JohnsonsLoveDisney
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- Apr 27, 2008
Great news!
Baby Isaiah passed his oxygen test! In a big way! (He comes from a line of over-achievers, good to know that it's hereditary.) The oxygen test was an echo ultrasound where they measured his oxygen levels while I was breathing "room air" and then measured them again after I was on oxygen for 10 minutes. At this point in pregnancy (32 weeks), they look for an increase of 20%, but our baby had an increase of OVER 50%! It means his lungs are already developing well! (Such a good thing!)
He's also had growth in all of his bones and is 2 lbs, 12 oz (27th percentile....much better than the 5th percentile like he measured at 20 weeks)
So obviously yesterday's tests went well! We go back in 4 weeks for another day of ultrasounds and such just to check on him and to schedule his c-section.
Just had to share the good news!
Baby Isaiah passed his oxygen test! In a big way! (He comes from a line of over-achievers, good to know that it's hereditary.) The oxygen test was an echo ultrasound where they measured his oxygen levels while I was breathing "room air" and then measured them again after I was on oxygen for 10 minutes. At this point in pregnancy (32 weeks), they look for an increase of 20%, but our baby had an increase of OVER 50%! It means his lungs are already developing well! (Such a good thing!)
He's also had growth in all of his bones and is 2 lbs, 12 oz (27th percentile....much better than the 5th percentile like he measured at 20 weeks)
So obviously yesterday's tests went well! We go back in 4 weeks for another day of ultrasounds and such just to check on him and to schedule his c-section.
Just had to share the good news!
Thanks everyone! We've very much enjoyed the last few days...thinking about the future and getting things ready with a lot more optimism than we had before. I can take his breaking bones- it'll be hard but we get Isaiah so it'll be ok.
Hey all! We're in the home stretch now I think...we'll be meeting Isaiah 2 weeks from today- August 12! We're excited and nervous and tend to feel different emotions every day. The doctors still believe Isaiah's O.I. is not the lethal type but he didn't have the growth they were hoping for recently. There's concern for his ability to breath but they really don't know and won't until he goes to take his first breaths.
Continued thoughts, prayers, and pixie dust are appreciated! Thanks!