JulieL

[autumn]

Has anyone heard from JulieL? I haven't read any posts from her in several days, so I did a quick search and the last post I found is from September 1st. I could have missed one though. :)

JulieL, I pray all is well!

[MSJ]

Oh I was just thinking about her today and wondered where she was as well. I hope and pray everything is okay.

Maggie:)

[JulieL]

I'm still here :) Things are ok here. Things are a daily effort just to deal with what each day holds. I have good days and bad days. Still contracting every day - that is annoying, frustrating, tiring and more. Usually my long boughts of contractions start in the evening around 4 or 5 pm. But this week I've had three evenings where they started at 10:00 pm x( - one of them being last night. Baby looks good still and I'm so far not dialing so that's the main thing we try to focus on. Though things are not easy. My meds give me heartburn, dizziness, and nausia off and on. I spend much of my day time laying on my side monitoring my uterus, 2 hours a day, plus the monitor sessions when I am contracting as well. The nurses at Matria who manage my terebutaline pump and monitor sessions are great and very encourging. Though they all seem to have this hummmm, feeling when they deal with me. I contract so much on the drugs and that is apparrently quite unusual. And the tiring part is I still contract for like 3-6 hours, and that starting at 10:00 sucks to say the least. But my MIL is in town taking good care of me, DS, and DH. My freinds and church have been really helpful preparing us meals. So I'm just waiting it out. I took a fFn (fetal fibronectin) this week and it came on negative which is great, so I should be ok for the next 2 weeks putting us almost at 34 weeks. I will look forward to meeting our little girl and having this pregnancy over with. I think I'm gonna get my tubes tied when I deliver, DH and I don't want to do this again. I'm at a high risk of dealing with this again and sooner on another pregnancy. Plus we thought this was it beforehand. But we both agree we would be open to adoption if we wanted more children.

Today I'm a little nervous I may end up back in the hospital again, cause last night I had lots of contractions, and they started back up again this morning, and 4 1/2 hours later are still going. That is what sucks too, the not knowing every day. Anyway this was a little bit of a vent post, but thanks so much for caring and asking! That makes me feel good!
:-)

[FiddleFit]

Julie,

Thanks for the update! I was beginning to wonder, too, when we hadn't heard from you for a few days. I can't say as I blame you for wanting your tubes tied this time. When will they take you off the meds and let nature take its course? Around 36 weeks?

Take care, and please keep us posted on how you're doing.
Sandra

[JulieL]

I don't know what exactly is going to happen regarding my meds. One of my meds Indomethicin, I will be taken off sometime in my 33rd week. Then the terebutaline pump I"m on, well I am quickly getting quite close to my cap off in the dosage amount that I can take a day. As things have been going I get the dosage on it increased each week. Sooo that puts me a few weeks from the 36th week. It looks like magnesium sulfate is the next step, sigh. I have no clue what to expect. I'm gonna talk to my dr this week. I have confindence I'll make it to 34 wks but what I get after that is unsure. My dr is unsure of what my body is going to do as well. But we've past 4 weeks tomorrow since this started and that is VERY exciting. I thank the Lord for every day she is growning inside me, as every day is a blessing.

[MSJ]

Julie--sooo good to hear from you. I was getting a little worried. I will continue to pray for the health and well being of you and your precious little girl.

Keep us posted.

Maggie:)

[autumn]

Ahhhhhh, huge relief!!! Yep, we care about you and your little girl. I hope all is well and stays that way (and no Mag for Julie hopefully)! You are in my prayers!

[kristi]

Julie, I'm glad to hear you are doing okay. This has to be so hard on you and your family. I think I would feel the same way about getting my tubes tied if there was a chance of having to go through this again. Please know that you and your little girl are in my prayers.

[kristan]

Julie- glad to learn everything is okay. Keep us posted. Where is your speciliast? We're so lucky In St. Louis have so many good facilities for neonatal/prenatal speciality care. Sounds like you're in very good hands. kristan

[Fit_mommy]

Julie,

I have been following your story even though I don't post much over here right now and I wanted to say that I am sooo glad that despite the difficulties you are encountering that your baby girl is growing well and is healthy. You are taking these difficulties sooo wonderfully and you are sooo brave and accepting of what you must do to keep this pregnancy a safe one! I admire you!

Can't wait to hear that you are a mommy to # 2!:-)