Bedrest

My ultrasound on January 3rd didn't go so well.  My cervix had shortened to 2.3cm with funneling.  Dr immediately took me off work until further notice.  At only 21 weeks, that is a very long time to be off of work!  We did another check this past Thursday the 10th which was improved to 2.7cm with no funneling.  My doc seems to think the funneling was due to cramping at the time which put pressure on the area.  I'm now 23 weeks today.  My goal is to make it past 32 weeks, so 9 more to go!  Doctor said that if I have 2 more good ultrasounds, there is a possibility that she may send me back to work.  This would be a good thing if there is a strong caseload at work to keep my hours decent, but that hasn't been the case for the entire month of December and so far not looking good in January.  My bonus has been cut in half and we just got word that there will be no consideration of merit raises until June.  Looks like  I'll be attempting to find another job after this baby is born.

I'm hoping that with attempts to rest as much as possible (which isn't much, even at home) that I can keep this baby safe and snug and prevent another stay in the NICU.  I'm finding it very difficult to stay off my feet.  Definitely hard to do with a 3 year old running around, and I still have to shuttle him to his activities, preschool, etc.  I'm trying to make more crockpot recipes to prevent having to be on my feet too long in the kitchen, but dishes drive me crazy - so those must be done....  At least my bedrest orders aren't extremely strict at this point and I do have permission to get up and move around.  I would hate to be hospitalized!  I've heard some women can be hospitalized for a few months prior to delivery with certain conditions....how horrible!  The things we women go through to keep our little ones safe :)  It's a good thing men don't give birth - I know there is no way my husband could deal with this.