Baby Girl Musselman will be making her arrival on November 3, 2009... or at least that is when I will be induced.
We had an eventful week this past week. I was experiencing some nausea, vomitting and other things on Wednesday and since I am a teacher (whose school had an 'undisclosed' number Swine Flu cases) they sent me home to get immediately started on Tamiflu. After taking that and it not working, they sent me to the ER to be tested for the Swine Flu. It's amazing how they treat you when they aren't sure whether or not you are a carrier for H1N1. Jay and I sat in isolation for about 4.5 hours until we were told what we already knew... 'You don't have Swine Flu, but are probably just in the early stages of labor.'
Once the test came back negative, they moved us to the OB Triage area to be monitored and see my doctor. Basically I was the first OB patient to possibly have H1N1 and they weren't sure of the protocol.
Once I had the opportunity to see my doctor, she filled me in on why they immediately put me on Tamiflu. Basically because of my symptoms, if I were not put on Tamiflu they would keep the baby from me for 48hours to make sure that I couldn't pass anythin to her. By being on Tamiflu, they do not have to do this now. However, they have decided to induce me immediately following my last dose of Tamiflu and I am not allowed back at work (where I can get H1N1 easier).
Fortunately, my doctor is awesome and has decided to not induce me on Monday (which is technically the day I should be induced) because Jay has World Series tickets... Instead, she is holding off until Tuesday @ 8:00am.
Stay tuned because we will have some updates in the next couple of days for you!
