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thanks hun....:
poor kids hope they feel better soon.....these scans are going to come up sooooo quickly! mine is next week!!! :o
sorry to hear about the spotting hun.... good luck at ur appt!! will be stalking FB and here to see how u go!:
congrats on ur pregnancy and welcome! :hello: will be crossing everything for u to get ur VBAC!:
yayyyyy!!! are u sharing the Cs date or keeping it a suprise for everyone??:
i was thinking of black rose this morning as well!!!
Ok this is going to be a HUGE !!! :leap:
Not sure where to start, but it was a really positive appointment, we did all the tests except the cervix length, due to the spotting she didn't want to risk it cause any further irritation.
With the Nifedipine she is really happy with how I am controlling it and said she is leaving it up to me, and that I can go up to 150mg a day if we need to I'm currently on 60mg daily.
Test results
GD : Sugar levels were 5.4 so no GD!!!
Platelets : Stable at 153 (friggen awesome, at this stage with DD they started a rapid decline at this point)
Other BT's : all came back negative!!!
AFI's : 21 insanely awesome, my fluid levels have flown up so not low amniotic fluid anymore, wooo hoooo!!!!
PI: 0.99, (dopplers ~ so looking good)
EFF: 1440grams!!!!!!!This baby has had a massive growth spurt which is brilliant, and she said there was a good layer of fat as well ;) It looks as though my placenta is defying the odds and doing great things, lets hope it continues all the way to delivery :leap:
So all the things that were going wrong and were really setting us back as not doing so at the moment, this little Flicker is really one strong little bubba!!!!
Now for the really BIG NEWS!!!!!
I am totally blown away by this!!!!
Flicker is still bum down, has shifted around a bit more as the feet had been stuck in my cervix the last few weeks. She tried an ECV as the opportunity was there and this bub needs to get into celphic while we have a little room left. She tried twice, popped Flickers bum out of my cervix and got it up to the side and got the head down further but both times bubs went straight back , she had to stop a couple of times due to me having contractions :lol: it was good that she got to feel them and how strong they were and certainly confirmed the need for the Nifedipine and said to boost my Nifedipine tonight as the ECV will stir everything up more.
But I bought up some questions about C/S as I thought it was inevitable if bub chose to stay breech, but she told me not to get hung up about it as we could achieve a breech delivery !!!!!!! OMG are you serious :o , I think my eyes popped out of my head!!!
Due to DD arriving so quickly and me dialating quickly and effectively, if we can get bubs a few more weeks along then we can go for a breech delivery if we can't stop things progressing
I think it has just lifted a HUGE weight off my mind and hopefully this will help Flicker turn anyway, but to know that my OB is supportive of a breech delivery has just totally blown me away - man she ROCKS!!!!!! :dance:
Now for a couple of personals before i have to run and pick up DD
Mama Spice ~ I hope your OB appointment went well, sooo cute about the hiccups, Flicker hasn't had them yet, but I remember when DD got them sooo cute!!
Blackrose ~ Keeping you in my thoughts hun, if you are keeping low just want you to know that we are being quietly supportive on the side
Csab ~ Thanks hun, any spotting or bleeding is scary, but it wasn't as scary as what I went through earlier in the pregnancy, so much less stressed about it now, hopefully Miss V has a good few months ahead, no more sicknesses!!!
JennaJayen ~ Welcome!!! Wishing you all the best this pregnancy and look forwrd to getting to know you!
Crumpet ~ thinking of you hun, these few weeks ahead must be difficult emotionally and we are here for you xxoo
Hi and hugs to everyone else hope you are all doing well, must run for now!!
xxoo
Wow Beema what a post.... Im so glad all went well today, and your OB most definately rocks. Just keep hangning in there hun, little flicker is doing all the right things for you atm, so he/she will probably do the right thing before its time to arrive. hugs hun.
