High Risk Pregnancy ~ General Discussion and Support

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Hi guys, just stopping in briefly.

We have internet again! Our internet was finally connected on monday, though we spent the next 2 days without it due to a mixture of an installation fault and the high winds we had.

So I should be back on more often, or at least as often as this pregnancy allows me to get on lol

Beema - HUGE CONGRATS DARL! You made it so far, I'm soooo proud of you :) Well done!

csab - I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you that things start to improve! And that they don't get any worse!!!

Crumpet - thinking of you!

afm - I had a bleed on wednesday last week - woke up with approx 2tspn's of bright red blood accompanied by regular cramping, so rushed to hospy and had to wait 6 hours before I was seen. Finally got in to have a scan and bub was doing ok, thank god! Even put it's fingers in it's mouth for us just to let us know everything was going good.
No sign of where the bleed came from - as it was with the spotting I'd had previously - but we had been to the Melbourne Show the day before and I'd overdone it a bit with the walking and we didn't get home until after midnight as the V-Line trains weren't running from Flinders St, so the stress of waiting for a bus to take us to Pakenham so we could get on the train there and then having to wait 45mins for the train to leave Pakenham probably contributed as well.

Everything is good now - on couch rest until the 6th when I see the midwife again (I was in emergency when I was supposed to be having my first midwife appointment, and luckily the midwife was able to come down to emergency to see me so we got all the basic stuff done, just have to do some other paperwork now and book into the hospital).

So I'm just crampy and achy and have a pinched nerve in my back that is making it hard to sleep, just taking panadol as often as I'm allowed as that seems to help a little bit.
Anyway, I must go as I'm exhausted and need to get some sleep.

Hope you're all doing ok!

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glad to hear bub is doing after after ur cramping and stuff!!!

enjoy that couch rest.... i feel for you it gets pretty boring!!

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Crumpet - Hope everything is well with you and no more difficulty in breathing episodes. Yay for the 27wks hun. hugs

Jenna - Thankyou hun, I hope everything has settled with the bleeding. Keep up that bedrest. hugs

Well just another update from me, need to go and prepare dinner for everyone. I feel totally exhausted. Have been at the hospital every week lately and now need to go again tomorrow.
Now for the reason for tomorrows hospital visit. I have now been told that I need to go on insulin. So double yippee for me. I was sort of expecting it as my BSL levels havent been all that great. So now i have to have insulin twice a day at lunch and dinner times. So tomorrows visit is to get shown how to give myself the insulin. I feel sick to the stomach, I am so not looking forward to this, I am really worried about it being painful, even though they say it doesnt hurt, yet it is the thought.

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all good here thanks hun, no dramas at the moment....
biggest issue atm is baby girl is breech but thats not the end of the world considering!

u poor chook i dont know if i could inject myself :hug: :hug: im sure u will manage ur a tough cookie!

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Hi, I can sympathise with you completely! I am 14weeks and have to go in for surgery in about 3 weeks and have been in and out of hospital for months. I have a tumor on my right ovary, tests have been done for cancer etc and some have come back positive. They have given my baby a 50% chance of survival and i am soo scared! Im angry and concerned and just confused! I cant crawl up in a little ball and cry until i fall asleep as i have a beautiful little boy who needs me and a husband who is trying to support our family both mentally and financially! I need to be strong for this other little bubba inside me who i am not going to give up without a massive fight! You need to stay strong for your sake and your baby's sake!!

As for how i get through each day or week - I cant really tell you an exact answer to that one! I break down from time to time and have a bit of a pitty party and get so angry. I feel so sorry for my poor husband who has to cop the brunt of my out bursts! I think that if you surround yourself with people who are going to put positivity into your life and support you through your worst and rock bottom days that will help you emensely! Unfortunately though some days you will find (well i do at least) that nothing or no one can help you or say anything to make it better! Some days you just need to say 'you know what! this is crap! and i hate this!' and thats ok! Dont feel like you are a failure or any less of a mother, wife, friend or woman if you have a down time/day! Its totally understandable and expected!
Have you thought about seeing someone? Are you seeing the hospital for your care? if so, they have some really good people to talk to that will talk you through it all from both a supportive counsellor stand point and also the medical side of it which can really help sometimes. Sometimes all you need is for someone to be real and drop all the bull! I find sometimes that when people constantly say to me it will get better and its all going to be fine i get so crabby!!! And you know what sometimes you are going to feel like its not getting better and its not going to end but you need to affirm to yourself that hey, it might not get better anytime soon or it may not look that hopefull at the moment but no matter what happens and how things turn out you will get through it!
Sorry if thats a bit full on or direct but its just how i feel and i thought it might help....Maybe.

If it helps also i am a christian woman and i try to draw strength from god and his word. Leaning on that helps emensley! Even if your not really a religious person you may find that just having a few power scriptures will help you and give you peace. let me know if you would like any.

I hope all goes well for you and your bubba and you have a great pregnancy and a healthy little baby!

Best of luck.

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oh wow u poor thing.... i hope ur surgery goes well and bubby comes out the other side with no issues :hug:

AFM: all going well, really have not much to report!

having my GD test tomorrow morning, then a scan on monday morning to check placenta and baby pozzie and then OB on tuesday.
after that appt im on fortnightly visits!! thats a scary thought!

Thankyou Skybie for that tip too. I got through the first two times now it is for today. It didnt hurt as much as what I thought it would, yet the needle size they have given is 6mm not 5mm. Apparently it the company they use. hugs

Natwantsababy - Wow hun, thankyou but honestly what I am going through is nothing compared to what you are. I hope your little bub sticks really well sweety and you get to bring this bub home. i cant imagine how scared you are, with the tumors and the possibility of losing your much wanted bub. Know that we all here will be thinking of you and wishing you all the very best of outcomes and your take home baby. Please keep coming n here and letting us know how everything is going with you. hugs

Crumpet - Thanks hun, it actually didnt end up turning out as bad as what i thought, thankfully. I think it is the thought of it, but once I get the hang of it and in a routine, I think it will be fine. GL with your GD test today, let us know how you go. Enjoy your u/s on Monday too, my next one is the following week. hugs

I had a bit of a scare last night it. I was worried I may be going into labour there for a while. I oke up in the middle of the night for the usual pee stops, and by the time I got back to bed I just couldnt get comfy. No matter which way I layed down whether on my left side, right side or even on my back I felt like I couldnt breathe and the tightenings didnt let up. It was continuous accompanied with a dull lower back ache. it lasted for approx an hour. Im thinking that it may have something to do with the needles, maybe it stirred something up. I noticed yesterday after giving the injections bub went a tad hypo for a little while. Anyhow still got a bit of tightenings, and the dull back ache has started to return, so will be keeping an eye on it today and taking it easier. At least the tightening isnt constant atm.

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Jenna - hope all going well, is the nerve pain any better?

Natwantsa baby - thinking of you, hope all goes well.

