My pregnant wife

hi waldo

hospitals can do wonders my angel was 5 weeks premy and the missus was in hospital 2 weeks before that hang in there and best wishes
greg

Jeeze.

I hope everything works out for you guys, I really REALLY do.

Stu, waiting for his 24 weeks pregnant wife to come home from the clinic...

Explain why? ;)


I shouldn't hve read all this. Half freakin terrified now... :eek:

Only caught up with this thread today, Waldo. I hope everything works out well for you and your family.

Col

Waldo,

Thanks for sharing this with us.

It is so easy to expect everything to go as smooth as clockwork that we forget what a miracle the gift of life can be and what an amazing thing it is that the womenfolk can do.

Though we whinge about it, the Australian healthcare system is probably better than most. The knowledge and toys they have should be better than at any other time in history.

I feel for you both. Chances are that you will feel the frustration of not being able to fix things and your partner will be needing emotional support.

Thinking of you both and wishing for the best for junior.

Kindest regards,

Steve

G'day,

Farmboy, Schtoo, Driver and TritonJapan, thanks for your posts - SWMBO is enjoying reading your comments and best wishes as they really do help.

Today she got past the dangerous 48 hour period which is great news, if she can make it to Tuesday that'll give her 25 weeks which makes the odds of survival and brain damage that bit better. She's sick of the having to lay down continuously and the looking at 4 walls. Friday was hard, it still is but each day that passes is making it that bit easier for both of us.

Any the food is beaut. :)

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Any the food is beaut. :)

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Are you sure she's in hospital then ? :confused:

G'day Ian,

Yeah it's a hard one to believe but the food is good and it doesn't have that hospital air smell to it either. :confused:

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G'day Ian,

Yeah it's a hard one to believe but the food is good and it doesn't have that hospital air smell to it either. :confused:

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Sounds like she's in exactly the right place then. ;)

G'day Waldo & Mrs. Waldo AND Littlest Waldo,
My sincerest wishes and belief that everything will work out for the very best for all of you.
Take good care,
Barry.

All the best guys, I hope it all works out for ya!!

Cheers

Waldo, All the best mate. :)

Chris,

Thinking of you and the family with fingers and toes crossed.

Waldo How is the boss lady doing????? and the littlest waldo as well????

we all have crossed toes that all is going well cheers jules

G'day ele_13,

Well SWMBO has made it to 25 weeks which takes the survival rate from just 58% to 72% which is great news, % of brain damage is lessened but can't remember the figures. She is on about 10 different drugs one of which is to reduce the fluid and although the reduction of fluid is marginal it's stable which is good news for us.

Hoping bub can stay inside a lot longer yet but who knows. MIL has come down to offer her support for how ever long bub stays put and a few weeks past his/her birth. Which is great because since Friday I haven't been able to eg. wash the dishes which daily visits to hospital and trying to keep up to speed with my clients and their jobs on hand and MIL came in the door this morning, washed and dried the dishes and put on some washing for me.

Clients are understanding to me dropping the pace a bit. Parking at hospital is a killer each day especially with a parking ticket already.

Will post updates as they come.

Good on you. My wife made 30 weeks today. Doctor admitted yesterday that he gave her 0% chance of keeping the baby when he first saw her at 20 weeks. Wife informed him that we have had a lot of people prarying for bub.

G'day Aussiecollector,

Steuth! I know what you are going through and feel for you. Hope all goes to plan for you and your family too. :)

Hope your wife is hanging in there, it's a hard time staying on that bed constantly. It's catch 22, you want your wife to be able to get off that bed, and come home where she wants to be, but on the other hand she knows it's best if she can hang in there as long as she can so bub gets a big bigger and more developed.

Yes she is getting a bit fidgity as I gess Mrs Waldo is. One word of advice, don't keep the house too perfict or she will think you can do it better than her and you mite get stuck with the job. On the other hand if it is not good enough look out.

Waldo,

How is every thing going? I hope your not about to burn your self out and that Wife and Baby are well.

G'day Aussiecollector,

Today SWMBO has her 26 week scan done. Doctors are really happy that she's gots this far, they're hoping she can make 28 weeks but the goal is 30 weeks and whatever she can get after that will be excellent. Fluid has lessened a bit, still some discomfort in her ribs. Nights aren't her favourite when she is the most uncomfortable. SWMBO is doing a lot better than 11 days ago.

Yes I feel very burnt out from spending as much time as I can with her - I'm working 1/2 days at the home office and 1/2 days in the ward with her. But today I need to spend the full day at home office to get some client presentatiions finalised for a series of meeetings tomorrow. So far 3 parking tickets from the parking cops - already had a blue with one (arrived one inute late to feed the meter) and yesterday got a ticket even though the meter was paid up. :mad:

My meals consist of microwave dinners which I have with SWMBO while she has really nice stuff from the hospital. Friends have given me some ready cooked meals which I just have to heat up.

I'll know more news later tonight when I go in.

G'Day Waldo,
Glad to hear things are looking up, got my fingers crossed for all of you, keep the post going as I and many others are following it I am sure!..:)
savage(Eric):)

Good news Chris.

