25wks 3days update (hi denise!)

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I'm now 25wks 3days (as the subject line says!) and am doing very well.

I've only been to l&d 3 times this year, which is a big improvement from Dec.

I'm still on bedrest but have been getting up more and doing more. I still try

and sit a lot even when out and this seems to be working. I've had some

contractions/cramping over the past four days, went to l&d everything was fine,

so I've been laying very low and am feeling better.

The baby is still kicking away and I'm enjoying his movements. I'm NOT

enjoying all the " things " that have happened to my body but am trying to stay

positive and hoping that my body returns to normal after he's born!!

My little one has been head down for every single u/s so I doubt he'll end up

breech when it's time for delivery. I'm more concerned about my labor stalling

(due to my UU) and ending up w/ an emergency c-section. I'll have to talk to my

obs about this and see what they say. I'd prefer to recover from a vag. birth

(I had major surgery this summer and only did so well recovering because of some

big time pain meds) but am afraid of going for it and failing (not as a personal

failure, but from a pain/health failure)

I'm not feeling very coherent so I'll end my update here. I'm tired, getting

too big to sleep comfortably and just ate....

amanda

hawks8997@...> wrote:

Hi and Elanor,

Just wanted to chime in here...I'm a UU and was able to have a vag

delivery with my DS. He turned head down early on and basically had

no room to go anywhere! My delivery was fairly uncomplicated. I

had a few UU " problems " but nothing earth shattering.

Midway through labor, my contractions basically got " stuck. "

Instead of the usual up and down pattern on the monitor...mine just

stayed up. They said that this was b/c my uterus was so

overdistended. It was fairly painful, since I got no break from the

pain, but they gave me pitocin which quickly fixed the problem (of

course, this was all prior to my epidural!) I also had difficulty

pushing effectively and had a vacuum assisted delivery/episiotomy.

Again, I was told that this was due to the UU.

I've never been told that a UU would only contract on one side, but

it does make some sense to me. I have tons of contractions

throughout my pregnancies and definitely feel more hardness on the

left side of my abdomen (am a left UU.) I've even had the monitors

fail to regiester contractions if they weren't placed to the left.

All in all, I would say that it was a fairly smooth process. I

recovered very quickly and felt great within a few days. This baby

is currently head down and I would definitely opt for another vag

birth if possible. (Although, I'd be totally fine with a c-section

if necessary.)

Obviously, it is such a personal choice. It's best to discuss the

pros and cons with your doctor and to go from there. A vag delivery

is definitely a possibility with a UU, though.

Wishing you both a safe and smooth delivery! Elanor...can't believe

that you've made it to 39+ weeks!! That's awesome!

UU, 31

DS 8-31-03

25w, 2d w/#2

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Well done on getting that far, your doing well.. I had induced labour and ended

up with ceaser cause my cervix wouldnt dialate on one side. Once inside though

My ob said my pevis was a funny shape too and she also had the cord around her

neck 3 times. None of this may have anything to do with the UU im not sure.

My OB said tehre was no reason for my to just automatically thingk i needed a

ceaser cause of the UU...

Sorry im babbling too, tired and sick and hormonal ( arent we all)LOL

kaysie ( UU)

DD Hollie born 15/04/04

TTC 2# up to IVF number 4

25wks 3days update (hi denise!)

I'm now 25wks 3days (as the subject line says!) and am doing very well.

I've only been to l&d 3 times this year, which is a big improvement from

Dec. I'm still on bedrest but have been getting up more and doing more. I

still try and sit a lot even when out and this seems to be working. I've had

some contractions/cramping over the past four days, went to l&d everything was

fine, so I've been laying very low and am feeling better.

The baby is still kicking away and I'm enjoying his movements. I'm NOT

enjoying all the " things " that have happened to my body but am trying to stay

positive and hoping that my body returns to normal after he's born!!

My little one has been head down for every single u/s so I doubt he'll end

up breech when it's time for delivery. I'm more concerned about my labor

stalling (due to my UU) and ending up w/ an emergency c-section. I'll have to

talk to my obs about this and see what they say. I'd prefer to recover from a

vag. birth (I had major surgery this summer and only did so well recovering

because of some big time pain meds) but am afraid of going for it and failing

(not as a personal failure, but from a pain/health failure)

I'm not feeling very coherent so I'll end my update here. I'm tired,

getting too big to sleep comfortably and just ate....

amanda

hawks8997@...> wrote:

Hi and Elanor,

Just wanted to chime in here...I'm a UU and was able to have a vag

delivery with my DS. He turned head down early on and basically had

no room to go anywhere! My delivery was fairly uncomplicated. I

had a few UU " problems " but nothing earth shattering.

Midway through labor, my contractions basically got " stuck. "

Instead of the usual up and down pattern on the monitor...mine just

stayed up. They said that this was b/c my uterus was so

overdistended. It was fairly painful, since I got no break from the

pain, but they gave me pitocin which quickly fixed the problem (of

course, this was all prior to my epidural!) I also had difficulty

pushing effectively and had a vacuum assisted delivery/episiotomy.

Again, I was told that this was due to the UU.

I've never been told that a UU would only contract on one side, but

it does make some sense to me. I have tons of contractions

throughout my pregnancies and definitely feel more hardness on the

left side of my abdomen (am a left UU.) I've even had the monitors

fail to regiester contractions if they weren't placed to the left.

All in all, I would say that it was a fairly smooth process. I

recovered very quickly and felt great within a few days. This baby

is currently head down and I would definitely opt for another vag

birth if possible. (Although, I'd be totally fine with a c-section

if necessary.)

Obviously, it is such a personal choice. It's best to discuss the

pros and cons with your doctor and to go from there. A vag delivery

is definitely a possibility with a UU, though.

Wishing you both a safe and smooth delivery! Elanor...can't believe

that you've made it to 39+ weeks!! That's awesome!

UU, 31

DS 8-31-03

25w, 2d w/#2

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