Apparently I did not learn a life lesson from this post. Note that it was written on 12/21 and Chiron was born 12/23.
My putting into writing that she had had no more decels and just some slightly extended variances may have been a bad idea. I'm not really very superstitious by nature, but both L&D and the NICU kinda make me so.
So, can you guess what happened between the last post and now? More variances plus a couple decels. They were V's, not W's, which I'm reassured is very good and she recovered on her own each time and is still achieving accelerations and the like, but NOT what we are looking for. She got down to about 90 from 150 or 160 and then recovered back to 150 or 160 over a couple minute period on one of them and I didn't get the specific numbers on any others.
Her line does look crazy compared to her sister's.
Nothing has changed, just the clock to feel confident that her positioning has resolved itself and she is not at risk has reset. Nothing to be alarmed about. Nothing to overreact to, but seriously? Just STOP doing that, little miss lefty.
I am finding it much harder to actually work while monitoring, so I'm going to celebrate the positive side and declare this an opportunity to nearly guilt-free work on getting caught up on my blog reading!
Thank you all for keeping track of us and sharing your thoughts and jokes and experiences. Really does mean the world.
Oh, and Tanika, the uterus of bitching is totally behaving, so I think we may need to get a nickname for little miss attention magnet...
Lefty, you are a little trickster already! Keep your heartrate level and high enough so you and your sister aren't evicted too soon!
ReplyDeleteThe whole family is in my thoughts!
Grounds for grounding already! Glad you're all still doing well. xoxo
ReplyDeleteCome on, little lefty - behave!
ReplyDeleteI'm always on edge waiting to hear an update. How much longer are you staying in the hospital, now?
ReplyDeleteSomething to consider: When I was carrying Cary and Dean, Dean was very active all the time. In fact, he was a little bit crazy, kicking me all the time and making me miserable, especially in the ribs area. Cary, on the other hand, was quiet. Way quiet. A couple times, I had to go in for monitoring just because I barely felt him move at all. NOW, Cary is all over the place -- my most adventurous boy. He wanders off, and walks up to strangers, staring in their faces. I say all this to say, Lefty might be a troublemaker now, but there's a strong chance she'll be a perfect angel -- quiet, sweet and compliant -- once she gets here. THAT's something to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to add.....I remember being able to move the monitors on my belly to catch a heart rate before the nurses could. Kind of like you knowing the what buttons to switch off :)
ReplyDeleteLefty. STOP MAKING YOUR MOTHER CRAZY !
Not even born and already giving you trouble. I'm thinking you have your work cut out for you :)
ReplyDeleteLefty, I don't like it when you scare your mom, but as long as you are fine and keep baking, I forgive you. Baby girls, stay healthy and thank you for being patient for a few more weeks. AMen.
ReplyDeleteShut your trap!! :)
ReplyDeleteI heart you!
ReplyDeleteHow are things?!?!?
DeleteIs everyone behaving?
ReplyDeleteCan you open your trap to let us know the status quo?
ReplyDeleteAmy
Where are yoooooou ?
ReplyDeleteKnock knock...Wiley, is everything ok??
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