Hi Sandra,

What I found interesting is that my OB, Endo and Ped really didn’t really treat my pregnancy much different then my first.  Besides taking the dex for eleven wks, the only difference was that my son had his bloods drawn at 48 hours to determine his levels.  Once the blood work was done he was immeadiately started on "textbook" dosages of cortef and florinef.   We then tested his levels again at about four weeks old and have another appointment in about one month.

As for the birth, God was really behind me on this one.  It was without a doubt the most unbelievably perfect delivery.  The delivery staff even commented on how "perfect" it was.   I opted for a repeat c-section but, only because I had a section with my last pg and two prior abdominal surgeries (CAH had nothing to do with it). 

I used a regular OB (the same ones who I went to for my first pg) who are not high-risk.  I only had a high-risk OB for ultrasounds.  The NICU did stop in to check both babies.  This is standard with multiples, but I also requested it for the CAH factor.  The Endo on call (our endo was in another hospital) also popped in.  Both babies had apgars of 9 and went off to the regular nursery.   They roomed with me from 8:00am to 11:00pm.  I did send them back to the nursery at night so I could "try" to catch some zzzzzz’s!

I did however make it clear that I wanted to admininster all of my son’s meds.  I felt that I know all the tricks and to boot have more patience then the nurses.  My roomate in the hospital heard me talking to and explaining CAH to every nurse who came in.  She was joking that if they didn’t know what CAH was before, they sure did now ;o)!

If you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me. I’d be happy to help in anyway!

Kimberly