Posts tagged ‘pregnant’
We made it another week! 25 Weeks!
How far along? 25 fabulous weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: Now up a total of 4lbs from my prepregnancy weight.
Maternity clothes?: All maternity all the time. But it is really funny when I put on a “prepregnancy” shirt and it only comes to my belly button!
Stretch marks? Yes….its sad.
Cervical Length?: 3.0cm cerclage intact.
Labor signs: No THANK GAWD! But I get a couple Braxton Hicks every day.
Medications?: Prenatals and Zantac. Nothing else for now!
Sleep: Im tired all the time, but cant seem to sleep much more than a couple hours at a time. Between the back pain and the sciatica and the round ligament pain I just cant get comfortable.
Best moment this week: Everyone feeling Nolan kick and punch. Its so nice to be able to share those special little thumps. And feeling the hiccups for the first time!!
Worst Moment this week: Cramping and some hormonal fits of crying.
Movement: He’s a mover!! And a little soccer player! The kicks are so hard he kicks my phone off my belly!
Food cravings/aversions: I was craving cake alot this week, ate waaaaay more black forest cake then I should have!
Belly Button in or out?: Still an innie…barely.
Gender: All boy!
What I miss: Being able to bend over, walking without a waddle, and not feeling so short of breath.
What I am looking forward to: Continuing to grow this amazing human being! And also going to my 3D/4D ultrasound appointment at the begining of July.
Weekly Wisdom: Follow the doctors orders that are the most conservative, it will benefit you in the long run.
Milestones: Hiccups have started which show a sign of begining lung maturity!
Symptoms: Sore muscles, achy belly button, cramping, heartburn, and lots of low back pain.
It went perfectly.
Somedays are so close to perfect that you feel like you need to be pinched. Yesterday was one of those. The only thing that could have made yesterday better was if my Hubby was home.
Instead I started my day out with a delivery of flowers from my amazing hubby! He also ordered my the ENTIRE series of Daria. (Am I the only one who watched this show on MTV back in the late 90′s?) I was a little shocked that he even remembered that I liked the show!! Such a great guy!
My Son even remembered my birthday by allowing me to sleep and also by staying snuggled in all day with no cramping or pain. (I had a little spotting at the end of the day, but that was minimal!) And he was active enough that I didnt have to worry that something was wrong. What a great Kid!
My parents took me out for my favorite lunch at the whole foods market. I had that largest salad I have ever seen and some of my favorite pasta salad, it was delicious and exactly what I was craving.
After lunch they surprised me by ordering the Glider and ottoman that Ive been coveting! Thanks Mom and Dad!!
And then after dinner (forgot to take a picture!) we had my favorite cake! Black forest cake!
Happy Birthday to ME!
Dont worry, I made sure to have a piece of cake for each and every one of you! Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!!
Now what type of cake do you LOOOOOOOOVE?
VIABILITY!! 24 weeks!
How far along? 24 glorious and amazing weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: Up 3 lbs now from my prepregnancy weight. Thats not horrible, right? 3lbs in 24 weeks?
Maternity clothes?: All maternity all the time.
Stretch marks? Yes. And now there are a ton more appearing…
Cervical Length?: 3.0-3.6cm and cerclage intact.
Labor signs: No THANK GAWD! But I have begun to experience Braxton Hicks.
Medications?: Prenatals and Zantac. Nothing else for now!
Sleep: Im exhausted. I barely sleep because every time I lay down the baby decides its time to go and play hacky sac!
Best moment this week: Going to ANOTHER appointment and getting great news! Bed rest and the cerclage are working like a charm!
Worst Moment this week: The sporadic spotting…it freaks me out. After spending every day of the first trimester worrying about seeing blood and then now seeing it I sobbed. (**TURNED out to be nothing but irritation to the cervix from the cerclage placement)
Movement: Lots of movement, especially when I am trying to sleep. My Mom, Dad and sister have all gotten to feel the baby kick now!
