Good with the Bad

It's official my body is telling me this is my last child and there is no doubt Brody will arrive via C-Section. As much as I wanted to have him natural, I just want him to be born without complications. So I will take what I can get.

As I mentioned before. Ever since I failed my 3 hour glucose test awhile back I've been tracking my sugars and faxing them to my doctor and nutritionist weekly. Then since Sept 11th we decided that I need to have weekly ultrasounds and blood samples taken. The good, I get to see Brody with the bad, my arms look all jacked up from blood being drawn (bruise easily).

My sugars are doing great according to my doctors (yes doctors. never thought I would be seeing 2). Brody didn't gain much weight they were predicting maybe an ounce gained. But now the concern is all my fluid. Not only am I labeled "high risk" now I get another label. Polyhydramnios. I had high fluid levels with Aiden but apparently it's a lot more this time. Apparently Brody didn't get the memo that the swimming pool is closed after Labor Day. lol

Normal fluid levels may vary, but are usually considered an AFI of 5-25 centimeters or a fluid level of about 800-1000 mL. I was measuring 34 centimeters yesterday. When they told me the normal range I knew I was way over, so thoughts ran like crazy. Was it something I've done? Can I stop it? What does this mean?!

They did comfort my uneasy mind. And it explains why this time I've been having more pains and aches. It's been putting more pressure on my lower back. Why I get so tired when I feel like I'm barely moving. Why my feet are already swelling and after busy days just throb in pain.

So why is this happening? Gotta love this answer. "We don't really know the true relating causes for high fluid or even low fluid. Everybody behaves differently." Ugh. Not what I wanted to hear.

What does this mean? I will continue my weekly ultrasounds. I might be put on bed rest (desperately trying to avoid this....because my huge upgrade project goes live Oct 14th. Must be able to come in the office until then at least!). During those ultrasounds they are going to be paying close attention to Brody's development because he might have to come out even earlier at 37 weeks (Halloween baby).

The one thing they are focusing on the most is his lung development. They can't finish his ultrasound until they see multiple breathing movements. And if it's like yesterday it took nearly 30 minutes. Brody was in full on nap mode. The tech had to push on my belly multiple times to try to wake him up (ouch). Which only made Brody turn over sticking his butt up in the air. Tap tap tap again. He rolled to his side. Then they had me lay on my side. Nope Brody was napping hard.

So they brought out the buzzer?! If you have ever had that whoa it feels weird. Buzz! Oh cow Brody got pissed! Kicked and punched me like crazy and rolled over (OUCH!). A few breathing movements but they wanted to see more. Buzz! Again I was a punching bag but finally he let them get a good view/records. Thank goodness!!!

Right now our sole goal is no preterm labor, so I won't have to have an emergency c-section. I'd prefer to "bake" him to 39 weeks Nov 12th, but if he has to come at 37 or 38th it will be okay as long as he's ready. No NICU please!