cm and 2.4 cm.  Still way in the danger zone.  The babies are days away from being 24 weeks along, so they are viable if there were to be born early.  I feel a bit less stress having made it to this point, but I certainly don't want them born this early!!  The doctor is going to start me on a vaginal progesterone.  It has been proven to help stop premature births in singleton pregnancies.  There is no data on twin pregnancies, but it won't hurt.  I will get my cervix measured again next week and the week after.  They will make decisions about putting me on modified bedrest based on the measurements.  If my cervix gets worse, they will start steriod shots to speed up the babies' lung development in case they are born prematurely.

I now weigh 169 pounds.  My middle belly measurement is 41 inches.  Two friends of mine who have had twin boy pregnancies reached measurements of 54 and 56 inches.  Holy moly!  I'm scared of that!!  I turned in my letter to the school to start my maternity leave on May 23rd, the day before my scheduled c-section. Of course, I'll probably be out way before then, but that just takes a doctor note and I'll be able to use my sick days.

Yay for viability!! :)

Week 22

We went back to the doctor today for another cervical check.  It still measures 2.1 cm and looks like it is funneling less.  Baby A is breech and Baby B is head down this week.  They are both kicking each other in the head!  I've been uncomfortable most of this week.  Working all day is hard.  I feel so whiney but this pregnancy has been really hard!  When I was pregnant with Evan, not much changed in my life.  I was active and pain-free up until the end.  Even when I was in labor, I didn't know!  Age is making me whimpy this time.  It's also hard being constantly nervous about going into pre-mature labor.  Every ache and pain makes me think things are going badly.   I keep making small goals for myself.....get to 22 weeks (done!) and now I want to get to 24 weeks when they could actually be viable and the hospital would actually try to keep them alive if they were to be born.  Taking things one week at a time.  I go back to the doctor next Monday for a growth check ultrasound and another cervical ultrasound.

21 weeks and back to the doc

Since my last appointment, I feel like I am having cramping and pressure....and question contractions.  I have stayed home from school 2 days now.  Being on my feet causes even more discomfort.  I called the doctor's office yesterday and they recommended that I lay low and to call back if it continues.  Since it was still happening today, I called back and got an appointment.  They checked and my cervix is still closed.  They have not broken free yet!  All is good and they wonder if I just have a gastro-intestinal bug. If things are better tomorrow, I'm hoping to go back to work.  For now, the couch and I are becoming best friends.

Tomorrow is week 22.  Strong says they generally do not resistate preemies born before week 24.  I need to get 2 more weeks under my belt.  Quickly!

21 week ultrasound and more cervical trouble

We went for another ultrasound this morning.  The babies are big and doing great.  They are appoximately 1 lb 3 oz (A) and 1 lb 2 oz (B).  We checked our preemie chart and that is in the 50%ile.  They both turned and are in a breech position now.  Basically they are both having a joyful time jumping up and down on my bladder!  Baby B gave us the peace sign!  They gave us 3-D pictures of their faces and they look like REAL babies now!!  My weight:  164 lb (up 5 lb from 2 weeks ago). I measured around my belly and I am 39.5 inches.  The doctor measured me and said I am measuring at 25 weeks, due to it being twins.  Other interesting measurements:  head circumference 19 cm, head diameter 5.5 cm.

My cervix is not doing well.  It measures 21 mm.  That's down about 4mm.  The biggest concern is that it appears to be "funneling" which means it is opening up from the inside.  They kept asking if I was having contractions.  I didn't think I was.  I definitely had a big contraction later in the day.  That scared me.  The doctor said I need to stay off my feet as much as possible and rest with my feet up several times a day.  She asked what type of job I have.  I told her it really wasn't possible for me to do that with my job.  She has asked me to come back in a week to re-measure my cervix.  I am assuming that if it still getting shorter or funneling,  she will be pulling me from work.  When I think of all we've been through to get to this point, I will do whatever it takes to keep this pregnancy.  I cannot face trying this all over again and quite honestly, it won't matter if I don't have a cervix that works.  And I'm getting rather attached to these 2 cute little faces that I saw today.  One week at a time.  Taking it easy!

19 week ultrasound/check-up

We are officially switched over to the high risk doctor associated with Strong Hospital.  We had our first "real" visit today.  The ultrasound shows both boys growing nicely.  They are about 13 oz. each.  Baby B was opening and closing his mouth, drinking and swallowing.  Baby A was still face down so we couldn't get a good look at his face.  Heartbeats:  A/150 B/143.   I can feel A jumping around a lot every day.  B is much quieter, and he makes me nervous!  My weight:  159 lbs.  My cervical length is still around 24 mm.  No change is good.  If I can carry to term, they will take them both by c-section on May 24th.....although, the babies could always announce an earlier arrival at their choosing.  The blood screening for neuro-tube/Down Syndrome was good.  Chance of Down Syndrome is 1 in 18,000 and chance of neuro-tube defects is 1 in 4,000.  Things are looking good.  Hoping it stays this way!

