Baby update 3, March 19, 2018

Today was another day “on the edge”. Doctors were discussing whether to do a c-section asap or not. And today is 24 weeks and 5 days, we are getting close to my first small milestone of 25 weeks. The healthiest less scary option would be 28.5 weeks and weight over a pound, I am believing for a miracle of even a bigger weight/gestational age.

So one of the doctors saved the situation, Dr. Stefania, she is really great. She repeated the measurements herself with an ultrasound machine while the rest of the high-risk doctors were standing and starring and waiting if the measurement will be confirmed. But it wasn’t! Big relief for at least till tomorrow and hopefully more and more days.

This morning Doppler ultrasound showed an intermittent reverse flow in ductus venosus instead of absent like it was before and this would be an indication that we can’t wait longer since things are getting even worse that what they already are. But because Ivanna is doing so well, she is moving a lot, even breathing, her heart rate is great, they told me that they will give me till tomorrow since she is doing strong. She needs every day she can get in the womb and they said till tomorrow she should be ok and then tomorrow another day of decisions, discussions, depending on all the factors combined together.

But then at lunch my favourite doctor Stefania called me for another ultrasound because the doctors were having a discussion and they weren’t agreeing on how urgent they should do a C-section. She rechecked the Doppler numbers herself, said something about if the baby is moving too much the numbers can be less accurate. She repeated them few times and the conclusion was that there is no reverse flow. This could mean a few extra days for Ivanna in the womb of who knows, maybe even weeks.

Another red flag is my liver enzymes. Yesterday doctor Stefania said that they are elevating slowly and if there is any bigger jump then it means a c-section since it would be too dangerous for my life. HELLP syndrome is what they worry about and they say at this stage I already have a preeclampsia. If the baby was at a different gestational age and I wasn’t telling them to do everything for the baby, they would have already done a c-section for my sake. But we are giving the baby one each extra day at a time, and at this time I am safe, but on the edge... they repeat blood work every day so I am in good hands. She said that in the best case scenario these enzymes will still jump in the next two weeks since liver can only take so much before it gets to HELLP. “Unless, she said, you believe in miracles”. And I said yes, miracle can give my liver more time. Thank you everyone for your prayers again!