I'm still in the hospital, pregnant with Kymani. My water broke yesterday and we're hoping to make it to 34 weeks, even though we are 29 right now.
It's tough knowing Kymani could be born at any time from now until 34 weeks. When we named her "adventurous traveler," this is not what we meant at all. Even though the doctors and nurses have been comforting and feel she has a good chance, we are very scared about my water breaking this early. Family members are being very supportive. Those close by are helping out immensely with Nova. My mom is the main one responsible for her while we are in here and the older kids are pitching in to help with Nova, as well as my mom's housework. I have awesome kiddos and an awesome mom. Gary (my mom's longtime boyfriend) has been awesome as well. Faraway relatives have been supportive with positive thoughts and in many other ways, too. It's a really good thing we have such a great support system or it would be even harder to get through this than it already is. We are trying to keep our thoughts positive and only focus on good to help give Kymani a better chance. Rich has been really helpful because I'm not supposed to be moving around too much. As depicted in the photo, he fell asleep on me last night. We were both so worn out. I'm having a little bit of difficulty sleeping because of the unknown. I did drift off with Rich shortly after that photo was taken. Keep an eye on the blog for more of Kymani's journeys!
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Looks like Kymani is taking her name way too literally! Kymani is an East African name that means "adventurous traveler". My water has broken and we are only 29 weeks pregnant. Kymani is still moving and other than the water breaking, there have been no other labor symptoms yet.
The medical team says I am going to be in the hospital until we have Kymani. My water did break but I'm not in labor. So the goal is to keep me and baby comfortable and try to make her stay in as long as possible. She is head down so if she does come, she is in the correct position and she's doing well. I got the steroids to make sure her lungs are okay. I'm also on antibiotics in case there's an infection. But so far, they haven't found one. We are probably actually more like 29 weeks and a day. So they will do what they can to try to get her to stay in until at least 34 weeks. But because the water is broken, if I go into labor, they have to let it happen. They have had success keeping babies in for weeks after the water breaks since it does replenish itself. So let's hope that's the case. They said her vitals are extremely good and she looks really good for a baby that's 29 weeks along. We are both nervous but trying to stay calm for the baby. One of the NICU doctors came and talked to us and he says at 29 weeks, they do have a 96% chance of survival. Keep an eye on the blog for more of Kymani's journeys! |
Kymani's Travels
Lyn Lomasi gave birth to little Kymani Lyrique on June 8, 2017! She was born prematurely at just 30 weeks gestation. But miraculously, she only stayed in the NICU for about a month and has been either on track or ahead for her age, thus far.
Kymani is an East African name, which is traditionally male and means "adventurous traveler". Since when do we do anything traditional or follow gender-specific "norms"? In this family, she will definitely live that traveler legacy, proving such with her premature entrance, even though that is NOT what we had in mind when we gave her that name prior to birth. Lyrique is an alternative spelling of Lyric and she is proving to be very musical, always dancing. Join us as we recount the adventures leading up to her birth, as well as her life adventures afterward. FEATURED CONTRIBUTORS
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