Week 32: Previa Queen

I guess I should be called the "Previa Queen".

After the "placenta previa", I now have what's called "vasa previa", which is a very very rare condition (1:2500 reported cases) where the fetal blood vessel crosses the entrance to the birth cannel.  In my case, it's on the membrane in between my two placenta lobes and right by the cervix (about 0.7 cm away).   At the routine exam with the doctor today, she sat me down in that ever so serious face that I can just tell I am about to be hit with some bad news.

She's suggesting early hospitalization since that's the best prevention or way to deal with the situation, essentially an emergency c-section within 15 mins with bleeding or leaking water.   She was concerned that even though my home is 15 mins away from the hospital may not be fast enough to deal with the situation unless I am actually in the hospital for the doctors to operate on me literally right away, otherwise the baby's life is at risk.   The good thing is all else seems to be going well, baby is developing well, now at close to 2kg, and moving like a rock star.

Since she's my "back-up" doctor at Queen Mary hospital, I also need to speak to my main doctor and get a few opinions about what to do.  Reading up on the websites it seems that most people are hospitalized in the third trimester and having a c-section at 35 or 36 weeks.

I cried a little.  It's hard not to worry.  At the same time I continue to pray, that God has sustained me and little K this far, and he will not give up on us now.