Some of you may be confused at why my baby needs to come early, so I am going to try to explain it better.
My baby girl is not growing like she should be.
Her environment is good, meaning she is getting the blood flow that she needs and there is plenty of amniotic fluid for her.
She has a strong heart and moves around just fine.
The Problem: Because everything looks good from an ultrasound point of view, she should be gaining weight consistently like a normal baby, but she isn't. That is the puzzling thing. Why isn't she growing if her environment is good?
That is why my doctor wants her out to see if there is an underlying issue that is not showing up in the ultrasounds and tests. The sooner she is out, the sooner she can be treated if there is something going on.
If I were to wait and deliver her as normally planned, it may be too late and the outcome could be bad.
My doctor was planning on taking her at 32 weeks, but at that time she decided to gain weight. He decided to wait and monitor her to see if she would continue to grow.
Since then, she has not made enough progress for my doctor to be comfortable to keep in her the womb, and that is why she will come early. He is being cautious regarding the development of her lungs and I believe that is very important.
I hope that clears up any questions that some of you may have. I know its all been quite confusing for some of you but I hope this helped.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Just to Clarify
Posted by Stock Family at 1:03 PM
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So I haven't been checking blogs in awhile and I just read all of your recent posts about the baby. I hope that everything goes alright for ya. I'll be thinking and praying for you and your baby. Can't wait to see pictures and hear how everything goes for you.
I am really, truely sorry for all that has been happening lately. The most frusterating thing is that the doctors keep changing thier minds about what steps to take next. I guess it's just best to trust the professionals and keep moving forward! You have remained so strong and you've had so much faith throughout this ordeal that I also believe everything will turn out ok! I just can't wait to meet this sweet little beauty!
Oops- I forgot to mention that your maternity pictures turned out great!! You're one HOT Mama! Cody was looking at them and he said "Have you seen Kari's suicidal pictures?" I was like "What the heck are you talking about?" He said "The ones on the train track!" Ya I had to explain to him that it was a very popular, classic backdrop for pictures! Silly guy!
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