The Clock is Ticking

After our our appt yesterday at the Center for Advanced Fetal Care we sat down with the doctor to discuss the options and game plan. Since they are unsure of what genetic problem the baby has at this point they have decided to play things safe. There is one potential syndrome that could cause problems during a vaginal birth if he has this. We had been working towards identifying certain physical features that could help rule in or out, but were unsuccessful. So the decision has been made to have a planned C-section delivery after another amnio is done to determine if his lungs are mature enough. As of this morning the plan is to do the amnio on Monday morning. If the results are positive then we check into the hospital Monday night with the delivery early Tuesday morning. If they test comes back as not ready then they will be able to let us know which day in the next few weeks it will be. The intent now is to deliver in a controlled and prepared environment to accommodate all of the babies needs with out need to scramble the assembly of the team. Katharine has been placed on bed rest since her amniotic fluid continues to rise. Since this Thursday is week 37, the baby will be considered full-term. Several people have been asking how Katharine feels about the decision for c-section, she is OK with this. She had come to terms awhile ago that this was far from the normal pregnancy and while she hoped for a natural birth, reality was certainly not in our favor. The bottom line is what ever is best for our child.

This has certainly taken us a little by surprise, considering last week the judgement was to let baby come naturally with induction at week 39 if he had not delivered. Thankfully there are only a few loose ends for us to wrap up so we are not scrambling around trying to finish things. We are set to relax this week and be set on Monday. Hopefully, either later today or tomorrow we will have some of the pictures up to share from the baby shower. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers. We will keep you posted with all the latest and greatest!!