Brandon and I had our monthly OB appointment this past Thursday. The good news is that Sunny is looking great! My doctor was happy with her size. It was fun to see how big she's gotten. Right now she's in a "jack knife" position with her head down. Her feet and hands are in the same area at times, so that's why I feel so much activity in that one spot.
The not so good news is that I still have placenta previa. Though my placenta has moved a little bit, it's still covering my cervix and my doctor doesn't think it's going to move enough for me to give birth vaginally. Blarg. I have an appointment with our fetal doctor in five weeks (when I'm 32 weeks) to see exactly where the placenta is. If he tells us that it's moved and is no longer covering the cervix, then hurray! Vaginal birth! If he tells us that it hasn't moved, the next step would then be to have an amniocentesis at the hospital at 35 weeks to determine if Sunny's lungs have developed enough for her to be okay outside the womb. If her lungs look good, I will have a c-section the following day. If not, we will wait a bit. This would all be for good reason - if I still have placenta previa that late in my pregnancy, it would be extremely dangerous for me to go into labor and give birth vaginally. Both Sunny and I would be in danger of hemorrhaging if the cervix opens at all.
I was upset for a couple days after learning all of this, but for all we know my placenta will move and a c-section won't be necessary. And if it is necessary, then I will accept as what's best for Sunny. I am already so in love with her and I will do anything and everything to keep her safe. In the wise words of my OB: "we don't want to dick around."
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