2016 May Miracles

[hereishoping]

So happy to read lots of happy news. Well done ladies. Keep growing those sticky beans x

 

[Esperanza2015]

Hi Ladies:

I've been keeping myself away cause sometimes its worse for me to read to much and I get even more anxious but luckily everything was fine in my appointment yesterday. Very dissappointed about the doctor, I will definitely change to another OB or midwives when I come back from my honeymoon. Getting married next friday, my mom is here now, rest of the family coming soon, many things to do!
I was measuring 8 weeks 2 days, heartbeat (she didnt measured how many bpm) but said everything looks normal. Gave some info to read and told me to book my scan at 12 weeks. Am still very happy cause everything seems perfect and I can travel transatlantic without a problem!
Good luck to everyone and keep being positive cause its the only thing that helps! For me also staying away from google

 

[pinkpassion]

My ultrasound is in just a few days!!! I'm anxious to see how baby is!!!!

 

[sugargully]

Lovelie scans ladies! So happy to hear the little beans are doing well.

 

[bakerh518]

So happy to see all the lovely scans!!

Three more sleeps for us!! Can't wait!

 

[Sis4Us]

AFM had a horrible nite last nite and I'm still not feeling well today I was FEEZING last nite
I was shivering and convulsing my LO was trying to snuggle me to keep me warm now he's afraid something is wrong w Mommy

Im Afraid something is wrong w baby cuz I've got like this b4 w a loss!!


Hoping it's just due to the temp drop here in TEXAS!!

 

[busytulip]

Wonderful news Esperanza!

Thinking of you Sis4Us

 

[AdriansMama]

Hey ladies ! I'm so sorry to see the losses
Thankfully there is some good news to go with bad. Congrats on the great scans ladies !
As for me I've been sick between my grade 1 son bringing home a stomach bug, and then me developing an ear infection lol but I have been able to hear baby on my Doppler and I have my 12 week scan booked for the 12 th can't believe I'm 10 weeks tomorrow!!

 

[Smanderson]

Hi all,

I'm really sorry for all the ladies who have suffered a loss my thoughts are with you.

Congratulations to all those with great scans must be so lovely to see your little beans at last.

Morning sickness has kicked in for me this week and I am finding it hard to find anything I actually want to eat or drink. In some ways it's a relief as I was anxious why I didn't feel sick as I was so ill with my DS but now it's here I'm sure I will be moaning about it regularly.

Sorry I can't get on more regularly, work has been manic but it has kept my mind off things. Still planning the kitchen.

Lately it seems like all I see are sales with baby items, it's driving me nuts, I love a bargain but I won't be buying anything till after the 12 week scan. Shame to miss out on all the bargains but I guess there will be January sales to look forward to! X

 

[busytulip]

Hi Smanderson your ticker says you are a day behind me, but I've got you down for the 17th or something like that. Did your dates change? Do I need to change the front page? I hope that MS isn't too awful for you. Good luck holding off on baby purchases.

Great news AdriansMama, that must be really reassuring! Your scan isn't too far away now.

 

[Smanderson]

Busytulip I honestly don't know, I did the online calculator and it said 17th then did ticker with the same dates and its as you see it and then when I saw the GP she said my due date will be around 15th...so confused. I really don't know but hopefully they will help with dating at the scan...4 weeks to go! X

 

[busytulip]

Oh goodness LOL Thanks for letting me know. How funny. I'll leave it for now until you get an official date then.

 

[sugargully]

Sis4us- hoping it's just a little bug trying to get you. Bundle up, we Texans aren't used to cold!

I'm in Texas too!

 

[Flossie_Aus]

What's everyone's thoughts on CVS testing?

 

[busytulip]

That is a hard question Flossie. I think I mentioned a little bit about how I felt about it a few pages back. Even though due to age and a few other risk factors we are at a higher risk of carrying a baby with abnormalities/defects we wouldn't do any early testing for them. Any extra, elective risk of miscarriage is just too great for us. Many physical problems are caught at the 20 week ultrasound and it is less invasive, so we are satisfied with that. Catching it any earlier would only result in giving us a few more weeks time to find the best physicians for our child. But it is a very personal decision and what is right for us isn't necessarily right for others.

 

[drjo718]

I agree with busy. Too much risk involved.

 

[pinkpassion]

Too much risk involved for me too, especially when there are safe options like the blood tests that take the baby's dna out of mom's blood and tests it. They are 99% accurate, but I wouldn't risk a cvs or amnio!

 

[drjo718]

Pretty sure I doppled baby's heartbeat today. ♡ too faint for the doppler to pick up the rate but I counted it at about 177bpm.

 

[sugargully]

It's good to hear the opinions of those who have been through these decisions. It kinda frustrated me that the doctor didn't give us the info on the risks. We found that out ourselves while reading the materials they gave us.

We're having a change of heart over here. It does not seem there are treatments or prenatal changes that I would be offered if there were defects. If that's the case, for us there is no point in having risky testing. We would find care for this little one as soon as we knew that it was needed after the birth. If that makes sense. We don't believe that God makes mistakes. He knows exactly what kind of child is right for us and we will have faith that we are capable of raising him or her.

My next scan is Tuesday. I will be 7 weeks and 5 days I think. At the first scan I was 6and 1. The doc showed us the screen and said he didn't see the lo yet, only the sac and start of the placenta. I hate to doubt him but I think he might have saw more and didn't want to say. I was ok with that at the time because it meant I got another scan 2 weeks later. I already feel a bit more knowledgable from meeting you ladies. I'll be a bit more proactive at this appt.

 

[TTDuck]

I wouldn't risk the tests. I didn't even do the 12 week scan with my first. Until you can actually do something about healing potential problems I don't see the point for me.