Another day...another issue!

If it isn't one thing it is another! I woke up this morning thinking I might have a urinary tract infection and sure enough I did. So now they have me on antibiotic for that. Urinary tract infections can cause a ton of problems during a pregnancy and this is the 3rd one I have had during this pregnancy alone. It is no wonder I am in the hospital!! Urinary tract infections are one of the leading causes of pre-term labor. This would explain why I have been contracting so bad today. So far I haven't had to get a shot today but if I keep going at the pace I am tonight with contractions I will be getting one before I go to bed! I will have to let you know how that turns out tomorrow! I have had so much abdominal pressure today that it has been VERY uncomfortable at times. I didn't even get to take a shower today because we figured I shouldn't have been out of bed for that long. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!

They hook me up to monitors to check the babies' heartrates two times a day. Each and every time we have done it both babies looked great!!! Well I guess that holds true until the test we did tonight. Whitney (the bigger of the 2) had her heart really racing. Her heartrate ran between 175 and 190 during most of the test. Then Aubrey decided to get hers up there a little higher than normal too. Luckily after about an hour both babies' heartrates settled down. The nurse paged my doctor to see what she thought about it and she said it could just be from the infection. They want to make sure I am not running a fever so they are going to take my temperature every 2 hours during the night. I guess a fever can cause the babies' heartrates to race like they were. I guess we just need prayers that this infection doesn't cause the babies any problems. So far we haven't had to really worry about how the babies are doing because they have always been doing so well. We have just had to focus on keeping them cooking for a few more weeks. Now all of sudden we have to watch them to make sure they aren't in distress. All prayers are appreciated!! Hopefully I will have a good report tomorrow!