Pregnant (& TTC) After Preemie Check-In!

ShannonSky

Welcome to the check in group for Pregnant After Preemie!  This group is also for those who are actively trying to conceive, planning on it, or just thinking about it...So, list your first name, due date if you're pregnant or ttc timeline, preemie's name and gestational age at birth as well as the reason for their prematurity.Pregnant:ChristineS0820, Christine - DS Tristen, born at 35 weeks due to PTL, DS #2 due October 30Mommamorris, Charla - angel baby Max, born at 21 weeks due to
pre-e/HELLPfrom APS, DD Wren, born at 27 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP from APS, adopting Baby#3 due November 7FiremansWife2009baby, Leila - DS Logan, born at 35 weeks due to pre-e, Baby #2 due November 29mumto2boys, Shanelle - DS Jackson, born at 33 weeks due to pre-e, DS #2 due DecemberEmilyGroshong, Emily - DD, born at 32 weeks due to pre-e, DS due December 27  IAM4UK - DD Katie, born at 33 weeks due to pre-e/IUGR, Twins due January 21 Tierelieber, Stephanie - DD Charden, born at 30 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP, DD#2 due January 21 Susan_KW, Susan - DD Zoe, born at 31 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due  January 24 Heather1979, Heather - DD Olivia, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM/pre-e, DS due January 28 Gwenypher7, Jen - DD Abigail, born at 32 weeks due to HELLP/IUGR, Baby#2 due January 26Hailie, Meg - DS Nolan, born at 33 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due February 13sweetpea18, Sara - DD Reese, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e, DD #2 due March 4magdalina.h, Maggie - angel baby Aidan, born at 28 weeks due to failed cord, DS #2 due March 6mek10976, Megan - DS Simon, born at 32 weeks due to pre-e/pPROM, DS #2 due March 12FemmeFataleNat01, Natasha - DD Elena and DS Lucas, born at 33 weeks due to severe pre-e, Baby #3 due March 30 luvdv8 - DD, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due April 14 Clotho!, Janet - DS Robbie, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e, DS #2 Simon, bornat 34 weeks due to PIH and PTL, DS #3 due April 26kamcfarlane, Kate - DS Ryan, born at 32 weeks due to placenta previa, Baby #2 due May 9 lemen99, Kathy- DS Andrew, born at 26 weeks due to IC, Baby #2 due June 18mrsfriend, Dawn Marie - DS Parker, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due June 27 VTPurity, Karen - DD Soledad, born at 35 weeks due to pre-e and placenta issues, Baby #2 due July 6 njkaren, Karen - DS Brandon, born at 26 weeks due to fetal distress due to twin's loss at 20 weeks, Baby #2 due July 8 TTCing:SkypekWithoutAC, Shannon - DD Ellie, born at 33 weeks due to pPROMMrsDeLaVara, Emily - DD Chelsea, born at 27 weeks due to pPROMheer4u, Sharon - DD Sophie, born at 27 weeks due to PTLkcswifey, Sara - DS Logan, born at 28 weeks due to unexplained PTLPDXGal7868, Haley - DS Cole, born at 34 weeks due to unexplained PTLijack, Ivory - DD Emma, born at 29 weeks due to placental abruptionirishbaby0708 ? DS Jack, born at 30 weeks due to PTL and bicornate uterusbecketts, Rebecca -  DD Norah, born at 34 weeks due to severe pre-eerikaja6, Erika - DS Jordan, born at 33 weeks due to IC Thinking about/Planning on TTCing:*Sweet Pea*, Jamie - DD Skylar, born at 29 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP mrsmikey, April - DS Eli, born at 32 weeks due to pPROM, TTC in DecemberSWMcFarland - DD Lily, born at 34 weeks due to HELLP, TTC this summer or the end of the yearprincessheath17 - DS Jaxson, born at 34 weeks, TTC this wintergoblue, Kristin - DS Jake, born at 27 weeks due to pPROM, TTC at the end of 2010JrzyMeeba1, Karen ? DS Hunter and angel baby Parker, born at 26 weeks due to PTL, TTC at the end of 2011 kimberlyd456, Kim - DS Alex, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e, thinking about TTC Mommies (again)!Sweets2005, Katie - DD Abby and DS Brady, born at 32 weeks due to placenta previa/bleeding, DD #2 born full term!mrssnflwr - DD born at 32 weeks due to unexplained PTL, DS born at 36 weeks!ShanaNChris, Shana - DD Lily, born at 31 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP, DS Liam born full term!Luvpinsanity, Ashley - DS Brennan, born at 35 weeks due to PTL, DD Addison born full term!FaithRocks, Kelly - DS Trig, born at 32 weeks due to pre-e, PTL, and placental abruption, DS #2 Grayson born at 35 weeks!Denesdia, Diane - DD Zoey, born at 25 weeks due to PTL, DS Ben born at 35 weeks!sabloja - DS Hayden, born at 30 weeks due to pPROM, DD Madison born at 36 weeks!RRHsMom - DS Ryan, born at 35-36 weeks, DD Meghan born full term!msalinardi, Margot - DD Angelina, born at 26 weeks due to pre-e, DS Vincent born at 35 weeks due to pre-e, IUGR!Aidge, Adrienne - DS Sam, born at 29 weeks, DS #2 Ben, born at 35 weeks!mhop, Martha - DD Campbell, born at 27 weeks due to pre-e, DD #2 Maggie born full term! -----------------------News: GL to all our ladies in the 2ww! Welcome to new members kimberly456 and VTPurity! Congrats to njkaren on two great betas!  Updates: Last week kimberly456 joined us - she is thinking about TTC no. 2. Ijack's progesterone levels came back fine, so she was going to have CD3 bloodwork done. Mrsmikey was waiting on an appt with her doctor to get started on her first treatment cycle, possibly as early as this month! Njkaren's beta more than doubled, and she's due July 8! *Sweat Pea* stopped in for a visit; they will be waiting a little longer to TTC. Heather1979 recovered from her infection, but twisted her ankle. Magdalina.h had a sweet experience with Nugget and and starts her weekly appts soon. Sweetpea18 has a cold, but baby looks great! Susan_KW is still on bedrest, but hanging in there; her cervix is still long and closed, and she passed her GD test. VTPurity also joined us last week, she is due with no. 2 on July 6th. Does anyone have any updates on ChristineS0820 or Mommamorris?  If you'd like to address a question to the group, please feel free to page or PM me.

