Seraphim Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yes ,they go by centimeters. They have medications now effective at stopping labour. She might be bedridden for the rest of the time though even if they do stop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 She's due Aug 18th but they were taking him a month early anyway (something about his weight and her weight gain and her body size). I'm not sure. She's 140 pounds and it's all baby. I think it's really just freaking mom out because it's two weeks even before Tyler was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 It sounds like she has an incompetent cervix if this keeps happening to her around the same age gestation. It could be that the her cervix just can't take the weight of a baby that size. Usually for women like that they just sew the cervix shut. I believe they call it cerclage. Usually they do it around 12 to 14 weeks. Although that has a risk for miscarriage as well. Or it could be that she just is a woman that has preterm labour every time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Mom and I think the same thing, that something happens around this time that her body just can't handle the baby. With Tyler the placenta started to detach so she had bleeding for weeks prior to them taking him but this is just kind of out of the blue. She was complaining about pressure Monday night when I was at my mom's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Update - She's still having contractions. They've given her steroids and calcium so far. They did say her cervix looked long which was good. If they can stop the contractions she'll have to be on complete bed rest. They say he is 3 lbs. 5 oz. though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Update - She's still having contractions. They've given her steroids and calcium so far. They did say her cervix looked long which was good. If they can stop the contractions she'll have to be on complete bed rest. They say he is 3 lbs. 5 oz. though. Yeah I suspected they would've put her on complete bed rest. Did they give her the steroids to mature the baby's lungs incase he is born early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yeah I suspected they would've put her on complete bed rest. Did they give her the steroids to mature the baby's lungs incase he is born early? Yep. 10 characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Any updates OG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Nothing yet. Her boyfriend's mom is up with her (our mom is baby sitting Tyler) and the only thing we've heard this morning is the doc hasn't been in yet. No idea if she's still having contractions. My friends did have their baby last night. 8 lbs, gorgeous little boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Looks like her contractions have stopped and they are trying to send her home today. At least that's why I discerned from my mom's texts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 That is good to know OG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 That is a relief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 I'm working a double tomorrow so I left work at 11 today. did some grocery shopping and picked up my medication (a whopping $67). Came home to Jasper greeting me at the door (as usual) but I couldn't find Luna any were. I could hear her but she wasn't coming out. That's when I realized I had locked her in the hall closet this morning while feeding them. Just imagine how I'm going to be with human kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 she is so so so tiny compared to jasper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 She really is. When I step backward and don't realize Jasper is there he literally trips me up. When that happens with Luna I almost squish her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 My legs are killing me after that double. Maybe L is right, maybe I am getting too old to be doing doubles plus running a house by myself and going to school. Doesn't help I'm stressed about school. I get to leave work at 11 tomorrow so that helps. My high school had their 2013 graduation today. I can't believe it's been 7 years since I graduated, were did those years go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 it's going to be a crazy couple of years but it will be worth it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 I just need to make it through this hectic summer schedule and I'll be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Worked from 6-11 today, spent most of the day putting out the delivery of linen. Yay. Came home and started working on a project. Nothing fancy, I've just wanted a coat/purse rack to hang on the wall for a while now instead of tossing them on the couch or the computer chair. I found one and am just touching it up by spray painting it. And it really helped me unwind and de-stress from all this school stuff. I just needed a little crafting break. I sound like such a child, lol. L's interview is this Wednesday. The nerves for both of us are starting to set in. Mine because this is the last thing and I'm so ready for it to be over with, his because he doesn't want to answer a question wrong or anything like that. I told him he'd be perfectly fine, the man always reacts well under pressure. He'll leave Tuesday morning and spend the night in London since his interview time is early in the morning. Hopefully I'll hear from him before I go to school that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 link removed This literally brought me to tears. I mean, I know I'm an emotional person but damn. It made me remember all those little things about Nanny that I loved and the fact my kids will never get to meet her or make biscuits from scratch with her or help her tend her garden. Or even hear Nanny and Papa's love story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 I have a B in both my classes at the moment, not to bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Doctor's office called me today. My cyclosporin levels are extremely low (barely detectable) - probably because I just didn't have it to get it about a week before my blood test - so they want me to take 100 MG for a week and I go back on Monday for a blood test. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntress0527 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Blood tests. Aren't they fun? I have to go every 6 weeks for my thyroid levels. I know it's necessary but it costs money each time which gets annoying. I hope they can you on a medication that will even out your levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yea. The blood tests are fine, they just go on the balance I'm paying on. The medication is what is crippling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 I know I shouldn't laugh when Tyler cusses but God it's so hard too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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