Big News!

Our baby is getting ready to make an appearance!

On Thursday morning I was informed that my doctors had presented our case to the "Fetal Board" - a group of specialists that meets once a month to review complicated cases. Apparently the neonatologists were of the opinion that the baby is at risk of developing blood clotting issues as long as she stays connected to Bridget, and that it would be too late by the time we saw any change on the fetal monitor. The neonatologists didn't recommend going past 32 weeks, and really didn't see much of a difference between 31 and 32 weeks, so they were comfortable with her being delivered anytime!

This of course was a big shock to us! After reviewing all of the information we've decided to deliver her next week, we're still trying to choose which day will be her birthday, most likely Wednesday or Thursday. We have also decided that it will be safest for her to have a c-section - not what I was hoping for, but I'm okay with it.

We are also going to have a second round of steroids in the next couple of days to give the baby another boost to mature. I've been told lots of times that she behaves on the monitor like a much more mature baby, and that with the stress she's gone through as well as the steroids, she's likely to do quite well. The general consensus is that 32 weekers do really well overall. The baby won't have reached 32 weeks, but she'll be very close.

Unfortunately she will have to spend some time in the NICU, but we're hoping it will be a relatively short stay. My best guess is 3 weeks, but it could be less, and it could be more.

We're excited to meet her and find out what she looks like. We'll keep you posted!