My Tuesday Update @ 24w2d from my new home -aka room 221

Hi All,

Well I am here in the hospital, and situated- have my high speed internet, my books, and so far just me in the room, it isnt a private room, but no roomie yet. They tell me because of my "long term" status I am next up for a private room tho...

I have a little bit of encouraging news I have a tiny bit more fluid, he didnt give me a number but said a little more than last week, but still severe oligaminious(sp) but i will take every little bit i can get-

Baby is measuring all together 3 weeks small- but...Sam's little head is keeping up better than his/her abdomen, called asymetrical IUGR - head measured 22w5d, I am 24w2 - so it has actually caught up a little since my first diagnosis, as it was 2 weeks behind at 19w5d(meaured 17w5d) the femur is 21w something and the abdomen 19w6 or something - this asymetrical iugr is called a "brain sparing effect" evidentally the baby knows where it is most important to grow, and the rest can catch up- dr seemed pleased S was growing.

I told my doctor about nancys story, and told him it gives me hope- he said, Catherine, we have to have hope, otherwise we wouldnt be here- which made me very happy-

I got my first steroid shot for the baby's lungs today, and will get the second one tomorrow-

I am not extermely pleased with the first 1 hr monitoring strip they did of the baby, there was one deceleration where the HB went into the teens, and otherwise stayed pretty even in the 140s, but i think they are wanting to see accelerations...

Second strip of the day didnt show any decels, just a nice strong HB between 135 and 150

They are doing 2 one hour strips a day, and u/s 1x per week...I am still not sure how i am going to do 2 months here, lol - it is gonna be a long haul, i will do whatever i need to the baby, but jeez, this is gonna be "interesting"- I am better emotionally, not crying etc-

I pray it stays as boring as it is today, because it means baby is behaving and my bp/etc is undercontrol, but hope i can get into some sort of daily groove, so the days pass quickly....

Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayers, they helped me this am as i prepared to leave the house, will update tomorrow-

Catherine