In hospital on bed rest at 24 weeks......

as hard as this time is for you guys you know how worth it will all be to get a lot further along in the pregnancy.
1 day at a time and you guys are almost to 25weeks so i hope things stay safe.
Thinking of you guys

Just wanted to send some sticky vibes your way. Hoping your little man can hang in there longer

Thinking of you guys!!!
:hug:
xx

has anyone heard any news? :( I hope no news is good news.

Thinking of you both xox :hug:

hey thought i would pop in and send some sticky vibes, thinking of you all. Xx

I know she has made it to 25 weeks, keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers :hug:

Hey Guys it Sally here (tummy mummy),

Sal is the one who normally posts on here but as l have the computer in hospital with me she has not been able to and l know you have all been wondering what is going on with us.

I wanted to firstly say we are still here (25 weeks today)!!! Then l wanted to thank you all for your love and support as my beautiful family go through this very scary time as we prepare for our second NICU journey.

Things are seeming to go along nicely. Very uneventful so far which is wonderful. I haven't had any leaks since Monday and no pains at all which is promising. I am on hospital bedrest but can sit in the chair in the corner, shower & toilet, and sit/lie on my bed.

I am fine - coping well with the hospital stay - just missing my family like crazy. Its good that l enjoy my own company - l haven't had a chance to be bored yet am quite enjoying my quiet time - just wish that l could play with Charlie if l have that much spare time!!!! I think Sal would definately be going stir crazy by now - she gets bored a lot quicker than l do so its lucky that she is looking after Charlie and not here. I feel so lucky to have her in my life she is an amazing wife and mumma and l know that Charlie is in really good hands with her - just wish she wasn't having to behave like a single parent at the moment and look after Charlie on her own and deal with the stress of having me in here.....

I am going to have another ultrasound next week if l am still here to check the cervical length. Just hoping and praying for some more time..... Had a bad day yesterday when the head of Neonatology came to speak to me. Told me the complications we would be looking at if the baby came in the next week or so. I know the 28 week journey and know that it is much better than 24-28weeks so we have been focusing on getting to 28 weeks. I hadn't really thought about much else other than wanting to get to 28 weeks. Now l can't stop thinking of the complications we might face if our baby arrives before 28weeks.

All l want is to bring our baby home - l know there is a chance that we might not, l didn't think l could cope with a disability prior to now, but l know that as long as he comes home we will cope with anything else.

Keep thinking of us and praying for our goal of 28 weeks. Once we get there we can hope for longer but at the moment, each day l wake up pregnant l am happy and every week l will be ecstatic.

Sal xxx

Congratulations Sal on making it to 25 weeks! Glad to hear that you are having such an uneventful hospital stay. Lets hope bub stays tucked away for a long while yet.

Rest up & stay strong Hun xx

Congratulations on 25 weeks :hug: You are doing so well. Hoping and praying for 28 weeks xx

:crossfingers: for another three weeks at least, and hopefully longer. Hope you are getting plenty of reading and relaxing done!

Thinking of Sally at home with Charlie as well. What a difficult time for you both atm. :hug:

Thinking of you guys, and praying for another few weeks at least.
:hug:

Positive news first....


:happyforyou: 26 WEEKS TODAY!! :happyforyou:

Unfortunately, we had our scan today showing the cervix has halved in size again. Only 8mm between baby and the outside world... eeek! So, hanging out for another two weeks and then we see what happens.
Stay in there as long as you can little boy, we love you!

Wooo Hooo for 26 weeks!!!! :happyforyou:

:( for the shortening cervix :cry:

Are you on more stict bed rest now? get your bum in the air to keep bubs inside!!
Have you had any ctx? Or are you on meds to stop them?
:hug: have been thinking of you all quite regularly, thinking everyday you are getting through is one you don't have to spend with bubs in NICU.
Take care hun xxoo

Just stopped in to see how things were going. Happy to hear about making it to 26 weeks :cheer:
I just wanted you to know that you are in my thoughts.

