Friday 4 July 2008

Hello again, well I'm now only 3 weeks away from meeting my little man, and I can't wait! I had another hospital appointment on Wednesday. I have to go because I had a c-section with Molly so they have to keep an eye on me. Anyway the doctor has totally scared the life out of me. Firstly he asked if I new what would happen if I went over my due date, I said no, he said that they usually induce you but they wouldn't want to do that to me because it would put too much pressure on my womb so they would give me another c-section, which is fine, best be safe. He then told me that he is worried about my itches. I've had unbearable itchy ankles for about 1 1/2 months now, I told my midwife about it and she took a blood test. Anyway I told the doctor at the hospital the last time I went and they took another blood test. And on Wednesday he told me that they had been sent to another hospital so he needed to take more. He is concerned that I may have developed a liver problem called Obstetric Cholestasis also known as Obstetric Jaundice. It's where the liver bile spills over to the blood stream and causes itching. The doctor then told me that they don't like to take chances with it, and if I have got it they would want to get the baby out sooner rather than later as it can cause stillbirths. Which naturally scared the living day lights out of me as it would anyone. Anyway I have to go back to doctor next Tuesday for another blood test, the only good thing is that he wants me to have another U/S for growth etc, it's good because it means I get to see my baby again YEAH!!!. Anyway If you read this please keep your fingers crossed for me.