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28
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Ames’ water broke an hour ago. I will not be leaving the hospital until I deliver both babies. I am having contractions. I am losing my mind.
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My thoughts are with you Alexa, hang in there….
My thoughts are with you all tonight. I’m not the praying type, but I’m sending pleading thoughts your way. I can’t believe this is happening. Stay strong, Alexa. We all love you!
Oh sweetie! Dammit! This wasn’t supposed to happen now!
I will be thinking of you and worrying. All my thoughts are with you and yours.
Oh no! Oh bloody hell. I’ll be thinking of you, hoping for you.
A complete stranger is hoping very hard for you and Simone.
Thinking of you.
I am praying for you, hard.
All I’ve got is yours. Hoping HARD for you and Simone.
me too, me too, oh, all the best, Alexa, good luck
Oh, my dear.
Holding your hand.
I am sending positive thoughts your way. Praying that they stay put. Stop contractions, stop!
I just want you to know that it is possible to stay pregnant after one twin ruptures. Twin A ruptured for me at week 26 and I was able to keep them in until 28weeks 3 days. I will say that it isn’t pleasant to do so–I was on major antibiotics, IV, terbutaline and mag (alternating periodically and as frequently as every hour–what fun), among other things–but possible.
I pray that you can do something similar or more!
Take care of yourself and know that we are rooting for you.
Hoping and praying for you.
Holy shit! I know you’ll do great. Best wishes.
Oh no, Alexa, no. I am hoping so very hard for you and Simone. Every minute of the day.
Thinking of you and Scott, and hoping that you get through this.
Pesky kids, they are well known for not listening to their mothers!
At least you were already there in the best place you could be, and hopefully some brilliant doctor can help Simone stay put for a little longer.
Hoping and wishing and praying for you all.
x
Hang in there-thinking every good thought for you and Simone. You’re not alone.
Alexa,
You and Simone are in my prayers. Hang in therem we are all routing for you. Sending lots of love your way.
I will think of you and Scott and Simone without ceasing.
Bloody hell…
Alexa, Scott & Simone you are in my prayers… Simone you need to stay put a while longer. I know it’s not quite as cushy, but you need to stay put.
Hang in there - sending stay put thoughts your way.
oh alexa. this is not the news i was hoping for at all. i will be hoping that you stabilize and simone can stay put a while longer. i’m so, so sorry that you are going through this.
hoping, hoping, hoping.
Alexa and hubby,
You are all in our thoughts today and we’re sending you all of the positive power, energy, and strength throughout the day, evening, and weeks to come.
Oh thank heavens you’ve had the steroid shots.
Do ask the docs (I’m sure you have already) about trying to keep simone in a bit longer. it sounds as if it might be possible. hoping very very hard for all of you.
Oh, no. I’m so sorry Alexa.
I’m holding my breath for all of you….. and just hoping so much that you can get stable for simone, with help. hang in there..
Alexa, I’ll be thinking and hoping hard for you and Scott and Simone and Ames today and in the coming weeks. You’re all so strong and you’re not alone.
Much love to you.
I will be praying for you, Scott and Simone.
I am so glad you had the steroid shots and so, so hopeful for you, your husband, and your tiny Simone.
Hi Alexa, it’s me again. I’m thinking of you and came back to say what I meant to say, when I politely wrote “I’m so sorry…”
What I want to say is that I’m pissed off for you, just plain effing mad. You get pregnant with twins, and just when you get to the point where you’ve accepted it - heck, even look forward to it - something like this happens, and you have to run this gauntlet.
I’ve run this gauntlet. Different details and mechanics and catastrophe, but the same. And it’s just not fucking fair. But I want you to know that even though you’re just trying to keep it together, right in the middle of it - you are not alone. You’ve got snakes growing out of your head now, having lost Ames. And at least one other medusa is here with you. For me to find others who had been through the same thing, well, the relief of being able to take off my hat and be welcomed and understood… just relief.
I don’t presume so much right now, but I just want you to know that, as much as I wish I only had sympathy and didn’t really, truly ‘get it’, I do. And I can tell you that you’ll find reserves of strength to get through this.
Praying, in my own way, for Simone, and here for you.
Kate
Oh dear, Alexa. I am so sorry and vehemently hopeful for you and Simone.
We’re here for you, holding you all close.
I said a little prayer for you and Simone.
Oh my god. I’m hoping so hard, even praying my little atheist prayers, that things work out for you guys.
Oh Alexa, praying so hard for you all.
Hang in there,Simone. Literally.
Thinking of you.
