The Pregnant Pause:Our TTC Journey

Thursday was a fun day.  My dog, Laila, would not leave my side that morning. She's normally more of a cuddle bug to my husband but she was all over me that morning before I left to take our son to preschool and head to my every Thursday NST (non-stress test). Of course, that appointment went longer than usual. The nurse came in after about thirty minutes saying, "Baby looks fine but she hasn't quite passed my test just yet." So, she had me turn to my other side and sit for another ten minutes or so. I was confused because I had seen quite a few peaks and accelerations on the NST but maybe she just didn't hold them long enough. Oh well, she ended up passing just fine. So, off to work I went. I had been pretty uncomfortable at work that day and just felt kind of... off. Around lunch time I started having really intense contractions and pains that radiated out to my hips and back. I immediately knew this was different because normally when I have contraction

Well, a LOT has happened in the last week or so since I posted last. I'm 32 weeks and a few days today. I spoke with my doctor earlier this week about how we were going to move my induction to 36 weeks because of how high my liver numbers have climbed. She said she was having dinner with the high risk doctor and they were going to discuss my treatment and delivery plan. After their discussion, they decided to have me get some repeat labs drawn and see how my numbers came back. If they come back showing they're still increasing we will be moving my induction date to closer to 35 weeks. WHOA. That's just two and a half to three weeks away! Talk about crazy... Baby Girl could be here in August instead of when she was due in October. Being born at 35 weeks is kind of a coin toss. I've done a ton of reading and some babies come out completely fine needing no NICU time and some come out needing days to weeks of NICU time. I'm very fortunate we already have the steroid sho

Well, this pregnancy is flying by. I'm now a little over 31 weeks and man have things become crazy. I've been managing 4-5 appointments a week while trying to keep up with my 40 hour a week job. It's been a lot to handle. We only have 5-6 more weeks left MAX and we all have a feeling she's going to show up earlier than that. So, what does my typical week look like right now? Monday: 9AM NST at the Hospital Maternity Ward Tuesday: 8:15AM BPP at MFM Wednesday: OB appointment at SLWHE Thursday: 9AM NST at the Hospital Maternity Ward Friday: No "scheduled" appointments (meaning, this is the day they'll randomly make me come in for more tests. So, as you can see it's a lot to keep up with. This past Thursday I had my liver enzymes (AST and ALT) and my Bile Acids tested again. My liver enzymes came back extremely elevated. In fact, they are at the levels they were at when I went into spontaneous labor (water broke) with my son at 35 weeks and 5 day