Get Well Card

One of the best things about being a teacher is how sweet my students can be- look at my 'Get Well' card! I haven't quite built up my muscles or confidence yet to really start venturing outside. Compared to the daily excitement that my students used to provide, the lack of fresh air and mental stimulation is really affecting my morale and gives me a lot of time for my mind to wonder. It is all quite challenging. At the moment it seems to be visits to the hospital that really get me out of the house. Alongside the progesterone tablets and typical pregnancy hormones my moods are on a roller coaster so when I got a card from one of my classes today I was very emotional.

The doctors and my SO (significant other) have been stressing the importance of moving around. Pulmonary embolisms are more common in pregnant woman which my SO keeps reminding me. He used to do scans on pregnant ladies as he is a radiographer and has no problems giving me a mini-lecture to make sure I'm at least making an effort to be more active. I do worry that there's only a little piece of nylon string helping to keep the baby inside for hopefully more than 2 weeks.

I think I was a lot more positive yesterday, today I made the mistake of doing another internet search. My attempt this time to see how long a typical cervical stitch lasts... I ended up reading a lot of experiences on forums about ladies whose stitches/cervix's didn't last past the 22-24th week. My heart really goes out to these ladies, considering I never thought I could have a family it feels so close, it is literally days that seem to make a difference.

Different doctors have said a range of different expectations of my cervical stitch. Whilst in hospital one doctor (who placed the stitch) said the stitch typically can last about 5 weeks, whereas during my premature clinic appointment there were talks about having the stitch removed at 36 weeks and quite a lot of optimism. Whilst the doctor actually saw my cervix and placed the stitch, the premature clinic are the ones who usually monitor the stitches. Then again this is all trying to predict the unpredictable using the worried mind of a stressed pregnant lady.