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thisnewdayMy youngest daughter was admitted to the hospital last night because two out of three strips on her twice-weekly sonogram indicated restricted blood flow to "Baby B" and because there were indications that a particular vein to the same baby's liver was beginning to close, something that's not supposed to happen until after birth.
The reappearance of the blood flow problem was disappointing, given that the condition had recently improved enough for the weekly sonograms to be reduced from three to two. But it's the emergence of the second condition, the vein closure, which seems to be the more imminent threat to fetal well-being.
Also, following her admission, she began having contractions and dilating. And this evening she was told to skip her dinner, an indication that a decision to perform the planned C-section may be imminent.
Her mom works tonight, in the same hospital, so she was planning to see her for a few minutes before starting her shift. She said that Sarah was tired, feeling a lot of anxiety, and hadn't felt like eating her lunch.
When she called me yesterday, to tell me about her sonogram and planned admission, we talked about what a good thing it was that her two little ones had had the benefit of these extra weeks, since the blood-flow problem had been discovered, to grow and develop.
At that point, "Baby A" was less than 2 lbs. and "Baby B" was barely more than 1 lb. Now, "Baby A" is almost 4 lbs. and "Baby B" is well over 3 lbs.
The hospital where our daughter is being cared for has the regional Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit or NIC-U. Although we take some comfort in its availability, we had hoped that our two little granddaughters would not have to begin their lives there.
Now, our hope is simply that life may be sustained, for our daughter and her two little ones...
LPK
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1.13.2012 (a)
The reappearance of the blood flow problem was disappointing, given that the condition had recently improved enough for the weekly sonograms to be reduced from three to two. But it's the emergence of the second condition, the vein closure, which seems to be the more imminent threat to fetal well-being.
Also, following her admission, she began having contractions and dilating. And this evening she was told to skip her dinner, an indication that a decision to perform the planned C-section may be imminent.
Her mom works tonight, in the same hospital, so she was planning to see her for a few minutes before starting her shift. She said that Sarah was tired, feeling a lot of anxiety, and hadn't felt like eating her lunch.
When she called me yesterday, to tell me about her sonogram and planned admission, we talked about what a good thing it was that her two little ones had had the benefit of these extra weeks, since the blood-flow problem had been discovered, to grow and develop.
At that point, "Baby A" was less than 2 lbs. and "Baby B" was barely more than 1 lb. Now, "Baby A" is almost 4 lbs. and "Baby B" is well over 3 lbs.
The hospital where our daughter is being cared for has the regional Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit or NIC-U. Although we take some comfort in its availability, we had hoped that our two little granddaughters would not have to begin their lives there.
Now, our hope is simply that life may be sustained, for our daughter and her two little ones...
LPK
LiveJournal
1.13.2012 (a)
