Monday, July 03, 2006
Doc Appointment
Our appointment today was not terribly exciting. Again, all of my stats came back good. I’ve gained another 1.5 pounds since my last appointment two weeks ago. I’m now up to 77.5 pounds, taking me within a half pound of my pre-pregnancy weight.
Brian asked Dr B about different fetal milestones from now to the future. The doc took us through 24 weeks to 32-34 weeks and gave us the statistics on the fatality rates of babies born that early as well as the rates of permanent disability as a result of being born prematurely. As I have said repeatedly, the longer one can keep a pregnancy going, the better those statistics get. Once a pregnancy gets to 32 weeks, the likelihood of death goes down dramatically, as well as the possibility of permanent disability. So, while no date has been set yet for my c-section, my personal goal is sometime after 32 weeks (which will fall during the last full week of September). I still think it will be around 34 weeks, which will take us to around October 2nd. But only time will tell.
