Today I had a sonogram with Dr. Chamit  (I’ll be seeing him weekly until I deliver) , he wanted to check on Andrew before surgery tomorrow.  A week ago when he checked, my amniotic fluid was around 4.3 … today it was at 1.  Which now makes sense as to why I haven’t felt Andrew move or kick for a few days.  Normal amniotic levels are at 10cc’s … the further along you are in pregnancy and the bigger baby gets, normal can be between 5 and 7. Where is it you wonder ?  Inside my poor son’s body. Trapped in his bladder and kidneys.  With no amniotic fluid he feels like he’s been zipped up in a really tight sleeping bag … worse his lungs can’t take their “practice breaths” without amniotic fluid.  Not that he isn’t breathing necessarily, but his lungs can’t develop normally and his chest can’t expand or contract , all of these things vital post-natal. So I’ll be receiving an amniotic-infusion tomorrow as well, which is basically warm saline solution.

The other part of my sonogram was for Dr. Chmait to map his point of entry … and why would that be easy, nothing else has been thus far.  Apparently the placenta grows either or the ceiling or floor of the uterus, mine of course is on the ceiling ( which means pretty much any part of my stomach that you can touch has placenta underneath ).  It’s never a good idea to puncture the placenta ( although I’m told the FRENCH do this all the time ), so he literally has the size of a quarter on the left side of my stomach to make the incision.  I’ve been tagged with a sharpie … apparently “X” really does mark the spot.

And to top it all off Andrew’s back is against the exact spot Dr. Chmait is to enter my stomach.  The Shunt has to go threw his abdomen in order to be placed in his bladder … how the hell is this gonna happen ?!?

Well friends, we pretty much have all the makings of a “PERFECT STORM” if you will …  As if I wasn’t already scared and nervous.