Hi girls, think its time i face reality and join in here.
For a start i'm type 1 diabetic, secondly our little man has tetralogy of fallot. his heart is basically built all wrong and doesnt carry enough oxygenated blood around his body, which will result in him have 'blue episodes' when he's feeding, crying or excited when he's born until he has open heart surgery to fix everything.
It;s all pretty daughnting atm, our girls have been 100% perfect.
I had an amnio done last week because his heart condition can be linked to chromosomal disorders but thats come back all clear thank goodness!
We have another scan at 32 weeks to see if his arteries are growing with his body or not, and will be taking it from there. they said they looked realy good so far, so keeping our fingers crossed we can get him closer to 38 weeks.
Not really sure how the birth will go, theyve said theres no need fr me to have a section because of his condition, but i think i;ll be birthing infront of an audience again! nothing like pressure huh? (DD2 was born at 36 weeks) theyve also said he could be born blue, but im not sure if that means his colour will be blue for longer than normal but he'll be fine or if he'll be born not breathing kinda blue. Have an OB app next tues so will ask then.
All going well he'll be able to come home between being born and his op at 3-6 months, but it all depends on his condition when he is born, too many variables for my liking, i like things to be clear cut so not handling it all to well!
Look foward to reading up on your stories
xx
OMG Skybie, what a run you are having. Your poor little man. I hope your gorgeous bub gets to come home with you once born until his op. How scarey for you and your DH. Im so glad the amnio results came back clear, at least thats one thing out of the way. What an anxious wait you have on your hands. Make sure you let us know how your OB appt goes next week and what he/she says about your question. No pressure hey hun, being on show when delivery happens. Even though I am having a c/s, I feel like I will be on show too, especially laying there like a piece of meat at the butcher and having the whole room decked out with different Dr's and Nurses, ohh and laying there half naked while they slice you open and play around down there. Not really looking forward to that moment TBH. I will be praying that everything goes well for you and your little man. Keep strong hun and keep coming in here for that extra support and understanding. hugs


yeah was a good report...

nah wont hit 36, he said it will be nothing short of a miracle to get to 36-37weeks, my cervix is shortening to quick.
i only asked last week coz he thought we might have gone last week or this week but he only likes to do one maybe 2 doses because a study has just shown to many doses can slow down brain development, i havnt read the study but i have so muxh trust in my OB im happy for him to call the shots...

yayyyy!! for scans on tuesday mine is tuesday arvo, im desperatly hoping for a 3D look at her face to see who she is looking like!!!
how exciting, u will know soon when baby will be here. im hoping my cervix length will give us a rough idea of how long ill hold on, the more weight and pressure that gets added the quicker its going to give in so who knows!!!
Hey hun, miracles happen but lets just take each second, minute, hour, day, week and month as it comes. Maybe you should hang upside down hun to get those extra few weeks out of your poor old cervix. hehehe. Yet who really wants to do that huh, it will just make the blood rush to your head. Again just keep resting, (sounding like a broken down record here) You know we are all here for you, and will be celebrating the birth of your little princess when she and your cervix decides its time. hugs