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November 2011 Moms
35 weeks, OB says "bring it on"??? WTH
So I had gone to L&D for PTL, they stopped it and sent us home, DH was disappointed, but he realized, once he was reminded, that LO needs as much cooking time as possible to be healthy. Well we had another of our weekly appts today. DH went with me and so did our DS. They both got to see the ultrasound and were like kids at Christmas it was great!!! Surprisingly enough the OB told us they were not going to stop labor from here out....? if you go into labor, bring the cake and balloons we will have a baby!??. At only 35 weeks this makes me nervous.... DH was ecstatic and frowned when he saw my face. He thought I wasn't excited, but it's not that.... our last few weekly ultrasounds show that Ayden is small, not growing on the "arc" or following a normal growth pattern. My fluids are still a little low and Ayden's heart rate was pretty elevated. In the event that our next visit (36w) the fluid has dropped any further or Ayden's hr is still elevated they will take him C/S to prevent issues or stress on his heart. But what if I go into labor myself....well that scares me, what if his little heart gets too stressed out before we get there? What if my heart get's too stressed out.... He will decide when we will either induce or take him by week 36-37 for safety, but that makes me extremely nervous about the next two weeks... He has lifted my bed rest since they will allow him to come anytime and while I am dying to get started on the rest of my to-do list I can't make myself get up and do much.... before I was dying to be released from my bed prison, but now.... I'm scared. I don't want my activities to cause him to come now...don't get me wrong I am soooo ready to meet him, but I'm afraid that rushing him will be unhealthy for him..... Why does my OB seem so ok with this...? I trust and like him, and I'm sure they will handle any issue that comes up, but why risk creating an issue.... every one has been calling congratulating me on "freedom" and the great news that it's a bit of an "any day now" kind of thing, but no one understands why I'm nervous... Am I just being silly or over thinking things? Wouldn't you ladies be worried? Regardless of their opinions I won't be up and running.... I may get up and about a LITTLE more, but yeah they may as well get the rest of it out of their heads. I had spent several days after our shower sorting and organizing and directing where everything goes, well now they are insistent that I can finish the rest myself and put all the "final touches" on everything....I think it SOUNDS great, but it's not going to happen, at least not this week. Maybe I am being unreasonable, but something just feels off about this whole thing?.. We have made it this far and I want to be able to celebrate, not worry everyday from here out. If we made it this far and something happens b/c he is too early, I know I will totally lose my mind. It was frustrating asking every day, will we make it till tomorrow or is today the day we m/c? Now it?s another will we make it to tomorrow and what will happen if we don?t?..? I just want to be blissful and not stress all of this? go to sleep brain!!!!! Thanks for listening?. I figured if any one could understand it would be you ladies? it sure as hell isn?t the people a round here lol.
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Re: 35 weeks, OB says "bring it on"??? WTH
Huh. 35 weeks DOES sound early to me. My youngest sister was born at 34 and spent some time in the NICU and had a hard time early on.
BUT...maybe there is more to it. Maybe stopping labor temporarily distresses baby enough that your dr doesn't want to risk it? I'm not sure I have any good advice.
I would say you have a good plan in place. Do what needs to be done, but no more- rest as much as you can. Try to keep that baby in there as long as possible- that way YOU know you did what you could to cook him for as long as possible.
If you truly don't trust your dr's opinion, talk to him about it. I trust mine 100%- hes fabulous...and if he said he needed to take this baby today, I'd be okay with that because I know that he knows what he is doing. Try to get to that point with your OB if you can...it will make you a lot more confident in what the next few weeks bring. GL!
I've been in and out of L&D basically the whole time with this little guy. My OB just put me on bedrest until 34 weeks *(which i just reached today) so i'm off now. But she will not stop labor from here on out either. their goal for me was to get me to this point. it may depend on what level nicu your hospital have. A lot of OB's consider 35 weekers "take home babies" so thats probably where they are coming from. Obviously, like you, I want Carson to stay in and cook for as long as possible, but I don't see any way that he will wait until November..
Your OB probably knows what he is talking about. 34 weekers usually do amazing in the nicu.
MY OB will not stop labor after 35 weeks either. It's scary because it seems like there are health issues to consider with delivering five weeks early, but I really trust my OB and I know she has our best interests and health in mind. If your OB thinks it's better to deliver at 35 weeks versus stopping it, he/she must have reasons. Perhaps you could ask your OB what the pros/cons are to this decision; it may help ease your mind.
Either way, I hope all of our babies stay inside until full-term.
Um a 35-36 week baby is considered a late preemie, but a baby born anytime from 37-40 weeks is a full-term baby.
My niece was born in June 5 weeks early and she really didn't have any problems. They had her on a warmer for a while, and once home they had to make sure that she was kept at a pretty high temperature, but otherwise she was fine. She was 5lbs at birth and now rocking about 14!
That said, she had to deliver early because of low amniotic fluid and there were no other health complications involved. Yes, we want them to cook for as long as possible but my little Isabella arrived pretty much unscathed from the early delivery.