I see the little lady on my sidebar ticker got larger today, ha! I'm not entirely sure how accurate 24 weeks is. According to my NFP charting I'm 24 weeks, but that was a completely wonky cycle for me, so I'm not entirely confident in my charting that month. According to the ultrasounds, I'm 25 and a half weeks along. My appt. last Thursday was a LONG one, and all my appts. from now on will be also. I had my appt., my usual monthly ultrasound with the doctor, he checked my cervix, then I was sent down to have another ultrasound with the tech to get precise measurements of my cervix, then I had another appt. right away with my doctor. The good news is that I am not dilated at all, and my cervical length is normal! This is great news considering that I was dilated and in pre-term labor with Isabella at 24 weeks! The not as good news - some days I'm having a lot of contractions, and the baby is low and "in position". My doctor is not too worried at this point though, so no bed rest or medications yet, yay! Since my cervical length was so good, he decided not to do the pre-term labor test yet. If anything has changed in 3 weeks, I'll be getting steroid shots to develop the baby's lungs faster.
He also told me that if I make it until then, he'll be inducing me 2 weeks early. The reason for this is that my labor with Isabella went insanely FAST (from 4 cm to having her out in 15 minutes!)! He wants to make sure I get to the hospital in time. He was telling us about a patient he just had who delivered her baby just as they were pulling in to the hospital parking lot! I know a lot of people don't like to be induced or have a scheduled delivery, but I am more than okay with it. Having that fast of labor was scary, and it's something that's been on mind lately, hoping I can get to the hospital in time, especially considering Monte's mom is the one who will be coming to get Isabella, and she is 1 and a half hours away. We also live 20 miles from the hospital. I can't believe I only have 3 months to go! Please, please pray with us that this little baby doesn't take after big sister, and decide to make too early of appearance!
2 comments:
What a relief everything is all nice and closed up in there!!!
Dont overdo it:)
And I hope baby lingers to 40 weeks just in case. We are about 30 minutes from the nearest hospital but I took forever! Or Maggie did rather.
Being high risk as you are, it is important that you birth however you and your doc feel is best! You're never far from my thoughts and always in my prayers.
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