.::Pregnant ladies who are high risk and due in 2016/17! [ 13 BABIES ]::.

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Thank you! No idea as I haven't seen anyone yet, have booked a private scan for 18th so a week on Friday, I think my booking in appointment with midwife is the following Wednesday so a fortnight tomorrow. Don't know if they will advice me to take clexane during the pregnancy or just postpartum since its been different With all three xx

 

[Jkelmum]

Surprised mw asnt seen you sooner. I hate all the waiting and worrying xx

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

It's a different midwife to my other pregnancys and she probably won't have even thought about looking at my notes yet I guess? I had to book just by phoning the GP and giving name and address. I wonder if I should be seeing her any sooner? Can't see the point really X

 

[Jkelmum]

Probably no point just might ease your mind to if you need the injections ... Didn't mean to worry you xx

Still waiting on dishcharge and it's awful here crying ladies that have lost there babies 😨. I feel guilty

 

[LoraLoo]

Hi ladies is there room for another one? 😊

I'm Lora and this is pregnancy number 11 for me.

We have 5 beautiful living children, Eve who we lost to Meningitis, Alfie and Eden who we lost at 15 and 18 weeks, 2 early miscarriages, and the probable loss of one of my twins- though we won't know for certain until my scan next week.
In previous pregnancies we've had growth issues and low amniotic fluid, pre term labour, and I'm a strep b carrier.
Not much at all to worry about then 🙄
I'm 12 weeks today, so huge milestone, but along way to go and a lot of hurdles to jump.
Looking forward to getting to know you and these little bumps better x

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Probably no point just might ease your mind to if you need the injections ... Didn't mean to worry you xx

Still waiting on dishcharge and it's awful here crying ladies that have lost there babies 😨. I feel guilty

Don't ever feel guilty for having a healthy baby Hun! Must be a really really sad place to be though and seeing all that loss

Loraloo- I'm a bit lost for words, you must be a very strong woman to still be standing after such tremendous loss. Can I ask why you think you have lost one of your twins? I hope not. Sending you lots of love X

 

[Kiwiberry]

Welcome LoraLoo .

So sorry for everything you have been through, even though you probably have heard that a million times. 12 weeks is awesome! Are you showing? I am already at 8 weeks lol, but no one would know but me haha. When is your next scan? Did they talk about your treatment plans for this pregnancy?

I went ahead and added you to the list as well hun!

 

[LoraLoo]

Probably no point just might ease your mind to if you need the injections ... Didn't mean to worry you xx

Still waiting on dishcharge and it's awful here crying ladies that have lost there babies 😨. I feel guilty

Don't ever feel guilty for having a healthy baby Hun! Must be a really really sad place to be though and seeing all that loss

Loraloo- I'm a bit lost for words, you must be a very strong woman to still be standing after such tremendous loss. Can I ask why you think you have lost one of your twins? I hope not. Sending you lots of love X

Thanks ladies.

Yes, course you can. We had an nhs scan at 6+6 which showed 2 babies, 2 heartbeats and 1 yolk and a thin septum, so we were told they were identical twins.

Being the worrier I am, I booked a private scan at 7+3. She could only find 1 baby. No trace of the other, or the septum/ dividing membrane.

It was really confusing. She said sometimes when one dies, it gets reabsorbed, but that there's usually still be trace of it, especially as they were only done 4 days apart.
She also said if they lie close together they can be hard to spot, but she had a good look and could only find one.

The nhs wouldn't rescan me and said one was probably hiding, but I don't agree, I can only find one hb and my gut says we lost the other. Will finally find out next week at 13+3, it's been a long wait! Xx

 

[LoraLoo]

Welcome LoraLoo .

So sorry for everything you have been through, even though you probably have heard that a million times. 12 weeks is awesome! Are you showing? I am already at 8 weeks lol, but no one would know but me haha. When is your next scan? Did they talk about your treatment plans for this pregnancy?

I went ahead and added you to the list as well hun!

Ive definitely got a bump that's becoming tricky to hide! I was supposed to see my consultant on day of my scan, but they messed up, and now I have to wait till the 30th, and it's not the consultant I asked for as apparently he no longer does clinic, so I'm dreading having to go through my history.

I'm taking aspirin and higher dose folic acids, and I was promised closer monitoring and extras scans, but we will see.

Thank you for adding me x

 

[Jkelmum]

Hi laraloo can't believe how many of the old names are still around. Here's hoping everything is ok. When's your next scan ?

