Today's appointment was relatively uneventful...that's my favorite kind! We did get a little more detail about what to expect, which at this point is a comfort to me. In order for babies to survive a premature birth, they prefer for them to be at least 24 weeks and 500g or above. Right now B is 442g and A is 262g and we'll be 22 weeks tomorrow. SO obviously we won't be having babies at 24 weeks for many reasons but also because that's 2 weeks away and Baby A won't be at 500g by then. They're looking more toward around 28 weeks. This is because if we can get them to a viable size, and get them born, then A can get the medical attention she (hehe...she) will need and also would no longer be putting B at risk.
Another major concern is A's pulmonary development. The window of 16-22 weeks is when the lungs really develop and so we either have miraculously developed lungs, passably developed lungs, or lungs that are not developed enough to support life. They will be able to see at my appointment next Monday afternoon so please pray that the Lord has been at work in little A's lungs and that even though she's had very little amniotic fluid to use, that that little bit of fluid has been enough.
Finally, I'd like to ask for continued prayer for peace. Personally, I think I've been scaring friends and family with how relaxed I am about the whole thing...but that can only be explained by the "peace that passes understanding". I'm so very grateful for that! Today, Dr. Schneider told me the only way I will know if A doesn't make it is that I'll go in to an appointment and there just won't be a heartbeat. Immediately my level of nerves shot through the roof and I'm afraid they'll do so for every appointment knowing that I could be faced with the news I don't want to hear the most. In trying to balance faith in what God can do, and the knowledge that His ways are not ours, this peace He's given me is the only thing holding me together.
On a little lighter note, my girls are both great dancers! or boxers! They're kicking almost constantly these days! My little fighters! Thank you for praying for our little fighters and for walking with us down this hard road.
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