Sunday, June 20, 2010

Bedrest? What's that?!

Well, at my appointment on Thursday we hit a little bump in the road. Apparently "Baby B" has decided to quit growing as much as his brother. Now, there's only 6 oz difference between the two according to the ultrasound, but it's a bigger gap than there has been. Plus, B's umbilical cord resistance is higher than they would like it to be. Dr Leavitt explained this kinda like plaque build-up in your arteries. This may be one reason why the baby is small, because he's not getting as much "flow." So guess what that means...mom gets grounded! Not "completely down in bed" bedrest, but more of a "take it easy" bedrest. No more work (which I'm not gonna lie, those 12 hour shifts were starting to get pretty long), no heavy lifting, just taking it easy. That way we can ease some stress on mom, stress on babies and uterus, etc. Also we get to go to the doctor twice a week from now to D-day to keep a close eye on "Baby B," if his cord resistance goes up, then we're done. However, Dr. Leavitt says he thinks we'll have babies within the next week or two either way. So there ya go, we'll keep ya posted. I think Evan and I are both kinda in shock still because our month left just became 2 weeks, but we're SO EXCITED to meet our boys! Just please keep us in your prayers, we've already been so blessed with this pregnancy and are so thankful to be at this point in our lives together. Wish us luck! :D

6 comments:

Katie said...

Please do keep it easy! We want those boys to grow big and strong. God luck, we love you!

Sefhazem and Pagerbeep said...

You better listen to your doctor or else I will make life miserable for you ;). I love you and we are thinking about you guys all the time. Keep us posted!

amy said...

You had better at least text me when you find out a date ok. If you need my number let me know sunday.

Justin and Kristin said...

Ya, its great that things have been healthy this far! I'm glad you didn't have to do full bedrest, I know I couldn't handle it, putting my feet up for 2 hours a day like Dr. Leavitt said, didn't even happen for me!
I loved him, he was GREAT! My Mom loved him and Justin also! He will do wonderful for your babies! Justin got to deliver Hailey- don't know how twins will work, but I'm sure Dr. Leavitt will invlove Evan!

Ryan, Marilyn, and Karalee said...

Oh Good Luck! I am surprised you haven't had to take it easy through the whole pregnancy! We hope everything goes well! Let us know when those two little babies come!

Eva Wilson said...

Beautiful families, best couple Evan & Kerri.

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