Day 48

Hello to 48 days of bedrest and I am still going strong!

Talked to the dr this morning and he asked me if I wanted them to repeat the amniosure since I have been completly leak free since sunday last week and have had no contractions or anything. He said it wouldnt change my plan of care right now (meaning I will stay on HBR) but it was up to me. I said YES because I just wanted to know. I was okay with however the results came back because 1. if it came back positive I would know that it was accurate since I havent bled in a week. 2. if it came back negative I would feel better knowing it wasnt leaking and that last weeks tests were probably in accurate or it sealed back up. So results came back NEGATIVE!!! I am sooo happy that it came back negative ofcourse :) So really hoping to keep baby in as long as possible now w/out water bags broken I could have a full term baby.

I have had the biggest smile on my face today! Also Chase, the girls, Kyle, Pam, and Steve came and visited and brought me lunch which was very nice. We sat in the family room and visited since it is bigger then my hospital room and then I actually get to get out of this room for awhile! It was nice to see them all! Chase was going to come back tonight but he was so tired I told him to just go to bed and I'd see him tomorrow,hopefully! Plus I am pretty tired to since I decieded to not nap today to try and get to bed earlier then 1am for a change!

*incase your wondering 13days till my next milestone of 28 weeks, WE CAN DO THIS!

Lots of love,
Kierst

Day 47

Today is day 47 of bedrest and I am so excited that I am going to have many more bedrest days :)

Had an ultrasound this morning to check fluid levels and they have gone up again and now at 16.4cm and all I can say is WOW! I am so happy that baby is staying put and my fluid levels are great because that means baby is getting the fluid it needs to help w/lung developement! I talked to the dr about continuing my 17p shots and she said since my fluid levels are so high and I am not contracting she is confident to continue them and that they'll help so she is going to talk to the other drs to make sure I stay on it every week!!!

I am also 26weeks today!!!

*incase anyone else is keeping track only 14days till my next milestone of 28weeks!

Lots of love
Kierst

Day 46

Today is day 46 of bedrest and it has been a great day!

I think today was the fastest day since I have been here which is great! Nothing changed which is good news no contractions,no leaking fluid,no bleeding, and baby is moving around like normal!

I got up early like normal here and then took a nap by 9am then got up had lunch and showered and then met with one of the other pregnant moms here and we sat in the family room and chatted for 3hours which went so fast and it was so nice to just sit there and chat like a "real" person,lol! I know that mom will probably deliver next week so I am hoping some of the other mommas come to group so I can meet them and have weekly chat sessions! Then after Jay was done with her day of work she came and visted for awhile so that was nice too! I realize having something to keep you occupied sure makes the days fly bye!

*incase your counting only 15 more days untill my 28weeks milestone!!! WE CAN DO THIS.

Lots of love
Kierstien

Day 45

Well here I lay in bed for the 45th day in a row and really it hasnt been all that bad. Yes I do have bad days and sometimes even a bad few hours in the day but I know that as soon as I have my little baby and see him/her it will make all those weeks in bedrest seem like nothing! What I am doing is a GREAT thing I am helping a life grow and have the best chance of a healthy/happy life so every week,day,hour, and even minute inside of me is a HUGE gift I am giving to my baby and that makes it all worth it!

Had an ultrasound yesterday to check my fluid levels since I will now be getting them Tuesdays and Fridays to make check what the fluid is since I started leaking amniotic fluid. It was at 15cm WOW I was seriously shocked when the ultrasound tech told me the amount and holy moly I was so excited to see it that high, this is the highest it has been since I started getting fluid checks at 20weeks! So we are hoping/praying that fluid continues to stay at good levels! Anything between 10cm and 25cm is a good normal so the 15cm is awesome!

Ofcourse still in the hospital which is where I will live until baby comes. Today has been a good day my nurse (who is AWESOME) brought in the movie The Hangover in for me to watch and also popcorn! Oh man that movie is hilarious I am so happy she brought it in, chase came and watched it with me and we loved it!!!

incase you are wondering only 16days till my next milestone of 28weeks!!!

Lots of Love
Kierstien

P.S. can you believe there is only 5 days left in january, yay!

Day 43

So I have now been on bedrest for over 6weeks and WOW I can not believe it.

Today I am 25weeks and 3days along which is the gestational age Aricelli was born and man its been a rough day on me emotionally. So I am very happy to see this day end and even happier to see it end and I am still pregnant!!!

