Viability Party!

Kannerush · March 2016

Celebrate here when you reach 24 weeks! (International standard for foetal viability).

Whilst it would be incredibly early and absolutely terrifying to have our babies now, there is some comfort in knowing that medically, there is a chance that baby could survive at this point.

Sounds like a good reason to celebrate to me!

Kannerush · March 2016

24 weeks today, woo hoo! Go baby girl, go!

elenabrent · March 2016

I'm really excited to join the V-Day party!!!

mamafox14 · March 2016

WOOOOOOOOO

summerfunxo · March 2016

24 weeks today!! Hooray!!

So excited to meet this little guy

trucksntutus · March 2016

24 weeks yesterday!! Wooooo!!!!!

WVUPetunia · March 2016

Got there today!

givemepenguinss · March 2016

I am waaaay too superstitious for a thread like this!

oneliloaktree13 · March 2016

givemepenguinss said:

I am waaaay too superstitious for a thread like this!

I'm the same way too, talk to me when I hit 37 weeks when I'm full term.

PugsandKisses · March 2016

oneliloaktree13 said:

givemepenguinss said:

I am waaaay too superstitious for a thread like this!

I'm the same way too, talk to me when I hit 37 weeks when I'm full term.

Why?

DrKariC · March 2016

^maybe they're feeling like celebrating viability could "jinx" things and lead to preterm delivery or complications? Not that anyone logically thinks that but I get what they're saying.

still, 24 weeks last Thursday woo! im just marking it as that much closer to third tri and then full term.

oneliloaktree13 · March 2016

Well, no one wants to think anything will go wrong but it's not illogical to have reservations on getting past milestones on a personal level and not on a public forum. It's a little rude to take how someone is handling their first pregnancy and calling it illogical.

elenabrent · March 2016

I am an incredibly superstitious person. I just took my menstrual cup out of my purse because after my period didn't come I was worried taking it out would jinx things. I only took it out this week because I'm way past the point where a menstrual cup will be helpful if something happens to the baby.

I see celebrating the 24 week milestone as a sign that if things did go so that the baby came early, there is a chance that it could survive with doctors. Not that if things went wrong it definitely would survive. Which is why I'm not worried about jinxing myself by being happy that the baby and I have made it to 24 weeks. And I think it's incredibly normal, if not completely logical/rational, to be superstitious.

xc1148 · March 2016

oneliloaktree13 said:

givemepenguinss said:

I am waaaay too superstitious for a thread like this!

I'm the same way too, talk to me when I hit 37 weeks when I'm full term.

Full term was redefined a few years ago.....39-40 weeks is the new standard FYI

xc1148 · March 2016

I'm a few weeks away but want to post this before I forget....absolutely terrifying yet inspiring!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/premature-baby-elayah-faith-pegues-home-from-hospital-charlotte-north-carolina/

elenabrent · March 2016

xc1148 said:

oneliloaktree13 said:

givemepenguinss said:

I am waaaay too superstitious for a thread like this!

I'm the same way too, talk to me when I hit 37 weeks when I'm full term.

Full term was redefined a few years ago.....39-40 weeks is the new standard FYI

Between 37 and 39 is "early term." It's not ideal because the baby still needs to cook but the risks are greatly lowered from preterm.

pourmeanothermocktail · March 2016

@elenabrent I haven't taken my clean menstrual cup out of my purse yet...I keep wanting actually to get rid of it because this is my first baby, so I'm likely to need a new one - but I can't manage to convince myself to get a new cup either. I'm almost never superstitious, but in this case apparently I am. I am going to celebrate 24 weeks for the same reason, but @givemepenguinss & @oneliloaktree13 I completely understand why someone wouldn't want to celebrate it either. Whatever makes you feel comfortable and happy is totally the right plan and having concerns and anxieties about all this is totally normal - even though I know I'm being irrational about removing the cup from my purse, lol!

WVUPetunia · March 2016

When I was pregnant with DS, I had PTL issues and bed rest, so I learned to celebrate the little milestones that the OB/GYN had set for us. Fortunately, we passed all of them, and he was born at 38w 1d.

Everyone has their own comfort level, though; it's hard to feel like there is ever a "safe" zone, because really, there isn't.

mandyjulie · March 2016

Maybe we should start a superstition thread too. I have a box of pregnancy tests and a box of tampons sitting directly next to my toilet in the master bath -- we have a separate little "toilet closet" with its own pocket door in the bathroom, so I keep a few things I may imminently need right where I can reach them.

I have thought many times about moving them over to the cabinet under the sink but I just can't. And this is my second kid, FWIW.

benten24 · March 2016

elenabrent said:
I see celebrating the 24 week milestone as a sign that if things did go so that the baby came early, there is a chance that it could survive with doctors. Not that if things went wrong it definitely would survive. Which is why I'm not worried about jinxing myself by being happy that the baby and I have made it to 24 weeks. And I think it's incredibly normal, if not completely logical/rational, to be superstitious.

All of this. I think most of us are nervous on some level about our pregnancies, I certainly am. I just recently stopped checking my toilet paper for blood. It's perfectly reasonable to not want to put the cart before the horse so to speak. But like @elenabrent said, I'm stoked about the possibility that if anything went wrong right now my LO at least has a chance. Yay for the possibility of carrying a baby home!

eta thank you @RideNRunMomma for reminding me that I need to purchase a different sized menstrual cup now. I completely forgot that I would need to do this after labor.

mnkenned · March 2016

Haha Yep, just took a trip and didn't want to take the tampons out of my toiletry bag.

oneliloaktree13 · March 2016

I celebrate every single week I'm pregnant, every Friday when my ticker changes. I'm also not going to get nit picky with 37 weeks being full term. I'm going to go off of the 4 apps I have on my phone thank you very much.

elenabrent · March 2016

@RideNRunMomma @benten24 when I first read that comment I was like "why would I need a new menstrual cup? Mine is fine!" And then I realized that the cup isn't going to be the problem. It'll be my vagina.

xc1148 · March 2016

oneliloaktree13 said:

I celebrate every single week I'm pregnant, every Friday when my ticker changes. I'm also not going to get nit picky with 37 weeks being full term. I'm going to go off of the 4 apps I have on my phone thank you very much.

