33 week appointment

BP: 125/87
Total weight gain: +1 lb
Nathan's heart rate: 144 bpm

The last u/s I had while in the hospital showed that Nathan weighed 3 lbs 9 ozs. And my stomach is measuring 34 cm so Nathan seems to be growing just fine despite my lack of weight gain. I would've thought I'd gain weight being on bed rest but obviously not.

I'm still having contractions, about 4-5 a day, but the Dr said that at this point in my pregnancy I'm going to have contractions, even as many as 4 in an hour. So he wasn't worried with the amount I'm having. Of course, I need to keep an eye on them, call if they become more regular and keep taking my medication.

I did get some clarification on something I was told while in the hospital. When I was admitted one of the Dr's said that the goal was to get at least 2 more weeks out of this pregnancy, which would get me to 34 weeks. I was so out of it that I never really questioned it, even though I always thought the goal was to get me to 37 weeks. But today the Dr clarified that since the percentage of babies going home with mom at 34 weeks gestational age is pretty high, extreme measures would not be taken IF I were to go into labor. And at 36 weeks they totally lift all restrictions and would not do anything to stop labor. So, with that said, I'm still on bed rest and should take it easy, but with each passing week the level of worry decreases.