Monthly Archives: May 2009

So a few things are going on. I am ignoring email so sorry to anyone trying to reach me that way… I’m kind of in triage mode. On labour My sister is still in pre-term labour, which is – amazing, … Continue reading →

My sister is still in labour, although the third drug helped a lot (which, no matter what, she can only be on until Sunday) – she had almost 12 hours with few contractions. Now, however, she is having the big … Continue reading →

So my sister is hanging in there, but it has been very rough going. She was on the magnesium sulfate, but she started having 4 minute long contractions, not frequently, but the baby’s heart would decel badly during them. So … Continue reading →

Well here’s the update. My sister is still in labour but they have managed to slow it down. A little. If she is “lucky” she will probably have a labour over 2-3 days. At least her husband got there. Yes … Continue reading →

My sister called tonight. She went into labour today – she is 3 cm dilated, 80% effaced. She is at just under 28 weeks gestation. They are trying to stop the labour. Other than that, I have no info. Her … Continue reading →

I should probably preface this by saying that I did not bank Noah’s cord blood. It’s not that I would want Noah to die of leukemia, or that the fear was not in me after losing Emily. It’s that I … Continue reading →