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My 28 wk update - kind of long
Went in for my 28 week update. Boy did I have a lot of questions for my doc
:-) I felt like it has been FOREVER since I had seen him (reality it has been a month, I saw a different doc at my last appointment 2 weeks ago). The ultrasound showed that the babies are doing GREAT. They are now 2 lb 3 oz, 2 lb 9 oz, and 2 lb 13 oz. The doc said that my babies are in the 40th, 60th, and 70th percentile in their size. (thinking about it, I am carrying around 7 lbs of baby right now, plus 3 placentas, 3x extra blood, 3x amniotic fluid, 3x etc etc.) I have gained 44 lbs (Yikes. Doc doesn't seem to be concerned.) We have new ultrasound pics we will put up on our website sometime in the next few days. I had been swelling pretty bad this past week, with the swelling going all the way up my legs. On Monday you couldn't even tell that I had knees. He told me that I can only work 4 hours per day now, but since I can no longer fit behind the wheel of our car, that meant I have to quit/go on leave. This is a relief. I've been ready to quit my job for a while, but finances demanded I keep working as long as I could. I am SO thankful I got to work as long as I did. The doc told me originally that I would be on bed rest at around 20 weeks. Oh and that weird skin I had on my stomach, the doc said was called (some French word) that means Skin of the Orange because that's what it looks like, and it's caused by my swelling, so not to worry about that. The fact that the babies have dropped, because I am not experiencing contractions or spotting, etc. Then it's nothing to worry about. SO he blew all my worries out the window, which I knew he would, but needed his reassurance to put my mind at ease. We also took a tour of the NICU at the hospital. The charge nurse took us around and showed us all of the babies that were born at the same stage my babies are now. They are SO TINY, but most of them seemed to be doing well. The only thing that was a disappointment in a way, the nurse said that they provide everything for the babies (blankets, clothing, etc) W hich isn't too bad, except I also received a box in the mail today from my mom who went out and bought a bunch of Preemie clothes with snaps in the front (for the monitors), she said I'm also supposed to be expecting a package full of preemie clothes from my SIL soon. . . so I'm going to have a ton of preemie clothes, that the babies may not even wear. (this is including the few items I have already bought.) Maybe they will be developed enough that they will be able to come home soon, despite the fact that they would be so small. If they go the full 34 wks, they should be around 4 1/2 lbs a piece. Which gives me a few pounds of weight gain to work with before the clothes no longer fit. :-) Anyway, I guess that is it. Thanks for listening. -- Thanks, Rob & Gayle Huwe |
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My 28 wk update - kind of long
Thanks for giving us an update. That is great that everything is going so
well and the babies are all nice and big. I'm so excited for you both. So are you now on bedrest, or just taking it easy until delivery day? Now that you're not working the swelling should improve with you being off your feet. Don't worry about not being able to use the preemie clothes. I think my girls were 6 or 7 pounds before they outgrew their preemie outfits. They also had to be changed about 4 times per day when they were newborns because they kept wetting their clothes, so the extra outfits may come in handy for you. I hope things continue to go well for you. Kepp us posted on your progress. Andrea twin girls-Jordan & Madison 3 yrs. old Went in for my 28 week update. Boy did I have a lot of questions for my doc :-) I felt like it has been FOREVER since I had seen him (reality it has been a month, I saw a different doc at my last appointment 2 weeks ago). The ultrasound showed that the babies are doing GREAT. They are now 2 lb 3 oz, 2 lb 9 oz, and 2 lb 13 oz. The doc said that my babies are in the 40th, 60th, and 70th percentile in their size. (thinking about it, I am carrying around 7 lbs of baby right now, plus 3 placentas, 3x extra blood, 3x amniotic fluid, 3x etc etc.) I have gained 44 lbs (Yikes. Doc doesn't seem to be concerned.) We have new ultrasound pics we will put up on our website sometime in the next few days. I had been swelling pretty bad this past week, with the swelling going all the way up my legs. On Monday you couldn't even tell that I had knees. He told me that I can only work 4 hours per day now, but since I can no longer fit behind the wheel of our car, that meant I have to quit/go on leave. This is a relief. I've been ready to quit my job for a while, but finances demanded I keep working as long as I could. I am SO thankful I got to work as long as I did. The doc told me originally that I would be on bed rest at around 20 weeks. Oh and that weird skin I had on my stomach, the doc said was called (some French word) that means Skin of the Orange because that's what it looks like, and it's caused by my swelling, so not to worry about that. The fact that the babies have dropped, because I am not experiencing contractions or spotting, etc. Then it's nothing to worry about. SO he blew all my worries out the window, which I knew he would, but needed his reassurance to put my mind at ease. We also took a tour of the NICU at the hospital. The charge nurse took us around and showed us all of the babies that