Tuesday, January 26, 2016

And so.......37 weeks

Looks like this little guy will be making his debut sooner than expected.  So I went for the Fetal MRI and they did find that I indeed have placenta accreta.

What is Placenta Accreta?
The placenta normally attaches to the uterine wall, however there is a condition that occurs where the placenta attaches itself too deeply into the wall of the uterus.
This condition is known as placenta accreta, placenta increta, or placenta percreta depending on the severity and deepness of the placenta attachment. Approximately1 in 2,500 pregnancies experience placenta accreta, increta or percreta.
So they really don't know if it is increta or percreta and they are how deep it is in the uterus.
And risk of having  this is:
 The primary concern for the mother is hemorrhaging during manual attempts to detach the placenta. Severe hemorrhaging can be life threatening.
Other concerns involve damage to the uterus or other organs (percreta) during removal of the placenta. Hysterectomy is a common therapeutic intervention, 
So after 4-5 months worrying about the baby and him being premature....it ends up with me being the problem. Nice curve ball there at the end.  
Anyway... so that  they are prepared and not have to do an emergency c-section and dealing with this they moved the date till January 28th.

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