September Sweet Peas (Our 2015 Rainbows)

[Christi85]

Glad to hear you're home and recovering Maryanne! Hope they will lift the bed rest instruction at your next scan! I can only imagine how boring (and even tiring) it can get very very soon! Have lots of books and magazines next to you, as well as movies and such. See if any friends or relatives might be willing to come over and spend a few hours with you to keep you company too. Hope time goes by quickly for you!

Good luck at your consultant appointment yazzy!

AFM: I woke up this morning and had a liquid 'stain' on my T-shirt right where my right nipple would be. I guess that must mean I leaked colostrum I don't know if that's weird, but I find that pretty cool! We'll see if that continues and how. Apparently some pregnant women get it on both breasts, other women only on one, and others don't get it at all. Then some women have it continuously once it starts, others see it come and go away, or it goes and comes back later, all normal. So we'll see what ends up happening in my case

 

[Bug222]

We call the baby Toot- because when we asked my son what we should name the baby he decided "toot"....

 

[wantabby]

Ok so, her scan shows a choroid plexus cyst.. Ahhhhh!!! What this is, is a cyst that forms in the ventricle of babies brain. It is csf (spinal fluid) that gets trapped when baby is forming. My doctor says it isn't uncommon and normally resolves itself by the third tri. She is sending me to a specialist on the 30th for a second opinion. She said everything else is perfect on baby so there shouldn't be a need for concern. The only concern with a CPC is the correlation with trisomy 18. Most cases of babies with tri 18 have some sort of other abnormality. (Heart, Kidney, clinched hands, restricted growth, and different size brain lobes) which she has no sign of. It is pretty scary, but I believe she will be perfect!

 

[carebear1981]

Sounds like you are staying positive glad your doc assured you everything is looking good so far! Hope everything resolves. I'm sure she'll be perfect!

 

[cutieq]

wantabby glad your doctor is comforting you. I'm sure she's perfect! are they doing the check for trisomy 18?

 

[wantabby]

She said my quad screen was negative, and depending what the specialist says we will move forward from there. If he thinks I need further testing I'm sure he will order the blood work. I think the final diagnosis is made with an amniocentesis, which I really am not comfortable with. I don't believe I will make it to that point in decision making though. My doctor said they will probably tell me to keep an eye on it and follow up in a few weeks.

 

[Christi85]

So sorry you're having to worry wantabby!
Glad your doctor was able to reassure you though and that your quad screening was normal! If doctor said it usually resolves, it most likely will. Stay positive and I'm sure all will be fine in the end!

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Hello ladies!!

I had my check up this morning and I got my anatomy/gender scan set up for May 4th!! She told me she likes to wait until 22 weeks because the baby's heart is bigger at that time and easier to see. So May 4th I'll be exactly 22 weeks. LOL!! 17 days!! She checked the baby's heartbeat with a doppler and it was moving around so much she couldn't get an exact read on it, but she said it was between 150-160. She was laughing and said "busy little thing!" Other than that she just checked my blood pressure and urine and asked how everything was going. My next appointment with her is in 4 weeks. But I have my ultrasound inbetween now and then which is awesome!! I seriously can't wait!!

maryanne, I'm glad you're home and sorry your bedrest has been so boring so far. Hoping they tell you all is well at your next scan and you can go back to normal.

Bug, happy 20 weeks!!

yazzy, good luck with your appointment this afternoon.

Christi, a friend of mine said she started leaking at 14 weeks!!

wantabby, I'm so sorry you are having a scare. It sounds like with what the doctor is telling you that everything will be just fine and she will be perfect. My coworker's wife is pregnant and they had found a cyst on her baby's kidney which they were extremely nervous about. Well when they checked it again all was well. So I'm sure your baby will be the same. Especially if there are no other signs of anything else and having your quad screen come back normal. She'll be perfect!!

 

[Christi85]

Yay for a good appointment MrsR! And for having an anatomy scan booked Not too long now!