JennaJayen - Welcome hun, looking forward to getting to know you more too. hugs
Crumpet - It seems to be flying doesnt it (time that is), GL with your u/s hun, Im sure you will be fine. hugs
Mamaspice - How did your ob appt go? Did you get a date? How exciting. Cant wait to hear your news. Ahhhh the hiccups, how cute are they. hugs
OMG BEEMA!!!!!
thats a fantastic appt, god u couldnt have asked for muc better than that...well maybe for flicker to be head down but even so ur OB supporting breech is AMAZING!!!!
AM SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY FOR U!!!!!
and thanks hun, its going to be a long few weeks but we will get there, ive got my baby shower at 24 weeks so to everyone else its just a baby shower but for me its a celebration of getting to 24 weeks......
sorry hun i missed ur post.....:
its does seem to be going quick, hey i wont complain, i just want to get past september and ill be happy!!!
thank you! this time next week its scan day and i cant wait!! just wanna see her again and find out what my cervix is doing....
Beema that's great news about your ob supporting a breech birth!!! Sorry the ECV didn't work but at lease the foot is out of your cervix now.
Mammaspice hope your check up went well.
Crumpet hope your cervix is looking good.
AFM the ctx lasted for four days but never really got strong enough or close enough for it to progress I just ended up tired grumpy. I have made it 38 weeks though, so not really high risk now which is great. Had a checkup and now I just have to wait.
thanks hun, cant wait to see what they say next week!:
oohhh ur kidding!! ive been stalking the BA area waiting for some news....
u poor thing i bet ur over it now!!
hopefully baby isnt to far away! :pray:
:hello: everyone!
Beema, awesome news hun! So great your ob will support breech birth.
black_rose, how frustrating! I bet you are at the point now where you just want it to happen ;) So good for you to reach term though :cheer:
Aww, your baby shower will be so special Crumpet :hug:
Hi csab, butterflyforever, jennajayen and anyone else I've forgotten.
Well AFM all is going good here. My Ob appointment went really well. He is very happy to comply with my CS birth plan. Had a scan and CTG today. Bub is measuring 3.9kg already at 37 weeks :omg: And he has the cutest chubby cheeks :) CTG went well although they had me on it for nearly 2 hours as bubs was asleep and they wanted to see some good elevations in his heart rate.
I have a birth date, which is co-incidently my dads birthday - hopefully a good omen :)
I might keep it secret for now but lets just say I'm going to be a mummy of 2 in less than 2 weeks time ;)
Yay Mamaspice what wonderful news on having a date for your c/s and being your dads b'day as well. What a wonderful size your bub is and at 37wks. lol. I cant wait to hear your birth announcement and to see how accurate the measurements were in regards to weight. How exciting hun. hugs
Blackrose - Omgoodness I hope those contractions start up again soon for you. With one of my pgcy's I had contractions the week before labour started exactly, they stopped and the following week started up again into true labour. GL hun, we are all so excited for you too. Yay for hitting the 38wk mark too. hugs
Crumpet - September isnt too far away now hun, I have every faith in you that your going to make it way past September. I sooo cant wait to hear how your u/s goes next week. hugs
Well I was very crampy last night, not sure if it had anything to do with how I got up from the recliner last night as I ended up with this sharp pain in my side when I did. I just tossed and turned all night from the crampiness. At least bubs decided to give me some reassurance and boot me a little bit. I was getting abit worried.
happy 20 weeks CSAB!!!!!
Thanks Crumpet hun. I cant believe how quickly time is flying. You will be here in another 3days. lol
Hope everyone is well, and how are these full term bubba's and mummas going? Black Rose and Mamaspice.
Beema - Hope all is going well hun and the pains have settled. hugs
Well feeling abit worried, I cant stand not feeling bubs movements, Im used to feeling them in pgcy. So of course with me not feeling movements as much as I would like, ( you know everyday) I worry. Sometimes I can go days without feeling bub. I should have a look at the last u/s report and see if it mentions the position of the placenta. Maybe this bub is just quiet. Hopefully soon I will feel bub more often and with definate movements.
