pray, pray, pray
I’m begging for prayers for my friends – R & J. J is 15-16 weeks pregnant and had a routine ultrasound yesterday where they found that they baby’s heart rate was way way way way high…like super scary, rush you right over to a perinatologist right away high. She is on some high dosage meds now that are supposed to adjust the baby’s heart rate, but have some nasty side-effects for J (bad headaches, puking, etc. – nothing permanent). They don’t know exactly what is causing it, so all in all, it is a pretty scary situation right now. She is doing some blood work today and another appointment with the perinatologist on Wednesday I think, so presumably she is taking today/tomorrow off of work. Knowing them, I would guess that R is staying home too to take care of her.
It literally makes me sick to my stomach to think about how they must feel. I sent J an email offering meals, a buddy to watch chick flicks with, etc. and trying to offer some encouragement, but I’m trying to be so cautious with how much I sympathazie because:
A. I don’t want to pretend like I know how they feel because every situation is so different, and I think that can come off sort of insulting in that moment where you feel like no one knows how you must feel.
B. I don’t want to draw any parallels to any of my experiences because they didn’t turn out so great, so I don’t feel like that is super encouraging. Its like everyone know that I must have a clue how she feels, but no one wants to acknowledge that and if I don’t blame them!
All of that to say – please, please pray for them and for their little baby.
Definitely praying!
I’ll be praying for them.
And no, you may not know exactly how she feels….but you know that hope that you get when your are pregnant; you know how those wishes & dreams & love seem to start instantly; & you know their ultimate fears, and what it is like to lose a baby. So…I imagine that will be a great support for her.
Email from J after the appointment today:
Thank you all so much for all of your prayers and kind emails. I’m sorry that I haven’t had a chance to reply to everyone yet. We had a good doctors appointment today. The baby’s heartbeat was back to normal so that is a really big praise! It could be that the medicine is already working, but my theory is that God decided to take care of it himself. We definitely aren’t in the clear yet, but it is a good sign that we’re making progress, and it’s good to know the baby probably hasn’t been having that problem for a really long time.
As far as my response to the medicine, I was pretty sick on Tuesday but am doing much better today. I’m trying to really take things one day at a time until we have a better feel for how I adjust to the medicine. I still don’t know how long I’ll have to be taking it but hope to know a little more after my next appointment on Friday.
Thank you for your continued prayers. We’re so thankful for all of you.
J & R
Praise the Lord for that good news!
super glad to read the update & hear good news!