hectic few weeks!

well since i last wrote, i spent over 2 weeks in hospital with a really bad chest, increasing to pleurisy and pneuonia. for a while i was very poorly sick but i braved it through and came out the other end, still pregnant and able to breath ok....

i also had to spend my 26th birthday in hospital which i was quite sad and emotional about but about 11 am my cf nurse came to me and said she wanted me to see something so i walked with her down the hospital corridor and into a treatment room and all the staff who were working on the ward were there with balloons, cake and party nibbles and sang happy birthday which was lovely and i cried!!! it was so nice that they had done all that for me because i was spending my birthday in hospital!!!

anyway while i was in, as i was in so much pain i was on pethedine and tramadol which was like being very drunk and quite enjoyable after not having had an alcoholic drink for 8 months!!!

after getting discharged from leicester last wednesday, i had to see the obstetrician on thursday at northampton, and all the other checks, found out i had lost 3 kgs since before i was poorly so my total weight gain was 5 kgs, which at 33 weeks pregnant wasnt great (have since put 2 back on and probably more when i get weighed tomorrow) and on the scan baby was still measuring big around the tummy and leg but to be expected as i am diabetic. anyway there has been a plan of action put into place for my delivery!!! oh my gosh!!!! part 1) to be admitted to a maternity ward tomorrow at 4pm to be given 2 doses of steroids for babys lungs, and to be monitored for 48 hours as the steroids will play havoc with my sugars... so discarge by thursday, weekend at home, then onto part 2) monday 4pm admission to maternity ward for pre delivery physio and then delivery on the tuesday morning by planned c section. i will be 35 weeks and 1 day, but baby looks a good size and doctors both cf and obstetric agree baby should get out before my chest goes bad again!! so our baby will be born on the 1st december 2009, what a lovely day to be born on.

i am both scared and excited, terribly nervous about the actual operation and recovery, but pleased to be meeting our baby who we have been waqiting for nearly 5 years....

i wil update how i get on with steroids on thurs when part one is over!!!!