Today we go back to my OBGYN for our 24 week check on Baby Nelson. This is the first time we have seen my OB since the 20 week appointment where it all began and the day we learned of our son diagnosis of LUTO. I will say that going back to see her was tough and nerve racking. She and I had talked often during that week we were at TCH so she was very aware of what had gone on and what was to come.
My appointment was at 9:40 and it felt like forever before we were called back for the sonogram. Once we were called back for the scan our sonographer had told us that she had went over my file and asked us what else we thought she needed to know. We told her we knew of his condition / diagnosis of LUTO and all the complications. We asked her if she would please share any new information with us during the scan as nothing at this point would be of any shock to us. She said she would share whatever she saw with us. As the she scanned Baby Nelson we were all talking and we realized that she was a believer also and it comforted us in knowing this. She asked if we wanted to hear his heartbeat and I of course said yes. His little heartbeat was 137 today and although this was still hard to hear knowing the outcome that lies ahead, it was comforting to have him for this moment in time. She measured his bladder again and today it is measuring 3.5cm. On January 13th his bladder measured 3.8cm. This might seem like he is doing a little better but understand that he is still unable to urinate so what is in his bladder is backing up into the ureters (which are dilated) since there is no where for it to go. As she continued to finish the scan and do some measuring she said that he was weighing approximately 1 pound 14 ounces and was measuring ahead by a little over a week, but this was due to the dilation of his little belly. She was unable to find his feet because I have low amniotic fluid that it makes it more difficult, however, we did see that his little hand by his face and we suspect that he might be another thumb sucker. This made us both smile since our other son is also a thumb sucker and we believe he did it while in utero. As she finished, she printed off pictures of our little boy for us to take with us.
Although this is still difficult to see him and hear his little heartbeat, he is still our little boy and we still love him through all of the pain we are going through during this time. It is hard to have confirmation time after time of what we already know but we are still praying for our little boy and God's will through it all.
After a very long wait we finally get to see my OB and we discuss what will continue to do over the next several weeks. I will continue to see the high risk OB monthly and then see her also monthly (rotating between them so that I see them every two weeks) till we get closer to 36 / 37 weeks when we go in to meet our son. I will continue to be scanned every time I go in for an OB appointment as this will help monitor him as well as myself. She suggested that both of us get counseling outside of family and friends that are supporting and praying for us during this time. She did get a blood sample from me to check my blood count levels to make sure that I am doing ok and told me that she does not need me to do the glucose test.
As I close this post out I want to say thank you to everyone who is praying for our precious little son and our family. We are so overwhelmed and blessed by all the love and support each of you has sent our way. There are truly no words that can express our gratitude for it all so THANK YOU!!
"But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. ...The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." Galations 5:5, end of 6
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