Went in today for another cervical check and it has gone down to 2.5cm from 3cm last week. I am now on bedrest until further notice and on the Procardia every 8 hours. If I am still having contractions by Friday I will be sent down to Des Moines next week to meet with a specialist to decide where to go from here.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Hospital trip:(
Yesterday I called my nurse because I had been having a lot of contractions the night before and some that morning also. As expected I was told to go in to see what was going on. They did a fetal fibernectin test to determine if it was likely id go into labor within the next two weeks. Thankfully that came back negative but that was the only good news. I was extremely dehydrated. My dr told me she wanted to admit me for fluids but I asked if I could come back later if I still needed tosince my sister needed to go take her pharmacy technician certification test and I was supposed to give her a ride. Reluctantly she agreed.
It was a really good day and I got to do a little baby shopping finally. I wasn't good at drinking fluids like I was supposed to be though. When I got home I got a call from my nurse checking in because my dr had called her asking why I hadn't gone in yet. I honesly didn't realize she expected me to either way so we decided I better go.
I was under the impression I would be getting some fluids and going home but that didn't work out. When I was on the way to the hospital I called to see where I was supposed to go and was informed Id be staying the night. I was hooked up to fluids right away and the nurse said I had an order for Procardia but since the contractions weren't that bad I asked to wait on it and the nurse agreed.
This morning the dr came in and wasn't very happy I had declined the Procardia because I was having contractions still. I have had a headache which is turning into a migraine also so needless to say I'm way worse this morning than I was last night. I was given Procardia and told to finish the bag of fluids and I would be checked on again soon.
The contractions did slow down but I still had a headache. I was able to leave but was given a prescription for every 8 hours. The stuff has made me feel worse than I have in a long time but I am trying to put up with it at least until I get checked on again Monday.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Check up
Went in today for a quick follow up from last time and saw the dr first. He said I'm measuring at 26 weeks instead of 23 so that was nice to hear! Baby's heartrate was in the upper 140s. Then I had an ultrasound to check my cervix since the followup was because of contractions. She took about ten measurements that ranged anywhere from 2.66 to 3.06 with only two of them over 3 where they should be:( I didn't see the dr again after the ultrasound but I have to go back in another 2 weeks. The receptionist tried talking him into 3 weeks because I have to do my diabetes test and rhogam shot then but he was set on 2...they didn't really say what that appt would even be for so of course now I'm just nervous and praying the cervical length doesn't go down anymore or ill be on meds again:(
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
October update
I forgot to update last week! I had a short appointment and didn't get to see my regular doctor since he was out so it was even shorter. The on call dr came in and took baby's heartrate which was at 152 and then said everything was measuring fine (even though he said he hadn't seen my chart yet and didn't measure anything...) and then asked if I had any questions. Since I don't care for him I waited til my nurse came in and asked her about my contractions I'd been having on and off. She of course scolded me for not calling the couple of times I probably should have. We scheduled and ultrasound for 11/2 to check my cervical length and have another appt to check on things.
I also asked her if she knew of any birth photographers because my husband probably won't be here for the birth of the baby (long story) and she said she hadn't seen anyone do that at their hospital:( She did say that she would be glad to come and take pictures for me though, which was really nice of her!
Since then I have talked to a good friend and she offered to make sure to drive me there if I needed it when the time comes and she said she could take some pictures for me too:) It's so nice knowing some people really do care when the one's who should don't seem to!
In other news we do have a name officially picked! I have been good and still haven't told anyone so I'm proud of myself! It's tough when I'm just talking though because I almost let it slip here and there. I also started in on his scrapbook already with the pregnancy pages so it's becoming a lot more real!
I'll try to remember to update after my appt next week again and maybe post another bump picture since it's sticking out more now!
I also asked her if she knew of any birth photographers because my husband probably won't be here for the birth of the baby (long story) and she said she hadn't seen anyone do that at their hospital:( She did say that she would be glad to come and take pictures for me though, which was really nice of her!
Since then I have talked to a good friend and she offered to make sure to drive me there if I needed it when the time comes and she said she could take some pictures for me too:) It's so nice knowing some people really do care when the one's who should don't seem to!
In other news we do have a name officially picked! I have been good and still haven't told anyone so I'm proud of myself! It's tough when I'm just talking though because I almost let it slip here and there. I also started in on his scrapbook already with the pregnancy pages so it's becoming a lot more real!
I'll try to remember to update after my appt next week again and maybe post another bump picture since it's sticking out more now!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
It's a.....
Baby!
We had our big ultrasound today. We got there and the receptionist told us it would be at least another half hour after my scheduled time before we got in. Luckily I was able to have my appointment before the ultrasound so we didn't have to just sit there the whole time. Of course the appt was uneventful since they didn't even have to check the heartbeat or anything with me having an ultrasound right after.
