March rainbows 2018

[Myshelsong]

Hope everyone is doing well. Kristy, any more bleeding?
When is everyone's next ultrasounds?

We are doing a 16w reassurance ultrasound on Friday. Trying not too freak out. I am feeling pretty good. Lots of occasional aches and lots of hunger and gas so I am hoping that is all positive. Will try to hear the heartbeat this week before we leave just to prepare ourselves if that makes any sense.

What is everyone's plan this week?
I am heading to my cousins house for a bday dinner for her, she just turned 40 and has three kids and her hubs works nights so she never gets out. So excited to take her somewhere

 

[karoolia]

Myshel I always check the heartbeat the day of an appointment. I feel better preparing myself first. So I totally get it.

I bet your cousin will love her evening out!

I have a heartbeat check appointment next week then the big anatomy ultrasound Oct. 25th. It seems so far away.

We told a few more relatives yesterday and now everyone is pressuring us to make a public announcement. We're planning to, just not for another week or so. It is really starting to bother me. I don't know why everyone thinks they have the right to tell us what to do.

On the plus side we got some test results back and our chances for Down's Syndrome are 1:27000 and Trisomy 18 is 1:29000 so that's good news. My brother has a partial trisomy 15 so it wouldn't scare me to raise a child with a chromosomal abnormality, but my hope for them has still been that there would be no complications.

 

[Sweetkat]

I am waiting for a midwife appointment which is in a few minutes and then have my 20 week scan at 21 weeks (11 October).

Stangers all ask if am pregnant (like a cashier in a shop today) yet my friends haven't said a word . Maybe they just all think am fat as I haven't said am pregnant. One friend has actually said I have lost weight (she must have felt sorry for me cos am so fat) lol

I don't want to say anything to anyone yet though as that will stress me out...

Myshel, I am sure 16 week scan will go well. I had one at 17 weeks as was generally worried.
Karoolia - good news re chromosome test results
Kirsty - fingers crossed for placenta moving up.
Maryanne - hope bed rest is not too boring and that the sch is shrinking

Xxxx

 

[xkirstyx]

No more bleeding. I don't know if it's a good thing or bad? Like do I expect to bleed so I know the blood is gone or will it go on it's own?
I have my 20 week scan when I'll be 21 weeks on 14th oct since they couldn't get all the measurements on Saturday. They have changed the date/time 3 times so far. Wish I didn't need to wait so long!

 

[maryanne1987]

Hope your appointment went well sweetkat?

Myshelsong good luck for your scan Friday. Hope your doing ok?

Karoolia don't let anyone pressure you. You announce when your ready. Don't understand why some people are so desperate to spread others news. I still wouldn't have announced yet if my sil hadn't done it for us.

Kirsty no blood is a good sign. Hopefully the clot has bled out.

I'm doing ok thank you. Not much to update as my days just involve laying down. Baby seems ok though. She's moving a lot now. Will have a other scan in a week to check on her and the sch.

 

[Sweetkat]

My appointment went well thx, they just measured my blood pressure and baby's heart rate (which was 159-160). I would have preferred a scan but the NHS will tell me to wait until my 21 week scan in 2 weeks . I might ask my GP for a referral for a reassurance scan??

Maryanne, it must be hard being on bed rest.
Kirsty, no bleeding must be good, means the sch is healing.
Myshel, not long until your scan now. Anniversaries are hard. 5 days ago was 2 years since I got pregnant with what turned into my first loss.

Hugs xxx

 

[Myshelsong]

Visit with my cousin went great. She is awesome and we were able to really talk which was nice. Her kids are adorable as well so that was fun.

Sweetkat that heart rate sounds great. Only two weeks until the 21 scan! Yay. I am sure if you wanted to push it to a 20 week scan they would accommodate.

Maryanne, hope you are at least watching a good show or reading a good book! Glad you are doing well though.

Kirsty, I agree no bleeding is great news.

Karoolia I will probably not do a public announcement at all until baby is born. We still haven't even told famil, will wait until scan and than decide from there.

