Melissa is nearing the 24 hour mark in the hospital. That's when a significant portion of patients deliver. It she makes it through this day and into tomorrow Bea should have fully digested the steroids to help her lungs.
The doctor this morning indicated the vast majority of people in Melissa's position deliver within two weeks. We wait until on of the three symptoms discussed in yesterday's blog arrives.
We're watching videos here preparing for how to cope with an extremely premature baby. The netal intensive care unit video was tough, knowing she's going to be wisked away immediately and placed in a sterile environment and hooked up to every machine known to man. We will be able to be give her skin to skin contact in her incubator if that's what they're called at some point. The toughest part of the video is she's going to be smaller then the babies in the video.
We looked at a book of babies delivered at Abbott around our gestation period to help us get prepared for what she'll look like and what will happen.
More to follow.
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Hang in there little Bea! Brian and I are saying our prayers over and over that you don't want to come into this world for a little while longer. We want you to grow a little bigger and stonger.
Missy, we hope you are doing as well as can be expected and talk to your mom and dad often.
One day you will look back, while holding beautiful Bea, and know that it was all worth the stuggle.
Stay strong.
We're praying for you all.
You're all loved.
-Deanna and Chris
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all just hang in there a little while longer Bea we want you to be a lot stronger before you enter this world.
Take care Missy and Matt
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you all! We think of you often. Stay strong!
Love, Brian and Kate
Hi -
We hadn't checked the blog for a few days -- what a surprise to hear you're all in the hospital. Please know that our prayers continue for all of you. I e-mailed Heidi and Scott to make sure they would read your updates. Heidi's message to you is they are praying for you too. And to quote "We sure don't appreciate how lucky we were to have a little water retention and maybe a few pains here and there". Hi to your Mom & Dad too! Go Badgers!! Wasn't that a great game, Missy?
Julie & Jerry
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