Good visit

Hip hip hooray :). We had a good visit today. We never know what each visit holds but today was a good day. Cervix measured good- possibly 4 but it was funneling some. I didn't get the exact number bc we were all talking. She gave us a script for procardia ( nifidapine) but I'm going to hold off until they are more frequent or start clustering. She said to fill it and take it if i need- max benifit comes from taking it all the time though. Hopefully, I don't need them. She informed us that right now on paper we look great!

Our little guy was just a twisting and turning. He's looking so cute !! I'll try and see if I can get his pictures posted.

Hope everyone has a great and happy Thanksgiving!! We have bunches to be thankful for!!!!

My next visit is Dec 6 but if we need one before I just have to call.

Contractions

I have been having a few contractions through out the day for a few weeks now. Some are more tense than otherS but they are few and far between. Saturday afternoon,all of a sudden, contractions one after another 6 in 45 mins. They are not really painful just bothersome. My neighbor came and got Savannah and I headed to the hospital. I still continued to have them for several hours. They we're not showing up on the monitor at first, so the nurse wanted to see them. I showed her and she felt around and adjusted the monitor bc she said I was contracting good but the monitor wasnt really showing them. She also informed us we were not viable yet, which we told her we understood. I had two terbuline shots at different times. I forgot how bad it makes me shake and my heart race but it did stop the contractions for awhile. We then had an ultrasound to check the cervix. They did it thru the belly so they didn't have to remove the pessary. It was around three but the tech had difficultly with what to measure. I go for another check tomorrow and it will be more accurate measurement bc the pessary will be removed.

We talked with the on call dr for a long while. She was really nice and already knew of my situation. She even stayed in for the ultrasound. We talked about procardia for the contractions and I guess I'll probably start it soon. She told me if they started up again to give her a call but we'd like to hold off as long as possible. Last time terbuline's effectiveness dropped as I took it over the months.

Bedrest is hard and slowly taking a toll on my body and mind and we still have many months to go. We have three goals first make it to Dec.9 th that will be a huge milestone - 24 weeks . At that point our little guy is consider viable :) then the new year 2012- 27.5 weeks then the big goal- Jan 20 th we will reach 30 weeks. We had similar goals with Savannah and made it to term and we hope to do the same. We are fighting and praying for each day.

Tomorrow doctor visit and then shot on Wednesday ( we gave it witha 20 G needle a few weeks ago an will not make that mistake again. Needle size does make a difference)

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving and eating :). I still get nauseated and occasionally throw up but I am actually enjoying eating now.

Savannah knows!

Two days ago, Savannah figured out we are having a baby. We started a few days before reading a cute book called " My dog, my cat, my mommy and me". Our wonderful friend Mrs. Rachel bought it for us. It talks about a dog that gets fatter and fatter then has puppies and so on. We read it a couple a times but she didn't say anything about it. We were sitting at the dinner table and Savannah came over picked up my shirt, put her hand on my belly and said "that baby". I said yes and called Andrew back in. She asked him and he said yes too. Then she asked if there were two babies. We laughed and said no just one. She hasn't said much else about it other than asking if he s little.

We've had a great week so far. Hopefully, it stays this way. We'll be 21 weeks on Saturday :)

2-Vessel Cord

Today was the anatomy exam for the baby and a cervical length check. I was very anxious, so I didn't sleep at all. I had contractions start not long after the pessary was placed last week. They make me worry but hopefully they will stay sporadic.

We checked the baby first and he is looking good. He is weighing about 12oz and heart rate 140. It's amazing how much he moves and I can't feel it. I can feel him moving but not like what we can see on the u/s. He seemed to be able to tell what we were trying to look at - he would put his hands in the way everywhere. While examing the cord, we found out he only has 2 vessels instead of three. Andrew asked her how common it was and she told him they see one or two a year. She said we just have to monitor him closely for growth. Once I get farther along I'll have weekly u/s and then bi-weekly NSTs. I am already monitored closely with bi- weekly u/s. He measured great today so it might not be a problem at all. Doctor said this issue was not related to the ic or prolapse issues, it is just something else to add to the pregnancy.

Later we had the cervical check bc our doctor had to go deliver a baby and she wanted to be the only one removing the pessary. It has to be removed for cervical checks. I was also swabbed for infections. Cervix is still holding good at 3.2. It has dropped but is still a normal number. We had the doctor, 2 ultrasound techs, nurse, and Andrew all in the ultrasound room with me- the door barely closed. We even found out the pessary is dishwasher safe- ugh..yuck :)

We are moving along, although some days drag. Savannah is learning that I can't do anything so she waits for Andrew or someone to help her. We decided not to take her today bc I felt uneasy about it. We will tell her soon , it will happen when the time is right. Who knows, she might already know.

I still have issues with nausea and vomiting. I'm really ready for it to be totally gone.

Our next appointment is Tuesday before Thanksgiving.