Whilst I was asleep last night more exciting stuff happened. Sarah was continuing to experience contractions, among other symptoms, and they moved her back to labor and delivery and put her on magnesium sulfate to inhibit the contractions. This drug is more effective than the other, but it has many unpleasant side effects. Sarah will be confined to the bed until at least tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 1) morning, and might not leave it until the babies are born. The chances of Sarah coming home before the babies are born really aren't that good anymore, unless there is a significant change, which is unlikely. The doc came by and said his goal is to delay delivery until 32 weeks, and he is optimistic that we can make it that far, with treatment.
While I will be able to take off work for a month (thanks to leave donated to me by generous coworkers), the doc said to expect the babies to be in the NICU until they reach 36 weeks in gestational age, which is 5 weeks from tomorrow. This will make things a little tight, but I may have received some donations that I don't yet know about, so there may be more.
So here we go. Hopefully we can meet or beat the doctor's goal of 32 weeks, but if we don't we know the babies are in good hands. Please continue to remember us in your prayers during this exciting but stressful time.
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