I had a check up yesterday. Jody, the resident, told me that she would call me today(Wednesday) with a date for the C-section after she scheduled it last night. So, she called today at noon and said our date was the 27th (day after thanksgiving) at 8:30am. However, Dr. Polzin called around 4pm. He said that the doctors over at Children’s couldn’t schedule everything that day, for some reason. The Drs at Children’s suggested that we either wait until after Thanksgiving weekend (At which point I would be 39 weeks and 4 days) or have the C-section before Thanksgiving. Dr. Polzin was worried that if we waited, I would go into labor before the scheduled c-section. While he said that the doctors adapt to whatever happens, he said he would rather have the “A-team” prepared and ready, instead of just pulling people together at the last min. So, he suggested that we have an amniocentesis on Monday (the 23rd) to see how well the baby’s lungs are developed. He said that with c-sections, it is more likely that the baby develop “wet lung” which can cause a lot of complications. I guessed that this happens since the fluid is not squeezed out in the birth canal. Also, he said this happens the earlier you take the baby out. SO, if the amnio checks out, and the lungs look good, then they might just keep me the rest of the day, and have the c-section then. It will either be Monday the 23rd, or Tuesday the 24th. I’m not sure if they are going to just play it by ear or actually have a date. I’ll have to ask that Tuesday at my appointment. I told Dr. Polzin my concerns about the amnio, since I’ve heard a lot about the statistics of 1 out of 400 babies die from the procedure. He said that it’s dangerous because they usually perform the procedure early on in pregnancy, and since the risk is that the mother goes into preterm labor, the baby doesn’t make it. Since our baby will be full term, the risks are the same (infection and labor), but the outcome isn’t the same. Sooooo....though I’m still VERY uneasy about the whole thing, (and am waiting for NORMAL life and delivery to kick in) I really trust Dr. Polzin. So, I guess this amnio and c-section are on the go. AH! Wednesday, November 11, 2009
WE HAVE A DATE!!!......sort of.
I had a check up yesterday. Jody, the resident, told me that she would call me today(Wednesday) with a date for the C-section after she scheduled it last night. So, she called today at noon and said our date was the 27th (day after thanksgiving) at 8:30am. However, Dr. Polzin called around 4pm. He said that the doctors over at Children’s couldn’t schedule everything that day, for some reason. The Drs at Children’s suggested that we either wait until after Thanksgiving weekend (At which point I would be 39 weeks and 4 days) or have the C-section before Thanksgiving. Dr. Polzin was worried that if we waited, I would go into labor before the scheduled c-section. While he said that the doctors adapt to whatever happens, he said he would rather have the “A-team” prepared and ready, instead of just pulling people together at the last min. So, he suggested that we have an amniocentesis on Monday (the 23rd) to see how well the baby’s lungs are developed. He said that with c-sections, it is more likely that the baby develop “wet lung” which can cause a lot of complications. I guessed that this happens since the fluid is not squeezed out in the birth canal. Also, he said this happens the earlier you take the baby out. SO, if the amnio checks out, and the lungs look good, then they might just keep me the rest of the day, and have the c-section then. It will either be Monday the 23rd, or Tuesday the 24th. I’m not sure if they are going to just play it by ear or actually have a date. I’ll have to ask that Tuesday at my appointment. I told Dr. Polzin my concerns about the amnio, since I’ve heard a lot about the statistics of 1 out of 400 babies die from the procedure. He said that it’s dangerous because they usually perform the procedure early on in pregnancy, and since the risk is that the mother goes into preterm labor, the baby doesn’t make it. Since our baby will be full term, the risks are the same (infection and labor), but the outcome isn’t the same. Sooooo....though I’m still VERY uneasy about the whole thing, (and am waiting for NORMAL life and delivery to kick in) I really trust Dr. Polzin. So, I guess this amnio and c-section are on the go. AH! 
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