MARCH 2014 Monkeys! - Please join if you're due in March 2014

[Nikkilewis14]

We have the 3D ultrasound for $75 at 16 weeks, so we're doing that hehe

Aweeesome!!!!


Your ob doesnt do 3d-4d ultrasounds?!

 

[Nikkilewis14]

That doesn't look like one sac Hun! Xxx

i see the second sac too, and its odd because if it was a shadow would it still show the thickened lining around it?? i def see the endometrial thickening...maybe im wrong?

 

[wavescrash]

That doesn't look like one sac Hun! Xxx

i see the second sac too, and its odd because if it was a shadow would it still show the thickened lining around it?? i def see the endometrial thickening...maybe im wrong?

I honestly have NO idea. Like I said, the tech didn't mention anything about it. Not that she sees something else that could be a shadow or maybe a sac so I just assumed it was nothing but was still curious since she didn't mention it lol. I didn't know a thickened lining around it could mean anything lol.

It's a little funny though because the first week or so after I got my BFP I was having pains in both ovaries and asked why that could be. I figured one was the corpus luteum (sp?) cyst from the side I ovulated on but that didn't make sense as to why the other one would hurt too. Someone said it was probably twins but I really don't think that's the case here. Who knows, I mean... anything is possible but it's not on my radar as an option, you know? lol. I'll take whatever gets thrown at me but I'm not hoping for it either, if that makes sense.

 

[Bunnikins]

Hi ive been looking at your ultrasound with interest cos Im a sonographer (I only work for a private 4D company 1 day a week so im not the most experienced at the moment but i have been doing it a lot of years & do a lot of early preg work!) The second "thing" COULD be a second sac, but it also could just be a decidual reaction in the endometrium. In early scans i often see the sac and other "bits" in the endometrium.. but if they dont have yolks/fetal poles in and are tiny, they prob arent sacs! That said, it COULD be as it does look in the pic to have a white "rim" around it (called a trophoblastic reaction).. If the tech didnt get a zoomed in pic of 2 different sacs though, i would imagine there is just one. And surely theyd say something??? In UK the sonographer is the one who makes the diagnosis and has to tell the patient, and also arrange referral to a suitable specialist.. its all so different here Congrats on ur scan though its always exciting & makes it more real! I cant wait to see mine!

 

[J_Lynn]

We have the 3D ultrasound for $75 at 16 weeks, so we're doing that hehe

Aweeesome!!!!


Your ob doesnt do 3d-4d ultrasounds?!

Not for normal ultrasounds ..... only if you're willing to pay for them lol

 

[Nikkilewis14]

oh that stinks too!... I must be lucky! :/

 

[Nikkilewis14]

I dont get that though! it doesnt cost them anything to switch the screen to 3d/4d! All it is is a click of the button, my god!

 

[SimplyCountry]

I'm happy I've found this place, and I apologize if I'm about to use this forum in the wrong way....

I need some support. This is my first pregnancy. I am currently engaged to my future DH. Our wedding had been ideally set for August 2015. My life in the passed two months have been nothing short of a roller coaster.
I'm sure this has A LOT to do with my hormones being out of wack. I've been fighting with my fiance over really stupid things, and over some important things; he has a 6 year old son who is slowly getting more and more out of control. He's coming to the age where he wants mommy and daddy together, hates me, hates rules, and just hates life in general. This makes things very stressful on my fiance and myself because we argue about discipline and "fun time". All the things that go along with a blended family. Of course I'm petrified to tell him we're having a baby. So the fighting and step son are all stresser #1.
Stresser #2, I am a full time online graduate student taking an accelerate program. I will finish a year earlier than my entire cohort. It's exhausting. 3 classes a trimester, 3 GRADUATE courses a trimester. What was I thinking? Oh that's right, that I needed to complete in time so I could keep my job. Cause oh yea, I also work full time as a speech therapist in a school district with autistic and medically needy preschoolers and autistic kindergarden and first graders. So needless to say, I'm run completely into the ground.
Stresser #3, I should have worded "worked as" due to the fact, I was notified that since NJ has changed laws regarding my certification, I no longer qualify for my job and am being let go. So I got laid off..... the same day I got my results from the dr.... how awesome. Now you'd think, okay well take the job off the stresser plate and now more time to focus on schooling... however... there comes that tiny bit of being preggers and needing benefits. So it looks like I'll be having a courthouse wedding so I can get benefits through my fiance.

