Weekly Appointment Thread - 5/9/16

jarethinafrock

Anyone have an appointment this week? Feel free to post about it here!

MissAmeliaPond

I have my NT scan on Wednesday! Does anyone know what all they measure/check for? Is it only the neck fluid, or do they look at other things, too? 

MrsMaryK2016

I just had mine on Friday and they just did an ultrasound and then went over the results. I then opted to go ahead and do blood work (optional) so they did that too. It was actually a really cool appointment because the u/s tech spent a lot of time showing us baby's hands and feet and arms and profile, etc. It was really nice to just spend time looking at him/her; the u/s at my doctor's office always feels really rushed. 

AdmiralKitty

@MissAmeliaPond at mine she was looking at all the limbs, brain, stomach, heart and the neck. Making sure all the bits were in the right part and developing as they should be! She spent plenty of time showing us all the parts and we walked away with 10 pics! FX all goes well for you Wednesday!!

TinyAlligator

I have my first MFM appointment today. Not sure what it'll be all about since it's still early. I guess baselines and talking about how we're going to monitor for iugr?

whitneyf1

I have a last minute appointment tomorrow. I fell over the weekend (onto my knees) and called my doctor yesterday. The nurse said it was fine but my doctor called me last night and said I could come in Wednesday when she would be there so I'm glad to just have the reassurance that everything's ok!

1sttimemom

I have my 12 week on Friday this week. We are having the harmony test done on Friday. Anyone else had that done?

PurpleBrunette

I have two appointments this week. Today is my first appointment with the perinatal doctor and Thursday I have my regular appointment with my OB. 

I'm kind of nervous about the perinatal appointment because while I'll be able to get more information about the possible heart defect risk, I can easily see it creating a lot more questions and concerns. 

beforeyou

I had an appointment today because of low blood pressure/high heart rate. I saw an OB who was quick and to the point. They're changing up my meds. I've also been having some pinching pain since like... conception... so he's ordering an US for next week Friday! I'm so excited to get an early US at 16 weeks rather than waiting to finally see my bug at 20 weeks! 

MrsDho11

I had blood drawn yesterday for the pre-NT scan labs, and I have an appointment on Friday with my OB.  (NT scan next Monday!). It's a busy few days in baby-land for me.  

hjmommaplus1

I had my 12 week appointment today and my blood was drawn for the Harmony test. They told me to wait at least 10 business days so I think this will be the loooooongest 2 weeks!

@1sttimemom, all I know about the Harmony test right now is the blood draw was quick but my wait is long. My office said the test is very expensive but I was given an option to opt out of processing it through insurance and I'll only pay $20. Of course it may not be that case everywhere but it could be worth asking.

I hope all goes well for you today @whitneyf1

lilwonder

*TW*
Yesterday I saw the same Perinatologist I met with right after I pPROM'd at 16w (last pregnancy), and he said everything (my cervix, really) is looking good, normal, boring. I'm currently at 13w today, and for the next month or so, I'm going to be watched VERY closely. I go back next week for another u/s and check-up and the same for the weeks following. There were no signs of a change in my cervix leading up to (during or even after-- it was long and closed. No dilation whatsoever.) my pPROM before-- we (Perinatologist, OB and I) think it was just a "fluke" and hopefully it won't happen again. It's nice that they're watching me so closely though, in the event something does change. 

I pretty much put myself on modified bed-rest, just because I'm too terrified that a bunch of movement will make something happen. PGAL brain is such a b*tch. 

MissAmeliaPond

I had my NT scan this morning and it went great! Baby is measuring right on track for the 11/16 DD, s/he bounced, wiggled, stretched, kicked, touched his/her face, chewed on his/her fingers - we basically got to see all the things! Heard the heart beat for the first time - a nice and normal 153. Best of all the doc came in and said everything he saw looked like low risk for chromosomal abnormalities!  I'm getting my first tri bloods drawn later this morning, and they'll complete the full analysis in 2 weeks or so. I'm feeling really good about baby and I think I can allow myself to get excited now. My heart is so full.  I'm so happy and relieved this kid is doing well. It's going to be a long wait for the a/s on June 30! 

whitneyf1

@hjmommaplus1 thank you! All was well - they gave me a quick, informal u/s to check!

Elev429

Had my 1st appointment with my midwife today.  Talked about if I was leaning toward a repeat csection or going to try for a vbac.  Still unsure but fairly certain I will go with the repeat.  Things got a little scary when she was attempting to doppler the hb she was having issues finding it.  So I received a quick informal u/s and got to see lo.  (S)he sure was moving a lot!  My midwife jept referring to lo as she,  said she was getting girl vibes.  But i know that means squat.  
On a side note I did see my bosses best
friend there with his wife.  So Im planning on announcing tomorrow!

mandabee77

I had a quickie appointment on Monday. Went over my bloodwork results, everything looked good. I took an early glucose test and that came back fine thankfully! The bean cooperated this time and we got to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. My PGAL brain still fears every appointment, but I feel a bit more at ease after each one. 

campbaby76

I have a my 1st (real) OB today.  I've had 3 verification u/s but this is the first real deal.  I'm pretty anxious due to PGAL and I'm just really hopeful.  We will also due the draw for the mat21 test which also freaks me out but I'm grateful for the technology.  I'm 11 w 3 d 

irshdancr5500

So I had my 12 week appointment Monday, two weeks after getting blood drawn for the MaterniT21 test, so they should have had the results by then. But they didn't, so they called the company, and they said they'd have them in 24-48 hours, which would be Wednesday afternoon at latest. I still haven't heard from them, so I called the OB's office a half hour ago and left a message since they're open until 8pm, hoping for a call back tonight. I know in my head that it taking forever doesn't mean there's anything wrong, but I'm so stressed out about this, and it's hard to tell myself that everything's probably fine. Guess I just need to vent some 

MollySm

@irshdancr5500 - I'm sorry they are taking so long to get back to you!  Hopefully they will soon.  Don't they know how stressful pregnancy is??!

irshdancr5500

Thanks @MollySm
Thankfully, I just got off the phone with them and everything is fine! Apparently the results were put in my chart, they just hadn't contacted me. I'm just so relieved that I finally know that everything is ok, and I can stop stressing about this!

desoky01

I had my 2nd appointment yesterday! Everything went really well, and we got to listen to the heartbeat! I was so happy! I kept cry/laughing so she kept having to re-find the heartbeat.