Hooray! Today marks 32 weeks of pregnancy. This is a huge milestone in baby development and I am so excited that we've made it this far.
Dr. Wells (perinatologist) came by yesterday to check in and was very pleased with the progress we've made.
One of the neonatologists came by today to talk with us about what the picture looks like when contemplating delivery between 32 and 34 weeks. It looks so much better than 23w5d, and even a lot better than 28 weeks. She gave us some good info not only on development as a newborn/preemie, but as he gets older what kind of signs we might see that reflect back to being a preemie. For example, preemies have strong extensor muscle strength (extending their arms and legs) but not so much the curling up muscles. So for crawling, this could be problematic unles we do things to counteract it. Interesting, because I was born at 32 weeks (38 years ago) and mom says I never crawled, I just rolled over. Makes perfect sense, huh?
Also got an informal recommendation for a pediatrician - actually cemented one of the ones I was looking at already. YAY!
Also found out they don't induce on weekends, so Tyler's birthday, unless he comes on his own before then, will be March 1, 2010.
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Not much longer now. Hope you can make it to at least 34 weeks. Want to chat with other moms on bedrest or parents of preemies? Visit the March of Dimes community called Share Your Story: http://www.shareyourstory.org/ It's really supportive.
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