Food cravings/aversions: String Cheese, cant get enough! (Two bags in since last Wednesday!)
Belly Button in or out?: Still an innie, but its getting even shallower!
Gender: All boy!
What I miss: Being able to see my feet, being able to bend and pick things up, and going to the pool.
What I am looking forward to: Every single day that I get to be this amazing little persons Mama.
Weekly Wisdom: As lame as it sounds….Everything happens for a reason.
Milestones: VIABILITY!! Only 12 weeks until the cerclage can be removed. Good news at the doctors office. Braxton hicks contractions starting, and baby kicks being able to be felt from the outside!
Symptoms: Sore muscles, achy belly butto, cramping, lots of movement and heart burn.
I survived…and baby shower stuff
The 3 hour glucose tolerance test was just as horrible as it was four weeks ago. This time I didnt start to feel
Sick until after I ate.
I wound up with headache and the shakes all afternoon. After a nap and like 3 meals Im finally feeling back to normal.
Now Im tempting fate by working with my Mom to address my modified baby shower invitations. The event is supposed to be in two weeks, and last time we all know what happened.
Im keeping my fingers (and legs) crossed that Nolan stays put so that we can enjoy and celebrate the event.
Tell me about your baby shower? Favorite events? Best gift? What did you give as a party favor?
3 hour stab fest coming right up
Since I enjoyed the last 3 hour glucose tolerance test so very much, I am doing it again.
I dont know if I mentioned that I passed by a mere 1 point, so the Doctor has been nice enough to allow me to participate in such a phenomenal event AGAIN.
Im starving already and its the butt crack of dawn, I still have a couple hours before I can go to the lab to get this show started. Now here I sit, hungry with Nolan shaking and moving.
Last time I ended up shakey and sick all day after the test, Im really hoping that today goes better. I will post when I get home, after I eat everything in sight of course.
What did you have for breakfast?
23 weeks!! One week to viability!
How far along? 23 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure, will weigh in next week.
Maternity clothes?: All maternity all the time.
Stretch marks? Yes. Thanks to my genetics….no amount of lotion will prevent them.
Cervical Length?: 2.2cm with cerclage intact.
Labor signs: Still alot of cramping but that would be courtesy of my irritable uterus.
Medications?: Prenatals. Nothing else for now.
Sleep: Im exhausted. I sleep for an hour or two at a time but then I need a bathroom break.
Best moment this week: Seeing Nolan on the ultrasound again, realizing how much I love my son. Getting excellent news after a ton of bad. Getting to be pregnant with him for another day! Announcing to everyone that we are having a boy. Revealing his name!
Worst Moment this week: Spending three nights in the hospital, being told my baby may not survive, having a cerclage placed, and being terrified. Changing our plans because we were afraid that we may not be pregnant for much longer, therefor revealing his name and gender.
Movement: I have some movement throughout the day, with the active time varying. He is now foot down again!
Food cravings/aversions: Nothing really this week. Subway sandwiches sound really appealing.
Belly Button in or out?: Mis-shapen innie still….and my scar from my belly button piercing is really showing! And my belly button is sore now…
Gender: All boy!
What I miss: Being a “normal” pregnant woman. Having more faith that baby will be born in September. Not being on “couch” rest. Not being scared, or worried about every little thing.
What I am looking forward to: Reaching viability and getting closer to 28 weeks. Every single day that I get to be pregnant with my son.
Weekly Wisdom: People plan and God laughs. HE has his own plans for us.
Milestones: One week until viability!! A marker that two weeks ago we didnt think would be achievable. Baby weighs more than a pound!
Symptoms: Sore muscles, achy abdomen, cramping, lots of movement and heart burn.
(**The above picture is my while I was sitting on the toco monitor. Please forgive the startlingly white belly, and say “hi” to the stretch mark!)
If turned to when, and then I sobbed.
At yesterdays appointment I was given awesome news. It was fabulous news. But nothing was as good as seeing the faces of the doctors as they were giving me the good news.
