What we know

Today we saw the specialist from Seattle, and what she determined is that I have a placental abruption and a large blood clot behind the placenta. Baby A has lost its amniotic fluid and is about a week behind in development. Baby B has its amniotic fluid but is about 3 weeks behind in development. There are several concerns: that Baby A could cause me to go into labor, that Baby A has only a matter of time and even if it continues to live, that once it is out, it won't have lungs that are developed enough to survive (because of the lack amniotic fluid). Baby B isn't growing and therefore if I delivered early, doesn't have the lung development because the placenta isn't helping it to grow. We asked for a timeline and she said since the sac broke for Baby A, she wouldn't be surprised if I go into labor in the next few days. They gave me the option to terminate the pregnancy or wait for it to happen on its own, but both have serious risk of me hemorrhaging. If I hemorrhage and am in labor in Yakima, I risk the chance of having a c-section that would be equivalent to a hysterectomy. If I'm in Seattle I would have the option of removal by d & e. Though all our choices have risks and aren't favorable, we have decided to let things happened naturally, whether God continues our pregnancy and a miracle takes place or we just go through the motions of labor, hoping for no hemorrhaging. We appreciate all the prayers and concerns, and we will continue to update as we know. For now, I continue on bedrest until something happens.