Ultrasound and room update

To begin, I guess nothing can be too quiet around here. Last night my room sprung a little leak, so I had to be moved. My new room is 208 for those of you who have been visiting.

Now the fun stuff. We had another ultrasound today, and the babies are definately growing. Alex now weighs about 3lb 7 oz, and Aiden is about 3 lb 15 oz. Each is give or take about 10 oz. This means I have more baby now than I did with Wesley. No wonder I am having all these contractions. Alex is still breeched and Aiden is transverse, so if I go into labor soon, it will still definately be c-section, which I am definately okay with. Hopefully we will have a quiet holiday weekend!

Keeping Everyone on Their Toes

Well we can't let things go too quiet for too long here. Yesterday afternoon, contractions started stronger and more often. After being put on the monitors, the doctor decided to give me a shot of Brethene and another followed 30 minutes later. The contractions slowed down big time. I am back to only a few an hour which is very normal. After speaking with another doctor this morning, he did not seem at all concerned. Everything since has been very quiet today. I guess the little boys just needed a little more attention. Luckily Becky and Jeremy came in at the right time to help pass the night and keep my mind off the monitors and other craziness.

31 week update

Wow, have we gone far . I have exactly 2 months left until my due date, which of coarse I will not go to.

The fFN test yeaterday came back negative which means a very low chance of delivery in the next 2 weeks! Unfortunately I had a little bleeding when he did the test and throught the day yesterday. This is of no big concern. It probably just means I was dialating a little more. The doctors are not extremely alarmed by this. But that means not going home. They think I would be fine at home, but they know the moment my dr sees that I was bleeding and that I am contracting more, she will want me to go to Thibodaux Regional, and Thibodaux will want to send me here, so I just as well stay here.

So the plan is to stay put through the holiday. I will take another fFN test on the Monday after the 4th. IF negative they will be confident that I could go home because I should not deliver until I am 35 weeks, and Thibodaux can handle that!

Our Anniversary in the hospital

Ultrasound Today

We had an ultrasound this morning, and it went great! Each baby scored an 8 out of 8. They measure things such as amniotic fluid, see if babies are trying to breathe with their lungs (although they will still receive their oxygen from the amniotic fluid), heart beating well through all 4 chambers, etc. The ultrasound tech said these were the best behaved babies all week. Hopefully they will continue and wait at least a couple more weeks before wanting to meet us. The doctor was watching everything from another part of the hospital and came on video to speak with us. It is amazing how they use technology here.

We were also told that we will take another fFN test Monday to see the chances of me delivering in the next 2 weeks. The last one I took was negative but it will be nearly 2 weeks by the time I take this one. I will really not be surprised if it comes back positive this time, but we will keep hoping for negative.

More pictures of Wesley

Having fun in the sun

Here are some pictures of Wes playing outside the day before I came back to the hospital. He has to have his sunglasses on everytime he goes outside, although many times he puts them on top his head like his Nanny.

Wesley's new tricks

Wes loves spelling his name now, but instead of saying W he says double E S. When we try to say "double you" (W) he says no "double me"! It is just too adorable.

The nurses have fallen in love with him. The nurse today has not been here since I came to the med-OB unit. She told me that all the nurses told her about the cute cotton top that came last night and asked if he would be coming again tonight. I told her I was trying to arrange it!

He also loves to pretend sleeping like PawPaw. He closes his eyes and starts trying to snore. Instead of sucking in air like you would when you snore, he pushes it out. It sounds like he has a hair ball in this throat.

He is getting very accustom to seeing me in the hospital, but told me I had to get my shoes on last night and come home with him. He also asked for me last night. It feels good to know that he does miss me, but again I wish I could be home with him. He will definately have a change coming when I come home but with 2 other little ones.

Seeing him is truely the highlight of the day!

More news

At Woman's Hospital I see a team of 4 high risk doctors, so everyday is a new one except for weekends. One doctor stays the same all weekend. I was also told by one of the nurses that before any decision is made about any case, all 4 doctors have to agree.

The reason I say this is because Dr. Newman is on call today. I saw him at 7 this morning. He has no plans for me to go home until after I turn 35 weeks. This would be a safe time to deliver in Thibodaux. When I came to Baton Rouge Friday, this is what I was expecting, but after hearing that I would be home, my hopes were up. I understand the reason for staying here -- the ping pong between Thibodaux and Baton Rouge hospitals is crazy and more dangerous than just staying here. But, I miss being able to see and play with Wes every afternoon. Mom has been bringing him almost every other day and every day on weekends, but the thoughts of being away from him so long is hard.

Away from the sappy stuff, I am still feeling good. 2-3 contractions an hour at the most. I go some hours without any. No talk this morning about next ultrasound or fFn test. I had an ultrasound Friday, so I would guess that this Friday would be the earliest.

