Brennan Update!

Christa began having contractions at Rob's party on Sunday and continued to have them thru the night. Monday morning they went to the doctor and were given drugs to stop the contractions. More trips to the doctor and more pills didn't stop the contractions so Wednesday morning she was admitted to North Kansas City Hospital in an attempt to stop them. She is receiving magnesium sulfate which is elevating her blood pressure and making her lethargic and giving her an upset stomach. She can't even keep water down. She was admitted having 10 contractions per hour and now it has been reduced to 1 or 2 per hr. They are attempting to stop them completely at which point they will take her off the magnesium IV and begin giving a pill orally to keep the contractions from starting up again. Once they have subsided for 24 hrs, they will monitor for another 24 hrs before releasing her, so at this point she will be in at least until Sunday. Brennan vital signs seem good, he just seems ready to come out a little early! He has had 2 shots of steroids (great! he's banned from baseball already! ;-)) to help develop his lungs. Christa had been pregnant for 34 weeks and they would really like her to be 36 weeks for a normal delivery. They are really trying to keep her labor subsided at least until next Thursday which will be the 35 week mark. If he comes before them, they will have to take him to another hospital that is better equipped to handle premature births.

So keep them in your hearts and prayers!

They are in room 702 at NKCH but from what I heard, I doubt they are up for visitors. Andrew asked that you call him on his cellphone (816-536-4769) if you need to contact them. (not the hospital phone!) or you can post comments here or call me at 816-806-4665. I'll try and keep you posted!