Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Insomimanic

Right, so I must of dozed off at some point but I woke, got dressed, wide awake, feel great, raring to get on with day and tea drinking. Go downstairs and DANG! It is 2:50am.

I went on FaceSpace and a friend said that I may be going into labour! Oooooh. Just in case I am I ate the rest of my Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey.


Then I googled “10 cm dilated” and my chunky munky snack is going back in the pot.


8th Feb

Saw my OB today and was there waiting for hours and hours, I got really moody but then I over heard a couple of women telling parents (one was about my age) or being told (walls are thin) that they have to have hysterectomies. Realized that not everyone is there for the same lovely reasons as me and waiting a couple of hours is no problem. The poor girl who was close to my age was with her parents. As she walked off they exchanged the world’s saddest look between themselves and I wanted to leap up and hug them. I hope they will all be ok.


Anyhoo, the OB was chuffed with how they are getting on and said that I have a super cervix! She said ones that measured so thin do not normally get to 34 weeks. I have always felt confident about managing the pre-term issues as the medical staff have been fabulous and as a result I have relaxed. I am sure that helps.


PS: I did get weighed....never ever have I weighed this much in my life! Going to blog the pre labour weight against the post birth weight...soon, when it happens.


Tuesday, February 9, 2010

9th Feb Evening

Another twins class tonight and learned a lot of new information about the stages of labour and processes of all the various staff. The nurse taking our group is good at making us aware of where we have a choice and right to query certain procedures and know about all our options. Obviously the main desired result is a healthy babiez and mum but being happy with, and in control of one of the most important episodes of your life is seen as another priority.


We got to see all types of tools like suction caps - they look like cute loo unblockers, forceps....invented in 1900BC and unchanged today...probably. And they can all fit up ‘there’ when needed as a 10cm dilated tunnel will appear where previously no tunnel existed.


Oh and 80% of women poop as they push. ‘It is nothing to stress about, we see it everyday and wipe it away so fast you will not even feel or know that it has happened” Well fine...but my husband will!


Tuesday, February 2, 2010

2nd Feb Still cooking!

Wow! February and the juniors are still cooking yippee! Well done body :-)


We had our 32 week scan today and they were indeed both 4 pounds!!! They both passed their tests - movement, practice breathing, gulping and heart rate ..maybe some other stuff. Jerky would not move for ages though and we nearly had to hook him up ti a fetal stress test again but near the 30th minute he jerked around enough times to pass!


We asked the doctor if he has any leads at all on when they may make an exit. He replied that they did not expect me to get to 32 weeks so estimated anytime from now and the next 5 weeks!!