NOVEMBER 2015 RAINBOWS. Please Join Us!

[nickielg]

Hey ladies, I would love to join! I've seen the sig floating around but never knew where it was!

Anywho, a little about me. This is pregnancy #2, but baby #1. Our first, a little girl we named Alexis became an angel when I was 24 weeks along with her. We found out at 20 weeks that I had low amniotic fluid, and they thought she had T-18.

I met with a genetic counsler, and he thought I had pre-eclampsia and that was it was masked by my hypertension, but we will truly never know the diagnosis.

I have a great doctor this time, thankfully, who really wants to ensure baby is okay. And my due date is November 12!

I'm glad theres a group for this!

 

[kwynia]

hi nickielg :wave:

 

[SweetV]

nickielg - Welcome! We are due date buddies! Will you be monitored more closely this time around. I'm finding that it is putting my mind at ease more than I thought it would.

 

[nickielg]

nickielg - Welcome! We are due date buddies! Will you be monitored more closely this time around. I'm finding that it is putting my mind at ease more than I thought it would.

Yay glad to have a due date buddy ! And yes I will be. I'll be seeing maternal fetal medicine a lot and I'm having the first trimester screening done for chromosonsal/genetics stuff. I'm glad too, but I think I'm gonna have a huge fight with my job over all my appts. That's what scares me most right now, DH and I need me to have a full-time job.

 

[Ladybirdgb]

Hi nickielg and welcome to the November rainbows

Glad to hear you have a great medical team assisting you xxx

 

[kwynia]

I made this for a PARL friend, but thought you ladies might like it as well

https://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag147/kwynia25/TodayIAmPregnant_zpsfsstpnww.jpg

 

[SweetV]

nickielg - I'm in a similar scenario regarding work. I won't be disciplined formally for missing so much but I get spoken to about it and made to feel incredibly bad for "not supporting my team" etc. I also can't go for apps without my phone going constantly and them asking what time I will be in.

 

[bernie86]

Hi ladies, Im in need of some reassurance today! Im 5 weeks along and last night after a 30 min low impact cardio video I had some light brown spotting... mostly mixed with my CM but now Im really scared. My last loss was a MMC due to chromosomal issue thats not likely to occur again but Im so afraid that something will happen to this pregnancy too. did anyone else ever experience minor spotting with out cramps???

 

[SweetV]

bernie86 - I have never had bleeding without cramps however I have been diagnosed with a SCH and they told me that I could expect to experience some minor bleeding that shouldn't be cause for concern. Are you going for an early scan?

 

[bernie86]

My appt is scheduled for April 13th at 7 weeks 2 days, but If I do see anymore spotting I will call and ask for a sooner scan. In my last pregnancy my 6 week scan showed showed a small SCH but I never had any bleeding from it. So maybe it happened again and that caused this spotting. also Im thinking it could be left over from the implantation. which was actually like a light period for one day for me... and that was on the day my period was actually due... This pregnancy already feels so different but I wish there was no bleeding because I seriously cant handle the worrying!

 

[dairymomma]

Hi nickie! Glad to have you here. Good to see that you are being monitored very closely this time and that you have a very supportive doctor. It can make all the difference in the world.

Bernie-I've been bleeding/spotting off and on pretty much since my bfp. I had a dab of brown cm the day I got my positive, brown cm 2 days later, and almost daily bleeds/clots/spotting since 5 weeks. I just had an ultrasound on Thursday and there was bubs with a nice hb. I've also had bleeds/spotting with both my girls and still made it to term. If you were working out, even if it was low impact cardio, it could have triggered the spotting too. Pregnancy makes everything down there more sensitive and irritable and blood vessels can easily 'spring a leak' as a result. But being as it's brown, it may even just be old IB working it's way out because brown blood is old blood.

