BioPhysical Profiles (BPP)

The BPP basically just checks the baby's heart rate, muscle tone, movement, breathing, and measures the amount of amniotic fluid. I didn't update the blog last week because the BPP was confusing. Last weeks sonogram was done by a tech we didn't know and she was in a hurry because the doctor needed to leave but wanted to review our sonogram before she left so there wasn't really time to ask her any questions. As she was doing the sonogram she told us that his heart rate was 151 and we saw the largest pocket of fluid was almost 5 cm wide (which is awesome!!). Other than that we didn't learn much information last week.

This week's BPP was much better! Tara was our tech (we have had her before, she isn't the one who found the horseshoe kidney but we like her anyway) and she explained much more than the other tech. She told us that she was measuring the 4 quadrants for amniotic fluid, this week the biggest pocket was almost 4 cm (still awesome!) and that his heart rate was at 148. She also showed us his diaphragm and how she could tell if he was taking in fluid, it was neat to watch it go up and down.

He wasn't moving much right then (I think he was napping) so she just shook and shook my belly until she could get him to move around. She printed off several pictures for us a profile and several face shots. He is so funny because he always has a hand up by his face and he also had a foot up there as well. My sister Jami swears she saw 6 toes in one of the sonogram pictures (because of the hand and the foot both up by his face) so she has decided to call him Six from now on...I don't see the humor in that but whatever!

Overall we are happy with the news and are praising God that things are continuing to look better each time we check on him. Thanks again for all of you who continue to check on us and pray for the three of us, we really appreciate it.

Love to all

J, L and little man