In the midst of sharing with you all the journey of my Mother-in-law, I have forgotten to include you on the latest update on Miss Amelia.
About a month and a half ago I was with our sweet friends having dinner. A few days later, Momma B, called and told me that baby B was diagnosed with Fifths Disease and that I needed to be tested. I called my OB and went in for blood work. The first round of results came back negative with an alert to retest in 3 weeks. I did the 3 week test at my last visit and this time the results came back as positive.
My OB has referred me to a prenatal specialist. I will be meeting with him on Tuesday. From what I gather about parvovirus B19 (the medical term) is that the specialist will do an intense ultrasound and examine all of Amelia's organs, growth, etc. He will determine if she has it (It causes swelling/severe anemia in babies) and what the plan of action is. I can not take any medicine for it. It is one of those things. In worse case senerio-it can also lead to miscarriage and stillbirths...but we aren't going there.
My OB says in clinical practice she has never seen it turn into everything. So I am doing my best to stay focused and positive and not to WebMD it to death.
I'm so sorry! I'm praying for you guys about everything!!
ReplyDeleteSarah, I know all of this seems so much! Just be confident that God PROMISES us that He will not give us so much that we cannot stand up under it when we place our full trust in Him! Praying that He will give you peace. Don't go reading internet things...everything that you'll find is ALWAYS the worst case. Your OB is right, clinical stuff is rarely seen in these cases...but more than that, we know God and He has GREAT plans for you and your family that will bring Him glory!
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