Here's a new picture of the baby. To the left of the picture is the baby's profile and then the baby's abdomen. You can see his/her ribs and spine pretty clearly. Larry and I went to see the specialist yesterday and he did not see the subchorionic hemmorhage that my dr. thought she saw. He said the placenta is still really low and I do have placenta previa. The funny thing is while the dr. was showing me my placenta the baby's foot was kicking the placenta the entire time. We could see the foot clear as day stomping on my placenta.
The good news is that placenta previa doesnt seem to cause any great danger to the baby. He thinks it may correct itself before time for delivery, but if it does not I will need a c-section. If a c-section is the worst case scenario for this pregnancy, I will be thrilled. We have had so many scares in the last 16 weeks, a c-section seems like a walk in the park. :) I go back to see the specialist next Thursday, 11/18. He wants to keep an eye on the placenta as the pregnancy progresses.
As soon as we started the ultrasound the nurse asked us if we wanted to find out the gender. Of course I answered "YES". I told her my dr. tried the week before and the baby would not cooperate, she confidently replied- "oh, we'll find out". She tried for over 20 minutes to no avail. Every time she got the baby in the right position, he/she would do a flip. This is not even an exaggeration. He/She flipped EVERY time the nurse tried to look. I'm starting to see a pattern here: the baby defiantly refuses to show us the gender and kicks/stomps on my placenta as the dr. is pointing it out. Should I be worried about a problem with authority????
As far as returning to work.....The specialist and my dr. said that I can not return to work until I have 2 weeks without any complications. So, that means I would be able to return to work Monday, 11/22 if no other complications pop up (just in time to work 2 days before the Thanksgiving break). But, this pregnancy seems to change by the minute. So, stay tuned.....
The good news is that placenta previa doesnt seem to cause any great danger to the baby. He thinks it may correct itself before time for delivery, but if it does not I will need a c-section. If a c-section is the worst case scenario for this pregnancy, I will be thrilled. We have had so many scares in the last 16 weeks, a c-section seems like a walk in the park. :) I go back to see the specialist next Thursday, 11/18. He wants to keep an eye on the placenta as the pregnancy progresses.
As soon as we started the ultrasound the nurse asked us if we wanted to find out the gender. Of course I answered "YES". I told her my dr. tried the week before and the baby would not cooperate, she confidently replied- "oh, we'll find out". She tried for over 20 minutes to no avail. Every time she got the baby in the right position, he/she would do a flip. This is not even an exaggeration. He/She flipped EVERY time the nurse tried to look. I'm starting to see a pattern here: the baby defiantly refuses to show us the gender and kicks/stomps on my placenta as the dr. is pointing it out. Should I be worried about a problem with authority????
As far as returning to work.....The specialist and my dr. said that I can not return to work until I have 2 weeks without any complications. So, that means I would be able to return to work Monday, 11/22 if no other complications pop up (just in time to work 2 days before the Thanksgiving break). But, this pregnancy seems to change by the minute. So, stay tuned.....
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