Klee, *waves* thanks for the welcome back. I still can't keep up with the thread! I went and saw the psychiatric liaison nurse today, as a midwife referred me. She just said listen to calming music. Hope you're having a quieter week this week.
AFM waiting waiting. 34 weeks now. I asked my ob on wednesday if I can be induced at 37 weeks and he said as long as the baby's engaged and my cervix is favourable. So fingers crossed. I really don't know how I'm going to make it that long with my sanity intact but I tell myself I've made it 34 weeks - I can do another 3 or 4. Monitoring went ok this week. Fluid was 6.8, about the same as last week. I'm having a growth scan next wednesday. That might help me get through week 35.
I've been a bit quiet coz we got some good news and not good news.
On Feb 24th at 6w3d baby had a h/b but only measured 5w2d (4.5mm)and the sac was GSD 5w2d - 5w6d .. longest GSD (gestation sac diameter) being 11.2mm so this week at 7w5d baby had grown to 1.7mm (equal to 7w2d) so had increased by 2 weeks and had a recordable heartbeat of 147 .. so that is the good news.
bad news is the sac hasn't grown in proportion and only just fits in as borderline normal. longest GSD being 19.7mm or 6w6d. It is a funny shape not nice and round, looks like it is quashed. the other sac has also grown but still looks empty and the subchorionic bleed has shrunk.
So we still don't know if this baby is going to make it or not. She did say my OB should be able to tell us more when he does his own scan on the 15th.
I picked up a very clear heartbeat on the doppler at 7w3d and haven't heard it since so I was glad the scan showed it was still there!
Usually by now I am almost bedridden with m/s but this time I get a faint sense of nausea if i get tired and the only time I have dry retched at all was the morning I cleaned out the puppies kennel... mind you that would set anyone off!!!
So... I dunno... the old wait and see ... but I can't help feeling baby won't make it. As the sonographer described it, we have a perfect baby in an imperfect house.
Oh Jude.. fingers crossed that things improve - i know its hard to know how to feel right now- its a very hard limbo time for you I hope the sac improves its shape
(if thats possible??!!) and that this miracle bubba keeps growing nice and strong for you and that your dr has some good news for you on the 15th.
On a side note- its seems oddly (and suckily) ironic that bubs sac is mis shapen and there is a weird good sac sittin there doing not much beside it. That would **** me.
mummabec - Hold on! You are right you made it this far....
angelicdragon - sweetie, what a tough time you're having. This journey isn't easy. Try not to put too much store in the comparisions between the pregs - each is different, but I know it's hard not to make the comparisons. holding you close yo my heart.
angelicdragon, I know that there is nothing that we can say to stop your worry. I will be keeping my fingers crossed for a great scan on the 15th. Try to think of the positive, bub has grown nicely and has a HB. Did they do the internal ultrasound this time?
Bec, 6.8 isn't a horrible fluid number. I think that it is on the low side of normal. I know that the extra worry is the last thing that you need right now. One day at a time hun. You will get there. If you are having trouble getting through next week be sure to tell your doctor. Maybe they can give you some extra appt. along with the ultrasound. That really helped me through the tough days.
dory, How are you holding up? Has your bleeding stopped?
Ellie, I hope everything is going well for you. Let us know how you are.
I also have some news, I think. I had a very very faint second line today. It is still 3 days before AF. I am not going to get excited. This has happened to me twice in the past and AF shows up and my faint second line goes away. I will test again tomorrow and see if it is any darker. Keep those fingers crossed for me.
Laney - ohhh. Fingers crossed. And yes, the very small amount stopped after 2 days. Sorry forgot to say! If it had kept up I would have said. Sorry, and thanks for asking
Hi to everyone else, look forward to hearing how you are going.
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I hope the sac improves its shape
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