I'm so tired, my cramps are killing me, and I have no motivation to get out of bed today.... except to pee... I have to pee a lot
Right now is supposed to be exciting and happy and all the fun stuff and all I can do is stress and be upset and I just wanna get away and enjoy right now.

Sorry this is long, I just really needed to vent this morning and seeing how we're all so close in dates and ranges, I know not everyone is in the SAME exact boat, but I'm sure there's similarities so it's nice to just get it out there and get some sympathy/empathy and advice back. Thanks

Oh man! that sounds so rough at the moment! I think it is very important to let him know ur pregnant. Not only because, well, it is HIS baby, but maybe he may be able to help u out more! He may be sympathetic towards you and try to help u out as much as possible. (some guys dont and get angry etc, esp if baby was not planned.) but ... i think its important to tell him..

as for your job, that stinks that you no longer qualify for it. I think the positive attitude is good because well, you are tired and you are pregnant and I think it would be less stressful to just have to worry about school and not work and school at the same time.. You may need benefits but that does not mean you HAVE to go have a court house wedding just to have insurance. I know a lot of people have things against help from the government, mostly because people hold their head high regarding getting help other than themselves, but I grew up on welfare because well, we had to. my mother was a stay at home and my fathers business was doing awful. When I finally grew up and got a real job and got my own insurance I was so proud. I still am proud to this day, BUT, do not feel embarrassed if this is what you need to do for a healthy baby, especially when its only temporary! That is what it is there for. You will soon get back on your feet, get a new job, and not have to use it again! Its the people that abuse the system that makes others mad! in this situation, you would not be abusing the system, and your only using it for healthcare.

im sorry u feel so crap! know we are all here for u and u can vent about anything on this thread.. we are all homronal and we have all been there i am sure!

thanks for the advice! and sorry I didn't make this straight forward but my fiance knows I'm preggers... he's more excited than I am right now I think! hahah

 

[J_Lynn]

I dont get that though! it doesnt cost them anything to switch the screen to 3d/4d! All it is is a click of the button, my god!

Really?! Hmph. I am totally going to try and sucker my way into a free one .... lol .... $75 isn't that bad, really - considering that charge me freakin' $150 for a regular u/s so why they offer the 3D for $75 is beyond me .... but whatever. I can sometimes sweet talk them into doing things for free LOL

 

[DecemberWait]

Baby measured 6w4d with a HR of 119bpm. So amazing! My initial low beta makes sooooo much more sense now!

 

[wavescrash]

Hi ive been looking at your ultrasound with interest cos Im a sonographer (I only work for a private 4D company 1 day a week so im not the most experienced at the moment but i have been doing it a lot of years & do a lot of early preg work!) The second "thing" COULD be a second sac, but it also could just be a decidual reaction in the endometrium. In early scans i often see the sac and other "bits" in the endometrium.. but if they dont have yolks/fetal poles in and are tiny, they prob arent sacs! That said, it COULD be as it does look in the pic to have a white "rim" around it (called a trophoblastic reaction).. If the tech didnt get a zoomed in pic of 2 different sacs though, i would imagine there is just one. And surely theyd say something??? In UK the sonographer is the one who makes the diagnosis and has to tell the patient, and also arrange referral to a suitable specialist.. its all so different here Congrats on ur scan though its always exciting & makes it more real! I cant wait to see mine!

Thanks! I believe the screen showed that she took 48 (or so) pictures so I only saw the ones here, that I got the picture of. She kept the screen away from me except for when she showed me a picture of the gest sac & yolk sac. I mean, I had pains in both ovaries after I got my BFP and someone joked that maybe it meant twins if I was having pain from 2 corpus luteum cysts but that's not something that ever genuinely crossed my mind. I imagine she would have said something as well so who knows. I know it could be anything or nothing but definitely peaked my interest lol. Thanks for your input. Hearing from another sonographer definitely helps since I have to wait to hear back from my doctor lol.

 

[Nikkilewis14]

I'm happy I've found this place, and I apologize if I'm about to use this forum in the wrong way....

