31 weeks and counting

I am now officially over 31 weeks and moving right along! I have been on bedrest for almost three weeks now and it seems to be helping some. I still have contractions and some of them can be painful, but between the medicine and resting-they seem to be controlled. I see my doctor again tomorrow and she will re-do the preterm labor test. It will basically tell them if I have 2 more weeks of being pregnant or not. It's only a rough estimate. Fingers crossed that Brooklyn still comes at the most perfect time!

My glucose test came back normal. Thankfully no gestational diabetes-which means one less thing to worry about!

Swelling has finally kicked it. My feet, hands and face are all swollen. I really hate that aspect of pregnanct but there just isn't much that can be done. Just another one of those things that you deal with, only to get a great and rewarding outcome!

I have been working on small projects while on bed rest and will try to post pictures of those soon!

Till next time~

The Most Recent

Yesterday was miserable! I spent ALL DAY at the doctor's office. Unfortunately, I failed my one hour glucose test so now had to do the three hour test. I began drinking the glucose drink about 9am yesterday and by about 9:01 I thought I was going to throw up everywhere. It was awful! I finally got it all down and kept it down. I spent the next 3 hours getting blood drawn a total of 5 times, before I was released to go eat lunch. I wasn't feeling well from the test and I was starving because I had fasted since the night before. After lunch, I was tired but started feeling a little better from eating. I met up with Jaime at this point and headed back to the doctor for my actually visit with my OB. I was hooked up to the fetal monitors for a while before I saw the doctor. During that time, I had a couple of contractions (which have started to become slightly uncomfortable) and watched Brooklyn's heart rate go down each time I had one. The doctor finally came in and spoke with me along with checking my cervical length. The length averages about 3cm until I have a contraction and then it immediately gets shortened down to only about 1cm, which is not a lot. To hopefully keep me from going into labor any further, I have begun to take medication every 4 hours to lessen the contractions. I hate taking the medicine because it makes my hands shake and my heart race, but I've absolutely been taking it to help the tightness and pain. She's also placed me on permanent bed rest until delivery. I was really not expecting such shocking news from her. I was surprised to say the least! My doctor really wants to try and get me to atleast 36 weeks, which is about 6.5 weeks away. It's a long time and seems like something that is almost impossible, but we want to do our best to keep Brooklyn inside as long as possible. Every day that she can mature inside is better for her. This news has provided a whole new set of worries and stresses. I worry about her getting here safely (first and foremost). I also worry about my job, and Jaime being gone so much right now because he is in the heart of highscool soccer season. I am having to rely on family and friends for a great deal of help. BUT-God has been so good to us and we've always had every need met. I trust that that isn't going to stop now! I know that He is ultimately in control of all things and is taking care of my whole family.

Keep praying specifically for:

1. Brooklyn's growth and well-being. We just want a safe delivery.
2. For the contractions to be at a minimum
3. For us to remain calm and not let things stress us out too much

Bed Rest....For Now

We had our sonogram scheduled today in order to check in on Brooklyn. She looked great and showed, that even though the umbilical cord condition is the same, she is growing and putting on adequate weight! This is great news! She showed of for us while we enjoyed watching her kick, move and even stick out her tongue! Her heart rate was around 153. However, one thing that the tech noticed was that my cervix is beginning to shorten. She asked me if I had been feeling contractions and oddly enough-I have been. Especially yesterday. I made several comments to multiple people that my stomach was tightening up quite a bit through out the day. It wasn't necessarily painful, but many times it would take my breath away. Obviously, something is going on. She's put me on temporary bedrest until atleast next week, pending some test results. Those results will determine what the next course of action is.

Keep praying that Brooklyn continues to grow and be safe though this whole process. We are so ready to meet this little girl but want her arrival to be at the best possible time!