Crumpet - hope all the tests go well.

csab - hope it has all settled down, I have had a similar thing, back pain and tightenings, it is scary.

afm - Sorry I haven't posted for ages, haven't really felt up to it. Having a bit of a rough ride.
Been in Hossy for a short period, just for Observation, had a scan whilst there and now my cervix isn't behaving properly and is a bit shorter than they would like at this stage, so been trying to rest up, easier said than done with four kids at home and it's the school hols. I have an appt on Thurs to see my Ob who has been on hols for the past couple of weeks. Think I may be going into hospital on bed rest in the next 6 weeks, joy!!!

take care all

Ohhh hun, I hope you wont need to go into hospital soon. It is hard to rest up though when you have other kids at home. I still get them, but just the normal BH with a touch of lower back pain, definately no where near like the other night. The DR from the hospital called to see how I was coping with the insulin injections on Friday, so asked him if it may had something to do with the needles, but he said it wouldnt have been. So Im fine with that. Must have been just a coincidence. rest up as much as you can hun. hugs

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Crumpet - Thanks hun, it actually didnt end up turning out as bad as what i thought, thankfully. I think it is the thought of it, but once I get the hang of it and in a routine, I think it will be fine. GL with your GD test today, let us know how you go. Enjoy your u/s on Monday too, my next one is the following week. hugs

I had a bit of a scare last night it. I was worried I may be going into labour there for a while. I oke up in the middle of the night for the usual pee stops, and by the time I got back to bed I just couldnt get comfy. No matter which way I layed down whether on my left side, right side or even on my back I felt like I couldnt breathe and the tightenings didnt let up. It was continuous accompanied with a dull lower back ache. it lasted for approx an hour. Im thinking that it may have something to do with the needles, maybe it stirred something up. I noticed yesterday after giving the injections bub went a tad hypo for a little while. Anyhow still got a bit of tightenings, and the dull back ache has started to return, so will be keeping an eye on it today and taking it easier. At least the tightening isnt constant atm.

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glad its going ok with the jabs hun!!

thank you, ill make sure i let u know how i go!! scan today, OB and test results tomorrow *gulp* im a bit scared but oh well what will be will be!!

oh god hun hope things have settled! :hug:

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Crumpet - hope all the tests go well.

afm - Sorry I haven't posted for ages, haven't really felt up to it. Having a bit of a rough ride.
Been in Hossy for a short period, just for Observation, had a scan whilst there and now my cervix isn't behaving properly and is a bit shorter than they would like at this stage, so been trying to rest up, easier said than done with four kids at home and it's the school hols. I have an appt on Thurs to see my Ob who has been on hols for the past couple of weeks. Think I may be going into hospital on bed rest in the next 6 weeks, joy!!!

take care all

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thanks hun....

oh no!! did they tell you what length ur cervix is?? this is one my pregnancy specialties!! :lol: well my only specialty of pregnancy given i have a incompetant cervix!

i hope u dont end up in hospital on bed rest! bed rest is horrid at the best of times let alone in hospital! :hug:

AFM: plodding along ok....

had a weird night last night, tummy went rock hard for about a hr, way worse than any braxton hicks ive had, and i ended up really sore and umcomfy so ill speak to OB tomorrow about that..

scan today to check the placenta placement, my stitch and baby, cant wait to see if she has chubby cheeks!

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thanks csab and crumpet - cervix measuring 2.1cm at 21 weeks, exactly 2 weeks ago. But they did measure it in the middle of a BH contraction that just wouldn't go away (whether that made a difference:dunno:). But don't know whether it's psychological, but been having cervix pain, feels like everything going to drop out sometimes :o
I'll be getting a scan on Thurs, my Ob been away on hols, so had to wait for him to come back. Doesn't help that Bub is breech and kicking hell out of my cervix.

Crumpet - hope scan goes well, thinking of you.

Just crossing fingers and legs :p that all is going to be OK.

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Hi
thanks csab and crumpet - cervix measuring 2.1cm at 21 weeks, exactly 2 weeks ago. But they did measure it in the middle of a BH contraction that just wouldn't go away (whether that made a difference:dunno:). But don't know whether it's psychological, but been having cervix pain, feels like everything going to drop out sometimes :o
I'll be getting a scan on Thurs, my Ob been away on hols, so had to wait for him to come back. Doesn't help that Bub is breech and kicking hell out of my cervix.

Crumpet - hope scan goes well, thinking of you.

Just crossing fingers and legs :p that all is going to be OK.

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wow that is short! i know its hard but the best thing i was told when in hospital on bed rest is elevate ur bum and feet as much as possible, it will take a lot of the pressure and weight of bub and what not off ur cerivx...
might be worth asking ur OB if they think a cervical stitch like i have, might help?

dont worry hun my bub is breech and my cervix cops it to and i hate it, like i dont have enough concerns in that region!!

crossing my fingers and toes for u!! :hug:

thanks, ill report back in for sure!

BF - Keep those legs crossed hun, hope all goes well with the next cervix length. My bub is breech and always feeling feet kicking the cervix. hugs

Crumpet - How did your scan go? Goodluck with your OB appt today. Have everythign crossed for some wonderful news. Sounds like what happened to me the other night, the constant tightening that doesnt ease. So uncomfy. hugs

Well have the hospital today again, will be seeing the OB, phycsian (sp) too early in the morning, lol and the endo dr, then after that get a BT done. So in for a fun day today.

afternoon girls...

sorry i didnt get on last night..

csab sorry have already seen this in the jan thread...

so scan came up with good and bad news...

good news...

baby girl has turned and is now head down bum up!! :clap:
she is measuring as she should and the placenta is now out of the way as well!!!:clap:
looks like she is averaging about 1.3kg so a nice size according to the US tech...

bad news...

my cervix looks to be on a downhill spiral....:shakehead:

at my 20w scan it was 4.2cm which for me is awsome! now its at 2.4cm, which considering our situation isnt a good position....
i have 9mm between my stitch and baby's head and that part of the cervix is closed so thats a good start..

so we are stareing down the barrel of a stint of bed rest, quite possibly in hospital, which im not thrilled about..

see my OB at 530 so ill hopefully know more then!

Thats ok Crumpet hun, you see my dbl posts, lol. Also its help with the memory refresher. I hope your ok. Hugs

Well finally got through the day at the hospital. Anyhow had the Physician first, now he seems concerned with how things are going and now wants me to see him weekly. Then it was the endocronolgist, and she has decided to bump up my insulin at lunch time again now to 10units, and has also put me on night time insulin which now I have to go tomorrow for the diabetes education again to get shown the night time one. That is for tomorrow. Then it was the OB, baby Dr, and due to me not feeling bubs as much as they would like, as i had mentioned it to the Endo Dr, wanted to check bubs on the CTG thingy for about 30mins, yet as bub is still abit small was a bit of a drama, as bub kept moving away from it. lol. I kept saying that I am sure it is just because bubs is small and the placenta is in the way, but they wanted to be safe. So anyhow, the Endo Dr wanted me to see her again next week too, and due to the u/s on Tuesday coming, the OB is also on the list of Dr's again. Ohh yes, I was also given a kick chart, now this is going to be fun as most of the movements bub makes I also dont feel, and they wanted actually full on movements not just taps. Ohhh well, will try my best. lol.
Ohh and they are still contemplating the 35-36wks mark delivery of bubs, and if you all can believe it, I could have bubs in just 6-7wks time, omg....... So soon.
Lots of hugs lovelies.

