First of all, I thank everyone for the phone calls, text messages and visitors during my stay in the hospital. It was very nice and Charley and I felt very loved. I especially want to thank Trish for bringing my daily coffee and being my main support person during this difficult week.
My fluid level went up and has stayed up for the last couple of days. They are releasing me from the hospital in a couple of hours and I have another appointment on Monday. I will continue to do bi-weekly ultrasounds to continue to monitor the fluid levels. I am so excited to get back into my own bed and keep my fluids up.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Love,
Sarah, Topher and Charley
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Week 33
Well, Charley and I have had quite the weekend. I went into my doctor appointment on Thursday afternoon and they discovered that I had less than 3cm of amniotic fluid so they admitted me to the hospital right away. There I got IV fluids and another dose of steroids to help Charley's lungs develop a little faster in case she did come early. Friday morning I had another ultrasound saying that my fluids were up and I was okay to be released and have another ultrasound Monday afternoon. I got released form the hospital around 4pm Friday afternoon. Around 4pm Saturday afternoon, I wasn't feeling a lot of movement from the baby so I decided to call the on call Dr and she told me to come in right away and get checked out. Turns out my fluid dropped just as much as it increased within 24 hours. So they kept me overnight again Saturday night. Sunday came around and I had another ultrasound saying my fluids went up again but the Dr wanted me to stay another night for observation.
This morning my regular doctor came in and we talked about what we were going to do from here on out. But first we are waiting to see what the fluid level is today. I am still waiting for them to take me down to get an ultrasound. So pretty much hurry up and wait. That's what this whole weekend has felt like.
Charlotte is doing great through all of this. She is healthy and kicking normal again. Which is always a good sign. We are going to try to keep her in my belly as long as we can.
Toph is currently in country now. He will not be able to come back for the birth if she comes early. Which is okay we will have plenty of pictures and video for him to watch. We will also try to skype if he is available.
I will update as soon as I know after my ultrasound.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Love,
Sarah, Topher and Charlotte
This morning my regular doctor came in and we talked about what we were going to do from here on out. But first we are waiting to see what the fluid level is today. I am still waiting for them to take me down to get an ultrasound. So pretty much hurry up and wait. That's what this whole weekend has felt like.
Charlotte is doing great through all of this. She is healthy and kicking normal again. Which is always a good sign. We are going to try to keep her in my belly as long as we can.
Toph is currently in country now. He will not be able to come back for the birth if she comes early. Which is okay we will have plenty of pictures and video for him to watch. We will also try to skype if he is available.
I will update as soon as I know after my ultrasound.
Hope all is well with everyone.
Love,
Sarah, Topher and Charlotte
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