Prayer request for our friends....

[Canelaw99]

Hey all! I just wanted to write and request prayers for our friends. They have a toddler (16 months) and she (obviously my friend, not the toddler )is about 8 months+ pregnant (due at the end of this month) and they just found out some bad news about the baby. According to an ultrasound they had done yesterday, the baby's body is too small for his head, so they're thinking he will be a dwarf, if he is able to survive. There is also an issue with the lungs, though I'm unsure of specifics right now. At this point, the doctor is recommending a C-section (she has to have one according to the dr.) in the next couple of weeks. No one is sure whether he will survive once he's born or not, so there are a lot of things up in the air right now. It's a very tough situation for them and they could use all the prayers for them and the baby that they can get, so I'm appealing to y'all to get this request out there to anyone you can and let's help them get through this time.

Thanks you guys!!

[petal*pusher]

Please know this family will be included in my prayers....such a challenge to face.

Modern medicine brings us amazing techniques that can help many birth defects, but some things just have to be left in God's hands alone. From having the experience of loosing one full term baby....having 3 miscarriages, and 2 worrisome pregnancies....my heart surely goes out to them. God bless......Pam

[Rainband]

Prayers on the way!!!!!

[angelwing]

Prayers coming from Philly!

[Canelaw99]

Thank you all!! Here's an update after seeing them this evening:

The mom is due to have a C-section a week from tomorrow (Jan. 19th) at 8:00 am. According to her ultrasound, the baby's head is larger than it should be...the torso is ok length wise, but width-wise, it's too small, leaving little room for his lungs to expand and his heart...his heart sounds ok, which is good...his limbs are short for 37 weeks (they're measuring at 30-31 weeks). So, basically, he has skeletal dysplasia, though they're not sure at this time which variety it is, so it's a wait and see game.....

Ultimately, it's in God's hands. If the baby can breathe on his own outside of her, he's got a decent shot, but that's the concern. The doctors aren't sure whether his torso will allow his lungs to expand so he can breathe.

After being with them tonight, they have a wish for one of two outcomes: they either want the baby to survive so he can live a relatively normal life, or they want him to pass. They don't want him to suffer in any way, so they're hoping for it to not be too bad, or bad enough he can't breathe.

All I can ask at this point is just prayers for them and strength for them. The baby's fate (they want to name him Riley) is in God's hands now, so we can't pray for that.....I just want them to know that there are people in the world looking out for them and loving them, even if they're unknown people.

Thank you all for the continued prayers, and I will update as soon as I know anything more.

[DaylilyDawn]

Prayers going out for the family and the baby to be, Riley from Lakeland FL