I visited with Briana and her mom today at Huntsville's Women's Hospital. Today marks her 24th week! She and the baby are still doing well. She is still bedfast and is being given medications to keep her from going into labor along with antibiotics to prevent infection. God has blessed them so much these last two weeks.
The first doctor that saw her two weeks ago when she went into labor told her there was nothing they could do and that he could give her a pill to cause her to deliver the baby and she could try again later. Basically he was going to abort the baby. A baby who had a very strong heartbeat, who was moving inside Briana's womb, who they could see on the ultrasound had nothing wrong with him. But Briana and her husband Garrett were not about to give up.
And God came on the scene. She was taken to Huntsville Women's Hospital where it was no coincidence that the doctor who would be treating her had gone through the same scenario with his own daughter three years prior (though Briana and her family did not know this at the time). By another miracle she still has enough amniotic fluid to sustain the baby even though she continues to have some leakage. The doctor was doing an ultrasound last week and the baby was turned feet down and was kicking his foot down into Briana's cervix which was extremely dangerous. He said the baby had to turn quickly. The family began praying and God answered; the baby turned head down that night and has stayed that way.
This family is seeing prayers answered every day. They are so thankful to God for what He has done and what He is doing. They also thankful to all of you who have called, sent cards and most of all prayed for them. Please continue those prayers. She needs to hang on until at least 27 weeks; 32 would be ideal. With God all things are possible. This trial has already increased my faith greatly. I'm just waiting to see what God does next.
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