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[k4th]

K4th talk to them about your concerns. Try and think of other plans like could family meet at the hospital to take DD or would that make there journey too long? Do you have a friend who could take your LO for the hour until your family got there if things seemed to be progressing very fast?

Im feeling so blah after my scan and Dr appointment!

The specialist rang me yesterday to discuss my options & was pretty peeved I didn't have any plan written at 27 weeks so he's going to send me an appointment for either next Monday or the week after so I should be able to get a better idea of what I need to do then. I think we're going to need a few contingency plans for dd - I hate not being in control

Was everything ok at your scan & appointment tasha? Do you have any more booked?

 

[Tasha]

I hate the lack of control too, it's horrible. I think a contingency plan is a good idea.

It's long k4th so I will spoiler it.

Spoiler

It was the most awful hospital appointment I've had since I had to fight for Riley Rae. Baby hasn't moved as much or as strongly over the last three days. The tummy has gone down the centiles. It had moved down quite a bit on my personalised chart. Baby moved once during the scan, the sonographer says this should make me happy. No because that's not our normal. She says baby is running out of room, too big etc.

My professor wasn't in so I saw a doctor who made me cry, a lot. She tried to tell me that the downward centiles was because of a different sonographer. Soon shut up when I said it's the same one. Then told me at 28+3 it's too early for a routine or strong kicks (the exact opposite of what the sonographet had said). My reply? That I know the RCOG guidelines and that's not true, that my babies kicks have been frequent, in a routine and strong for weeks. That any reduction in movements should not be ignored. She said oh right.

My blood pressure is up, protein in my urine again so bloods taken for pre-eclampsia as it looks like we are on that road again.

I told her I wanted CTG monitoring regularly. She tried to tell me they'd be no availability. I refused that and she went to talk to her senior who said for me to come in for ctg monitoring on Friday. I will arrange with DAU how often I come in each week after that.

I feel out of control like no one is listening when my instincts are telling me something is wrong.

 

[k4th]

Tasha - you did a bloody marvellous job!!! You are well informed, countered every argument they gave & got what you need for your baby. When is your professor back? Can you contact them on Friday & run through your concerns? You shouldn't have to fight for everything, it's really not on. We should all be able to rely on professionals that know what they're doing & just do it! But you did brilliantly. Sorry to hear the centiles aren't moving as you would hope, I would expect your professor to take that seriously & overrule everyone else! Sending you lots of

 

[BeautifulRose]

Tasha you did wonderful! I'm always so scared to come back at drs even when I know their wrong but I've had to do it quite a bit this go round. Sad they treat us as a number rather than a real person.

Afm: I get weekly progesterone shot to stop pre term labor and I've been getting them since 15 weeks well with my insurance change I guess it doesn't cover the nurse coming out to administer the shots and it says you shouldn't go more than 10 days without it and my last shot was last Monday so today is day 10. I have my cervical scan in an hour so I'm taking the shots with me and hopefully they will give it to me. I've read online that a lot of women go into labor after missing one shot so I'm freaking out. I've lost a lot of mucous plug over the last few weeks and last time I was checked at 24 weeks I was 1cm dilated

 

[Srrme]

Tasha you did wonderful! I'm always so scared to come back at drs even when I know their wrong but I've had to do it quite a bit this go round. Sad they treat us as a number rather than a real person.

Afm: I get weekly progesterone shot to stop pre term labor and I've been getting them since 15 weeks well with my insurance change I guess it doesn't cover the nurse coming out to administer the shots and it says you shouldn't go more than 10 days without it and my last shot was last Monday so today is day 10. I have my cervical scan in an hour so I'm taking the shots with me and hopefully they will give it to me. I've read online that a lot of women go into labor after missing one shot so I'm freaking out. I've lost a lot of mucous plug over the last few weeks and last time I was checked at 24 weeks I was 1cm dilated

You should be okay. I went into labor 2 1/2 weeks after stopping my shots last time. Can your husband give you the shots? Mine does.

 

[ptr]

Tasha, keep fighting!!!

BeautifulRose: omg, that's scary to think about, I would definitely make the shot a priority and get it in ASAP!!! Hope the baby stays in for much longer!

k4th: induction is very nice for that reason alone, that's why I got induced, i lived 45 minutes from my hospital and it was nice to plan and have things in place before going. It's up to you and what you're comfortable with as far as what birth plan you have (waiting till you go in nautrally or go in for an induction).

 

[Jrepp]

Two quick questions: do any of you have AF like cramps when you first wake up? Every morning I have these really painful uterine cramps that feel like my period is about to start. Also, do any of you experience a shaking sensation like your baby just shook?

 

[Bubbles1088]

Tasha, you did so great standing up for yourself and Rudi! I am afraid to stand up to authority figures like that so props to you. You are quite educated on all of this and are using your knowledge. I do hope everything ends up being alright.

Rose, I hope everything works out and you don't go into preterm labor. Ugh insurance is a nightmare...

Jrepp, I can't say that but I did have a painful uterine cramp last night while trying to fall asleep. Will explain more about that below. I hope yours is nothing to worry about!

