My pregnant wife

[Captain Chaos]

G'day Waldo,
Just caught up with the news. The road is still a bit rough but you are all getting there. My very best wishes and hopes for you all. Stay positive & put work on the back burner for now & be with Kylie.
To Rob ( Wood Borer ), my personal thanks for your offer to Chris re parking his car. I don't know if I can give you a greenie so I'll just say Thank You. To all who have offered help to Waldo, Thank You.
Take good care,
Barry.

[Gumby]

News is getting better Chris, hang in there. You're nearly at 100 % !!!

[Waldo]

G'day Gumby,

Yeah , getting there just playing the waiting game now. Spend the arvo watching some woodie DVDs while at the hospital

Have a weekly parking ticket until Tuesday, if we're still waiting past then I'll take Rob up on his offer. So long as he doesn't mind a Ford in the driveway. :eek:

[Wood Borer]

Chris,

There's been Fords there before. I'll PM you all the contact details and if we don't answer the phone, just park in the driveway anyway. No inconvenience at all.

Keeping our fingers crossed for you and the family mate.

[TEEJAY]

Just came across this thread Waldo and have read it all with much excitement for you, your wife and all the board behind you. So happy to hear it developing in a positive way and hope and pray for you guys to have a wonderful outcome.

Cheers matey and goodluck

[Waldo]

G'day Teejay,

Thanks for your post. Bub is still staying put and had it's head poked this morning by the specialist - that's how low Bub is.

[Razor]

Hi Waldo
I have been following Kylie's progress and while I haven't sent a message to you before, my thoughts and prayers have been with you. You may not have noticed but there are many like myself who while they have not sent a message they are wanting the very best for the three of you- just look at the number in the 'views' column.
All the best from the West
Ray

[Waldo]

G'day Razor,

Thanks.

Well Kylie has been in hospital now for a bit over 2 weeks and aside from some pain and discomfort she's doing OK. Hates of course being bed ridden and the same four walls, she has a view from the 10th floor but all she can see is the sky and the occasional plane.

Was allowed today to get up to say g'day to the loo, which in her circumstances is a luxury and is a now and then thing. MIL and I are keeping vigil. Kylie is hoping Bub doesn't arrive on her b/day on Monday because she wants Bub to have it's own day and not share hers.

[Auld Bassoon]

Hang in there mate, there's a lot of us with you, hoping for a good outcome for you all.

Cheers mate!

[ele__13]

Kylie is hoping Bub doesn't arrive on her b/day on Monday because she wants Bub to have it's own day and not share hers.

Oh god i can understand that on e fullly i had Skye my daughter on my birthday its kewl in some ways but not having to share is better cheers jules

[DavidG]

Waldo
How is it going?

We are all praying for you and yours.

[Waldo]

G'day DavidG and everyone else following this thread,

The specialist today told us that Kylie is no more dilated than when she was admitted Friday fortnight ago, so the drugs are doing some things right.

Has a lot of discomfort in her ribs etc., a friend brought around yesterday a bit of bumpy foam (like gun case foam, apologies for my ignorance of what it's called) the size of a mattress which is really working for her as far as being a bit more comfortable goes.

Just now hoping that she'll make 28 weeks which would be excellent, but any extra day gained is beaut.

Said in earlier posts that I'm working out of the hospital for 1/2 or full days which is a killer in ways because I can't sit still for too much on their chairs.

Had a liitle shed time and I'm itching to get down there more, I might spend a few hours of a night when I get home and have a play.

[Wongo]

Yes have break mate. Enjoy.

[ele__13]

Least she is still going each day is a blessing and the longer she stays now the better for all concened toes crossed it all goes well.... jules n doug

ps Kylie hope u had a good birffy !!!!

[Waldo]

G'day,

As an update on the proceedings.

One of the consequences of being a diabetic and pregnant is the build up of fluid, which is th case of the normal person is in the range of 5 -25 with the average being 15, Kylie was 45. So yesterday she had a needle to drain a lot of the fluid, all 2.5 litres of it! She is now 29 on the scale.

The needle posed a few major risks:

• infection;

• bringing on labor with the sudden decrease of fluid by way of breaking the membranes.

Not having the needle also had risks:

• the fluid could build to a point where the pressure becomes too great that it blows the placenta off the wall which would mean loosing Bub.

The needle worked and for the first time last night she had a relxed sleep and slept all the night until 11:00 this morning. The effects of the needle reducing the fluid will last for three days and will have another needle every two weeks (if she stays in that long)

Kylie hit 27 weeks today which is great, if she can hit the magic 28 weeks historically that will be excellent, 30 weeks would be even better, but so too really is another day gained.

(sorry Rob things have been a bit up in the air in regards to client meetings, deadlines and Kylie for me to have been able to do Wednesday night, see what I can do next week)