So we went in for the ultrasound and right away while she was just moving the scanner around I could see what it was. She got a few measurements of the cervix and placenta first...the boring stuff out of the way. Then she moved on to baby. After a couple of random shots of the face and feet we saw the goods....sticking right out again. On the drive there Toad had said that it would probably have it's legs crossed or something and I told him it would have its legs wide open with a penis in between and of course that's exactly what he did! So we are expecting baby BOY number 3.
Otherwise everything seemed to be measuring ok. Baby is right on with my due date. Heartrate today was 148. Nothing else really to report!
We had our big ultrasound today. We got there and the receptionist told us it would be at least another half hour after my scheduled time before we got in. Luckily I was able to have my appointment before the ultrasound so we didn't have to just sit there the whole time. Of course the appt was uneventful since they didn't even have to check the heartbeat or anything with me having an ultrasound right after.
So we went in for the ultrasound and right away while she was just moving the scanner around I could see what it was. She got a few measurements of the cervix and placenta first...the boring stuff out of the way. Then she moved on to baby. After a couple of random shots of the face and feet we saw the goods....sticking right out again. On the drive there Toad had said that it would probably have it's legs crossed or something and I told him it would have its legs wide open with a penis in between and of course that's exactly what he did! So we are expecting baby BOY number 3.
Otherwise everything seemed to be measuring ok. Baby is right on with my due date. Heartrate today was 148. Nothing else really to report!
Friday, August 26, 2011
August update
Not much has been going on again. I have had an ongoing cold/allergies for about three weeks now that is starting to really drive me insane but otherwise things have been smooth so I am thankful for that!
I had an appt on Tuesday which didn't consist of much. I brought up being sick and the dr said that it was most likely from the high levels of progesterone in my body right now mixed with the weather. She said try taking Zyrtec or Claritin to help. When I mentioned not sleeping at night she said I could take some Tylenol PM so I neeed to go get some of that and pray it works! I just haven't had the chance yet. Heard baby's heartbeat again and it was at 166. This makes me nervous because both of the boys were always in the 160's and I want a girl so bad!!
Wednesday we made the trip down to Des Moines for my first trimester scan. It was nothing like last time and I was very bummed. When I went with Bentley (only four days later than this time) the tech took a good 45 minutes-1 hour for the ultrasound. She was super nice and even told us what we were having. She explained everything she was doing and was very personable. Oh and she printed a ton of pics, which of course made me happy. This time around the chick just seemed rushed and like she didn't care at all. She ran through a few measurements, turned to 3d for 5 seconds and printed a pic, went back and saw the baby's foot and printed it, then said she couldn't get the one measurement she really needed so I needed to get up and walk and she left the room! About FIFTEEN minutes later she came back in and got what she needed and was about to quit but I asked if I could have at least one profile pic of the baby. She did that quick and printed another picture of the other foot (must've had a weird foot obsession) and we were done. She said it was too early to try and see the gender (which you can tell after 12 weeks if you know what you're doing). Got my finger poked for the blood test they do and we were done. Oh and baby's heartbeat was in the 170's (number escaped me for a moment) and it is measuring within two days of my due date. The only good out of the trip, other than seeing that baby was still ok and growing, was the Taco Johns on the way home.
Here are a few pics from the trip.
My next appt will be September 27th and I will get an ultrasound so we can find out what this baby is! Keeping our fingers crossed for a little girl...but we have been looking at boy names as well just in case. I keep trying not to get my hopes up too high because I was so bummed last time but whatever happens happens.
We also have decided we aren't telling anyone the name before the baby comes this time. We MAY have a first name for a boy finally but I still keep changing my mind on a girl name. We are doing this because last time I got soo mad at people for talking crap about the name Bentley that I almost didn't want the one name I loved anymore. I'm determined not to let that happen again and I know if people don't like the name they know better than to say something after the baby already has it for sure!
I had an appt on Tuesday which didn't consist of much. I brought up being sick and the dr said that it was most likely from the high levels of progesterone in my body right now mixed with the weather. She said try taking Zyrtec or Claritin to help. When I mentioned not sleeping at night she said I could take some Tylenol PM so I neeed to go get some of that and pray it works! I just haven't had the chance yet. Heard baby's heartbeat again and it was at 166. This makes me nervous because both of the boys were always in the 160's and I want a girl so bad!!