AFM, last night while falling asleep, I was shot awake by a VERY painful uterine cramp, one that rivals AF cramps (which is hard to do for me; my AF cramps get really, really bad). It didn't last long, only a few seconds, but it hurt so bad. I've had some slight cramps down there before that, but nothing out of the ordinary and nothing regular, but I am curious as to what it was. My first thought was contraction, but it didn't happen again thank goodness. Baby has been moving since too so that's a good sign. Anyone else experience this? Could it have been a single contraction? I guess with how painful it was, I don't know what else it could have been. I don't think it was BH because those just feel tight for me, not painful as all hell.

 

[ptr]

sounds like ligament pains stretching. i get that occasionally and i notice it's definitely because of the baby's position. as soon as the baby moves back to head down, it's more comfortable and no more pain. hopefully that's just it and not contractions! there is also braxton hicks that can happen... drink water or eat bananas (potassium) and it will help with reducing BH. and i have also noticed that when my bladder is full, it causes more uterine cramps/pain

 

[Keyval]

hi ladies
dont write very much but im always stalking to see how you all are.
anyway i had my 28 week scan and dr appointment yesterday . after being told from day 1 about more than likely goingfor a section they now dont wanna give it to me and are sayingthis labour should be alot different . i had a 3rd degree tear from forceps. baby got distressed after being in labout too long andit was verging on a section . they used suction but it failed. my main problem wasnt with the tear but the fact that baby got distressed ... my labour kept stopping and starting and i ended up needing pitocin half way through ...

anyway i had a scan yesterday aswell and baby is breech at 28 weeks ... not so much a problem
she is measuring 31 weeks and they feel baby is gonna be alot bigger than my last ( 8lbs)

so there saying if babys growth slows and shes a similar weight to my last they want me to go natural but they will give me a sweep and maybe induce early so i dont go over term again ( 9 days )

if baby is breech no doubt about a section

and if baby is on the big side the decision is mine of what to do .

came away so confused and that i still dont know for sure whats gonna happen . i know you never can but i wish i had some idea ha

 

[ptr]

Just wanted to let you know a thought.... They say the second baby is easier to deliver as the first baby already "blazed the path" so to speak... (some ladies are exceptions though)... hopefully that helps with you deciding on what you want to do.

 

[babyvaughan]

Tasha I'm glad you stood your ground and fought for what baby needs, its rediculious that you are being put through this, no one should but especially someone who's gone through so with your previous pregnancies!

 

[babyvaughan]

For me I finally feel like I can enjoy being pregnant. I really didn't care for the second trimester I was so uncomfortable, stressed, and then the HB & kidney issues just had me loosing it. Coming into third tri his HB being back to normal, no stretching ligiments, and his activity being consistent I'm getting a taste of why people love pregnancy! I'm cherishing these weeks left. Its very likely to be my only pregnancy as my health is to complicated to go through it again, I keep thinking I need to fulfill everything I ever wanted to do during pregnancy! I'm going to take lots of maternity pictures, do the belly cast in a few weeks! We are going to the beach end of next month and getting old time photos done I'll be 33 weeks pregnant last time we had them done we were 16 years old, then I wanna come back next year and do them with our son

 

[Khatif]

I feel bad right now I'm at work and I've taken to not lifting patients at all in the last few weeks, not even to boost them in bed because it's been hurting my back and I feel like I have no abdominal support when I do. Well today I called for help in a room and one of the nurses gave me a hard time afterward, asking if the doctor said I couldn't lift and so on and so forth. I haven't asked the doctor about it because I was just trying to listen to my body and not overdo it. My coworkers have been very supportive in general of me being pregnant, but now I feel bad because I feel like I've been accused of slacking. I really WANT to lift, I'm just afraid to. I also fell off a horse last July and hurt my back then so I just don't want to exacerbate it.

Anyway. Just feeling discouraged.

What a rude person! Don't feel bad about it! And your doctor maybe did not say it but it is very well known that lifting in the 3rd trimester is not good. So if you don't want to lift that is also very understandable

Afm - *sigh* After my waste of time consultant appointment yesterday, I spoke to my haematology team, who have referred me back to my specialist consultant. He's going to send me an appointment for his joint obstetric clinic so we can come up with a proper plan. I'm really pleased about that because he's a brilliant dr & I feel very comfortable having him in charge of my care. It does probably mean that I'll have to deliver at his hospital though - 34 miles away! Rather than the local hospital only 12 miles away. I'm feeling pretty anxious about getting there & getting dd somewhere - our family lives an hour away too. So I'm looking at two hours to sort dd out & get to hospital. Hubby wants me to ask if they'll induce me so We can plan, but I really don't want to be induced unless absolutely necessary.

It sounds like having a plan can be good for you. If you are so far away from the hospital I can imagine you get nervous. Being induced maybe not as bad idea as you feel now. I am curious how it will go further.

I hate the lack of control too, it's horrible. I think a contingency plan is a good idea.

It's long k4th so I will spoiler it.