ok ladies grab a cuppa coz this bit could be long.....

so OB appt last night....
looooooots of stuff happened OMG.....
so to start with.. iron levels are virtually non existent so im on a double does of iron, im sure my OB never wants me to ***** again!
my vitamin D are the same so im on a double dose of that too.....
i dont have gest diabetes so that was very exciting!! my group B swab was a negative so that was good too..... and my BP oh boy my BP its low, really low 90/40...which became quite evident at ante natal classes, but ill add that story at the bottom....

so now my cervix.....
so as we all know ive been over doing things, and OB wasnt a happy man, i got the look over the glasses!!! oooppsie!!
so we have been warned that it is possible she could come at any time, BUT he thinks we should get to ...32-34 weeks and thats the aim atm...
we are aiming for 30w at this point and then after that 32 and then 34 and then after 34 he said he doesnt care what happens!! LOL....
so we are preparing ourselfs for a earlier arrival than we though and to be honest the likelyhood of hitting 37 is well not likely, but miracles happen.
so he said bed rest at home for 4 weeks, and unless my cervix hits 1.7cm he wont put me into hospital, so i have 8mm to play with.
he is happy its closed above the stitch so thats a good thing.
if my braxton hiocks increase im back on drugs to stop that coz he isnt happy there is action going on there coz that wont help keep my cervix quiet. so i just have to sit back relax and hope to god we get past 30-32 weeks....
i am totally expecting her to be here by 34 weeks i just have a feeling i wont get any further than 34 35 max....

so then we went and had dinner and then back to the hospital for ante natal classes, which proved to be interesting!!
the middie running it promised us a placenta to look at, so we all go and stand in the hall way at the delivery suits and she brings it out....
mean while im feeling hot and dizzy from standing still...
placenta looks well feral and that didnt bother me she was moving it round showing this that and everything else and i nearly ended up on the floor!!!
i had to go and sit back down in the room.... so everyone comes in and i feel like a twit coz they all prob assumed it was from the placenta but it was my BP playing up!! the middie ended up asking me if i was ok at one point coz i lost all colour in my face and could barely keep my eyes open, my hands we sooooooo sweaty and i kept gagging!!!
so needless to say we left at half time and came home and got into bed!!!

Gee Crumpet hun, by the sounds of it we both couls end up having bubs earlier than expected. Do as your told hun and stay rested. Bed rest ok. TBH I am actually abit worried if my bub doesnt gain like they want that they end up putting me in hospy on bed rest. I have heard a few stories about people with bub who are IUGR they sometimes put them in hopsital on bed rest to see if that helps get bubs to gain weight.. Will be interesting to see where bubs at next week.
Now dont do anything else hun and let Dh look after you. Hugs hun.

Well afm, had my education class for the night time injections and my goodness the injection device is like this huge dial, which looks a bit scary but is pretty much ok, just looks scary.hehehe. Anyhow thats it for me today. Hope everyone is ok.

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Gee Crumpet hun, by the sounds of it we both couls end up having bubs earlier than expected. Do as your told hun and stay rested. Bed rest ok. TBH I am actually abit worried if my bub doesnt gain like they want that they end up putting me in hospy on bed rest. I have heard a few stories about people with bub who are IUGR they sometimes put them in hopsital on bed rest to see if that helps get bubs to gain weight.. Will be interesting to see where bubs at next week.
Now dont do anything else hun and let Dh look after you. Hugs hun.

Well afm, had my education class for the night time injections and my goodness the injection device is like this huge dial, which looks a bit scary but is pretty much ok, just looks scary.hehehe. Anyhow thats it for me today. Hope everyone is ok.

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i rekon we will be racing to the finish line hun!! :rofl: in all seriousness we will both make it a bit further, long enough to miss NICU i hope!!

im just lounging round doing a lot of nothing so fingers crossed it works!!

hun rest up and pork that bub up!! i hope he/she gains lots of weight for u! :hug:

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Crumpet - sorry about the cervix news, it's so worrying isn't it. Glad she has turned though. I have to do the bed rest soon as well. Sorry had a laugh about the iron (just the way you worded it), you poor thing, you'll have to dose up on senna, as well. Pooer you with the placenta performance, you'll never see these people again, doesn't matter what they think.

Csab - what a performance with the appt's, at least you are getting well looked after. Wow a baby in a few weeks time, hope you are prepared.

afm - Here's the story so far. I have had a stressful few weeks of worrying after they told me at the 20 week ultrasound that my c-section scar was only measuring 2mm thick. I have had a couple of subsequent scans and my Ob has assured me that the Sonographer has measured the wrong bit, the scar today was 1cm (10mm) thick, the guy last time had measured a portion of the uterus that sits much lower down, and apparently is quite thin at this stage of the pregnancy. I have also had to spent a night in hospital about 10 days ago just with scar pain, I needed a scan the next day. The Sonographer then told me I had a shortened cervix, only measuring 2.1cm, so I have had 10 days of worry waiting for my Ob to come back of his Hols. Today at my scan, the cervix now looks long and closed (about 3cm). So don't know what is going on there. I am going to be totally grey by the time this pregnancy is done. I am still having to take it easy at the mo, and am trying to rest up a little, although this isn't easy with 4 kids 7 and under, and just having the 2 weeks school hols. I will see the Ob again in 2 weeks, but think bed rest in hospital will be soon, probably from about 28 weeks on. I too will be delivering early, aim to get me too 34 weeks.

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Crumpet - sorry about the cervix news, it's so worrying isn't it. Glad she has turned though. I have to do the bed rest soon as well. Sorry had a laugh about the iron (just the way you worded it), you poor thing, you'll have to dose up on senna, as well. Pooer you with the placenta performance, you'll never see these people again, doesn't matter what they think.

afm - Here's the story so far. I have had a stressful few weeks of worrying after they told me at the 20 week ultrasound that my c-section scar was only measuring 2mm thick. I have had a couple of subsequent scans and my Ob has assured me that the Sonographer has measured the wrong bit, the scar today was 1cm (10mm) thick, the guy last time had measured a portion of the uterus that sits much lower down, and apparently is quite thin at this stage of the pregnancy. I have also had to spent a night in hospital about 10 days ago just with scar pain, I needed a scan the next day. The Sonographer then told me I had a shortened cervix, only measuring 2.1cm, so I have had 10 days of worry waiting for my Ob to come back of his Hols. Today at my scan, the cervix now looks long and closed (about 3cm). So don't know what is going on there. I am going to be totally grey by the time this pregnancy is done. I am still having to take it easy at the mo, and am trying to rest up a little, although this isn't easy with 4 kids 7 and under, and just having the 2 weeks school hols. I will see the Ob again in 2 weeks, but think bed rest in hospital will be soon, probably from about 28 weeks on. I too will be delivering early, aim to get me too 34 weeks.

take care all

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this pregnancy caper is one constant worry isnt it!!!
:lol: have to try and make some humour about it all at some point!! :lol:

great news on the cervix!! closed is awsome and 3cm is great too! ur beating me in the cervix depertment!!!
hope the scar pain isnt to bad!

