Hi Mikell! From Connilee :*)

[Guest guest]

Mikell! I've been lurking on an off and wondered what happened to

you, saying prayers that no news was good news. I had no idea you

were finally preggers, but I had no doubt it would happen for you.

Thanks for the update, and many blessings on the countdown to 37

weeks! Connilee

>

> Hi, Ladies

>

> I know it's been forever since I posted anything so I wanted to

give

> an update on my pg.

>

> I'm now 26 weeks 3 days with a sweet little girl (Myrrah Belle).

> After the cerclage at 13 weeks (due to progressive cervical

> shortening to 2.8 cm), my cervix held nice and strong at 3.5 cm

> until 2 wks ago when it started to shorten again to 2.9 cm and

open

> internally. So, my doctor has put me on bedrest. It's not strict

> bedrest yet. I can get up to go to the bathroom and to get food,

> but I'm trying to stay put as much as possible. Fortunately, I

can

> also do my job from home. I just need to make it to at least 28

> weeks, even though we all want that to be more like 37 weeks. I

go

> back to the peri on Monday to see if this change in activity is

> helping.

>

> I also started having contractions two weeks ago. They went on

for

> about an hour or so but went away so I didn't go to the hospital.

> When I mentioned this to my peri he made a comment that it was

> probably a good thing that I didn't go to the ER since they

probably

> wouldn't know how to treat my case (that was so not

reassuring!!!).

> The week before my ob had also made a comment that if I go to the

ER

> make sure they don't manually check my cervix. How am I supposed

to

> remember this? So, I made up an " In case of emergency " card with

> all the pertinent information on it (brief case history, do's,

> don'ts, contact information, etc.).

>

> I took this card to my ob and she said that it was good that I did

> that. Then, she proceeded to say that she had already sent

> information about my case to the L&D's in the area. Way to go,

> doc! I was so impressed by that! She also said that I was one of

> three of her most high-risk cases right now and that she was

making

> sure that the other doctors in my practice were aware of how to

> treat me. And, she knows that some doctors would be happy with a

28

> week baby, but she is ready to make me rest practically on my head

> if it means keeping her in there until 37 weeks. I'm so glad to

> know that she is doing everything possible to make sure that this

is

> a full-term baby!

>

> As some of you may recall, I have not had the best experience with

> doctors in the past so we are so relieved to know that we are in

> good hands for this pregnancy.

>

> Just wanted to touch base and let everyone know that we're still

> hanging in there! I thank God (not often enough) for this little

> miracle that He is giving us!

>

> Best Wishes,

> Mikell, 34

> t-shape

> edd 1/19/05 (or any day now!)

> 1 m/c 2/04

> lap/hyst/resec 8/04

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