Praying for Heidi

Update from 6/14/2017 prayer email:

Heidi has reached 37 weeks. This is a milestone for her -- birth can come at any time (July 4th is the due date). Jennie has twice-weekly visits to monitor progress and the umbilical cord. One reason so many children with Trisomy 18 do not survive birth is that there is typically only one artery in the umbilical cord. Any type of stress would necessarily lead to an emergency c-section at this point.

Heidi is extremely active right now, waking Jennie up many times in the night. Jennie has one desire -- to hold her child while living. With all the activity that seems like a reasonable desire. The matter of the umbilical cord is the primary concern. So please be in prayer for that specifically.

Original Post: 5/28/2017

Please print out this message below or pick it up at church and pray for Heidi and her parents. Steve Leavitt writes:

My sister, Ruthie, organized a baby shower for Jennie and Andrew yesterday. Part of the time was spent in prayer. Ruthie shared the following list of areas to pray for.

We know that Heidi, who has been diagnosed with Trisomy 18, is in the palm of the Father’s hand.

Specific Prayer Requests for Heidi

• Her growth
• Umbilical cord function
• Her heart, brain, lungs development
• For her cleft lip and palate
• Full-term delivery - that Heidi will do well
• For Heidi's heart to remain strong in delivery
• That she'll be able to breathe on her own
• Treatments needed after birth
• Her wonderful doctors - pediatrician, neonatologist, and pediatric cardiologist
• The nurses who will care for her
• Her care at the hospital
• Feeding- that she'll be able to feed orally

Specific Prayer Requests for Jennie and Andrew

• Peace
• Trust
• Wisdom
• Strength
• Financial provision
• Jennie’s doctors - obstetrician and perinatologist
• Tenacity
• Testimony
• Amniotic fluid level
• Delivery
• Decisions for Heidi's care before and after birth