Well, our 22 week appointment was yesterday. We listened to our little gal's heart beat, got a flu shot and just talked about any issues we were having, which were basically none at the moment. This was the "make everyone feel better" appointment since we are quickly approaching the 23 weeks and 3 day mark when I delivered prematurely in our last pregnancy.
We also learned something new about the heparin shortage. The shortage is really surrounding the injectable quantity and size that I would need to use when I am past 36 weeks. Apparently, there are no issues with administering the small dosages they give at the hospitals or even the drips.
The real issue may now be more of a regulatory problem with how they distribute the correct quantities of heparin to avoid such issues as was experienced with Dennis Quaids' twin babies in this story. So I guess I should now apologize to China for my sarcastic remark in my last post. Although I did have a pretty good conspiracy theory brewing about Chinese heparin smugglers and their need to keep the heparin supply low to feed their opium habits. Okay, Okay, I'll stop ... until next time :).
That's probably more information than you ever thought you'd need to know about blood thinners no?
2 comments:
We are glad to hear that everything is going well!
Glad things are going so well for you guys. Of course, your mama keeps me well informed! Jim & Patty
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