2016 May Miracles

[Flossie_Aus]

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!

We have looked at harmony (non invasive blood test), but it only tests for 3 chromosomal abnormalities, whereas the CVS tests for 200. I'm not sure how I feel, but husband has said that if something is wrong he would like to know and be prepared. The CVS risk of miscarriage is apparently only 1% but anything over zero seems like a lot. I don't know, I think I'll have to talk to my OB about it on Wednesday and see what she thinks.

 

[KrissyB]

Flossie - if you don't mind me asking, are you older (35+) or are you predisposed to any sort of genetic abnormalities? If not, the scan and testing they do at 12 weeks (the NT scan) gives you a pretty good idea of developmental issues, and usually it's much lower than 1%. I'd start there, and if my numbers came back well within the threshold and I didn't have any risk factors, I personally know I couldn't bring myself to risk a 1% miscarriage chance.

 

[bakerh518]

Our midwife (last pregnancy) advised, "unless you are going to terminate the pregnancy, there is no real reason to do any testing before the anatomy scan" To us it would have just added stress and those tests are not all 100% accurate. We ended up doing a blood test (took my blood and looked for the babies dna) after our anatomy scan due to cysts and a bowl marker on the ultrasound. Both turned out to be absolutely nothing. It is a very personal choice, one that is hard to make. But for us, if it was not going to be "treatable/curable" then we didn't see the benefit.

 

[KrissyB]

Got my Ramzi results today - ! Can't wait to find out what the gender really is

 

[Sis4Us]

Scan was great even tho the Dr is so short and barely shows me anything the baby is looking like A Baby and it was even kicking its tiny legs which made me cry of course!!!

The spot isn't as dark so it looks to be healing in the middle but it's still really close to the cervix so I may have spotting he said baby was 8+6 HB 166bpm!!

 

[Flossie_Aus]

Flossie - if you don't mind me asking, are you older (35+) or are you predisposed to any sort of genetic abnormalities? If not, the scan and testing they do at 12 weeks (the NT scan) gives you a pretty good idea of developmental issues, and usually it's much lower than 1%. I'd start there, and if my numbers came back well within the threshold and I didn't have any risk factors, I personally know I couldn't bring myself to risk a 1% miscarriage chance.

Well, I'm not over 35, but I have Lupus, my husband never knew his father, and my family has been distant most of my life, so we don't really have any family history to go by.

 

[N8ie]

Krissy- wow, you must be so excited.

Sis- I'm glad the scan was great and you got to see the baby.

Flossie- all the best with your first ultrasound

 

[Flossie_Aus]

Thanks N8ie! I had a little bedside one a week ago but I'm super excited for a thorough one.

Side note, anyone else super teary? I'm craving cake but I can't go out to buy it because I watched Juno earlier and cried for like an hour LOL my face is a mess!

 

[pinkpassion]

Yep, I've been crying about everything!!!!

 

[bakerh518]

https://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j351/baker_h/38B58B90-365F-46A5-B3A1-068251AEC8E2.jpg
There's really a baby in there!!! so over the moon in love with our little lobster! Hb 139! And measuring exactly 7weeks

 

[pinkpassion]

Off to my first ultrasound!!!!! Eeeeekkkk

 

[littlemiss84]

Lovely pic baker

Good luck pinkpassion

I have a scan tomorrow morning, I've been having some bleeding from Sunday so I'm expecting bad news.

 

[KrissyB]

Baker - Congrats on the scan and the lovely heartbeat too!

Pink - Best of luck!!

AFM - I have my first scan with a regular OB this afternoon, and I think it's the first scan I've ever had where DH won't be there. FXed all is continuing to go well in there.

 

[sugargully]

Nice pic Baker!

GL Krissy and Pink!

Thinking of you little miss.

My scan is this afternoon too.

 

[pinkpassion]

TWINS!!!!!!!!
Omg you guys.. there are two!!!!
A is measuring right on track, perfect strong heartbeat!!
But is measuring quite a bit behind and she said it could go either way whether B catches up and makes it or if it will not..
I will be going back weekly for ultrasounds!! There's a very small bleed around the sac but my dr isn't concerned.... we need lots of prayers right now!! I want a miracle!!!!

We didn't get a good pic of baby B.. but there's both sacs, But looks much smaller there because she had a hard time getting both sacs in the picture.

 

[Sis4Us]

Wow congrats on Twins !!!!

 

[Ganton]

Wow, congratulations pink. I really hope everything goes well for your two little babies.

My primary concern for my scan next week is that there's a nice healthy baby in there, but I'm actually a bit worried about the prospect of twins. I have no reason to believe it could be, but the thought of a 3 year old, 2 year old then twins scares me.

 

[N8ie]

Wow, so many scans. All the best ladies.

Pink- congrats on the twins.

 

[KrissyB]

So my first OB appt wasn't actually a scan since we were just scanned at the RE. But it was a great appointment regardless. The doctor kept emphasizing how great everything looked on our graduation paperwork, gave me free reign to treat my asthma properly (thank god), and approved the Harmony testing. I am just on

 

[drjo718]

Congrats pink! I hope baby b pulls through!

I just had my first midwife appointment. Baby doppled at about 176. And my blood pressure was high...it's never been high before. They chalked it up to stress because of my wedding this weekend.