8 Months Along

I cannot believe I've hit my 32 week mark already. The weeks are just dwindling down so quickly. I feel ready in some ways and in other ways I am not sure what to expect. Her room is ready to go for her to come home to. Clothes are washed and hung, blankets are cleaned, diapers have been bought...so we are prepared in that way. But I honestly don't think there is a way for me to prepare for what is to come.

So to catch up a little bit about what's been going on...at my 30 week appointment I had gained a total of 9 lbs since I found out we were pregnant. I went and saw my regular OBGYN who told me I would likely deliver at McKay Dee or Ogden Regional and that she would be delivering me. So I called my insurance and found out that McKay Dee wasn't covered like they once said. Which means, I had to cancel my Perinatologist appointments because our doctor we had been seeing was in network but his office wasn't. SO FRUSTRATING! Not the time to be switching doctors.

30 weeks...

 

So at 31 weeks we met up with a new Perinatologist at Ogden Regional who we really liked because he was so straight forward and honest with us. Our appointment with an ultrasound ended up being 3 hours long. Baby A weighs approximately 3.6 lbs and Baby B weighs about 3.9 lbs, so they are fairly close in weight. He recommended that starting at 32 weeks I get non-stress tests done twice a week as well as seeing a Perinatologist weekly to get an ultra-sound. He said he wouldn't let me go past 36 weeks due to the health complications of Baby B. He said that if needed, I should be ready to deliver anywhere from 34-36 weeks. He had me get Steroid injections, so that the lungs of the babies would be better prepared for early delivery. He also recommended to us that we deliver at the University of Utah or St. Marks. So since we know the U is covered under our insurance, that's our new plan. The only bad thing was that the doctor we met with doesn't deliver at the U. So guess what? We had to meet up with a new Perinatologist at 32 weeks. Seriously! So stressful, especially since I could now deliver in 2-4 weeks. Not much time to get to know our new doctor and for them to get to know all the information about our babies.

Yesterday we met with a Pediatric Surgeon to discuss what we could expect if we ended up doing surgery for Baby B. The appointment itself wasn't too informing, since we already know everything that's wrong. It just helped us decide what our birth plans are for Baby B.

Today we met our new doctor at the University of Utah. I have now gained a total of 12 pounds and everything looked good with me. Our new doctor went over all our records with us and talked to us about our upcoming weeks. They thought they could see some fluid around Baby B's heart today, so they admitted me to the hospital to get further testing. I basically had an extensive non-stress test for about 2.5 hours. Thankfully everything looked fine but since they still have concerns with Baby B, I have to go back tomorrow morning for another ultra-sound. I also am going on Friday for another non-stress test. I will have gone to the doctor within a weeks time 6 out of the 7 days. It is exhausting. But I'd rather go to the doctor and have them be sure everything is fine than to send me home worried and wondering if anything is wrong.

So that's it as of right now. We're just hoping they can stay in my belly for a couple more weeks, the longer the better for them.