Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Bedrest

Message from a friend.
Mijke just called and told me not to be scared, and just post a message for her saying that she is ok, and hanging in there. In a hospital. I suppose the good news is that the baby is hanging in there/her as well. If I remember correctly she had her weekly check up this morning and was told her cervix was getting too short now. Time for hospital.
As a precaution she was given steroids to mature the little lungs, something she missed out on with the twins. She is also on anti contraction medication, and it is working, everything is quiet now.
She is on bedrest, so only allowed to get up to use the toilet. While I was still shocked she was already reassuring me that she was fine. That this is probably just a scare, and that in a couple of days she might just be home enjoying weeks and weeks of pregnancy. That for now she will enjoy the time off, like maternity leave. Read a book. Have a rest. She sounded like her cheerful normal self.
The only bad news is she doesn't have internet access, just TV. And for now that doesn't worry her.

Tomorrow will be 32 weeks.

5 comments:

  1. Hang in there, Mijke! Just a few more weeks!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Sending strength and love! Hang in there! (Bed rest sucks! I hope they give you the egg crate foam pad for your mattress!) Hugs.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thinking of you. You've made it so far already, you're doing great! Hospital bedrest without Internet is the WORST.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Almost there, good luck hanging in a few more weeks!!

    ReplyDelete