We had an ob appointment today. It is week 24 after all. Last week we had been diagnosed with placenta previa. Today we were labeled. I've always hated labels. Today it was "high risk." Awesome. Baby Girl Gribble is doing well, as am I, but looks like she will have a November birthday instead of December 6th as her full term birth date.
I have centralized placenta previa. The placenta is smack, dab, in the middle on top of the cervix. We get it looked at again at week 28, but i'm not too optimistic about things changing enough to make this a "normal" pregnancy.
At week 36 we will have an amniocentesis. If her lungs have developed enough they will perform the c-section that week. That is 12 weeks away! In the meantime, if I begin to bleed any I could be hospitalized or put on steroids and magnesium depending on the severity of the bleed.
It was a rough morning. Mostly because all of our plans for the next few months have to be rescheduled. Of course, the important thing is that we both stay healthy, but baby showers and trips are having to be canceled.
Fortunately, a couple of friends have offered to throw a shower here in Austin so, hopefully, everyone will be able to travel and be here.
We need to have things ready by week 32 according to our OB. That's 8 weeks away. I can't believe it.
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