I had such horrible dreams last night about bubs and DS. Probably why I am more worried today.
Anyway chat later ladies, hope your all well. hugs
i sure will!!! :leap: time is flying i cant believe my 24week mark will be here soon!!!:
oh hun sorry bub isnt overly active :hug: maybe ur placenta is on the front wall?? if u really worried maybe call ur dr??
Sorry i can't do personals and this is a copy and paste :redface:
Just a quick update I was in at my OB's office on the CTG this afternoon, due to constantly tight belly and tightenings, and I'm having contractions every 15 min, lasting 1.5-2m and quite strong, and inbetween a very irritable uterus that won't relax. So on a constant higher dose of Nifedipine, plus boosters of a quick relase form, and now on bed/couch rest for the net few days to hopefully slow everything down, my cervix is holding it's own at the moment so jsut gotta calm this baby and uterus down. Still got lots of baking to do before meeting this baby!
Hopefully DH will set things up so I can come on BB :D
Beema - Sorry your going through some more of a rough time, Im praying that the contractions settle for you and your little flicker stays put until full term. Hang in there hun. Lots of sticky sticky vibes. Hope the meds work, rest up as much as you can. hugs
Crumpet - Thanks hun, I checked my u/s report and it mentioned that the placenta is anterior so thats why Im not feeling the movements as much as I would like, you know everyday. lol. Hugs
Hi mummies :hug:
I'm stuck on bed/couch rest now, with a constant dosage of 80mg of Nifedipine throughout the day, plus boosters of 10mg quick release Nifedipine to stop the ctx when I get them in runs. I had a pretty rough night with them last night 1 1/2 hours and they were just on top of each other, it was hard because I was lying down through them which feels like it is the complete wrong thing to do IYKWIM, but I felt that if I walked or rocked through them that it could encourage things to move. So have been feeling pretty sore and sorry for myself this morning, and hoping that tonight will be a better night, I had to have another booster this morning, but doing ok atm this afternoon with them much more spread out.
I thought that it was just Flicker moving and doing a big looooong stretch, so I am sure you can imagine my surprise when the CTG was recording ctx, and inbetween just going nuts because of my uterus being so irritated :redface: at least though know I now and we can get them under control.
My cervix was 3.4cm, but there was a bubble where it has opened which is 0.7cm, but no funnelling, so got a good 2.7cm, which is why I am not game to put any pressure on it.
A few personals while I can..
Congrats on 20 weeks csab
Sending labour vibes your way Black Rose
Can't wait for your BA MummaSpice, I am glad you are still keeping the date a surprise, gotta have some secrets :D
I can't wait to hear your cervix measurement Crumpet, ~ sending you Loooooonnnnngggg cervix vibes!
I will be reading and posting when I can, MIL is coming down to help out from this arvo for a day or two and my parents are coming down for next weekend.
I am dissappointed that I won't get to take DD to the Playschool concert tomorrow :cry: we knew it was a risk when we booked the tickets but I really think that it would be ok.....
Well must go for now and will be keeping an eye on you all xxoo
Just popping in quick.
Beema, you've had a rough weekend hun :hug:. Rest up and I hope that misbehaving uterus of yours settles down soon.
It's very quiet in here! How is everyone going?
i had that last time, was frustrating!! this time, well its out of the way coz i can feel everything!! :lol::
hun im crossing everything that all settles down for u soon, u poor chook u must be exhausted.....:
keep ur chin up ur doing a amazing joib keeping flicker in there each day that he/she is tucked up in there :hug: am constantly thinking of u :hug:
thanks hun, hopefully its still stable....
im expecting it to have shortened a little bit coz that would be logical thing to happen....
i forgot to ask my OB if it was likely to shorten with the stitch there.... :doh:
add it to my list of questions for this appt, i think wih the lenght of my list ill need to have a double appt! :redface:
it is quiet isnt it!!!:
all going good this end thanks hun, ill have more to tell after my scan on thursday arvo, so ill check in on friday....
wormette is going to town in there which im loving!
how are u going?? god not long now sooo exciting!!!!
big :hello: to everyone else!!