There was no more mention of “if” I achieve viability. No more mention of “if” the cerclage works. There was talk of “when” I reach 36 weeks they will remove the cerclage. The doctor said that “when” I go into labor she thinks it will be very quick (please remind me of this in September!). And the best part was that the doctor said “when” Nolan is born they will be happy to complete the overseas screening for us BOTH so we can join my Hubby in Japan.
All those “ifs” dissapeared and were replaced with “whens”. It was amazing. I cried tears of joy. Tears of relief. And tears of disbelief.
I know that there are alot of days and weeks between now and Nolan’s due date, but just knowing that we are in a safer zone makes me breathe a little easier.
I saw my son on the ultrasound again today. He is now feet down and tap dancing on my bladder (he kicked so hard I even peed a little!). He had a heart rate of 152bpm and looked beautiful.
Yesterday my prayers were answered. I can only imagine what a special child Nolan must be to have gained the love, support and prayers from so many. His life has reminded me of the beauty of humanity. A lesson I wont forget.
Thank you all for following our journey. Thank you for helping shape our outcome. Thank you!
Pre-appointment jitters- part 2
Do “normal” pregnant women look forward to doctors appointments? Because I feel terrified before each appointment. I dont look forward to the ultrasounds, I find little joy at the doctors office.
For me, the doctors office represents a place of terror. It is the place where I have cried, sobbed and felt sucker punched by my body. It is the bearer of bad news.
Now I know that there is worse news that I could have recieved, and although that fact should bring me comfort, it instead makes me fear that I will be told that news next.
I am trying to stay positive, really. But after the last few weeks of bad news I just dont know how much more my nerves and heart can take.
I am trying to enjoy every second with Nolan. Trying to think positive thoughts for him.
Im keeping my fingers crossed that this is a completley uneventful appointment. I will post in a few hours after I know
Something.
The start of his stuff…
Babies bring out the shoppers in everyone. My Mom bought a bassinett for Nolan last week and I mentioned that my beautiful diaper bag came in. So when we got home this weekend from the hospital stay we decided to put the bassinett together. (We being my Mom and Dad, I sat and observed!)
Papa putting together Nollie's bassinett
Grandma and the finished product
All put together, and in NO hurry for baby boy!
Nolan's bassinett, teddy bear and diaper bag!
There is plenty of controversy about putting together baby items. Some people in my situation say it is better to wait, others say “just do it”. I guess I fall in the later catergory, Ive decided that everything will be ok (at least that is how I feel right now!) and I am not going to jinx anything by having his things put together.
When did you start getting ready for baby?
The name question
Having only ever chosen names for my dogs, I found that it was much more difficult to pick a name for a person. I love names, I think they just define who you are. I can picture a person once Ive heard their name. Maybe its just me. But I had criteria. The name had to be serious enough to be an adult name, but either cute enough to fit a toddler or have a nickname that would allow us to shorten the name. It had to flow well with our last name and I just had to fall in LOVE with it right away.
I didnt want a name that was too common or too strange. No Apples or Moses names for us, thank you very much. (Not that those are bad names, just not my taste!)
So shortly after conception we started seriously looking at names. We really loved the name Liam and so we looked up the meaning and found that it meant “Ruler of the south”. At the bottom it gave other names with similar meaning or origin and it had listed the name Nolan. Nolan means “Ruler of the North”. When we first found out we were pregnant and the doctors were concerned that I may have been having twins we tossed back and forth the idea of naming twins Nolan and Liam. But Liam became our second choice name and Nolan became our favorite. When I closed my eyes and pictured our son, I saw him as Nolan. I dont know how to explain it, but from the moment the name flowed off my tongue it was the “perfect” name for us. The hubby loved it and we were decided.
Now for middle names…. My middle name is a combination of my Maternal and Paternal grandmothers middle names. My husbands middle name is the same as his fathers. We wanted to follow some sort of family significance with the middle name. After running through the list of family names and tossing out the ones that wouldnt flow, sounded funny, or just werent “right” we came across Andres.