I’m on my knees for you both. I’ll be thinking of you all day.
xo
I’m here hoping and praying for you. Even though a long hospital stay sounds horrible, I hope you have a long one with Simone tucked safely away inside.
I’ll be thinking about you and Simone.
Prayers have been said. Thinking of you.
And I thought the worst thing about this weekend was Hillary not winning South Carolina…….. from a stranger in the midwest, sending positive thoughts and vibes.
As ever, I’ll be thinking of you all. I hope Simone decides the uterus is vastly better than this big, wide world for awhile longer.
Nothing witty to add… just wanted to say that I’m thinking of all of you.
My positive thoughts are with you all today. Stay strong.
Oh, Alexa, I don’t know if there is anything I can say to make you feel better…but know that we are all here, thinking of your family, we love you. My prayers are with all of you right now.
You are in my thoughts and prayers (even if I don’t delurk to say it often enough).
Waiting for your next update.
Oh hon. I know you’re not the praying type, but I am, and I’ll be praying for you and your family.
sending all sorts of hope and luck and love from the internet void.
I’m willing Simone to stretch out her little arms and legs and stay right where she is. Hold on, little girl.
Oh no. I am thinking of you all and hoping for the best possible outcome.
Come on, Simone, hang IN there! Please.
Hoping desperately for the best.
I am thinking of you. Please Simone, stay put for now and listen to your Mama!!
I am saying a little prayer for you, Scott, and Simone and sending you lots of hope for the very best. Hang in there little Simone.
Also sending you an email.
wishing you well! I admire your grace.
I am so sorry. Hopefully they can hold off delivery a little while longer. I’ll be praying for you and Simone.
I have never posted before, thinking there was nothing I could say that hadn’t been said by countless before me, but at this time, you can’t have enough good wishes. I don’t know you but I think of you and your babies daily. I wish you all the very best.
I have been thinking of you over the past couple of weeks and will continue to do so. Hoping for the very best. Hang in there Simone!
I am hoping so hard for all of you, and will be thinking of you every second.
Oh God. Please be well. And little Simone too.
Thinking of you, always. Hang in there, Simone!
We are thinking of you and Simone.
I’m thinking of you.
Came here from Heather’s page. Thinking of you and hoping for the best for you and Simone.
Alexa, I’m humbly offering my thoughts and prayers (to whom, I’m not certain - but
I’ll take no chances in case I forget a deity or two - hell I’ll even chant and shake a rubber chicken) to you, Scott, and Simone. And Ames still stays in my thoughts.
I wish I could lessen the burden on your heart. Know you’re not alone.
Oh, Alexa. I am holding you in my thoughts. And still hoping Miss Simone remains a uterine resident for quite a while longer. I am crossing everything and shaking some chicken bones and lighting a candle - covering all prayer/luck bases in my own way. And sending hugs.
(Happy ending anectote here, if you want it. Skip if you don’t: I know a woman whose water broke on one twin at 18 or 19 weeks and she was on hospital bedrest and drugged and all that for weeks and weeks before actually delivering. And now she has 10 year olds. I know it’s not the same - oh how I know - but it’s something.)
I am pissed off for you too. I will be thinking and praying.
Will be holding you close in my thoughts.
**HUGS**
You are in my thoughts…no words, there are no words.
Thinking of you all the time. Hang in there…
oh Alexa…
thiking of all of you, and holding on to so much hope…
May you find all the PEACE and STRENGTH you need to fight your way through this! Humans are creatures that fight in the face of fear. If you can, channel all of your fear into your fight. My prayers and wishes and hopes are with you.
Thinking and hoping for you.
Every day (every hour!) counts - and you’ve pulled in a lot of them already. You are where you need to be right now. I’m not a pray-er but I’m hoping and thinking of you and your family right now.
Hugs to you lady, and to your husband.
I don’t pray but I’m praying for you and Simone.
I have never posted before, but I have been reading your blog for some time.
I’ve never met you - but I will be sitting in my little office in Connecticut today, thinking of you and praying for you, and wishing for the health of you and your beautiful daughter…
I do believe in prayer and have been praying for you, Simone and Scott since last night. Hang in there…
Praying for you, your husband and your little girl.
I’m sending good thoughts your way, Alexa! I don’t think I have much pull left with the universe, but I’m calling in some favors on your behalf. ;)
You are so strong, you and Scott. (And Simone - you stay put as long as possible, y’hear?!?)
I am praying praying praying for you, your husband, your daughter, and your son.