Spoiler

It was the most awful hospital appointment I've had since I had to fight for Riley Rae. Baby hasn't moved as much or as strongly over the last three days. The tummy has gone down the centiles. It had moved down quite a bit on my personalised chart. Baby moved once during the scan, the sonographer says this should make me happy. No because that's not our normal. She says baby is running out of room, too big etc.

My professor wasn't in so I saw a doctor who made me cry, a lot. She tried to tell me that the downward centiles was because of a different sonographer. Soon shut up when I said it's the same one. Then told me at 28+3 it's too early for a routine or strong kicks (the exact opposite of what the sonographet had said). My reply? That I know the RCOG guidelines and that's not true, that my babies kicks have been frequent, in a routine and strong for weeks. That any reduction in movements should not be ignored. She said oh right.

My blood pressure is up, protein in my urine again so bloods taken for pre-eclampsia as it looks like we are on that road again.

I told her I wanted CTG monitoring regularly. She tried to tell me they'd be no availability. I refused that and she went to talk to her senior who said for me to come in for ctg monitoring on Friday. I will arrange with DAU how often I come in each week after that.

I feel out of control like no one is listening when my instincts are telling me something is wrong.

Well done Tasha! You are totally right and I am glad you managed to get CTG! I hope on Friday they will find everything fine but you need the care you deserve! Keep us updated!

I am totally freaking out of because the movements as well. I hardly feel my baby, her movements are very gentle still, I don't feel her getting any stronger so I cannot wait until the ultrasound next week. It supposed to be just a fun us but I will ask them to measure her.

Afm: I get weekly progesterone shot to stop pre term labor and I've been getting them since 15 weeks well with my insurance change I guess it doesn't cover the nurse coming out to administer the shots and it says you shouldn't go more than 10 days without it and my last shot was last Monday so today is day 10. I have my cervical scan in an hour so I'm taking the shots with me and hopefully they will give it to me. I've read online that a lot of women go into labor after missing one shot so I'm freaking out. I've lost a lot of mucous plug over the last few weeks and last time I was checked at 24 weeks I was 1cm dilated

Please, let us know how did it go.

Two quick questions: do any of you have AF like cramps when you first wake up? Every morning I have these really painful uterine cramps that feel like my period is about to start. Also, do any of you experience a shaking sensation like your baby just shook?

I have someimtes AF like pains but not in the morning. They are totally random.

For me I finally feel like I can enjoy being pregnant. I really didn't care for the second trimester I was so uncomfortable, stressed, and then the HB & kidney issues just had me loosing it. Coming into third tri his HB being back to normal, no stretching ligiments, and his activity being consistent I'm getting a taste of why people love pregnancy! I'm cherishing these weeks left. Its very likely to be my only pregnancy as my health is to complicated to go through it again, I keep thinking I need to fulfill everything I ever wanted to do during pregnancy! I'm going to take lots of maternity pictures, do the belly cast in a few weeks! We are going to the beach end of next month and getting old time photos done I'll be 33 weeks pregnant last time we had them done we were 16 years old, then I wanna come back next year and do them with our son

I am glad you start to enjoy your prengancy. I hope it stays that way. Ah what a nice idea taking picture at the beach. I am sure they will be awesome!


AFM. I am still "busy" with my baby movements. Counting down the days until the next appointement.
Unfortunatly my hip is giving me a hard time. I have quite a lot of pain and I only can move and walk very slow. I have hip dysplasia since birth but I had not trouble last time with DS only at the birth. Now it looks like getting more difficult everyday.

 

[Khatif]

Tasha, can you link the website about baby movement again, please?
I cannot find it anymore.

 

[Zephram]

Dano seems crazy to me to have that gap.

Zephram I've had experience of this in my last three pregnancies that made it out of first tri! Did they say what the measurements for waters were and the abdomen? Did they check blood flow in the placenta? If you've any questions then ask away. The most important thing is that it's diagnosed So that you and baby can be monitored closely now.

Urgh, that's not acceptable k4th. I find a strongly worded email to all my care providers with pals cc'ed in helps.

I'll be allowed to eat at 12.45 ish xx

Thanks everyone.

Tasha, did it get worse as third tri went on, or stay stable?

I spoke to my midwife yesterday and she said that although the measurements are out, it's not enough to worry about at this point. So that's good, I guess we just keep an eye on it now and make sure it doesn't get worse. I think the ultrasound tech really freaked me out at the scan, she just told me the measurements were out and low and I needed to rest more, etc. Of course they are not meant to say anything because they aren't doctors!

Just hope my transverse baby turns before I'm full term and I'm trying for a VBAC!

 

[Medzi]

Tasha - good on your for fighting for your baby! Ridiculous that is needed!!! You're amazing

Sorry, everyone, I haven't even read back at all - so busy these days but all is good. BP meds were increased and I'm seeing the OBGYN weekly now. 30 weeks - woot woot!

 

[Bubbles1088]

Wow Medzi 30 weeks! Exciting!!!

 

[Baby_Dreams]

Sorry everyone I haven't been able to catch up fully but hope eveyone is well.

30 weeks tomorrow... yikes!

 

[Khatif]

Wow 30 weeks! Congratulation ladies!

I will be 27 this Sunday