Since having our ultrasound a couple weeks ago, things have been good and I had barely any anxiety the past week, week 22! I have a regular OB Gyn appointment on Wednesday so I'm sure I'll have a touch of anxiety then but all home monitoring seems fine at moment.
It seems though that the first 20 weeks flew by and now every week passes slowly until we hit Week 28 and I breathe a small sigh of relief. Yes 24 weeks is often considered viability, but as one active in the preemie community, we all know that weeks 24-28 are very "fragile" and having a micropreemie, no matter how the media portrays these stories, is downright scary as hell. We'll breathe an even bigger sigh of relief at Week 32, Week 34 and fingers crossed at 38 weeks! As a reminder my son was born at 28 weeks, and while we are fortunate he is doing so well, it has been a long road.
A friend told me at the beginning of my pregnancy how I deserved to go full-term. I completely understand her sentiment, as she knows how much we've done to prepare. But of course the truth is no child deserves to be born prematurely.
Anyway, again right now things are good. BP's been around 104 over 65. Pee looks fine. No swelling. Usual pregnancy gripes. Running is winding down slowly but still walking. Last week I did a spinning class (on the stationary bike) as well as Zumba. These are BOTH exercises I did regularly before pregnancy, and would never recommend anyone start these mid-way. But I'm trying to find ways of staying active, just not on my feet all the time.
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Tiffany, I can so relate. Despite, 24 weeks marking "viability," I feel like I slept with one eye open between 24 and 28 weeks of my post-preemie pregnancy. When I reached 25 weeks with Rose (when Col was *born*), I had this feeling like: this is a terribly dysfunctional time to have a baby!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing GREAT. Thanks for the updates!