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Birth story
I wrote most of this post in the hospital. Here’s how it all went down in the wee hours of Monday, March 21… 12am The night before cervix check appointments, I get pretty anxious and tend to stay up late … Continue reading
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35 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I felt safe moving more than a centimeter every few seconds, I’d be doing a ridiculous happy dance right now! YIP YIP YIP!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job, sweet little babies! Great job, ute! Great job, cervie! I feel like labor has … Continue reading
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Another Monday, another OB appt
But this was a good one! At 34w3d, I’m still 3cm dilated (and 100% effaced). I’ve had a lot of snotty discharge and pelvic pressure since Thursday’s appointments, so I was tooooooooooooootally shocked to hear my cervix has hung in … Continue reading
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Still here
I had another OB check-up today, because of Monday’s drama. My cervie is managing to hold steady at 3cm, with no length. Thank you cervie, thank you babies! And thank you ute, for not contracting much the past few days! … Continue reading
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33 weeks!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, my gosh: I am still here. 33 weeks. Thank you lord! The contrax were pretty bad on Tuesday night….not painful, but scary because there were more than usual. Two thoughts kept running through my mind….either I am a) going … Continue reading
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Hanging in
We had a GREAT appointment this morning. My cervix is still totally effaced, but Dr. Zen said maybe she could feel a tiny bit of length. I will TAKE IT! My cervix is still a “loose 1cm.” It doesn’t get … Continue reading
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31w2d
Bed rest would be a million times easier if it weren’t for the weepiness and fear that accompanies it. I have ordered a couple of books on preemie care and NICU survival off Amazon. I have a cart filled with … Continue reading
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31 weeks!
The babies are still inside me. Thank you lord, thank you lord, thank you lord. I am home from the hospital and have a sweet set-up in our apartment. Before hubs leaves for work, I rest on the couch in … Continue reading
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Mantra: One more day
Thank you all so much for the words of love and support and prayer yesterday. They all warmed my heart and continue to give me strength! Now I’m going to go all runner-analogy on you. Whenever I do a marathon, … Continue reading
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Greetings from Ante Partum. I was sent to Labor & Delivery at 8:30am yesterday morning, because my routine biweekly checkup with Dr. Zen turned out to be not so routine. All was going well until the cervie check. She pulled … Continue reading
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