To test or not to test, that is the question....

When we first went to have this amniocentesis test at 20 weeks it was Kathy who backed out at the last minute and I am glad she did. It was my turn to pull the plug today. It just seemed a little futile still. Were the test to induce premature labour, a possibility, we would the have all the premature baby issues to contend with as well. So we are waiting now until the baby is 36/37 weeks when, even if it does induce labour there will be no additional avoidable problems.

As for the hydrocephalus, that continues to increase, now at 17mm. The difficulty is that the longer she is in the womb the more possible damage there is to the brain but the better the lung development will be. We are pretty sure now we will be having an elective caesarean at Nottingham, so when they feel the lungs are sufficiently strong and assuming the hydrocephalus isn’t too bad we will go there to have the baby. After a morning class on the intricate and gruesome details of labour a caesarean sounds like a great option to me, but of course it not happening to me is it!!

We are nearly there with the nursery now. I will upload a photo when it done. Getting that ready has made me think about two areas God has provided for us in abundance as always. Firstly financially. We have some lovely things, pram, furniture, cot, etc which have either been given to us or got second hand at exceptional prices. We know our finances are going to have to change but this has made the transition easier. Secondly and most importantly, just how lucky we are to be having this baby at all. so many people can’t have kids for one reason or another. We had a taste of what it was like to have to wait a time for this to happen and it was so hard. We are so grateful to be having this little girl who will be with us soon.

I have just been pointed by a good friend to the following verse in Isaiah that seems very appropriate.

“Then you will know that I am the LORD, those who hope in Me will not be
disappointed." Isaiah 49 v23