9:00 pm: I'm happy to report that I didn't need to be admitted to the hospital and the doctors sent me home. However, the MFM appointment didn't go quite as well as I had hoped. My cervix is still closed but does continues to shorten. It's down to around 2.5 cm but there's still some room to go. Some of the moms from the triplet message boards I've been reading have gone 4+ extra weeks with a cervix as short as 0.5 cm, so it's really just a waiting game. The doctor's felt okay sending me home as long as I continued to stay on bed rest.
The doctors were also still concerned about Baby B - at this point it's not a "problem" but just a "concern". They observed again that Baby B has a decreased blood flow through his umbilical cord. Since the boys are fraternal, they each have their own placenta, so only B is affected. Basically, he is still getting nutrients and blood through his cord, but at a reduced rate. They decided to do a Biophysical Profile (BPP) which is basically a non-stress test where they measure the baby's heart rate, movement, muscle tone, amniotic fluid, and breathing. The baby is given a ranking of 0-2 in each category for a maximum possible score of 8/8.
After they looked at Baby B, we were all pleased to see that he scored a perfect 8! Since he appears to be doing well, there's nothing more to do at this time. They'll continue to monitor him and the other two once a week. Should his status change and he is suddenly under a lot of stress or the cord flow reverses, they will go ahead and deliver, but for now we're still aiming for 32 weeks.
My next appointment will be on Thursday, Jan. 5 and I'm guessing that it may conclude with a long hospital stay, but we'll wait and see. We're comforted by the fact that this is all out of our control and there's really nothing we can do except trust in God's plan. Psalm 139:13-16 reminds us...
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
2 comments:
Glad things are going as well as they can...i hope you are surviving bed rest..it must be tough..hang in there....thinking of you and the babes...Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I'll share one of my faves that pertains to any situation...Phil 4:6-7. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." I need to be reminded of this daily...praying for your family. Love you!
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