the good news is i’m not spamming you with baby updates every week…the bad news is that 10 weeks goes by and i forget i have yet to update!! LOTS of change around here, starting with this bump that is growing faster than i could possibly keep up with.
we’re coming up on 34 weeks and finally have an update i’m excited to share about!!

maisley update

little maisley isn’t so little and is measuring a solid 2 weeks ahead of schedule which is wonderful news!! such good news, actually, that all concerns surrounding her complications have been lifted! she still has a 2-vessel cord but the main concerns that come with that don’t seem to be affecting her. all organs look amazing and her growth is way ahead of what we would expect it to be!!
her placenta is still anterior {in front} and low lying, but it’s not affecting her at all. it will change the plan a bit for delivery but, again, she’s doing great!
the BIGGEST news was that she’s doing SO well that we pushed delivery back to 39 weeks and will be scheduling around that time!!

accreta update

our last scan a few weeks ago was the first appointment in months that i left feeling hopeful and full of joy. maisley was so cute on the scan and it was the first time in a very long time that the doctor came in with hopeful news.
while the placenta is still low-lying and anterior, the scan showed HUGE improvement in the ‘warning signs’ for a major accreta. there are 4 ‘red flags’ that they look for and while i once showed all 4 red flags throughout the majority of the placenta causing major concern for delivery, i now am only showing signs in an isolated section on my previous c-section scars. the **hope** for delivery is that we will be able to deliver maisley then do a gentle placenta removal and go from there… the goal would be to save my uterus {and all the parts!} and there will be a lot of precautions in place. we will still have blood in the OR, the oncologist will be there in case {to do the hysterectomy}, and they have a whole plan, prepared for the worst. best case scenario is we go in for a normal, scheduled cesarean, deliver maisley, and i get skin to skin while they sew me up and it’s a normal recovery!! ‘worst’ {yet still ‘good’} case scenario is that they will deliver maisley, then the placenta has a difficult time detaching, they will put me to sleep and oncology will take over to complete the hysterectomy.
there are truly a million ‘what if’s’ and i could {and have!} drive myself crazy trying to control the situation but the reality is that i’m not in control. we won’t have any more knowledge until we get into the OR and they deliver her.

SHE is safe and i trust that my entire medical team makes the best decision for me when that time comes. more importantly, i am resting in the knowledge that He already knows the outcome of this all and i have the choice to let fear and anxiety consume me…or to find peace that HE can use whatever happens and weave it for good. i’m choosing peace. anxiety will get me nowhere other than lack of sleep and a very cranky mama.
the last few weeks i’ve been able to find joy + peace and rejoice in the good news we got because there was A LOT!

keep growing, sweet maisley, we can’t WAIT to meet you! and in the meantime, please don’t break my ribs.
love,
your mama