Hey everyone still around, still contracting, but getting through the days and things aren't getting any worse so hopefully I can maintain this for a few more weeks.
Seems like another drama for me ~ we can't see to get a break, I've posted in the Punching Bag Boo Hoo thread, a big screw up with our 12 weeks scan and we get told about it last night at 29 weeks!!! :wall: :wall: So off for another growth scan, meeting with another OB from the US clinic and a genetic counsellor, there are 20 of us involved so I feel so much for all the other parents, because at least we have been having close and regular monitoring so keeping positive that everything is ok with Flicker.
Spoke with my OB's office this morning for a ctx update and to let her know about the scan time etc, 7:30pm tonight, I will post in the other thread or get my PIG to do it for me if she is going to be online or another BB'er if it is going to be too late. I will hear from her if she wants to follow up on anything or me to change my meds, but I see her next Tuesday, then we are officially on weekly appointments, although with tonights scan we are on them now!
Crumpet ~ What time is your scan on Thursday? Will be totally stalking for updates on that cervix length of yours :rofl:
MamaSpice ~ woo hooo you are almost 38 weeks, fabulous hun, how are you feeling, I hope the hastles haven't started from people wanting to know when bubs is coming :hug:
BlackRose ~ How are you tracking along hun, I hope the family has pulled back and is giving you your space :hug:
Csab ~ bugger for the anterior placenta, it is amazing how much the positioning of it can affect what you can feel. Hopefully it won't be long and you will be getting some huge boots from that little bubba of yours :D
A big :hello: to everyone else, I hope you are all tracking along smoothly and baking nice fat chubby FT bubbas :bellyrubs:
oh my god!!! :o what a nightmare, just what u need on top of everything else!!! :doh::
hope everything comes back all good, but like u say lucky u have had heaps of monitoring so you would expect a issue would have been picked up by now!!
will be thinking of u tonight!!!
scan is at 4 :rolleyes: all so DH can come!! i hate late appts ( says me and ur the one going at 730 tonight!:lol:) but im making him come to all appts and scans this time seeing he missed a lot last time..
i usually dont jump on at night, but i might pop in quickly and then do a full report on friday morning..... ill be a happy mummy as long as the good old cervix is over 3cm, any less than that and i might just loose the plot
If you want to lose the plot we are here for you hun :hug: and it is ok to lose it, best to get it all out as such :comfort: and we will be there to pick you up if you need it but I have strong vibes that your cervix is going to be a good length let me have a shot at 3.4cm :D:
Yeah 7:30pm seems like nuts, but they had to get everyone in urgently, but we had to have our partners there (gee doesn't that fill one with confidence :lol:)
Beema still thinking of you!
Mamaspice yay for 38 weeks were are getting there!
Crumpet good luck for your scan tomorrow.
I am still here no sign of a baby yet, 39 weeks today and I see my ob tomorrow afternoon. I am getting random ctx but that's all, and bubs is really low so it hurts to sit on sone chairs.
Beema, how did everything go? Hope you're okay hun :hug:
Good luck with your scan tomorrow crumpet!
Blackrose, yay for 39 weeks! Hopefully your little one decides he/she's ready to come soon. How far over will your Ob let you go for vbac? Will you consider a S&S at your visit tomorrow if everything is looking favourable?
AFM, I'm just plodding along. Got to the stage where I'm not sleeping well at night. It's so cruel isn't it! Lol. I have my weekly CTG monitoring on friday. Last week bub had me stuck there on the CTG for 2 hours because he was sleeping the whole time and not co-operating, cheeky thing ;)
I'm looking forward to having him in my arms next week :)
:hello: girls!!!
just a quick HI this morning havnt got much to update till after my scan this arvo so ill jump on tonight to let u know the goss!!!
good thing is she is going off like a fire cracker in a shoe box all the time so i dont have to worry about there being no heart beat this time :redface:
beema im soooo aiming for 3.4 and above now!! :rofl:
Hi Mummies to be :bellyrubs:
So fabulous to see everyone still here and growing fabulous FT bubbas!!
