Day 15

Quick update…Physical status remains the same – not so much for my mental status as I’m beginning to go nuts in bed. We are in need of lunch buddies to spend a few hours with me in the afternoon Monday, February 22 – Saturday, February 27…my folks are going out of town and Brian will be at work. Let me know if you would be available to help out.

It has been a few days since I’ve written an update…because at this point nothing much has changed.

Today, Brian is off to church and I am alone with my thoughts. It has been two weeks since that fateful day when I woke up in puddle. After confirming with the doctor what I already suspected, we rushed to labor and delivery, where we were told that we could terminate the pregnancy or wait a few days for my body to go into labor naturally. Nobody can tell us why nothing much has changed, other than sometimes this happens.

I am continually learning to accept that there are no certainties and very few answers, which is why day by day, I feel more confident in our decision to leave the situation in God’s hands.

We head back to our regular OB tomorrow for a basic check-up and hope to get into see another specialist for a second opinion this week.

Many of you have asked how long I will be on bed rest and there is no certainty here either, expect that I will be here until the baby comes or there becomes a risk to my health or the baby’s health. The doctors normally try to get women on bed rest to go as far to term as possible - 40 weeks. But given this complication, it is much more likely, they will advise for baby to be born around 30 weeks, if we make it that long. For those of you counting that is 12.5 weeks of bed rest.

If we make it to 23.5 weeks, it is likely I will be put in the hospital. At our last appointment, our OB informed us that the hospital one mile away, may not be the best place to deliver, so closer to that time, we will begin to evaluate, which hospital in the area has the best statistics for pulmonary hypoplasia, which is a likely outcome. This means the baby and I could be in a hospital very far from home, away from the daily support of friends and family which is another scary thought.

There are lots of unknowns and scary days ahead, but for now we are feeling blessed and fairly content. The support of everyone has been amazing! Thanks to all of you for your continued prayers, acts of kindness and words of encouragement.

Hugs!
Carie Anne