Dear Friends,
A bit of good news amidst the confusion. The Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) was back up today to 8.7 but the doctor is concerned that it is only "artificially inflated." We are still confused as to why having the fluid up through hydration and an IV is worse than doing nothing and having the baby in duress and possible being delivered dangerously early.
What really bothers us is that when we had this situation with our daughter our doctor in San Diego was glad that he could find a strategy that worked and kept the fluid level up even if we weren't able to keep it up without an IV. It seems to me that it is better to have it up even if it is through an IV than having one more negative factor that might adversely affect the baby.
We are meeting the doctor tomorrow and I am hopeful he can explain his rationale and strategy in this pregnancy. Over and over again I have reiterated that we want to take the safest and wisest course of action to ensure the best possible outcome. I am coming to wonder if there are not other factor or considerations that are affecting the recommendations of the doctor other than the well being of Jennifer and the baby.
At present we are happy with the results of taking a cautious approach to the situation but frustrated and confused why the doctors are not excited that the very outcome we'd hoped for is actually happening. I suspect it is going to be an interesting conversation we have with the perinatologist tomorrow. I will keep you posted on how that goes.
Dave
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