Perinatologist Appointment

We had our appointment with the perinatologist this morning. All good news to report as far as growth on the ultrasound. The baby is measuring just a little over 35 weeks, so we are right on track. They estimated the baby's weight at 4lb 14oz. We are really trying to get to a point where the baby will be a little bigger for surgery. Also there is a weight minimum to even be a candidate for ECMO. I think it is around 4 1/2 lbs, so we'd like to be bigger so we have that as an option if we need it. The amniotic fluid level was normal, right in the middle range at 14.5, so that was also good news. Baby passed the biophysical profile with 8/8 and it looked like the liver was down today, so that was also very good news. I had thought that at our previous visits, they had never been able to fully visualize all the major vessels of the heart, so I asked about having a fetal echocardiogram. Apparently they did a fetal echo at one our previous appointments (this was never discussed with us), and it was normal. 70-80% of heart problems can be ruled out with a normal echo, so that was more good news. We were able to see all the major vessels of the heart coming from their appropriate places today, and even though this doesn't rule out a heart defect completely, it strongly indicates that everything is ok with the heart and vessels. So for now I am just resting (aka being really, really bored) and trying to stay pregnant as long as possible.