JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2014 DUE DATE CLUB - THREAD #3

** Further update from pumpkin: **

"First of all let me tell you that we are doing good and babies are still in!

I picked up DS from kindergarten but already felt weird. We've been to the drug store and the playground and went home when I needed to pee really bad. After a few minutes I thought something has to be wrong because the water didn't stop running and when I looked into the toilet it was all bloody (sorry TMI I know!). I started panicking and of course DH didn't answer his phone so I called my parents in law to pick up DS and then set up an emergency call. At the hospital a doctor confirmed that Milan's water broke and gave me a steroid shot immediately to help the babies lungs to mature faster. I will need another one tomorrow. I had some contractions that I didn't feel but cervix is still closed. Now I am on meds 24/7 to stop the contractions and antibiotics twice a day. Oh and bed rest of course. Only allowed to get up to the toilet and take a shower every few days. We are trying to keep the twins in until at least 33weeks, 34 would be so much better. Please keep us in your prayers, every single day matters now and I just don't want them in NICU!

I kind of felt they would be born early but I didn't see that coming!"

Oh praying the babies stay in a little longer :fx::fingers::LotsofLove:

Thanks for the update Bunny!!

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Originally Posted by GreaseMonkey

Speaking of which, does anyone think it's a good idea to have a labor buddy so that everyone is on top of everything?

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If people are up for that, then yes it sounds like a great idea! Not sure how it'd be organised though :confused: - would it be a FB thing, or handing out mobile phone numbers so you can send a text message or some other way? What do you guys think?

I guess whatever people found more comfortable or something. If it was phone numbers I would have to be the same country to avoid charges I assume.

Oh no! Poor pumpkin! I hope they stay put a while longer. At least it's past 30 weeks :0(

praying for pumpkin and hoping her babies hang on a bit longer, so stressful for her! Thinking of you hun x

Grease, it is a great idea but how would we do it? Not sure if phone is a good idea because of how distant some of us are? Maybe e-mail or FB? Also a buddy would have to be a few weeks apart to give birth or both could be going at the same time and not be able to notify anybody. Maybe we can pair up by due date??? Like 2 weeks apart or so?

Prayers for pumpkin & her babies hoping they stay in!

As for labor buddies I'm up for whatever just let me know.

Just need to share something ladies, it's a bit of a sad day today. Remember I mentioned my sister was pregnant with a baby girl? Well she's 15 weeks along. At the 12 week scan they found 3 markers for Downs and a bad heart condition that would require the poor little thing to go to heart surgery right after birth, so all things considered my sister decided to terminate her pregnancy. The poor thing is so upset it breaks my heart. It's her 4th miscarriage and two of those were due to trisomies (first at 6 weeks, second at 9 weeks, third at 13 weeks (girl + fetus tested and had another trisomy), then 1 healthy baby girl, and now another girl with Downs and this heart problem. It's so sad to see someone close to you go through this! And I am so sad for the poor baby and my sister and just feeling like crap :(

I am so sorry, aidansmum. So heartbreaking, and so many times... she's in my thoughts xxx

Further on pumpkin: it was Milan's waters that went, Liah's is still intact. Doctors don't think she'll make it much further than 34 weeks, but that's all she really needs, then the babies should only need to stay in for a short time.

"....The babies have a good weight, Milan is weighing 2000gr and Liah 2089 so that's amazing for 31 weeks. Doctors are saying they don't necessarily have to go into NICU if they will be born any day soon, it depends on the weight (which is already enough to stay with me in a room) and if they will be able to breathe on their own. It doesn't matter if they have blood sugar issues or can't hold their temps they could keep an eye on it even if the babies are in a normal room with me.

...I am not leaving the hospital without the babies anymore. They are monitoring me closely now. I will have an ultrasound everyday to check on the waters and they'll do bloodwork everyday to ensure I don't get an infection."

Aidensmum, your poor sister, that's such sad news. And what a rough journey she's had. Sending her and you all my thoughts and prayers. xx

thanks for the updates on pumpkin bunnywabbit. It's good news that they don't have to come out just yet and that she's being monitored closely. Fingers crossed it all stays ok. x

Aidansmum, so sorry to hear the sad news about your sister :(

Bunny thanks for the update on Pumpkin, I hope it all goes smoothly for her

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I'm glad to hear Pumpkin's being monitored 24/7 and hoping her babies hang on until week 34, poor thing, it must be so scary.

Thanks for all the kind words regarding my sister girls, she's coping ok I suppose, I think I would be a mess if it was me :( But certain things just happen, what can she or anyone do?

Thanks the update on pumpkin, sounds promising.

Sorry to hear your sister audens mum xx

Bunny, thanks for the update, she is still in my thoughts and prayers!

AM, I am so sorry to hear about your sister, what a heartbreaking situation, my heart goes out to her and your family.

Prayers for Pumpkin and her babies! Hope they stay in there and mature a little bit more! Though, that is a great weight already!

AM - My heart breaks for your sister!! What a hard decision to have to make! Hope she is doing ok!

As for the heartburn...oh my! I barely had any with my first, though he had more hair than my second. This one is by far to worst! Started a few weeks ago and it's almost constant, esp if I eat any tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, salsa, seasoned chips, you name it! I think milk is going to be my best friend!

