Prayers and PD required

[floridahippy]

Hi - my eldest dd who is 32 weeks into a high risk pregnancy went into hospital with contractions 10 minutes apart early Saturday - and she is still having them at 1pm on Tuesday!!!! They have been giving her injections and tablets to stop labour but this seems to be stalemate and she is totally exhausted now. They are now saying its an irritable uterus!!!!!! She also has a large 9cm cyst which is on her left ovary which is giving her a great deal of pain too. Nothing is happening either way - they havent stopped the contractions but neither is anything happening.
Anybody else suffered from this at all - if so any tips would be appreciated!!!

 

[stm61]

I had triplets at 32 wks. They were 3 lb 1 oz, 3 lb 11 oz, and 4 lb 11 oz. They had to learn the suck, swallow, breath coordination but there were no lasting physical problems. Just some speech and learning issues, but nothing major. Hope that helps.

 

[kbkids]

Here's another with 2 32-week babies. DD weighed 1 lb 13 oz, DS weighed 3 lb 7 oz - not twins (4 years apart), but that was just as long as my body would go before it started shutting down. If it's just time for the baby to come, I have no doubt that it will be fine. You would never know that either one of my kids are preemies, no health issues at all. DD is small for her age, but she came out small. DS - actually taller than the other kids, average weight. At 32 weeks, 3 1/2 pounds is the typical weight. DD had a minor bout with RSV when she was 1, DS has minor seasonal allergies (not food-related) - neither one has ever so much as had an ear infection, only minor colds (other than the RSV - and they caught that early, and she was over it within a week.) I know it's hard not to worry, but if there is any doubt, it's much better at this point for the baby to be born than to risk it or Mom.

 

[Dan Murphy]

No ideas or similar here, Floridahippy, but wishing your daughter well, she is in my prayers.

 

[Big V]

Your DD is in my prayers.

 

[Pooh Crew]

Another triplet mom here. I had my babies at 32 weeks and 6 days. It was a scheduled c-section, so I did not have the labor issues. They weighed 4lbs10oz, 3lbs10oz, and 2lbs9oz. Is your daughter having a boy or a girl? My son was the largest, but he had more breathing trouble than my girls and that is typical of boys. He was the last to come home. All three of mine are just fine now. No problems at all. My son was in speech for a little while, but there are no long-term issues.

P & PD for your family.

 

[Serena]

sending more prayers, but she'll be alright.

 

[mickeyboat]

More prayers on the way for your DD. It is sure scary!

I had a 34 weeker, induced after my water broke at 31 weeks and labor had started. They stopped labor with rest and fluids and induced me when Hannah's lungs had matured. Have they given your daughter steriod shots to help mature the baby's lungs?

Hannah was in the hospital for 2 weeks and is a perfectly healthy 6 year old.

Denae

 

[minkydog]

Your poor daughter she must be exhausted. Let's hope she can hang in there a little longer, at least long enough for the baby's lungs to mature. Hope everything will turn out well.

 

[KellyLynn]

I am 31 weeks , will be 32 on friday. This is my 4th baby and I have had contractions for 2 weeks, They have been able to stop them , but it is a scary time. My prayers and Pd are with you and your DD.
With me my body is just shutting down the baby is getting everything she needs but is not leaving much left for me.

My Ds 3 was born at 34 weeks he was small but no problems.

 

[snappy]

Sending prayers, hoping for a healthy outcome for your daughter and the baby.

 

[luvmydogs]

I was high-risk pregnancy, too, and was hospitalized for a month before I gave birth at 32 weeks (I had gone into kidney failure with seizures and cardio/pulmonary edema). This was all very sudden (emergency c-section), and they had no time for any lung-maturation injections for my son--he had to be delivered then and there! He weighed in at 3.4 lbs.--which actually was a very healthy weight at that age. He was on a respirator of several weeks before being swiched to a C-Pap for a short time, and was hooked up to every machine in the book, but after a month of that, it was just feed and grow. We always thought he'd just be a tiny little spud, but at age 10, he's already 5 ft., 95 lbs., and he's been able to pick me up and put me over his shoulder since he was eight. We were warned that he may be more likely to have learning delays/disorders, but he is a straight A student and plays basketball, baseball and football--you'd never believe he'd had a little rockier-than-normal start.

As for me, it took a while to recover from everything, and I was not allowed to breastfeed because of the anti-seizure meds. I had to be on. I was discharged after a week or so, and dh and I used to go visit Chris in the NICU everyday. It was quite the learning experience seeing all the nurses (who were beyond wonderful!) take care of all these tiny, fragile babies--it really helped us know what to do when we brought Chris home.

Pre-, peri-, and post-natal care is absolutely amazing nowadays--they will take *exceptional* care of your precious daughter and grandbaby. I'd love to tell you not to worry, but you're a mom, and will do that anyway. Your dd and dgb will be in my thoughts and prayers today--as will you. May God give you all strength and comfort.

 

[S. C.]

I will keep them in my prayers.

 

[piglet too]

Your DD and the baby are in my thoughts.

 

[hpygrll]

My big and sturdy two year old was a 32 weeker. He was in the NICU for almost a month to learn the suck-swallow-breathe reflex but there have been no major long lasting effects from being born early. He started walking a little later than some but he is a strong kid. And he talks a mile a minute.

Prayers for you
Jenny