****October 2013 Rainbow Babies****

[mizcee18]

They have just started geocaching but there is loads around our house they went further out yesterday to the angel of the north the kids love it x

Mizcee why you been on bed rest hope all is ok x

Hello all, just dropping in I love catching up with all your msgs I feel like im being nosey cuz I just drop in but boy has it been hectic lately.

I was on bedrest because of my cervix, Ive seen so many docs and specialists its a lot to take in, there is no actual facts stating that bedrest prevents early labor, but some people will do it more as a mental thing because it POSSIBLY may help and it makes a lot of women feel better knowing they are doing anything they possible can. but my doc feels like if your body is going to go into labor, its gonna go into labor weather your laying down, or running a marathon. BUT I was under 22 weeks when I was found to be already dilated and pretty much completely effaced, (a normal cervical length is 35 mm- to 60 mm, I only have 3mm left) so there was nothing to be done until 24 weeks, at 24 weeks I was admitted to the hospital to get the steroid shots for her lungs, should something happen and from there I was basically there to hang at the hospital just to hang lol. the issue is my hometown hospital cant support a baby until 26 weeks, the hospital an hour away can support babies 24 and up, there issue was a baby that small could be delivered so fast that I may not even have time to call an ambulance, or I would deliver in the ambulance which would greatly affect her survival rate, I guess the problem with babies that small is u can deliver before your fully dilated and because their heads are still bigger then there bodies her head would get stuck inside me and there would b serious issues so I need to b there n the hospital so that at the first sign of labor they could just do a C-section for her best interest. luckily not a thing has happened. ive come home and pretty much resumed life as usual, im 26 weeks today so luckily now everything can be done here in town should something happen but its been 1 full month of being effaced and dilated and not a single thing happening. I have a feeling she will stay cooking for a long time and everything will be just fine, but its the docs job to be extra cautious and take everything into consideration. it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

 

[mdjoy]

I had a friend who was 3 cm at 6 months and she ended up carrying full term. Hopefully baby stays in for awhile longer

 

[goddess25]

Hope everything is ok Hannah.

 

[geordiemammy]

They have just started geocaching but there is loads around our house they went further out yesterday to the angel of the north the kids love it x

Mizcee why you been on bed rest hope all is ok x

Hello all, just dropping in I love catching up with all your msgs I feel like im being nosey cuz I just drop in but boy has it been hectic lately.

I was on bedrest because of my cervix, Ive seen so many docs and specialists its a lot to take in, there is no actual facts stating that bedrest prevents early labor, but some people will do it more as a mental thing because it POSSIBLY may help and it makes a lot of women feel better knowing they are doing anything they possible can. but my doc feels like if your body is going to go into labor, its gonna go into labor weather your laying down, or running a marathon. BUT I was under 22 weeks when I was found to be already dilated and pretty much completely effaced, (a normal cervical length is 35 mm- to 60 mm, I only have 3mm left) so there was nothing to be done until 24 weeks, at 24 weeks I was admitted to the hospital to get the steroid shots for her lungs, should something happen and from there I was basically there to hang at the hospital just to hang lol. the issue is my hometown hospital cant support a baby until 26 weeks, the hospital an hour away can support babies 24 and up, there issue was a baby that small could be delivered so fast that I may not even have time to call an ambulance, or I would deliver in the ambulance which would greatly affect her survival rate, I guess the problem with babies that small is u can deliver before your fully dilated and because their heads are still bigger then there bodies her head would get stuck inside me and there would b serious issues so I need to b there n the hospital so that at the first sign of labor they could just do a C-section for her best interest. luckily not a thing has happened. ive come home and pretty much resumed life as usual, im 26 weeks today so luckily now everything can be done here in town should something happen but its been 1 full month of being effaced and dilated and not a single thing happening. I have a feeling she will stay cooking for a long time and everything will be just fine, but its the docs job to be extra cautious and take everything into consideration. it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Have they not even suggested a stitch?? I'm on a thread here that tells you all about it as I may have needed one get checked again tomorrow xx

 

[geordiemammy]

Hope everything is ok Hannah.

They ain't got a clue what's wrong with him now they don't think it's his appendix anymore but still on a drip for fluids and been up a lot in pain I'm hoping to find out more today I'm just cleaning up then going up there nick stayed with him last night he is sleeping at the minute though x

 

[Oasis717]

Hannah I just hope all is ok.and they find out v soon what's wrong, Happy Birthday hunni xxxxxx

 

[goddess25]

Poor poppet, hope he improves. Its hard when they don't know what is going on.

 

[geordiemammy]

This morning they said gastroenteritis but now its back to appendix he has been transferred to a different hospital xx

 

[goddess25]

I don't understand why they don't know if its his appendix..surely they have done an Ultra sound and had a look at it. Was he vomiting with diarrhoea for them to say gastro?

 

[geordiemammy]

They haven't done a scan hoping they will at the next hospital he can't stand with the pain he was being sick yesterday but no runs I was surprised they said that this morning to be honest but after the top doc looked at him the transferred him I'm waiting on my mam coming back from Glasgow to get the other kids so I can go over been with him all day but couldn't take all the kids over so oh has gone with him for now I feel totally helpless x

 

[Oasis717]

Oh Hannah what an awful situation, it doesn't sound like gastroenteritis to me, kids have had many times but never in too much pain to stand, poor luv xxxxxx

 

[geordiemammy]

Well he has been seen by the surgeon and the aren't convinced its his appendix but also ain't convinced it isn't so have gave him codeine and are going to keep him in overnight and do bloods again in the morning x

 

[goddess25]

Wierd...just look at the appendix and see what it looks like on a scan. I am not a doctor but it seems like a better step to me than just leaving it another day. Hope your mam gets there soon.

 

[geordiemammy]

Goddess I couldn't agree more its such a simple thing to do so why not just do it x

 

[goddess25]

I work.with physicians every day and some days their logic baffles me.

 

[geordiemammy]

I mean surely it would be better and cheaper to scan him rather than keep doing bloods and all that he has had a better night I'm going over soon just got the rest shipped off to school oh said to wait and see what the docs said on rounds before I travel over!! Then I have to travel back for an appointment at my hospital at 3 for cervical scan its so tiring and spd is playing up big time during the night I forgot how painful it can get xx

 

[geordiemammy]

Ok the hospital are morons they have decided to do more bloods this morning then if they aren't sure of the results they will scan him!!!! Surely the logical thing to do would be to scan without the bloods grrrr would be different if it was their child I bet xx

 

[mizcee18]

aw Hannah im sorry you are going thru all that, I hope u get an answer soon and he starts to feel better!

 

[Oasis717]

Oh dear Hannah, not good, it's just prolonging everything, surely a scan would help clear it up! Xxxx

 

[geordiemammy]

The have just took him to theatre and I'm now at the hospital at the other side of the water getting my cervical scan I'm foaming that they couldn't re arrange my scan x