Ugh, the past few days have not been the most fun.
On Thursday morning my bp was high at home, like 161/109. I was heading to the hospital anyway for bpp #2, so I planned on mentioning it to my MFM and going from there. We had a GREAT bpp. The technician was the same as we had with Charlotte, and she remembered us and gave me a hug, and was oh so sweet. Bumblebee was a real star, scored 8/8, and *get this*, is measuring a tiny bit ahead of schedule and is TWO POUNDS!!!! As the mom of a 380gram baby this is the jackpot. I was measuring 26 weeks on the nose and that was very exciting. Plus, all doctors have agreed to use Nov 12 as my due date so I roll over my weeks on Thursdays now instead of Fridays.
After the ultrasound they checked my bp and it was still high, 152/108, so they sent me off to L&D. It was crazy busy so triage was full, so they wheeled me around corners and then put me in pre-op. I had never been there before, but poor M remembered it well as it was where he waited to be admitted to the OR for Charlotte's birth. I think they kept him there for 20 minutes or so before he was allowed in. It brought back a lot of memories for him, and he got quite emotional, which is unusual for him especially lately. It was intense.
Needless to say I was admitted to the hospital, and finally released this morning. I'm now on official bedrest and have home care. Nurses are coming to my house every 2 days to "officially" record my bp, check urine, do non-stress tests etc. I am not allowed to go anywhere except to my doctors. There are boring weeks ahead of me (lots of them, I hope).
Over the past few days I've been poked, prodded, had lots of reflex tests, non-stress tests, etc. I did NOT have any mag sulfate, an iv, or steroids, so I knew that delivery wasn't imminent. I had a meeting with the neonatal team this morning to discuss what I can expect if we deliver prematurely. If I delivered today, at our hospital, they said Bee would have about a 75-80% chance of survival. As of Thursday, at 27 weeks, it's 90%. 90%!!!!! Can you believe that? And he said the chance of survival with no long term complications is good as well at that gestation. I think I'm going to make it a good bit farther than that, so I'm feeling pretty good.
So, now that I'm on "official" bedrest, and I can't drive or walk or do much of anything really, the days will probably start to really drag. At least now I feel like I'm getting somewhere. And next week it will be 28 weeks- trimester 3- and I never ever thought I'd get there.
Now I'm off to catch up on everyone's blog. They really need internet in those hospital rooms.
16 comments:
Yeay! So glad baby is doing so well, and so glad you are so close to full viability. I have no doubt you will both be just fine, when your bored in bed just remember the prize to come :)
Now it gives you lots of time to read about other peoples lives haha.
Wow! This is all good news! May you have a good 10 weeks or so of bed-rest with a healthy baby at the end of it!!
I'm glad baby is so big!! Thats great! I hope you can make it another 10 weeks at least! Bedrest stinks but it's so worth it! I played scrabble online all the time lol... the nurses would come in and I'm all hold on I'm winning this game hehe.. Good luck.
Praying you make it another few weeks!
Glad you've got the situation under control. I hope the next 10+ weeks pass quickly for you!
I remember several women on my old message board mentioning a site called Sidelines that provides support & suggestions for women with high-risk pregnancies on bedrest.
http://www.sidelines.org/
well, sounds like you will have plenty of time to read up on all the blogs!
I hope you can keep yourself entertained and calm! Time to take up crochet, perhaps!
Glad everything is going well (well, we'll just ignore that bp) and that you are approaching a 'safe' zone.
So glad you are being treated and wtched over so closely. Keep us posted, you're in my htoughts for a boring and LONG bedrest with a healthy term baby on the other side of it:)
xxoo
Whew, what a ride, eh? So glad you are this far along and I hope this bedrest keeps you incubating for a while longer.
What a roller coaster ride you've been having. I hope you're on bedrest for weeks to come, but I'm so glad the bumblebee is looking good!
Well I am happy to hear that baby is doing well but sorry you are now on bedrest and have to go through all that in the last few days. I hope the time does not go by too slow. I know it has to be hard to be stuck in bed but will be so worth it in the end!
Coincidentally my verification word is extrarest
Been thinking about you lots as I saw you hadn't posted in a while. Keep hanging in there and keep growing and thriving Bumblebee. The world isn't quite ready for you yet!!!
Keep us posted.
xo
That is such great news, I hope these next several weeks are uneventful until it's time for bumblebee to make his way joyfully into the world!
I'd come teach you to crochet but I'm sure I'm pretty far away.
Hugs,
Shannon
2 Pounds! What a bruiser! That is a fantastic weight for the little Bee.
Things are looking pretty sunny for you guys and I am just so happy for your good news. Great to hear you'll be watched so closely.
Bedrest will be tough, but hopefully you can see an end in sight now.
What long, boring weeks you have ahead of you! *But* - how I burst into a smile when I read 90%. That is really so completely incredible. I hope that that number brings you some tiny bit of peace and comfort. Thinking of you and cheering you on.
So glad to here that you and baby bee are ok! Bedrest wasn't too bad in my opinion, I had certain shows I watched at certain times and then I always tried to get one project done. Writing thank you cards,sometimes I would have my DH bring me a load of laundry and I would lay on the couch and fold laundry. Ahhh...good times.
I will keep sending lots of prayers for you and bumblebee!
Yay on the two pounds!! I can't believe that this now seems huge to me (after having babies well under that). And reaching that many weeks is fantastic. Today was my son's official due date but he was born on April 27th. Over six pounds now, though, and in surgery as I write this.
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