High Risk Check In 8/29

tuxielove93

Is anyone high risk yet? Anyone experiencinf any worryinf symptoms or complications? Check in here! 

kaym27

Not sure if I am considered high risk but I’m not a typical pregnancy. I have been seeing my fertility clinic weekly since 5 weeks and will need to also get a MFM pretty soon if all goes well.

My husband and I started at a fertility clinic after having three miscarriages in a row. All testing was normal except my hysteroscopy came back positive with chronic endometritis, which I was treated for. We did genetic carrier testing just for the heck of it and where shocked when we both came back as recessive carriers of a gene mutation that effects cholesterol production. My RE was stunned and said he has never had a couple like this before and believe it is the likely cause of at least some of our losses. We were give the choice of trying naturally or IVF with PGT-M testing. We werent going to have IVF coverage until January so kept trying naturally. Since we got pregnant on our own we have no idea if this baby has our gene. There is a 25% chance it is an affected carrier. If it does it will likely miscarry naturally. If I make it to 16 weeks I will need an amniocentesis to find out if baby is affected. If baby is then we have a very hard decision to make because if I carry to term baby will likely not survive very long. We take one day at a time and trying to stay in the present. 

tuxielove93

That sounds pretty high risk to me! Thats rough 💔 Sending all the happy healthy squish vibes. 

missniecey

For me, the high risk label was automatic and assigned before I even got pregnant. I’m considered high risk because of my age (37) and my two autoimmune disorders. 

I have to have my bloodwork tracked regularly and I’ll be followed by an MFM. I’ll most likely be getting scan every 2 weeks by my MFM and definitely every 4 weeks by my OB. 

Had our first scan yesterday and doc says baby is healthy with a strong heart. We have another scan in 2 weeks. I’ll see the MFM for the first time in 3 weeks.

While it’s a little scary, I’m grateful they are watching us closely and I’ll get to see my baby more often than I was expecting. I like having the reassurance. 

Knottie5866163

I’m considered high risk too due to past issues. I had a miscarriage followed by a medical termination due to the fetus having “limb body wall complex” (which is 100% fatal on birth due to the extent it was), followed by another miscarriage just 2 months ago. I did not expect the get pregnant again so fast but I am excited and hopeful this one will last 🤞🏻. I am waiting for the referral to go through to the high risk monitoring clinic and will then have early screening to ensure everything is developing properly. I’m currently not having any worrying symptoms but I am ever mindful of them. It is so bad that I have to “check” every time I go to the bathroom just to make sure there’s no bleeding. I think it’s important to try not to stress too much about the high risk label and just be mindful for symptoms, and when in doubt contact your care provider for reassurance 😊. I have a note on my phone where I record any possible symptoms I might be having along with the date and how long it lasts so I can remember to address them with my doctor. Best of luck to all the high risk mamas

knottieaaa0687af7e62f16

I am considered high risk because I am 45, and had pre-eclampsia with my 2nd and 3rd pregnancies resulting in premature deliveries and one emergencyc section.

This little bean is a total surprise! But we will monitor carefully to avoid the issues I had 5 years ago with my last son.

Wishing you the best with your pregnancy 🤗

mennigsteph

I am considered high risk as well. I am 32 years old and in the past year I have had a miscarriage due to undiagnosed diabetes. What makes me high risk is the medications that I am taking to control blood sugar levels, and the changes that are needed weekly to keep growing baby  (and me) happy.
 Recently my doctors have discovered that I may not actually be diabetic.  They think that I was on birth control for too long (20 years) and when I went off my bc I got pregnant very quickly. This caused my hormones to go a little crazy and I tested positive for diabetes. 
I had my first ultrasound on Friday. I thought that I was 8 w 3 days but baby is measuring at 6 weeks 2 days. Baby is looking good and has a heartbeat. Music to my ears. 

Svmtrisha

High risk here. I’m 34 with hypertension (high blood pressure), and my amniotic sac was so thin due to large babies that it almost broke inside me last time. First appointment is tomorrow. 

allowe

Also considered high risk bc of my BMI and previous c sections and one previous miscarriage. I also turn 35 on Fri, so I’m sure that puts me into a fun new high risk category. I enjoy all the extra appts, as some others have said on here already! Nice to get the reassurance. 

kaitykins

Im assuming I will be because of my BMI, age (35 now) and miscarriage last October. I also have had two very different and difficult V births that left one baby with bad bruises and external head trauma and the other with a low APGAR and resus. And bruises. So I’m an auto C-section now. I have hEDS so I also lose stability in my joints as I go. 

soulfulexplorer

I’m high risk due to my age and chronic pulmonary embolisms. My care was fully transferred from my original OB to a high risk OB that I meet for the first time on 9/26.

kaitykins

I was officially through intake and circled were the GD risk and maternal age risk and my BMI risk. So I get to have an early GD screening at 14 weeks for a 2 hour test. Which is not the 1 hr I’m used to for step 1. I’m trying to get more fiber in my diet because that helps the processing of sugars. I have PCOS so I stop my metformin at 12 weeks. (In 2.5~ weeks)