I got an ultrasound on Saturday to measure baby's fluid and it was 10cm which is very good considering I am leaking amniotic fluid. This is the highest it has been in two weeks! I will get another ultrasound tomorrow to check fluid again and i am hoping/praying that it will be higher or at least the same! I havent been leaking much fluid so that is very good!

So here I lay just praying that I get one more day and I will keep praying that same thing each and every day!

Still counting down to my next 28week milestone 18more days to go, YAY!

Lots of Love
Kierst

Day 41

Today marks 41days of bedrest! Things didnt go as well last night as we had hoped for. Around 10:30pm I started getting a few contractions that to me were quite strong and then noticed some light bleeding that seemed more watery then before. So I called my nurse in and they did a test to see if I was leaking amniotic fluid and that came back positive. So they started me on antibiotics and took me off my other medications (that stop contractions). So pretty much I am here till baby is born which could be within a day or it could be weeks it is just up to my body at this point. As long as I dont get an infection and no other life threatening things happen they will let baby stay in untill 34weeks. I am not yet sure how much fluid is left around baby I am hoping they will do an ultrasound to find out. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers!

I am still counting down to my 28week milestone only 20days away!!!
BAKE BABY BAKE!

Lots of love
kierst

Sad News

So yesterday we were told some very sad news, Chase's grandma Shirley (his mom's mom) had passed away yesterday morning. She has been very sick for a few months and on hospice care and the last two weeks we knew things were not going to get any better. On Monday her dr said that her organs were failing and it would be just a matter of days untill she passed. All of her kids were able to be with her this week and help her be as comfortable as possible. She went peacefully yesterday during a nap.

I am having a very hard time dealing with her death because I know I will not be able to go to the funeral to say my good byes. I am so blessed to still be pregnant and I know I am in the best place possible and I have to stay put but that doesnt make it any easier. I know she knows how much I want to be there and I know she doesnt want me to come so I can keep her great grand baby safe!!!

Grandma Shirley you will be greatly missed but never ever forgotten <3


Lots of Love,
Kierstien

http://www.lacannefuneralhome.com/obituary/20574/ShirleyAxford/obituary

25weeks

So today marks 25weeks pregnant for me and I am so stinking happy to still be pregnant and water in tact still, yay!!!! I am still in the hospital and dr told me yesterday that I am not going home any time soon he wants to keep me here for sure till 26weeks and then reasses things and go from there. He really doesnt think I'll be going home until around 28weeks (Feb 11th) but we will just have to wait and see.

Had an ultrasound yesterday and my fluid levels stayed about the same at 9.5cm which we were hoping it would go up since we have decreased my medication on Monday but at least its above where it was (8cm) so I will get another ultrasound Monday to recheck the fluid. Also they checked my cervix which was 27mm long which is okay they like it above 30mm at this point but above 25mm is "acceptable" so I am in okay range there but it was slightly funneling so we are still going to keep an eye on that and I'll recieve another cervical length ultrasound on Thursday of next week. Baby was very active and doing great they did a growth ultrasound as well and baby is measuring right where it should be at 25weeeks and he/she weighs 1lb 9oz approx!!!

So Monday will mark 25weeks 3days which is the gestational age I had Aricelli my last pregnancy so I am a little nervous for that day but super excited to get past it! With her at this point my water had already broke so I am really feeling great knowing I will get past that date still pregnant!!

21 more days untill my next milestone of 28 days :) woot woot!

Lots of love
Kierstien

Day 38

Welcome day 38 of bedrest, wow 38 really??? Sometimes it doesnt feel like its been that LONG but then at other moments it is like really only a month! But I have a LOT longer to go and I WILL make it!!! My goal is 37weeks and ofcourse anyday beyond that would be a great bonus!!



So still at the hospital on bedrest and staying here at least for tonight. Not much has changed in the last few days. Yesterday my fluid had dropped from 9cm to 8cm so we changed my medications around and I did very well with that last night, yay! So had another ultrasound today and that showed my fluid levels went up to 10cm, wohooo! So no changes today just keep doing what I am doing.

Today was the first day in a week that I got out of my ROOM! The nurse took me to group time, which is a thing the antepartum unit does they let the pregnant mommas get together to chit chat! Today it was only me and another lady but we still had a good time and it was so nice to "get away" for an hour. I learned that she has been on hospital bedrest since November 12,2010 and is now 32weeks pregnant, wow! She is really an inspiration :)

23 days to go till my next milestone of 28weeks!!!

Lots of love,
Kierst

Day 36

So today is day 36 of bedrest and I am feeling really good today!