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i rekon we will be racing to the finish line hun!! :rofl: in all seriousness we will both make it a bit further, long enough to miss NICU i hope!!

im just lounging round doing a lot of nothing so fingers crossed it works!!

hun rest up and pork that bub up!! i hope he/she gains lots of weight for u! :hug:

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Yay for lounging around doing nothing. I have everything crossed that all this lazing about is working for you hun. LOL, I think it may be a race to the finish line. Yet if you keep going the way you are, I think you may just beat me. Yet as long as it is past 35wks ok. Hugs

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Crumpet - sorry about the cervix news, it's so worrying isn't it. Glad she has turned though. I have to do the bed rest soon as well. Sorry had a laugh about the iron (just the way you worded it), you poor thing, you'll have to dose up on senna, as well. Pooer you with the placenta performance, you'll never see these people again, doesn't matter what they think.

Csab - what a performance with the appt's, at least you are getting well looked after. Wow a baby in a few weeks time, hope you are prepared.

afm - Here's the story so far. I have had a stressful few weeks of worrying after they told me at the 20 week ultrasound that my c-section scar was only measuring 2mm thick. I have had a couple of subsequent scans and my Ob has assured me that the Sonographer has measured the wrong bit, the scar today was 1cm (10mm) thick, the guy last time had measured a portion of the uterus that sits much lower down, and apparently is quite thin at this stage of the pregnancy. I have also had to spent a night in hospital about 10 days ago just with scar pain, I needed a scan the next day. The Sonographer then told me I had a shortened cervix, only measuring 2.1cm, so I have had 10 days of worry waiting for my Ob to come back of his Hols. Today at my scan, the cervix now looks long and closed (about 3cm). So don't know what is going on there. I am going to be totally grey by the time this pregnancy is done. I am still having to take it easy at the mo, and am trying to rest up a little, although this isn't easy with 4 kids 7 and under, and just having the 2 weeks school hols. I will see the Ob again in 2 weeks, but think bed rest in hospital will be soon, probably from about 28 weeks on. I too will be delivering early, aim to get me too 34 weeks.

take care all

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Gee hun, I hope you dont need to end up in hospital on bed rest, but if it keeps bubs in side for longer than 34wks than it is the best thing. Gee the gray hairs have quadrupled for me, lol. It sounds like they are keeping a close eye on you too. Which is a good thing. Im glad the u/s's came back alot better for you this time though, all that stress isnt good for any of us even bubs. Mkae sure you keep resting up. Hugs

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this pregnancy caper is one constant worry isnt it!!!
:lol: have to try and make some humour about it all at some point!! :lol:

great news on the cervix!! closed is awsome and 3cm is great too! ur beating me in the cervix depertment!!!
hope the scar pain isnt to bad!

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I think we do need a bit of humour i here dont you? lol. We seem to be posting alot of downer posts in here, yet at least we have each other to get us through these up and down days. Soon we will all be rewarded with our bubs.

I've finally got back in to see how you are all tracking along!!

Crumpet ~ WOOOOOOHOOOOOO for 30 weeks tomorrow!!!! How are you going being on rest, it is hard, you will have good and bad days and that it ok, just when you have the bad days keep telling yourself that things will look brighter again soon. People think it is easy but it isn't, to be told you can't do x,y & z is frustrating. I hope your stitch behaves no moving!

Csab ~ WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO for 30 weeks!!!!! Bugger about having to keep upping the insulin :( I hope your next growth scan, shows bub still growing even if on the lower end as long as there is still growth and dopplers are good, bub will be safe to be tucked up inside. 35 weeks + is still a good time to aim for, and hopefully your LO does the right things and youg et get a bit further.

BF ~ 3cm is a good length and I am glad to hear that it is still nicely closed, mine was pretty much the same length around that time and I got to 35 weeks :D I hope you don't end up in hosy on rest, rest up as much as you can at home that way hopefully you can avoid going in, it is so much better to be at home. fab news on your scar thickness as well!!, how frustrating for there to be so much variation in the measurements, certianly causing a lot of stress they don't need to :( Take care hun and hopefully you can go for 35 weeks as well.

I know how hard and stressful this journey can be and I truely hope you can all make it well into the 30's the good thing is youa re all being monitored and your bubba's and every day counts, I hope all your bubba's can avoid NICU and maybe even SCN!! I'll be your positivity queen!! :dance:

AFM ~ we received the pathology report back on the placenta, and it was SGA (small for gestational age) no surprise there. There was also a large blood clot, which is the culprit for all my later bleeds and a good thing I was on rest for so long. The rest I will go through with my OB at my 6-8 week checkup. I think I will also have to have a debrief about my pregnancy, while I didn't go through the NICU rollercoaster the whole pregnancy was very difficult mentally and emotionally, and there are a lot of things I am going to have to deal with and just thinking about them makes me quite emotional :(

Anastasia is doing well, gaining weight and generally eating and sleeping, feeding 3-4 hourly, sooo much easier than the 24/7 feeding/expressing regieme we had with N,the extra 2 snd a bit weeks made a huge difference. It is a completely blissful experience :loveshower:

Must run it is feeding time again :)
Take care and Bellyrubs :bellyrubs:

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Yay for lounging around doing nothing. I have everything crossed that all this lazing about is working for you hun. LOL, I think it may be a race to the finish line. Yet if you keep going the way you are, I think you may just beat me. Yet as long as it is past 35wks ok. Hugs

I think we do need a bit of humour i here dont you? lol. We seem to be posting alot of downer posts in here, yet at least we have each other to get us through these up and down days. Soon we will all be rewarded with our bubs.

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rest is kinda doing its job, not quite as well as it should unfortunatly!
see below for my update!
and hun i think ur right i think im going to beat u to the finish line!

yep bit of humour helps i rekon!

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Crumpet ~ WOOOOOOHOOOOOO for 30 weeks tomorrow!!!! How are you going being on rest, it is hard, you will have good and bad days and that it ok, just when you have the bad days keep telling yourself that things will look brighter again soon. People think it is easy but it isn't, to be told you can't do x,y & z is frustrating. I hope your stitch behaves no moving!

AFM ~ we received the pathology report back on the placenta, and it was SGA (small for gestational age) no surprise there. There was also a large blood clot, which is the culprit for all my later bleeds and a good thing I was on rest for so long. The rest I will go through with my OB at my 6-8 week checkup. I think I will also have to have a debrief about my pregnancy, while I didn't go through the NICU rollercoaster the whole pregnancy was very difficult mentally and emotionally, and there are a lot of things I am going to have to deal with and just thinking about them makes me quite emotional

Anastasia is doing well, gaining weight and generally eating and sleeping, feeding 3-4 hourly, sooo much easier than the 24/7 feeding/expressing regieme we had with N,the extra 2 snd a bit weeks made a huge difference. It is a completely blissful experience :loveshower:

Must run it is feeding time again
Take care and Bellyrubs

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thanks hun!! so good to see you back!!
bed rest is defintely loosing its appeal and its now showing, see my update below. its very frutrating to be told u cant do this or that when u feel perfectly capable of doing it, but as they say "it will all be worth it when she is here"

little miss A is just DEVINE!!!! OMG she is making me soooooooo clucky, like i needed any help :rofl:
so glad things are going well for you guys....

