Early

Well not to be out done by her brother Kaylee has decided to shake up some excitement in our lives. Jaxon arrived at 37 weeks, which is just making it to term, and he was 10 lbs and 4 oz, 21 inches long. I did not have gestational diabetes with Jaxon. I do have gestational diabetes with Kaylee, which maybe a factor in the events which occurred this week. Wednesday I started having lower back pain and severe pelvic pressure, it felt like right before my water broke with Jaxon. I know she had just dropped and figured it was pain and pressure from that. Unfortunately it did not ease or go away. After having my loving husband and daddy insist on me calling the doctor I did Friday morning when the office opened. Friday the pressure and pain was immense and I was at work hoping they would just say it was normal pain. I was ready to put on my big girl panties and work through it but when I talked to the nurse she was not happy. I was made a 1:00 Dr.'s appoint at the office site next to the hospital I will be delivering at just in case, which honestly started to freak me out a bit. I was 33 3/4 weeks along, too early for my taste. My coworkers were awesome. Multiple coworkers quickly offered to take my patients and got me out of work post haste. The covering physician I saw stated I was experiencing signs of preterm labor. Which to him was not surprising since I have gestational diabetes and because Jaxon just made it to 37 weeks when he came. My blood pressure, blood sugar and other labs were all good. Kaylee's head is right on my cervix and I am starting to efface but not dilate. I was cleared to return to normal activity and just try to rest as much as possible. I follow up with My doctor Wednesday and I am hoping they will do an ultrasound to see how big Kaylee is. I am still having pressure and back pain but it is not constant or as severe as it was on Friday. Every pray that if she does come early she is strong and her lungs are developed enough.