Crumpet ~ Hope everything goes really well for you today, and I am thinking of looooooong cervix vibes for you, I can't wait to here the goss and I am betting over 3.4cm :dance:
MamaSpice ~ Good Luck for your monitoring tomorrow, hopefully this time he is a little more co-operative during the monitoring and wakes up for a bit of a party! Flicker was having a grand old time last Friday when I had mine, kept kicking things, and we would get decelerations, HR would drop then a big wack! And the other way where the HR would go really high, we think he/she was getting really excited and then it was followed by a flurry of kicks. Wasn't too happy with the ctx though. I can't believe you are going to be holding your baby next week oh sooo sooo exciting!!!!
BlackRose ~ Goodluck with your appointment this afternoon, it sounds like bubs is really low, very exciting, I hope the ctx ramp up for you and labour starts to get going, you must be getting frustrated with having the ctx for so long :hug:
AFM ~ My OB also wasn't particularly happy with the fact that my contractions are still around even with the change in the Nifedipine and the rest, and she said she wants to try me on Progesterone to see if that calms everything down. I am feeling a lot better today and have only had a couple of ctx, so now that the events of the last few days are behind us hopefully everything can settle back down :)
I am also super excited that 30 weeks is sooooo close now just 2 days away, and that was one of my BIG milestones to reach this pregnancy, following that 32 weeks and DD's gestation which is 33 weeks 4 days :dance: from there we would be in unchartered territory :o
Well I am glad the last couple of days are over and done with! I apologise for the really long post and if you have read the other thread, but it covers everything. The whole experience was horrible, and one I wouldn't wish on anyone else, and it is horrible to know that there are 20 families involved in it all :(
This is what happened at the appointment:
We arrived early and they were running late, the couple before us came out and the father started explaining everything to his parents or IL's so we had an idea before we went in what was going to happen.
Dissappointed that the OB I had was the one from the WCH, so came with the pretty blunt intro as to what happened. She went through what has happened, there was a change over of software right at the time we had our 12 week scan, so the results went into one program, but should have gone into another, there were glitches in the software. So what it has done is changed our risk for DS from 1:655 to 1:244 and placed us in the high risk category, hence the reason for us getting called in. She then went on to say that we are still able to terminate not here but we would have to travel interstate, it was just so blunt I lost it at this point. In addition I have come back with Low PAPPA.
Our options are to have an amnio which comes with a risk of MC of 1:205, but due to the shape of my uterus and the fact that I am already having contractions, the risks are significantly higher. We have been placed in a position that no parent wants to be in let alone at 29 weeks into the pregnancy.
She went on to do a full scan, growth scan, and almost a full Morphology scan, she took great care looking and measuring the nasal bone, the heart, kidneys, brain, she also did a set of dopplers. She was happy with the growth scan, everything is tracking online, but TBH I don't know if there are any real signs of whether a growth scan is going to give any indication as to whether a baby has DS or not.
I can't believe we have been placed in this position, let alone at this stage, and why on earth did they take so long to contact us all.
We have a lot to absorb and emotions are running high, but this little baby has shown so much fight and I couldn't go through with a termination, so I don't think we will bother with the amnio as we aren't going to "use" the information.
My reflections on it all yesterday morning
That was one of the hardest nights I have had this pregnancy, I feel shattered this morning, neither DH and I slept much at all, both of us waking through the night in tears, I felt so angry, hurt and upset, why did we get put in this position, why did we have to go through this and why now.... I know that life is meant to challenge us, but I never expected to be pushed to such extreme limits.
When I announced my pregnancy it was with vigour that I was going to skip the NICU Rollercoaster and get to Full Term, but I didn't comprehend the rollercoaster of emotions that we have been for the pregnancy part on for the past 21 weeks....