 

[xkirstyx]

Thanks everyone. I just wasn't sure as the hospital spoke like they were expecting me to have more. Thankfully none again today so really hoping it's cleared up x

 

[karoolia]

Glad your appointment went well Sweetkat and that the bleeding has stopped Kirsty. I agree that no bleeding is probably a good thing.

I'm eager for my appointment next week. We checked on the baby a few days ago and heart the heartbeat slow down dramatically. We checked again several times since and it has been fine, but it worried us both. I'm eager to hear it from the OB's doppler, which is much better quality than mine and see what he thinks.

 

[Sweetkat]

Karoolia, the heart rate does slow down as the weeks progress. The midwife said it will be 130 by the time the baby is born.

Also yesterday she said she could pick up both my heart rate and the baby's, so it may be that when you picked it up and it had slowed down it was yours!

 

[karoolia]

Thanks sweetkat, ya we wondered if we had picked up mine. Our doppler doesn't give us a good bpm reading so we count the beats and time and it suddenly went from 150s to 80s/90s. My husband does some OB in his practice so in theory he knows it could easily have been my heartbeat, but I guess being his own child this time around it scared him, which worried me.

When we checked again a few minutes later it was back up again.

 

[Sweetkat]

Karoolia, that definitely sounds like it was your heartbeat, as 80s/90s is an average adult heart rate

 

[xkirstyx]

Karoolia that definitely sounds like you picked up your heartbeat xxx

 

[xkirstyx]

Hospital just phoned to tell me I have a infection and need to go pick up antibiotics. Blah! My bladder always feels so full the last couple of days and I've been getting loads of braxton hicks so hopefully it fixes what ever is wrong. I had loads of bloods, urine and a swab done so I have no idea what kind of infection I have. I also have thrush and need to clear it. At least it's all been picked up on now because I don't actually have a midwife appointment till 26th oct and would of just been getting worse and worse!!

 

[Sweetkat]

I was told that they picked up an infection too about a month ago, but they also said that it could have got in while I was peeing (ie just an external bacterium). I took antibiotics which made it better, but then the constant peeing came back.

It's cleared up for the last few days, I had to cut out all drinks except for water. The midwife also said that's what normally clears infections up.

Hope yours goes away quickly

 

[xkirstyx]

Thanks Hun I'll try just having water and see if that helps x

 

[maryanne1987]

Definitely sounds like you just picked up your own for minute karoolia. I've done it a few times and always worries me.

Sorry about the infection Kirsty. Hope it clears up soon and you feel better.

 

[karoolia]

Thanks ladies! I feel a bit better about it knowing you all think it was just my heartbeat.

Kirsty, I hope the infection clears up quickly. I'm glad they found it when they did.

Maryanne - I hope the bed rest isn't too boring. When will they be checking on the sch again?

 

[Myshelsong]

Thanks sweetkat, ya we wondered if we had picked up mine. Our doppler doesn't give us a good bpm reading so we count the beats and time and it suddenly went from 150s to 80s/90s. My husband does some OB in his practice so in theory he knows it could easily have been my heartbeat, but I guess being his own child this time around it scared him, which worried me.

When we checked again a few minutes later it was back up again.

Next time you do that, just take your pulse on your throat and you will know immediately if it is yours or not as it will match the sound of the beats.
Hoping it was just your heartbeat Hun.


Infection doesn't sound like fun! Hopefully they will give you some safe antibiotics and get it taken care of quickly.

Today I am like thirsty beyond belief. I already drink crazy amounts of water, but am dying today. I have had six glasses already and it is only 10:25 am!
Anyone else having crazy thirst? I know it has been hot out so the air is on and it is dry in there. Thinking it might be that.

 

[Myshelsong]

Hi ladies, happy Friday!!
Ultrasound was good, heartbeat is a solid 149 and I have an high anterior placenta. So probably won't feel anything for awhile.
As I had a late loss my doctor wants to do another scan in two weeks, calling it an anatomy scan but knows we will need a follow up one around 20-21 weeks to see everything. He said he just wants to be on the ball incase anything happens. Feeling pretty good. We are talking about telling parents and siblings next weekend on thanksgiving