Andres was my Husbands Maternal Uncle who passed away when he was little from an illness. He is well known as “El Nino” around the family and is remembered, thought of and loved. This meant so much to me because it isnt very common for the deceased to be thought of and spoken of so much, especially one who passed away 50+ years ago. It touched me. And Andres means Andrew, which was another of our favorites.
And so….Nolan Andres it is. Our son, our child. Our Nolan.
How did you pick your childrens names?
22 weeks officially!
- Dont mind the hair, and the lack of makeup…At least the shirt is cute!!
How far along? 22 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: Now at my exact prepregnancy weight. Oh MY GAWD!!
Maternity clothes?: Yes, but now wearing alot more yoga pants and pjs.
Stretch marks? Still just the one, but I am itchy so Im guessing that more are coming.
Sleep: Sleeping good, but since being on bedrest I am more tired than before…I dont really understand this.
Best moment this week: Having my due date changed back to the day I “said” it was, seeing baby on the ultrasound again, and finding out my cervix is still stable at 1.4cm- 1.6cm
Worst Moment this week: Having to be started on a tocolytic, and being told that I am just a few weeks away from hospital bedrest. It was also frightening to see how eager the doctors are for me to be at viability, they seem as nervous as I am.
Movement: Baby sleeps most of the morning and early afternoon, but is awake from around 3pm until midnight.
Food cravings/aversions: Sweets and watermelon!
Belly Button in or out?: Mis-shapen innie still….and my scar from my belly button piercing is really showing!
Gender: I really think boy, but dang there are some cute girl clothes out there!
What I miss: Coffee and a glass of red wine and soaking in the hot tub. Now I miss just being able to go do SOMETHING!
What I am looking forward to: Appointment on Tuesday for another checkup and to see if the Procardia is helping, and seeing baby again on the ultrasound. Also the June 12 gender reveal party!
Weekly Wisdom: You can only do so much to keep your baby safe, the doctors will do a little, but God does the rest.
Milestones: Two weeks until viability!!
Symptoms: Heart burn that is always there, dizziness from the procardia, and extreme thirst. Im also having alot of leg cramps….
A change in the due date…
I had been posting the change of week on either Sundays or Mondays as that was originally when my week counter for Baby Bean would change over. At todays appointment the Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor re-evaluated my earliest ultrasound, and agreed with my dates of ovulation. This puts our new due date at 09/15/10.
The benefit to this, in my situation, is that it puts me a little closer to viability. It also lets them know when I am no longer a candidate for a cerclage. (More on the cerclage towards the end.) So….on Wednesdays I will now be posting (starting this week!) the weekly meme.
Todays appointment was nice. I love the Army Doc, he is just the sweetest and most personable doctor I have EVER met. And I love that he is on the ball when it comes to follow up, planning, and information. I got weighed, and my vitals taken and everything looked fabulous and stable there. Then he came in and we talked about changing medications from the Ibuprophen to Procardia as a tocolytic (contraction stopper). We both agreed that Procardia was less dangerous than the Ibuprophen and since I am still having cramping with the Ibuprophen that it probably wasnt working. (Ibuprophen in pregnancy can cause the baby to have a decreased amount of urination thereby decreasing the amount of amniotic fluid and overloading the babies system, it can also cause the ductus (part of the circulatory system) to close.) So now I am taking Procardia every 6 hours.
My cervix is stable and measuring at about 1.4cm with fundal pressure and 1.6cm without any pressure. So it hasnt really changed much since last week, and that is good news! From the outside I am not dialated and the Doc stated that my cervix looks beautiful (Never gotten that complement before!), again this is fabulous news!
