2 weeks down

Hello everyone I have been on strict bed rest for the past 2 weeks. I was still working!! Went in for an ultrasound and found out my cervix was 1.6 I was terrified!! I started weekly shots of Delalutin, a daily pill of procardia and received 2 steroid shots. It all was very overwhelming but I feel much better now. I see the Dr. once a week so far my cervix has not changed and I have not dilated thank GOD!!I can't tell you how much this forum has helped me!! Oh did I mention I made my first trip to L/D last week for food poisoning :angry: but we are hanging in there and praying these girls stay put



29 weeks mono/di girls

 

Congrats on your milestone. I am about as far as along as you are, but have been on bedrest for the last 7 weeks. Hoping to making it thru another 3-7 weeks! Good luck and many blessed weeks before deliverty to us all!

 

Have been on bed rest going on my third week this coming wednesday! Its great to hear someone else is having mono/di girls like myself !!!! My prayers are with you n your girls !!!! Do your bed rest n they will stay in there ! I believe in bed rest as much as I hate it!

 

good job ladies! keep those babies cookin! I think bedrest is purely the reason i'm still cookin at almost 36 weeks while the drs didnt think i would make it past 32.

 

I have to say!! I really admire you. The fist week was tough and I had a few self pity moments but I realize now how lucky I am to be at home and at 29 weeks!! You will be in my prayers You are almost there!!

 

Yup my firsts! It is very exciting TWO girls !!!! All I ever wanted was a girl an god gave me TWO. Have you picked out names yet ???

 

Yes we are naming them Abigail and Sofia

 

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Congrats! We need to keep these babies cooking as long as we can!

Keep on behavin mama!

 

Thanks for the prayers. I must confess that I've had many moments of self pity, followed by gult over my selfishness. I guess it is to be expected when one is on bedrest and has so much time to think!
I am still at the ospital and will stay until 34w, God willing. I will then be allowed to go home to continue my bedrest and hopefully beat the odds. But I am sovery grateful to have made it as far as I have already. I don't even feel like those next 4 weeks are very far away. Weird isn't it? LOL

I hope everyone is doing great and will keep you in my prayers!

 

i'm going on week 2 of bedrest w/ my mono/di girls!! we can do it!!!

 

I am just over 31 weeks and have been on modified bedrest for 3 weeks now. It has been going remarkably well considering! I was admitted to L&D at about 28 weeks with contractions, a cervical length of 1.9cm and a positive fetal fibronectin test. Luckily I only stayed in hospital for one night and have been home ever since. It has definitely been frustrating at times because I can't do anything for myself but it's worth it because I have already made it this far! Each day that goes by I cross off on the calendar to remind myself how great it is that the girls are still cooking. I hope to make it to 36 weeks when I can go off bedrest!

The worst part about bedrest for me is the hip pain from lying on my side. Anyone have any ideas on how to alleviate this pain?? It's driving me crazy.

 

Glad you are hanging in there! 31 weeks is great, just keep chugging away to those milestones! Are you instructed to only lay on your left side? I generally do recline on my left, propped up with many pillows, and then flop over to my right side for a part of the day. I guess I don't really know any one way to alleviate that pain, but when I start to get sore I do adjust either trying my other side or taking a rest to lay on my back, (my head and chest elevated with pillows). I feel like a beached whale flopping all around! Anyway, 3 weeks is a long way to go, I am going on 2 weeks tomorrow and hope to only have 1 more week. Hope the time goes by quickly for you.