Well, it isn't good news. Baby's stomach is now 4 weeks behind in development, and he is now in the 15% size range for his age. On Wednesday I will be 32 weeks, and he only weighs 2 lbs and 14 oz. Now my doctor and the high risk OB on staff are talking about delivering him at 34 weeks the latest. In that scenario, he would then spend a couple weeks in the hospital (until 36 weeks).
Next week we will have another ultrasound, this time with the high risk OB, to check on him again. The more he gets behind, the sooner they need to deliver him.
Meanwhile, there's nothing in particular that I can do to make up for my inefficient placenta, but the doctor has decided to put me on bedrest orders just in case that can help.
Other vital signs - heartbeat, movement, umbilical cord bloodflow- are all still good, but they will continue to monitor these as well in case something changes and the baby shows distress.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Little Update
All of you people are incredible! I've been telling David he has no idea how much love he's already receiving!
The next ultrasound appointment isn't set yet, but I'm expecting sometime next week. That's when we will have a more substantial update on whether his stomach is catching up and he's gaining weight. This week I am just going to baby monitoring appointments where the nurses hook me up to baby heartbeat monitors and contractions monitors to see how things are going. He's been very active, which is a sign of a healthy baby!
Also, today I have been abnormally hungry...I had lunch three times! I bet that means he's growing :)
We've been getting ready for him with childbirth classes and buying his carseat and moses basket. I kind of set up a registry at amazon under "Joanna Calderon and Omar Calderon" if you'd like to help out! It is "kind of" set up because there are things we have to wait until he is born to buy because we don't know if he'll be premie or newborn....so we registered for the very obvious necessities and a couple fun things :)
It's crazy how fast time is flying now! Please pray for Omar and me that we are also emotionally prepared as a couple to have a new member in our family. We want to be ready to face anything together and not have the stress/anxiety/sleeplessness/hospital bills and everything else wear us down in how we support each other and show love to each other every day. So far, we are doing well! But we need prayer protection.
Thank you!!!
The next ultrasound appointment isn't set yet, but I'm expecting sometime next week. That's when we will have a more substantial update on whether his stomach is catching up and he's gaining weight. This week I am just going to baby monitoring appointments where the nurses hook me up to baby heartbeat monitors and contractions monitors to see how things are going. He's been very active, which is a sign of a healthy baby!
Also, today I have been abnormally hungry...I had lunch three times! I bet that means he's growing :)
We've been getting ready for him with childbirth classes and buying his carseat and moses basket. I kind of set up a registry at amazon under "Joanna Calderon and Omar Calderon" if you'd like to help out! It is "kind of" set up because there are things we have to wait until he is born to buy because we don't know if he'll be premie or newborn....so we registered for the very obvious necessities and a couple fun things :)
It's crazy how fast time is flying now! Please pray for Omar and me that we are also emotionally prepared as a couple to have a new member in our family. We want to be ready to face anything together and not have the stress/anxiety/sleeplessness/hospital bills and everything else wear us down in how we support each other and show love to each other every day. So far, we are doing well! But we need prayer protection.
Thank you!!!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Urgent Prayer Request
David is too little for his gestational age. The doctor is admitting me to the hospital today to give me steroids and a magnesium sulfate IV to protect his brain. Right now he is in the 19th percentile for his age, so if he dips below 10 percent, they will have to deliver him. As it is, my doctor says she will deliver him at 36 weeks at the latest (I am 30 weeks).
Of course, we are totally caught off guard by this info. Please pray his growth speeds up (especially his stomach, which is 2 weeks behind) and that he thrives in the womb. Pray he can stay in there at LEAST until 36 weeks so he does not have to be in NICU. Pray for our emotional health because it is not easy to hear the doctor talk about stillbirth possibilities. I know David will be born fine and healthy, but I really want him to be full term and naturally born, too!
Of course, we are totally caught off guard by this info. Please pray his growth speeds up (especially his stomach, which is 2 weeks behind) and that he thrives in the womb. Pray he can stay in there at LEAST until 36 weeks so he does not have to be in NICU. Pray for our emotional health because it is not easy to hear the doctor talk about stillbirth possibilities. I know David will be born fine and healthy, but I really want him to be full term and naturally born, too!
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