Now about the cerclage (a stitch in the cervix that helps to prevent or decrease the amount of dialation), the doctors are hesitant to perform this procedure because I am having a lot of cramping and some intermittent contractions. This is not ideal territory for a cerclage because if I start to contract more regularly I can wind up hurting myself (cerclage can tear). So for now, we are just going to continue on modified bedrest and weekly appointments with ultrasound to monitor.
On a side note, baby is still head down and the doctor said he/she is really super cute!
21 weeks, 3 weeks until viability!
A quick stop to rub Buddah
Total weight gain/loss: Still down by 1 lbs from my prepregnancy weight. But the pounds are starting to pack on.
Maternity clothes?: Yes and without end in sight
Stretch marks? Still just the one, thank GAWD!
Sleep: Sleeping good when baby is sleeping, but our schedules are reversed so he/she kicks when Im sleeping.
Best moment this week: Getting some positive news, even if it wasnt really a change.
Worst Moment this week: Another trip to L&D, being all high risk, having some scary cramping, feeling what I think may have been a contraction (almost dropped me to my knees), and lots of worrying. And finding out I will have to wait until Spring 2011 to finish the last class for school. And only passing my three hour glucose test by a lil bit, now I have to retake it in 4 weeks, yuck!
Movement: We seem to be the busiest in the evening and into the night, but Beans is a busy baby!
Food cravings/aversions: Really wanting cheese and crackers, and cold water. Suddenly hungry all the time.
Belly Button in or out?: Mis-shapen innie still….and my scar from my belly button piercing is really showing!
Gender: I really think boy, but dang there are some cute girl clothes out there!
What I miss: Coffee and a glass of red wine and soaking in the hot tub. Now I miss just being able to go do SOMETHING!
What I am looking forward to: Appointment today to find out how my cervix is hanging on. Getting closer to viability, and delivering a sweet healthy baby.
Weekly Wisdom: It is ok to just ignore something/someone until you are capable of dealing with it rationally.
Milestones: Lots of movement!
Symptoms: Heart burn, reflux, constipation, nausea, and lots of emotions over the news.
Dear Baby,
Dear Baby Mono (Monkey),
Today some members of your Grandma’s church came over to offer us a blessing. I sat in a chair as two men from the priesthood laid their hands on my head and prayed for a safe journey for you to come into the world. They prayed that you would be able to feel the love that all your family has for you. They prayed that the doctors would be able to manage our care and keep you snuggled down inside until you can come out safely. And my dear sweet Baby they prayed that we would be able to show you, as parents, how much God loves you.
While they laid their hands on my head and spoke to God on our behalf, I cried. I cried tears of joy that people love us enough to offer a prayer on our behalf. I cried because of all the people in this world that are praying and cheering for you to be safe. I cried because I felt love wash over me. I cried because I love you so much. And I cried because I needed a release.
Baby, you are so loved. And you are so important to everyone. You are a miracle, and I am trying very hard to put my faith in God that HE will keep you safe. I am doing everything I can, and I need you to do your part too. Please stay put, dont be in such a hurry to come out. I promise that there will be plenty of fun stuff to do even if you wait another 5 months. Take your time baby, and I will be patient and take mine.
I love you to the moon and back,
Love,
Your Mama
What is MTHFR?
One of my amazing reader asked that question yesterday. So Im adding a little link here and here. But here is my impression of what I have learned about it.
I was told that this genetic mutation can cause hyperhomocysteinemia which can be treated by high doses of folic acid and /or B12 and B9. This condition is known as a cause for recurrent miscarriage and difficulty with conception. I was blessed to have it on both strands of my DNA, meaning that it was gifted from both of my parents. Thanks Mom and Dad!
What does this mean for me? Well, it means that they may have found a reason for my previous losses. On the flip side, we didnt find this out until I was 12 weeks and Baby Bean was comfortably snuggled in already. We dont know why this baby has managed to hang out when none of the previous have. There is no evidence supporting any link of MTHFR and Cervical Incompetence., or atleast I havent been able to find any and the genetecist I talked to wasnt able to find any link either.
