Preterm labor

I was admitted for preterm 34w5d and given meds to relax my uterus and help baby’s lungs developed in case he decides he has to make his appearance before his due date of 1/19/18. I’m on a light modified bed rest, as in no chores...bummer...LOL and no sex for sure until I hit the 36w mark on 12/22/17.

My daughter was born at 36w2d but went into labor at 36w...she just took her time coming out 40 hours later she was perfect!

They don’t stop labor if I’m past 34w, but if they can keep my body from doing so they will try what they can. If my body decides to kick out the baby, then I will have to be transferred to a hospital that is 100 miles away as my hospital doesn’t have a nicu, even if he were to come out perfectly healthy, just as a precaution so he wouldn’t have to be separated from me since that is their protocol if born before 36w.

My husband got really excited while we were in the hospital and was hoping we would have had the baby, i on the other hand an terrified to have him before 36w. Don’t get me wrong, I want nothing more than to hold my baby boy in my arms, but I really don’t want to have him be in the nicu and I don’t want to be separated from my daughter either. That was the first night that I wasn’t home to put her to bed and it made me so sad plus I would hate to be split away from her in order to tend to baby boy 100 miles away. Husband doesn’t understand my feelings and just wants his baby boy already.

I am officially 35w as of today...cross your fingers I can make it one more week!