Today
marks my 27th week of pregnancy.
I am really excited for this milestone because it means I’ve entered my
Third Trimester. If I were to delivery
today the infant survival rate increases to 78%. The past few weeks have been very difficult
as has this whole pregnancy. I’ve had
some pre-term labor issues so every week is a milestone.
At
24 weeks I was attending the Project trade show in Las Vegas for work. I was working in our booth for Karen London
Jewelry. Around 2:00 pm I started
experiencing extremely painful contractions.
I’ve never had a real full contractions since I had Baines via
C-Section. The contractions were
intense, lasting about a minute every four minutes. I called my doctor and they recommended that
I lay down and drink tons of water. It
was difficult to find a place at the trade show but I found a chair that I
could recline in but it didn’t help. The
contractions continued for about 2 hours on and off. That’s when my doctor’s office suggested I go
to the nearest Labor & Delivery. My
coworker Kelli took me and by the time I was admitted the contractions had slow
down. While getting set up on the
monitors I threw up and that made me feel so much better. I initially thought it was because of the
contraction pains but I came to realize
that I might have gotten food poisoning from the trade show food. At the L&D I only had a few small
contractions and they released me after about an hour. Bixby was fine so I was relieved.
They
wanted to stop the contractions right away because once they start and get in a
rhythm that’s when the pre-term labor can begin. I was given a shot and a pill both aimed to
stop the contractions. The shot contains
steroids just like inhaler for asthma.
It made me really shaky but it only lasted for about an hour. That’s when the pill kicked in which would
last for 6 hours. Both worked to stop
the contractions. Once they were gone
they had me stay for another hour just in case.
The
only good part to the day was getting another ultrasound to check my cervix
length. The tech was really nice and
did a full ultrasound. We checked to
make sure she was still a girl (which she is).
It was so cute because she was folded in half and her hands were playing
with her toes. She is a very active
girl so it was fun to see her moving around.
Here are a couple images the tech printed me. (PS my cervix was 4 cm long which they said
was really good)
Bixby at 25 weeks |
Bixby's Leg's |
I
had another appointment today and my doctor was happy that I made it to 27
weeks and how I am feeling. She wants me
to continue with the restrictions they put me on at L&D, no standing,
bending, stretching, lifting, excessive walking, and over activity. My belly is measuring about 2 weeks ahead
which I guess is normal for a second baby.
She said it means I’m having a healthy baby. Also I was surprised that I’ve only gained
19 lbs. I could swear I’ve gained
35. Haha She said the weight gain was great
considering they want you to gain at least 30.
But I’m sure I’ll make it there in these remaining 13 weeks.
That must have been terrifying! Especially being away from home at the time. I'm so glad everything is going better now. With you only gaining 19 lbs. so far and not being allowed to do much exercise, I say it's time to put on your sweatpants and do some couch lounging. You know, eat some bonbons. You've earned it.
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