I am calling my OB's office this morning, they open at 9:30am and organising an appointment to speak with my OB. There are questions we have, but I feel that within my heart that Flicker is ok... and as I can't even comtemplate Termination, so realistically the amnio is not the way to go, because of the shape of my uterus and the fact I have been having contractions makes the risk of the amnio so much higher, but it would also give the definitive answer that my DH is searching for.
I have been on the net - I am a careful "Googler ", finding out more about Low PAPPA, which is Low Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A (PAPP-A), this has placed us in the high risk of chromosomal abnormality, but from my reading it can be indicative of a few things which I see are more fitting to my case, I have found a direct link to having a uterine septum and the positioning of the placenta in relation to that. And as we know my placenta is over the top of the septum and that placenta has always been on the smaller size. For these reasons my OB has been closely monitoring growth and doing regular Dopplers, with the expectation that the restriction is growth is more likely to occur after 30 weeks. This is one of the things I plan to discuss with my OB today.
On top of that if there was any retained placenta from the twin, this could also result in a Low PAPPA result, this is what the OB told us last night.
Flickers growth scan results from last night were pretty good, and putting growth ahead by a few days based on my "Official Dates" (or right on track with my dates of 30 weeks yesterday) Weight was 1556grams, up from 1440grams last Tuesday - give or take based on the accuracy of these things.
I have also looked closely at the range of soft markers that can be present in cases of DS, and I can't see any of them present in the scans we have of Flicker, but I will go through them with my OB today.
I know that in time this will get easier, but I know that DH would feel better about a definitive answer, where as I can just live with what ever we are given. And TBH I look at the figures and all of the information, not just the fact that we have crossed the line into the high risk category, where as I don't think he can get past that.
I am sorry if I have repeated myself everything is a bit of a haze right now, but hopefully soon I see clearer again.
Last night we went and saw our OB and this is what happened
I am so so so glad we went in and spoke with our OB this afternoon, it was a great debrief for DH and I. We went through all of the events of the past couple of days, and we asked a bucketload of questions.
We went through all of the results, the original and the new figures, we went through each component of the 12 weeks results and what each meant, we strongly believe that the Low PAPP-A is due to the poor placement and attachment of the placenta. And just one hiccup with a component of the testing can make a dramatic difference to the figures.
We went through the results of last nights scans and each Soft Marker that was looked at and are confident that visually there are no signs of DS. We showed our OB the 3D photo and she had a good look at the facial structure and agreed that the positioning of the eyes on the face, the don't look slanted in and the nose looks just like DD's
We went through all of the risks associated with the amnio, had we had it done early in pregnancy and doing it at this late stage and what we would or no do with that information. The reality is it is not worth the risk to do if before 34 weeks, my pregnancy is far from "stable" and although if a clean amnio was done the history of PPROM, a uterus that is contracting, ther would need to be quite a bit done to actually calm it down, it is just too complicated and too risky. And we have made the decision that if we have the amnio we aren't going to do anything with the results.
We feel at peace with our decisions, we have looked at all aspects and although we can make a decision about the amnio down the track, I don't want to risk this pregnancy in anyway and it isn't going to prove anything.
Had we found out this information much earlier... like when we should have... we would have had the option of an additional blood test which would have given us further information without needing an amnio. But we can't dwell on that.
So while we are still upset about what has happened and how it was handled, it was not the fault of the OB's at the clinic, we need to take our focus and minds away from that and just refocus on growing Flicker into a big fat chubby baby who will be perfect in every way :)
thanks hun!!
i have been following the other thread and im just in awe of how u and ur DH are handling not only the situation but all of the feelings that would be going with it....
i couldnt imagine being in ur situation but i tell u what i look up to u and ur strength and positivness and you give me the hope that i to can do as well as you and get to that 30 week mark if not further along...
thank you for sharing ur story ur a brave chook :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
are u on the progesterone pessaries or a cream or injection?
we had to use the pessaries, not the most fun thing but they kept things super calm here!
