So I went in for my 38 week prenatal check-up yesterday, very nervous for the results... And as I feared, the doctor did want to induce labor this weekend! It's great in some ways, because I can plan, (and I am a total planner), and I know for sure the baby won't be "late":)... BUT it is also nerve racking because things are going to be started before my body is ready. Please pray for Nate, baby Anna, and I as we prepare for labor this Friday. Please also pray that I could turn my brain off at night and actually get sleep before the baby comes!!Now, for the details... Basically my feet started itching terribly a month ago. I thought it might be from changing detergents, but when it didn't go away after changing back to my original detergent, and more than 2 weeks passed, my doctor decided to do some lab work. She wanted to test for Cholestasis... I'm going to cut and paste some info about it below:
"Some women experience a very severe itching in late pregnancy. The most common cause of this is cholestasis, a common liver disease that only happens in pregnancy. Cholestasis of pregnancy is a condition in which the normal flow of bile in the gallbladder is affected by the high amounts of pregnancy hormones. Cholestasis is more common in the last trimester of pregnancy when hormones are at their peak, but it usually goes away within a few days after delivery.""Cholestasis may increase the risks for fetal distress, preterm birth, or stillbirth. A developing baby relies on the mother’s liver to remove bile acids from the blood; therefore, the elevated levels of maternal bile cause stress on the baby’s liver. Women with cholestasis should be monitored closely and serious consideration should be given to inducing labor once the baby’s lungs have reached maturity."
I got my lab results back online on Saturday, and all but one of them were normal. There was one bile acid that was heightened. It didn't seem too far out of range, but how am I to know? So, I figured everything was OK. Then Monday morning I received an email from my doctor, and my heart began pounding! She said that we'd talk more at my Tuesday appointment, but that she thought it might be Cholestasis, due to the lab and continued itching, and she would normally induce at 38 weeks. I will be 38 weeks this Friday!
Needless to say, I couldn't think about ANYTHING else all day Monday, and I was awake ALL night, and felt anxious waiting to hear for sure what would happen!
At my appointment we scheduled the induction, and the nerves did not go away. sigh.Basically she said that I might have Cholestasis, or I might not, but because the risk is so great (Still Birth), we wouldn't want to risk it. It is better to induce while baby is healthy.
Sorry this is so long. Please pray for us.
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