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26-7-2008 - Pregnancy Updates

My mood while writing this blog: Ok

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May 30, 40 weeks (minus a day but who's counting?) -

Went to the doctor today and I am STILL 2 cm, 50% effaced even though I had a 4 hour long run of contractions 4 minutes apart the other day. :P The midwife did a membrane sweep which really didn't hurt at all, even though she said she did a very thorough job. Hopefully this will either kick-start my body into going into labor or make it realize it isn't ready yet and it needs to rest and save up for the "real thing!" I really wanted a baby born in May for only one reason - those beautiful birthstone necklaces where you can put your whole family's birthstones on them. My birthday is in June, so I wanted a May baby so every stone would be different. Silly reason, I guess, but I figure once I cross over into June I won't care how long Baby takes!

May 14, 37 weeks -

So my stamina has increased quickly! My husband and I have been doing lots of walking in hopes of a baby that comes BEFORE his/her due date instead of after, for once. :) While teaching last night I actually demonstrated some of the steps a little bit - it felt so nice. Plus, I got the rush of endorphins from simply being able to DO something physically. I hope this feeling *good* lasts for awhile longer!

May 5, 36 weeks -

How is it now 36 weeks?!? Time has flown by. I've been getting small spurts of the nesting bug, but it is mostly my husband that has been obsessively cleaning! This is great (and I hope it continues, hee hee).
I have been able to be free of the bed for almost a week now and am gradually building up a little more stamina. It is so wonderful to be able to go to the store! The crib is put together, with mobile, the baby clothes that we have are washed and in drawers, now I just need to get around to packing my bag. I've been having lots of contractions still; they get regular for a few hours at a time, 3-5 minutes apart, then peter out. I'm hoping this means that when I finally go into labor my uterus will be really strong and accomplish a lot in not much time. :)
We have our Birth Plan visit scheduled for today! It is all getting closer. YAY!

April 15, 33 weeks -

This past weekend was quite eventful, but not in a good way. Saturday night I suddenly started having contractions 2 minutes apart. I tried drinking a big glass of water, laying on my side, eating a snack, but nothing would space them out farther than 3 minutes. I called the midwife who had me take 4 ibuprofen tablets and said she would check on me in an hour or so. After an hour had passed, they had spaced themselves out to 7 or 8 minutes and were definitely lessening in intensity, but she still thought I should be checked out. At this point it was almost 11:00 at night and the kids were sound asleep so I asked if we could give it 15 more minutes before we decided to rouse a babysitter so late. Luckily, I only had one contraction in that time so I was allowed to go to sleep at home!
The next morning I needed to go to the hospital for an NST which looked great! (Only two contractions during the test) Baby is sooo active and his or her heartbeat definitely responds to his/her movements. They decided to do another fFn and to check my cervix so I was moved to a private room for some additional monitoring and privacy. While I was laying there doing nothing, I started having some more contractions, but they were very small in my opinion and not really regular (I've been living with way more intense contractions than those for weeks!) My cervix, though, has been changing from all of this. I was 50% effaced and 2 cm dilated and the baby is fully engaged - something that usually doesn't happen until you are in labor with a third baby. They kept me on the monitor while we waited for the fFn results which were negative, yay!
We thought we would be able to go home but then I started having more contractions at three minutes apart. The wonderful nurse brought me lunch and told me I had ten minutes or else they were going to give me terbutaline. Well, the contractions did not go away at all so she came in with the shot. I asked her if we could give it 15 or 20 more minutes and she was very sweet as she told me no way! I had been laying there doing nothing for hours, drinking lots, using the bathroom every 30 minutes or so, and eating and the contractions went from hardly any to very regular. So, I had no choice, but I am going to do everything I can to prevent having to get that again! I was so jittery and I felt like my heart was going to beat out of my chest. But, it did the trick - only one contraction right as it was starting to wear off!
My hubby had taken the kids home during the midst of this so my mom came to pick me up from the hospital with the most beautiful diaper bag I have ever seen! She had also stuffed it full of little things for the baby; it definitely brightened my day. Thanks, mom! Now I am forbidden from doing anything that initiates contractions (which includes walking more than four or five steps) :P They also told me that after 34 weeks, they do nothing to try and stop labor anymore, they just let the baby come. That was a shock to me! It made my husband put up the crib yesterday and made me think I should have my bag packed just in case!

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Well I have finally joined this website after reading it for the last 20 weeks! Better late than never, right? This will be my third child and no, we don't know if we are having a boy or a girl. We have one of each already and are excited to welcome another little one into our home.
I am 31 weeks pregnant now and have had a very different pregnancy than my last two! (They both had zero complications, unless you count my daughter being born 13 days late!) With this pregnancy, I was diagnosed with a complete placenta previa at 22 weeks but thankfully that has resolved. A few weeks later I was in the hospital for threatened preterm labor and have been on "modified bedrest" since then. The midwives finally decided that I have an irritable uterus and that has caused me to have contractions 3-5 minutes apart on multiple occasions. Luckily, they aren't causing me to dilate, though, so they are just an annoyance. If the contractions are allowed to continue that close together it can put me into true preterm labor so I get to do a lot of clock-watching and timing contractions now. I will sure have had plenty of practice when I finally do go into labor!
Other than that, I am feeling great! Much better than I did at this point in my last two pregnancies. My secret? I'm not doing much of anything and I'm asleep by 8:30 every night! Of course this is by doctor's orders and at times I resent it but overall anything is worth keeping this baby cooking until term.
I am excited to share the rest of my experience with you and hear how all of your births go...what a blessing to bring a new life into our lives!

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