I am thinking that is false.
I have been having contractions (about 2-3 an hour) and my cervix hasn't budged. I am still 3cm dilated and 80% effaced. Those are the same measures as last Thursday.
I have heard that the "mag bag" can really halt the cervix from changing. So now my bed rest days are filled with panic as I envision having to carry these heavy babies for 4 more weeks! Dr. Abney will not induce me until 38 weeks.
On one hand, I know how awesomely healthy Maxwell and Harper will be if they wait till 37 or 38 weeks. On the other hand, I know how extremely miserable the next few weeks will be!
My belly is so heavy. I was taken off of strict bed rest (Woo-hoo!) and placed on moderate bed rest which means I can at least stand or walk a bit more. However, anytime I stand or walk the immense amount of pelvic pressure tells me to sit down.
So...we wait. Jeremy reminded me last night how long we have waited for these precious babies. This month marks 4 years that we have tried for a family. If we can wait 4 years...we can surely wait 4 more weeks. Yes, I may be uncomfortable and at times it may be unbearable, but they are coming. We will get to hold them in our arms. I am just so darn impatient!
Also, my blog friend, Amanda, is expecting twins right before us. She started a baby pool and gave me the idea to do the same. So here is the website and some info. Go put in your guesses!!
It will be fun to make a guess of their weights and arrival dates. No dates after July 21 as I will be induced by then (and good Lord hopefully out!). Baby A is the boy and last weighed 5 lbs on Wednesday. Baby B is the girl and last weighed 4.13 on Wednesday. Good luck!! The game's name is TheSickelTwins.
http://www.expectnet.com/
-Lisa-
You are doing awesome!! Yes, 37-38 weeks will bring healthy babies but these final weeks are SO hard to wait. I think this has been the hardest period for me the whole pregnancy in terms of waiting. Jeremy is totally right though!! Praying so hard these last weeks of waiting are as comfortable as possible!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know exactly how you feel since you have 2 and I only have 1; but I know that the last 2 weeks for me have been the hardest (will be 39 weeks Monday!!). You are doing an amazing job!!
ReplyDeleteYou are a rock star!!! Hope the next few weeks go by fast and those babies are as healthy as can be!
ReplyDeleteHang in there! We are all rooting for you. I can only imagine how tough it must be right now. I'm just 18 weeks and the anticipation of meeting these little ones is killing me.
ReplyDeleteAs someone who just delivered twins at 38 weeks 5 days, YOU CAN DO IT! Hang in there! Having healthy full-term twins is worth it. Having newborn twins is crazy (and I MEAN crazy!) so you want them as big and healthy as possible. But I totally know how you feel as I could have written the exact same post a few weeks ago! The last few weeks are horribly uncomfortable!
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