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DaraR
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<P>Hi there,</P>
<P>I have never posted anything before, but I peruse this site often for input and opinions. I thought that this would be a good place to ask for anyone to share their experiences with dilated bowels and how they handled their delivery and care required after birth.</P>
<P>Let me start by giving some background information. My 2 year old son was born with meconium ilieus. My husband and I had no idea we were carriers. My son had surgery at 3 days old. He had an ostomy for 6 weeks followed by another surgery to put the bowel back together. My son is doing great now, and we are over that obstacle. We attack his CF one day at a time and we are handling things fairly well both emotionally and physically.</P>
<P>I'm 31 weeks pregnant and we have been screening my little bundle of joy for signs of CF via ultrasound. Two weeks ago the doctor found a dilated bowel (15mm) and some brightness. He suggested we find a surgeon right away and to prepare for an early delivery. He gave us a cut-off of 20mm and said that we would induce if the bowel reached that. Otherwise, at least expect to be induced at 37 weeks. We did an amnio at that time for two reasons; 1. to confirm CF, and 2. to check the lung development of our little baby girl. </P>
<P>Well, today we saw a different doctor (same practice) and the bowel is at 14mm. He didn't seem to have the same reaction as the first doctor. He agreed that 20mm was a good threshold for when dilation was too severe to continue to safely carry the baby; however, he refered to her bowel dilation as very mild. He also agreed that I should be induced at 37 weeks regardless of the status of the dilated bowel as you can not diagnose meconium ilieus with ultrasound. Although he basically agreed with what the first doctor said, he didn't give us the sense that delivery was only a few milimeters away as the first doctor did. </P>
<P>I'm not in denial (anymore) and expect a CF diagnosis in a few weeks when the amnio results return. I know that meconium ilieus doesn't always have to involve surgery and the lovely ostomy that goes with it. I would like to ask for anyone who has had experience with a dilated bowel to please share as long as your story doesn't scare me too much. I know that none of you know me personally, but most of us have been a hormonal pregnant woman at one time; I cry when a Taylor Swift song comes on the radio for pete's sake : ) </P>
<P>Thanks for your support and the kindness that you show one another. </P></FONT>
<P>Hi there,</P>
<P>I have never posted anything before, but I peruse this site often for input and opinions. I thought that this would be a good place to ask for anyone to share their experiences with dilated bowels and how they handled their delivery and care required after birth.</P>
<P>Let me start by giving some background information. My 2 year old son was born with meconium ilieus. My husband and I had no idea we were carriers. My son had surgery at 3 days old. He had an ostomy for 6 weeks followed by another surgery to put the bowel back together. My son is doing great now, and we are over that obstacle. We attack his CF one day at a time and we are handling things fairly well both emotionally and physically.</P>
<P>I'm 31 weeks pregnant and we have been screening my little bundle of joy for signs of CF via ultrasound. Two weeks ago the doctor found a dilated bowel (15mm) and some brightness. He suggested we find a surgeon right away and to prepare for an early delivery. He gave us a cut-off of 20mm and said that we would induce if the bowel reached that. Otherwise, at least expect to be induced at 37 weeks. We did an amnio at that time for two reasons; 1. to confirm CF, and 2. to check the lung development of our little baby girl. </P>
<P>Well, today we saw a different doctor (same practice) and the bowel is at 14mm. He didn't seem to have the same reaction as the first doctor. He agreed that 20mm was a good threshold for when dilation was too severe to continue to safely carry the baby; however, he refered to her bowel dilation as very mild. He also agreed that I should be induced at 37 weeks regardless of the status of the dilated bowel as you can not diagnose meconium ilieus with ultrasound. Although he basically agreed with what the first doctor said, he didn't give us the sense that delivery was only a few milimeters away as the first doctor did. </P>
<P>I'm not in denial (anymore) and expect a CF diagnosis in a few weeks when the amnio results return. I know that meconium ilieus doesn't always have to involve surgery and the lovely ostomy that goes with it. I would like to ask for anyone who has had experience with a dilated bowel to please share as long as your story doesn't scare me too much. I know that none of you know me personally, but most of us have been a hormonal pregnant woman at one time; I cry when a Taylor Swift song comes on the radio for pete's sake : ) </P>
<P>Thanks for your support and the kindness that you show one another. </P></FONT>