Our fantastic SM, N, is feeling good. Her blood pressure is well under control and frequently checked. The doctors and nurses at SI sure are doing a great job! I talked to dr. Yash yesterday and she sounded positive about the next month. Since N's BP has been so stable now, there are good chances that we can go to 36 weeks. But obviously, there is no way they let our pregnancy go further than 36w since that would put N's health at risk and probably wouldn't benefit our baby anyway. Namely, dr. Yash says from her experience that after 36 weeks the blood pressure will rise rapidly and cause problems.
We are eagerly awaiting results from our last scan that was performed on friday, 11th of November (29w2d). Results should arrive any minute now and I'm nervous although I think they would already contacted dr. Yash if something was wrong. Dr. Yash promised she would try to give us approximate dates after she has seen how well our little Viking has grown. It is very much time to make our hotel reservations now.
I want to congratulate my blogger fellows - in only a couple of weeks there are 3 pairs of brand new twins born! I'm truly happy for you all and wish you the very best! Reading all of your stories makes me feel so warm. But I can't hide it also makes me a bit concerned. I'm worried about the first days after birth and breastfeeding possibilities. As I have written before, I'm about to induce lactation and feel this is a very important part of me becoming a mom again. I want to get our baby to the breast ASAP after birth and I'm SO scared someone will find out that our little treasure should stay at NICU "just in case". For some reason, I really don't want them to give our baby formula (of course, that's if I have plenty of breastmilk). I absolutely understand that formula is not dangerous but I hope you can somehow understand my thoughts and feelings. I want to breastfeed, I want it bad and without exeptions!!!
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I just got a warm phone call from dr. Yash! She had wonderful news for us. Our baby has grown really well and was at 29w2d on the upper side of growth scale, weighting approximately 1 675g. Everything looks just great and the placenta looks very good aswell. YAAAY!!!! Therefore, dr. Yash said we can even plan for celebrating Christmas at home and travel right after that. I'm SO incredibly happy for that, at the same time that I feel almost a little chocked about the possibility of being home for Christmas. This has kind of not been included in our plans since there has been this huge premature birth risk. Wow!
I must drive to work now but I will leave you with our latest baby bump picture from 29w2d. I love it!
Both the twins were in NICU, but I was allowed to express and they spoon fed them for me, the next day I got to go in and BF Nevaeh, and the day after BF Milena. So the hospital we used was incredible and supported my efforts. It was important to meet with the pediatrician before hand so he was very aware of my wishes. BEST TO YOU. Positive milk and baby thoughts.
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