I’ve never posted before, but have been following you and your journey for months now– I’m about 3 weeks behind you, pregnant after IVF with boy/girl twins, and I’ve checked your blog daily as a way of helping myself through the highs and lows of my own journey. I haven’t known what to say over the past few weeks that hasn’t been said a hundred times by everyone else, but I wanted to let you know that your family has been on my mind and in my heart since day 1, and I’m so sorry for what you’re having to go through.
There are so many more of us blog-readers lurking out here that feel the same way, I’m sure. I hope you can take some comfort in knowing that we all care about you and are wishing for a positive outcome for Simone.
Crossing my fingers so hard for you and Simone, Alexa.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Scott and Simone.
I don’t know what to say, except that I’m terrified for you and praying for you and hoping against all hope for you. Praying for little Simone be okay. Praying for strength and grace for you.
Oh Alexa…my heart is pounding and I can’t stop shaking. I am holding hard onto good thoughts for you because I know you probably can’t summon any for yourself. You, Scott, Ames, and Simone are all in my thoughts and will stay there quite firmly.
We’re with you… Well, as much as we can be…
Holding you all in the light.
Hoping, wishing, wanting…
Praying for Simone to stay put a little longer, for strength for you and Scott, and for peace for little Ames.
oh fuck, fuck, fuck.
hoping and thinking of you all with everything i’ve got.
we love you.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, and good luck, good luck, good luck!! So many strangers hoping for you, sending you support, wishing we could make it better. You’re in good hands, we will hope for the best and help you as much as we can.
Another long-time reader delurking to add to the mountain of well-wishes. Hang in there, little Simone, and hang in there, Alexa and Scott! My thoughts are with all of you right now.
Hoping deeply for you, Simone, and Scott.
Oh. Like everyone else, I’m thinking of you and hoping, hoping for you, Simone, Ames, and Scott.
I am thinking, praying, hoping, and routing for you all right now.
You are so strong, dear girl. We are all thinking of you and your family. Simone, listen to your mother!!
Nothing to say that hasn’t been said before, but you are all in my thoughts and I am willing little miss Simone to stay but for just a little bit longer.
I wish I had something more interesting to say, but I really just wanted to add to the chorus of voices wishing for Simone to stay put as long as possible. I’m thinking of y’all.
I’m so sorry. Hang in there. I am praying for a happy outcome.
Thinking of you and Simone. Hoping hoping hoping.
speechless with anger at the universe that it should put you through this on top of everything else it has thrown your way… hoping with every fiber of my being that Simone will start listening, and if she doesn’t, that 24 weeks is enough for her to grow to be a strong and wonderful person like her mother.
In the meanwhile Alexa, just keep breathing. It is the one thing you have control over (mostly!) The rest of us will hold our collective breath for you… just keep breathing.
hoping and praying for you today, miss. :) hugs.
I am praying for you and hoping and crossing my fingers and sending you love and light.
Here’s another thinking of you and yours, and hoping and praying. Stay golden, ponygirls!
one more post of love and support.
thinking of you very very hard and willing that little Simone to keep living inside her mama.
I am so very sorry.
I would love to bring you books or anything else you need. Food. Anything.
Let me know. I am thinking about you.
Rooting for both you and Simone, Alexa. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thinking of you.
In this awful booming silence, I just have a picture in my head of a huge circle - your friends, spread far and wide, by your side.
Time has stopped. We’re with you, dear girl.
Keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
Oh honey I am sending you all the love and I believe this will all end well, I really do. Hang in there, all of you.
The whole internet it behind you here, surely with our collective mind power we could help you? Thinking of your family today, begging for the best possible news.
I’m praying…
Hoping Simone hangs in there and you will be okay.
Sending many positive thoughts your way and hoping for nothing but the best for your family.
Hang in there Alexa. This is truly awful, but you are in the best place right now, where they can keep a constant eye on you and Simone. Thinking of you.
Sending out every positive thought I can to you and Simone.
Sending you every hope, every wish. Thinking of you.
Another total stranger hoping and praying for the best for you, Scott, and Simone. I’ve been lurking around your blog for over a year, and your writing has touched and inspired me and nearly caused me to soil myself on many occasions. Please know that there are many people out here in the computer who are pulling for you and your family.
Sending my most fervent hopes for lovely Simone’s well-being. You, Scott, and both babies are in my thoughts and in my heart.
I am so with Janey on this one. We are all here.
Just know that I’m thinking of you and the babies. Much love.
Hoping for more time for you & Simone. Hoping you’re not offended, but praying too. Hoping you know how much we all care about you…and Simone…and Ames.
I just said a prayer for you and your babies.
Thinking of you and wishing you and Simone health and well being.
All the way from Portland, Oregon, someone is thinking about you and your family. Stay strong. Ask for help when you need it. Count on your readers to listen. Know that we care.
