September Snugglers 2016

[psychochick]

Lora: really lovely scan! I just had a scan too and tech could not get such a complete pic of the bean (also my bean was moving a lot) so that's a really good shot!

xan and hope: sorry about headaches, my friend said the only thing that helped her headaches was drinking a ton of water. It did help with headaches but of course made her have to pee a lot. Just can't win with these things.

was wondering if many of you did nt measurements and what they were? I saw some of you had 1.x mm, which I know is really great measurement. Mine yesterday was more like 2.5mm. She was measuring 2.2mm, 2.5mm, and sometimes when the baby is looking upwards it increased to 3.1mm. They said the 2.5mm was the most accurate measurement (when the baby is looking down) which is still kind of high isn't it? My baby was measuring almost 13 weeks though, maybe that's why? The doc wasn't worried though and said low risk and get final result after second tri screening. I'm not too worried yet but wanted to check. I wanted to get the screening to get as much info as possible, but feels like I have more questions now than before

 

[Hope16]

my ultrasound technician said anything under 3mm is okay! Try not to worry. As long as your bloods come back low risk, I wouldn't worry too much.

 

[Uni tsi]

Lora, what a great scan! so cute!

Kiki and Tag welcome

Xan, sorry to hear about the headaches. And my sympathy as well to the other ladies who have them. I wish I had any practical advice.

Psy, did they give you the percentile rank of the results? That might help you have a better understanding of how typical that particular measurement is in healthy babies.

 

[campn]

Psy- At exactly 12 weeks mine was 1.1 but your number seems just fine. The number alone doesn't mean much at all from what I read, all they could guess from that + the blood tests is the chances only, but it doesn't mean your baby wouldn't be healthy. They also take your age and weight and many other things into their calculations. I wouldn't be worried.

Lora- Such a cute picture! That's a photogenic baby!

 

[xanzaba]

Psy- my little guy was measuring around 13 weeks, and the tech said from that anything 3 or lower was good. Try not to worry/google.

 

[psychochick]

Thanks for the reassurances, and good to know that other docs are saying the same thing about < 3mm being normal.

uni: they didn't give percentile, only MoM (multiple of median). my bloods were all like 0.7-0.8 MOM which seems ok, but ideal would be 1.0 MoM. NT was 1.66MoM which would mean that the median is 1.5mm. But yea it's not clear whether 1.66MoM is within range or not.

I'll stop googling now. Happy st. patrick's day everyone.

 

[x-ginge-x]

Hello ladies, can I join you??

Bit of background of me, I have a 3 year old that was conceived 4 months into a new relationship after struggling to conceive for 3 years with a previous partner Fast forward to now, we are married and after a year of ntnp, a miscarriage and 2 years of trying plus numerous tests scans and such we are expecting number 2 I do have PCOS but the doctors couldnt find a single issue, as I was ovulating regularly! Body does what it wants I am dated as 13 weeks today, need to fiddle with my ticker. Hoping the morning sickness takes a hike soon, its really messing with my happiness levels!

 

[campn]

X- Welcome and congrats!!

Ladies thought I'd post my 12 week nub shot and see if any of you have any gender guesses? It's not the best shot sadly.

 

[ssarahh]

Campn - I'm going to guess girl but that's an uneducated guess!

 

[xanzaba]

X-ginge welcome!

Camp'n, I'm rubbish with guessing, but looks beautiful.

Psycho- for the HCG, less is better. Down's syndrome has high HCG, low PAPP-A. So the 2 together probably cancel each other out. When I had a bad NT scan it was about 4.7mm

 

[mari35racz36]

Campn - cute scan pic!! I guess boy

X-ginge- welcome! Hope your MS eases soon. Mine is just going away now at 15 weeks.

Psy - I think your NT number sounds just fine. My friend had a 3.2mm and her baby girl was born just perfect

 

[Uni tsi]

Welcome ginge! Cute baby you have there.

Campn I'm horrible at guessing! She has a really nice profile though Are you getting the blood work done to find out early?

