High Risk Pregnancy ~ General Discussion and Support

[*Beema*]

Crumpet, you know hun it is completely normal to have times when you want it all over, and to not go on anymore, I know I had many many bad days throughout my pregnancy, and on those days I leaned on others, more so a close friend on Messenger, she would listen to me vent, but support me, tell me it is ok, and to keep me focussed on the bigger picture. We have always said that we know the bad days are coming, and they do, but the thing is we also know that there are good days as well, and to try and make the most of them while we can. I am now continuing to repay the favour to a dear friend who is also travelling a difficult pregnancy. PM me if you want to add me to Messenger xx

The steroids go in the top of you bum/base of you back... right in the rump just remember to wiggle your toes as they doing it and keep wiggling, I found it worked extremely well.

Thanks BF , DD1 has hypermobility of the hips and knees and went through intensive physio to learn to roll, crawl and walk, I am crossing my fingers that the weather warms up for you very soon so you can enjoy the "scenery" I am glad you still have a sense of humour! I hope your friends little man does well and isn't in too long. I am so glad there has been no change on this latest scan, hopefully that stays that way and you can bake for as long as possible

Well off to have some lunch and watch this terrible game of cricket!!

[ButterflyForever]

hi
crumpet - my friends little boy is just on nasal oxygen. He started off fully ventilated but was only like that for a few hours. He si still needing the oxygen due to his size, he was 6lb 4oz born at 33 +2, appently the bigger the are for the gestation, the harder they have it, as they are trying to support the extra weight on immature lungs. He is also under the lights, as he has a little jaundice as well. NICU are usually happy to answer questions if you coontact thema dn even gave me info books on what to expect.

Beema - my dd2 also had hypermobility and need orthopaedic shoes etc. Yep, I'm going to perve at the workmen, wonder if anyone has any binoculars I can borrow

take care all

[crumpet]

Crumpet, you know hun it is completely normal to have times when you want it all over, and to not go on anymore, I know I had many many bad days throughout my pregnancy, and on those days I leaned on others, more so a close friend on Messenger, she would listen to me vent, but support me, tell me it is ok, and to keep me focussed on the bigger picture. We have always said that we know the bad days are coming, and they do, but the thing is we also know that there are good days as well, and to try and make the most of them while we can. I am now continuing to repay the favour to a dear friend who is also travelling a difficult pregnancy. PM me if you want to add me to Messenger xx

The steroids go in the top of you bum/base of you back... right in the rump just remember to wiggle your toes as they doing it and keep wiggling, I found it worked extremely well.

thanks hun.....
i do feel bad complaining, especially knowing what you went through in ur preg, im not dealing with anywhere near as much as u did...
my DH finished work early and came home to spend a few hrs together before he went out tonight so that brightened my day immensly!
and ur right there is a lot more good days than these bad ones, i just find the bad ones hit me like a sack of...well u know what!
ill send u a pm now, its handy to have someone who has dealt with bed rest to talk to, not everyone inderstands how draining it actually is....

oh nice!! lucky i have plenty of rump!! why the wriggle of the toes?? is it like a distraction??

hi
crumpet - my friends little boy is just on nasal oxygen. He started off fully ventilated but was only like that for a few hours. He si still needing the oxygen due to his size, he was 6lb 4oz born at 33 +2, appently the bigger the are for the gestation, the harder they have it, as they are trying to support the extra weight on immature lungs. He is also under the lights, as he has a little jaundice as well. NICU are usually happy to answer questions if you coontact thema dn even gave me info books on what to expect.

wow that makes sense, the breathing and extra oxygen thing....
i always thought it was opposite, they were better off being a bit more plump.

one of my jan belly buddies just had her bub at 31w3d i think and he was 2.3kg and is breathing on his own!! its amazing what these little people can do!

[csab]

Hi all, had my u/s today and it wasnt as great as what I had liked and hoped for.

Bub is sitting at the 7th percentile.

Heres the comparison to 3wks ago.

BPD was at the 5th percentile and is now well under the 5th percentile.
HC was at the 40th percentile and now sitting at the 35th percentile.
AC was less than the 5th percentile, yet thankfully the only one that has improved is now at the 6th percentile.
FL was at the 19th percentile and now sitting at the 8th percentile
est fetal weight was 1203g at the 8th percentile and is now 1659g and at the 7th percentile.

They want to rescan in 2wks, yet I am anxious already.

They think that the BPD could be due to the position of bub, and may be inacurate, but the Dr wasnt the one that did the u/s it was a normal sonographer today, which I was a bit uneasy about. Would have been nice if the same DR had done the scan, yet he wrote the notes. sigh.

Saw the baby dr / OB who decided to tell me that he didnt want to worry me, but with bubs growth bub may have DS. I then replied and said that there has been no soft markers whatsoever. he then replied and said there doesnt need to be any softmarkers. (this ended up really worrying me, I feel so upset right now) I keep mentioning my last bub and how small she is, and how she is fine just small. Anyway Im hoping that my bub is perfectly healthy. He did say bub maybe just small.
Ohh and mentioned the headaches which he checked the BP and said it is rising alittle but still ok, yet wants me to see the GP on Thursday and Saturday to have the BP checked. He then also mentioned that if I have anymore headaches that are like what I have been experiencing to call the birthing suite so they can monitor me. He also had me do some BT's.

Then it was time to see the physcisian (sorry spelling) He looked back at little V's records and seems to think this bub is following V's patterns but said nothing we can do just try not to stress. Well yeah thats easier said than done. He wants me to see him in 4wks, wants me to have a rest from the DR's appts. Wow one Dr makes a huge difference.

The OB wants to see me next week, but again something different each time with delivery times. He goes on to say that he thinks 40wks would be fine then maybe 38-39wks due to c/s's. However he wants to see the next u/s to see how bub is going and also to keep an eye on me. He said if bub needs to arrive or something is wrong with me, or the both of us then he will deliver.

So there you have it, still none the wiser about delivery, yet when I wanted to be left until 40wks they were stressing, then they stress me and they want to push it back. I was feeling very excited about meeting bubs and now I just cant be excited anymore. I am praying that bubs is healthy and the next u/s in two weeks shows some great growth. I am so worried about being stressed out even more now and when bub arrives. I was put through so much with Little V, I just dont want to go through that again.

Im so sorry everyone for the downer. I think my lack of sleep is just going to get worse now. Hugs all

[skybie]

Hey girls Csab, im sorry things werent as good as you'd hoped.
My day didnt go as planned either, in a bit of a state atm, will bbl to update u but basically no question answered

[csab]

Im so sorry Skybie, seems to be the day for us doesnt it. Please know I am thinking of you and your little man. Sending lots of hugs your way.

[crumpet]

hey girls...

just popping in to see how we are all going......

more bleeding and pain here over night so am going in for monitoring this arvo and bloods on monday to rule out infection.

depending on what everything shows will depend on our plan of action.

have a appt with OB on monday anyway so he will try and see what the stitch is doing, if its dislodging it will have to come out, or if there is infection it will probably come out as well....

so just have to wait and see what happens now.....

butterfly how u going in hospital hun????