Panicking !!! 32 weeks been admitted being given steroid as baby might have to come now

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I'm 32 week with beautiful wee girl and she's measuring 33 weeks. I have gestational diabetes and since Sunday have had reduced movements. Like only feeling her 6 times in 24 hours and the registrar couldn't get her to move on the ultrasound so they admitted me last night. All her ctgs have been fine but she just isn't moving as much as they like and as much as usual and now that this is going on 4 days they have tarted steroid injections as they feel she may be better off out where they can help her.

I'm scared I'm only 32 weeks and really really panicking now that something will go horribly wrong

Has anyone have birth at 32-33 weeks and can shed some light of what I should expect if it does happen

I know quite a few 4 year olds who were born at 32 weeks, and they are all great children, with no differences from my 41 weeker. I'm always happy to get past 32 weeks, as from that point onwards, most of the major parts have grown, and it's mainly about gaining weight from then on... Hope you get more sleep, and everything goes well either way...

Thanks everyone I'm trying to get some sleep although it's not happening got chucked out of my side room as someone came in who needed it more so back in with everyone else x

So agitated and anxious I just feel like my baby isn't coping I have only had 5 movements from 10 this morning and thelast ctg her heart rate was up and down I feel like she isn't coping I'm now not coping and I just feel mentally drained now and don't know what to do. Going to have to battle with the midwife to bless a Dr x

Hey mummy, so sorry this is happening, and how frustrating you've been asked to give up the room Just want to say, my best friend had her twins at 24 weeks (!) and after some time spent in NECU they've been at home for a long time now, no health issues touch wood, gaining weight rapidly, smiling, laughing and cry very little! They are about 7 months now. I obviously wish your little lady stays put for as long as possible, but if she was to be born, surely at 32 weeks she is very very likely to do well. You two are being looked after, remember medicine is so advanced and incredible what they can do for premiees now! Good luck and get some ear plugs!

*NICU that is

Thanks that's reassuring just agitated had 10 hours sleep in 4 days and feel utterly shattered and irritated. Really feel if I don't speak to a Dr I will go insane x

Hello

I had 3 weeks on the ward and an early induction that turned into a c-section due to sodding GD and reduced movements. So first massive sympathy.

The ward sucks. It sucks so hard. It's noisy and it's full of moaning women who don't say FUCK like normal humans but who moan like porn stars and even if you do sleep, some nurse comes to wake you up at 2am and 5am. Plus you can't eat the food with GD and can't even treat yourself with chocolate. It is absolutely for the best that you are being so carefully monitored - but it will tire you out unfortunately.

Your baby, on the other hand, is in the best possible place. They will keep a careful eye on her and if she comes now, she will be tiny but fine. My friend recently had a 27 weeker and he's doing brilliantly. Your LO is pretty much cooked; she can gain weight etc outside the womb!

The steroids send your blood sugars haywire. I got away with it, but my GD was diet controlled only; you might need a drip. What I can say is, there is NOTHING wrong with my daughter's lungs - I think the steroids worked too well when she cries!

Thinking of you - keep us posted whenever you need to chat/vent. All the best.

Thank you it really is a night mare.

I've been diet controlling my GD up until now but steroid sent me off the scales so inviting was officially started today.

Yes woman in labour all around me I am stressed scared worried and pretty much at the end of my tether they only put me on ctg twice daily which is making me anxious as I'm scared that everytime they go to put me on again they won't find a heartbeat.

I no longer feel like she is safe inside me I feel that if she needs help they can help her if she is out but I can't help while she is in as I only have gut instinct that something is wrong and the midwives aren't taking me seriously at all. Having so little sleep aswell is making me extremely irritable and it looks like its going to be 5th night of no sleep.

I will keeps Yous updated I feel like this is my only escape from reality at time I talk to family friends etc and they all say I'm in best place and to get rest sleep or to tell drs midwives how I feel but at the end of the day they don't listen and it's hard for me they don't understand how I feel x

You are weighing up bringing her early v the lack of movement and it going wrong. It's an enormous, huge decision and no wonder you feel stressed. The CTG will give a good indication but my consultant was clear; maternal instinct and perception of movement is the main thing.

So if you aren't feeling much and they can't get her to move, she is probably safer on the outside. But of course you need to be comfortable you've reached that stage. So hard :(

Just want to give some moral support. I'm currently a long term inpatient with placenta previa and have had a few scary bleeds not knowing if the baby is going to be delivered, I'm 30 weeks now. Inbetween ctg, if you are getting very anxious could you ask if you could just listen to the heartbeat? The lack of sleep can be tough tough tough and it makes me feel very emotional. Do you have earplugs and mask? Can you write down all your questions to go through on ward round tomorrow? I find this helps me when I'm feeling anxious or flustered. I hope you are managing some sleep. I have another thread on long term hospital stays if you need company

Hi thanks guys just an update.

Not much has changed although I am more relaxed and going to try get some sleep tonight although ward is so noisy already I doubt that will change as 3 people in early labour and they can't go to delivery suite yet and girl next to me isn't grey well and they are in and out constantly to her obviously I understand nothing can be dine but I am so pissed off. And another thing someone has some sort of nachos attached to them that beeps the whole time and it is demanding me. I cannot go another night if no sleep. They are wanting me to accept a sleeping tablet but j think it's ridiculous I'm in with reduced movements and obviously my baby will get sleepier with a tablet in me. Honestly just want to get up and go home I am so sore and so bloody itchy it is unreal I could claw the skin off myself and still be itchy. Very irritated tonight.

Really just cOme on to rant as I feel like if no actually speak to someone in RL I might say something I regret by accident.

What am I meant to do the beep is doing my head in x

Glad to hear you are more relaxed, but is there no way for you to get hold of some earplugs? They are amazing, I use them in summertime when birds go mental from 4am and can't hear a thing. Can't even hear my own breathing in them, and every time I put them in I fall asleep like a baby. Really ask someone, maybe your partner, to get them for you, you won't regret and they are cheap

From someone who spent weeks in and out of hospital before delivery honestly honestly get some ear plugs and an eye mask - they will save your sanity. They probably sell them in the hospital shop if still open. Sleep deprivation is evil and will just make you more and more anxious.

How are you mummy, what's happening? Did you manage to get some sleep?

I managed around 3 hours of sleep which was enough. Dr let me out yesterday for few hours to go buy stuff for my hospital bag and I had to return for 4 which I though was nice of him. Alot more relaxed now I'm just trusting them to do what is best for her at the moment. The Dr said that's in until Atleast Monday now as my consultant needs to access everything again and make the final decision x

My baby was delivered at 34 weeks, weighing 3lb6. My placenta wasn't working well and she wasn't growing. She spent 3 weeks in NICU and was a horrible time but she's 14 months now and doing really well.

If they aren't monitoring you overnight do you need to be there? I would be questioning whether you can just return for daytime monitoring as you are finding the nights so hard.

I'm finding nights so hard but it reassuring to know that if something is up a Dr just gets bleeped and he's straight there where if I was at home I'd have to go and get reassessed everytime. I'm being monitored morning afternoon and night. It wouldn't be possible for me to come for daily monitoring either as I live a good while away and don't drive. I can cope with not sleeping at nights as I know she is safe and looked after. I honestly don't think I'd cope at home knowing a Dr wasn't close by x

Hi mummy I've been thinking of you, hope everything is going okay. Glad you're feeling more reassured being at hospital it really is the best place for you and it seems you're being well looked after with the monitoring of your little one.