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October 2018 Moms
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Weekly OB Appointment Check-In: Week of September 3-9
sliztee
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Now that many of us have started visiting the OB on a weekly basis, the group has agreed to provide details of their check-ups in place of the Weekly Ticker Change threads. So, tell us about your appointments!
Re: Weekly OB Appointment Check-In: Week of September 3-9
I'm only 32w2d so the goal is hospitalized bed rest and keep me pregnant until 34w. Baby is currently breech. There's a chance, small, that they will flip. If it does I'll be induced then, if still breech I'll have a c-section. They said risk of infection is higher after 34w than the benefit of staying pregnant. So I think I'll be around a lot the next 2 weeks!
@mylitta hope baby stays put for you and flips too! Fingers crossed for an uneventful 2 weeks.
My next appt is on friday (35w) and i'm still going through the OB rotation (they have you visit each doc in the practice in case they are on call when you deliver). There was talk about adjusting my blood thinners from lovenox to heparin, but since i'm not seeing my actual OB this week i'm curious if they'll wait until next week? Also talk of induction at 38-39 weeks to better control for PPH and bleeding issues but I'm hoping we get a chance to discuss pros/cons and see if they'll let me just go on my own.
For some reason I have an irrational fear of my water breaking at a very inconvenient time though so far I've only had 1 out of 4 pregnancies where my water actually broke on its own.
I don’t have any medical appointments this week (weird!) but I do have an acupuncture appointment today.
@dellusion do you know why they'd contemplate switching your blood thinner? I really wanted to go back to eliquis post baby, but apparently you can't breastfeed on it. Womp.
Thanks you guys! It sucks but we're doing well so far. Just had an US so we'll see the results. Baby is still breech but I hope I have time. I'm not leaking as much, so of course I'm now worried about fluid levels and the tech can't say anything to help with that. She answered about breech, but said the radiologist would have to look when I asked if there was fluid.
My last Dr. appointment went really well and the Dr. was very optimistic about a VBAC, which was a pleasant surprise. I can't believe we are all in the final stretch or very close to it.
I was planning to post an update for my appointment this afternoon but yesterday after we went to the zoo I wasn’t feeling well. I was having cramping all day. I thought it was BH. I woke up at 1am in a pool of blood. We rushed to L&D. Got a steroid shot. Preterm labor but everything looks ok. To make a long story short the plan is to get the second steroid shot at the 24 hour mark (3-4am) and stay here to be reassessed after. They won’t stop contractions this late in the game. 35 +2.
@meltonjl keeping you and baby in my thoughts!
@ummibtihaj I have the same fear! I am 34 weeks tomorrow and I was just thinking should I start putting towels down in my car and at my desk at work!! lol my water didn't break with my first but I remember having the same worries then too.
I don't have any appts this week, but had my 34-week this last Friday. I'm kind of trying to get an idea from them about what to expect due to my having GD. It's very well-controlled, so I'm not sure if they're really worried about inducing or not. Plus, baby was running pretty small at the growth scan at 32 wks (I'm more worried about her falling behind even more, but the doc wasn't worried yet). I feel like I really haven't gotten a straight answer, but I'm guessing they're seeing how everything progresses. I have another growth scan at 36 weeks (next week) and I believe we'll start NSTs, so I'm guessing we'll get a pretty good idea after that. Just have to be patient until then.
Sounds like we sure do have a fiesty group of little ones on our hands!!
After hearing this I am definitely getting my hospital bag started today!
Luckily my appt was pretty boring. 32 weeks so just belly measurements. Everything is on track so far.
So sorry to hear you're both in the hospital and have had quite the eventful 24 hours. Keep us updated on the progress of your babes and let us know if we can offer any type of support
I also send my blood sugars to my endo weekly and she updates my dosage or tells me to stay the same. My sugars have been climbing but she is not making any increases. I am feeling frustrated bc I am hungry all the time but scared to eat bc my sugars are high. (For those of you not on the GD thread, I actually have type 1, but was diagnosed about 3 months before getting pregnant- so I am still learning.) and up until a month or so ago my sugars were perfectly in control. So maybe what I see as wildly high isn't actually, but I am scared nonetheless. I really want an epidural free vaginal delivery....so as few complications as possible would help.
Anyway I see my endo in person this thurs, OB on Friday, and next full growth scan 1 week from today. at my last growth scan he was measuring 3 weeks ahead...so I'm anxious to see. Still planning to induce between 37-38 weeks so thats about 2 weeks away.....getting antsy for sure.