Man, have we got an awesome group of prayer warriors or what?! It's a miracle! Baby Jane is catching up!
It feels so nice to get good news for a change. Yesterday's appointment was one of the best yet. Baby Jane is now only 3 days behind in size, and that puts her within the 'normal' range.
Last week she was 0.5 cm long, and this week she is 1.5 cm, so she tripled in size this week. WOW, that is so cool to me.
And her heart is beating 167 times per minute, which is perfect. I was amazed that my doctor was able to look at the little fuzzy dot on the screen and see a flicker (which I still can't see unless they zoom way in) and guess that the heart was beating 160-170 times per minute. How could he guess so precisely? Amazing.
We've got to go in next Wednesday for one more ultra sound just to make sure things are still on track. In the meantime I am staying on all my medicine just to play it safe.
It almost feels official to me.
Thank you all for praying so hard this week. We love you all!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tinkle, tinkle little star
Just a quick post to say that my bloodwork from yesterday came back "perfect" and my urine sample showed no bacteria or protein. It did, however, have some ketones in it, and the nurse called me to tell me to drink more water.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I am already getting up to pee 4 times during the night, and they want me to drink more? I'll do it, obviously, but geez, I can't stay off the pot these days :)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I am already getting up to pee 4 times during the night, and they want me to drink more? I'll do it, obviously, but geez, I can't stay off the pot these days :)
Monday, September 14, 2009
118 bpm
We heard the heart beat! Baby Jane's heart is beating 118 times per minute. Anything over 100 bpm is good, so it's right on track.
However, there is a little bit of bad news. Baby Jane is a runt! She's only 0.5 cm long which is about the size of 6 weeks + 2 days, not 7 weeks + 1 day. The normal range of growth allows a baby to lag behind about 3 days, but we're more like 6 days behind, and that's not good.
The doctor said it's a "soft" sign, not a "hard" sign, because at that small size there could be an error in the ultra sound reading. We're going back next Monday to have another ultra sound, so this week I need you all to pray for a growth spurt.
The doctor said if the heart beat had not been good, then the 2 factors together would have meant the end.
After getting pregnant through IVF, at least at my clinic, the average rate of miscarriage is 10%. When the baby is small at the first ultra sound, that rate increases to 50%. But that also means there's a 50% chance everything is fine. Let's stay positive.
I did ask if there was anything I could do, and he said what's done is done. There is nothing I could do or not do at this point to help Baby Jane along.
I was hoping I could get off some of my meds today, but we were only able to switch them around a bit. I am going to stop the unmentionable one and increase the amount of progesterone I am taking in the shots to 2cc per day. That's a LOT considering it already takes (feels like) 10 minutes for Kelly to drain 1cc from the needle. Still, it's way better than the unmentionable.
Oh, one more thing, the doctor said because I am on progesterone there will be no symptoms if I miscarry; no bleeding, no cramping. I guess the progesterone continually tells your body it's pregnant and to keep going. The way we will find out is by looking at the ultra sound to see if that the baby has stopped growing or that the heart has stopped beating.
Here comes another "longest week of my life".
However, there is a little bit of bad news. Baby Jane is a runt! She's only 0.5 cm long which is about the size of 6 weeks + 2 days, not 7 weeks + 1 day. The normal range of growth allows a baby to lag behind about 3 days, but we're more like 6 days behind, and that's not good.
The doctor said it's a "soft" sign, not a "hard" sign, because at that small size there could be an error in the ultra sound reading. We're going back next Monday to have another ultra sound, so this week I need you all to pray for a growth spurt.
The doctor said if the heart beat had not been good, then the 2 factors together would have meant the end.
After getting pregnant through IVF, at least at my clinic, the average rate of miscarriage is 10%. When the baby is small at the first ultra sound, that rate increases to 50%. But that also means there's a 50% chance everything is fine. Let's stay positive.
I did ask if there was anything I could do, and he said what's done is done. There is nothing I could do or not do at this point to help Baby Jane along.
I was hoping I could get off some of my meds today, but we were only able to switch them around a bit. I am going to stop the unmentionable one and increase the amount of progesterone I am taking in the shots to 2cc per day. That's a LOT considering it already takes (feels like) 10 minutes for Kelly to drain 1cc from the needle. Still, it's way better than the unmentionable.
Oh, one more thing, the doctor said because I am on progesterone there will be no symptoms if I miscarry; no bleeding, no cramping. I guess the progesterone continually tells your body it's pregnant and to keep going. The way we will find out is by looking at the ultra sound to see if that the baby has stopped growing or that the heart has stopped beating.
Here comes another "longest week of my life".
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