Tuesday is our normal "doctor day" and I was so ready to go. I had a lot of questions to ask Dr. Diggs. Sunday was not a good day for Ashlynne and me. It was filled with back aches, menstrual like cramps, and contractions ( not the painful kind ). It got to the point that I almost called him because I was concerned. I felt her moving alot so I knew she was ok. It wasn't until about 7 that evening that I started to feel better. Monday was alot better for us. So today when we went in for our weekly visit I mentioned that how I felt on Sunday but that there was no spotting or bleeding. Dr. Diggs performed a transvaginal scan on ultrasound to look at my cervix and sure enough there was the problem. The length of my cervix was already shorter than it should be. The coincidental thing was that I had just looked this up because someone else I know was put on bed rest for a shortening cervix. SoI had a SMALL idea of what it meant. Normal is about 3.0 and higher, 2.5 is fair, and anything less than that is indicative of preterm labor. Well, mine was 1.28. A LOT lower than the 2.5. I was in such a shock b/c he pretty much confirmed what I already knew...that Ashlynne isn't going to make it to her due date of July 15th. I was still a little unsure what a shortening cervical length meant so I looked it up online. From what I've read, it means the cervix is already starting to thin out or efface. One website I went to said that 1.5 and less means an effacement of about 50%. So there it is. I haven't dilated yet. Dr. Diggs said that at this point, I'm too far along to be given anything to stop it ( progesterone and something else) so it's just a matter of time. I'm pretty confident because almost a month ago when I was admitted to the hospital with bleeding I was given steroid shots to speed up the maturity of her lungs. We looked at her on the screen today and she's "breathing" and now weighs about 4 pounds (3 lbs, 15oz). So, my mom says I just need to get my bag packed and have it at the door.
Now it's not a matter of IF but WHEN I will go into preterm labor...although Dr. Diggs said that Sunday's discomfort was a little preterm labor.
It's almost over....
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