We just got home from a very long day at Duke. We met with the OBs, the neonatologist, pediatric surgeon and genetic counselor, and also toured the birthing center and NICU. We had a level II u/s done this morning and she even snuck in a few 3D pics for us. We even got to see Carter in 4D moving around!! We are very confident in the team at Duke and liked what they had to say. Don't get me wrong, they certainly didn't sugar-coat anything, but they are prepared to handle CDH babies and have lots of experience.
As of right now, only his stomach is above the diaphragm and we were able to see the diaphragm on the u/s so we at least know it exists. There was also lung tissue present on the left side and his size is good. We are keeping our hopes up that nothing else moves up there and those lungs develop. The team pretty much told us what we already knew, which is that there is no way to predict the outcome until Carter is born and we see what we're dealing with. Until then, we'll just hope and pray!
Thanks for all the support, emails, phone calls, etc. that we've received. We really appreciate it!
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