Today I went in for my 32 week appointment. Amniotic fluid
is great, placenta hasn't moved, cervix is closed and tight, her heart
beat is great, her lungs looked really good, and the placenta still
appears to be abnormally attached.
So the plan is on Monday Danial & I will go see the
specialists at the Swedish Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic in Seattle. IF they confirm that is it Placenta Accreta
(being too deeply attached into the uterine wall) I could be admitted that day to Swedish Medical
Center (hospital). Where I will be monitored for the next week and will then be scheduled for a c-section delivery the
following week. By this time I will be in my 34th week. This is a more
specialized hospital, they have a great
size blood bank to pull from and Dr.s who are very familiar with this condition. If it is attached too deeply they will perform
a hysterectomy.
My Dr. explained that had this been diagnosed earlier Swedish Hospital
would have had me admitted at 32 weeks anyway (which was yesterday) and
they would have still aimed for delivery at 34 weeks. She went on to
say how blessed I've been in my situation. The fact that I had Placenta Previa allowed for me to be on the
medication & bed rest that allowed for me to be monitored weekly, which allowed
them to watch my cervix & placenta more closely, which is how they discovered the
condition. Otherwise it would have been a surprise at delivery and they
wouldn't have been prepared. When I look back over all that has happened it is so clear to see that this pregnancy has been guided & protected.
The rest of the week will be filled with celebrating next weeks birthday's, packing a hospital bag, and delegating out assignments for everything that will need to be done just in case I am hospitalized.
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