(25wks2d)
Today is my husband and I’s 14th day in the hospital. I can’t even believe it’s been that long already!
So here’s our story. During our first ultrasound I was diagnosed with fibroid tumors. I was told i had 2 and they were more of something that I had and less something that would affect the pregnancy. This couldn’t be more wrong! In a small percentage of woman, fibroids can cause painful cramping and can grow along with the pregnancy. Lucky me!
During our 10wk anatomy scan we found that not only were the 2 fibroids growing but they had a friend, welcome fibroid number three. Since one fibroid sat directly above the cervix and shadowed baby girl, we were sent to a Perinatologist for further investigation. Week 20 with the specialist the findings got better…now there were 5…ugh. Not only that but it seemed that my cervix length was shortening. The baby by this point had slid herself under the fibroid. We were asked to come in for cervical length checks each week till 23wks due to an upcoming move from NC to FL.
Two days before the move at 23wks pregnant we went in for a check that revealed that the cervix length had gone from 2.69cm to 0cm’s with funneling of the membranes (aka amniotic sac). Then came the phrase no one ever wants to hear from a doctor…”you need to be in the hospital 5 minutes ago”. This is about the time full on tears and panic set in. 23 weeks isn’t exactly prime time for viability. That’s when we were admitted to the hospital and the fun began! My husband stayed with me the entire first day. I sat in triage for hours with some contrations, I was given fluids and they stopped almost immediately. The next day, my husband and father in law (who flew in from FL) finished packing our entire apartment and my father in law drove the truck and all our belongings to FL as scheduled. Needless to say, 2 weeks into our stay here it’s very apparent that although our stuff made it to FL, we will be here until baby arrives.We have now hit 25wks and we are hoping for many more!