Finally, our next US & appt is tomorrow. I questioned 2 of the MFM Dr’s about why now,
that I hit the third trimester, are we waiting 6 weeks between USs when they
were scheduled every 4. I’m sure MFM (high risk OBs) are trained to
stay calm and not be alarmists, but I think both were more passive than
anything. Their responses were very similar;
she seems to be growing fine and you made the decision to go through with the
pregnancy, so… SO??? Why not keep an eye on changes and growth in
the trimester where most changes can occur?
Why now throw out the 4 week schedule?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one to enjoy extra appts or extra medical
care when it is not necessary. I just don’t
get the change at a critical point, but that’s enough of my W-T-Heck
attitude. I just decided to go with
it. When I read other mothers-to-be of
SB babies and they have weekly appts and weekly stress tests and bi-weekly USs,
I’m not sure which set of Drs I’d prefer, the alarmists or my passive ones, I
think I prefer the latter.
Hopefully tomorrow will be uneventful at the appt and the
US. I’m praying to hear that her
ventricles are holding steady and she’s growing on track and no other
changes. The last US was the first time
I saw the sacks of fluid at the base of her spine, yes she has 2. The first one is small and appears to be at
L2, which is why her diagnosis went from L4 to L2, which is in the wrong
direction for good news. I really don’t
remember noticing them before, or the US tech measuring them, but they were
there in the last US pics. I hope they
are intact, it helps protect the spinal cord and fluid, again a total crap
shoot, but better than open. Everything is
such a crap shoot, it’s hard to know what to think or even pray for, other than
the usual; prepare for the worst, pray for the best. So with this short post I ask for your
continued prayers for our little girl’s outcome. Before we know it, she’ll be here and boy do
we have a lot to do around the house and I have a ton at work as well.
I swear I will get to the Folic Acid posts and other
informational posts, probably when I’m in the hospital and have a lot on my
mind, but not to do. Until then, if you
know anyone trying to conceive, tell them to take 10x’s the amount of the daily
recommended amount of Folic Acid In most
cases, that is all it takes to prevent Spina Bifida in the first place. Yes, it’s that easy!!! Unfortunately no one
tells you this until it’s too late.
Folic Acid (or Folate – being from food, and Folic Acid the synthetic
one) is a B vitamin, B9 to be exact. It’s
water-soluble, like vit C, and there have been studies done on the intake of 20x’s
the amount with no side effects. Just
like vit c, you can load up and you just pee out the excess. Seriously, please spread the word!!!
Thank you for all of the prayers and kind thoughts. They are much appreciated and very much
needed.
Angela
