We just had our 27th week ultrasound, and the baby has shown some growth. She grew 5 ounces this week to bring her up to 1 lb, 11 oz. While she's still measuring behind, she has grown approximately a week. We are so proud of her responding to mommy's efforts!
The doctor said that she has diagnosed Andrea with Pre-eclampsia due to the high blood pressure and other problems that Andrea has had, but it is not severe. She said it is a wait and see effort to find out when/if any severe problems begin associated with the Pre-eclampsia. She said that the baby is in it's best incubator right now and she sees no reason to take her out yet. Which is really good news. We are still chugging along to 28 weeks and will do another assessment then as long as everything is still improving. She is in the hopes that we will make it even further, but is still setting 28 weeks as our short term goal. She believes that there is still a placental problem as Angelina's diastolic pressure is still down. She made sure that we had talked to a neonatalogist about the sacrifices we will need to make when/if she is born premature.
She suggests that Andrea stay in the hospital for now, so we will be here for a little longer. The doctor said that the baby has been really active and showed great signs on the fetal monitor. Mommy has been keeping her blood pressure down and the baby has responded positively, so we know that what we're doing is helping. Another thanks goes out to everyone's prayers.
1 week down, and bunch more to (hopefully) go...
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