 

[LoraLoo]

It's on the 17th March, can't come soon enough x

 

[Jkelmum]

It's on the 17th March, can't come soon enough x

I bet, that's my daughters 16th birthday xx

 

[Jox]

Hi elmo X

Nice to see ur here Lora, really hoping and praying for ur healthy rainbow, hope u don't mind but I was having a lurk on ur journal yesterday, what a journey. Always remember ur precious eve and her sparkly photo xx

 

[Jox]

Jkel, thank goodness for ur baby and hb, I'm sorry it appears u may of lost the twin tho. Hope ur ok? Does all this explain the pains uve been feeling? Xx

 

[Jox]

Nothing changed here, just sleeping lots lol mw in 2 days xx

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Hi elmo X

Nice to see ur here Lora, really hoping and praying for ur healthy rainbow, hope u don't mind but I was having a lurk on ur journal yesterday, what a journey. Always remember ur precious eve and her sparkly photo xx

Of course I remember too. There really are a lot us around from years ago.

Jox we keep bumping intogether

Lora I can't believe you have had to wait so long to find out about your twins. Hope it doesn't drag on too much longer for you X

 

[tcinks]

Can I join you ladies? It's great that you started a post like this!

I'll briefly share my story. DH and I first started trying in the summer of 2014 and I got pregnant right away. The most exciting, joyful, blissful time of my life. Unfortunately we lost the little guy in October at 13 weeks. I started gushing blood out of the blue one day, and had some cramping. My midwife said just to rest and drink lots of water. Well the cramping last all night and to the next day. I went for an ultrasound and they said I was in the middle of a miscarriage and there was nothing they could do. My whole world was shattered. And physically, the miscarriage was drawn out for 3 months. It was a terrible ordeal. But finally in January I felt back to normal. Then I got pregnant again in February and was over the moon, but of course cautious. As I passed every milestone date, I got a little more relaxed. But at 20 weeks doctors noticed my cervix was almost completely thinned. So she put in a pessary (not a cerclage...I don't know what. I think that would have helped more) and that lasted about a week. And one night before bed I felt like the baby was coming out of me...and sure enough my bags were bulging. I rushed to the hospital...and once again, "there's nothing we can do".

It took 7 months to conceive again after her. And here I am now at 5 weeks. Excited but terrified. Now that they know I have incompetent cervix, I'm taking progesterone suppositories and will get a cerclage around 12/13 weeks. And then switch to the shots starting at 16 weeks, with weekly ultrasounds, too. Bedrest if necessary.

I haven't gotten to read through all the posts yet, but I'm glad there is a place for high risk women to get together. My sisters and friends have had fairly uncomplicated pregnancies so it's hard to relate to them sometimes.

 

[Jkelmum]

Jkel, thank goodness for ur baby and hb, I'm sorry it appears u may of lost the twin tho. Hope ur ok? Does all this explain the pains uve been feeling? Xx

Yes I think so ... Not sure why but the consultant as put me on 5mg of folic acid and 75mg aspirin ... Free to go home now so called for food on way home ... It's not nice to say but had they found viable twins they'd of probably asked me to consider my options my body doesn't cope with the heavy last part of pregnancy and wouldn't of coped so guess it's a blessing they aren't asking me to make awful decisions X

 

[Jkelmum]

Welcome Tcinks here's hoping for your rainbow baby 💗

 

[ElmoBumpToBe]

Can I join you ladies? It's great that you started a post like this!

I'll briefly share my story. DH and I first started trying in the summer of 2014 and I got pregnant right away. The most exciting, joyful, blissful time of my life. Unfortunately we lost the little guy in October at 13 weeks. I started gushing blood out of the blue one day, and had some cramping. My midwife said just to rest and drink lots of water. Well the cramping last all night and to the next day. I went for an ultrasound and they said I was in the middle of a miscarriage and there was nothing they could do. My whole world was shattered. And physically, the miscarriage was drawn out for 3 months. It was a terrible ordeal. But finally in January I felt back to normal. Then I got pregnant again in February and was over the moon, but of course cautious. As I passed every milestone date, I got a little more relaxed. But at 20 weeks doctors noticed my cervix was almost completely thinned. So she put in a pessary (not a cerclage...I don't know what. I think that would have helped more) and that lasted about a week. And one night before bed I felt like the baby was coming out of me...and sure enough my bags were bulging. I rushed to the hospital...and once again, "there's nothing we can do".

It took 7 months to conceive again after her. And here I am now at 5 weeks. Excited but terrified. Now that they know I have incompetent cervix, I'm taking progesterone suppositories and will get a cerclage around 12/13 weeks. And then switch to the shots starting at 16 weeks, with weekly ultrasounds, too. Bedrest if necessary.

I haven't gotten to read through all the posts yet, but I'm glad there is a place for high risk women to get together. My sisters and friends have had fairly uncomplicated pregnancies so it's hard to relate to them sometimes.

What a heartbreaking time you have been through, praying that this is your rainbow baby and he or she makes it full term. I'm unfamiliar with some of your terminology so you may have already mentioned but will they be putting a stitch in your cervix?

Some of you ladies make me realise just how blessed I have been to not have been affected by my complications so far. I hope it's not possible to jinx myself. Blood disorder aside we nearly lost Reid at birth because of the polyhydramnios so I'm hoping I swerve that as well this time xx