The honeymoon is over for thinking this pregnancy will not have any complications.
Due to Covid-19, Nick was unable to attend my anatomy scan at Maternal Fetal Medicine. Honestly, I just had this feeling that something was going to be wrong. I know the ultrasound tech is not allowed to give any diagnoses, but I asked anyway when I thought she was lingering on one area over another.
Baby girl is perfect and measuring on time at 12oz. However, three large placental lakes where seen in my placenta. These lakes are pools are blood that could impact nutrients being sent from the placenta to the baby. I cried as the doctor gave me worst case scenarios: early preterm delivery or stillbirth. She will be monitoring me very closely and even mentioned that I would perhaps get a steroid shot at 24 weeks to develop the baby's lungs in case of early delivery. I am on limited rest again this pregnancy. No heavy lifting or exercise. Walking is ok.
Also, my fluid level was very low measuring at only at 7. I am guilty of not drinking enough water, but the doctor was concerned at the correlation of the lakes and my low fluid.
I go back in a week and was instructed to drink as much water daily as I could. Yesterday, I did 120oz. I hope to do more today.
I am angry with myself that my baby is perfect and it's my body that is failing again. I thought this time would be different as I was able to conceive naturally and up until this point hadn't had any bleeding or complications. Sigh.
