The 33 wk turning point....

cantwait7 · December 2009

So I thought you all would like to here my long story....and if you dont I am just bored so I wanted to tell you anyways lol. Last Thur I went to work and in the morning I felt a little uncomfortable in the lower back and pain at the tops of my thighs. I decided I would go to work and it wasnt anything big. So after being at work for an hr I went to the bathroom and found some TMI brown discharge. I wasnt worried because it wasnt blood but it def was a different color then I was used to. So I called my dr and she wanted to see me just in case. I worked that day till about 2 pm and then saw the dr. Once I got there she decided she was gonna check my cervix, by the way I was 33 wks at this point. She was like umm you are 2 cm dilated and 90% effaced you need to go to the hospital. So I was really caught off guard and started to get nervous. I went to the ER and there they checked me and still the same dilated and effaced. They decided I need to be admitted to the hospital and since I wasn't even 34 weeks yet they needed to stop this labor as much as they could. They started me up with some iv fluids with an antibiotic, and some meds to stop contractions. They also gave me a steroid shot in the butt to help strengthen my baby girl's lungs in case she were to be born. They kept me on the heart monitor and her heart beat was good except I still was getting contractions about 6 mins apart. So I stayed in the hospital and fast forward to Sat when they decided they were going to stop the meds and had already given me my second steroid shot for the baby's lungs. So they stopped the meds and only contracted once in awhile which was good. Finally on Sunday they stopped and I was released on Monday. But as Saturday I was 3 cm dilated and 100% effaced. So I am officially on bed rest and have made it to 34 weeks with no contractions. I am still in shock about all of this because my pregnancy was going so well and I never thought I would be on bed rest. I am just happy she is doing ok and we were able to stop the labor so she can grow more. The part that stinks is we dont know what will happen. I could be on bed rest till 40wks or she could come anyday. If I do get contractions they will not stop it this time and it will be game time. The good news is I have one of the best hospitals that takes care of preemies and they have an excellent survival rate at 34 weeks. The bad news it my maternity leave starts now and its less time I get to be with my baby girl once she is born. I am doing pretty good trying not to stress too much. Looks like this will be a different kind of xmas for us this year. The husband is in charge of buying gift cards for everyone since I cant shop lol. Ok I think that was long enough hopefully didnt bore you too much. Hope everyone else is doing well and has a great holiday.

Iheartkevi · December 2009

Wow I'm glad they were able to stop the contractions and release you. Take it easy! Glad you are near a good hospital, too!

frostnoel · December 2009

On the upside you can get plenty of rest before LO gets here

Mac_n_Yak · December 2009

One of my girlfriends had her baby at 32 weeks and she was just fine. She didn't even need the NICU even though they took her there to monitor her for breathing issues (and there were none). She had no issues with her pregnancy and no complications other than that. I just want to give you some hope that even if you do have your LO this early it may all work out just fine. I will send some prayers and pixie dust your way though..because keeping the LO in is best!!!

cantwait7 · December 2009

Aww thank you very much for your thoughts and prayers. Also, for the positive story so I do have hope

Soon2bMrs.German · December 2009

cantwait7:

So I thought you all would like to here my long story....and if you dont I am just bored so I wanted to tell you anyways lol. Last Thur I went to work and in the morning I felt a little uncomfortable in the lower back and pain at the tops of my thighs. I decided I would go to work and it wasnt anything big. So after being at work for an hr I went to the bathroom and found some TMI brown discharge. I wasnt worried because it wasnt blood but it def was a different color then I was used to. So I called my dr and she wanted to see me just in case. I worked that day till about 2 pm and then saw the dr. Once I got there she decided she was gonna check my cervix, by the way I was 33 wks at this point. She was like umm you are 2 cm dilated and 90% effaced you need to go to the hospital. So I was really caught off guard and started to get nervous. I went to the ER and there they checked me and still the same dilated and effaced. They decided I need to be admitted to the hospital and since I wasn't even 34 weeks yet they needed to stop this labor as much as they could. They started me up with some iv fluids with an antibiotic, and some meds to stop contractions. They also gave me a steroid shot in the butt to help strengthen my baby girl's lungs in case she were to be born. They kept me on the heart monitor and her heart beat was good except I still was getting contractions about 6 mins apart. So I stayed in the hospital and fast forward to Sat when they decided they were going to stop the meds and had already given me my second steroid shot for the baby's lungs. So they stopped the meds and only contracted once in awhile which was good. Finally on Sunday they stopped and I was released on Monday. But as Saturday I was 3 cm dilated and 100% effaced. So I am officially on bed rest and have made it to 34 weeks with no contractions. I am still in shock about all of this because my pregnancy was going so well and I never thought I would be on bed rest. I am just happy she is doing ok and we were able to stop the labor so she can grow more. The part that stinks is we dont know what will happen. I could be on bed rest till 40wks or she could come anyday. If I do get contractions they will not stop it this time and it will be game time. The good news is I have one of the best hospitals that takes care of preemies and they have an excellent survival rate at 34 weeks. The bad news it my maternity leave starts now and its less time I get to be with my baby girl once she is born. I am doing pretty good trying not to stress too much. Looks like this will be a different kind of xmas for us this year. The husband is in charge of buying gift cards for everyone since I cant shop lol. Ok I think that was long enough hopefully didnt bore you too much. Hope everyone else is doing well and has a great holiday.

