FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[xxshellsxx]

jmandrews glad your appointment went well Good luck on friday, so exciting!

I had a check up and had some niggly going on with a tooth that has a filling, dentist offered to replace it even though it looked ok. I booked my appointment... but cancelled it a week later, the thought of them doing a filling without x-rays didn't sit well with me (i have curved roots on most of my back teeth) may as well wait and they can do the x-rays and i'll know they are doing it right lol (i've had so much dental work done i hardly have a full tooth left) If it was an emergancy and causing pain or infection i would go with it but still no x-rays! x

 

[bridgetboo62]

well my dentist is through kaiser permanente a big corporation so im sure they have the right anesthesia on hand
i also dont really know if i believe that dental xrays can cause any negative affects on the fetus while pregnant
the levels of radition are soooo low especially with newer machines and my dentist office has all of the newest equipment their panoramic xray machine looks like something straight out of a scifi movie you stand there straight as can be facing this mirror and put your hands on these handle bars and your chin on this chin rest and then bite down on this thing and there is like this red lazer and this big thing goes all the way around your head
i wouldnt be getting an xray of my abdomen for kidney stones or a cat scan though

 

[MellyH]

My dentist is through KP as well and they wouldn't do the x-rays! I guess every practice has its own rules. I'm sure it will be fine bridget

 

[Feronia]

I would ask anyway, bridget. They don't necessarily know. My dentist went and got some giant book and double checked everything he was going to use. I mean, it's unsettling that your dentist did the x-ray when he wasn't supposed to. (The American Dental Association says that x-rays during pregnancy should be postponed until after birth unless it's an emergency.)

 

[dcm_mw12]

Started scrapbooking today got baby , it's so much fun !

 

[MiniBump]

My dentist somehow does x-rays whilst you're sitting in the chair! I've never noticed an x-ray machine and they don't bring any other equipment in so I'm not sure how that works! Must be in the big overhead light thingy

I recently had the decayed centres of two adjacent teeth drilled out (and there was literally just three sides of each tooth left and a massive chasm in between) and filled without anaesthetic and, apart from a bit of sensitivity from the tons of water they spray in there, it really wasn't too bad!

 

[ttc126]

Dcm, i scrapbook too! Sadly i still need to finish my pregnancy one from ds but i did do his whole first year and am so proud i had it ready for his bday

 

[bumblebeexo]

So hormonal this week! Somebody said weeks 15-16 is a big week for development so I hope it's just a high hormone rush. My boobs are also getting sore again like they did in the beginning!

 

[xxshellsxx]

So hormonal this week! Somebody said weeks 15-16 is a big week for development so I hope it's just a high hormone rush. My boobs are also getting sore again like they did in the beginning!

mine got really sore again around that time and are still sore now! I've also got the most annoying throbbing and tingly nipples lol x

 

[SurpriseBub]

Hooray for a good appt jmandrews! Nothing feels as good as getting the dr's thumbs up!! Excited to hear what you are having, too

I am booked for a routine dental exam in November, but like many of you suggest, I had thought I would put it off.

Funnily enough I started a book (a magnetic album, so not quite a scrapbook) for baby last week. So far, I just have some scan pics and notes from us to baby in there.

 

[Megamegan]

What a coincidence that everyone is talking about dental work today... I was gonna come on here and tell you all that it feels like I have a loose tooth today! One of my two front teeth, it feels loose when I move my face a certain way, like exactly how it felt to have a loose tooth as a child. It's not so loose that it's moving around or anything, but how strange! I take really good care of my teeth and have cleanings every 6 months, but I guess pregnancy can cause this because of the relaxin...? So weird.

 

[Wnt2beAMom]

On the topic of dentists....I had an appointment last month for a cleaning. I told them I was pregnant so they didn't do xrays and the dentist didnt even "check" for cavities, even though I'm sure I have one....it doesn't bother me too bad so I'll hold out until baby is here.

 

[bridgetboo62]

yes they say that uneccessary xrays should be postponed however
dental xrays are not anywhere near severe enough to be worrisom
definitely within the safe range that is what my midwife who is also through kaiser told me
its pretty much a fact
if you can have an emergency cat scan during pregnancy that is within safe range and does affect the fetus then you can have about a million dental xrays before it will affect the fetus
and it wasnt my dentist that took them its never the dentist that takes them
its always the assistant
i have always had really weak enamel on my teeth and frequently need to have cavities filled. they need to be caught as early as possible. i go to the dentist very regularly at least 6 times a year because of it and because we have very good employee insurance its only $5 every appointment no matter if its a root canal or just a cleaning.

 

[Megamegan]

Bridget, I'm sure you're fine. People are just saying they're surprised the dentist didn't ask beforehand because it's very common practice to avoid x-rays in pregnancy, but I'm sure at the end of the day you have nothing to actually worry about. Doctors almost always like to err on the side of caution on that stuff.

Another "err on the side of caution" in pregnancy is alcohol. I've had about half a glass of wine twice in the past week. I felt I needed to relax and my DH and I decided it was safe. Plus all my "super conservative" friends who have had kids told me "yes have your glass of wine!" hahaha.

 

[SurpriseBub]

I'm sure you are fine, bridget. I will take this whole discussion as a good reminder to be extra cautious with any medical things in pregnancy.

What is the difference between the 'good' and 'bad' local anesthesia, feronia?

 

[bridgetboo62]

thanks guys!
im sure im fine too!
but my scan in a week will confirm it!

 

[MellyH]

I was convinced I would be having my half a glass of wine weekly, but I've been on the edge of nausea for so long that even the smell of alcohol makes me green! I also think my taste buds have changed, nothing tastes right and I feel like red wine would taste awful right now.

 

[Captain]

I'd just like to take a moment to appreciate how amazing maternity jeans are. This is the comfiest I've been in weeks!

 

[MellyH]

Seriously. Maternity pants are THE BEST.

 

[bridgetboo62]

i agree Captain!
its like wearing sweats except its acceptable to wear them anywhere
even more comfy than sweats sometimes i think