Xpost from VSG forum - Pregnancy update with U/S pic &VSG specific details

  Oh honey, I am thinking of you and your family and trusting everything will work out perfectly for you and your baby girl. 

Good Luck my sweet dear. 

Ah Tiff I'm so sorry to hear of all your problems.  Prayers going up for you and little Tatum.  Can't wait to see pictures of you holding that little bundle of love after 10/26!

Thank you all so very much. I have gone through a whirlwind of emotions since Friday. I'm sad, mad, pissed off, and just overly emotional about the entire situation. Being seen by 3 different ob's is so stressful, 2 of them being perinatal ob's, and the one on base. It's been difficult as y'all know I'm an extremely demanding, high-maintenance patient due to my previous history with surgery, anesthesia and complications.

The one thing I've found is that many of the military doctors try to "dumbie" things/information down for us wives/dependents. I want to scream at them "I AM NOT STUPID", and I did just that while in labor and delivery a couple of weeks ago when I had severe edema in my left leg. I looked right at the Lt. Col and said "look, I'm not an idiot, just tell me what is wrong, and we will be able to communicate effectively." So, my frustration comes from my on-base ob telling "it'll be fine, don't worry", and then when I bring up an issue, he says "well, I'm not sure". My main issue is that the perinatal ob and on base ob are NOT communicating with each other fully. Little tidbits of information are going back and forth, and while I could have chosen to be seen by the perinatal ob only, the issue is that it is a Catholic hospital, and they will not do a tubal, and the base hospital has all of my records from the complications from my revision.

It's kind of a huge cluster, and I'm trying to navigate through the system to make sure we are both taken care of efficiently. I think it's a lot of information & emotional overload to be honest.  In the end, I know that the outcome will be positive, and we will both be fine. I've been researching the pred therapy, and I have found comfort through other people's experiences.

I can't express how much your support and constant encouragement has meant to me. We're at 30 days until delivery and least to say, I'm pretty stoked for her to be here, and to NOT be pregnant anymore.

I have been wondering how you and the lil one have been thx for the update. Send Hugs Prayers & Happy thoughts Oh and Flingin' a Chicken LOL =)
Is there any reason why you can't have a natural birth (no drugs at all) Just wondering I had 2 of my 3 natural and would choose natural over anything else Guess I'm just being nosey

I am having a repeat/scheduled csection. Due to the clotting disorder, a t-anchor incision during my first csection(13 years ago), and a horrendous amount of scar tissue and adhesions on my uterus which were increased by the drains that were placed after my revision to drain abscesses that developed in my abdominal and pelvic cavity, a VBAC is not advisable, as much as people want to say they are fine, great and good, it is not a good idea for my body. If I were to have a bleed with a vaginal delivery, they could not get to it fast enough, my uterus is possibly adhered to the wall, making my risk for uterine rupture about 90%, I'm not willing to take that risk just to deliver naturally. . Grant it, I have zero desire to shoot a child out of my vagina, but it is not medically recommended for me to attempt a VBAC. Plus, due to other medical issues, we are considering a partial hysterectomy during the csection, at a bare minimum I will have my tubes tied because I have been advised to not have more children. The condition I have is MTHFR(that's just the acronym if anyone feels froggy and wants to research it or get a general overview of the condition), it increases the risks of birth defects especially spina bifida, along with all the lovely stuff it does to my body.

I hear you. I had a c-section the first time due to lack of progression of labor and it was so important that I have a VBAC the second time... to my OB! I couldn't have cared less. I just wanted a baby.

I ended up in labor for 40 hours before my OB finally gave up his dream. LOL

I can feel your emotions and I will definitely be praying for your platelets to be where they need to be so you can have the epidural! My feeling is that you won't have to under general anesthesia, I really think you're going to be OK.

You are right, Tatum is right on as far as her weight...I say this because my friend's daughter had her son 7 weeks early this past Saturday and he weighed 4 lbs, 8 oz. He's going to be fine but will remain in the NICU for 2 weeks to allow his lungs to mature.

Big hugs to you and your family during these last final weeks before Tatum is born :)

Definitely praying for you.  God will provide guidance to the doctors and peace to you.

Don't know if you saw my post on Facebook, but we are having a little one too.  But, through adoption.  Due date is 10/3/11.

Ours is another boy - that makes 4 plus a husband, a male cat, male dog, male frog, male lizard, and one female lizard (Lizzy).  Lizzy and I are feeling a little out numbered! 

I hope everything works out fine!  You are getting so close but should have time to bring up your platelet's.  Hope the steroids work!