Friday Morning - Ultra Sound

I arrived back here at the hospital around 2:30AM this morning to relieve my mother in law and check with the nurses on things. Bianca had not been in pain and her contractions were very far apart (like a couple hours apart).

Around 8:15AM this morning we had the latest ultra sound and I am happy to report, there has not been a lot of change (in this case, that is a good thing). Keep in mind I am not a trained medical professional, but I do watch a ton of Grey's Anatomy (don't judge to you watch an episode) but here is what the tech and I saw (still waiting to hear the official report from the doc).

Baby A is still very very low in the vaginal canal, but does have a heart beat of about 137, which is lower than yesterday, but still good. Baby B is still way up in the uterus, but has shifted to the middle of her belly as opposed to the right side, where they have always been. So this was a cause for some alarm, but looking at things, since Baby A is so low there is a lot more space in the uterus so Baby B naturally just slid over.

So here comes the interesting part...
Baby A placenta is right at the top of the birth canal and, to me, almost seems like an anchor holding them in place. Baby B is well above Baby A's placenta and has their placenta (Baby B's) on the opposite side up and away from the other. What our hope with that is, Baby A and their placenta will not disturb Baby B if and when delivered.

Lot's of people have asked me if there is anything we can do with Baby A as far as extremem measures and staying time in the NICU. We have asked that question more times than you all can think trust me, and I actually continue to ask that question as Baby A still has such a strong heart beat. The internet has become my best friend and worst enemy, as I read more about miracle stories I also read some extremely heart breaking tales of worse cases than ours. The biggest difference I have seen in all my research (and the doctors have sort of confirmed this) is that our baby has descended soooo far down that with no amniotic fluid and no room to grow there is virtually nothing that can be done to help develop lungs. The baby is pinned to an extent in the vaginal canal with no fluid that the lungs cannot develop. There was a baby in Germany born at 21 weeks who did make it and I find myself returning to this article time and time again:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/27/baby-born-at-21-weeks-survives-how-young-is-too-young-to-save/

I have brought this up and I am hopeful with each day that passes that our doctors come up with a plan to save our precious little fighter. We have not just forgotten about Baby A so please dont think we are blind to this, its just been so hard to deal with so many scenarios and so little options other than sit and wait. I am continuing to do research and reach out to other places to see if someone has a plan for our little family.