Baby Update Thursday, April 06, 2006

I just came back from the doctors and we're heading off to swimming lessons, but thought I'd give you a quick update. My doctor told me that the results he got from the ultrasound showed a complete placenta previa. He said that the chances of it moving are like wining the lottery. This is extremely serious and didn't quite know where to start with me. He did say that we'd try and keep the baby in there for as long as possible, but if I started to bleed they would have to decide if it was better for the baby to be born. He also mentioned that I would be spending a lot of time in the hospital and bedrest was inevitable. The goal is to get the baby to stay in side as long as possible but I could have him/her at any time (thankfully at 20 weeks the chance of survival is about 48%). Then he pulled out his amazing ultrasound machine and wanted to see for himself where the placenta was lying. He pointed out where my cervix was and where the placenta was. But to him, it looked like the placenta was slightly off to the side of the cervix still touching it, but not completely covering it. This he said looked really hopeful. If what he saw is correct there is still a chance that the placenta could move. So, he's going to keep a close eye on me and I have another ultrasound in a month. If I do bleed I need to rush to the hospital, but other than that he was very positive that things would work out. So that's all I can really tell you. I guess it's still up in the air and I just have to be careful and every day without problems is another day that the baby is growing bigger and stronger. Please continue to pray for the best:)