This just means that in the future we will be very aware of my levels of folic acid and B12/B9. I am currently taking a B complex vitamin and my recent homocyteine level showed that I am in the “average” zone. Meaning that I am doing exactly what I need to.
I have found alot of links that show a common ground between MTHFR and downs syndrome for the baby, blood clots for me, pre-eclampsia and many other birth defects for the baby. These are all things to be aware of. But they wont deter us from trying for the family we want.
Hope this helps! Please feel free to add any information if you know something that I didnt post!
IComLeaveWe-May and my introduction
If you look to the right you will see the awesome button for IComLeaveWe week. This will be my first time joining and since I now have a ton of free time, I am seriously looking forward to it!
Here is a quick introduction to me, I hope that the new readers enjoy it, old readers are brought up to speed, and that everyone leaves a comment and a link to their own blogs!
Welcome to my world. This blog started out as a way to journal my life while in nursing school, and while I have kept up with the events of nursing school it has turned into more of a blog about my life. In the past week my life has been turned upside down and I am still trying to deal with the big changes. But lets start at the basics.
Im married to the Navy…well to a man in the Navy, but sometimes the first statement seems more accurate. Up until last week I was planning on joining my husband at our new duty station overseas. Up until last week I was less than 6 weeks from graduating nursing school and getting my RN. Then came the big change….
At our 20 week anatomy scan I was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix. It measured a measely 1.3cm and I was put on semi-strict bed rest. School plans were put on hold, move for me cancelled until further notice. Our entire lives in limbo. We have been looking forward to this baby since we got married, and after being diagnosed with MTHFR and having multiple previous losses, we felt blessed to be pregnant. This was a kick in the teeth that neither of us expected.
So now here we are, bed rest, IC, and an irritable uterus. Taking every moment one day at a time and praying that the baby doesnt come too soon.
As for me, Im grumpy, moody, hormonal and really trying to keep my sense of humor while feeling the four walls of the house caving in.
Its nice to meet you! Please leave me a “hello” and a link and I will be sure to stop by!
I love good news
My cervical length was ever so slightly better today than yesterday. Yesterday was 1.3cm, and today it was 1.6cm. Its not a huge difference, but it made my day!
Im still on bedrest, still taking it easy…but Good Lord I needed some good news!
Thank you everyone for the well wishes! And for the prayers! It is all definitly helping!
To celebrate this wonderful news Im gonna go eat some more carbs!
Incompetent and Irritable.
Who would have thought that just sitting in those chairs could make my blood pressure raise?!
The appointment today was eventful but ended on a positive note. My cervical length is sitting at 1.3cm so no real severe change since Friday. And thats good.
I wound up being sent to L&D again for
Some observation because they saw in the ultrasound that the baby was head down and “engaged”. They got concerned and wanted to make sure that I wasnt contracting.
After 1.5 hrs on the toco (contraction) monitor there we ZERO contractions. Awesome-sauce! The doctor said I could go home.
Baby looked fabulous, and the little Monkey is just as dramatic as its Mama. When the transducer passed
Over Bean’s head the lil Monkey put his/her hand over his/her face. As if saying “no more paparatzi!” so funny!! Heart beat 150 bpm and kicking up a storm!
The appointment ended with them modifying my bedrest, I am allowed to leave the house 1-2x week if I am in a wheelchair. He does not want me walking further than this distance from the couch to the bathroom. But they dont want me lying flat on my back either. Its a fine line to walk.
I was put on Mortin 400mg three times per day. They decided to use this as a tocolytic (contraction stopper) because it has less toxic effects and they dont want to use the BIG GUNS quite yet. This will also help to ease my irritable uterus.
Yes, thats right my chart now says that I am both incompetent (cervix) and irritable (uterus). Wow! Im so loving the wonderful words used in relation to me.
In the mean time I am trying to decide how much I really want to go to the grocery store, is it worth riding in the electric wheelchair? Maybe I will just send some ine else to get the stuff and remain here in my bed with y’all.