AFM-My report came back. It's officially a twin pg. However, the ultrasound showed signs that while the second sac is a gestational sac, it's a blighted ovum. Bit bittersweet to see that. There's also something off with my left ovary but the report doesn't say what it is. I looked up the term that was used and it sounds like my ovary could be bigger or smaller or slight misshapen, but the difference is very slight and the report states the ovary is normal aside from this issue. I'm not worried though. Just waiting to hear back from the dr on whether or not he's moving up my ultrasound. The radiologist recommended a short interval scan to monitor my ovary and the sac but my next scan isn't for 3 weeks.

 

[SweetV]

Dairy - that is bittersweet. I'm so happy for you that there is a healthy heartbeat however.

 

[nickielg]

nickielg - I'm in a similar scenario regarding work. I won't be disciplined formally for missing so much but I get spoken to about it and made to feel incredibly bad for "not supporting my team" etc. I also can't go for apps without my phone going constantly and them asking what time I will be in.

I'm so sorry to hear that. I work at a daycare so you would think they would be a little nicer, they all know about my loss but one of the administrators got mad because in the summer my building (before & after school) becomes like a summer camp and we go swimming and go to parks and such and my personal boss doesn't want me to (I don't want to either. This administrator made me feel like I'm being whiny and can't understand why I can't do "my job." Im afraid they are gonna hassle me about my appts this summer too. I honestly just want to quit but I have nothing else.

 

[nickielg]

Thank you for the warm welcomes ladies!

Bernie-I had some light brown/a tad red spotting around 6 weeks. Are you RH- by any chance? The docs at the ER think my body was trying to slowly get rid of baby and I got a Rhogam shot.

Dairy-that is bitter sweet, I'm sorry to hear that. :/

 

[SweetV]

nickielg - I'm in a similar scenario regarding work. I won't be disciplined formally for missing so much but I get spoken to about it and made to feel incredibly bad for "not supporting my team" etc. I also can't go for apps without my phone going constantly and them asking what time I will be in.

I'm so sorry to hear that. I work at a daycare so you would think they would be a little nicer, they all know about my loss but one of the administrators got mad because in the summer my building (before & after school) becomes like a summer camp and we go swimming and go to parks and such and my personal boss doesn't want me to (I don't want to either. This administrator made me feel like I'm being whiny and can't understand why I can't do "my job." Im afraid they are gonna hassle me about my appts this summer too. I honestly just want to quit but I have nothing else.

There need to be more strict rules when it comes to things like that. My boss is aware of my losses as well and still pushes me to do things that I shouldn't be. I will have to take at least 1/2 day a week throughout the second tri for high risk appts. I may ask to be put on short term disability but it's a financial strain as well.

 

[girlinyork]

I cannot believe the state of employment and maternity rights in the US. It would be flat out illegal here to give women flack for having a sick note or needing to go to antenatal appointments. I cannot imagine how stressful it must be to have a job which gets in the way of you looking after yourselves

 

[Ladybirdgb]

Sorry you ladies are having so many issues with work we in this case are much better protected and looked after in the uk.

Funny tho the first questiony boss thinks of is when are you thinking of finishing and are you coming back. To which my response was I am taking it week to week at the minute and will be making decisions if and when these 3 months are up.

Dairy bittersweet news but a rainbow nevertheless xxxx

Giy how's them symptoms I lost the one where brushing my teeth ends in dry heaving but it was back this morning as was the feeling sick first thing xxxxxx

 

[girlinyork]

I'm feeling a bit gross this morning. I'm hoping it is creeping back in. Trying not to worry too much

 

[Ladybirdgb]

Don't want to say it but gross is good

 

[Ladybirdgb]

Just got a letter from midwife saying that from a sample I gave last week I'm assuming urine not blood it's showing I have a slight infection and to call my docs re the treatment just did that and the receptionist said that the prescription is already and waiting for me at the chemist but could not tell me from the notes what infection it is. Will have to ask at chemist or better still ask the consultant tomorrow stupid doctors