Another Successful Appt...

We had another successful appointment this morning at the OB doctor. I now weigh 164 lbs...YIKES!!! I have gained 34 lbs so far...I'm going to guess I'm not done gaining weight though. Oh well, it's good for Jordan & we want a big healthy baby.

Last week at our appointment Dr. Holbrook mentioned taking us off the terbutaline pump & the at home monitoring at 36 weeks (which is 3 wks from now). Nate & I were a bit uncomfortable about that time frame. Our parents weren't too happy about it either. So, today I mentioned that we were concerned that maybe 36 wks is too soon & we'd prefer to get taken off at 37 wks. Dr. Holbrook said that would be fine too. She understood our concern & at 37 wks Jordan is considered full term. Anything prior to 37 wks is considered a premature birth. We did laugh that as soon as we are off the meds & monitoring Jordan will probably stay put until we need to be induced.

Dr. Holbrook also mentioned that Jordan was a big baby & should have no problems being delivered after 37 weeks. Her lungs will be fully developed & she shouldn't have to be in the NICU at all. She was telling Nate & I the odds of her having to be in the NICU & at 36 wks she has an 85% chance of being fine...we didn't like those odds, so we are good to wait w/ our meds until 37 wks. We have to get off the meds by 37 wks because the contractions are going to come no matter what. Our threshold for contractions was 3/hr. Now Dr. Holbrook has raised it to 6/hr. The further along we get the more contractions we will have. So, staying on the meds after 37 wks won't be any help for us or Jordan.

We are now at 33 wks (our weeks change on Mondays) & we can't wait to meet our daughter. It's becoming more real now that we are talking about getting off the meds & monitoring. This is really happening....we are going to be parents...Oh Lord help us :-) Haha. We will continue to have weekly OB visits & in 4 to 6 weeks we will have Jordan in our lives. Thanks to everyone for your support & prayers. We couldn't have gotten this far w/out all of your help. We will keep you updated as always!

Love xoxoxo,
The Helgerson's