PAL, due in 6/2012

[chistiana]

Tisi yayayyaayayatayaay for a perfect scan!!!ya ya and again yaaaaayyyy!!!! I too dont have an idea what this EIF is but as little bird says i think the doc knows better.with my ds they told us at 23 weeks there was something wrong with his umbilical cord (2 rather than 3 arteries) so of course i went online and it mentioned all sorts of trisomies associated with it...i was horrified!!!turns out my doc was right, only side effect was that ds was a little small but perfectly healthy (not even 1 day in nicu) and now is a tall little boy (although still very thin but hey his dad is stick thin!!) so again Dont WOrry and try to avoid too much googling!!!if you have to,concentrate on your peeing jag and warn dh it s not beer!!yak!!the joys!!!so glad for mute perfect little bun!!!

 

[kaboom]

Hey everyone!!it s been a great 24 hours since last night... A)it started snowing! B)baby was kicking away last night! And c) most importantly blood is gone!!!!youpiiiiii!went to the doc this morning, blood it all gone and we are going ahead with the cerclage in saturday!!then it s 3 more days bed rest and then i m taking it easy but i can officially say i m off strict bed rest!!!youpi youpi ya ya!!!a bit nervous about saturday (i have to be put under complete anesthesia,dont know why, but also very very excited!!!!

Thats brilliant news hun good luck for tomorrow xx

I had my anatomy scan today! So baby dragon measures 2 days ahead of schedule at 19w4d which is amazing to me. *All of the measurements were great - they couldn't get a couple of the heart though due to the size but we have a repeat scan in 4 weeks because of what happened to Alistair so they'll just measure it then. *It started off with them getting the head and this little one was opening and closing its mouth so often it looked like it was talking and someone hit the mute button. *It was beyond ridiculously cute. *It likes rolling around a lot which was also hysterical to watch. *The only thing that came out that makes me cringe is that they found an EIF. *This is a bright spot on the heart that the MFM said is no big deal and boring to her and doesn't mean anything since it's seen on "normal" babies all the time, but it's a soft marker for DS. *She said that they see it several times a day and it's isolated so I think my risk goes up to 0.75% or something. *It only bothers me because Alistair had one too. I ended up getting the quad screen for Alistair which was normal. *DH thinks that our kids may just have EIFs which can be the case.
Oh, and more fun. *I got my thyroid retested and then I was told that I get to do a 24 hour urine collection. *So I have a magical jug that I get to pee into for an entire day. * They gave me some kind of thingamajig to pee on that will act as a funnel. *I get to keep the pee in the fridge too. *YUM! * My blood pressure was on the higher end today (gee I wonder why) and so this will be used as a baseline in the event that my bp goes haywire etc.
So I'm 99.99% relieved and 0.25% annoyed about the EIF. *Since I managed to freak out driving to work I called the MFM's office and the nurse called me back after speaking to the doctor and reemphasized that the baby is fine and she sees absolutely nothing to worry about.

yeah for a good scan

 

[Tisiphonie]

More research on the EIF and apparently the USA is really the only country that even mentions this, especially when isolated. Everywhere else because it happens in up to 5-15% of normal pregnancies they don't say anything at all (so for those of you not in the USA you may have had one and no one would have even bothered to say anything!) so I feel a little better. We got hit with snow last night so I'm working from home and while working from home peeing in a jug. I swear my dog is laughing at me every time...

 

[chistiana]

Kaboom thanks hun, tomorrow 11am it will hopefully be all over with a good outcome and an even better ending in 5 months!!!

Tisi hahahahahahaha you made me laugh! This the one time that research proved good!!!so glad!!happy peeing!!

 

[PitaKat]

Tisi, I'm glad you had a good scan and that researching the EIF gave you a little relief. Good luck with your jug lol!

I felt baby kicking for the first time yesterday, and felt it again today! I'm hoping hubby will be around next time so he can try to feel it too

 

[TTCbaby2011]

chistiana - YAY! YAY! YAY! I am so happy to hear that!!! Only a couple more days until that cerclage is in. When I had my D&C done that was my first time under complete anesthesia and I was freaked out But everything is going to go great for you!!

I had my anatomy scan today! So baby dragon measures 2 days ahead of schedule at 19w4d which is amazing to me. *All of the measurements were great - they couldn't get a couple of the heart though due to the size but we have a repeat scan in 4 weeks because of what happened to Alistair so they'll just measure it then. *It started off with them getting the head and this little one was opening and closing its mouth so often it looked like it was talking and someone hit the mute button. *It was beyond ridiculously cute. *It likes rolling around a lot which was also hysterical to watch. *The only thing that came out that makes me cringe is that they found an EIF. *This is a bright spot on the heart that the MFM said is no big deal and boring to her and doesn't mean anything since it's seen on "normal" babies all the time, but it's a soft marker for DS. *She said that they see it several times a day and it's isolated so I think my risk goes up to 0.75% or something. *It only bothers me because Alistair had one too. I ended up getting the quad screen for Alistair which was normal. *DH thinks that our kids may just have EIFs which can be the case.
Oh, and more fun. *I got my thyroid retested and then I was told that I get to do a 24 hour urine collection. *So I have a magical jug that I get to pee into for an entire day. * They gave me some kind of thingamajig to pee on that will act as a funnel. *I get to keep the pee in the fridge too. *YUM! * My blood pressure was on the higher end today (gee I wonder why) and so this will be used as a baseline in the event that my bp goes haywire etc.
So I'm 99.99% relieved and 0.25% annoyed about the EIF. *Since I managed to freak out driving to work I called the MFM's office and the nurse called me back after speaking to the doctor and reemphasized that the baby is fine and she sees absolutely nothing to worry about.