Can't believe some of you are going to be holding your babies soon! :)

Thanks Bunny for the update. Glad to hear she is further along and they are great weights! It sounds like she is in good hands.
AM- I am so sorry to hear about your sister. What a devastating diagnosis to deal with, so heartbreaking. Many prayers to her.

Aidansmum I am so very sorry to hear that. You, your sister & the baby are in my thoughts & prayers.

** Further update on pumpkin **

She had her 2nd (and last) steroid shot last night, but she lost more amniotic fluid during night and had started to feel what felt like strong menstrual cramping this morning. She sends her thanks to all for their support at this time.

"...Well i just talked to the doctor and she wasn't very hopeful that we'll make it longer than a few more days max. I am off to get my heart checked and will then get some information regarding a c-section from her. Will have to sign the papers for it today in case it needs to be done quick. She said they will have to be in NICU once they are born. I am so unbelievably sad, don't want to be separated from my babies. Can't stop crying. I had such a wonderful pregnancy, very uneventful and now this..."

"...I talked to the doctor again an hour ago and she said at this gestation and with the steroid shots I can be very hopeful that they'll only need to stay in NICU for one or two nights just to make sure they are doing ok. She also explained that I can be with them 24/7 and nurse them and hold them and that all the nurses will try to involve me as much as possible. Very relieved right now but of course we'll need to see how they will be doing once they are born to be able and say 100% what the next steps will be."

Poor Pumpkin, can only imagine how scary this all must be. Praying for her & her babies. Thank you bunnywabbit for the update.

Pumpkin, good luck! That must be so overwhelming. Hope everything goes smoothly. You're in my prayers.

AM- what a sad news... They're in my prayers too.

Stay strong pumpkin - they are in safe hands

Thanks for the update Bunny. It is a delicate situation but the Doctors sound confident, which is good. I'm glad she will be able to stay with her babies for as long as she likes. She must be so worried, the poor thing. My thoughts and heart goes to her.

Tell her we all send our love and prayers. xx

Thinking of you Pumpkin xxx

:HH: pumpkin :HH:

Sorry it took so long to look into (the idea wasn't being ignored - fantastic idea, GreaseMonkey, just couldn't really wrap my head around it last week given work, etc. :oops:)

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/due-...r-buddies.html

Hope everything is going/goes well for pumpkin!! Big hugs


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*** Further update from Pumpkin ***

"Went to the the bathroom and started bleeding. Now off to see the doctor. So worried!!!..."

"What a nightmare... it wasn't the mucus plug, it was pure blood. By the time the doctor was ready to see me I was bleeding very heavy it was just running down my legs and I had strong and regular contractions. Both babies are with their feet down now which means I'll need a c-section . Anyways, I was bleeding so heavy that they needed to call one more doctor and now I am on some very strong meds to stop the contractions. They are helping pretty well and the bleeding subsided by a lot but my heart is racing like crazy and my body is shaking. I can't even really type this message. The nurses are saying my body will get used to the meds by tomorrow. As for now we could stop labor once again but I really don't think they will stay in for much longer. What a rollercoaster!

By the way, I sent the message that I am bleeding almost 8h ago that's how bad the internet connection in this hospital is! I am back in my room for an hour now..."

Oh poor pumpkin having such a hard time. :( Praying and hoping for the best possible outcome. x

Oh pumpkin :0( how scary. Thank god she is already in hospital

Oh my goodness, how scary. Do they know where the bleeding was coming from?? So glad she's in hospital and praying for the safe arrival of these bubs.

Oh no how terrible and scary!! Thinking of you pumpkin :HH:

I don't really get why they don't take the babies out. I know it's way too early but it's obvious the babies are having a hard time and will be coming out soon. I am hoping they are doing every testing possible to ensure babies are healthy and their lungs are mature before she has them! I can't even begin to imagine how scary it is for her. I hope she has a great support system, I can't imagine her not having anyone :(

Poor pumpkin! I can only imagine how scary this must all be. Praying for her & the babies!

pumpkin i am praying everything is ok!! I will be checking in all day to see how you are!

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Originally Posted by GreaseMonkey

Oh no how terrible and scary!! Thinking of you pumpkin :HH:

I don't really get why they don't take the babies out. I know it's way too early but it's obvious the babies are having a hard time and will be coming out soon. I am hoping they are doing every testing possible to ensure babies are healthy and their lungs are mature before she has them! I can't even begin to imagine how scary it is for her. I hope she has a great support system, I can't imagine her not having anyone :(

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I was wondering the same thing, but thinking they may be keeping them in as long as possible purely because of the breathing. I'd imagine if they thought they were under threat, especially given the bleeding they'd take them out then, but is hard to say what's going on from this end :( Just hoping all goes well and without further incident.

Praying for you pumpkin!

My dr says everyday inside is one out of the nicu. I understand why they aren't taking them yet but they will if either baby shows signs of distress. As long as mom is ok or I should say stable they will leave them in.
My dr told me at my last appointment that there have been twins born weeks apart because ones water broke but the other was still ok to stay in! That's crazy to me
So scary!