3 little Miracles

3 little Miracles

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Prayers for our baby girl Rachel due October 27th

Today I was supposed to have a 3D/4D ultrasound, it was an appointment David and I had been looking forward to and one we invited my mother to come with us so she could see her granddaughter.  Unfortunately two things happened.  One, little Rachel was not making herself available for pictures today and had her backside to us, so we were not getting a good picture.  BUT this became a minor thing to what the sonographer found during the brief ultrasound.  They have determined that there isn’t enough fluid around Rachel, I should have an amniotic fluid level of 10-12 at this point in my pregnancy (I am 30 wks 3 days), instead my amniotic fluid level is a 6.  At a 5 they put you on bed rest, at a 2 they will have to take Rachel out. 

At this time we do not know the full extent of what this means to Rachel, the sonographer told us that I need to rest as much as possible and take in as much fluid as possible, but that there really isn’t anything I did or can do that will help.  At this point it’s a matter of monitoring me even more closely and making sure the level doesn’t decrease even more, if it does they may need to consider taking Rachel out early.  I will go back for another ultrasound to get a clearer idea of what is happening, and I will see the doctor to formulate a game plan for the rest of the pregnancy based on what they find during that ultrasound.

God placed us on an amazing journey from the time He laid it on our hearts to try and have one more child until the day we found out HE ALONE placed her within me (there is a very long amazing story of the miracle of Rachel one that you can go back and read in previous posts about the pregnancy (just click on the word pregnancy at the bottom of this post) but that today, at this moment, I don't have the mental strength to go into).  God has kept her inside of me through 2 months of heavy bleeding when the doctors said I would more then likely loose her.  So you can understand that we are filled with how amazing our God is and the miracles He has already performed in our lives and in the life of little Rachel who has already touched hearts because of her miraculous life.  We have faith that God’s hand is on little Rachel and He will see us through this situation too.  But we covet your prayers and we seek His peace and comfort in the face of these new worries for our little girl.

Thank you for your prayers

7 comments:

  1. Oh my heart is so heavy for your news today. I have and will continue to pray for her and you. We do have a good God and He will keep His hand on her. God Bless. Hugs, Marty

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  2. I'm so sorry - I'm nearing the end of a difficult pregnancy myself and it is so hard to feel so helpless, even when we know God is in control. I will be praying for you and Rachel.

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  3. Mama - You are SO close! Keep focusing on the Lord. HE will bring you through. HE can do ANYTHING! Keep praying, do not loose hope. I will pray for you, please keep us posted.
    hugs,
    Nicole
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  4. Prayers on their way for your family and for Rachel!

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  5. Definitely praying for you and your precious baby girl....Im positive you guys will be great! and Im so excited to see your beautiful healthy baby!

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  6. I am definitely praying for your sweet girl and for you guys.

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  7. Oh man, how is she doing now? My SIL had low fluid and her baby turned out PERFECT! :)

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