On Friday we met with a new OB (Dr. Rachael Kurian) at the practice I have been going to. She was really great - knowledgeable, easy to talk to, honest, and with just enough spunk/personality. She is a high risk OB and agreed to take us on as a patient and be our primary OB from here forward.
My blood pressure was much better (112) and I have gained a few more pounds (never thought I would be happy to say that!). She found the baby's heartbeat right away and it sounded great (in the 140's and 150's).
Of course we had a ton of questions - most of which just cannot be answered right now - and we did discuss the results of the last sonogram. She had a copy of the report and said that she is constantly in contact with Dr. McGee (our doctor at the specialists office who did the first sonogram) and she also knows the doctor who will be doing the echo on Friday. They will all be in close contact from here forward.
Going forward she presumes that Dr. McGee will start doing more testing to rule out other possibilities like a viral issue. There are many more tests that can and probably will be done, but we have to be prepared for the fact that there may not be answers yet and we may have to wait until the baby is born to know anything for sure. Hopefully the echo and the Level II sonogram this Friday will help to give us a better picture of the magnitude of the issues with the heart, intestines, etc. and what, if anything, can be done to help correct them.
She also said that the pregnancy is considered "viable" at 24 weeks, meaning that the baby could survive if born that early. And at that point (just 2-3 weeks away), they will be on that baby like "white on rice" (her words...see what I mean about spunk?) with weekly sonograms, check-ups, etc.
The last tidbit of information we learned is that the baby measured around 12.5% smaller than he should have. Anything over 10% is usually something that they take note of. The original due date (which I know is right) should be June 8th, however because the size of the baby on the very first sonogram I had before we knew anything could be wrong (around 8 weeks) was measuring small, I think they changed the due date to a week later. So I believe his 12.5% measurements were based on the wrong due date and the baby might be even a little smaller. Another question to ask on Friday!
Sheryl, it sounds like things are going great. God is doing what only God can do...miracles. I'm so happy that you have a doctor that you like and that the team of doctors are willing to work so closely with one another to ensure the best for your baby. :)
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