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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Ob visit and 25+week stats

We had a visit with our Saginaw Ob today, Dr. Minnic. First we had an ultrasound. My cervix is a little shorter than last time--3.1-3.4, but still ok. My amniotic fluid is on the high end of the normal range. The baby still had fluid on his abdomen. They didn't have the numbers from UofM, so they had nothing to compare it to today. His heart rate was 136bpm, which is in his normal range. They weren't able to look at the heart, because they are not specialized enough to. We sat down with the Dr. and had a real nice talk. He spent alot of time with us and answered any question that he could. He recommended that we see the specialist Dr. Wechter in Saginaw in the next week before we are seen in 2 weeks at UofM again. We saw Dr. Wechter 7 weeks ago, and he will be better qualified to look at our son's heart. We are just trying to take this day by day. Please pray that his mitral valve will function normally and that the fluid will clear up. Also, pray that I'll be able to carry him for as long as possible. Patrick and I talked about how this has been such a rollercoaster ride with all of the ups and downs. Life's circumstances are always up and down, but I am so thankful for the Lord who is constant, never changing. The only way we have been able to get through this, is by looking to Him. He has poured His grace on us, allowing us to have some peace and hope.



How far along?: 25+ weeks
Total weight gain: 22 pounds...142 lbs., most i've weighed in my life...catching up to my hubby :)
How much does baby weigh?: probably close to 2 pounds
Maternity clothes?: Yes and just bought a swimsuit today!
Stretch marks?: nope
Sleep?: my hips hurt alot now
Best moment this week?: seeing our baby on ultrasound
Movement?: tons now
Food cravings?: nothing
Labor signs?: no
Belly button in or out?: in between....so in still!
What I miss: nothing, i'm enjoying being pregnant
What I'm looking forward to: each day being pregnant
Milestone: making it two weeks past our last UofM appt.

I think I have officially "popped". My stomach seems to have grown so much in just two weeks!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

2nd appt. at UofM

We really don't know how to start this, so we'll jump right into it. We had two appts. at UofM today. The first one was with the same pediatric cardiologist that we saw last time. He did an echo of the heart and found that it looks the same as last time. The mitral valve is still leaking, the same or maybe worse than last time. The mitral valve is on the left side of his heart, the side of his heart that is developed and functioning. He also noticed that there was fluid built up around the abdomen. Our second appt., we had a level II ultrasound done. This Dr. was very blunt with us. She said that based on the fluid on the abdomen and extra amniotic fluid, that our baby is in heart failure. She said she was very worried and that based on their experience this usually keeps getting worse. If that is the case, our baby will become sick in-utero and probably pass away. She said that there is a slight chance that this could get better. She emphasized slight. She also mentioned that his gall bladder is on the opposite side of his body, maybe caused by the umbilical veins being reversed, which is probably all related to his heart developing wrong. They want to see us back down there in a month...we also have the option of being seen by the specialist in Saginaw in 2 weeks just to see how the baby is doing. But, it would just be for us to know what is going on, there is nothing they can do for him at this point. She gave us some 3D pictures, which was nice. They also told us that he weighs 1 lb. 8 oz. right now. We are still trying to process this. We have a bunch of different emotions and thoughts going through us. We still have our baby boy with us right now, kicking and squirming, and we are thankful for that! Thank you for all of your prayers.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

22+ Weeks

How far along?: 22+ weeks
Total weight gain: still 15 lbs.
How much does baby weigh?: i just read it...little under a pound
Maternity clothes?: Yes
Stretch marks?: no new ones
Sleep?: I've had a cold, so alot of sleep!
Best moment this week?: When Patrick felt the baby kick! awesome!
Movement?: tons now
Food cravings?: nothing, just super thirsty
Labor signs?: I hope not!
Belly button in or out?: in between....so in still!
What I miss: Nothing right now!
What I'm looking forward to: Our appt, a week from today
Milestone: still over half way!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Ob appt. in Saginaw

I had maybe one of my last appts. in Saginaw today. My cervix is looking great and so was our baby boy. He again was moving all over the place during the ultrasound. His heartbeat is still around 130, which is good. I talked with the midwife about our situation and she says we will be in the best of hands at UofM. Only 2 more weeks until we head back down there. Off to relax...