One more week!

Still here! The scan showed no worsening of the blood flow in the cord and no drop in amniotic fluid levels, so maybe we're stable for the time being?  The baby hadn't grown, but as it has only been 6 days since the last scan, the consultant didn't seem to think that was a problem.  My blood pressure is a little up, but again, he didn't seem to think it was anything to worry about at the moment (preeclampsia often develops as the placental problems accelerate).  At the moment, then, the pressure is off, and I'm feeling much more relaxed. Though obviously the general situation hasn't changed, and 27 weeks is still really early, there's nothing we can do at the moment, and it seems to be impossible to stay totally worried for a really prolonged amount of time.  I'm sure the panic will build over the course of the week, before the next scan, but at the moment it's nice to have another week.  Having seriously upped my protein intake (and consequentially calories), in a probably vain attempt to load up my bloodstream with goodies to make the baby grow, I am certainly getting a bit more of a tummy, and hopefully some of those inches are baby and not just lard!  In the meantime, we are back to the mundane task of clearing some space in the spare room, to allow us to have a load of really disruptive damp-proofing done - cue van hire and furniture removal to Bakewell.  Luckily I obviously have to take it easy so can't be too helpful with carrying heavy stuff, but we have very nice friends who can, and I will try and contribute via the medium of witty banter and brewing of tea.  Hurrah for brief normality!