So I came into LD yesterday for some bleeding more like spotting and apparently my contractions were very frequent. They said I was super dehydrated and flooded me with fluids with no success in slowing the cont. I was 1 cm dilated about an hour into being her and after another 2 hours I was at a 2. They haven't checked me again but they admitted me on strict hospital bedrest. I have gotten one of the steroid shots with another coming 24 hours from then. They also put me on a hefty dose of indocin to slow the contractions. They will be checking me again in the morning. But now I am just nervous as I am only 32 weeks 3 days. I have a growth scan in am to see their sizes and how they are doing. Any positive stories of 32 weekers just in case they decide to come and maybe any stories where some of you started dilating this early and still went in to 36/37 weeks which is what I am aiming for. Sorry if this is long.
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Re: In LD... 32weeks looking for positive stories
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My thoughts are with you and hoping that the strict hospital bedrest turns things around! My boys were born at 31.5 weeks, so pretty close, and I think they are definitely a success story. They spent 3 days on CPAP and had a feeding tube for several weeks (it's hard to remember exactly now) while they learned to suck and eat on their own, but other than that they did not need any additional assistance. They were in the nicu for 5 weeks as feeders and growers before they were able to go home. It was a long 5 weeks for sure but they doing awesome now (at 17 months) with no known issues. With the help of the nicu lactation consultations I was even able to breastfeed them for 12.5 months. We feel so very, very fortunate for how things have turned out. NICUs are amazing places these days. Hopefully you will go all the way to 37+ weeks, but if not, know that things really can turn out just fine even though they seem so tiny at 32 weeks!
I had mine at 31w1d. They spent six weeks in the NICU, mostly uneventual (breathing issues and such but nothing truely threatening). They came home on monitors. We saw lots of 32w come and go after us. Also, we had little white boys so we were there longer then others. (girls got out faster). And honestly the NICU time helped me. I could recover from my c section, adjust to things and it was such a surreal thing to have them early I got to ease into it a bit. Although I wouldn't wish a preemie situation on anyone, it wasn't as bad as I expected.
They are close to 9 months now, and have some delays but no one would know by looking at them that they are preemie.
I hope bedrest works and you make it much further, but please know that at 32w you have done an awesome job.
I was hosp at 27wks for ptl. Got the steroid shots, magnesium and stayed at 1cm. Was released after 4 days to bed rest and kept them in until being induced at 37w1d.
Congrats on making it this far, and hopefully further.
32 weeks is great! Initially when we were going to deliver at 32, the doctors said the main difference between 32 and 34 was the time spent in nicu; that long term implications were about the same. I had my girls at 31 weeks (and truth be told, they may have been a few days earlier as my dating was slightly behind my obs)...and they are doing so well. i had the steroids 2&3 days before their birth and they are both breathing on their own (and have been since birth), which was my biggest worry. we have had normal preemie issues (jaundice and temperature regulation), but so far nothing that has been super worrisome.
i know how scary it is to face the possibilty of an early delivery, and i do hope they can stay inside for a while longer, but 32 weeks is a good place to be. i have also heard good things about the magnesium sulfate stopping confractions, and i have also heard that it can have neuro-protective qualities as well, but i am nkt sure of whT the timing is for that.
I just wanted to offer you a little hope! It is possible for them to stay in for longer, but as PP have said, 32 seekers do very well.
Chin up, momma. You've done well to keep them in this long!
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I had my girls at 30 weeks.They spent 7 weeks in the NICU but had no problems other then just needing more time to bake. They have no residual isues other then reflux. Over 30 weeks is good, over 32 weeks is even better. NICU will be tough but your little ones should be just fine. Hopefully they can keep them cooking for a little longer. GL and I'll keep you all in my prayers