I met with the High Risk doctor today and had two ultrasounds....Josh left to go back to the land so he wasn't able to see any of it. Bummer! Anyway the doctor was able to find out that the reason for my early contractions. There is an excess of amniotic fluid which is causing the muscle to expand and contract prematurely. He informed me that it explains why my girth is measuring "Big" (his words). Gee thanks so much!
The good news of the day is that the baby's chest and stomach look great. He said the ultrasound showed good evidence that the baby's sucking and swallowing reflexes are functioning properly at this point. This is excellent! Those reflexes need to be working properly to be discharged from the NICU. In general, he said the baby looks excellent overall! he other good hews of the day- the best news of the day is that the baby's weight is 4.l lbs. A whole 1 lb bigger than the average gestational weight for 32 weeks. We are still working on keeping the contractions down however...if it should come early we have a VERY positive outlook already!!!
At 8:00 tonight I also get my second steroid shot for the lungs. Great that we will have gotten both of those in and given them time to work. Then I come off the Magnesium and see what happens - hopefully they stop!
Thanks for all the prayers!
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Praise The Lord Mary that is excellent news!! God has his hands all over this situation. I hope that relieves alot of nerves on everyones part. Hang in there!!
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