Wednesday we made the trip down to Des Moines for my first trimester scan. It was nothing like last time and I was very bummed. When I went with Bentley (only four days later than this time) the tech took a good 45 minutes-1 hour for the ultrasound. She was super nice and even told us what we were having. She explained everything she was doing and was very personable. Oh and she printed a ton of pics, which of course made me happy. This time around the chick just seemed rushed and like she didn't care at all. She ran through a few measurements, turned to 3d for 5 seconds and printed a pic, went back and saw the baby's foot and printed it, then said she couldn't get the one measurement she really needed so I needed to get up and walk and she left the room! About FIFTEEN minutes later she came back in and got what she needed and was about to quit but I asked if I could have at least one profile pic of the baby. She did that quick and printed another picture of the other foot (must've had a weird foot obsession) and we were done. She said it was too early to try and see the gender (which you can tell after 12 weeks if you know what you're doing). Got my finger poked for the blood test they do and we were done. Oh and baby's heartbeat was in the 170's (number escaped me for a moment) and it is measuring within two days of my due date. The only good out of the trip, other than seeing that baby was still ok and growing, was the Taco Johns on the way home.
Here are a few pics from the trip.
My next appt will be September 27th and I will get an ultrasound so we can find out what this baby is! Keeping our fingers crossed for a little girl...but we have been looking at boy names as well just in case. I keep trying not to get my hopes up too high because I was so bummed last time but whatever happens happens.
We also have decided we aren't telling anyone the name before the baby comes this time. We MAY have a first name for a boy finally but I still keep changing my mind on a girl name. We are doing this because last time I got soo mad at people for talking crap about the name Bentley that I almost didn't want the one name I loved anymore. I'm determined not to let that happen again and I know if people don't like the name they know better than to say something after the baby already has it for sure!
Monday, August 15, 2011
12 weeks!
Well, it's been a while since I last posted. We moved back to Iowa and since I don't have internet except on my phone most of the time it's hard to keep up blogs! Since moving back I have gotten to see the baby one more time a couple of weeks back. He/she was still doing great and the even better news is that my subchorionic bleed has finally gone away. Baby was measuring right on with my due date this time which was awesome. The heartbeat was 175 so still on the higher end-which most say points to girl when it's that high so I'm keeping my fingers crossed it come true for us! Other than that the appt was pretty uneventful since it was technicially just the "initial appointment" where they get your background/updates from last time and take tons of blood. I never heard back after that though so I'm assuming everything was fine!
Otherwise I've been doing good. Glad to have hit 12 weeks yesterday...this pregnancy seems to be moving so slow! I've had a cold for a week and a half now but I'm finally on an antibiotic for that-even though I only have one day left and so far it doesn't seem to be helping. I swear this runny nose is going to be the death of me!
I also was able to find the heartbeat on my home doppler this past week twice! This made me super excited since I wasn't able to find it myself (or at the dr office) until 13 weeks last time. It was too "distant" to pick up how fast it was but hearing it was beyond good enough for me:)
Anyways, I have another appointment next week which I have no idea what they'll do. I'm assuming it'll be pretty basic with just checking for the heartbeat but both the nurse practicioner and the ultrasound tech said that because of my history I'd probably get quite a few ultrasounds again this time I'm hoping they'll sneak one in again. I also called to see if I could get in for a late first trimester scan since last time that's when I found out what I was having (and I like to know that everything is ok) but I'm still waiting to hear back if it's too late to get in or not since they are done in Des Moines.
I'll try and keep updated after my next appt though. For now here are a couple of 12 week belly pics (sorry they're so dark). Not much to see still but I feel like I'm huge (probably from all of those home cooked meals I've been eating). I have no idea how much I've gained so far though either.
Otherwise I've been doing good. Glad to have hit 12 weeks yesterday...this pregnancy seems to be moving so slow! I've had a cold for a week and a half now but I'm finally on an antibiotic for that-even though I only have one day left and so far it doesn't seem to be helping. I swear this runny nose is going to be the death of me!
I also was able to find the heartbeat on my home doppler this past week twice! This made me super excited since I wasn't able to find it myself (or at the dr office) until 13 weeks last time. It was too "distant" to pick up how fast it was but hearing it was beyond good enough for me:)
Anyways, I have another appointment next week which I have no idea what they'll do. I'm assuming it'll be pretty basic with just checking for the heartbeat but both the nurse practicioner and the ultrasound tech said that because of my history I'd probably get quite a few ultrasounds again this time I'm hoping they'll sneak one in again. I also called to see if I could get in for a late first trimester scan since last time that's when I found out what I was having (and I like to know that everything is ok) but I'm still waiting to hear back if it's too late to get in or not since they are done in Des Moines.
I'll try and keep updated after my next appt though. For now here are a couple of 12 week belly pics (sorry they're so dark). Not much to see still but I feel like I'm huge (probably from all of those home cooked meals I've been eating). I have no idea how much I've gained so far though either.
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