:hug: hun you had a tough tpugh pregnancy no one can blame u for being emotional about it!

AFM:

so ive just had my 30w OB appt....

i should start off by telling u i was in hospital monday last week for monitoring becasue of no movements, baby girl was fine, just lazy like her daddy!
then on friday arvo and saturday morning i had some bleeding, not alot but enough to notice it and need a liner....
called my OB, and got me into the hospital and had more monitoring and some bloods.

so fast forward to today, and the follow up details!

so my BP is up on normal ( yayyy!!!) 110/60 so still low but a load better than 90/40 2 weeks ago!
im now 1kg OVER my starting weight!! **** its happening!! im getting to be a whale!!! in 2 weeks ive put on 1.3kg!! fark me!!
in 2 weeks my fundal height has grown 3cm AGAIN so i now measure 34weeks!!!!

now the fun stuff....
so we went over the bloods from saturday and they were fine, compelely negative which meant the bleed was from either my cervix or my whoo harr....
so he decided we would do a internal to see whats going on....
so he poke...s around and my stitch has started surfacing, which looks to be the cuase of the bleed. this ok, not ideal coz its not meant to happen until the late 30's not at 30weeks. my cervix has shortened in 2 weeks from 2.4cm to approx 1cm from the stitch down so at a guess he thinks it would be 1.9cm and thats being generous. her head is on my cervix so he thinks thats why ive had the bleeding coz she is putting so much pressure on there, and she is engaged as well, no wonder i feel funny when i walk and i have a sore fanny!
so she is engaged and ready to go.
the aim now is for 2 more weeks, and while he *thinks* ill get there, at the same time he wont be surprised if i dont, so really anytime from now she will be here.
if i have anymore bleeding he wants me in to see him, any contractions and we have to get the stitch out, and im on weekly appts instead of fortnightly ones now.

so if she comes between now and 32 she will more than likely spend time in NICU but if she comes after 32 he said he would expect her to go straight to special care.

the chances of going to 37 are now nearly non exisitent, basically it would be a miracle!

so looks like ill be meeting my little girl before we know it, well in 2 + weeks i hope!!

so im off to look around the premmie threads to see what info i can arm myself with to try and prepare DH and I for what we might be facing.

HI all,

Beema - Yay for popping in. i hope your doing as well as to be expected. So glad your Little princess is growing nicely. I actually have a good feeling about this bub staying put until at least 37wks, I dont think any later than 38wks though. So feel quite confident expecially after last weeks u/s, where they said bub is now at the 8th percentile up by two percent. Have another u/s in two weeks time, so I guess will know more then. Thankyou for sharing your birth story too. hugs

Crumpet - Now I said it before and I will say it again here, rest rest rest, and more rest. lol. I am praying that your little princess stays put for at least another 4-5wks, would be lovely to be longer though. hang in there hun, you are doing beautifully. hugs

Hello to everyone else, I hope your well, and make sure you let us know how your going? hugs

Well did a 4d u/s today and wanted to share some pics:

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ums/csabs+bub/

hi all

Beema - wow, she is absolutely gorgeous. Hope you get to talk about the whole preg experience, it is so important to come to terms with everything that happened. But the outcome is great, what a little darling she is.

Crumpet - great on the BP and the weight gain, oh no to the stitch and the cervix shortening. Hope you can hang on a little longer Hun.

csab - the link wouldn't work for me, but can see bubs pic on the ticker, aaahh so cute.

afm - tired and sore, terrible ligament pain all the time and sore cervix, bubs is still breach and doing kick boxing straight onto it, the pain!
Got my scan on Thursday and will get a date for bed rest then.
Totally not related to this pregnancy but, for the past 20 months since losing my daughter have been fundraising for equipment to donate in memory of her (with the NICU support group), this turned up a few weeks ago, which was fab. It is a cold cot, to help other mums who have lost there babies, so they can spend longer with their little ones. But just ordered a plaque to attache to it, to say who provided the funds and then donated in her memory and her full name. This is going to be attached and then there is going to be a photo shoot with the local paper. I am so proud.

take care all

Hi all

Are you still here? Anyone still using this thread?

I didn't have the best news on Thursday's scan, the scar is still thick, but because of this it is causing the uterine lining directly below that to thinout considerably.
The Ob said I need to be ob bedrest from Monday until delivery. But he doesn't think I will get past 30/31 weeks. Cervix is OK though, still long and closed, at least one part of my reproductive anatomy is behaving.
Every weeks counts at the moment.
I am stressed and anxious.

Take care all

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Crumpet - great on the BP and the weight gain, oh no to the stitch and the cervix shortening. Hope you can hang on a little longer Hun.

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thanks hun, still hanging in there.....

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Hi all

Are you still here? Anyone still using this thread?

I didn't have the best news on Thursday's scan, the scar is still thick, but because of this it is causing the uterine lining directly below that to thinout considerably.
The Ob said I need to be ob bedrest from Monday until delivery. But he doesn't think I will get past 30/31 weeks. Cervix is OK though, still long and closed, at least one part of my reproductive anatomy is behaving.
Every weeks counts at the moment.
I am stressed and anxious.

Take care all

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sorry hun i missed ur last post, im still here!!

im sorry u didnt get the news you were after. good news that the scar is still thick, does that mean u will be able to VB?
what sort of issues can the thin lining cause?
good news on the cervix, glad urs is doing as it should! :lol:

sorry to hear about the bed rest, its not fun. i hate it and am over it, but at the same time i know we will both benefit from it.

try not to stress to much, i know its not as easy as that but the more u stress the worse bed rest will seem.

ill be round so PM me if u need to chat xxx:hug:

Hi Crumpet

thanks for the reply, needed to offload, I'm stressed.
I will be straight in for a CS, as lost my daughter last year due to uterine rupture, so not able to risk a VB.
The uterine lining is getting very thin below the scar area, as the scar just won't stretch up.
Any sign of BH contractions and they will rush me for a section, as the risk of re-rupture then would be high.
Might pop along to your belly buddies group and say hi to the girls in there, looks like I will delivering early, so handy to met other mums that may have a similar b'day to my little one.

How are you feeling now, how's the bed rest going?
You're nearly there, not long till she is in your arms,

Take care

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Hi Crumpet

thanks for the reply, needed to offload, I'm stressed.
I will be straight in for a CS, as lost my daughter last year due to uterine rupture, so not able to risk a VB.
The uterine lining is getting very thin below the scar area, as the scar just won't stretch up.
Any sign of BH contractions and they will rush me for a section, as the risk of re-rupture then would be high.
Might pop along to your belly buddies group and say hi to the girls in there, looks like I will delivering early, so handy to met other mums that may have a similar b'day to my little one.

