Still a mixed bag

Sorry for the delay in reporting the results of our scan yesterday, but I had some technical blog problems...

So we went to Wton for yet another scan and came back with mixed results. On a positive note baby has grown, especially his tummy this time. He has now an estimated weight of about 340 grams; he put on 80 grams in the last two weeks. And he is still alive.

But all this growth doesn't change the situation that he is way too small and that he's having a hard time in there. His organs can start deteriorating any time now if they haven't already, as he is conserving energy for his brains which can cause damage to his kidneys and liver to start with.

There is nothing that can be done at this stage, so we'll wait and see for another two weeks. If he then is close to 500 grams they'd like to get him out, although that is still open for discussion as the lead obstetrician doesn't think he'll survive the next two weeks, and if he does then he'll very likely won't survive after delivery.

So we''ll be back in Wellington in a fortnight, with a bag this time in case we decide to take the baby out if he's close to 500 grams. And that will be done through c-section, because there is no way they'll let these fragile babies go through the stress of labour and delivery. But it could also be that we then wait and see for another week, or two.