― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Andy K (Andy K), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:29 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Smash, Friday, 5 March 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago) link
We're still hanging in there. We're at the hospital now twice a week for fetal monitorings and injections of vitamin K (which, I believe, bolsters the liver). Unfortunately, the itchyness has seemingly gotten worse, and none of their proposed remedies seem to be having any effect. My wife is finding it nearly impossible to sleep, which causes her extra anxiety and she is now going to stop working (a few weeks earlier than initially expected/planned). At the recent doctor visit, we were informed that they want to induce the delivery ealier (we were initially due on the 19th, now they want to pre-empt any possible cholestasis-related difficulties by inducing labor on April 5th or 6th.) The most recent blood test show no signs of improvement, unfortunately. Signs are also showing (without getting too graphic here) that the way is already being paved for delivery (i.e. we were informed that due to certain conditions, my wife's body is alredy preparing....which could mean weeks or days...information we don't really know what to do with). We're hoping we make it to the proposed date of induction (about seventeen days away), as we want our little one to make it to the 38th week. Meanwhile, the weight and heartrate and movement of the baby are all fine so far.
Anyway, thanks for reading/listening and all your kind thoughts and words. At this point, I cannot begin to speculate the relief my wife and I will feel upon delivery of this little one.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 19 March 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago) link
― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:18 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:21 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:39 (twenty years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:59 (twenty years ago) link
Please take care, all of you.
― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 19 March 2004 05:13 (twenty years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 19 March 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 19 March 2004 19:13 (twenty years ago) link
Good luck
― Mitchell (Mitchell), Friday, 19 March 2004 19:25 (twenty years ago) link
― lyra (lyra), Saturday, 20 March 2004 06:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 March 2004 17:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 20 March 2004 17:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 20 March 2004 17:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 March 2004 18:39 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 March 2004 18:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 20 March 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 20 March 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link
Girl - ?? not sure
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 20 March 2004 23:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 21 March 2004 00:36 (twenty years ago) link
― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 21 March 2004 00:39 (twenty years ago) link
Incidentally, we're still in a holding pattern of pre-pre-term labor....or so we think (the contractions have seemingly receded.)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 21 March 2004 01:28 (twenty years ago) link
Haven't been around much lately, Alex, so I missed this thread. I really hope everything goes smoothly for you and your wife.
― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 21 March 2004 01:34 (twenty years ago) link
At 7:45 pm on MONDAY, MARCH 22nd, one little CHARLOTTE MARY SMITH IN NYC popped her tiny little head into the world. Weighing in at six pounds and some-odd ounces, little Charlotte gave her long-stressed and sleepless-from-cholestasis mother a good fake-out with some braxton hicks contractions (i.e. false alarm) on Friday night. We were all prepared to sprint off to the hospital then and there, but the contractions never revealed themselves at regular intervals and eventually dissipated. So, when we went in this morning (Monday), they ran a bunch to tests, looked up and said: "How about today, then?"
And so it was.
Mother, child and dazed-but-elated father are all doing fine. They just kicked me out of the hospital so that all and sundry may sleep.
It is with indescribable joy and relief that I report that little Charlotte, though having only spent 36 weeks to the day in the womb, came out as perfect and as unspeakably adorable as can be.
Anyway, there you have it.....
― Alex in NYC...on cloud Nine (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 05:59 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:03 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Allyzay, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:10 (twenty years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:12 (twenty years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:13 (twenty years ago) link
― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:36 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:48 (twenty years ago) link
All the postersAll the logins blurChange to one ;-)Change to one 'what?'Get yourself out of bedNightlight seems brightAnd bears on white wallsAll the sounds of Charlotte sometimesInto the nightWith Charlotte sometimes
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:52 (twenty years ago) link