Baby M is approximately 1 pound, 11 inches and loves to kick. Maybe she will be a soccer player or a Olympic swimmer? She is definitely getting lots of practice. She currently is breech but she has plenty of time to twist into all types of positions before her debut.
Every 4 weeks I have an appointment with my specialist for an ultrasound. Last week she was looking back towards my spine and would not show her cute face. Hopefully in a few weeks we can get a face shot.
Here was Harper at approximately the same age.
Great news is that my ovarian dermoid is stable at 4cm. I thought this was going to be of concern for me my entire pregnancy but now it seems like no big deal at all.
My stubborn (where did it get that from I wonder???) placenta is still chilling at the bottom of my uterus covering my cervix , or what they call complete placenta privia. Apparently it didn't get the memo that it is supposed to be moving out of the way by now. Good news is that it is mostly in the posterior location. This means that during a c section delivery they will not have to cut through it to access the baby which reduces the bleeding risks. The general reaction from my doctor is to never say never, it may still move, you just never know what your body can do etc. etc. etc. Definitely less optimism than 4 weeks ago.
I go again for my next check on August 19th. My doctor feels that once you get to 30 weeks with limited or no movement that the chances of it resolving drop of significantly. They will check me once more at 34 weeks before we throw in the towel and schedule the csection (for 37 weeks/early November). Knock on wood I haven't had any bleeding as bleeding will most likely end up with me in the hospital for a few days for monitoring. For now, I'm keeping to my restrictions and looking for the positive.
Please continue to keep us all in your prayers and thoughts. We are very excited about November and meeting our sweet girl. I think Harper can hardly wait. I am sure it feels like its been years since we told her she was going to be a sister!
I don't know what a dermoid is but I am glad it isn't an issue anymore! I do know placenta previa very well, unfortunately, but there is still a ton of time for it to move, and even if it doesn't, I can attest to the fact that everything will still turn out okay :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah, I keep your story in mind! A dermoid is a tumor that has grown on my overy. While they haven't done a biopsy, they are confident that it is benign. When I first found out I was pretty concerned but now compared to the prvia it seems like a walk in the park! I thought being a 2nd time mom everything would just be the same, as expected. Guess not : )
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