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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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32 weeks!!!!!!!

Thank you lord! Thank you lord! Thank you lord! I went to the OB on Monday and was still completely effaced (cervical length = 0cm) with dilation hanging on at 1cm. I had lost 2 pounds over the week, which … 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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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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Zen zen zen zen zen zen zen zen

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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Multiples birthing class

We had part 1 of our multiples labor and delivery class last night. I have been totally, completely, weirdly excited for this class. I felt so lucky to be in a class geared specifically toward multiples (there were even two … Continue reading

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Yip!

The nurse called to tell me about the results of my fasting and glucose bloodtests I took on Monday morning. Both were perfectly normal! No more blood tests for me! Yip yip yip!!!! She was unclear on whether this means … Continue reading

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Ahh, Dr. Zen

Alrighty, here is a big ‘ol 28 week update. I showed up for my 10am appointment having not eaten or drank anything since last night and they literally had no idea what kind of blood draw they were supposed to … Continue reading

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On the border….yet again

I used to write about how anytime I’d do a medicated cycle, I’d get a “borderline” cyst that RE #1 would always decide necessitated me riding the bench for a month. It. Would. Destroy. Me. I do not miss those … Continue reading

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Anatomy scan, take 2

We had our level II ultrasound this morning. Whew, it was a loooooooooooooong morning! My OB’s office basically does a level II ultrasound when they do anatomy scans, the difference here was that an MFM was overseeing all of the … Continue reading

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