Sorry for the delay in updating the blog. It has been a long week.
On Thursday the 15th, Jenn was staying at Edisto Beach with her mom and the dogs. Our dog Boss was really sick (life threatening sick actually) and when Jenn got up early Thursday morning to check on him, she noticed that she was spotting. Her mom rushed her to the hospital where she started having contractions. They put her on fluids and some mild pain medication to try to stop the contractions. Well, ten hours later we got to take her home.
Saturday morning rolls around the cycle begins again! Back to MUSC we go, where she has been since. They will probably keep her there until the baby is born, which could be any moment. She is currently 33 weeks along and they are really hoping to get her to the end of 35 weeks. They have already given her steroids to help Grant's lungs develop.
The cardiologists performed an echo on her heart and it looks like the pressures are pretty high so they have increased her dosage of diuretic to try to get rid of some excess fluids. They are not too concerned at the moment, but they have decided to put a catheter in her heart during the delivery to closely monitor how it reacts to giving birth. The most difficult part will be after the birth when the heart rate increases rapidly while getting rid of all the extra fluids in the body. The epidural should help reduce the effects of this process.
Jenn is resting and being watched closely and Grant is doing GREAT. Please continue your prayers for these two.
P.S. For you dog lovers, Boss is doing much better after having had surgery where they removed two pennies, two quarters, leaves, hunks of a rubber bone, and a large chunk of asphalt from his stomach. Stupid dog.
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