That is great black_rose that everything goes back to normal so quickly and fabulous to hear that you could start BF'ing after an hour. DD had very low BLS when she was born of 0.9, so she had an IV for a couple of days and and NGT for nearly two weeks. She also was Jaundiced for 3 months and nearly had to go back in under lights again, so glad her Bili's came in just low enough

Fabulous news of the GTT's as well !! I have to go straight to the GTT this time as well, last time I did because of the excess amniotic fluid and I think my OB has done it this time so we aren't stuffing around with anything.

Yeah the premmie thing is so hard but I guess unless you have been there it is hard to really understand....


im assuming GD is gestational diabeties? whats SPD?

thanks beema.....

yep stitch is a definate, my cervix is 2.5cm when im not pregnant so he wont risk it, which is fine by me!! id rather have it done and be safe rather than sorry.....

this thread is a great idea, im learning lots already!!
i still feel like im a novice at this pregnancy caper, i never got far enough to know about all the ins and outs....

thanks blackrose.....

i know, im so thankful to our OB i really wonder what would be happening if we didnt have him.....

its a bit of a exciting day here today.....

ive hit 12 WEEKS!!!!
i didnt expect to get this far thats for sure!!!!
wooo hooo for 12 weeks, it is a fabulous milestone!! for a short cervix but great that the stitch will be going in soon, when mine was 2.2cm my OB said between 12-14 weeks, but after my MC finished it relengthened again, so we are going with the fortnightly scans, and hopefully we can keep it above 2.5cm, as I am nervous about getting a stitch done so late.

I have added in IC at the top of the page and also what all the acronyms mean, SPD means Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction, my physio referred to it as Pelvic Instability, I just found this description of it:

The two halves of your pelvis are connected at the front by a stiff joint called the symphysis pubis. This joint is strengthened by a dense network of tough, flexible tissues, called ligaments. To help your baby pass through your pelvis as easily as possible, your body produces a hormone called relaxin, which softens the ligaments. As a result, these joints move more during and just after pregnancy (Kristiansson 1997; Bjorkland et al 1999; Bjorkland et al 2000), causing inflammation and pain, known as symphysis pubis dysfunction or SPD.

In other words it hurts, I had it worse with DD, this time I have only had to wear the belt a couple of times, which holds everything together better