Yesterday marked 24weeks 2days pregnant which was a very emotional day for me because when I was pregnant with Aricelli my water broke at 24weeks 2days and I am in the exact same hospital room so it was just an eerie feeling for me. I napped a lot of the day away to just keep my mind from racing and had NO CONTRACTIONS or anything. So yay! And I am so happy that day is over :)

Today I thought we were going to be changing medication and stuff but as you may or may not know things can change daily or even by the minute around here! So doctor came in this morning and said he doesnt want to change things yet untill I have another ultrasound to measure the amniotic fluid around baby. If fluid levels are the same as last week or better then we will keep everything the same and I may be able to go home this week. If fluid levels are low (praying they are not) then we will start changing meds and I assume we will keep me here and monitor a few days and see how I do w/the change. In past times when we change my medications I do good for about 48hours then things get bad again.

Had lots of visitors today :) Chase brought the girls up for a few hours and then my dad and Melissa (soon to be sister in law) came and visited. They brought me lots of magazines and yummy candy!!! Also Chase's cousin J came and visited too...she actually has an internship here at the hospital so she is around most of the week! IT deff made my day go faster w/all the visitors. Plus I even got a 2hr nap in this morning!!

25 days untill my next milestone of 28weeks, we can do this!!!!

Lots of love,
Kierst <3

Day 34

Today is day 34 of bedrest and things are going pretty well today!

I am still in the hospital and will be here at least the next few days just depending on what my body does the next few days. The plan is to keep things the same till Monday (as far as meds goes) on Monday we are going to up the doses of my niphedipine during the day and lower the indosin doses and then at night time still get double dose of Indosin since it seems I contract more at night and Indosin is what helps knock them out for me.

I had a quiet night, which is great! I had no contractions at all so it must of been the extra dose of Indosin that helped out. I even got some sleep :) almost 8hours I'd say which is way better then the last few nights of only 4hrs.

Get to see the kiddos today :) so excited!

My next goal is 28weeks so 27days to go!!!

Love to all!
Kierst

24weeks Yipee!

Happy 24weeks to me and baby today!!!! I am so happy to have made it to this milestone and it is going to help me breathe a little easier! Yes, I do NOT want baby to come soon by anymeans but this is a great step for me and now I start the countdown till 28weeks (only 28 days to go!). So bake baby bake mommy and daddy are excited to meet you and so are your big sisters but we can ALL wait untill closer to May for that to happen!!!

*hospital update*
Just a bit of an update I had more contractions last night around 10pm i started to feel a few contractions but figured my 11pm meds would help. Around 11:30 I noticed that they were still coming so I told the nurse. I was due for my other meds at 12am so she said we will see what they are doing 1/2 hr after that (to give them time to kick in) still contractions were 3min apart not super painful but still coming. So at 1am got a 2nd dose of each med and iv fluids for 1/2 hr after about 1/2 hr to 45min the contractions slowed way down and i got some meds to help relax me to sleep and stopped iv. Got woken up at 4am for 2nd dose of steriod shots, again at 5am for more meds, 6am for more meds, and 8am for drs to come in UGGH i slept good but not long so more naps during the day today FOR SURE! Dr said he is happy contractions stopped and still no bleeding but he is going to keep me longer and tonight we are going to up my nightly dose of meds before the contractions start since the last two nights it seems around 9:30-10pm i start slowly contracting and then bam it picks up to 3-5min apart so he said if 8pm or so we do double dose of each med that should help knock them out before they begin and we will reasses in the morning (the dr that knows me more and my history will be here then) and should know more of the plan. Monitoring this morning went well no contractions and baby was active and heart rate was good!

Hospital Bedrest

So just wanted to update everyone on what has been going on with me. Last night I started getting contractions around 7:30pm and since I had just taken Indosin at 7pm I waited to see if they'd go away they were pretty intense in strength mainly back pain but not super frequently around 8pm i took a second dose (since i was limited because of fluid being low) got up and went to the bathroom around 9pm and noticed bright red blood so I called into my doctor since I was told if I had anymore bleeding to call asap. I talked to doctor and ofcourse they wanted me to be seen being only 23weeks 5days they wanted me to go to the hospital with a level 3 NICU incase I were to deliver to give baby a chance to survive if born now. Got in and they checked me and my cervix was soft and maybe a finger tip dilated but not much more then that if any. My contractions were about 3-5 minutes apart they put me on niphedpine right away and did a bunch of tests. They did an ffn test that came back positive but the dr's are not going to go by that much since the postive doesnt mean a lot and the fact that I was bleeding so that could altar the test.They did a test to see if amniotic fluid was leaking and that came back negative,yay! So after lots of talking and figuring out what the plan was they decieded to keep me in l&d the dr checked me again since ctxns were still 3-5min apart and lots of back pain no more change from that so they will NOT check me again unless contractions get MORE intense or frequent etc. They did start the first set of steriod shots for babies lung developement I got the first dose at 4am today(23weeks 6days) and will recieve a second dose at 4am tomorrow (24weeks!!!). Talked to a dr w/my MFM clinic and he consulted with my doctor and the plan is to keep me awhile I am sure if it is up to my doctor and the other doctor that "knows" my situation that they will keep me for at least a month untill 28weeks when things are a little more stable, ofcourse if things are rocky at that point they'd keep me. But I will no more on that tomorrow and one of the doctors i see will be here the weekend and all next week.

