Yesterday was my 30-week mark. I waited to post until today since I had an
I have my next ultra sound on 4/25. If my previa has not corrected itself by then, I will be scheduled a C-section to avoid going into labor. If I start bleeding (still not out of the woods with that concern) I will be scheduled a c-section at 36 weeks. If no bleeding, she'll push it out as far as she can as long as potential labor is not eminent.
To avoid bleeding I have to take it easy. So that means no intercourse. Dr. Graham didn’t say absolutely no intercourse, but that its best to wait until my next U/S. Tim was warned this could be a possibility. My concern with taking it easy is Tim working nights and me taking care of Kaydriana's needs on my own while he's gone. We really should have purchased a rambler! About 2-3 times a week she wakes up in the middle of the night and will not go to bed without some sort of intervention. (I’ll get more into that in a bit)
There is still the possibility and hope that the previa will correct itself in the next 3.5 weeks. I'd like to ask for your prayers that it does and that I can look forward to a healthy and normal delivery in 10 weeks :)
It’s crazy to think that our little boy could be here in as little as 6 weeks. We are definitely not ready.
I had a nice talk with my mom after my appointment and she eased some of my concerns. She had my sister by cesarean and shared her experience. Hers was a lot more scary as she was in the hospital for a month leading up to an emergency c-section 2 months before my sister was due. Besides the obvious concern of being cut open and the recovery, I worry about missing out on that immediate bonding time. My mom said that even if I don’t get to hold
Lake continues to move like crazy, causing me some discomfort and pain. Yesterday he jabbed me so hard with his foot that I yelped at work and had to shove his foot back inside of me. Kaydriana did not do that to me. This is my crazy, tough boy!
Going back to Kaydriana and her night time habits...I know any changes in your life can affect your child, but Tim usually would be at the gym when I would put Kaydriana to bed, so I don't know exactly whats happening, but she wakes up 2-3 times a week. She doesn't just wake up and cries, she gets out of bed and works herself up crying and screaming and knocking on the door. The other night she got up three times. The first time I let her cry for over 45 minutes. No luck. Had to go put her back in her bed. 5 minutes of crying in bed, she gets out. I put her back in and without hesitation she got out again. I was getting really upset and was trying to think (in the middle of the night) what do I do? I wanted to make sure whatever I did was not out of anger, but to correct her behavior. I decided I was going in and going to swat her on the bottom and be very firm. Well, that worked. Ugh, I'm not the biggest fan of having to use those methods, but if thats what gets her to take what I tell her seriously, I guess thats what I have to do. It's true what they say, it's harder on the parents!
I'll close this post with some awesome news. Looking back at blog when I was expecting Kaydriana, I had started swelling at 7 months. I'm currently 7.5 months and NO SWELLING! YAAAAYYY! (Knocking on wood now).
Nice to hear the update and I think these next 6-10 weeks will just fly by!
ReplyDeleteWe too experienced Hazel waking up a lot in the middle of the night at the end of my pregnancy. We ended up just putting her bed on the floor in our room and it worked like a charm as I think she was just getting scared when she woke up and once she saw we were there she fell back asleep easily instead of getting herself worked up. She transitioned to her own room quite well once Roscoe came too, but then again I know each child is different and has different needs!
Wishing you the best in these coming weeks! Can't believe you are going to be a mama of two so very soon!!
Glad to hear that you got some of your questions answered, and I will definitely be praying that the placenta moves far enough away to not warrant a c-section. Just remember that no matter what way Lake comes into this world, it won't change how much you love him!
ReplyDeleteSorry that Kaydriana is causing you issues right now, that's no fun at all, but you will find a happy medium I am sure of it!
Take it easy and know that the one in charge has everything planned out wonderfully, even though we may not know what those plans are. Counting down the weeks with you!