However, she's far and away more patient than her little sister... unfortunately on the 27th of November at about 3.30, my water broke at 29 weeks and 6 days of baby cooking. I'm writing this from the hospital where they have free wireless internet.
Here's the scoop... I'm on bedrest, and am only allowed to get up to use the bathroom. We're hoping to keep this baby cooking for 4 more weeks. 34 weeks is a milestone in terms of being able to eat and breathe without too much assistance, so fingers crossed for 4 weeks of bedhead.
I've been given medicine (steroids) to help mature baby's lungs. I get another dose tomorrow. No, I do not suddenly have awesome biceps.
I'm being given medicine (Magnesium Sulfate) to stop contractions hopefully until the steroids have a chance to work. After it has, they'll stop the magnesium and we'll see if I go into labour or not. If not, we wait. Quietly.
Babies born at 30 weeks onwards generally do very well. According to the doctor there is no real long term difference between a 30 week baby and a full term baby. Survival rates and long term issues are the same. The only difference is that a 30 week baby will need time in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) to learn how to breathe and eat. Once they learn that, they're good to go. Most babies get to go home around what would have been 38 weeks.
So there you go. Feel free to email me if you'd like more info, or if you'd like to chat about movies or books or the weather or that guy from Twilight. I'll hopefully be sitting right here, bored out of my brains :-)
And just in case you were feeling sorry for me that I missed out on Thanksgiving dinner, Ben brought me some in a box. And it was delicious. So don't worry, see?! :-)
