September Snugglers 2016

[mari35racz36]

Thank you ladies!! My scan is in 2 hrs and of coarse there is a snow storm today!!! Ugh!! Schools are open but the roads are mess. I will have to leave in about 30 min, will probably take me 1hr to get there. Usually the drive is only 20min.

I will update everyone when I get back

 

[hopie2015]

Oh gosh, Mari. Drive safely in the snow. Wishing you and everyone else today with scans the best of luck. Xanz- you said your's is today as well?

Lora- sorry you ms is so bad too. Have you considered taking meds?
I was so against it but really had no choice was so ill.

Mrs.- I'm glad you have another week off. Extreme morning sickness can make one hardly be able to function. I hope doctor gives you as much time off as you need. I never found a job after losing mine last year, so now I see it as lucky I am not working. I had bad ms last year (that pregnancy miscarried), but no way near as bad. I walked to work every day and put in my 10 hours but looking at how I am this time around- there is NO way I could have gone into work even one day during these past 5 weeks.

I am so happy to eat again. I had pizza last night- without the cheese and sauce- it was heavenly!!!

 

[xanzaba]

Hi ladies, the scan went well and everything looks good. Baby measuring one week ahead, but they still aren't messing with my due date I couldn't leave you snugglers anyway. NT measurement was spot on (1.7cm) with my big baby (64cm). There was a nasal bone, so much better than last time when NT was >4 and there was no nasal bone. Head size is spot on for size of fetus too. Still haven't gained any weight, which is fine by me as I'm a bit heavier to begin than I would have liked. Cell free DNA will take about 2 weeks, but I am breathing a bit easier already.

The office is also great- the ultrasound tech and doctor have clearly been working together a long time, and it was like watching a well practiced duet. She said the baby at 12 weeks is about the size of your thumb (love the concrete examples). When I said I was a big baby she said then the baby is probably just big, and that oranges don't make apples.

Good luck, Macri, and be careful in the snow.

Hopie, I'm glad you are feeling well again, and that you had a nice slice of NYC pizza. I definitely miss East Coast pizza (even got some Californians to admit it's soooo much better), although where I am there are enough East Coasters that the pizza is pretty darn good if you know where to go.

 

[LoraLoo]

So glad the scan went well xan!

 

[Lallie81]

Great news Xanzaba!

 

[hopie2015]

Yay Xanza!!! That is such wonderful news! So happy for you!
Stupid question - is the test result you have to wait 2 weeks for the genetic blood test- like the Harmony? I was supposed to go last week but had to cxl it. Need to reschedule soon- I didnt realize results could take 2 weeks!

Thanks. It was nice to eat real food! Glad you have some good pizza places out there. NY actually has more bad pizza places than good, so you really have to know where to go. Then again OH says I am super picky. Poor guy went out in sub-zero weather to 3 pizza places to find a slice of Sicilian (really can only eat the bread/dough part). These food aversions have got to go!

 

[mrs unicorn]

Great news xan, glad all is well!

 

[mari35racz36]

Xan - so happy your scan went well yay!!

Hope2015- I am so happy to hear you are starting to feel better Must have been amazing eat that pizza and enjoy it. Yay!!


AFM - my scan went great!! Baby looked so cute and strong HB. The baby is measuring just under 11 weeks, but they will not change my date yet. I have anther scan in 2 weeks. No pictures because their printer was broken

 

[mrsmax]

Congrats on the good scan results. Hopie glad you feeling a bit better and thanks for the encouragement. I am going to go back and see the docs and persuade them to try different meds. Trying not to stress about work.

 

[hopie2015]

Yay!! So happy Mari. Congratulations!!! Wonderful news!!
Thanks.. It was like coming back from the dead after 6 weeks. I hope the being able to eat continues.

MMax- thank you! Yes, def. call dr. and see what they say about different meds. Hospital told me Zofran is the one that seems to work best for all. I was worried about taking it, but had no choice and I can definitely say it helps. I felt Reglan made me worse..and depressed.
Drinking is still a huge problem for me. I should go back to hospital for rehydration but dreading it.
I wish I had some other tips for you besides meds...and time. Good ole' time for us both!!