How are you feeling now, how's the bed rest going?
You're nearly there, not long till she is in your arms,

Take care

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vent away hun it feels better to get it off ur chest :hug:

im so sorry if i upset u asking VB or CS, im so sorry about ur little girl. :hug:

keep those feet up hun, u can do it a few more weeks is achievable!!

oh pop in for sure!! they are a awsome group of girls, it can be a bit our of control coz we are super chatty but dont let that scare u just jump right in with us!!!

im doing ok....
bed rest is going ok, im bored stupid but luckily im getting quite tired again so its easier to sit and do not much atm.
ive hit 31 weeks today so thats exciting, see my OB at 1245 so who knows what will happen after that!

getting all sorts of pain and what not but oh well thats going to happen i just try to ignore it

Hi

Well done on 31 weeks, that is great.
Let us know what the Ob has said.
Just got the laptop and the internet sorted.
So will pop along soon and say hi in your bb group.

afm - just had doses of steroids yesterday and today, precautionary if bub decides to come early.

take care

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hi all

Beema - wow, she is absolutely gorgeous. Hope you get to talk about the whole preg experience, it is so important to come to terms with everything that happened. But the outcome is great, what a little darling she is.

Crumpet - great on the BP and the weight gain, oh no to the stitch and the cervix shortening. Hope you can hang on a little longer Hun.

csab - the link wouldn't work for me, but can see bubs pic on the ticker, aaahh so cute.

afm - tired and sore, terrible ligament pain all the time and sore cervix, bubs is still breach and doing kick boxing straight onto it, the pain!
Got my scan on Thursday and will get a date for bed rest then.
Totally not related to this pregnancy but, for the past 20 months since losing my daughter have been fundraising for equipment to donate in memory of her (with the NICU support group), this turned up a few weeks ago, which was fab. It is a cold cot, to help other mums who have lost there babies, so they can spend longer with their little ones. But just ordered a plaque to attache to it, to say who provided the funds and then donated in her memory and her full name. This is going to be attached and then there is going to be a photo shoot with the local paper. I am so proud.

take care all

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That is really lovely about the donation. You should be so proud, what a lovely tribute to your gorgeous angel. When is the photo shoot taking place? Thanks re bubs pic, try clicking on my name on the post and then view profile then albums.

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Hi

Well done on 31 weeks, that is great.
Let us know what the Ob has said.
Just got the laptop and the internet sorted.
So will pop along soon and say hi in your bb group.

afm - just had doses of steroids yesterday and today, precautionary if bub decides to come early.

take care

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thanks hun.....

OB was happy with this weeks progress..
things have settled down a lot since last week and he is thinking ill hold on a bit longer, probably scrape in at 34weeks but not much more, which im happy with means i can go to my hospital of choice not the one id need to go to for her being a premmie.
ive gained 400g and 2cm in fundal height so looks like she is growing well and he is happy with her movements so he is really happy with all of that.
still on bed rest im hoping he might loosen the conditions next week, he had said at 28w only 4 weeks of rest so fingers crossed!
but i do have a scan on tuesday before my appt so depending on what that shows i could have a whole differenst set of instructions! :lol:

glad u have ur lappy sorted!

how was it having the steroids?? im going to be having them when i go into labour anytime up to 36weeks after that he wont worry.

hope ur not going to insane on bed rest!

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Hi all

Are you still here? Anyone still using this thread?

I didn't have the best news on Thursday's scan, the scar is still thick, but because of this it is causing the uterine lining directly below that to thinout considerably.
The Ob said I need to be ob bedrest from Monday until delivery. But he doesn't think I will get past 30/31 weeks. Cervix is OK though, still long and closed, at least one part of my reproductive anatomy is behaving.
Every weeks counts at the moment.
I am stressed and anxious.

Take care all

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Im sorry you have had a bad time of it and your ob appt didnt go well. I hope those BH stay away so you can get to at least 34-36wks or more. The scar doesnt sound real good. Noone has mentioned my c/s scar, Im assuming they have checked it with the u/s's though. Im sorry I didnt come on here any earlier. Sending lots of hugs

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vent away hun it feels better to get it off ur chest :hug:

im so sorry if i upset u asking VB or CS, im so sorry about ur little girl. :hug:

keep those feet up hun, u can do it a few more weeks is achievable!!

oh pop in for sure!! they are a awsome group of girls, it can be a bit our of control coz we are super chatty but dont let that scare u just jump right in with us!!!

im doing ok....
bed rest is going ok, im bored stupid but luckily im getting quite tired again so its easier to sit and do not much atm.
ive hit 31 weeks today so thats exciting, see my OB at 1245 so who knows what will happen after that!

getting all sorts of pain and what not but oh well thats going to happen i just try to ignore it

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So glad the bedrest is going ok, just boring. im going to keep at you though, Stop shopping, bedrest is not shopping. lol

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Hi

Well done on 31 weeks, that is great.
Let us know what the Ob has said.
Just got the laptop and the internet sorted.
So will pop along soon and say hi in your bb group.

afm - just had doses of steroids yesterday and today, precautionary if bub decides to come early.

take care

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Yay for the steroids, definately a good precaution to have done. Praying for you that your bub stays put for alot longer hun.

Yay crumpet hun, thats wonderful news about your ob appt this week. ATM I havent had much talk about the steroids with my Dr's yet, hopefully we wont need to have that talk. FX you make it to 36wks, how cool would that be for you. Again with the bedrest..... R.E.S.T.............. R.E.S.T.......... R.E.S.T.......... lol

Well, have my u/s nest week on Tuesday so will get to see bub again and hopeuflly have some good news. yet with any luck will have an idea on how soon bub will make an entrance to the world too, especially since the Physcians etc need me to stop the aspirin at a certain point. Everyone I see cant believe i am as far as I am in the pgcy, yet I cant see what they see, I think I look it. One lady didnt even think I was pg. So I figure I must just look fat. lol. Will come back and chat later. hugs

Hi girls, think its time i face reality and join in here.
For a start i'm type 1 diabetic, secondly our little man has tetralogy of fallot. his heart is basically built all wrong and doesnt carry enough oxygenated blood around his body, which will result in him have 'blue episodes' when he's feeding, crying or excited when he's born until he has open heart surgery to fix everything.
It;s all pretty daughnting atm, our girls have been 100% perfect.
I had an amnio done last week because his heart condition can be linked to chromosomal disorders but thats come back all clear thank goodness!
We have another scan at 32 weeks to see if his arteries are growing with his body or not, and will be taking it from there. they said they looked realy good so far, so keeping our fingers crossed we can get him closer to 38 weeks.
Not really sure how the birth will go, theyve said theres no need fr me to have a section because of his condition, but i think i;ll be birthing infront of an audience again! nothing like pressure huh? (DD2 was born at 36 weeks) theyve also said he could be born blue, but im not sure if that means his colour will be blue for longer than normal but he'll be fine or if he'll be born not breathing kinda blue. Have an OB app next tues so will ask then.
All going well he'll be able to come home between being born and his op at 3-6 months, but it all depends on his condition when he is born, too many variables for my liking, i like things to be clear cut so not handling it all to well!
Look foward to reading up on your stories
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Yay crumpet hun, thats wonderful news about your ob appt this week. ATM I havent had much talk about the steroids with my Dr's yet, hopefully we wont need to have that talk. FX you make it to 36wks, how cool would that be for you. Again with the bedrest..... R.E.S.T.............. R.E.S.T.......... R.E.S.T.......... lol

Well, have my u/s nest week on Tuesday so will get to see bub again and hopeuflly have some good news. yet with any luck will have an idea on how soon bub will make an entrance to the world too, especially since the Physcians etc need me to stop the aspirin at a certain point. Everyone I see cant believe i am as far as I am in the pgcy, yet I cant see what they see, I think I look it. One lady didnt even think I was pg. So I figure I must just look fat. lol. Will come back and chat later. hugs

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yeah was a good report...

nah wont hit 36, he said it will be nothing short of a miracle to get to 36-37weeks, my cervix is shortening to quick.
i only asked last week coz he thought we might have gone last week or this week but he only likes to do one maybe 2 doses because a study has just shown to many doses can slow down brain development, i havnt read the study but i have so muxh trust in my OB im happy for him to call the shots...

yayyyy!! for scans on tuesday mine is tuesday arvo, im desperatly hoping for a 3D look at her face to see who she is looking like!!!
how exciting, u will know soon when baby will be here. im hoping my cervix length will give us a rough idea of how long ill hold on, the more weight and pressure that gets added the quicker its going to give in so who knows!!!