Today things have gone pretty well got a u/s to check fluids since Monday fluid level was on the low side of normal because of my medication today it hadnt changed so they are okay with that at this point. Got an echo done on baby's heart and everything is great there! (they were again worried w/meds side effects) I am NOT contracting or bleeding anymore YAY! but on niphedipine and indosin to keep them at bay. They also moved me to antepartum with i really like cuz it's so much more relaxing and comfortable (if there is such a thing in a hospital) then l&d where they had me! Also now getting monitored twice a day for an hour.

Day 31

So here I lay today and I am having a pretty good today :) I had a friend come visit with her son and that was so nice! They brought lunch over, Davanni's it was yummy, and we just sat and talked for a few hours and just hung out while her little boy played with toys and watched movies. It is so crazy how human interaction is so needed and just makes the day go by so much faster!!!

I have been working on keeping my water intake up so that hopefully my amniotic fluid will be up as well at my appointment tomorrow afternoon. I have been making myself drink at least 6glasses of water (32oz glasses) each day and so far so good, today I am on glass #5 and its only 4pm! So hoping and praying that upping my fluid intake will make my amniotic fluid go up so I can stay on my medication. I have also been contraction free since I have lowered the medication :) which I am sure is also in part because of my fluid intake! So we will se how things go tomorrow.

Okay, so I have to admitt I am addicted to shows on MTV I know its a little sad but the drama of their lives really helps take me out of "reality" of being on bedrest and take my mind off of it all and just enjoy the crazyness of others! I watch Jersey Shore (lmao) and Teen Mom 2 and since I do not have cable tv or even regular channels on tv for that matter I watch all my shows online! I have also started watching The Bachelor, Parenthood, and Castle all online the day after they air on tv its nice I can keep up w/my tv addiction even w/out tv :) or having to go to others house to watch their tivo!!

Any other bedrest momma's reading this blog? What do you do to pass the time? I thought I'd catch up on reading and stuff but really realizing I am not much of a book reader so I have 5books staring at me but have yet to read them!

*Incase anyone else is keeping track 2days untill I am 24weeks :) I am so happy to have made it this far without any major complications!*

Lots of Love
Kierstien

Day 29

So here I lay on Day 29 of bedrest which is awesome! I mean do I wish I wasnt in bed? Ofcourse I do but that is not in the cards for me so I am so thankful to still be pregnant and at home on bedrest versus the hospital. I seem to be able to relax a little more here!

I had a GREAT night took some unisom about 1/2 hr before bed and I slept great woke up feeling refreshed which was a nice change from waking up to groggyness and headaches. Yesterday afternoon I lowered my medication from 50mg every 6hrs to 25mg every 6hours and I have still been contraction Free, wohoo!

Had a dr appointment today to check fluid levels and cervix length and before going I just knew my fluid level would be low, just from the lack of urine I have been able to produce even being fully hydrated. Well my insticts were correct, I got my ultrasound and I could tell just from looking that levels were lower (crazy how I can now see that now with all these apts) it has been between 12cm and 15cm and today it was down to 9cm which is in the lower 5% so the doctor was a little concerned. So what we are doing is lowering my meds even lower down to only one 25mg dose per day he did say ofcourse if I was getting contractions to take another dose and if I notice I am going to need a 3rd dose to call in asap and see what they want me to do. Other then that the cervix still looked good,yay. Now I am to just drink lots of fluids and rest and go back on Thursday to reasses and see how things look then. Hoping for fluid increase by then!!!


*incase your keeping count 4days till the magic 24weeks, age of viability!!!

