Recently, on Friday 11.04.11, we went in to see our Dr. for our 39 Week Apointment, and it turns out...our little guy is quite content just relaxing away in mama's belly, as Kelsey remains to be only between 1 to 2 cms dilated at this point and he has still not dropped whatsoever but is in fact facing in the right position to come on out which is a blessing. His heartbeat is reading normal and healthy and he is moving and wiggling quite often (well, as much as what he can given he is now running out of room in his home for the past 9 months... poor guy, mom can only stretch so far) lol. The Dr. hooked Kelsey up to essentially what is a "stress test" for both mom and baby on Friday as well (where they hook monitor to belly and test the heart beat of baby and contractions on mom's end)... Shiloh checked out completely fine and Kelsey was even having what appeared to be strong contractions on the print out, but yet...did not feel a single one! Problems we are facing right now; the past 3-4 weeks, Kelsey's blood pressure has been reading very high among a few other health concerns on Kelsey's end (not the baby's at all, praise the Lord). Dr is still thinking it's potentially the early stages of preeclampsia but they are still not very certain, so at this point... should he not decide to come on his own this weekend, our Dr. scheduled a induction date on his planned due date for November 8th, 2011 beginning at 8:00am. It is very common for women to develop preeclampsia towards the end of the 3rd trimester, however, it is taken very seriously by medical staff and it can be a major health concern/risk while pregnant for both mom and baby, and then also after having given birth as well for the mom. With being induced, it can take upwards of 2-3 days to dilate/have strong enough contractions etc in order to get the baby out... (they won't let you go past the 3 day mark, otherwise, they schedule a C section). Obviously, we had hoped not to be induced and to have everything go according to "the plan" naturally...but as we all know (those who have given birth prior)...nothing ever goes according to plan or is anything like what the movies make it out to be unfortunately! At this point, health for baby and mama is our main concern and priority, so we are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the delivery of our little man is safe and well and Kelsey's blood pressure stablizes to where it needs to be. Kelsey is scheduled for another stress test on Monday, 11.07.11 to check in on baby and mom once more prior to the scheduled induction should he not arrive in the next two days on his own. We are asking for strong prayers and for a smooth delivery for our little man and for a smooth and safe recovery for Kelsey following the delivery. Thank you all! We cannot wait to meet Shiloh for the 1st time and officially become a Mom and Dad, as well as introduce our son to you all! Keep on checking back in, as we will post pictures of his arrival once he has made his debut.
God bless!
Colby, Kelsey and Shiloh Benjamin Rozell
0 comments:
Post a Comment