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:girl: a little GIRL!!! Love her so much!! Will post pics tonight, off to bring grandma some pink flowers!!! :)
 
Really?!? I so thought a boy for you!! But yay for having a little princess to spoil!!! :D so happy for you!
 
Cassidy- your first appointment will be a lot of paperwork, questions and a physical exam and then they'll look to see how far you are with the US. I'd recommend making your apt for after you're over 5 weeks so you can at least see a sac, otherwise you'll probably freak yourself out a little with only seeing thickened endometrium. And you'll have to wait till after 6 weeks to go back anyway.
 
OMG girls what a morning.. I am so excited for everyone literally dancin outta my socks! :)
 
yay for all the healthy little ones!!

My goal tonight: to take a picture of Alia's room and post it.. it is all ready for her arrival!
 
A girl???!!! It so looked like a boy's skull. The first time skull theory proved me wrong lol.

Regardless, congrats mama <3 Little girls are wonderful. Can't wait to see pictures!
 
Hey girls I was rushing this morning so couldn't share all of the findings from my doc appt. They did another scan to check my placenta and found something more worrisome than before- "placental lakes". Basically pools of blood all around the placenta/baby. Doc told me not to worry too much at this point, since I've actually seen lots of blood come out and baby still wanted to stay, even after miscarriage was "imminent" as they put it :growlmad: So he said they wanted to draw a few extra vials of blood in addition to the Quad screen stuff to check for (some big long word) which could cause bleeding, and a few other things that, if found, I'd have to alter my prenatal care and maybe get daily shots, weekly visits etc. Not fun stuff. So he said it could be related to the SCH they found before, but most likely not. And that the only thing he could to to reassure me was to have me come in again in 2 weeks to keep on monitoring it. Could get bad, could turn into nothing. So very worrisome obviously, but I believe it's in God's hands. We have NO/ZERO/NADAAAAA control over how a pregnancy progresses so I am just praying for some peace of mind and that things go swimmingly for this little girl. Plus side is that we won't have to wait a whole month for the anatomy scan, he said he'd go ahead and do it in 2 weeks and that I can call in on Monday to hear all of the bloodwork reuslts from what was taken today (11 vials and a flushot :/ jeeez lol). He was so, so wonderful as well as our midwife, we discussed VBAC questions for about an hour and I feel 110% better about that. Even though I've really learned that there is no final plan when trying to do this.. we really have to just wait and see how things are in the end. Our faaabulous midwife (gosh I just LOVE our new OB, so much better than at OSU w/ Jaxon) told me that we really won't know the plan until 38 weeks, where they'll then strip my membranes if I'd like and see if I go into labor on my own. Scared though bc I want to be able to move around in labor and that means NO EPIDURAL!!! HAHA oh my goodness, NEVER something I thought to cosider, but if it means better chances of VBACing then so be it! So that's about all.. just more semi-scary news, but they rock so I'm trusting they'll take wonderful care of our LO. :)
 
I had the day off work and OH got out of work at 8am. My 8 year old was at school so we took the 18 month old out to breakfast. It's such a smoother outing without the older one there lol. She's a total snot anymore so it was nice to enjoy a meal out without the whining (you'd think the toddler would whine more!)

Then we ventured off to the thrift store and I found some lift-the-flap books for the toddler. I think I'm going to save them for Christmas gifts though, as much as I want to see her enjoy them now. We also got her 2 Sesame Street coloring books because she's obsessed with Sesame Street. I figure I'll give her one now and save one for Christmas.

Then I also picked up the book "The Night Before Christmas" and think I want to start a tradition of reading it with my kids on Christmas Eve night by the tree with hot chocolate And finally, inspired by Pinterest, I snagged the book "The Night You Were Born" to take to the hospital (when we have this baby #3) and have maybe her footprints put on the front inside cover and then have any hospital guests sign the book for her. I was so happy when I saw it on the shelf. It was $3.99 which is more than I like to spend on books at the thrift shop but it's cheaper than if I'd bought it new so still a bargain!

We're home, toddler & OH are napping and then at 2:30 I have an appointment to get my hair cut. Tomorrow morning is my next OB appointment. So excited to see how much weight I've gained and hopefully measure my fundal height.
 
Morgan, I've had 3 placental lakes since my 12 week scan. They rechecked them at my 19 week scan.... still there but they hadn't grown or shrunk so I have to go back for a follow-up scan at 28-32 weeks to check again. They're relatively harmless unless one is in a position that could harm the baby (i.e. near the umbilical cord insertion site as that would restrict blood flow to the baby but they would have seen that & told you right away.) One story I read involved a women that had them up until she delivered, she had a regular vaginal delivery but during the delivery of the placenta, one of the lakes ruptured in the doctor's face. No harm to the mother at all, just a mess for the doctor and something they likely don't have happen on a daily basis lol.

But yes... I have 3 of them as well but no harm to me or the baby. Hopefully that's the same case for you and Marley <3
 
Morgan, scary news!! But i'm wishing the best and this little girl is STRONG and has proved she's not going ANYWHERE. =]
 
Thank you girls for the kind words.. <3

Esp Waves- how reassuring!!! Did they run tests on you too to check if there was something causing it? I hope all is well.. trying not to worry since this pregnancy has been one hell of a rollercoaster, and she's still growing like a weed ;)
 
morganwhite7 said:
Esp Waves- how reassuring!!! Did they run tests on you too to check if there was something causing it? I hope all is well.. trying not to worry since this pregnancy has been one hell of a rollercoaster, and she's still growing like a weed ;)
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Nope. But I didn't have a SCH or the amount of bleeding you had during my pregnancy so that might just raise their cause for concern a little more for your situation. My OB said they're normal/harmless unless they're in a bad location and the doctor at the scan center just wants to make sure they're not growing and intruding on the baby and her space. They can reabsorb and go away completely or they can stay until the end. Mine were found at 12 weeks, still there (no change at all) at 19 weeks and I'm sure we'll discuss when I should return at my appointment tomorrow for my follow-up. I expect they'll still be there with no change. Heck... they'll probably be there until she's born.

It just sucks because there's not a lot of info out there, at least in layman's terms because after my 12 week scan I was googling like crazy on the drive home coming up with NO answers. What causes them? Can they hurt if baby kicks them? Can the baby kick them so hard they burst? Does it restrict baby's growth since they're taking up all that room?

I read IUGR is a risk with placental lakes but neither my OB or the scan doctor seemed worried about that happening. I asked if it will affect anything pertaining to my delivery and they both assured me there's no affect on your labor and delivery. They're just... there lol.
 
Morgan- real quick bc I'm at work but I have a little lake too. Doc said theyre very common and most times they don't even tell mommies and the only thing their doing is another scan at 28 weeks. They said its perfectly normal and not to worry at all! Can talk more later!! Xo
 
Omg this thread is filled with baby girls!!! Sooo happy for you Kara!!!!!

Can't wait for Mirolee to join us! Soooo stoked for her!!!!

Morgan- I have everything crossed for you and Marley. She will be perfectly fine, I just know it.
 
:wohoo: for all the girls. But I have a beautiful train blankie almost done and an owl one so I hope someone has a boy scan soon. Otherwise I will get attached and won't be able to give them away:haha:
 
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