Awww. look at Flickers latest pic! So cute :)
:hug: Beema, you know what, my gut feel is that you have absolutely nothing to worry about with regards to downs syndrome. But what an emotional ordeal to go through :hug:
Thanks hun, I feel 30 weeks is very achievable now :dance: nothing is going to happen in two days! Better *touch wood* :lol::
She mentioned the cream, Crionome or something similar to that :dunno:
I feel the same hun, we can't see anything that would indicate that there is downs syndrome, and while nothing is 100% we are happy with what we have seen, it's just a pity the process and timing was so horrible!:
The pic is very cute, I guess it was the "highlight" of Tuesdays scan :lol:
30 weeks is definatly achievable now!! i rekon 32 weeks is achieveable for u now!!:
ahh ok, ive herd of it but havnt had to use it...
the pic of flicker is gorgeous i didnt notice it before!:redface:
I only changed it this morning :D:
im back from my scan girls!!!
and well im a bit :D:D:D:D
so baby girl is measuring perfectly, all the right bits in the right spots all that jazz.....
beema this bit is for u.....
they looked at my cervix and its still tightly closed AND
its 4cm!!! :leap::leap::leap: i was a little stunned when she said it was that long, so i think ove lost all of 2mm in 4 weeks!!!
my placenta has moved away from my cervix so i look ok for a VB now as well!!!
god i feel so relieved, i was terrified my cervix would have shrunk!!!
thank you all for u love and support running up to today it means a lot!! :grouphug:
:leap: :leap: :hooray:Woooooo Hooooooo :hooray: :leap: :leap:
OMG hun that totally rocks!!! 4cm YIPEEEEEEEEE!!!
That is just so so cool, I wanted to guess a higher figure but I was scared that if it came in lower it would be dissappointing :redface:
So wonderful to hear you had a great scan!!!
AFM ~ Felt like crap this afternoon, I think I ate something that didn't agree with me so have spent a few trips (WAY TMI) back and forth to the bathroom and on top of the ctx been annoying the crap out of me since 11:30am, so I have been laying down on the couch feeling sorry for myself. Next dose of Nif due shortly and I'll take another booster as well. And work out something for dinner as DH and DD will be home in half an hour, DD is easy but no idea what DH and I will have, probably soup or a frozen meal that we have.
thanks hun!!!!:
i know what i u mean i wasnt aiming high for my cervix from the fear of disappointment!!
my OB is going to fall of his chair tomorrow!! :rofl:
sorry tp hear ur not feeling well :hug: rest up, get hubby to sort out dinner!
Hi guys, sorry I haven't been online and posting for a while, haven't been feeling too good, so haven't been posting. And thank you for all the welcomes :)
Beema - I'm keeping everything crossed for you that flcker will stay put for at least 4 more weeks!
Everyone else - Hi and I hope everything is going ok for you all.
afm - I have constant all day sickness, and constant cramping all day, so I've just been taking it easy on out new recliner couch, keeping my legs up with the laptop in front of me when I'm feeling good enough to be able to surf the net.
I'm also not eating right either lol lots of chocolate, since it's one of the few things other than vegemite on toast that actually stays down, biscuits, very sugary juices lol but it all tastes sooooo good!
Nothing else to tell here.
Hope everything is good with you all!
oh u poor thing hope ur MS goes away soon!! and the cramping too, that wouldnt be much fun! :hug::
AFM: had my OB appt yesterday.....
good and ok news....
he is really happy with most things.....
over the moon about my cervix and stitch, he said it would be unlikely to start shortening but if it did id probably know about it so that was music to my ears!!
baby must be growing well coz my tummy is measuring 3cm ahead of what it should, and my uterus had popped out about my belly button now!! i was fscinated when he told me that!! :lol:
he raised a eyebrown when i mentioned braxton hicks that i get, which are far from frequent, they dont happen every day and only happen in the morning, said he doesnt want me feeling them at all, but until they start coming more often he wont worry yet, but if they ramp up before 30 weeks we will need a plan of action, im guessing nifedepine for a bit again.....
but the ok news.....
my placenta hasnt moved as much as they thought when we looked at the report....
which really isnt bad news but im disappointed i thought i was all good to go for a VB, and now we are back to treating things like ill be having a CS....
