Hi!
Jenna Jayen ~ fabulous news on your scan hun, so so happy for youand for the MS reducing, you must be feeling great!!
BF ~ Fabulous news on bubs growth on your scan as wellfor the c-sec scar being thin, hopefully with the close monitoring and rest if you need it they can keep bubs baking for as long as possible. I know how you feel when you think things are going ok, then there is a spanner thrown in the works
Crumpet ~ woooo hooo for getting to 25 weeks and almost 26 weeks!! Your pregnancy seems to be flying to me now!!!
AFM ~ We passed DD's gestation
I apologise now for the big update it has been a big afternoon...
Ahhhh so things didn't go to plan today, considering how upbeat and positive I have been the last two days this evening I have been a bit shell shocked....
Some of todays appointment wasn't a real surprise, we have been expecting it, but others not so much... it started when I saw my MW first, she had to check my BP numerous times, before she settled with the reading. Which was 120/80.
We also went through some mroe information on labour and what to expect... but moreso had a big chat about some changes with what dates the hospital will and won't accept, apparently there was a big meeting on Tuesday and everyone is confused as to whether it is now 34 weeks 1 day or 36 weeks or possibly 35 weeks....
When I got in to see my OB we went through what that plan was going to be, we have some specific dates in place and while she is going overseas, she is only going for a portion of her leave, and she will actually come in a deliver bubs if we get to the point when she returns which is a lot earlier than we had originally discussed. She also discssed about doing a cold section next week, if we were 1/2 a week further along she would do it, but doesn't want to push it earlier than 36 weeks unless we need to. So I have an end date now that we won't be going past either way but I won't share when that will be
We then started the scan, Flicker position is transverse breech, basically a crappy position againshe did the AFI measurements and they had gone up to 13 which was great news and a positive that will make a big difference further along in the post. She then did the growth scan, and this is where we saw the start of the problems. Flickers growth is now asymetrical, the HC has gone out to measuring 37-38 weeks, the Femur length is still on gestational age, but the AC (abdominal circumference) is now two weeks behind (on the best measurement). EFW is 2400grams is a good weight. About the same size as DD when she was born. But the variations of 32-37/38 weeks is the concern.
The dopplers were stable which is a good positive.
Following the scan is when we sat down and looked at the whole picture..
So while 120/80 is not a bad reading on it's own, but considering it has gone up from 110/60 in just over a week on top of being on a constant high dosage of Nifedipine (which lowers BP) is the problem. I cannot drop or reduce my Nifedipine at all, it could be very dangerous for both of us, risking my BP flying through the roof.
In conjunction with the rise has been a increase in swelling over the past week, I had previously put it down to just normal pregnancy, it may be a side effect of the Nifedipine or if it is combined with the BP it could be a sign of PE (completely unexpected in my case).
Because the AFI had risen and the Dopplers were stable she allowed me to come home, if either of these were not stable or improved I would have been shipped of to hospital this afternoon.
I am going in tomorrow for a series of blood and urine tests not sure if all or any of these will make sense
Blood group and Antibodies (pretty normal)
LVS for C&S
CBP
MBA20
Spot Urine - Pr:Ci Index
Which if all goes to plan we will get the results on Tuesday morning. If anything changes with me between now and Tuesday I have to call her mobile ASAP, we have no buffers no room to move etc. I need to keep a close eye on movements, changes in my contractions, headaches, extra swelling etc.
Tuesday is D Day. We will review the whole picture with all the test results and she will determine what we do, even if we get some good results she may said we may have already gone as far as is safe and Flicker will need to arrive much sooner, it is both of us are being affected now... induction is not an option as we can't stop the Nifedipine, a VB is only possible if my waters break between now and Tuesday and it is deemed safe on presentation for both of us. But it is almost inevitable that it will be a section whether it be sooner or can we continue the meds for a bit longer and get to FT. She is not OS for all of her holidays, and she has booked in a date that we will not be going past, she will come in specifically to do the section even though she is on leave, I won't reveal the dates gotta keep something else a secret other than the sex, but I will let my PIG know on the morning or evening or just before if we know that far ahead.... I will be getting an extra dose of steroids early next week as well to give Flickers lungs an extra boost.
So I am going to have to venture out over the weekend any buy some granny underwear to pack in my bag!
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