Saturday, 14 January 2012

Chilling Out?

We have now reached that stage in 'our pregnancy' when I have lost all of our previous seven pregnancies. Of course the main difference this time is - it's not me!!! Nevertheless I am like a cat on a hot tin roof!! Breath holding gets really uncomfortable after the first week and my overly active imagination has slipped into fifth gear. I'm also a nurse - so I have a medically enhanced over active imagination - which is not good!! Not good at all!! Luckily enough however - SCI knows just how to deal with overly active medically enhanced active imaginations like mine - and if you read between the lines I'd be keen to hear if you can pick it ............

Me: We are still very pleased (and nervous) about these good news scans and wish R***** continued good health. Could you please tell me if there is a concern when the CRL measurements are always approx 1 week behind gestational age? Also - I understand our next scan will be due in approx 3 days time so our ‘fingers are crossed’ for those results as well.

SCI: Dear Jacaranda, Greetings from SCI Healthcare!!!! We thank you for your e-mail and hope you are doing fine. We would like to inform you that everything is fine and your babies are measuring well. We would like to request you to please do not worry. We are taking good care of R***** and your precious pregnancy. We will keep you updated with the further progress and new status.

Ha Ha - so what do you think? I think they are saying "Sigh - Chill Out Girlfriend" So now I'm trying to Chill out and disengage my imagination entirely which is proving increasingly difficult as I watch Australia play India in the Cricket (sorry about the series guys xx), that guy from 'Grand Designs' tour Mumbai and in fact every second documentary at the moment being based in India somewhere!! All very lovely if our next results are positive - all very painful if they are not. 

If the news IS positive (and the next umpteen news bulletins are equally as positive) we have been told that "we" will be completing our 37 weeks of pregnancy on 24th July 2012. That the Cesarean is normally planned at 37 weeks, and that in some cases twins come at 36 weeks. So in view of everything, we have been advised we may need to fly up approx 20th July 2012.............. 

Oh man - when I start typing things like that I get all weird and nervous again!!

Breathe in ..... Breathe out .... Breath in ........

Before I go (and perhaps lie down for a while ha ha) I have a confession to make. It will prove (once AGAIN) how new to this Blogging thing I really AM!! Rather naively it seems I thought I was just contributing to a Surrogacy in India themed group of people and CLEARLY I am not!! I am in fact flailing around in a theme-less world where anybody can write anything for anyone to read about anything :) !! So for those of you reading my first blog and wondering why I didn't go into too much detail - that's why. For those of you sharing this Surrogacy in India theme with me (and actually even those who are not) - standby for next positive/negative results and know that I am simply Breathing in - Breathing out ....... 

Jacaranda xx


3 comments:

  1. Maybe your deep breathing is responsible for Melbourne's gusty weather this year! Wishing you relaxation and ongoing good news.

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  2. Keep up the deep breathing exercises! They will come in handy during the most part of this amazing journey we are on ;) Best wishes. SJ & B xx

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  3. I had de'ja'vu reading this post. There is not a second that goes by that I start to go into hyperventilating mode with the what if's, what if's....July 20th isn't too far away now!!. Just remember to keep breathing :)

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