Baby Pinney is (almost) Fullterm!

Just wanted to give everyone the update that all is going well. I’ve been taking it easy and have been able to keep contractions to a minimum. Tom has been taking care of everything around the house as well as helping me let go of things that aren’t important. I’m so lucky to have him! We’ll be officially full-term on Saturday. Even if baby comes now, they won’t treat him/her like a preemie – they’ll just closely monitor to make sure that baby can regulate its temperature, eat adequately, etc. That’s a huge load off of my mind.

We went in for an ultrasound yesterday to get a diagnosis on a lump I have below my belly button on my abdomen. As suspected, it turned out to be a uterine fibroid, which are extremely common and very benign. Many women have them and don’t even know it. Pregnancy will often cause them to grow. It’s not interfering with the pregnancy, so we’ll just wait and see if it shrinks back down once Baby Pinney (BP) is here.

While they were doing the ultrasound, they took BP’s measurements to estimate his/her size. Usually this late in pregnancy, the calculated due date from an ultrasound is really off. Ours was right on our due date this late in the game! The technician said this is the first time that’s ever happened for her! BP is basically in the mid-range of all measurements – exactly where we want her/him to be. They guesstimated the weight at 6.5 lbs (plus or minus a pound). The amount of amniotic fluid is right where it should be. Baby is head down, ready to be born. Yay!

Thank you for all of your prayers, good thoughts and support!

Baby Happenings: Long time, no post

We’ve had a little excitement this weekend on the baby front. I was having a bunch of contractions last night, so I called our midwives. They suggested we go into the hospital to get checked out. Sure enough, the contractions were coming every 4-6 minutes. They gave me some Terbutaline to stop the contractions. Terbutaline is used to treat asthma and opens up the blood vessels. It is also used to treat preterm labor. The only side effects were a racing heart and shaky hands. It slowed things down enough so that we could go home (this all happened from 5:30am – noon; Lark was at Aunt Debbie’s for the night, which was perfect. Thank you so much, Debbie, for keeping her happy.) . I spent the day in bed, but am still having contractions, though not as frequently as before. I need to take it easy, rest and drink a lot of water.

We’re still a little early to be having regular constructions, but are at 34 weeks (37 weeks is considered full-term), so baby will be okay if born. S/he might have to spend a little time in the NICU. Say some prayers that Baby Pinney will keep cooking at least through the New Year.

Much love,
Lisa