 

[carebear1981]

That's great u got ur scan booked MrsR!! Exciting!!! May 4th will be here before you know it!
Glad everything went well with your appointment

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Thank you ladies!!! I'm super excited!!!

 

[maryanne1987]

Yey for having your scan booked Mrs R!!! How exciting!!

I'm sorry to hear your having a worrying time wantabby, I'm sure it will all be fine.

And Christi how funny. I leaked quite early with my son. None this time thank goodness. Leaky boobies are one thing that freaks my dh right out! Lol

 

[Christi85]

Lol Maryanne, men are funny! Mine is the exact opposite - he thinks the idea of boobs and milk together is like heaven on earth, lol
I haven't leaked again since though. Curious to see if that was it or if it will come back later.

 

[maryanne1987]

Lol Maryanne, men are funny! Mine is the exact opposite - he thinks the idea of boobs and milk together is like heaven on earth, lol
I haven't leaked again since though. Curious to see if that was it or if it will come back later.

Hahaha brilliant! Really made me laugh!

 

[wantabby]

Thank you ladies, I am ready for my next scan. Hopefully it will have gotten smaller by then. I am still feeling good, since she has no other markers or abnormalities. Only time will tell..

Good luck for your scan Mrs.R! Can't wait to find out what you are having!

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Thank you ladies!!

 

[babyfeva]

Wantabby, I'm sure your baby girl is perfectly fine.

Mrs R, how exciting for your scan on May 4!

Sorry about the bedrest Maryanne.

 

[yazzy]

Wantabby I'm sorry, I must have missed your post about your baby girl. It sounds as though all could very well turn out just fine. Still scary for you but I'm sure they will keep a close eye on you. Sending best wishes for your perfect little girl

Mrs R glad you've got your appointment booked for your scan.

Christi you made me laugh! No leaking here, but then I didn't with my daughter either. Happy for it to stay in until baby needs it lol!

Afm saw a doctor - part of the consultant team and they are happy to sign me back to midwife led care. I did however get to see a photo of my ectopic before they operated on me...it had definitely bled a huge amount!!
Still getting lots of wiggles from baby, can feel them on the outside as well which is lovely.
My anatomy scan is on 30th April...I'm away on holiday next week so I think it will come round quickly. I know I'll be nervous when it's nearly here, but after that scan I can relax a little more and show my bump off!

 

[Christi85]

Those of you who can feel your baby wiggle, is the wiggling more or less consistent every day?
I've been feeling the baby every day for the past 10 days or so, sometimes even on the outside, which is great, but while I've had maybe 2-3 days (not consecutive) when I could feel him multiple times a day and for relatively long periods at a time, I also get many 'quiet' days which tend to worry me a bit. I still feel him on quiet days, especially when I'm sitting down/lying down/not doing much, but they tend to be much shorter in length and much more sparse throughout the day compared to the 'active' days. I haven't felt him be really active (at least to the extent I can feel it) for close to 48 hours now, and of course I'm not liking it. I've still felt him a few times every day, but I'd rather have more regular and longer periods of movement than I do on those quiet days. I have a posterior placenta, so I should be feeling him more.
So I was wondering if it's still too early to feel all his movements or for baby to have a more regular movement pattern or if he's just too small still for me to feel everything, depending on his position. I read somewhere that consistent movement (that one can feel) doesn't often happen until weeks 23-28 (which is why they don't tell you to monitor kicks until the 3rd trimester), so that reassures me a bit, but I was wondering what everyone's experiences are. I have my anatomy scan on Tuesday and was wondering if I should bring it up, although they are so thorough that I have no doubt they'll be checking for movement without me even asking. Wish I could stop being so worried

P.S. Of course I'm still checking via doppler when worried, though I've only done it once this past week. Heart beat readings seem fine every time, ranging from the high 130s to the low 150s (I guess depending on his current position and level of activity), but the level of activity on those 'quiet' days still makes me wonder.

 

[cutieq]

Movement is very inconsistent for me. It varies in strength, time of day, frequency, etc. No two days are the same, for me at least. I think baby is just too small for it to be consistent.