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Hi girls, think its time i face reality and join in here.
For a start i'm type 1 diabetic, secondly our little man has tetralogy of fallot. his heart is basically built all wrong and doesnt carry enough oxygenated blood around his body, which will result in him have 'blue episodes' when he's feeding, crying or excited when he's born until he has open heart surgery to fix everything.
It;s all pretty daughnting atm, our girls have been 100% perfect.
I had an amnio done last week because his heart condition can be linked to chromosomal disorders but thats come back all clear thank goodness!
We have another scan at 32 weeks to see if his arteries are growing with his body or not, and will be taking it from there. they said they looked realy good so far, so keeping our fingers crossed we can get him closer to 38 weeks.
Not really sure how the birth will go, theyve said theres no need fr me to have a section because of his condition, but i think i;ll be birthing infront of an audience again! nothing like pressure huh? (DD2 was born at 36 weeks) theyve also said he could be born blue, but im not sure if that means his colour will be blue for longer than normal but he'll be fine or if he'll be born not breathing kinda blue. Have an OB app next tues so will ask then.
All going well he'll be able to come home between being born and his op at 3-6 months, but it all depends on his condition when he is born, too many variables for my liking, i like things to be clear cut so not handling it all to well!
Look foward to reading up on your stories
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OMG ive just realised who u are on my FB!!! :lol: i remember reading ur staus update the other week about ur little man, and couldnt work out who u were on here! :doh:

wow hun what a ride for you and ur family. its great they think things are going well, that must make things easier for you guys?

ill have my fingers crossed that he can come home between birth and his operation!!!

variables are scary arnt they, cant say im a fan but for me im "lucky" my variables are me and not my baby...

look forward to chatting hun :hug:

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Hi girls, think its time i face reality and join in here.
For a start i'm type 1 diabetic, secondly our little man has tetralogy of fallot. his heart is basically built all wrong and doesnt carry enough oxygenated blood around his body, which will result in him have 'blue episodes' when he's feeding, crying or excited when he's born until he has open heart surgery to fix everything.
It;s all pretty daughnting atm, our girls have been 100% perfect.
I had an amnio done last week because his heart condition can be linked to chromosomal disorders but thats come back all clear thank goodness!
We have another scan at 32 weeks to see if his arteries are growing with his body or not, and will be taking it from there. they said they looked realy good so far, so keeping our fingers crossed we can get him closer to 38 weeks.
Not really sure how the birth will go, theyve said theres no need fr me to have a section because of his condition, but i think i;ll be birthing infront of an audience again! nothing like pressure huh? (DD2 was born at 36 weeks) theyve also said he could be born blue, but im not sure if that means his colour will be blue for longer than normal but he'll be fine or if he'll be born not breathing kinda blue. Have an OB app next tues so will ask then.
All going well he'll be able to come home between being born and his op at 3-6 months, but it all depends on his condition when he is born, too many variables for my liking, i like things to be clear cut so not handling it all to well!
Look foward to reading up on your stories
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OMG Skybie, what a run you are having. Your poor little man. I hope your gorgeous bub gets to come home with you once born until his op. How scarey for you and your DH. Im so glad the amnio results came back clear, at least thats one thing out of the way. What an anxious wait you have on your hands. Make sure you let us know how your OB appt goes next week and what he/she says about your question. No pressure hey hun, being on show when delivery happens. Even though I am having a c/s, I feel like I will be on show too, especially laying there like a piece of meat at the butcher and having the whole room decked out with different Dr's and Nurses, ohh and laying there half naked while they slice you open and play around down there. Not really looking forward to that moment TBH. I will be praying that everything goes well for you and your little man. Keep strong hun and keep coming in here for that extra support and understanding. hugs

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yeah was a good report...

nah wont hit 36, he said it will be nothing short of a miracle to get to 36-37weeks, my cervix is shortening to quick.
i only asked last week coz he thought we might have gone last week or this week but he only likes to do one maybe 2 doses because a study has just shown to many doses can slow down brain development, i havnt read the study but i have so muxh trust in my OB im happy for him to call the shots...

yayyyy!! for scans on tuesday mine is tuesday arvo, im desperatly hoping for a 3D look at her face to see who she is looking like!!!
how exciting, u will know soon when baby will be here. im hoping my cervix length will give us a rough idea of how long ill hold on, the more weight and pressure that gets added the quicker its going to give in so who knows!!!

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Hey hun, miracles happen but lets just take each second, minute, hour, day, week and month as it comes. Maybe you should hang upside down hun to get those extra few weeks out of your poor old cervix. hehehe. Yet who really wants to do that huh, it will just make the blood rush to your head. Again just keep resting, (sounding like a broken down record here) You know we are all here for you, and will be celebrating the birth of your little princess when she and your cervix decides its time. hugs

Hi all, haven't been posting for a bit, but have been reading, and stalking.

I would have been on sooner tonight but we didn't get home until 6pm as we had to go to the shops and get some things - I am definately not going to be shopping in Target anytime in the near future! I spent 10 minutes waiting to be served at the layby counter, 5 mins before closing and 5 mins after closing, and still didn't get served so I stormed off swearing my head off lol and then put in a complaint!

Anyway, hubby stole my computer when we got home as his laptop has a virus....


Anyway, had my morphology scan today, and we are having...

A GIRL!!!

At least the sonographer thinks it's a girl as there was no "dangly bits" as he put it lol

Was a very co-operative little bubba, did everything that she was supposed to and gave the sonographer good views of her heart, everything is measuring exactly on dates and she has really long legs - measuring a week ahead! - but she only has a small skull, measuring 2 wks behind but the sonographer said he could have been a bit out in his measurements as her skull is still a bit narrow in width and still needs to do some more growing.