 

[mari35racz36]

Hopie - Thankyou! I had 1 full day about 1.5 weeks ago where I didn't feel sick at all. It was the best feeling ever!! I am so happy you can eat again. Fingers crossed it continues for you

Mrsmax - sorry you are having such a rough time. Some meds just don't work as well. I am on Diclectin and I feel it helps some of the time. But it makes me so tired. Some days i just don't take it. I hope your doc can find something that works for you.

 

[mari35racz36]

I forgot to say, I have a really bad food aversion to chicken. Even seeing it on TV commercials makes me so sick. I usually love chicken. I had the same chicken aversion when pregnant with my DD but not my boys. Kind of interesting that it is happening again. lol

 

[Mummy1506]

So glad to hear good news on the scans today.

Not much going on for me at the moment, still have the yellow bile every morning! ew

 

[xanzaba]

Yay, Macri! Sticky little beans bouncing around

Hopie- yes, I believe there are a few different brand names- Materniti21 and Harmony. They aren't going to do the full first trimester screening, because the doctor said that there are more false positives with 1st trimester screening and it causes worry. But I definitely saw both parts of the nasal bone and with a small NT, I'm feeling pretty good.

 

[xxxLeoxxx]

Great to hear such positive news from the scans. Mine is a week today, it can't come soon enough!

I've been listening out for the HB on my Doppler for a while now and finally found it today!! X

 

[MummaMoo]

I forgot to say, I have a really bad food aversion to chicken. Even seeing it on TV commercials makes me so sick. I usually love chicken. I had the same chicken aversion when pregnant with my DD but not my boys. Kind of interesting that it is happening again. lol

Same here! Had it with Sophie, and I haven't eaten it at all this time either - which causes a bit of a problem because Mr Moo will ONLY eat chicken! At work I only eat a plate of tomatoes and cucumber with salad cream, and for the last 3 nights at home I've had a pasta, tomato and mozzarella bake. Going mad for fruit again too.
Sickness has eased right off now, but I've come down with a cold! *sniffle*

 

[hopie2015]

yes, lots of great news here today!

Mari- same exact thing with me and chicken ever since 5 weeks. I used to eat it about every day. Hmm..maybe we're having girls! Such a great feeling it must have been to have that time off from sickness entirely.

xanz- I read that about high rate of false positives. I was thinking of skipping the blood test and going for the cvs, which is more definitive. But dr. said cvs has a miscarriage chance and doesn't recommend it. I read the chance is very small but still if I had a mc from it, I would never forgive myself. Ugh. Decisions!

 

[xanzaba]

Ugh, I know Hopie. I had a CVS last time that found Down's syndrome, but only after so many markers on the NT scan. I had to know and prepare myself for whatever was to come. It was like I became a robot and knew it had to be done.

It didn't cause a miscarriage, but I had a miscarriage a couple of weeks later, which are unfortunately very common in Down's syndrome. The free cell DNA has smaller false positives than the NT scan, but only picks up 80% of cases because it really only tests for specific chromosomal abnormalities. That is okay for me, as there are many tests and if they all indicate a healthy baby the odds are very much in your favor.

I think as soon as one showed any possibility of an abnormality, though, I would go through CVS or amnio. I would want to know what lies ahead. Again, completely personal choice for a science geek.

 

[mrs unicorn]

I forgot to say, I have a really bad food aversion to chicken. Even seeing it on TV commercials makes me so sick. I usually love chicken. I had the same chicken aversion when pregnant with my DD but not my boys. Kind of interesting that it is happening again. lol

How strange, I have that too! I would normally eat chicken almost everyday but now I can't face it. I try to force it down about once a week for some protein but I'm really not into it.

 

[ssarahh]

I forgot to say, I have a really bad food aversion to chicken. Even seeing it on TV commercials makes me so sick. I usually love chicken. I had the same chicken aversion when pregnant with my DD but not my boys. Kind of interesting that it is happening again. lol

I am the opposite. I can eat chicken every night happily but if you put a steak in front of me I wouldn't be able to handle that x