Congratulations on making it to 26 weeks!

You have been in my thoughts a lot this week. I was hoping and praying that your next post was letting us all know that bub is still right where he should be, tucked away nice and warm in Mum's Tum.

Rest up, bum up and take care xx

Congrats on keeping him nice and warm for another week.

Hoping he stays nice and warm tucked up inside for another 2 at least

Thinking of you and Sally at home with Charlie xxxx

well done on reaching 26weeks! stay put little buddy.
I have heard of a lady's cervix shortening to 2mm at 25weeks and after a long 3months of bedrest made it to 38weeks!

wishing you all many more weeks of bubba safe and sound in his mumma's womb :hug:

Congratulations on 26 weeks xx :dance: :clap:

I truly hope to see you make 27 and then 28 weeks even better I'd like to see you past Brendan's gestation (30+1)

All the best Thinking of You all xx

:dance: to the 26week milestone. We willl keep :pray::pray::pray: bubba stays put for as long as possible.

:dance: hooray for reaching 26 weeks girls! ive got everything crossed that bubs keep cooking a bit longer.

Congratulations on 26 weeks! Here is to at least another 8 weeks or so

:leap: 27 weeks today hooray :leap:

So, big difference between 27 weeks and the 24 weeks we came into hospital with so yipee!! If we can hold out for at least one more week, then we are IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER! Wowee!
Baby boy has his head down and is engaged, which is a bit scary as he is ready to go, but bigger picture good, as we have an excellent chance of a natural, vaginal birth instead of an emergency caesar if she had gone into labour while he was lying sideways across her belly.

Every day is a blessing and we are breathing a sigh of relief to have got this far. Crossing fingers for another week at least.....

:dance: :dance: :dance:

27 weeks is AWESOME news!! Thinking of you often xox

Big WOO HOO. That is such fantastic news. Fingers crossed for you for a bit more cookin'.

27weeks is fantastic! Sending Positive vibes that you last a few more weeks!

:leap: :leap: :leap: Wooo Hoooo!!!! 27 weeks!!!!! :leap: :leap: :leap:
Three down, another three will bring your little bubba to 30 weeks ;)

How are you and Charlie going? Thinking of you all xxoo

That's great news, Sally. :pray: that you get a little longer to prepare for your LOs arrival yet.

WoooHoooo Congratulations!!!

Praying for another few weeks yet :D

Fingers crossed for lots more baking time! Hang in there little guy!

That's great news!! Fingers crossed he stays put for a few more weeks at least.

this is amazing news to log onto! 27 weeks...like you said, a massive difference from the 24 weeks when you guys had the first scare :hug:

Bring on the THIRD TRIMESTER!!! :dance:

hope that you are all holding up ok xx

Wonderful news!! Congrats on making it to 27 Weeks xx

well i all but missed saying yayyyy to 27weeks and as of tomorrow you've hit 28 weeks!!
im guessing the 28th week is going to be somewhat emotional for you guys but along side that hopefully some happy tears that lil bub has grown so much in the last 4wks when you guys were first faced with another prem.
well done guys!

I was thinking about you all today Sal, I am so excited that tomorrow brings 28 weeks, Charlies gestation, so so happy for you all :dance: I am crossing everything that you make it to 30 weeks and beyond :hug:

:clap: 28 WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

Holy crap, we made it! 28 weeks and it seems like Sal's cervix has stopped shrinking ( at 7mm, mind you, but it has stopped ) so for the first time, the docs are talking about when we make it to 32 weeks hoooray! Finally, some good news!!!

Happy dance, happy singing, happy happy happy!

Yayayay!!! Hoping 32 weeks is much more likely for Sal and bub and :crossfingers: we hear good news at that point.

:clap:
woo hoo congrats to you both
that is super fantastic.:D

:happyforyou: