Saturday morning update

Skye started having pretty strong contractions last night. They put her on magnesium (via the IV) for the last 12 hours. There are a set of factors that determine whether you're a good candidate for a VBAC. The fact that she's had a previous c-section is actually only a very small factor. Current factors include her bag of membranes being broken, she's got an abruption (though small...they think), and she's having abnormally strong contractions without being dilated much at all. Those factors really put her in a high risk situation. So....everyone is recommending she have a c-section, perhaps as soon as this afternoon.

Obviously, this is NOT Skye's preference. But she's being a trooper about it. She's tender-hearted and wants badly to do things nature's way and be able to hold these babies right after they're born. These boys are going to have to spend time in the NICU, but we're going to make sure they're healthy and safe. Deep down, Skye knows that, but it's still going to be hard for her to see her boys connected to lots of tubes for the first few weeks.

But all things considered, I think things are going pretty well...