Bittersweet Update

My doctor just informed me of some bittersweet news today. The sweet part is that my placenta has migrated/moved up a bit away from the cervix, now to what is called a MARGINAL stage - only at the very edge of the cervix. That is def progress from what I was before which was TOTAL/COMPLETE coverage of the cervix. Yaaaay! 

That brings the bitter part: since this is progress and less risky than a COMPLETE coverage, my medical team has decided to extend my c-section for another week, that way baby can be born at full term. Okay, so that isn’t really bitter news - THATS FREAKING GREAT NEWS! Just that I am bitter to stay another week away from my family. That’s all. 

So they have now moved me to the MFICU where the nurses are just steps away from tending to my every beckoning call (jk I promise I am the lowest maintenance patient here lol). I get my own spacious, private room; as much as I love the bigger space that I am in, and that I have my own toilet and shower, and that I can chew my food as loud as I want, I really am going to miss my roomies. I make sure to walk by and visit them when I am making my rounds around the halls. 

Remember my roomie, Miyuki from the previous post? I finally got to meet her sweet baby girl twins the other day as I was walking down the hall past the NICU room. Omg they’re so tiny (born at 37 weeks, 5 pounds each). I love walking down that hall and seeing all the little tiny akachans (babies). I hear them crying but it’s that soft, fragile cry that isn’t annoying at all. I always like to think that it really is such a blessing to have these tiny babies scream and extend and literally exercise those premature lungs - like how can anyone get annoyed at that?! 

Anyways. Back to the bittersweet news. If things continue to go well in the following days to come (no bleeding, no water break, no early labor) it is very possible (but super slight) for me to still have a vaginal birth. Those risks are really the only reason why I’m still here - bc they’re symptoms of placenta previa. For me, the most ideal situation would be for the placenta to keep moving up and away from the cervix into a safe zone, and then I get to be sent home and wait til baby comes on the original due date and give birth vaginally. 

The second best thing is that if the placenta doesn’t move in the next few days, I can still have the c-section with baby at full-term = less health risks for baby. 

The worst case is that I start bleeding, my water breaks, or I start going into early labor much before planned c-section and have to go into an emergency c-section too early. 

So yeah. I honestly just had to write all that out to process why it’s best for me to stay here another week, lol. To me, at this time, baby’s well-being and health is much more important than my FOMO on all of Noke and Lupe’s daddy-daughter time, lol. Another week down is another milestone so cheers to that! Til the next update.