my pregnancy scare

This week has been a crazy one to say the least. First, I get some 24 hour stomach bug over the weekend and let me tell you being pregnant AND sick is no fun. I felt horrible. By Monday I was feeling better so I went to work. Well if you know anything about my job it can be very stressful mentally and physically depending on what floor they put you on. Well during my morning med pass I kept having these braxton hicks contractions that I ocassionally get but it just wouldn't go away so I made an appointment for that day to see a doctor. My midwife doesn't work on Monday's so I saw the next available doctor. I went in at two and was there until around four thirty. He checked my cervix and it was measuring around 3.2cm(normal is in the 4's).He also did the fetal fibronectic test to see if I was leaking any fluid, if I was I would have to be on bedrest. He then put me and the baby on a monitor to keep track of contractions and the baby's heart rate. Of course, at this point, the baby is so little that it is hard to pick up her heart beat because she moves so much but my contractions were consistant enough for him to give me a shot of Terbutiline. Talk about scary! I totally started crying. I am 25 weeks and not ready to have this baby. That shot made my heart race and shake all over. He sent me home with a prescription to take if the contractions got bad again. I have only taken that a couple of times. I call it the "evil" pill. It's terrible. Well the good news is the test came back negative for fluid so I was told to take it easy and see how things go. Crazy how things can suddenly change. I am so thankful for the support of my husband. He has been so good to me I don't know what I would do without him.