Update on the Update!

Today was a busy day for me! Mom got here and spent most of the day keeping me company, which was nice! And the doctors kept coming back after rounds with more information every time. The last time one of the residents came in and said that they spoke with Dr. P, my doctor, and he said that he wanted to be a part of the delivery but wasn't available on Friday. So, the new plan is to induce on Wednesday for a Thursday delivery. So, the new plan gets them here one day sooner, and I get the comfort of having my doctor there that I have a lot of trust in and that helps with any anxiety I may have had! So...that is the latest as of now...if it changes again tomorrow, I will post yet again! :)

Monday update

Well, the doctors just left and gave me the update for today...things look good with the babies, and I am still stable, so they are planning on starting the induction on Thursday so I will deliver on Friday. As long as things stay the same I will make it to 37 weeks. They did say that Dr. P won't be at the delivery, but I do like the "team" that will be there, so I am ok with that. Two of the doctors that I dealt with mostly on Thursday when this all started are there, and a couple others. (Part of the joys of being at a teaching hospital.) I am pretty used to the audience after going through all the infertility treatments and just my ob appointments here. So, unless things change, we will meet Aubrey and Spencer soon!!

Sunday Morning VIsit from Doctor

Things looked good today, according to Dr. P. He said that he doesn't want to shut the door completely on me getting to go home for a few days before delivery, but to psychologically prepare myself for being here all week. They did draw more blood this morning, so provided those labs don't come back really off, things appear stable enough that maybe Friday won't be too hard to get to. I still feel good, had a headache this morning, but it went away pretty quickly after the Tylenol, so that is a good sign. Other than that, I will be going down to labor and delivery again this morning for another nst to check on the babies, but so far they are just doing great. Dr. P. said they don't have any idea that things are anything less than normal! I guess I can't ask for more than that!! So, it may be a long week of waiting for these little ones, but the longer we wait the better the chance we have of limited or no NICU time. So, I will take all the precautions necessary!! That is about all I have to report for now, but will keep posting as new information presents itself.

Update from my doctor

Well, I finally got to meet with my doctor! He is on rounds this weekend!! Lucky me! He finally answered a lot of questions I have had and helped me feel better about everything that is going on. He said that right now with my pressures and labs I do officially have mild pre-eclampsia and even though I feel good now, it can change pretty fast, so I won't be going home. The fact that I am having twins with both the pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes makes things a bit more complicated. So, he said to prepare myself for an early delivery. He said that he would be surprised to see me go to Friday, which is when we would be 37 weeks. We talked about the risks of them being born early, and he said at this point things should be fine, but of course he can't say for sure exactly how they will do when they get out. He did agree with my decision to deliver vaginally and we talked about the chance of having her vaginally and him by C-section...which is my fear. He said that while it can happen, I am not at any bigger risk even with him being breech, so we will just hope for the best. The nurse is here to check on the babies...I will finish later!

We are in the hospital!

Well, my doctor appointment on Thursday produced some unexpected results. It wasn't really a doctor appointment, but I saw the nurse for another nst. My blood pressure was 142/82 and the doctor at the office said you are going over to labor and delivery for more monitoring...so once again over I went! I got there expecting things to work like last time and I would be going home in a few hours...not so. My blood pressure just kept climbing and the doctor at the hospital said that I may be staying depending on what the lab work says. She came back in about an hour later after many more high bp's and said, well, you just won yourself a stay overnight and possibly until the babies are born. She then started asking me about my mode of delivery choice...ok, now my bp had a reason to go up!! Dean and I both got worked up by it all...but came back down to reality pretty quick! My blood pressure stayed high, but started to level out and through out the night went back to a normal range. So, I was ready to go home today, but it started climbing again the longer I was awake. The hospital moved me out of labor and delivery and into the mother/baby unit, but I am still unsure for how long. All the doctor said that saw me today, (for all of 5 minutes), was it depended on what the labs and the 24 hour urine I collected yesterday into today showed. Well, it is now 10 pm and I haven't heard what the results were. So, for now I am just taking things one day at a time and we will go from there. The doctor from yesterday did say that she wants to keep me pregnant for as long as she possibly can. I am just hoping for at least one more week. Both babies are doing well and show no signs of distress so that is good. The resident that checked me said I was effaced but my cervix was still closed. We are going to go with a vaginal delivery at this point, but I have an open mind to whatever has to happen to get both babies out safely. That is about all I know for now, but with wireless Internet access I will be able to keep you all updated on my status and hopefully tomorrow will know if this is going to be a long stay or just a quick one with bed rest at home. Well, believe it or not, a day of laying around has got me tired so I am going to try to get some rest before the nurse comes in to take my next blood pressure. Stay tuned!!!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone! I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and thought I was going to see my "normal" doctor, but apparently he thought he was still on vacation and didn't come in so I had to see someone else...after being hooked up to the nst for an hour and a half! It wasn't a fun visit for me! But, aside from my frustration over the circumstances, things look good, which is all that is important in the big picture! Both babies had good tracings on the nst, which with that much time they should have! My blood pressure was back down closer to my normal, so that was good. I didn't get all my questions answered as far as a tentative plan for delivery, but am going to keep my fingers crossed that when I go back on Monday my doctor will be there and we can talk about it all! We did finally finish up the childbirth class and I took a breastfeeding class last night, so I guess we are ready now! :) We got the diaper bag packed and I will get my stuff together this week I hope so all we can do is wait it out! This last month is hard...I am uncomfortable, anxious, and nervous all at the same time! It feels like it is going to take forever!! But, I know that they aren't done growing just yet and need a little extra time to cook...so I will be happy to wait until they are ready to enter the world! Well, that is about it from us...hope you all had a happy and safe start to 2009!

Baby Update

Ok, it has been a busy couple of days for us here! I finally got to see a doctor on Tuesday, although he wasn't my regular doctor. I had protein in my urine again, but this time I had the elevated blood pressure to go with it (140/88). I did the nst again and both babies looked good, but Spencer didn't have quite the reactions that they wanted to see. The doctor decided to send me over to the hospital to labor and delivery for more monitoring. So, off I went! By the time I got all hooked up to the monitors, Spencer was more than willing to give them what they were looking for and had all his accelerations right away, so both babies looked great now...the nurse took my blood pressure and it dropped to 126/82, so I was looking good. They did a blood draw and started me on a 24 hour urine collection. The blood work came back good, so I don't have pre-eclampsia. After three long hours of laying there, they finally let me go home! Today we went for a growth scan to check on their growth. Aubrey looked really good, she was measuring right on target. She is approximately 5 lbs 3 oz. The tech did say she had a big head...not something I really needed to hear, but I will get over my fear one way or another! Spencer measured a little smaller, which is normal for how things have been going. They did say that the side to side measurement was small and that was bringing down his overall measurement. The radiologist that was there said that he thought that it was because of the position that Spencer was in and it was too hard to get a good measurement. He is approximately 4lbs 13oz. So, all together I have 10 lbs of baby in me!! No wonder I find it hard to move sometimes! Long story short, we all look good and so far it is just a wait and see situation! I do have another nst scheduled at the hospital for Friday and then another doctor appointment on Monday. I finally get to see my regular doctor on Monday, who I haven't seen since the gestational diabetes diagnosis, so we have a lot to talk about! I will post as I get information!! Happy New Year to everyone!!!