Incompetent Cervic

Thanks, Huggles... I'm ready for this journey...

And you, ladies here, are my "buddies", just by reading all your posts... We were at the NICU today to visit her. at 4am! LOL i just dropped by for her milk (i expressed 10ml from 9pm, and 3am, all in all...so it will help somehow). going back there again at 4pm later..she gets fed at 5pm..hihi!

hoping in the next days, my milk will also increase.

oh wow lilymaud! Congrats! SO very glad you went to get checked out when there was reduced movement. And so glad she's doing so well. What an awesome birth weight! Gorgeous pic! Fx'd she gets to come home this weekend!

Well done!

Hi ladies!

Guess what.

I already popped.

Lily came too early.

We had to do emergenbcy CS for Lily bcoz last friday, May 9th, I hadn't felt her move for 5 hours. I knew it wasn't right siunce almost every hour, she moved like crazy. I had chocs and Milo, still, nothing. I was so anxious. I tried to poke my tummy, still, she wasnt responding.

Lily's fetal heart rate was 200-207 per minute. Too fast. After an hour of observation, her heart rate wasn't slowing down. So OB decided we need emergency CS to stabilize her. So be it. I heard her cry four times when doctor took her our of my tummy. What a relief. I just said, "Lord, thanks, she's alive. "

2.11 kg when she came out, 44cm length. She's got long arms and legs. I've been discharged last Tueday but baby's in the neonatal ICU but not on incubator. Just respirator for her. Heartbreaking seeing her with all the tubes. The pedia says maybe Saturday or Sunday, she can be taken home.

She's improved a lot, learning how to suck and she finishes her milk every feeding time. BTW, i express milk for her but not enough milk for now. They give him formula at the ICU to sustain her feeding, aside from the drip.

The midwife I'm consulting says that's because baby is premmie and I still have stresses of the early birth so i must not stress because breastfeeding will come just right. I'm using a breastpump just to stimulate production, just being patient about it. I do it every 3 or 4 hours so as if, baby's feeding on me regularly. it helps.

Hope everybody's fine. I'm attaching my baby pic here taken by her daddy the moment she was born.

thank you so much ladies It is going to be one emotional journey but I think I am prepared mentally for it. will update you as I go.

Huggles, Thanks!

Makky, I'll keep you in my prayers. I was diagnosed at 25 weeks...so it was too late for cerclage. As for you, go! just follow your doctor's orders. Hihi!
20 weeks... don't be stressed, always keep a happy disposition. it helps

take one day at a time with utmost care for yourself

Good luck Makky. It's an emotional journey that's for sure. Will be thinking of you and sending lots of positive vibes your way xx

Lilymaud - Great news that you are well on your way to 34weeks

I am also pregnant, almost 12weeks I have incompetent cervix and I am scheduled to have a cervical cerclage inserted on the 26th May so my journey is starting and will also be aiming at those milestones if I can be 20weeks I will be happy that's my goal for now.