March rainbows 2018

[maryanne1987]

Good luck sweetkat. Hope it goes well

 

[Sweetkat]

So I had my appointment. Was seen by a registrar instead of a consultant. She did do a very quick scan - there was a hb of 157 and the baby measured over 14 weeks. She wasn't a sonographer so she couldn't do more than that.

I have also got weird bites/ rash so they took blood and a swab to check it's not chickenpox (which I don't think it is but want to be safe). One worry after another. Will get the results next week and they promised to call me over the weekend if it's anything worrying.

 

[xkirstyx]

Glad baby is doing good. Hopefully the rash is nothing to worry about x

 

[maryanne1987]

Glad all went well sweetkat. Are they keeping you on consultant led care now?

 

[Myshelsong]

Glad baby is doing well. Hope the rash is nothing to worry about.

Yay it is Friday!
Anyone have any plans? I am having parents over tonight for a quick dinner and then Saturday a friend is having a small pool party that we might drop in at.
Weather has finally cooled down so I am finally sleeping!!! Two days of great sleep, I feel awesome.

 

[Sweetkat]

Well I am not consultant led and I never even saw one , as it was just a registrar. I asked several times whether I can book a reassurance scan for 2 weeks' time (as private scans are so expensive and I have already spent a fortune) but the registar said they don't normally do scans and also to go to EPU until 16 weeks as they will scan me. But the EPU gets annoyed with me and they also have trainee scanners who sometimes take half an hour to do what an expert sonographer would do quicker. So I don't know what to do now to get a scan

I have the 20 week scan but that's 11 October and I would most definitely like a couple of scans before then. So I might ask my midwife to refer me for a scan or my GP. They said after 18 weeks I can book reassurance scans with the maternal assessment unit (where I was seen today).

 

[Sweetkat]

We are meeting out friends who have a daughter DD's age for a play date tomorrow. We see them almost every weekend and totally coincidentally our DDs are only two days apart in age

 

[xkirstyx]

Our epu stop seeing you at 14 weeks so I'm really hoping I don't have anymore bleeds now

 

[maryanne1987]

Our epu stop at 12 which I'm glad about as means my scans will be in the antenatal clinic now. Could you just go for a few scans in the epu. Even if it's just to see if baby is ok? I find just seeing baby's heart and it wriggling about is enough to get me through to the next scan.

We are just getting things ready for our daughters birthday this weekend. Her birthday is Wednesday. I'm excited but sad my baby girl is growing up.

Pretty sure I'm feeling a few baby wriggles. I'm so excited!

 

[Sweetkat]

The EPU will only see me for under 2 weeks now as I am almost 15 weeks. I guess I might go towards the end of next week and see whether I can get a scan. And then I might get a private one at 16-17 weeks (depending on how paranoid I am). And then from 18 I can see maternal assessment unit....

It's hard being a paranoid madwoman

And my ticker says 180 days to go. That's soooooo long. It may get easier after the 20
Week scan.

 

[karoolia]

Glad your appointment went well Sweetkat!

My next appointment is on the 14th, but I won't be getting another scan until my appointment in October.

We are home now. Had a great time celebrating my grandmothers 90th birthday on the weekend and now trying to catch up with friends and family. We told my mother about the baby. She seemed excited. We'll be telling DH's parents later in the week when we see them.

Hope everyone is doing well.

 

[maryanne1987]

Glad your had a lovely time karoolia.

I'm good. Looking forward to my next scan now. Pretty sure I'm feeling baby move now which is exciting. Will be 13 weeks Thursday, can't believe how fast it's going. Gender scan in 3 weeks! I'm so excited. Gender experts and my friend who's a sonographer say girl but most of my guesses on here are boy and I'm getting boy vibes so will shall see who's right. I don't mind either, would be thrilled with either but can't wait to find out.

 

[darlingqueen]

Hi ladies that's exciting that you're feeling baby now!


I just got the phone call that I failed my glucose test. Guess i should've seen that coming, next im going to see placenta previa on an ultrasound, since that's the rate this pregnancy is going...lol so I will have to go in for the 3 hour glucose challenge. I have to call and see when as soon as they open. Good news is I've self monitored my bp and it's elevated but hasn't passed the "high mark" all week, so they didn't put me on meds yet just checking daily for now. I failed one glucose test before but passed my 3 hour, so here's hoping.

 

[Myshelsong]

Good luck darling on your three hour test. Are there any symptoms with Gestational diabetes?

Karoolia, that sounds like a wonderful party. Glad you told family, so nice when they are positive for you!

Three weeks is so soon Mary Anne. My next one isn't until sept 29. I am nervous.

Anyone else do the harmony test or one like that instead of the 12 week scans?

 

[Sweetkat]

Maryanne, i did panorama privately at 9 weeks. At 12 weeks my DS risk came at 1:488 and anyone above 1:500 my hospital offers harmony. Both harmony and panorama came back with same risk (less than 1 in 10,000).

I don't think you can do them instead of the scan though as the scan also checks for things like heart, kidneys, stomach, legs, arms etc. The dr kept telling me what was visualised.

I think my rash is fleas!!! My cats stayed with the people we bought them from and they have other cats. So our cats came back itching and Friday after my scare re chickenpox I noticed cats were itching a lot! So now we are trying to get rid of the fleas...

I am also paranoid they could have got toxoplasmosis from the other cats (although the chances are low as the other cats would have had to be infected at that precise time and have been shedding eggs). I am going to be mega paranoid re everything - OH is doing the litter every day.

Re scans - I might go privately soon or beg the EPU for one. I am 15 weeks tomorrow and have not had a proper scan since 12&3 (the one on Friday was literally a minute seeing the hb and measuring the baby).

 

[Myshelsong]

I think you are referring to the anatomy scan, done between 18 and 20 weeks. That checks for all the organs and other stuff. I specially asked my doctor at our urgent ob appointment if I needed to do the 12w scan since I just had a scan at 10w4d & we were paying for harmony testing. he said no, it isn't necessary.
However if something comes up in the harmony we will be pushed for more scans to make sure baby is progressing.

Fleas are awful to get rid of! Hope you get it sorted out soon.

 

[maryanne1987]

They also check how baby is developing at the 12 week scan in the uk myshelsong. It's not detailed but it's a basic check. In the uk it's also where an official due date is given. Even if you have earlier scans you still have the dating scan. The 12 week scan is a big part of maternity care here. Any other tests are done along side the scan.

 

[Sweetkat]

Sorry I replied to Maryanne instead of Myshel.

Myshel, I have my 12 week scan report and it says what was visualised and during the scan she was saying i can see the heart (4 chambers), blood flow through it, the stomach, the arms, legs, the brain etc.

At 12 weeks they can't see that much but they can at least see it's going well for that gestation. At 20 weeks they actually measure everything and look at everything in more detail.

So I was told that even though panorama came back low risk I should have the 12 week scan as panorama doesn't pick up structural things (even my panorama report says that).

 

[Sweetkat]

Re fleas - nightmare!!! I am getting quotes from pest control people tomorrow. I had cats for years and never once had fleas

 

[maryanne1987]

We had issues with fleas once sweetkat when we took in an ill hedgehog for a sanctuary. Infested our cats and house. No over the counter treatments worked. Called a pest control company and 48 hours later we were flea fee. Can't stand the things. We keep lots of animals and never had any issues before or since. I get all itchy just thinking about it.