Really scared, need some prayers

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Hi Everyone,

I went in for a routine ultrasound on Monday, just to check baby's

growth since I am not showing much. Well, what I thought was routine

ended up me being admitted for observation. My baby girl is

measuring 2 weeks behind, she's in the 11th percentile for her age.

The dr who looked at my ultrasound notated what he thought to be 1/3

of my placenta being seperated from the uterus. They tell me to go

directly downstairs to my OB, he wants to see me. Well, he was very

up front with me. He told me he needed to consult the high risk OB's

and he wanted to have me sent to labor and deliver for observation.

He had no idea what even the next 24 hours had in store for me. I

was frightened, but not enough to cry. I really didn't know what was

going on or what they were trying to tell me. He discussed my case

with several drs and they were perplexed. Apparently, if my placenta

was 1/3 detached, I should have had severe bleeding and cramping. My

baby should have been in some kind of distress, not with a very

strong heartbeat and high activity level. So, he started me on fetal

monitoring for several hours and even started me on the beta

methazone shots to get her lungs to mature quicker in case we have

to deliver her early.

I am only 29 weeks along. So naturally I am really worried that now

I won't make it full term. I was in the hospital over night. I had

the 2nd beta methazone shot and my dr came to tell me that he

discussed my case with the head of the hospital and the top

ultrasound dr. The ultrasound dr agreed to preform another

ultrasound himself to see this with his own eyes. So back down to

imaging I went. The test looked entirely different than it had

Monday. They suspect that possibly my uterus was contracting in that

region, which is normal for me not to feel it so they say, to all

the vessels were contracted making it appear as though no blood flow

was going through that entire region of the uterus and placenta. The

dr still notes that she is small for age, but does not indicate any

placental seperation. So good news, I guess.

My OB is watching me very closely. I have to go twice a week for

fetal non stress tests and once a week for ultrasounds. He wants to

monitor her and monitor her growth. If she isn't growing enough, I

guess I will have to have her early. I am supposed to monitor her

activity and call if anything changes. I am really paranoid now. I

am very glad that he is watching me this closely, but I am going to

be a nervous wreck. All I can do is just pray that God will take

care of us and that what happened earlier this week is all in

preperation. I really do feel fine physically, I have all along. I

am just super paranoid about how she is doing.

To top it all off, I braved the GTT, and guess what, my OB says my

sugar is slightly elevated!! Just my luck, now I have to take the 3

hour glucola....yippee!! They were checking my blood sugar

constantly while I was in for observation...it was never high. Oh

well, at this point, I will do anything to assure that the next 11

weeks go as smoothly as possible and that my baby is born healthy.

Even if it means that I have to get sick.

Thanks for listening, this is such a wonderful group of caring

people.

Lots of Love,

Beverly

Pittsburgh, PA

RNY 4/10/02 335-------145

First Baby!! EDD 6/16/04