Tonight was crazy. After our friend Jen came by to watch the children, I took Julie to the hospital around 7 p.m. We got to the ER at St. Anthony's and it was packed. As we prepared to wait a long time after checking in, the nurses began to move us through the different requirements, evaluations, and scans pretty quickly. By 9:30 we were in our room with the ultrasound completed and waiting for the M.D.
Our doctor was a sweet young woman (I am getting old when I am calling any doctor "young") who quickly contacted Julie's regular doctor, the one who helped her back in June with some lingering problems from Selah's birth. She knew it was complicated and wisely contacted Dr. Probst with as much info as she could give. Dr. Probst was great and here is where we stand at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday morning...
Julie may very well have a tubal pregnancy or referred to as an ectopic pregnancy, but our doctor is not completely convinced and he has seen similar situations turn out to be viable pregnancies. An ectopic pregnancy means the egg implanted in the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus where it needs to be for normal growth and viability. Therefore, he can't and more importantly won't act against the baby until he is certain about the baby's life. For this Julie and I are so thankful.
However, with it possibly being a tubal pregnancy, a ruptured tube can go unnoticed and yet cause severe internal bleeding and would require immediate care should that happen. Thus it is dangerous for Julie to leave the care of the hospital while we wait to find out about the baby. They say they will be able to tell if the pregnancy is viable based on an expected increase in certain hormones and that will take a day or two to monitor and ascertain.
In the meantime, we have a nursing mom and Selah who doesn't take a bottle. She is down to four feedings a day, so Papa will be driving her to Mama four times tomorrow starting at around 6:30 (5 hours from now) when she wakes up in the morning. Thankfully, numerous Rooftoppers have made themselves available to help us manage this complex situation. Thank you to all of you for praying and we will keep updating you about Julie, the baby, and our present situation.
We know that life is hard at times and we have been blessed beyond measure. "God is faithful who will now allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to endure, but in the temptation will provide the way of escape so that you may be able to endure it." 1 Cor 10:13
2 comments:
Sounds like you've got a good doctor and God is on the scene!! My heart and prayers go out to you as you await the news. (And baby Selah is so blessed to have a Papa that will drive her 4 times a day to the hospital for Momma to feed her. I think that is sooo wonderful!!) You've got a great family, Jeremy!! Love to you! Donetta Malloy
Wow! We will continue to pray for you all as you go through this. We know that God has provided Miracle Baby #1 for the Zilkie's. We know He is able to provide Miracle Baby #2!! That's what we're praying for. I'm so glad your church family is coming around you to help out during this time.
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