I went back to the doctor today for another check-up. The contractions haven't gotten any better, so my midwife wanted to check me again. The good news is that I am not dilated. She did say that Audrey is sitting very, very low and could feel her head as soon as she checked me. She doesn't like that I'm having so many contractions, so she told me I need to rest more than I already am resting.
She wants to do another ultrasound in 2 weeks to check my cervical length. I'm glad because we'll get to see how big Audrey is at this point. She should be 4 pounds already and about 19 inches long which is crazy because I had Ava 5 weeks from now and she weighed 4 lbs. 6 oz. and was 18.5 in. long.
I keep saying it, but I just know Audrey will be late since I'm doing all of this resting. Maybe she'll decide to make her appearance right on time!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
30 Weeks
I am 30 weeks and 3 days pregnant and things are not going as well as I had hoped. I really wanted a completely uneventful pregnancy this time, but it seems our little girls like to make us worry quite a bit!
About 2 weeks ago, I started having contractions. We were in San Antonio for a long weekend and took Ava to Sea World. I guess that was too much on my pregnant body and I had contractions for the rest of the weekend. They continued throughout the week, but they would get better if I was resting/laying down. On Friday, I spent the day cleaning the house, doing laundry, packing to go to my parents' house, etc. I was contracting all day, but I didn't pay much attention. I knew we had a 3 hour drive ahead of us, so I thought things would calm down then. We got into the car and the contractions weren't getting better. We finally started timing them and they were 6 minutes apart. After an hour and a half in the car, we stopped to call my midwife. One of the OBs in the practice called us back and told us to go to the hospital to get checked out. So, we spent Friday evening in the hospital monitoring contractions and never did make it to my parents' house for Mother's Day.
The OB at the hospital wanted us to follow-up with my midwife early this week. I went to the doctor on Tuesday. I was afraid she was going to put me on bedrest, so I had a list of arguments against this scenario ready to go. Needless to say, she didn't listen to any of them, but did agree to "modified" bedrest since I stay at home with Ava. Basically, she told me I can get up to fix Ava something to eat, dress her, etc., but the rest of the time I should be sitting or preferably laying down. She said I need to get creative with activities I can do with Ava while sitting down. All of this is easier said than done. I am finding it almost impossible to sit down all day without running after a 2 year old.
Of course, I'll do whatever I can to make sure Audrey is healthy. My midwife said she will be happy if I make it to 35 weeks and ecstatic if I make it to 37. I told her I'm going to be sitting there fat and still pregnant at 42 weeks since she said that. :) She also said I can stay on modified bedrest as long as things don't progress. If anything changes, she will decide between strict bedrest and hospital bedrest. Those two options make modified bedrest sound great!
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be checking in a lot more due to my current situation. I got a new laptop, so I can post without getting up now!!
Those are all the details I can remember now. It's late and I'm exhausted. I'll make sure all the details make sense tomorrow. :)
About 2 weeks ago, I started having contractions. We were in San Antonio for a long weekend and took Ava to Sea World. I guess that was too much on my pregnant body and I had contractions for the rest of the weekend. They continued throughout the week, but they would get better if I was resting/laying down. On Friday, I spent the day cleaning the house, doing laundry, packing to go to my parents' house, etc. I was contracting all day, but I didn't pay much attention. I knew we had a 3 hour drive ahead of us, so I thought things would calm down then. We got into the car and the contractions weren't getting better. We finally started timing them and they were 6 minutes apart. After an hour and a half in the car, we stopped to call my midwife. One of the OBs in the practice called us back and told us to go to the hospital to get checked out. So, we spent Friday evening in the hospital monitoring contractions and never did make it to my parents' house for Mother's Day.
The OB at the hospital wanted us to follow-up with my midwife early this week. I went to the doctor on Tuesday. I was afraid she was going to put me on bedrest, so I had a list of arguments against this scenario ready to go. Needless to say, she didn't listen to any of them, but did agree to "modified" bedrest since I stay at home with Ava. Basically, she told me I can get up to fix Ava something to eat, dress her, etc., but the rest of the time I should be sitting or preferably laying down. She said I need to get creative with activities I can do with Ava while sitting down. All of this is easier said than done. I am finding it almost impossible to sit down all day without running after a 2 year old.
Of course, I'll do whatever I can to make sure Audrey is healthy. My midwife said she will be happy if I make it to 35 weeks and ecstatic if I make it to 37. I told her I'm going to be sitting there fat and still pregnant at 42 weeks since she said that. :) She also said I can stay on modified bedrest as long as things don't progress. If anything changes, she will decide between strict bedrest and hospital bedrest. Those two options make modified bedrest sound great!
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be checking in a lot more due to my current situation. I got a new laptop, so I can post without getting up now!!
Those are all the details I can remember now. It's late and I'm exhausted. I'll make sure all the details make sense tomorrow. :)
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
29 Weeks
Wow, where has this pregnancy gone??? I can't believe it, but I am 29 weeks today. In about 11 short weeks, we should be holding our little Audrey! It is going to be here before we know it. We have the nursery painted, but we still need to get the furniture set up. I can't believe I've had everything for 10 weeks and nothing is done in there! I really, really hope we can get that done in the next week.
Here are a couple belly shots from today.
Here are a couple belly shots from today.
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