ShannonSky

We made it to trigger!!!!! So tonight I take my Ovidrel, and I should ovulate on Friday! We had one GREAT follie, too - 18.7mm and the others that had been close must have shrunk a little, because the next biggest wasn't even 10mm. And my estrogen levels have been in check the whole time (they were borderline too high last time, we almost didn't trigger). This cycle makes me really hopeful - even if it's a BFN, I think we've found the right doses to make me O without producing too many follies. 

So now I need to decide when to test - I can go in for my beta either the Fri after Thanksgiving, or wait until Mon. DH doesn't want me to test at home early, but I think I'll probably test before the beta, I just don't want the nurses to know before I do...I want to keep some parts of this for me and DH, KWIM?  

ArvadaBride

ShannonSky - I'm crossing my fingers for you!

mrsmikey

GL ShannonSky!  I would test at home too, I always did.   Just something I wanted to find out in the privacy of my own home. 

My Dr appt is today, so hopefully with next week's check-in I can move to the TTC group!  We just have to make sure everything is ok to start this cycle, since the original plan was December.  But *I* don't see any reason we can't, hopefully my Dr won't either.  Need to ask him about that June beach trip we have planned first  

Heather1979

GL to everyone!

 I had my doctor's appointment last night, my blood pressure's up :-( 156/88. He wants me to check it twice a day and have my primary doc check it at least once a week (but he suggested twice a week). I hope it was just that I was out and about this past weekend and ate a lot of restaurant food. That and I gained A LOT of weight in the past 2 weeks and my arms and legs are very swollen. (15lbs! I swear I didn't eat all that much!)

 So we shall see... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you ladies!

lemen99

I am doing well - 8 1/2 weeks.  Looking forward to my next appointment before Thanksgiving!

*Sweet pea*

ShannonSky:

We made it to trigger!!!!! So tonight I take my Ovidrel, and I should ovulate on Friday! We had one GREAT follie, too - 18.7mm and the others that had been close must have shrunk a little, because the next biggest wasn't even 10mm. And my estrogen levels have been in check the whole time (they were borderline too high last time, we almost didn't trigger). This cycle makes me really hopeful - even if it's a BFN, I think we've found the right doses to make me O without producing too many follies. 

So now I need to decide when to test - I can go in for my beta either the Fri after Thanksgiving, or wait until Mon. DH doesn't want me to test at home early, but I think I'll probably test before the beta, I just don't want the nurses to know before I do...I want to keep some parts of this for me and DH, KWIM?  

That is sooooo great!!!!! My fingers and toes are crossed for you guys :+)

kamcfarlane

shannon - that's awesome!!! everything sounds perfect!

not much to report here, just plugging along.  

magdalina.h

Good luck Shannonsky!

We saw Nugget again yesterday. He's looking great and weighing in at 1lb 5oz. This is getting harder and harder as we get closer to the week Aidan was born and Nugget's size. He's doing so many of the same things Aidan did. While of course normal, it still makes me sad.

FemmeNat01

I have my 20 week appointment tomorrow. My BP has been a bit high so I am worried about tomorrow. I was diagnosed with PIH at 20 weeks last time and...seriously, I don't think I can handle any of that again. Everything else seems to be ok. I hope I have put on weight cuz how can my baby grow if I am still so skinny?!

ijack

good luck Shannon!!

I'm still waiting to hear how my CD3 labs were and hoping that I don't ovulate until after this weekend so I can have a follicle check first, but we'll see. Once again my chart is all freaking over the place, so hopefully the labs tell us something.