my story is the same as yours.. it happened to me last monday. this friday I will be 33 weeks.. I had to go on fml early too due to bedrest... wasnt part of my plan and I get upset too... I just called and finalized our daycare today becuase it turns out we will be using it sooner than we thought.. Lets keep baking our little chickens some more

Soon2bMrs.German · December 2009

Soon2bMrs.German:
cantwait7:

So I thought you all would like to here my long story....and if you dont I am just bored so I wanted to tell you anyways lol. Last Thur I went to work and in the morning I felt a little uncomfortable in the lower back and pain at the tops of my thighs. I decided I would go to work and it wasnt anything big. So after being at work for an hr I went to the bathroom and found some TMI brown discharge. I wasnt worried because it wasnt blood but it def was a different color then I was used to. So I called my dr and she wanted to see me just in case. I worked that day till about 2 pm and then saw the dr. Once I got there she decided she was gonna check my cervix, by the way I was 33 wks at this point. She was like umm you are 2 cm dilated and 90% effaced you need to go to the hospital. So I was really caught off guard and started to get nervous. I went to the ER and there they checked me and still the same dilated and effaced. They decided I need to be admitted to the hospital and since I wasn't even 34 weeks yet they needed to stop this labor as much as they could. They started me up with some iv fluids with an antibiotic, and some meds to stop contractions. They also gave me a steroid shot in the butt to help strengthen my baby girl's lungs in case she were to be born. They kept me on the heart monitor and her heart beat was good except I still was getting contractions about 6 mins apart. So I stayed in the hospital and fast forward to Sat when they decided they were going to stop the meds and had already given me my second steroid shot for the baby's lungs. So they stopped the meds and only contracted once in awhile which was good. Finally on Sunday they stopped and I was released on Monday. But as Saturday I was 3 cm dilated and 100% effaced. So I am officially on bed rest and have made it to 34 weeks with no contractions. I am still in shock about all of this because my pregnancy was going so well and I never thought I would be on bed rest. I am just happy she is doing ok and we were able to stop the labor so she can grow more. The part that stinks is we dont know what will happen. I could be on bed rest till 40wks or she could come anyday. If I do get contractions they will not stop it this time and it will be game time. The good news is I have one of the best hospitals that takes care of preemies and they have an excellent survival rate at 34 weeks. The bad news it my maternity leave starts now and its less time I get to be with my baby girl once she is born. I am doing pretty good trying not to stress too much. Looks like this will be a different kind of xmas for us this year. The husband is in charge of buying gift cards for everyone since I cant shop lol. Ok I think that was long enough hopefully didnt bore you too much. Hope everyone else is doing well and has a great holiday.

my story is the same as yours.. it happened to me last monday. this friday I will be 33 weeks.. I had to go on fml early too due to bedrest... wasnt part of my plan and I get upset too... I just called and finalized our daycare today becuase it turns out we will be using it sooner than we thought.. Lets keep baking our little chickens some more

btw the highrisk pregnancy board has a bedrest check in thread too that helps

cantwait7 · December 2009

aww good luck soon to be mrs. german.... yes we just need to let our babies get stronger and just hang out lol.

lovvie · December 2009

Best of luck to you! I'll cross my fingers for you!

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