At the end of the eighth months, your baby weighs between five and six pounds and is gaining about half a pound per week, mostly in fat deposits. He measures about 18-20 inches long and is plumper and less wrinkled. You may feel less kicking and more twisting and wriggling, as he is running out of room to move around in there. He may have turned to the head down position in preparation for delivery. Your little one is now sleeping through regular periods of REM and deep sleep. He is also experiencing active and quiet wakefulness where he continues to explore the environment around him. Pretty soon, he�ll be a newborn!
Brenda
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:53 am
Why not carry it to almost term and have a C-section to deliver both, and let the unhealthy one die a natural death? Why not (if the unhealthy one was being too much of a parasite to the healthy one) deliver them both early, have the healthy one in pre-natal ICU, and let the unhealthy one die a natural death? Or even repair the heart problem, if possible?
This seems like a very radical decision to me, even when it had gone the way it should have...
My thoughts are with the parents and their families...
OnTheIce
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:31 am
Tough call.
As a father of twins, I couldn't imagine having to let one go, let alone lose both.
DanSC
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:49 pm
Luckily for some, the fetus who died wasn't a person, so NBD.
Gunnair
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:03 pm
DanSC DanSC:
Luckily for some, the fetus who died wasn't a person, so NBD.
Unluckily for some, every sperm is sacred.
GreenTiger
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:05 am
I don't know how the parents are dealing with this. To lose two children like this is horrendous. If there is a living hell then this is it for them.
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