That's the funny thing about science...it's always so nit picky!

oneliloaktree13 · March 2016

xc1148 said:

oneliloaktree13 said:

I celebrate every single week I'm pregnant, every Friday when my ticker changes. I'm also not going to get nit picky with 37 weeks being full term. I'm going to go off of the 4 apps I have on my phone thank you very much.

That's the funny thing about science...it's always so nit picky!

That's the funny thing about me, I don't really care.

ButterMyBiscuit · March 2016

My OBGYN considers 37 weeks full term. So, really, it doesn't matter that it was redefined years ago. I go by what my doctor tells me. I had my first child at 38 weeks. Perfectly healthy and full term.

givemepenguinss · March 2016

DrKariC said:

^maybe they're feeling like celebrating viability could "jinx" things and lead to preterm delivery or complications? Not that anyone logically thinks that but I get what they're saying.

Yes, mostly this. I have a (sometimes unhealthy) preoccupation with not jinxing things. But I do understand that recognizing that milestone wouldn't cause anything bad to happen.

The other part for me is that a close friend's nephew was born at 22 weeks, a few years ago. Supporting her through that time gave me a glimpse into what that experience could be like, and to me, celebrating the possibility of that with gifs and such is a bit out of place.

Edited to add: the nephew survived, and though he still has some developmental delays due to his prematurity, is overall healthy.

elenabrent · March 2016

@mandyjulie great idea! Though if you guys are anything like me, we'll all start sharing superstitions.

arhodes6 · March 2016

Joining the party today!!!

ETA gif

stillcozy · March 2016

**Removed for TOU violation**

benten24 · March 2016

@xc1148 another funny thing about science.. It changes. Get over it. You know perfectly well what @oneliloaktree13 was talking about when she was saying "full term". Considering that for x amount of years the ACOG recognized full term as 37 weeks and didn't change their definition until a whopping 3 years ago- most people still consider full term as 37 weeks. No need to come on here and cause drama.

nopegoat · March 2016

Even though the standards were changed you will never hear a Dr call a 37/38wker a preterm baby. Ever.

If she was talking about induction the distinction between early/late term would be relevant but for this thread?! Come on.

oneliloaktree13 · March 2016

Screen shot of my calendar app. This is what I go off of. Clicked 37w0days and it says term pregnancy begins.

randishane011804 · March 2016

benten24 said:

elenabrent said:
I see celebrating the 24 week milestone as a sign that if things did go so that the baby came early, there is a chance that it could survive with doctors. Not that if things went wrong it definitely would survive. Which is why I'm not worried about jinxing myself by being happy that the baby and I have made it to 24 weeks. And I think it's incredibly normal, if not completely logical/rational, to be superstitious.

All of this. I think most of us are nervous on some level about our pregnancies, I certainly am. I just recently stopped checking my toilet paper for blood. It's perfectly reasonable to not want to put the cart before the horse so to speak. But like @elenabrent said, I'm stoked about the possibility that if anything went wrong right now my LO at least has a chance. Yay for the possibility of carrying a baby home!

eta thank you @RideNRunMomma for reminding me that I need to purchase a different sized menstrual cup now. I completely forgot that I would need to do this after labor.

I'll be 24 weeks tomorrow and I'm still checking my toilet paper lol!

PhoebeJune1984 · March 2016

As the daughter of someone who was born at 24 weeks, I celebrate. However, I do agree with the others, that here is a different comfort level for everyone. We did gifs for the halfway mark, now the 24 week mark, and I am sure that there will be one for when we hit 3rd Tri. Each week at home, I celebrate a little bit, because that is what I am comfortable with. But I know there will be some mommies who aren't ready to celebrate, until their baby is in their arms...and that is okay too.

blissylissy86 · March 2016

Oh our poor vaginas.

oneliloaktree13 · March 2016

ToU violation removed

DrKariC · March 2016

@PhoebeJune1984 I think that's really well put.

as a pediatrician .... we don't really treat 37 weekers any different than 39 in our newborn care or our expectations about when the typical infant is safe for discharge home. I mean we may do more frequent monitoring of bilirubin levels or weight gain if they seem to be higher risk, but they're going to get typical term infant care. So while it's true some extra brain development happens in those final couple weeks and the research says the lowest risk is between 39-40, I think it's appropriate to be excited about 37 weeks, I know I will be. The designations for early term, term etc. are for stratifying risk, but most babies won't have any complications at all.

Overall though, a friend told me "from the moment you're pregnant, just be prepared to be terrified all the time for the rest of your life." Obviously I don't want to be fearful in a toxic way, but I already love this baby so much I get what she's saying ... I'm going to worry about this tiny miracle the rest of my life and pregnancy is no exception.

PinkLady2015 · March 2016

Drop the mic @DrKariC

HMcDade1 · March 2016

24w at midnight tonight. After the week I've been having this is super exciting for me. It doesn't negate the worrying of course- just makes it more real I think.

stillcozy · March 2016

@DrKariC where have you been hiding you have great insight! I second the mic drop motion! Well deserved! Glad you are apart of this community!

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