As for names, we are thinking William and James.  Dave really wants a John or Jack.  I do like Jack, but not a fan of John.  I am thinking a cute nickname for William is Liam and for James, Jamie.  Dave isn't quite sure how he feels about the nickname Liam.  We continue to hash this out.  :)

18 weeks, ultrasound, & high-risk doctor

Since Lakeside did my cervical length ultrasound incorrectly yesterday, we were sent back to Strong to have the repeat ultrasound.  I love their ultrasound!  It's very comfortable and there is a big screen in front of us to we don't have to crane our necks to see the computer screen.  Both babies looked good.....very active!  Baby A was holding and playing with his umbilical cord and then putting his hand in his mouth while we watched.  Baby B was yawning.  It was very cool!!  My true cervical length is still around 2.4cm.  While this is still in a "danger zone", it is good that it didn't get worse.  That is what we're hoping for.  We asked the doctor about switching over to this group for the rest of the pregnancy.  It's a group of 6 high-risk doctors/midwives.  We've really liked his forthcoming manner with information.  My regular doctor never tells me anything and I have to remember to ask for things that she should just be doing.  Also, since the fiasco at Lakeside's ER yesterday, we want to have the babies at Strong.  They are much more prepared for premature babies and any other things that could come up.

So, my regular doctor in Brockport never called me today to let me know the UTI results.  I called them right before 5p and asked for the results.  The receptionist told me that the doctor would call me back.  The doctor didn't call me, but another receptionist did.  She told me that the doctor was prescribing an antibiotic.  When I asked if this was because I had a UTI the receptionist wasn't sure.  Great.  Why am I not privy to this information?  I'll be pissed if I find out that I'm on this antibiotic just to shut me up.....if I don't have a UTI.  Who knows?  Also, she never found my bloodlab results, so Strong just re-did the blood tests today.  I have to say, I have no confidence that she would have even called me before Monday with the UTI information.  That is just unacceptable!

We are officially finishing this pregnancy and birth at the high-risk group at Strong.  Whew!  I'm finally feeling a bit more in control and relaxed.

18 Weeks and another Emergency Room visit

I woke up this morning in even more pain that I have experienced in the past week.  I was already scheduled to go to Lakeside hospital for a cervical length check at 10:30.  By 9:00, I was so concerned with the pain that I called the doctor's office.  They told me to go to Lakeside ER right away.  At ER they did a whole bunch of tests and a cervical length test/ultrasound.  The babies looked great.  Baby B waved at us.   :)  My cervical length was 6.1cm.....this was VERY surprising since it was 2.4cm just a week ago.  I was told it might grow a millimeter maybe, but not much more than that.  If we were lucky, it would just stay at 2.4cm.  They checked for a UTI and found nothing.  When the tests were done, the ER doctor came in and said, "Okay, you're all set to leave." ????  But I was still in pain!  He said, "If it gets worse, come back."  What the heck!?

Fortunately, I was already scheduled to see my own doctor this afternoon.  I explained to her that I was still in decent pain and had been all day.  She asked if they checked for a UTI.  Yep.  She had me do another urine sample and found a little blood in my urine, but no infection.  Soooo, she said she needed to but a catheter into my bladder to take a sample.  Oh good lord!  It wasn't as bad as I expected.  She has to wait for the results and call me.   I asked her to explain how my cervical length could go from 2.4 to 6.1.  She said, "It didn't.  They needed to check it transvaginally, but they didn't.  I'm writing another script for you to go back to Strong and get it done."  Great.  I was breathing a sigh of relief about my cervix and now I'm back to stressing about it.  I have to schedule that, and probably miss another half day of work.

So, my weight:  154 lbs (down a pound from last week).  Babies heartrates:  A=157  and B=153.  Both good.  All the other ultrasound measurements looked perfect.

New Year's Day Emergency room visit

All night I kept feeling "wrong".....pressure, tightness, dull cramps.  I had put myself on bedrest the previous day and spent several hours this morning wondering if it was normal or if I was being overly worried.  I finally decided to call my doctor's emergency service and let them decide.  They encouraged me to head to Strong's maternity ER and get my cervix measured again.  I went in.  They tested for contractions:  none.  They found 2 good heartbeats.  They did an internal and things looked and felt good.  They tested me for a yeast infection:  positive.  The doc said that these infections cause cramping/pressure.  I was never so happy to have a yeast infection.  Got my pill and hopefully things should be better.