Psy, I had never heard of MoM scores before. I liked learning about them but they seem not very helpful without knowing what the standard deviation is. I'm the annoying patient that when the scan technician shows me results and says "anything within this range from here to here is normal" I always ask, "Is that one standard deviation" and they just look at me like I have two heads! lol

But, I did root around the interwebs a little on your behalf and I agree with everyone who said anything under 3 is just fine. I also learned the NT scan has a lot of false positives which is why they combine it with the blood work. Your blood work sounds good so I really think you can relax Did they give you specific odds? When they did mine, I have the same odds after my blood test/scan as a 20 year old, which was pretty reassuring. Made me feel young lol

 

[psychochick]

Uni: I totally get ur question about standard deviation, it's a good question. But I think that uses the average and not the median, which I'm also not used to thinking about. They gave me odds at 1/700 which is ok but I think its supposed to be even lower at my age..
Odds at a 20 year old sounds great! Congrats

Campn great scan, really jealous on how clear it is compared to mine. I totally can't tell the gender, their legs tend to be so curled up its hard to get a good look in there.

Xginge you have a lovely scan too. So jealous!

 

[campn]

Thank you ladies! I wish it was a better picture!

Uni- I'm not doing the blood test I'm going for the private gender scan instead, it's not as accurate but I like the suspense and thrill of it more (and it's much cheaper!) and at least I'll get to see the baby and get pictures and videos!

Psy- thank you hun! I thought the quality was bad and was like "here my fat rolls go again!" I think a very full bladder helps. They say try drinking a gallon of water daily for two weeks before your next scan for great results. Also 1/700 I think is great! I know it's hard but I really don't think you've anything to worry about. I'm sure it's a super healthy and happy baby in there!

 

[Sweety21]

Campn, my guess is a boy! I think I see boy nub.

ginge, welcome to board and cute baby pic you got there.

My scan is tomorrow excited and nervous at same time.

 

[x-ginge-x]

im rubbish at gender guess but i think boy for mine?

 

[Hope16]

Campn I feel like our ultrasound pics look similar so I'm going to guess boy! When do you find out??

 

[hopie2015]

Welcome x-gin!

Campn- I'm terrible with seeing nubs, I think. I can't tell! I can't see it on mine either. But tech obviously saw it since she asked us if we wanted to know at 12 wks!

Sweety- wishing you best of luck at your scan today!

PsychC- anything under 3 they consider normal and I read a lot of stories online where people have measurements well over 3.2 and babies were perfectly fine. Plus your other results are great. I really do believe there is nothing to worry about. Also read if the measurements are done at the end of the length of time (I think it is up to 13wks?) they suggest it to be done, it can be a higher reading.

Mari- sorry about your little one's accident! Glad he is okay and good you all got away. So glad to hear your ms is pretty much gone now?! So far I am having my first okay day. Maybe there really will be some magic at almost 16 wks with feeling better!

AFM, I still have trouble believing this pregnancy is real. It's all just too surreal to me and fact that I'm still not showing makes me wonder.
I found some positive pregnancy affirmations to start doing online.

 

[xanzaba]

I went in yesterday for my AFP test and they weighed me. I am 16+ weeks and have only gained 1 pound since the beginning. I had no vomiting and ate my way through 1st trimester. Maybe it's because I gained weight with the last pregnancy and didn't lose it before becoming pregnant again. Definitely showing- bump is un-hidable and a giant mountain when I lie down- and my boobs are definitely bigger. I'm eating pretty well- solid meals plus a sizable snack mid-morning. I just don't want to be depriving baby of anything. Ladies that have been through this, is this normal?

 

[Just1more2]

Welcome Ginge! Can you tell me your DD and I will add you to page one? Thanks!!

Xan - as long as you aren't depriving your body, I don't think there is anything to worry about. People will be jealous, though!!

Has anyone started feeling movement yet? I have just started having definite baby bubbles as of yesterday. I notice them best when I am sitting at work. But feel them sometimes if I prod my belly while laying in bed. It makes me so happy!!