I’m almost a week late with this update, but it’s been a
little crazy-busy lately.
Finally had our latest US and Dr. appt last Tuesday. The US may have lasted a whole 10 minutes and
she measured brain ventricles and maybe the leg bones, checked the kidneys and
bladder and that was it. The information
wasn’t even uploaded an hour later when I was finally seeing the Dr. I had to ask for it. After I asked, the Dr gave me the update of ‘her
ventricles are mildly enlarged, nothing to worry about, she’s growing in the 46th
percentile, she’s about 6lbs 1 oz and no other concerns’. I think her ventricles have gotten slightly
larger since the previous US, but there was no side-by-side comparison. I honestly don’t think he even knew our baby
girl was diagnosed with Spina Bifida. It
did appear that the sacks at the base of her spine are still intact and I do
have some extra amniotic fluid for her (which is a good thing), to which he
commented ‘if you’re in the grocery store and your water breaks, you’re likely
to make a mess’. Gee thanks! Whole Foods, you’ve been forewarned.
My opinions of the MFM group at NMFF are going south, very
fast. I’m beginning to think that it’s
not such a great thing to see a different Dr in the group every week; so what,
you get to meet them, who delivers is still a total crap shoot. I’m not sure any of them really have a clue
what a diagnosis of Myelomeningocele or Spina Bifida really entails. This past appt was with a Dr I had never met. He asked me more questions about my heart
condition than my pregnancy. I honestly
think he thought I was seeing the MFM group because of my heart condition, not
our baby’s diagnosis of SB. He wanted to
know why I didn’t see a REGULAR cardiologist on a REGULAR basis… um, because I see an EP specialist who knows
my heart condition and my heart condition is of no concern to this
pregnancy. I was just happy to get out
of there. He did mention that I’m dilated
1 ½ and that I will go in to labor on my own in the next week or two. I don’t think anything from the appt
warranted that comment, but I have a feeling it will happen regardless. Hoping she’s here soon, the wait is killing
me and I’m ready to ditch these baggy, ill-fitting maternity pants. I have another appt tomorrow so we’ll see
what Dr I get to meet and what words will come out of their mouth’s that I can
write down to send back to them after I deliver. I plan on writing a letter with some of the
not so professional comments that have come out of some of the Dr’s mouths and
especially the US tech’s mouths.
I’ll try to get an update in after my appt tomorrow. I’m having a few twinges in my low back and
that is how my back labor with Braxton started.
If I don’t make it to my appt tomorrow because of Brooke’s arrival, I’ll
let you know that too, far more exciting than a Dr’s visit.
Big brother Braxton is growing up so fast and I know he
doesn’t really know what he’s in for just yet, but he does know his baby sister
will be coming soon. He tells me he’s
going to help me out and be nice to his baby sister. If that comes to fruition, I’ll be ecstatic,
but I won’t hold my breath. LOL
Thank you again for all of the prayers and positive
thoughts. Hoping she’s here in the next
week or two!
Angela
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