Glad to hear your scan went great and glad that you got more info on EIF! I hope it gives you some ease on knowing more about it.

 

[chistiana]

Hey everyone!well Cerclage is finally in and hopefully with not too many complication. I was put under general anesthesia which was ok but when i woke up i was in so much pain i couldnt hold my tears.my doc didnt expect that so he checked me out and saw that i was contracting. They gave me 2 shots of pain relief and my progesterone treatment and sent me home after a couple if hours. I ve slept all day and now fell a little better even though i still get a little pain and lot of blood.doc said blood is normal and its coming from my cervix but just the sight of bright red blood makes me soooo nervous. Anyway hopefully this was tha last of any worries and it will be easier from here on!!!have any of you ladies ever had a cerclage put in?

 

[LittleBird]

Hey everyone!well Cerclage is finally in and hopefully with not too many complication. I was put under general anesthesia which was ok but when i woke up i was in so much pain i couldnt hold my tears.my doc didnt expect that so he checked me out and saw that i was contracting. They gave me 2 shots of pain relief and my progesterone treatment and sent me home after a couple if hours. I ve slept all day and now fell a little better even though i still get a little pain and lot of blood.doc said blood is normal and its coming from my cervix but just the sight of bright red blood makes me soooo nervous. Anyway hopefully this was tha last of any worries and it will be easier from here on!!!have any of you ladies ever had a cerclage put in?

Wow, sounds like a scary experience! I have not had a cerclage. I hope the blood stops and you start feeling more normal!

 

[chistiana]

Thanks hun, the blood has stopped now but i still have contractions and now i am taking youtopar on top of the progesterone...i hope this will work cause seriously i am at my wits end!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Thanks hun, the blood has stopped now but i still have contractions and now i am taking youtopar on top of the progesterone...i hope this will work cause seriously i am at my wits end!

Glad the blood has stoped!! Now praying your conractions stops!

 

[chistiana]

Thanks hun, i am on so much medication right now i think if al goes well after this rainbow i will need a new kidney (and to think i only have one!!!)

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Going for a OB appt tomorrow insted of next Wed. to see how things are going with baby boy and the sch. Praying to have wonderful news in the name of Jesus!!!!

 

[chistiana]

Good luck hun tomorrow will be praying for you and bubs!!

 

[LittleBird]

Chistiana -- I hope the contractions have stopped by now!

TTC -- good luck with your appt!

AFM, just had an appt. this morning and everything went OK. And I THINK my cold is finally starting to go away! I can't wait to feel better!

 

[chistiana]

Well done little bird, i feel so hopeful with every new appointment that shows everything is great!!!hope your cold is completelt gone very very soon!!!

Ttc-hiw dis your appointment go?hope this stupid sch is gone for good!!

Adm-i still get the odd contractions here and there and i m on medication for it until my next appointment on monday but i m trying to remain hopeful and positive!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

They just listened to the baby's heart beat today and asked me what color of bleeding I was having(because I'm still having some but its all old blood).I was using my sonoline b doppler tuesday and it was reading the heartrate sometimes read in the 120's and 30's then it started to read 117 into the 90's. So my OB's nurse made a appt today to make me feel more at ease. They don't think my doppler is reading the heart beat right. So they used their doppler today and his heart beat was 149bpm!!!
I thought there was something strange readings when I use my doppler because his heartrate is always between 132 and up. I guess I need to ease off of using the doppler a lot, relax and enjoy my pregnancy like they said. I do go back next Wed, for them to check on the sch. I'm praying that it will gone by then in Jesus name!!!!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Chistiana -- I hope the contractions have stopped by now!

TTC -- good luck with your appt!

AFM, just had an appt. this morning and everything went OK. And I THINK my cold is finally starting to go away! I can't wait to feel better!

Glad your appt went good! I hope your cold goes away soon!!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Well done little bird, i feel so hopeful with every new appointment that shows everything is great!!!hope your cold is completelt gone very very soon!!!

Ttc-hiw dis your appointment go?hope this stupid sch is gone for good!!

Adm-i still get the odd contractions here and there and i m on medication for it until my next appointment on monday but i m trying to remain hopeful and positive!

Keep us update how your appt goes Monday! Praying those contractions stop completely!!

 

[LittleBird]

Sorry the Doppler freaked you out! I hope you have awesome news in a week that the sch is gone!

 

[chistiana]

Hey ttc. I love my doppler but i ve read on many reviews that their readings are not accurate so dont go freaking out!hope next week you have some awesome news for us!!