were born at the same stage my babies are now. They are SO TINY, but most of them seemed to be doing well. The only thing that was a disappointment in a way, the nurse said that they provide everything for the babies (blankets, clothing, etc) W hich isn't too bad, except I also received a box in the mail today from my mom who went out and bought a bunch of Preemie clothes with snaps in the front (for the monitors), she said I'm also supposed to be expecting a package full of preemie clothes from my SIL soon. . . so I'm going to have a ton of preemie clothes, that the babies may not even wear. (this is including the few items I have already bought.) Maybe they will be developed enough that they will be able to come home soon, despite the fact that they would be so small. If they go the full 34 wks, they should be around 4 1/2 lbs a piece. Which gives me a few pounds of weight gain to work with before the clothes no longer fit. :-) Anyway, I guess that is it. Thanks for listening. -- Thanks, Rob & Gayle Huwe |
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My 28 wk update - kind of long
WOW, everything sounds great!!! Congrats! Did you ask the NICU nurse if you
could bring your own clothes in?? I know the NICU's around here (n.cal, usa) allow it, you just have to put your name on the label and they would keep the soiled ones in a bag nearby so that you could take them home for washing! Good luck!! Gwen |
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My 28 wk update - kind of long
The nurse said we can bring in clothing and blankets if we want too, however
because they supply everything she said that the fear is there that the personal items would get mixed up with the hospital items. She said that if we choose too, not to be too surprised if we find the personal items on another baby (even if they are marked.) I'm not sure I want to take the chance of the items getting lost that way. "thefackrells" wrote in message news:y%X_a.147079$Ho3.17609@sccrnsc03... WOW, everything sounds great!!! Congrats! Did you ask the NICU nurse if you could bring your own clothes in?? I know the NICU's around here (n.cal, usa) allow it, you just have to put your name on the label and they would keep the soiled ones in a bag nearby so that you could take them home for washing! Good luck!! Gwen |
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My 28 wk update - kind of long
I washed a bunch of our premie stuff in preparation and then never used
it -- same situation with NICU dressing them til they came home at 17, 19 and 23 days and then they grew like weeds and bigger clothes were need very fast. I think only Hanna wore premie beyond about 5-6 weeks. Soooo my advice is not to remove any labels for now, wait til you see their come-home sizes and what you need to use, prepare only a couple outfits at a time, and then your family can return whatever you don't need for a refund or exchange for larger sizes. --Janet Elliot (5-11.5), Hanna (3-9), Connor (5-5.5) (10/21/96) and Holly (8-8 :-) (4/4/01) "The Huwe Family" wrote in message news The nurse said we can bring in clothing and blankets if we want too, however because they supply everything she said that the fear is there that the personal items would get mixed up with the hospital items. She said that if we choose too, not to be too surprised if we find the personal items on another baby (even if they are marked.) I'm not sure I want to take the chance of the items getting lost that way. "thefackrells" wrote in message news:y%X_a.147079$Ho3.17609@sccrnsc03... WOW, everything sounds great!!! Congrats! Did you ask the NICU nurse if you could bring your own clothes in?? I know the NICU's around here (n.cal, usa) allow it, you just have to put your name on the label and they would keep the soiled ones in a bag nearby so that you could take them home for washing! Good luck!! Gwen |
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My 28 wk update - kind of long
--Janet
Elliot (5-11.5), Hanna (3-9), Connor (5-5.5) (10/21/96) and Holly (8-8 :-) (4/4/01) Wow Janet! You grow them big! I didn't realize your children weighed that much when they were born! Andrea twin girls-Madison & Jordan 3 yrs. old |
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My 28 wk update - kind of long
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:53:57 GMT, "The Huwe Family"
wrote: The nurse said we can bring in clothing and blankets if we want too, however because they supply everything she said that the fear is there that the personal items would get mixed up with the hospital items. She said that if we choose too, not to be too surprised if we find the personal items on another baby (even if they are marked.) I'm not sure I want to take the chance of the items getting lost that way. And trust me, they will get lost. Sorry to barge in :-) but this is a subject that is still very sore for me. My girls were in the NICU for 14 and 16 weeks (born @ 26 weeks), and we lost half a dozen sleepers, a stuffed animal, and two handmade blankets due to nurses who either didn't notice the marks on the clothes, didn't notice the big sign we put on the wall and on their isolettes, or didn't care. My advice is that you not take anything into the NICU that it would break your heart to lose. I'm still so sad that I will never see those handmade blankets again :-( Best of luck to you! -- Paula Mom to Olivia and Cassie (b. 4/8/03) ^Grace^ (b. 5/16/02 d. 5/17/02) and ^Adam^ (b/d. 5/17/02) |
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