August 3 2009 - 28 weeks

Well where do i start

Had yet another scan today - we got some very high readings and some high but not over the transfuse line readings. At first my Dr thought that we would be doing a transfusion but with the second lot of numbers all being consistent we are going back on Wednesday for another scan and another CTG. I am having CTG's with every scan now.

He said it is no longer a case of if we will do a transfusion but more of a when will we do it. He doesn't want to go in and find out she isn't as anaemic as we think.

My placenta basically is covering the front of my uterus, making it hard to do anything. He would do an amnio but doesn't want to go through the placenta because that can set everything off and make the antibodies go crazy - Wednesday might be a different story as he said he may try it with me laying right over on my side.

He was tossing up weather to give me steroids today but doesn't want to because for a week after them my dopplers are no use to him because they make them unreliable. So steroids will be done when they really really have to be.

So if we do go down that path, i will be in hospital at least overnight. They do some serious monitoring and if at any time during the transfusion or after it if she isn't looking too happy they will deliver her - now that really scares me!