Hi kkf
I'm on bedrest at home with my laptop, so can reply you very fast
Actually, my contractions and tightenings never stop..I still have them. I'm considered by my gynae to be abnomal
so my gynae said we just have to manage this together day by day. That's why I still need to be on bedrest.
I totally understand how you feel. I'm counting by the days. Every single day counts to the growth of baby.
When I was in the labour ward (no TV!!!!), I also see people come and go. I cry everyday, esp when it is time for my hubby to go home. I feel so poor thing for him cos he has to come during lunch and also after work to accompany me. Cos in labout ward only hubby can come in. I see the patients in the labour ward come and go for delivery. I hear what they say...very envy when I hear them say they are 38 or 39 weeks or going to deliver. No one stays overnight in the labour ward except me. Hate the ventolin drip and hate the CTG. My CTG always have shows contractions - only thing is whether regular or not. I became so good with the CTG that sometimes I cheated a bit so that the contractions won't look so regular on the paper
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Cos to me, I know my contractions will never stop...I just want to be transferred to the normal ward cos in labour ward, I have to pay for the labour ward + normal ward - very ex!!!
Very often, I'm very tempted to ask gynae just to let nature takes its own course and let me discharge, but at times, I really want the baby cos I've already went through more than half of the pregnancy.
I know it's very very terrible to be lying on the hospital bed and not knowing what will happen - by lying there, is it very confirmed that baby will be saved or there may be a chance that effort would be wasted? THink about it this way (that's how I think)...we are only pregnant. We will recover and go shopping again after few months...what about those people who have terminal diseases? At least there is a timeline for us...we know when we will be up and running again.
I count by stages...gynae told me only when baby is 28 weeks, then got 70% chance of survival. So I count down to 28 weeks. Then slowly to 30, then to 32. Now I'm counting down to 34 weeks, then will be Christmas. After Christmas will be 35 weeks....
As the early contractions caused by cervix to open up, gynae had to sew up the birth canal. He has to check the birth canal daily when I was in hospital. I would be removing the stitch early next year - in my 36 weeks.
I'm counting daily with you as well. Just remember, it is easier to go through the remaining pregnancy than to start a new one again.
Don't get too excited ok? My friend lent me a portable dvd player to watch HK drama serials...cos gynae said I can't watch too exciting shows else will have contractions.
Am still getting tightenings, contractions, and also feel pressure at the cervix cos baby's head is pressing down. Am on 10 ventolin pills a day now.
Feel free to email me...I know how it feels like really...if I can do it, you can too. Let's count down together ok?