Lydia Update...#2

Here is what we found out from the doctor.

Are you ready?

1. Abdominal Circumference- Some what small!

2. Overall Growth- Normal! 

They can only do ultrasounds every 3 to 4 weeks since they don't change that much to make it worth having them frequently.

3. Doppler (Check blood flow)

Umbilical Doppler- Check for placenta stiffness- This was normal!

MCA dopplers- shunting blood up to brain- This was normal!

4. Amniotic Fluid- This was normal! However they would like to see it higher. I was measuring at a 10 and they like to see you around 15.

They are going to do scans to check me weekly. However, with measuring the fluid it can change a lot. You have 4 quadrants. Each of those should have some fluid around the baby. They measure the depth of the fluid in each. But say that they took a measurement in one and then the baby moved then that measurement that they just took is now going to be different and so on. The doctor was telling us that they could measure it 4 times in a minute and the numbers can be completely different. As long as the number is around 10 they are not going to induce labor. They will let me stay pregnant. They really begin to worry when you are more around 5. So I am still in good shape in that regard.

5. Movement- As I am reporting it is normal. Lydia is a pretty active little girl and I feel her moving constantly throughout the day. They want me to do kick counters. At least 10 in an hour (when she is the most active) This is usually right before I go to bed or after I eat a meal.  I feel her a lot at night.

Just while we were talking to the doctor she moved 10 times in about 30 minutes. This is a great feeling. When we were getting the doppler reading she was moving all over the place.

6. NST (Non Stress Test) This was also normal.

Overall Lydia and I are doing great. I have great health and the doctors seem to be pleased with our progress. This visit was more of a caution than a need and wasn't meant to scare us, but I have to say it was still worry-some. I am glad that it is over and now I just have to relax, go to appointments and keep the kick counter going.

I am meant to have small babies. Arlee was perfect and I am sure that Lydia will be just so.

Thank you to all of you that prayed in our behalf. We are so grateful to have the spirit in our home. We have felt the Comforter and are so happy to feel the peace that we need to get on to the next step.  Prayers are welcome always. We will just keep chugging along and can't wait (really we can- only a little more than 5 weeks to go) to meet our other girl.

The Hoges.