MFM Appointment Outcome...

Jordan's profile...hands are always moving

She turned to look at us....look at her eyes & her big belly

Well, today we had our appointment to determine what's next, either bed rest or no bed rest?! My cervical length is now a 4.1 :-) That is wonderful!!! Problem is that the Doctor we saw today @ MFM was a typical Doctor that didn't want to tell us "exactly" what we should do. He gave us a lot of scenarios & what if situations. We both like to know definite answers & we are finding that we aren't going to get what we want. Haha.

The doctor at MFM, Dr. Briggs was very nice & gave us all the options & troubles we would face. To me he was a typical male, giving too much info & almost giving us a lesson on obstetrics. We were told that maybe house arrest was a good idea for this week & we would come back next Monday for another ultrasound & see if anything has changed. I asked if there was any way I could go back to work. I don't do a lot of moving around, it's a busy office, but I mostly sit at a desk. Dr. Briggs said, "that's your choice, you do what you want." He then proceeded to inform us that if next Monday we come back & the cervix is lower than 3.0 they would put a cerclage in (sewing of the cervix). Or if the cervix is at a 2.0 or lower they would admit me into the hospital. Very extreme...

First of all...I'm at a 4.1, so that is fabulous. Why this doctor is trying to give all the worst case scenarios right now is not his place. His place is to tell us if I'm ok to be up & about. So, I contacted my OB doctor, Dr. Holbrook & also my boss. She says that was wrong of Dr. Briggs to even go into detail & give the "what ifs". She also said that if I was at a 3.0 or above that I should be back at work, but taking it easy at home & in every day life. She said they miss me at work & would love to see me back & she would be the first one to put me back on bed rest if there was any risk. She understands being cautious & likes to take the extra steps to make sure the baby & myself are doing well, but if we play the "what if" game the whole pregnancy we'll all go nuts & I'd be in bed the rest of the time.

So, we will take my pregnancy week by week. I'm to have another cervical length ultrasound next week & 2 more weeks after that. They want me to have an ultrasound up to 24 weeks. Right now we are at 21 weeks. We will see how each appointment goes. Nate & I are just glad I work at an OB/GYN office where I have doctors there & use of an ultrasound & lab work anytime I need it.

My orders are to go to work, do my job but don't do a lot of standing or walking around, come home & do nothing :-) We'll take it week by week & just pray for the rest of the pregnancy to go well & before we know it Jordan will be here. We just want Mom & Baby to be ok.

The great thing about getting the ultrasounds is that we get more pics of Jordan :-) This child already could fill up a photo album. Haha. We heard her heart beat & it's great!! Also, we had the ultrasound tech double check that we are really having a girl & she said it definitely is....so get ready for pink!

Thanks to everyone that helped out Nate & I last week. It was nice to have so many people checking in on us & bringing us dinners for the week. We are very blessed to have such wonderful family members & friends. Keep up the prayers, they are helping!

Love xoxoxo,
The Helgerson's