On Thursday, June 19, Liz had a routine prenatal check-up which showed that she was measuring small for 35 weeks. The doctor thought the baby might have stopped growing adequately, so he ordered an ultrasound which indicated the baby was actually doing great, but that the amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the baby in utero was dangerously low. If the fluid stayed low, they told us, we would probably have to induce labor early in order to keep the baby safe. The following Thursday (June 26, at 36 weeks) the fluid was still low and the doctor advised us to get over to the hospital and induce labor that very night! Two days of trying to induce didn't work, but by Saturday the fluid levels were back up to normal and the baby had proven itself to be amazingly strong and capable of withstanding lots of contractions without showing any signs of distress. So, that meant we could forego a c-section for the time being and give Liz and the baby more time to be ready for induction and delivery (at 36 weeks lung immaturity can still be a problem). We spent a couple more days monitoring the baby in the hospital and everything continued to look great except for the fluid level (which was still low, but back up in the normal range), so they let us go home with orders for daily monitoring at the OB offce.
One week later, on Wednesday, July 2, the fluid levels were again back down below normal, so the doctor we saw that day sent us over to the hospital again for round 2 of induction. This time we tried everything, and Liz's body still wasn't going into labor, so at the end of another day-and-a-half of induction, we decided to go for a c-section on the night of July 3rd in order to get the baby out and to safety as quickly as possible.
An added bonus: Two of Liz's five older sisters were born on July 3rd - a very lucky birthday indeed!
El día jueves 19 de junio Eliza tuvo un chequeo con el doctor y descubrieron que no había suficiente líquido amniótico en la matriz para mantener la salud del bebe. Como esta situación presentaba un peligro para el bebe, nos mandaron al hospital para inducir el parto por medio de una serie de medicamentos. Después de intentar por dos días, la inducción no funcionaba pero el nivel de líquido amniótico había subido otra vez al rango normal (aunque se mantenía muy bajo toda vía) y el bebe tenía un latido de corazón muy fuerte (lo cual indicaba que estaba bien). Por esas razones, los doctores dijeron que podíamos seguir monitoreando el líquido y la salud del bebe en el hospital por unos días a ver como seguía. Después de dos días mas en el hospital todo se veía bien y nos dejaron regresar a casa con ordenes de seguir monitoreando en la clínica cada día.
El miércoles de la próxima semana (2 julio) los doctores descubrieron que el líquido se había bajado otra vez y por eso nos mandaron al hospital para intentar la inducción del parto de nuevo. Un día mas de inducción, en el cual tratamos todo para empezar el parto, no funcionó y al final del día jueves, 3 julio, decidimos con los doctores que este bebe no iba a salir sino por cesárea. Optamos, entonces, para sacarlo de una vez, y así asegurar su salud y seguridad.
Un dato feliz: Dos de las cinco hermanas de Eliza tambien nacieron el dia 3 julio - una fecha muy afortunada.
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