Week 29

This past week was a whirlwind.  I was having my first baby shower hosted by my best friend from college and it was held at my house.  I forgot all the hard work that goes into preparing your house for a lot of people. But all the hard work was worth it, the shower was amazing and who would ever turn down a room full of amazing women?  It was great to have all my close friends and moms-to- be there.  They all are so unique and I love hearing their advice and stories they shared with me about being a mom!
It was a great weekend and I am truly felt loved.
I did however have a bit of scare this week.  Just a couple of days ago, I woke up to some pretty intense cramp-like feelings.  I thought it was just cramps or my bladder being full.  I went to the restroom and thought ok that should work, but the pains did not stop!  So after about an hour of trying to figure out what they were I called my OB's office.  Since my OB was out of town I knew I would have to get in to see another OB, and luckily they were willing to fit me in that morning.  So I woke up my husband and made our way to office.  Once we got there they were pretty fast to say I was experiencing contractions.  I had my cervix checked and thankfully I was not dilated but when they did the ultrasound they saw some "funneling" on my cervix.  This was not a good sign and decided to do a fetal fibronectin test (see link at end of blog for more info on this).  I was sent home to rest and put on a medication (nifedipine) to help stop the contractions and to await the results of the fetal fibronection test.  Once I got home I ate lunch and waited for the medication to kick in.  I did notice the contractions were not as painful but they did start coming closer together.  We had been warned if I had more than 6 in an hour that I would have to come back and be admitted to Labor & Delivery.  Sure enough they started coming more often and soon enough my husband was rushing me to Labor & Delivery.  I got admitted and they started me on an IV of fluids while we waited for the results of the FF test.  They kept me for observation and the only thing that kept me sane was being able to hear our little bp's heartbeat and feel her move, which she was doing a lot and was a very good sign.  Finally right around dinner we got the results that the FF test came back negative however that the likely hood of this happening again was pretty high.  We were given some pretty strict instructions and have an appointment with the OB again set for Monday.  I am just glad they were able to stop the contractions.  I know when it actually comes to deliver they will be stronger, but there were some moments where those contractions brought tears to my eyes.  I thought before Monday I would be able to hold off on the epidural but experiencing a whole 12 hours of contractions was not easy.
We definitely had a big scare and now we are praying that our little bp has more time to stay in and cook a little longer!  We want her to have the best fighting chance she can get.  We know our OB had told us her survival rate is quite high now that she has hit the 29 week mark, but we want her to be as healthy as she can be!  Please keep us in your prayers.

How Far Along? - 29 weeks  

Size of our BP - about 2 3/4 lbs  

Maternity clothes - enjoying the comfy dress I found.  

Gender - baby girl 

Sleep - had a lot on my mind this week so sleep was more difficult     

Food cravings - fruit and pizza

What I miss - fitting in my old clothes

Symptoms - my feet and ankles definitely got swollen this weekend :/     

Belly Button - still an innie but pretty sure that will change in the next couple of weeks!

Best Moment This Week - being showered by all my close friends and family.  A huge thank you to Sara for hosting such a beautiful shower and to all the friends who made it extra special :-)  

LINKS:

http://www.babycenter.com/0_preterm-labor-test-fetal-fibronectin_1511.bc