Happy Monday to everyone!
Lots of Love,
Kierstien <3

Day 28 :)

Today marks my 28th day (4 weeks) of bedrest and things have really seemed to go by fast, for me anyways. I was telling Chase how it doesnt seem like 4weeks already and he said Oh yes it does,lol. But he has been great and really busy taking on the role of "single" father pretty much, doing laundry, dishes, making dinner, grocery shopping, and taking care of me..plus working full time! So its a big change for all of us!

I have been feeling great the last few days except the sleeping is NOT so fun...it seems to take me FOREVER to get to sleep and then I have to wake up at 3am to take medication and it takes me another hour or so to get back to sleep ugggh! I ran out of Unisom so I am guessing that is why sleep has seemed more torture recently...but today Chase is getting me some today so I am hoping for a good nights sleep tonight! I know I could take Ambien but that is NOT an option for me....I took that during a previous pregnancy while in the hosptial and it made me just feel CRAZY so I will not put my body through that again, plus w/the other possible side effects it just makes it NOT worth it to me at all!

Today I am keeping my time occupied by hanging out with my family :) I love weekends for the reason that we are all together and I get some human interaction! Today is the day Aricelli goes back to my grandmas for the week so that stinks but before I know it Friday will be here and she'll be HOME!

Baby is super active today and I love every little kick and movement :) to me baby is saying "Don't worry mom I'm okay!" and it makes me smile...ofcourse I dont smile as much when he/she is doing it at 1am but still a lil' smile!!!

Okay back to my movie, My Girl (probably my all time Favorite!) and then chile for dinner YUMMO

*Incase anyone else is counting 5days till the magic viability age of 24 weeks *

Love to all <3
Kierstien

Entertaining!

So I am trying to find thing to keep myself entertained during the day and found a website that does just that! Oh my gosh I have myself laughing so hard today I swear I've almost peed myself a few times, tmi I know but whatever!!! If you have time check out Damn You Auto Correct...I'd suggest not doing it while at work unless you laughing your butt off is okay to do there!

Here is the site, enjoy! damnyouautocorrect.com

Happy 23weeks!

Today I am 23weeks pregnant which is so great! I was thinking back when I was pregnant with Aricelli and at this point in her pregnancy I was 1cm dilated and on hospital bedrest. I am so blessed to be at home this time and not in the hospital and not dilated at all :)
Had a dr appointment yesterday and everything is looking great. The amniotic fluid levels are 12cm (which is normal) and cervix is long/closed! Baby heartrate was nice and strong at 147 and my 17p shots went normal. Starting next week I will also be getting a heart echo done on baby because of the medication I am on.

Yesterday was not a great day for me, besides the great dr apt. I just felt very sick all morning and had a headache,stomach ache, and was very nauseated so I took a 3hr nap and felt so much better afterwards.

So what do I do all day? I spend a lot of time online talking to friends on facebook or my ladies on babycenter. When I am not on those two sites I am usually playing games my favorite right now is diner dash, it is sooo addicting!!! I also love to save money and budget so I visit pocketyourdollars.com check it out its very helpful! Today I am watching season 9 of friends :)
"Different situation Cowboy, you would've had yourself a handful!!!" okay you'd totally know what I was talking about if you watch the show,haha!

Incase anyone else is counting 7days till I am 24weeks and at the age of "viability!!!!"

Love to all
Kierstien

Here I go day 23

Today is day 23rd that I have been on bedrest this pregnancy. I know a lot of ladies do not count by days because it makes it feel so much longer. But for some reason I do not agree! I think seeing each day is a blessing that I am getting that much closer to my milestone days! First up is making it to 24weeks which is the age of viability for this lil peanut! That will be on January 14th, 2011 and it is only 10days away which is FANTASTIC!!!!

I had my first doctor appointment of the week today, which was just an ultrasound (u/s) to check the fluid level around baby. My mother inlaw,Pam, took me there today. Baby looked great all curled up with his/her knees pushed up almost to its face!!! My cervix appeared to be long/closed via the abdominal u/s. I go back to the doctor on Thursday to check fluid levels, cervical length, and my weekly 17p shots.

So I know people ask me over and over what do you do in bed all day?? dont you get bored? how do you do it? My answer to this is I do whatever I can to get my mind of the fact that I am in bed and try to make the best of each day. Yes I get bored but when that happens I usually take a nap because it makes the time go by faster. How do I do it...I really dont know I just do because I have to. If staying in bed is going to give my little baby a chance at making it in this world and being full term then I will do what I have to do! My plan is to talk about different sites I visit online, books I read, movies I watch, and just daily things I do to make myself feel like I am not in bed all day!

Today is already going by so fast before I know it 4 o'clock will be here and that is the time my family comes home and my day really begins to feel "normal!"