Still waiting...

We went in for another appointment/ultrasound today for baby McKay. We don’t know much more than we did on Monday. His bladder was slightly smaller than last time (3x3cm as opposed to 3x4+cm on Monday- his brother’s was 2x2 cm). He had slightly more amniotic fluid today, which could mean that he is getting some urine out on his own. His kidneys were still filled with fluid and did not look good.

We have another appointment scheduled for Monday (March 11). The doctor will potentially drain the bladder again if it has gotten larger. Our doctor is consulting multiple doctors to see if it is worth it to test the urine for kidney function (the test is not always accurate. It is also usually done on a younger fetus (about 20 weeks) instead of a 29 week fetus so the measurements could be off which would make it even less accurate). If doctors don’t believe the test is accurate, we won’t pursue that option. We will proceed as if he still has some kidney function. This means that we will monitor him every week through ultrasound and whenever the bladder gets large, they will do the procedure to drain the bladder.

So… we will probably not know until he is born what type of function, if any, his kidneys have. If, at birth, he has any amount of kidney function then we will have options of treatment such as dialysis and eventually a transplant.

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