Dearest Alexa, Scott, and Simone
I am hoping so very very hard that you all make it through the next few hours, days and weeks healthy and strong.
All my love,
Nic.
Another lurker here… I know you’re doing the best that you can, so continue to be strong and I’ll be thinking about you and baby Simone.
HOLY SHIT.
I am thinking of you, so very hard.
Be strong.
I am thinking of you.
You’re in my thoughts xx
Thinking about all of you so much and even saying a few prayers. Know that you are in the best place possible right now. Stay strong!!
Just adding my own note to say I’m thinking of you and hoping all the best for you and little Simone. Have faith….I had a friend who delivered her baby at about 25 weeks way back in the ’80’s and that baby is now a junior in college and doing fine.
I have no words to express the way I am feeling right now, I hope that just me sitting here hoping for you is enough.
Oh Alexa, I am just sick for you. Please know that I am just one of many who are thinking and praying for you, your husband and your babies.
Anxiously waiting for an update…and wish I could do something to help you.
I hate this for you, I wanna scream!!!!!!! I can do no more from my laptop then pray and pray for you :(
oh Alexa…
You have gone through more than enough. We are all here for you. and Miss Simone, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE hang on and stay inside your mom for a few more weeks okay? I’ll be praying continuously for each of you.
One more de-lurking reader to say that I’ll be sending strong vibes into the universe in hopes that you might all be strong. Thinking of you all.
I was coming back to comment on the last post and then saw this. I am so sorry, Alexa. I’m sending many, many good thoughts to you.
I’m so sorry! I’ll be thinking of you all.
I’m praying for you all.
Alexa, be strong! My thoughts are with you, Scott and your babies.
I’m so sorry this is happening. I will be thinking of you.
Alexa,
Thinking of you and Simone. I hope that your labor can be delayed as long as possible.
Thinking nothing but postive, strong-baby thoughts for you, Simone, and Scott.
I am thinking about you all. Hang on Simone.
I’m so so sorry this is happening - you and Simone are in my thoughts and prayers…..
I am praying for you and Simone to have a healthy outcome, and for all of you as you are going through this. You will be in my thoughts.
Thinking of you, Scott and Simone.
Praying for you hourly. And for Simone.
Hang in there, Alexa! Thinking of you, and hoping.
Thinking of you all.
I’m thinking of you and praying.
Thinking of you, hoping for the best, and praying, no, begging whoever controls all this crazy mess to bring Simone safely into her parent’s loving arms.
I am so terribly sorry.
I am not sure if you will have access to these comments before both babies are born or not. If not then what follows is useless, but if so, FWIW I have a friend who lost one twin (her waters broke, the twin was born far, far too early) but whose other twin stayed inside for many more weeks, possibly literally two months. Though the surviving twin was still born prematurely, it was enough later and she is now a healthy (and charming) toddler. I hope Simone will also stay in many more weeks and will arrive hale and hearty. I am sorry that you are having to go through this.
Here’s another stranger who is amazed by you - sending you a gazillion prayers for good health and luck.
I am hoping, with all my might, that little simone and her mom are hanging in there. I’m thinking of you guys.
God damn! Simone needs to listen to her mommy and hang on tight! Hoping she stays put for (a loooonnnngggg) awhile longer.
I’ve been thinking of you all day. Sending hope your way.
Sending a million good vibes to you and Simone…
Sending good karma your way!
Thinking so very much of you and sending you every good thought I can think.
Oh man, how scary. I’m sending my best wishes to your family. Hang in there, Simone.
Sending love and prayers and wishing it were more. Stay strong, baby Simone, the world will wait for you….stay put, stay put, stay put.
Thinking of you, wishing you all the best. Bonne chance.
Sending prayers your way …
I’m thinking and praying for you and your babies.
Grounded indeed. Alexa and Simone, please hang in there. Wishing you the best.
I made a pilgrimage recently — to cozumel and to the mayan goddess of fertility and birth — and I have to believe those prayers were heard and that you’re both being watched over.
My thoughts are with you.
Pam
Keeping you all in my thoughts.
You are all in my thoughts.
My thoughts are with you. Hopinghopinghopinghoping…
Keeping my fingers crossed that Simone hangs in there. I’m thinking of you.
Still here, still praying. Be strong. We love you.
My thoughts are with you . I’ll be hoping and praying for the best. Hang in there
Hugs
Stay put Simone, as long as you can.
Hoping for the best for all of you.
I’m sorry this is happening. Wishing your healthcarers the best of judgement at all times during your stay.
Bea
My thoughts are with you.