Can't win 'em all right?

Okay I was going to wait to write about this but since getting home and doing some online research i'm sort of freaking out and need some feedback and advice!! So i've mentioned earlier that i'm doing a study at my nearest hospital called NuMOM2be research study and it's been AWESOME. They just follow me throughout my pregnancy, I get 3 ultrasounds, testing plus compensation. Well today was my last visit before my due date and they were doing the ultrasound, everything looked great, baby measuring mostly perfect for 27 weeks(I say mostly because they said she was 3% under the norm which isn't much to worry about but still. Last ultrasound I had, she was measuring ahead =( Anyways, she wasn't cooperating though when they wanted to try 3D imaging. Her hands were constantly in her face, and she kept moving away from the ultrasound. She was being such a stinker! But we'd been super lucky with her cooperating so well for the gender revealing ultrasound so can't really complain. It was still a let down though..but nothing compared to what was discovered next. They did a cervical ultrasound and discovered my cervix is short. 

They want your cervix at 3cm at least. Mine is 1.7 cm.

Umm what??

So I am at high risk for preterm labor.

Say what???

This was upsetting to say the least. Everything had been going soo smoothly. Too smoothly maybe? Everything was perfect at my big 20 week ultrasound!

They said they were going to send all the info to my doctor and then my doc will contact me with what they want to do next etc. But that's all they told me! Nothing like what I should be doing in the meantime. Maybe like take it easy, bed rest, no exercising etc. Just to be on the lookout for any contractions/braxton hicks. I haven't been feeling any so far at least not that I know of/have felt. So that's weird.

I'm just a little person! With a little cervix! But I want a healthy baby so I am distraught..

Like I said I just got home and started doing research online/baby books and it seems that every story or article I come across says that they were put on strict bed rest, gotten steroid shots, or had a cerclage{cervical stitch to keep it form prematurely opening} and some with a cervix that is longer than mine{but still under 3cm}. SO i'm left to think that since mine is even shorter, will I or do I need to be on bed rest?? They say anything less than 1.5 is really worrisome. 

Umm i'm only 2 cm over that. 

Ay I just don't know. 

I'm tempted to call my doc tomorrow instead of waiting for them to call me. 

My next appt. is a week from today {march 22} but I have a feeling i'll probably see them before then.

I know though that the percentage of our baby surviving is high{90 percent} if I were to go into labor anytime from here on out, but without any health problems? Not likely. But I shouldn't be such a pessimist.

I am a positive person! But I feel like i've just been thrown through a loop!

I just want a healthy baby and a healthy pregnancy!

Lots of prayers please! And thank you =)

Halli Ann's latest portrait.

Not the greatest but you can see her cute little nose and mouth.