Great news -- my second perinatal appointment went great
today! As I had mentioned in my previous post, I felt
more confident and reassured going into this appointment because I feel like my
tummy has grown and Baby C has been on the move, which were all good signs to
me that all is well. The ultrasound tech
at this appointment actually was telling me during the ultrasound that
everything was looking good, which I
know they really aren’t obligated to say one way or another how the ultrasound
is going but she was giving me reassurance thru the ultrasound and even told me
that Baby C was measuring right where she needed to be. Wheew!
What a relief, I actually felt like I could relax and enjoy watching the
ultrasound this time around.
When the doctor came in, she further confirmed all looks
good and they checked again for any open tube defects and again none are
present. At this point, she says it’s
pretty rare and highly unlikely that Baby C has an open tube defect, what they
won’t be able to determine until she is born is if she has a closed tube defect,
but again the chances of that is less than an open tube scenario. It sounds like to me that closed tube defects
aren’t nearly as scary or life impairing as open tube from what I’m
gathering. Again, I refuse to put any
trust in Google and have made a promise to myself {and to God} that I won’t
Google anything unless we are certain we have a need to further educate
ourselves in something that becomes our reality, in the meantime ‘what-ifs’
research does no good and only creates unnecessary stress and worry.
The doctor also made an offhand comment that made me realize
again that her growth and health is still nothing short of a miracle compared
to my AFP levels. She said that when she
started to review my ultrasound results she didn’t realize it was for my
ultrasound, then when she realized it was for me, she ‘gasped with excitement’
– her words. So basically again since my
AFP levels are so bad, she’s beyond thrilled that I’ve made it over half way
thru this pregnancy with no issues. It
is beyond humbling to me to know that I’m truly fortunate and that God has
answered our prayers.
I don’t need to be seen again by my perinatal doctor until
another 4 weeks from now – or basically at the beginning of my 3rd
trimester. Until then, I’m going to
remain hopeful, optimistic and prayerful that all will continue going
well. And especially prayerful that I
continue to feel growth and movement because that to me was one of the signs in
between my last appointments that gave me the most comfort. Who knew getting bigger in pregnancy could
ever make me feel so good?! Since my
last appointment I did change my diet substantially and am eating a lot more
protein and a lot less junk. It hasn’t
been completely perfect (i.e. doughnut yesterday for breakfast) but I think my
significant improvements certainly have helped the cause too.
So that’s my update – I hope I continue to only provide
similar great news for future appointments!
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