Rachel - thankyou so much for your kind words and passing on info you were told. So sorry to hear your little man was really unwell when he was born but that he survived. I just don't know whether I should put my body through it again or my possible #3 bub through it as well. I am happy with my 2 kids atm but still crave more and can't get my head around my DS's birth being my last.
Thought I would update you on how we are travelling with bubs!
Had an appointment with OB today and a growth scan to see if this baby is growing well or having the growth restrictions that Rommy had. Also to get results of the Glucose Tolerance Test.
Well...
Bubs is doing great! Is already around 1.5kg which is only 150g lighter than Rom?s birth weight. This baby is now 28 weeks and Rom was born at 36 weeks. Baby is looking plump! They gave us some pics using the new 4D scan thingo which basically shows the baby as if you had put a camera into the womb ? not the fuzzy outlines that we normally see. Funnily enough we didn?t ask for it nor was it offered but the tech just did it for us. I would actually have said no to the option as I think it is a bit of an intrusion on the bubs mystery and unformed nature. Anyway, it had rolls of fat!
Now to me...seems I have indicators of both preeclampsia and Gestational Diabetes.
The glucose test showed a high reading which means I have to do a more detailed and involved test in the next couple of days to see if I do indeed have GD. It would explain the rapid increase in weight for me and bizarrely enough it leads to big babies! What an odd thought. We might then be monitoring this babies growth for the opposite reason that we did for Rom (careful what you wish for heh).
And my BP has been going up quite a bit lately. My sister is a Reg Nurse and so she has been monitoring my BP and as it had been increasing she also did a urine test at home the other day and that indicated protein in my urine. So my OB also tested urine and found definite protein. BP going up still so OB asked my sister to take my BP every second day (!!) and to call her if it reached 150/80.
So bubs is well and I am waiting to see if I have both GD and PE.
I knew that I had to have something go a bit wobbly ? it would be too bizarre to have a NORMAL pregnancy wouldn?t it??
OH my god rachel, the news about bubs is FANTASTIC!!!!! Congratulations. Looks like the asprin really worked for the bub.
But the news about the preeclampsia and GD is not fabulous. I suppose the GD can be monitored and controlled, but the preeclampsia is not good. Lucky your sister is able to check things out for you.
I PM'd you the other day, thinking of your appointment. Fingers crossed that your bp goes down and it doesn't lead to preeclampsia.
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They gave us some pics using the new 4D scan thingo which basically shows the baby as if you had put a camera into the womb ? not the fuzzy outlines that we normally see. Funnily enough we didn?t ask for it nor was it offered but the tech just did it for us. I would actually have said no to the option as I think it is a bit of an intrusion on the bubs mystery and unformed nature. Anyway, it had rolls of fat!
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