After a week and a half in the hospital it was decided that I could be sent home if I stayed on my medicine to stop contractions, took my blood pressure regularly at home, stayed on bedrest and came right back to the hospital if anything suddenly changed. Of course I agreed because I could not wait to get home and sleep in my own bed and find a few more things for Tanner to do before the babies come home. Tanner was not nearly as excited to have me home mostly because my condition scares him but I think my honey do list is a little overwhelming after a long day at work. Sitting home all day staring at all the little things that need to be done that I can't do drives me crazy so when he gets home I have plenty for him to do. I think it has definitely made him appreciate having me do the laundry, clean the house, cook meals, go shopping, deal with the mail/bills, and all the other little things I can't do now that he gets to take on, and I'm sure he can't wait till I can take those chores back on. Thank goodness my friends and family have been helping out so much we truly appreciate them.
The Plan for now is to go to the doctor on Wednesday for another NST, labs and and u/s of the babies and to make sure my blood pressure is stable and that there are no other complications if everything is still ok we will follow up every 3 days or so. We are also planning to stop taking the medicine to stop contractions on Sunday (36 weeks) so we will see when these babies decide to make their entrance into the world. I never thought a week ago that I would still be pregnant but am so happy to get to give these babies a few more days in the womb.
Last week during our hospital stay we had another growth scan of the babies and Baby A weighs approximately 4 lbs 15 oz and Baby B weights approximately 5 lbs 10 oz. The weights are both well within the normal range so the doctors were happy. We were concerned that Baby B had not grown much from our previous scan but the doctor said it was probably because at the second u/s they used more measurements to determine the approximate weight and that as long as he was still measuring well (he's in the 75th percentile) it was ok. We can't wait to see how big they are really gonna be.
About Us
- Tanner and Melinda
- Tanner and I have been married for 4 years but have been together for 11. Tanner owns and runs his own custom farming operation which growns mostly hay, corn and straw. I work at St. Lukes as a labor and delivery nurse and absolutely love my job. We enjoy classic cars and spending time with our families and friends. We have 1 year old twins Sienna and Landon who are growing like weeds and added a new addition Peytan in August. Yes our hands are full and we LOVE it!
Drifter
I have never seen a dog that loved his owner as much as Drifter loved Tanner, we truly miss him.
Playlist
Classic cars
Our 1957 Chevy Bel-Air at the Northwest Motorfest Car Show
Classic cars
Tanner and our 1970 Chevelle Convertible
1 comment:
It's so good to have you out of the hospital (although I could see you guys more when you were there)! You're probably going to be one of the people who has to take Nifedipine through the whole pregnancy and as soon as you can stop, you wait until 38 weeks to deliver...I hope not though, we're getting more and more excited for Carlee's friends to make an appearance.
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