So all in all it's been a good day - and next week I get to go shopping buy some cute little purple things!!! (I can't stand pink... I keep on telling people I only want purple clothes lol)

Yay congratulations Jenna on having a Girl, how exciting. So glad all went well with your u/s, thats wonderful. Hope your doing well. Hugs

A special note to Beema - Hi hun, it was a wonderful idea on starting this High Risk Thread. I hope the mods keep it going long after we have finished in here. Its such a wonderful outlet for us in the high risk category and being able to share our pregnancies with each other and offer each other support really helps. Especially knowing your not the only one. ITMS. So Thankyou again for starting it, and again hun congratulations on your georgous princess. Im so glad all worked out for you after such a long, complicated and stressful pgcy. Hugs

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Hey hun, miracles happen but lets just take each second, minute, hour, day, week and month as it comes. Maybe you should hang upside down hun to get those extra few weeks out of your poor old cervix. hehehe. Yet who really wants to do that huh, it will just make the blood rush to your head. Again just keep resting, (sounding like a broken down record here) You know we are all here for you, and will be celebrating the birth of your little princess when she and your cervix decides its time. hugs

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yeah miracles do happen, just quietly i dont think this cervix has a miracle in it!! :rofl:

2 weeks and 3 days is our aim now......

thanks hun, hopefully we can both scoot past that 34weeks mark!

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Hi all, haven't been posting for a bit, but have been reading, and stalking.

I would have been on sooner tonight but we didn't get home until 6pm as we had to go to the shops and get some things - I am definately not going to be shopping in Target anytime in the near future! I spent 10 minutes waiting to be served at the layby counter, 5 mins before closing and 5 mins after closing, and still didn't get served so I stormed off swearing my head off lol and then put in a complaint!

Anyway, hubby stole my computer when we got home as his laptop has a virus....


Anyway, had my morphology scan today, and we are having...

A GIRL!!!

At least the sonographer thinks it's a girl as there was no "dangly bits" as he put it lol

Was a very co-operative little bubba, did everything that she was supposed to and gave the sonographer good views of her heart, everything is measuring exactly on dates and she has really long legs - measuring a week ahead! - but she only has a small skull, measuring 2 wks behind but the sonographer said he could have been a bit out in his measurements as her skull is still a bit narrow in width and still needs to do some more growing.

So all in all it's been a good day - and next week I get to go shopping buy some cute little purple things!!! (I can't stand pink... I keep on telling people I only want purple clothes lol)

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massive congrats on ur baby girl hun!!!

have fun with the shopping!! see im a pink person and well it shows when u see my wormettes room and clothes stash!! :rofl: i think we have maybe 20 things that arnt a shade of pink!!

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A special note to Beema - Hi hun, it was a wonderful idea on starting this High Risk Thread. I hope the mods keep it going long after we have finished in here. Its such a wonderful outlet for us in the high risk category and being able to share our pregnancies with each other and offer each other support really helps. Especially knowing your not the only one. ITMS. So Thankyou again for starting it, and again hun congratulations on your georgous princess. Im so glad all worked out for you after such a long, complicated and stressful pgcy. Hugs

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i agree!!

Hi lovely ladies boy I am glad to see that you are all still baking away!!!

Hopefully I can get through some personals before Miss A awakes!

Congrats Jenna on a little girl, so exciting!!! I hope you find lots of lovely purple things!! And I am thrilled your US went well :dance:

csab oh hun I am absolutely thrilled that your little one's growth has improved, wooo hooo for going up in the percentiles!!! And I am stoked to see that you are nearly at 32 weeks, your pregnancy seems to be flying by to me :D
What a truely beautiful message :hug:, I hope the thread will continue as well, because I know I found it hard trying to explain everything to my Baby Buddies as they were all having "normal" pregnancies, and I didn't want to scare the one's having their first... and it was so good to be able to come in here and have mums who understood what it is like day in and day out dealing with so much.

Skybie :hug: oh hun, it must have been a huge shock to you, I am so glad that you have found heart kids, I have a few friends who have used their services and they have simply raved about how amazing they are. I will be keeping you and your little Man in our thoughts and prayers and I hope you will get some more answers from your OB as to what to expect. Everyone in here is really understanding and having mum's who know what it is like to go through a stressful pregnancy can make a big difference on the down days and know how important the up days are.

Crumpet, what fabulous news!!! You can be that miracle girl, I will be crossing my fingers and toes you can last as long as possible! My OB was the same with the steroids, we only went down tha path when we thought we really weren't going to be able to stop the labour at 32 weeks, but was so happy the progesterone on top of the Nifedipine did it's thing, we did have a top up dose on the Tuesday and I delivered early on the Thursday, and Anastasia really needed them, as she struggled quite a bit after delivery, and without them a transfer would have been inevitable :(

Butterfly Forever big :hug: hun, I am so sorry to see that you didn't get a reply the other week, I am so sorry to hear that things aren't going so well, I hope that you can last as long as possible and that your next US shows improvement, good to know you have the steroids on board, but hopefully you will get into the 30's.

AFM ~ we have DD2's Paed appointment next Friday and then on the Saturday she has an US on her hips as she is high risk of having Hip Dysplaysia, her Paed has checked her a couple of times and wants the scan done as she has a 1:3 risk of having it (but a 2:3 she doesn't ;) ). The risk factors are below:

Female ~ yes
First born ~ no
Family History ~ we have a family history of hypermobility, being too flexible in the joints (3 generations at least), Nakita is hypermobile in her hips and knees
post-date ~ no, 5 weeks prem
breech ~ yes
low fluid levels ~ yes, I had no AF 2 days prior to delivery
"compact pg" ~ yes, all baby, round tight bump

So I guess we will just wait and see what the scan says, and what ever the result we will just deal with it and keep positive :D

Other than that there aren't any medical issues that we are aware of, we will be keeping an eye out for hypermobility and if present we will get on top of it quickly with physio.

Take care gorgeous mummies and keep baking these amazing babies!!

hi all,

thanks ladies for all the well wishes,

crumpet - great news on the scan, 34 weeks is a great gestation to get to. As for the steroids, prepare for a sore butt, biy does that injection hurt, and for several hours after as well.

csab - thanks, scar isn't reguarly measured in people after a section, it's just that I lost my daughter last year to a uterine rupture, so they are being hyper vigilant. My problems at the moment with the scar, are due to imcomplete patching me up after the Op and some of the uterine linng hasn't got adequate blood supply so has thinned out. Glad all going well for you.

Skybie - sorry to hear about all the stress and pregnancy problems you are encountering. It does come as a shock doesn't it, when other pregs have all been good. But I'msure they will do the best by but and you are getting well informed, which is forearmed as they say. Sending hugs.

Jenna - congrats on your little girl.

Beema - thanks for popping in, it is great to hear from you.
My daughter has hypermobility as well, any info you need just pm me.

afm - I'm still bored Tring to rest up but they have major hospital renovations going on, I have a crane, diggers, electric saw and jack hammer outside my window as we speak, joy! Just waiting for the weather to warm up a bit, the workmen might take their shirts off then, the scenery may improve
Had scan yesterday, no real change from the previous week, just taking a weeks at a time.
My friend just had her bub this week, she was admitted the same day as me, into this hospital, after bubs wasn't moving as much and the ctg trace wasn't great. So she had a emergency c-section at 33 weeks. Bubs, a boy, is now in NICU and doing really well, so I popped down yesterday to check him out, awww, so cute. Helped me to see the NICU again before i will be in again with this bub, as her little boy was in the same bay as my daughter that died last year, so needed to get over that hurdle. Happy I can deal with it now.

Take care all