Our Thursday appointment (ultrasound measurements of growth) went as well as could be expected. The Deepest Vertical Pocket for both babies is now approximately equal, at just above 5 cm. In that regard, they're both in a normal range. The Dopplers were very good. The one issue that did have us concerned was that, though both babies have grown, the size discordance has improved very little (from 40% to 37%). C and I had hoped to see that gap close significantly. Though we weren't scheduled to see a doctor (all measurements were taken by a nurse), we asked to discuss the discordance with whoever was on duty.
When the doctor came in and looked at the measurements, she told us that she was thrilled with our progress. She said that we shouldn't expect the discordance to resolve (though it might), but we should monitor the smaller baby's growth as compared to other fetuses at this stage in the pregnancy. These measurements are made in percentiles. On Thursday, he was at 17%, as compared to below 10% pre-surgery. While 17% isn't ideal, below 10% is something of a danger zone, so the doctor (Dr. Lerner) was very positive about our progress. Apparently, we were somewhat unreasonable to think the discordance would have resolved so quickly. The doctor assured us that everything was going as well as it could.
Another successful visit. Next ultrasound on Wednesday.
Thanks so much to all our friends and family.
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