G'day Rob,

Thanks.

Gidday Waldo - just caught up on this. Things are looking up! Stay positive, one day at a time mate.

Best wishes

Den

G'day,

How things change so quickly. The ultra sound has just been done. Bub is fine but my wife is dilated by 3cm and has more fluid than before she went in. All the medication has done very little, not as it should have anyway. Doctors are now unsure of what to do by way of medication to the point of bringing Bub into the world now. They're thinking of giving more steroids but the impact on Bub would be unknown.

One thing that made my wife so happy was the simple pleasure of not using bed pans and getting up to go to the loo and having her bed slighly raised - now, her head is back below sea level and her feet are as high as Mt Everest and she has to use bed pans. The positives have turned to the negatives for her. She was so happy with these little steps forward but now it's another story.

MIL is with her and as soon as I can I'll be in there later today to do what little I can. There's some positives in that Bub has been delayed by 12 days but the discomfort for my wife is going to wear her down very quickly with todays events.

Chris,

Sounds like one step forward, two steps back. Even if bub does come this early, the risks are not what they used to be. My brother was 8 wks prem, 25 years ago and that was a big problem - then - he almost didn't make it. Eight weeks is not considered all that early now. A friend had her bub at just over half term, weight 900 grams, about 2lb. Bub survived and then thrived and now you wouldn't know the difference.

Chin up mate. I often think that if the bub wants to come, it will, no matter what the docs do... If it's time then it's time.

Dan

G'say DanP,

The odds are much better now than 12 days ago and much better than time past. For my wife's sanity and happiness she'd like to say hello to Bub now, but on the other hand ...

Kylie (SWMBO) is waiting to see her specialist (who is a great woman - Kylie said to her she'd just like to die, in reference to the pain of the fluid etc., the specialist said to her, "Well then when the baby comes out, we'll take turns you can smack Bub then I will") to try and work out what is the next best step. Which hopefully, to be greedy doesn't mean into the delivery room now as I have a stack of client work to design, print and mount before I can go back to see her, which Kylie also hopes she can hold off for.

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G'say DanP,

Which hopefully, to be greedy doesn't mean into the delivery room now as I have a stack of client work to design, print and mount before I can go back to see her, which Kylie also hopes she can hold off for.

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Don't lose sight of who/what is important. I got priorities wrong after the birth of No.2, and I now really regret it. Work can wait, your family is more important. Clients will understand, trust me - wife will be less understanding of work commitments, and will have a long memory!

Good luck

Den

I can understand your being torn between wanting bub now and waiting. When MrsP went over by 2+ weeks on number 1 it seemed longer than the whole pregnancy. She may be in pain and discomfort now but it will all be forgotten the minute she sees the little one.

I hope that all is well either way,

Dan

G'day TassieKiwi,

It's OK I know who's important, it's those in the hospital ward.

It's just hard juggling a business with deadlines etc., but working for myself it means there's no such thing as 9-5 (sometimes it's a 24 hour plus day), it's just now a wait and see what the specialist says.

All the best to you all Waldo.

Waldo,
Sorry to hear things aren't as good as they could be. A frend of mine had twins at 25 weeks a few months ago, they lost one which they were expecting, but the other is doing great. 26 weeks is getting safe with the medical care today but every day is a day better.
Praying that Mrs Waldo can hold out a bit longer and that all's well in the end.

G'day Aussiecolector,

Thanks for that. The latest news off about 1/2 hour ago is the specialist says that it's now an hour by hour thing, but each day is excellent. And if Bub does come it will be a very quick delivery and I just hope that I can get all of my work done today before Bub says hello to the world.

I'll feel ripped off if I'm not there and my MIL is there to see it and I'm not.

Hang in there Waldo, we're all thinking of you & Mrs Waldo, & hoping all goes well.

G'day AlexS,

Thanks mate.

Which hospital Chris?

If it is any of the ones in East Melbourne, you can park your car at our place and catch the 75 tram - 1 minute walk to the tram stop and no more parking fines.

Our driveway is yours if required.

G'day Rob,

Kylie is at the Francess Perry, Floor 10 Room 3.

Thanks for the offer, may yet take you up on that. To get around the parking cops as of yesterday I got a weekly parking ticket to the car park across the raod which my MIL and I swap depending on who's where and when.

Waldo,

I was not allowed to be present during the birth of our first (CS) and I still think it was one of the worst times of my life. Please don't let work keep you away.

Dan

Chris, get in there if you can. Seeing my child born was the greatest thrill I've ever had. However, having said that, the health of the baby and your wife are the most important things.

She's in the right place and she has lots of support.

I hope it all works out for you.

G'day DanP,

As soon as I've done enough that I can finish the rest in the early hours of the morning I'm packing up here and jumping in the car - could be 2 hours off that yet. I'm racing don't worry.

The last thing I want to do is miss the little fella saying hello and to hold him/her before going into the humi crib.

Waldo
Hang in mate. The whole board is behind you.
Sorry I am too far away to help.
Dave..