30 week update

To begin, things have been pretty quiet here. We saw Dr. Studman this morning. I will probably be in here until the end of the week. They want to make sure everything is pretty quiet so I won't be doing this in another week. I will also be taking a couple more tests to endure everything is the same. The babies are looking great. The nurses monitor them every 4 hours now. I am not sure they sleep. Every time the nurses come in, they try to kick the monitors off. It is really funny to see.

We also saw the neonatologist yesterday. He gave us a good idea of what to expect if the babies were born now and if the babies were born in a few weeks. He explained the tubes that they use and how the babies would look when we first saw them. We also found out that we have no visiting hours, and I could be with them for 24 hours if I wish. I will also be able to call their nurses at any time to get an update if I am not there. If they were born now, they would be in for about 6 weeks. I was really relieved to speak with the doctor and get an idea of what to expect. The only way that the babies will be born and stay in Thibodaux is if I can go to 35 weeks (end of July) and have no complications.

Hopefully everything keeps going on the path that it is now.

Out of L & D

Today we were able to move out of labor and delivery to the high risk - OB - Med unit. I should see a doctor tomorrow to maybe get a few more details. As of now we are still thinking we will deliver in the next 3-4 weeks. If we can make it this far, it would be great!

Still having some contractions but nothing like Friday. Increased medicines, but no longer on IV. Hopefully things will be quiet for a while now!

29 Week Update

Because of all the wires connected to Tammy, I am updating the blog for her.

On Wednesday we went to the high risk doctor in Thibodaux again. Unfortunately things were still progressing towards labor. He decided to do the FFN test again to see the chances of Tammy going into labor within the next two weeks. Because of the ultrasound the test could not be done until the following day. After she talked to Dr. Diebold, they decided to admit her back into the hospital in Thibodaux for observation. Things were pretty quiet for the first day and night, but then the contractions started to come every three to five minutes. On Friday morning, as I was on my way to work, the decision was made to transport her to Woman's Hospital, AGAIN.

The ride here was pretty rough which made contractions a little worse. Since they would not stop or slow down, she was put back on the Magnesium drip. This medicine makes her hotter then she already is being pregnant; therefore, she froze the rest of us with the thermostat set at 55 degrees.

After a few ups and downs, things seem to be pretty calm right now. She is 2 cm dialated and about 75 percent effaced. We are still waiting for the results of her FFN test that she took on Thursday. This will give us a better idea of where we stand. For now we are still in the Labor and Delivery but hoping to move to the High Risk unit within the next couple of days.

Daniel

Great Weekend

We had a very nice weekend with visits from friends and family. I am so excited to now be at 29 weeks. I went into the hospital at 26 weeks, and our first goal is to go to at least 32 weeks. We are half way there !!! Then our next goal is 35 weeks -- this is the longest the doctor thinks I can make it, but even here we are a third of the way there! This makes me feel a lot more comfortable. I am feeling good and getting lots of rest. I still have contractions, but I am keeping my hopes up that they are not making me dialate any further. We will see on Wed or Thurs since I have an appointment both days.

Life on Bed Rest!

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28 week appointment

Yesterday I met with the high risk doctor again. I am going to see the team of Maternal Fetal Doctors once a week now. My cervix is still shortening, but I was still allowed to come back home staying on bed rest. This sounds good to me. I rather be on bed rest here than in the hospital. I will definately try to be very careful following these instructions.

My Birthday

Sunday was my birthday. It was hard not being able to get out the house, but everyone tried to make it good for me anyway. It turned out to be nice. Everyone went to MawMaw's for lunch, then came here after for cake. Heidi, Wes, and Mary Kathryn posed for a quick picture. Wes is getting good practice with babies.

That night Mom and Dad put steaks on the pit. That was also a great treat.

It has now been one week since I have been home. I am doing better with having to just lay down all day. Wesley is adjusting well also. I am sure we will definately have some good and some bad days. After all we are hoping for about 2 more months of this.

We will be working a little more on the nursey this week and weekend. I have some shelves and pictures to go up.

Tomorrow I meet with the high risk doctors (MFM) from Baton Rouge again. I am hoping for a good report.

27 week appointmnent

We went to the doctor today and got a little nervous. She is still seeing quite a bit of irritability and some contractions. Out of what the machine saw I only felt one though. So I was on the Nonstress test for about an hour, then she called my high risk doctor in Baton Rouge. Since I am still not dialating any more that the original, I am allowed to stay at home but definately on bed rest. She really thinks that best case I can make it to 34-35 weeks, but she warned that anything could happen. I will be seeing a doctor at least once a week right now but we may have to up that if I start feeling any more. So I guess pretty good news today. It definately could be a lot worse.