WK27: Day 2 - Love Is All Around.

What a happy day! Not only did my wonderful husband spoil me with gorgeous roses and dinner (thank you darling!), we've done ourselves proud by making it another week further! The boys now have a 90% chance of survival outside the womb, I cant tell you what that means to me!

Physically as expected everything is becoming gradually more difficult. The heartburn and constipation is horrible and the sciatic pain in my buttocks and legs is quite hard to deal with when you're feeling low. As they say a positive attitude is nine-tenths of the battle but it's easier said than done some days. 4 weeks on bedrest it's getting hard, but never fear I still have more in me ;) The process of turning over in bed or going to the loo is pretty comical as well, the little things we take for granted! Thanks again to the lovely midwives and staff for keeping me comfortable and sane. 
 
My TVS scan yesterday showed that my cervix is still shortening. We discussed my next steroid injection as the one I had three weeks ago needs to be topped up, but this next one will only last for about two weeks and is the last one I can have. Because of my cervix length and the painful tightenings I'm getting we decided not to delay so I was given another one today, with the second in the morning.

We have a full scan tomorrow which will look at the boys in detail, I'm really hoping they'll all be over 2lbs. I have definitely grown in the last two weeks, and the inevitable has now happened, stretch marks have appeared!! I was quite sad when I made the discovery, but really it was only a matter of time.  

I hope you've all had a wonderful special time with your loved ones today.