Until now I haven't had the option of a c-section delivery, which I have been asking about since October. I was told several times that I wouldn't get the option of an emergency c-section if my baby went into distress during labour, but I could never understand why they offered it to every other woman but me. It's pretty discriminatory, really. But finally my doctor decided that she would be willing to compromise and offer me an elective c-section instead. That way there is no rush to get the baby out and less risk to me.
The reason I wanted the option of a c-section (at least to have the choice) is because of the nature of Faith's anomaly, which affects the top of her head. Since she doesn't have scalp or bone covering her brain, I was worried that a vaginal birth would be too much for her. She might not be able to handle the force of the contractions and being pushed through the birth canal head-first. I know a vaginal delivery is the safest thing for me and I know it would be a more natural birth experience, but a c-section would give Faith the best chance of being born alive and would save her from the "hardships" of natural childbirth (which will hopefully improve her quality of life and increase her length of life). Make sense?
So the plan is, I will be scheduled to come in for a c-section sometime in mid February, and if I go into labour before then, I am supposed to admit myself to the hospital right away and the doctor on call will give me a c-section then. And if for some reason I change my mind and decide to go ahead with a natural birth, I'm sure no one would have a problem with that.
By the way, Jennifer thank you so much for helping me to clean my room today!!!!! It's not easy cleaning when you're 39 weeks pregnant ;)
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My name is Myah and this is the story of my baby girl and our journey with anencephaly.
At my 19-week ultrasound, I was told that something was wrong with my baby's head. The doctor said that my baby had no brain. I'm sure most people wouldn't have even considered her to be alive. I was told that I could safely continue my pregnancy and allow her to die naturally, or I could induce labour and terminate the pregnancy. I chose to carry my baby to term for one simple reason: love. In my eyes there was no decision to be made. I had nothing but love and high hopes for her, and I named her Faith Hope. I cherished every moment of the pregnancy, and for five months we hoped and prayed. Then to everyone's surprise, we were blessed with 3 months and 4 days with Faith before she went to Heaven. She was the sweetest little girl... so beautiful and so full of life. I feel so blessed to be her mother.
I created this blog 10 weeks before my daughter was born. The posts here are very personal, emotional, brutally honest, and at times ungraceful. It's not easy for me to share so much of our life with the world. But it is my hope that by sharing our story, God will be glorified for all He has done for us. I also hope that this blog will reach other moms out there who are facing the same prenatal diagnosis that I did.
Our doctors firmly believed that Faith would never achieve consciousness and would likely not survive for more than a few seconds or minutes after birth. They didn't understand how she was thriving for all those weeks: how she was smiling, cooing, crying, drinking milk, breathing on her own, resisting infection, and responding to her surroundings. It is possible --all things are possible with God.
This is our story, to God be the glory.
At my 19-week ultrasound, I was told that something was wrong with my baby's head. The doctor said that my baby had no brain. I'm sure most people wouldn't have even considered her to be alive. I was told that I could safely continue my pregnancy and allow her to die naturally, or I could induce labour and terminate the pregnancy. I chose to carry my baby to term for one simple reason: love. In my eyes there was no decision to be made. I had nothing but love and high hopes for her, and I named her Faith Hope. I cherished every moment of the pregnancy, and for five months we hoped and prayed. Then to everyone's surprise, we were blessed with 3 months and 4 days with Faith before she went to Heaven. She was the sweetest little girl... so beautiful and so full of life. I feel so blessed to be her mother.
I created this blog 10 weeks before my daughter was born. The posts here are very personal, emotional, brutally honest, and at times ungraceful. It's not easy for me to share so much of our life with the world. But it is my hope that by sharing our story, God will be glorified for all He has done for us. I also hope that this blog will reach other moms out there who are facing the same prenatal diagnosis that I did.
Our doctors firmly believed that Faith would never achieve consciousness and would likely not survive for more than a few seconds or minutes after birth. They didn't understand how she was thriving for all those weeks: how she was smiling, cooing, crying, drinking milk, breathing on her own, resisting infection, and responding to her surroundings. It is possible --all things are possible with God.
This is our story, to God be the glory.
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