Alex in NYC to be a daddy!

Sam, yes modern medicine can be quite amazing at times, but it can also kill.

Let's hope the little one doesn't need to be put on medication as soon as he or she comes into this world.

Look, I know that's not "good news" but it is a reality, isn't it?

Any way, praying, hoping and wishing the best for the baby.

Fuck off Aja.

Now, what the hell is your problem?

Go f**** yourself if the best thing you have to do is curse at someone who wasn't even talking to you?

I know no one want's bad news. I haven't had a good day today, and I'm sorry. I guess I was just passing my bad energy to Alex, in a way you could say, just like I have to just about everyone else today.

I got so pissed off at a girl that just asked to borrow my eraser! Please forgive.

I really hope the best for Alex's baby, really!

I don't really know what to do. This is big news and I wasn't really sure of how to handle it "appropriatly." I'm just wanting something good to happen to me today.

How selfish!!! I'm ashamed of myself. Hope you all have better luck than me.

No, not at all. I can't even talk to the person I'm visiting. I feel so bad because of how sickly they look and I can only try to imagine the pain they are going through.

ON YOU'RE HEAD!!

sorry. I didn't mean that, seriously.

Peace

Wishing all of you the best.

Although I don't have experience of this particular condition, I suffered severe pre-eclampsia in my second pregnancy. This is something which can cause the mother's liver and kidney to stop functioning and is altogether A Very Bad Thing.

Your wife is in her eighth month now, so if the doctors think there is any danger to either her or your baby then they will probably get her into hospital and induce her labour early. At 8 months, your baby is fully formed and has all its vital bits - it just spends the last few weeks getting a bit bigger.

The hospital will probably suggest that your wife has an ultrasound scan so they can measure the size of your baby, and wire her up to a monitor which records the baby's heartbeat. From that they'll be able to decide whether the baby is in any distress or not, and whether s/he would be better off staying put or the birth being induced.

Early babies sometimes get a bit jaundiced and hospitals will treat this with photo-therapy (letting your baby bask under a sun lamp for a few minutes a day).

My daughter was born at 34 weeks and everything was fine. I'm sure it will be for you, your wife and your baby too, and I wish you all the best :)

As a quick update, we went back to the hospital today for more tests. While the blood tests still reflect the problem, a fetal monitoring showed that everything is fine at the moment.....but they now want us to come back to the hospital once a week to check the progress. I believe that in the majority of instances of this disorder, the worst case scenario happened when the problem went unchecked. We're hoping that since they've pinpointed it (we think), they can take whatever necessary precautions to make sure the worst doesn't occur.

Anyway, that's really all we know right now. Thanks once again for your best wishes and all your positive thoughts.

That should've read: I really wouldn't wish this....