What it means (I think)

Karla, to answer your question as best I can, this is what I know.

My body will (probably already has) start producing antibodies that will cross over the placenta and start destroying the baby's red blood cells if the baby is RH+. At this point of this pregnancy I won't produce enough antibodies to do much of anything. It seems to be a cumulative type of thing, where each successive pregnancy gets worse.

There are treatments and therapies they can do to minimize the damage. A lady on a Pregnancy board shared with me some of what it's like. She's having her 3rd baby following sensitization. They monitor the blood flow to the baby's brain with Ultrasound. If it is high then they monitor it weekly. If it's still high, and depending on the gestational age of the baby, they will do one of a couple of things. If the baby is still too young, they will do a blood transfusion into the umbilical cord (done like an amniocentesis). If the baby is close to term, they will do amnio to determine the lung maturity and deliver the baby ASAP by C-section. Babies sometimes need to have a blood exchange after birth and often spend time in NICU for jaundice.

Sound fun???

I just wish I knew why Rhogam failed this time. As I looked at the list of possible ways our blood supplies could have mixed, I didn't have any of them. I guess I'm in the 2% where it just happens with no explanation.

So, long answer to question, this baby will be fine. Not sure what would happen to the next one if there was to be one. Lots of soul searching for me in the future.

Thanks for the concern. The ironic part is that I've always told my Doc that I wish he could give me a medical reason to be done, it would be so much easier to have that decision made for me. And now I pretty much have a medical reason and I'm sad about it. Fickle female.

Wow!!! I am finally back on. Thank you Karla for helping me with these technical things that I do not understand. Can you come down and make my computer talk to my printer. Everything is there, but it doesn't speak the same language, I guess.

We have had some rain here today. The sun is shining right now. We have seen robins and the doves are fixing their old nest, so spring must be coming soon. we have cheat grass growing, so things are starting to look green. CRAZY

We will be coming up north as far as Provo next wed. or thurs. to pick up some dining room sets which we bought off KSL classified. We are getting one in Highland, Lyle is picking one up on Pleasant Grove for us and the other one is in Salem. Each one was $250 or less. Two of the sets have 6 chairs and one has 4.

Kassie I will bring the machine up then but probably won't have time to help with the embroidery part, but the rest Cambria could use anyway. Do you need the computer also, or do you want to load the program into a computer that you already have? Ben and Wendy have been using the computer at the house a little as they do not have internet at their house.

The HIRF is having a storage container delivered to the property out by the transfer station this afternoon, so we have to hang around today to help with that. Then we will be able to put the handcarts out there and they can start work on the cowboy shed.
A stake in Kingman AZ is renting the handcarts this July for a stake family activity. I can't imagine pulling the handcarts in AZ in July, but I'm not in charge. They are going to pick them up and then bring them back and still pay us $1000.00. I told Graig that that was the way we could work the treks, let them plan and organize their own, and we will rent out the handcarts,. Much easier than doing all the planning and organizing.

Well, I had better get something constructive done today. Vacuuming the floors would be a good idea.


Talk to you later,,Love Mom

Hey!

Check out my blog for the latest in the pregnancy saga. It's thrown me for a bit of a loop.

Hi Ma!!

I don't know why, but I think this picture is funny.

He's Home!!

Just updating you all to the fact that Elder Welch is no longer homeless. That's a load off my mind.

Here's a picture of my new curtains in the dining room. I cut them from some old sheets I had and dyed them yellow. For a DIY project they work fine and I kindof like them.

Hope you're all having a good week.

Kas

I Have Internets!

I finally have internet at home again, so here's some pictures of the kidlets after the Christmas 2008 Storm-a-Thon. And an adorable shot of Tilly & Laila.

Another Year

Happy New Year Family!

I love you so much. Thanks for all of your patience and support over the years. I hope I can repay you all in some small way for all the love you give me.

This year is going to be great!