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Originally Posted by *Beth*
I mentioned on the other board @Moose72 that I sometimes have a very similar dream, even to the point of waking myself up because I have my hand on my stomach. I don't think I've ever had a dream about taking a pregnancy test, though. I would have loved to have more than 2 children, but after them I had three miscarriages...awful, awful experiences to go through.
Would you have wanted more children?
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I'm sorry you went through that loss- not once but three times.
We were pretty sure that we were done after N3 because not only his pregnancy very high risk- I almost delivered at 28 weeks and the treatment for premature labor was an IV solution of magnesium sulfate- yes epsom salts! This slows down all the muscles to the point where you can't see very well and your mouth gets dried out. The overall effect of the mag sulfate was of feeling like a worn out dish rag! At one point I started sweating buckets out of nowhere. My chest hurt. "Turn it off!" The doctor exclaimed no doubt fearing that they'd overdosed me. But after all the unpleasantness my labor was stopped. I was sent home and put on strict bed rest until 36 weeks at which point I could resume normal activities.
N2's pregnancy was similar but it started at 30 weeks. Hospital, mag, bed rest until 36 weeks.
N1's pregnancy was normal.
I felt very lucky to have made it through to 39 weeks which is when I delivered all 3 of my children. THAT'S why I don't want to ever be pregnant again. Not to mention the prospect of actually delivering a preemie. No thank you!