We went into the Friday morning echo with quite a bit of anticipation. On Wednesday the pediatric cardiologist was telling us that they would see how everything looks on Friday and possibly send Amanda back home that day. It has been a full week now of seeing the much improved results consistently. Although we kept telling ourselves not to get too excited until we officially got the word, it was impossible not to be excited about the possibility of being back home.
The perinatologist took a close look at things and said that he would like her to stay in there. Said that although things were very good they werent perfect and he wasnt comfortable sending her away from the daily monitoring and constant care yet. We were definitely crushed after getting our hopes up that it was almost a done deal. Everything that we saw looked exactly the same as the previous week. We believe it was just a difference in opinions between the doctors. The pediatric cardiologist was the one that really put it in our heads on Wednesday but the perinatologist was the one that wasnt quite ready to let us go.
We've just had to remind ourselves that if there is any doubt at all about our ability to maintain things at home then we should settle down and be glad to be there in great care. Easier said than done though. Amanda is at 33 weeks today and he threw out the 36 week number on Friday so we'll see what happens.
-Mark
I'm sorry to hear that Amanda can't go home and know how disappointing it is. All things pale in contrast to your baby's and Amanda's health. I do feel for both of you as the "waiting game" can be so unsettling. Love each other and just enjoy the time you are having together, as it is probably a lot more than you get when you are home. Although not a perfect environment...sometimes things happen for a reason...usually to give us perspective. Luv you ....
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