What is going on: the drugs seem to have worked. I am on antibiotics, magnesium sulfate, and another oral medication (Indicin) to stop the contractions, which have spread out from every 1-2 minutes to every 15 minutes or so. I’ve been told that I could be here for weeks with a baseline of contractions without labor progressing. Either way, I’ll be here, if all goes well, for 7 weeks or more. That’s the best-case scenario. We want to make it to 32 weeks at least. So, that means around two months of hospital bed rest. It’s a brave new world for the Kennedys.
The outlook for a 25 week-old fetus is not great. Add a C-Cam (lung abnormality) to the equation and things look bleak for Mr. A. Not hopeless. Just very difficult. But, at this point, I have come to accept that ‘difficult’ is just my lot in life. When pregnant, make no plans. Expect nothing specific. That’s the wisdom I have garnered.
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