Preemie

Well the Periantologist appointment this morning could have been much worse, in my opinion it could have been better but lets focus on the fact that it could have been worse.  Here are just a few highlights:

• I was asked again about terminating the pregnancy.  I said absolutely not, so we moved on from there.
• We have to see the OB every other week and the Periantologist every month till they induce me.
• They could induce me as early as 24 weeks (highly HIGHLY unlikely) but I was told it probably wouldn’t be past 32 weeks.
• Chances are I’ll be delivering at a different hospital than before if the baby has to come too early.
• I pay the periantologist to show me the glass is half empty but I refuse to see it as anything but half full!
• I ALREADY have to start doing the 24 hour urine collection tests, UGH.
• I have to get some breathing thingie to test my breath output daily.
• Chances are good the “bad” stuff will happen sooner in this pregnancy than it did with JD.
• I’m on bedrest officially at 20 weeks (whew I’ll be able to finish school)
• There is a chance of Placenta previa (but we had heard this before)

I think that’s the gist of it.  It was a long appointment.  Let me explain a couple milestones we are shooting for.

• 24 weeks (Sep. 5th): the probability of survival is generally considered to be in the neighborhood of 50%, but the risk for neurodevelopmental problems in survivors is very high.
• 28 weeks (Oct 3rd): Survival jumps to around 90% with
• 32 weeks (Oct 31st): Survival rate around 95% with less of a chance for long term difficulties

I’m optimistic we’ll make it to 32 weeks, but time will tell.  Any way it looks like the little one will be in the NICU but we’ll see.  Good news is JD did great (if you forget about the infection) at 35 weeks and was the size of an average baby.

Cool news is that during the ultrasound I was able to see the baby swallowing and it’s little stomach expanding, it was so cool!!!  He’re is the latest ultrasound pic.

The baby