I just got done seeing Dr. Chmait for one of my weekly appointments …  turns out Andrew pulled his Shunt out. Either that or it came out all by itself, but I find that hard to believe.   We had a hard time seeing it last week, but as I think I’ve mentioned before  ~ as the baby gets bigger they have less room to move about and depending on their position , can be difficult to see.  But last week, there was evidence that it was still there because my amniotic fluid was maintaining.  

Today, however, his little bladder is dilated once more and my amniotic fluid is below normal.  So we’ve opted to have the surgery again and have yet another shunt placed in his bladder.  In a matter of maybe 2 days my amniotic fluid will be gone again completely in which case I’d have to deliver him via c-section anyways, so if this works and I can keep him in for maybe 2 more weeks it’d be best for his lung development. I’ll be prepped tomorrow just like the times before for an emergency c-section just in case his heart rate should drop or something go wrong. Dr. Chmait also wants to do another cordocentesis while were in there. He wants to compare Andrew’s kidney function to the time before.

Needless to say this all SUCKS  …  I’ll do whatever it takes to give my baby the best possible outcome, but I’m not looking forward to this surgery tomorrow. Again he’ll have to go threw my placenta, because my stubborn child hasn’t moved, my bruise is barley going away from the last time. Hell, my incisions still haven’t completely healed.  My OB mentioned last week that my cervix was soft, so I’m not confident that I won’t go into labor this time which is always a possibility. Andrew was estimated to weigh about 5 lbs today which I’m happy about, and I was given some type of sterroid shot this afternoon to help with lung development, but his kidneys haven’t really changed much and my heart aches right now with concern.

My brain is dead, and I need to rest and eat and process what’s happened today , but soon as I can I’ll write an update and let everyone know how everything goes.  In the  meantime, all of your prayers and well wishes mean the world to us …

Hannah