I need some support. This is my first pregnancy. I am currently engaged to my future DH. Our wedding had been ideally set for August 2015. My life in the passed two months have been nothing short of a roller coaster.
I'm sure this has A LOT to do with my hormones being out of wack. I've been fighting with my fiance over really stupid things, and over some important things; he has a 6 year old son who is slowly getting more and more out of control. He's coming to the age where he wants mommy and daddy together, hates me, hates rules, and just hates life in general. This makes things very stressful on my fiance and myself because we argue about discipline and "fun time". All the things that go along with a blended family. Of course I'm petrified to tell him we're having a baby. So the fighting and step son are all stresser #1.
Stresser #2, I am a full time online graduate student taking an accelerate program. I will finish a year earlier than my entire cohort. It's exhausting. 3 classes a trimester, 3 GRADUATE courses a trimester. What was I thinking? Oh that's right, that I needed to complete in time so I could keep my job. Cause oh yea, I also work full time as a speech therapist in a school district with autistic and medically needy preschoolers and autistic kindergarden and first graders. So needless to say, I'm run completely into the ground.
Stresser #3, I should have worded "worked as" due to the fact, I was notified that since NJ has changed laws regarding my certification, I no longer qualify for my job and am being let go. So I got laid off..... the same day I got my results from the dr.... how awesome. Now you'd think, okay well take the job off the stresser plate and now more time to focus on schooling... however... there comes that tiny bit of being preggers and needing benefits. So it looks like I'll be having a courthouse wedding so I can get benefits through my fiance.

I'm so tired, my cramps are killing me, and I have no motivation to get out of bed today.... except to pee... I have to pee a lot
Right now is supposed to be exciting and happy and all the fun stuff and all I can do is stress and be upset and I just wanna get away and enjoy right now.

Sorry this is long, I just really needed to vent this morning and seeing how we're all so close in dates and ranges, I know not everyone is in the SAME exact boat, but I'm sure there's similarities so it's nice to just get it out there and get some sympathy/empathy and advice back. Thanks

Oh man! that sounds so rough at the moment! I think it is very important to let him know ur pregnant. Not only because, well, it is HIS baby, but maybe he may be able to help u out more! He may be sympathetic towards you and try to help u out as much as possible. (some guys dont and get angry etc, esp if baby was not planned.) but ... i think its important to tell him..

as for your job, that stinks that you no longer qualify for it. I think the positive attitude is good because well, you are tired and you are pregnant and I think it would be less stressful to just have to worry about school and not work and school at the same time.. You may need benefits but that does not mean you HAVE to go have a court house wedding just to have insurance. I know a lot of people have things against help from the government, mostly because people hold their head high regarding getting help other than themselves, but I grew up on welfare because well, we had to. my mother was a stay at home and my fathers business was doing awful. When I finally grew up and got a real job and got my own insurance I was so proud. I still am proud to this day, BUT, do not feel embarrassed if this is what you need to do for a healthy baby, especially when its only temporary! That is what it is there for. You will soon get back on your feet, get a new job, and not have to use it again! Its the people that abuse the system that makes others mad! in this situation, you would not be abusing the system, and your only using it for healthcare.

im sorry u feel so crap! know we are all here for u and u can vent about anything on this thread.. we are all homronal and we have all been there i am sure!

thanks for the advice! and sorry I didn't make this straight forward but my fiance knows I'm preggers... he's more excited than I am right now I think! hahah

OMG im so sorry, i thought i read he didnt know! lol my bad im sorry hun!

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Baby measured 6w4d with a HR of 119bpm. So amazing! My initial low beta makes sooooo much more sense now!

Awe thats so great!!!

 

[CountryMomma]

I just wanted to share a pic of my little peanut! This was at 6w 3 days and a HB of 120!!

 

[DecemberWait]

Baby measured 6w4d with a HR of 119bpm. So amazing! My initial low beta makes sooooo much more sense now!

Congrats Your pic is so clear... was it transvaginal? They did mine externally and I wonder if I would have seen more with a transvaginal US.

 

[DecemberWait]

Um Idk why it quoted me I was asking CountryMomma lol

 

[CountryMomma]

Um Idk why it quoted me I was asking CountryMomma lol

Lol Yes it was transvaginal. They started with an external and it was really fuzzy so they went for the trans. And thanks!

 

[Eltjuh]

Congrats on all the nice scans!!
Can't wait till we get to see our little baby, but I'm also kind of happy we have to wait as he/she will be able to move and all that! Loved seeing that the first time!!!


Bunnikins, don't you feel really tempted to give yourself a quick scan when you're working??? I would!!! haha


I got my doppler today, way early I know!!! Not gonna be using it yet though! (obviously!) Anyone got any stories as to when you first heard your baby's heartbeat with a doppler at home??

 

[Nikkilewis14]

yea u will say way more clearer with a trans vag

 

[Nikkilewis14]

I just wanted to share a pic of my little peanut! This was at 6w 3 days and a HB of 120!!

your sac is shaped like a paddle hehe