Pregnancy Update - Bed Rest

So I went into my normal checkup at 31 weeks expecting everything to go the same as always. My dr. was out of town, so his nurse and a nurse practitioner were taking care of his patients. Everything started off normal, then I started asking the nurse questions about contractions. My dr. has been monitoring them ever since they started to get pretty intense at the beginning of January. I just couldn't remember how many per hour warranted a call to the dr. The nurse asked details about the contractions I was having and ended up asking the nurse practitioner what she thought. They ended up ordering a urine test, which tested positive for a bladder infection. No big deal. I came back 2 hrs later to run a more thorough test. On the way out I asked the nurse practitioner if the infection was anything I needed to worry about. She said no, but decided to check me anyway to just make sure everything was ok. Well...it wasn't. I had started dilating and softening. So we had to come back 2 hrs later for an ultrasound to see how thick the cervix still was. Everything went well with the ultrasound and the nurse sent me home telling me to take it easy. The next morning the nurse practitioner called me and told me that the nurse that sent me home was wrong, and that I needed to be on full bed rest until my dr. got back in town and could reassess how big of a risk we were for having the baby early. What a long week! It was difficult emotionally, worrying about the baby coming early. Physically it started out fine, but my body deteriorated quickly and I really was struggling by the end of the week. Luckily we have great family and neighbors that stepped in and helped with the kids and the upkeep of our house. Tuesday finally came and I was able to see my dr. He took me off full bed rest and changed it to light bed rest. It was nice to be able to drive the kids to school again and do light cleaning and upkeep of the house. I've still needed a lot of help, which my family and neighbors have continued to provide. Hopefully  everything continues to go well and the baby will stay in much longer!!!