Baby Elliott - Day 19/20
Mar 31, 2015 23:41:48 GMT -5
Post by santoki77 on Mar 31, 2015 23:41:48 GMT -5
Hi guys!
Ever since the end of last week's scare, Elliott's NST tracings have been showing improvement
And, generally, the average time that I've been on the monitor has decreased (now, usually less than one hour (and sometimes only 30 minutes!); pre-29w, about 1.5 hours). The MFMs are keeping a closer watch on my BP as it is still lower than my normal BP numbers and have adjusted my BP med dosage. They may need to tweak it a bit more but at least it's being monitored more closely. Also, it seems that they got my GD under control too. I'm getting Lantis at night, 25mL. I've been dreading any increases in the dosage but today I learned that (another counter intuitive issue) an increase in my Lantis dosage means that my placenta is working/growing which would require more insulin which, in turn, means Elliott is growing!! So I guess I won't dread increases in my Lantis as it is a sign that things are progressing
The MFMs confirmed that if we can maintain, they may try to keep Elliott cooking past 34w! While I'm taking things day-by-day, this puts me in an interesting dilemma as my birthday is also during the first week of May so there's a distinct possibility that my and Elliott's birthdays will be very close. I hope there's a little distance between his and my birthday so we can celebrate them independently (in all honesty, Elliott's birthday will probably trump my birthday from here on out).
Tonight's NST went a little long because I was experiencing some "regular" contractions and Elliott's BP dropped a few times.
And...I'm a little embarrassed to admit, I think I know why I had the contractions. I tried to get some booty tonight during DH' visit (tried because my DH was worried that one of the nurses were going to walk in so.....we tried our best). It has been a while and my hormones are making me a little amorous. I asked the resident if it was ok to have sex and while the "hospital policy" is no, she saw no reason why we couldn't, since I wasn't in the hospital due to cervical or other issues (bleeding, leakage, etc.). She did, advise, however, that something in semen can cause women to have contractions. From what I read online, it seemed that most contractions start within 1-2 hours after sex but these contractions didn't start until almost 3 hours later. The contractions didn't hurt (most likely Braxton Hicks) but were a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, the contractions didn't affect Elliott.
April 1st is Day 20 and we're hoping for no surprises. We're just a few days away from hitting 30 weeks!!
Woot!! Woot!!
As always, thank you all for your words of encouragement.
Ever since the end of last week's scare, Elliott's NST tracings have been showing improvement
And, generally, the average time that I've been on the monitor has decreased (now, usually less than one hour (and sometimes only 30 minutes!); pre-29w, about 1.5 hours). The MFMs are keeping a closer watch on my BP as it is still lower than my normal BP numbers and have adjusted my BP med dosage. They may need to tweak it a bit more but at least it's being monitored more closely. Also, it seems that they got my GD under control too. I'm getting Lantis at night, 25mL. I've been dreading any increases in the dosage but today I learned that (another counter intuitive issue) an increase in my Lantis dosage means that my placenta is working/growing which would require more insulin which, in turn, means Elliott is growing!! So I guess I won't dread increases in my Lantis as it is a sign that things are progressing The MFMs confirmed that if we can maintain, they may try to keep Elliott cooking past 34w! While I'm taking things day-by-day, this puts me in an interesting dilemma as my birthday is also during the first week of May so there's a distinct possibility that my and Elliott's birthdays will be very close. I hope there's a little distance between his and my birthday so we can celebrate them independently (in all honesty, Elliott's birthday will probably trump my birthday from here on out).
Tonight's NST went a little long because I was experiencing some "regular" contractions and Elliott's BP dropped a few times.
And...I'm a little embarrassed to admit, I think I know why I had the contractions. I tried to get some booty tonight during DH' visit (tried because my DH was worried that one of the nurses were going to walk in so.....we tried our best). It has been a while and my hormones are making me a little amorous. I asked the resident if it was ok to have sex and while the "hospital policy" is no, she saw no reason why we couldn't, since I wasn't in the hospital due to cervical or other issues (bleeding, leakage, etc.). She did, advise, however, that something in semen can cause women to have contractions. From what I read online, it seemed that most contractions start within 1-2 hours after sex but these contractions didn't start until almost 3 hours later. The contractions didn't hurt (most likely Braxton Hicks) but were a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, the contractions didn't affect Elliott.
April 1st is Day 20 and we're hoping for no surprises. We're just a few days away from hitting 30 weeks!!
Woot!! Woot!!
As always, thank you all for your words of encouragement.