I may not be fit for society, Im feeling incompetent and irritable. Watch out world!
Pre-appointment jitters
I thought I was finally over the fear of showing up for an appointment and getting bad news. I can feel the baby move periodically and I whip out my doppler any time I need reassurance, so appointments were becoming less stressful and almost enjoyable…until last Friday.
It hadnt really occured to me that there could be more wrong than a dead baby. I mostly focused on whether baby would have a heart beat or not, and since like I said I can now feel the baby move I was not so freaked out about that. Then with the earth shattering news of IC (incompentent cervix) and hearing the words “preterm labor”, I am now startlingly aware of the fact that there are numerous more things that can go wrong.
So here I sit a few hours before my first follow up appointment, on day four of bedrest, and Im praying that my cervical length is reassuring. Im afraid to get excited about the appointment, afraid that I will be given even worse news. Im just afraid.
I will post more once I know it. Thank you again everyone for the positive thoughts and prayers, it really is helping me get through all of this!
20 weeks and the start of Bed Rest
20 weeks
How far along? 20 weeks (Although the ultrasound says 20 weeks 4 days)
Total weight gain/loss: Havent been weighed this week. Baby weighs 11oz though!
Maternity clothes?: Yes.
Stretch marks? Still just the one.
Sleep: Its difficult because I have so much heart burn and reflux.
Best moment this week: Seeing the baby on the ultrasound again. And watching him/her kick up a storm.
Worst Moment this week: Being told that I may have a preterm baby and being put on bedrest. It was the scariest moment of my life. Everything moved so fast. Two trips to L&D this week and now bed rest until delivery.
Movement: Lots of movement during the morning hours. But yesterday was a quiet day. Much quieter than usual. Hoping that today turns out to be a little more active!
Food cravings/aversions: Im getting a cold so all I want is stuff to drink. And now Im forced to drink 3 liters of water a day, so I just want juice, soda or anything other than water.
Belly Button in or out?: Mis-shapen innie still..
Gender: I really think boy. I didnt peak at the ultrasound though, as much as I wanted to!
What I miss: Coffee and a glass of red wine.
What I am looking forward to: Being told that my cervix is either looking better or the same, making it to viability, and delivering a healthy baby.
Weekly Wisdom: Its ok to break down and cry.
Milestones: Anatomy scan complete and beautiful.
Symptoms: Heart burn, reflux, constipation, nausea, and lots of emotions over the news.
My incompetent cervix
Yes, that is the diagnosis. Incompetent Cervix. Its also called “Cervical weakness”, neither of which are things I would like used to describe me or any part of my body.
Bedrest is pretty boring. My day pretty much involved me sitting on the couch and taking a nap. Although a good friend stopped by and brought goodies, and another friend stopped by and chit chatted for a couple hours. Having the visitors really made the time fly by.
The doctor called and told me that I failed the one hour blood glucose test. Less than 130 is normal and I was at 144. This means that I now have to take the three hour blood glucose test to try and rule out gestational diabetes. According to my doctor about 50% of people fail the one hour test and of those only around 10% wind up with gestational diabetes.
I asked him if my cervical issues can be attributed to gestational diabetes and he was clear that they are not connected in ANY way. And that it would be purely coincidental that I have both cerival incompetence and gestational diabetes. He joked that it would be like winning the lotto (in a bad way), so if it turns out that I have both, then I assure you I will be buying lotto tickets.
I have a sneaking suspicion that I will be put on hospital bedrest on Monday. I just really dont think that they will send me back home. I have alot of hope that my cervical length will get better, but I just dont realistically think that it will. Im praying that it wont get shorter, thats for sure.
I have a feeling that this blog is going to become more of a OB blog, but since I wanted to be a L&D nurse, I suppose its pretty ironic.
I will post more as soon as I know something…..Thank you everyone for the words of support, encouragement and prayers! They are really helping me make it through.
