Im in Desparate Need of Prayers and Personal Experiences

Praying for you and your babies!!!!

 

First of all I am sorry you are going thr;ough this, I know how hard it is.
I had the same thing at 23 weeks, and because babies are not viable til 24 weeks, they performed a emergency cerclage, I also was funneling and 2 cm dialated that morning, by the time they put in the cerclage I was 4 cm dialated, they pulled everything together, and will complete bedrest, I made it till 33 weeks. You have had your shots, wich is extremely important, and babies are viable after 24 weeks.
I wish you all the best, and hope you can keep them in longer.

 

You are in my thoughts and prayers! Stay positive and keep reading all these success stories! You are in great hands, so hang in there! Please keep us posted.

 

Iam sorry you are going through this. My prayers are with you and your babies. :love0028:

 

Hang in there and you are so right- staying strong and calm (although extremely difficult) is the best thing you can do for your girls. The steriods and bedrest will also help immensely. My cervix funneled as well and has been only 1.1cm since I was admitted to the hospital at 22 weeks and I still have contractions close to every 5 minutes, but I am happy to report we are now 30 wks, 4 days and still going. You are in the right place and just take it day by day! We're thinking of you! ~Erica

 

So sorry you are going through this... will pray for you and your little ones!! Try to stay positive... I'll give you an encouraging story to hopefully help...

A friend of mine was at my house back in January..she was not quite 25wks pg.. she was complaining of back pain. She had been complaining to her midwives of back pain for about a week...she was also letting them know she had a little blood discharge. They pretty much wrote her off and told her it was normal pg stuff. Well, 3 days after she was over my house, at exactly 25 weeks pg, her pain got worse. She insisted that she see her midwives..they still did no cervical check, they sent her home and told her to relax. She finally called a friend who encouraged her to go to the ER to insist on being checked. She got to the hospital and was found to be at 8cm. She delivered her baby girl just a few hours later. Her dd had no steroid shots...no interventions were taken to stop labor b/c it was too late. Her dd did amazingly well. She was never on the ventilator... she was on CPAP for maybe 3 weeks... she was in the NICU for around 9 weeks and came home totally healthy...no major set backs, no infections, no super scary NICU stories...

So it goes to show you that even if the worst would happen...even if your babies are born tonight, don't give up hope... They already have a lot more advantages just b/c they got the steriod shots in time... you also have a much better shot at keeping them in for a little while longer b/c they caught you at a 2 and not even further dilated... And keep in mind that bedrest can do a world of good...it gets the pressure off your cervix. Your cervix can improve...most women think that once their cervix starts to open and thin that it only progresses from there. Well, that's possible...but it's also possible for your cervix to close back up...focus on that possibility. Set little goals for yourself and try not to read too many horror stories. Hope everything goes welll and you keep those babies cooking for weeks longer!!

 

No news is good news! Things have remained the same since I have been here, so I am hopeful that the plan of care that they have in place for me is working. My spirits are also a lot higher, which helps a ton in getting through each day.

Reading the positives stories, and knowing that everyone is praying for us has really been the best things for girls. DH and I. It is really nice to know that
we are not alone, and there are other people that have endurred the same thing and came out on top!! Thanks for all your stories.

I do have a bit of a brag moment!! I have the best DH in the entire world!! Yesterday, not only did he give me a FULL bed bath, but he also washed my hair with that crazy bedrest hairwashing contraption, and then brushed it out for me and proceeded to tell me that it was good practice for when he has to brush the girls hair. I am so lucky

I am so blessed in so many ways, and TS, and all of you wonderful ladies is definitiely a HUGE part of that. It would be sooo much harder to do this alone, thank you for all of your love, prayers and support! I will keep you updated, everyday is another milestone. Thanks Again!

 

Hang in there, sweetie! I've been on hospital br for weeks and I understand how excrutiating it is; trust me, it will be worth it! :hug99: we're rooting for you! Keep us posted.

 

You do have a wonderful DH. I am glad that you are in good spirits. Stay strong!

 

Hello,

I remember being as scared as you were when I went into the hospital at 25 weeks as well. I remember feeling like all I could do to control the situation was try to envision relaxing all my muscles and keeping myself from panicking. I was put on home bedrest after they saw funneling of my cervix at 22 weeks. Got the cerclage done, then at 25 weeks was in active preterm labor. I was put on Mag and given terb shots as well to stop the contractions but this didn't work. Fortunately the mag SLOWED the contractions a bit. So in the hospital on complete bedrest (bedpan and everything, catheter etc.) I was contracting away and SLOWLY laboring for 7 weeks! My cervix just kept on getting shorter and shorter. Well, we held out until 33 weeks exactly. My cervix finally gave out competely after the cerclage broke and my water bag was bulging and the heads were low. It was time. My babies b/g twins were born at 3lbs 11 oz and 3lbs 14 oz. They were put on the vent for 4 days each due to high levels of mag in there systems causing respiratory distress. But after that both went on to become just feeders/growers. They are 5 months old now and doing very well. Do not give up and try to envision being at 35 weeks! Do everything you can to keep your mind from thinking the worst and as far as that nurse, don't listen and don't let her negative energy be in the room with you, you can request that she stay away. (I had to do this with some of my nurses after they told me that because of how my contractions looked, my babies would be coming way too early! I was so mad and upset that I mentally decided I would get to 32 weeks just to prove them wrong and look I made it to 33 weeks!) I was contracting and shortening so much that one of the nice nurses later told me that the NICU staff where making bets on when I would be coming, checking almost every day to see if I was "ready" or not. I know it is so scary, all I wanted to do was scream and say stop this Iam done, this is too scary , get me off of this ride and out of this hospital. Sometimes I just wanted to weep for hours, but I had to stay stress free and relaxed and strong for the babies. You can do this. Remind yourself that you are here in this bed and that is the only place you need to be now. Nothing else matters now. Take on your new role as incubator and you can do it!
I will keep you in my thoughts and good luck.

 

You are right no news is good news! Continuing to send prayers your way. :hug99: What a sweet DH you have! :wub:

 

Stay strong, sweetie!

My friend on another board was admitted at 25 weeks with a +FFN, funneling cervix, and dilated to 3. She stayed on hospital bedrest and terbutaline until her water broke at 30 weeks. Her boys were born in mid-July and are now home and happy and healthy and breastfeeding and keeping her up at night.

We're all thinking of you! :hug99:

 

Best of wishes to you. Im sure everything will be good! It stinks you have to be on such strict bedrest....but remember that this is the most important thing you can do. Im sure your babies are going to be perfectly fine. Just stay positive, keep contact with everyone on this site, keep daydreaming about holding your precious healthy babies and rest peacefully. Your in good hands, maby your nurse failed in being a good support system but she probably will take good care of you. Keep posting, I am tracking your progress and thinking happy thoughts for you and your babies.