OB said we still have time for it to move, didnt sound to confident though, and we will do a scan at 32 weeks to check on it.
ill be getting a referal for another scan at 26 weeks for my own piece of mind given our history so hopefully its moved by then and we wont have to worry.
he also said given my utter dislike for the spinal and cathether he is going to attempt to take my stitch out with a local instead.
from what i gather that means a needle up the hoo harr into the cervix so he can nick the cervix skin to expose the knot in the stitch and then remove it that way, sounds like heaven compared to the alternative!! :rofl:
he has put our aim at 30 weeks, which he fully expects us to pass but said its nice to know u have made it to a milestone, suits me!!
after that he said he basically wont be concerned about what i do, so ill be able to vacum again all that stuff!
all in all a good appt, i think i expected to much from the placenta issue
Crumpet - Glad ou got some good news :) I'm sure you'll make it waaaay past the 30wk mark :)
afm - Just thought I'd update you all on where I'm at as well... went to the doctors this morning as the cramping and stabbing pains on my left side are getting worse and I thought I had a bit of brown spotting yesterday evening, and turns out I have some tenderness on my left side just inside my hip/pelvis and very low in my pelvis as well, so I'll be heading up to emergency around 11-12ish - when hubby gets back from his mates place - have to wait and see if it eases off a bit and find a babysitter for DS first though.
Doctor thinks I might have an ovarian cyst that's being squished, so hopefully I'll get a scan t the hospy and they can find out what's going on. Cramping for almost 4 weeks straight just isn't normal!
So just sitting here, trying to relax and breathing through the pain.
Hope everyone else is doing ok. I'll let you all know what happens when I get back!
thanks hun.....
oh u poor thing!! good luck at the hospital, hope everything is ok and u find out whats going on :hug:
Jenna hope it all checks out ok for you.
Crumpet yay on the long cervix and the placenta moving, that's great news!!
Beema 30 weeks!!!! Well done, I hope the cream helps ease the ctx for you.
AFM the Friday night ctx hit again, they got really strong but I fell asleep and could barely feel them. I walked around to our primary school to vote and we went out in dh's 4wd it seems to have made things progress but not enough to send me to hospital yet.
Thaks guys. I meant to get online last night, but was too sore and tired to do it.
Black_Rose - Hope those contractions get strong enough to get everything moving properly so you can meet your precious little bubba very soon!
afm - They got someone in to give me a scan with their brand-spanking-new portable ultrasound machine, and Bub is doing ok, measuring a bit behind (was measuring at 8wk 3d yesterday instead of the 8wk 5d I was supposed to be, not bad, but different and slightly worrying for me as DS was always measuring ahead of dates in his scans).
There was a heartbeat, which was excellent - I didn't get to see the screen as it was facing away from me, but hubby did, which was great for him as he missed out on the dating scan. Don't know exactly how many bpm it was as it was just a basic scan and the guy doing it wasn't a sonographer, just a doctor.
I have to call the hospital on monday and tell them that emergency asked me to call and let them know I'm coming in for a full scan. Hubby isn't working tomorrow, so he'll be able to come along and see bub.
Just have to stay relaxed and try to rest as much as possible now, which is difficult because if I sit or lie down for too long my hips and lower back sieze up and I'm in agony when I get up. Had to resort to a heat pack last night I was in that much pain. It basically feels like my whole pelvis and lower back is trying to go flying into 10 different directions at the same time.
So that's what's been happening here.
Hope everyone else is having a great weekend, it's actually really nice and sunny here in country Vic today, though some clouds are showing their ugly faces now, it's warmer than it was yesterday though.
hey girls! blackrose has ber bub!
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