Since so many have asked what is next I thought I'd fill people in. I am done with the steroid shots and baby looked great yesterday on the NST. I was able to have more clarity on what the numbr 12 meant and what I can expect from here. 12 is a level of sufacant in the lungs of the baby. They would have expected our baby to be near 50. Being a 12 does not mean that they baby would be in a lot of trouble if he/she was born. It would even be possible for the baby to be born and be perfectly fine or it could need to be in the NICU for a few days with some help of oxygen. I was told they would not stop any labor at this point even knowing what they know, but they will not do an elective surgery with those numbers. They would expect, typically, for a baby to reach the level of about 40 with the steroids (a baby withour numbers). That coupled with the 6 days the baby is able to grow and mature it is a possibility that I could deliver next Friday (27th). After we received that information we have decided we would do the 2nd amnio and hope for good results. The lastest they would make me wait is December 4th. I think with the level of anxiety, stress, and sleepless nights I have been having...we are really hoping to just have to push through another week.
I was up at 2am until 6am last night. The baby was so still and was not moving when I'd try to wake it so I got really anxious. At about 5am I decided to have some yogurt and a cold glass of water...otherwise I was planning on heading in to get things checked. The food and water did the trick and I was able to fall back asleep until I was woken up by my sweet boy. So, this will be a challenging week but we have some things planned to make things go a little faster. AND, my sister and her family are coming on Wednesday because they have no school- so we are really excited to have their company.
Here is the silver lining...my friend just called to tell me they have lifted the ban on visitors at the hospital!!!! I can't even tell you how awesome that is. If I had the choice to wait a week so our kids could be apart of all of this at the hospital-there would have been no question I would have toughed it out so they could be there. That is just the greatest news and makes all of this a little more exciting. It will kill me to have to wait to tell them just in case things change quickly, but I think I will keep it under wraps until we know when we are going in.
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So happy that there is some silver lining! hopefully that ban stays lifted until long after you and baby and the rest of the family are in the comforts of your own home. Always thinking of you Holly. Hoping these days move along quickly and that the 2nd amnio finds much higher surfactant numbers. --Emily
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