Time is ticking down to our new arrival. And dirty diapers. And sleep deprivation. Oh wait, I already have sleep deprivation.
My medical team is aiming for 34 weeks (which is next week) and then it will be day to day. If I continue being stable after that milestone has passed, then we a looking at a 36 week delivery (but nothing further). For those keeping track, 36 weeks is September 11. Interesting birthday gift for Wade.
I had my regular weekly ultrasound and the Ninja has wedged herself into a transverse position from a footling breech position last week. This would explain why I went from a cute belly to a monster belly in the span of a day. Hopefully she continues this trend of transverse or footling breech to keep the pressure off the blood vessels.
The cool thing about this ultrasound was the doctor performing it completed a 3D of the Doppler. This showed how messed up all of the blood vessels are in 3D. All I have to say to my surgical team is: Good luck with that. OK, maybe not. The surgery will be very quick and there will be more people in the OR than a typical beer league hockey team.
Aside from the mess that is the blood supply inside the membranes, the Ninja continues to grow well. She is approximately 4.1lb this week, up from 3lb 10oz last week. Hopefully the weight and size accuracy has been good since it can potentially be off by a pound or two. Unlikely that she is only 2lb at this point, but nothing is ever set in stone.
The doctor who completed my ultrasound asked that someone take a picture of the placenta and membranes when the baby is born. I definitely want to see what all the fuss is about, probably more so than the doctors.
Someone will write a paper about you perhaps?
ReplyDeleteI should send you the pictures of my placenta and umbilical cord that was taken after my csection.
ReplyDeleteDexter was born at 37 weeks at 6lbs 15oz. They thought he would be closer to 5lbs. So it can be hard to get an accurate weight with all that is going on in there!