A Big Birthday

Yesterday at 4:13 and 4:15pm we had 3 beautiful babies that came in to the world screaming. Due to Kyra's increasing blood pressure over the night on Wednesday, the decision was made to perform the C section yesterday afternoon to avoid the potential for eclampsia in mom or injury to the babies.

All the babies were a good size, baby A was 3lbs 4oz, baby C was still a bit small at 2lbs 14oz, and baby B at 3lbs 6oz. They were admitted to the NICU for obversation and some minor interventions; baby C is on CPAP (nasal cannula that provide positive pressure to prompt them to breath), the rest are on room air.

I think we're so fortunate to have things go so well for us, especially when triplet pregnancies can involve so much complication. I'm off to the hospital to hold some babies!

Week 31 And More Waiting

We've reached week 31 and week 3 of Kyra's hospital capitivity; she's definately ready to come home. There aren't many new developments other then more waiting, but we did receive news that there would be no going home for Kyra, she was there for the duration of the pregnancy due to the potential for things to go bad quickly. I'm glad she's there for the health of our children, but I miss having my wife at home after so many weeks.

We've also been told that we have a maximum of 3 more weeks before an elective C-section, provided that the growth scan this coming Friday is as expected. As I mentioned before, if baby C doesn't grow enough, they'll perform the C-section to benefit his health as he's just not getting the nutrients he needs despite all of them having their own placenta.

Time for more waiting!

Preeclampsia and Week 29

It's been a while since I've had the chance to blog anything due to our weeks being filled with constant activity related to the babies and selling our house. Kyra did really well until large amounts of protein started showing up in her urine (Kidneys aren't filtering well) and her BP was beginning to climb - in the 140/90 range when she was previously normotensive.

The decision was made by the team that she should be admitted for a 24 hour urine collection to further assess her proteinuria (protein in the urine) and do some ultrasounds on the triplets. Her initial 24 protein count was 1.2 grams, if memory serves me correctly mild pre eclampsia is >300 with a change in blood pressure. Her repeat a few days later was much better at only 700mg, but she still got a ticket to stay in the hospital for observation, which makes me feel better knowing the babies will be more closely monitored.

Since her admission she has been on bedrest, fluid/cord flow ultrasounds twice a week and growth scans every 3 weeks. The initial growth scan showed baby C 7 ounces smaller then A and B, which wasn't an immediate concern to the OB team, but if he shows no or little growth at the next scan a C section will follow rather quickly. They are moving and practicing their breathing as they should be - it's definately cool to see!

Now it's just a game of hurry up and wait.