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Preemies
My (long) intro!
Hi ladies... hope yall have room for one more! My miracle babies were born last Friday, March 25, at only 24w1d and after a crazy rollercoaster ride of pre-term labor.
After an absolutely perfect beginning to my twin pregnancy, I was admitted to the hospital on Monday, March 14 at only 22w5d for a funneling cervix and contractions 8 minutes apart. I was put on hopital bedrest, given 72 hours of Indocin and a continuous IV of magnesium sulfate and things seemed to calm down. After six uneventful days, I woke up early Sunday morning when I felt a gush of fluid, which turned out to be my bloody show and a leak on Baby A's water bag. I was rushed to a delivery room where they checked and told me that I was fully dialted and effaced.
Luckily, my doctor was AMAZING and did a Hail Mary attempt at stopping my contractions with a huge push of the mag and another round of Indocin which, combined with lots and lots of prayers, worked! Unfortunately I was still dialated and now had a baby with a ruptured bag, so they put me on total bedrest in the Trendelenburg position and we all crossed our fingers that I could make it to the "viability mark" of 24 weeks.
I was able to hold off for 6 more days like that, putting me at 24w1d, when my contractions picked back up and the doctors decided that it was go-time. I was able to deliver vaginally and naturally, though it was rushed and stressful because both babies were butt-first breech. My doctor was, again, INCREDIBLE, and the NICU team was awesome as well and everything went as smooth as we could have hoped.
Audrey Kateri was born at 12:02pm, weighing in at 1lb5oz and 12.25 inches, and her brother Grayson Robert followed 2 minutes later, born at 12:04pm, weighing 1lb8oz and measuring 12.5 inches. Both babies came out crying and kicking and were the teeniest, most beautiful things I have ever seen.
Our NICU stay has been blessedly uneventful so far and I have been, for the most part, incredibly pleased with the doctors and nurses. I know we have a long long LONG road ahead of us but I'm cautiously optimistic and trying to take it one day at a time.
That got way longer than I anticipated, sorry! Thanks for reading though, I can't wait to get to know everyone here 
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Re: My (long) intro!
FAQ: My Friend Just Had a Preemie, How Can I Help?
Welcome! My son was a 23w5d surprise - and just about in between your LO's weight! He's doing great now at 9months (5 adjusted).
The NICU "rollercoaster" is long and stressful - I'm glad your twins are doing well. Please let us know if we can answer any questions and keep us posted on their progress!