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ShannonSky
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Pregnant (& TTC) Check-in!
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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:mek10976, Megan - DS Simon, born at 32 weeks due to pre-e/pPROM, DS #2 due March 12luvdv8 - 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, born at 34 weeks due to PIH and PTL, DS #3 due April 26ctrickey03, Christina - DS #1 Michael, born full term, DS #2 Christian, born at 32 weeks due to polyhydraminos and IUGR, DS #3 Benjamin, born full term, DD #1 due May 3 kamcfarlane, Kate - DS Ryan, born at 32 weeks due to placenta previa, DD 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 24VTPurity, 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 8ijack, Ivory - DD Emma, born at 29 weeks due to placental abruption, Baby #2 due August 9 princessheath17 - DS Jaxson, born at 34 weeks, Baby #2 due August 26 ShannonSky, Shannon - DD Ellie, born at 33 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due September 15mrsmikey, April - DS Eli, born at 32 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due September 16albertabride06 - DS Dylan, born at 32 weeks due to short cervix/PTL, Baby #2 due September 26 TTCing:PDXGal7868, Haley - DS Cole, born at 34 weeks due to unexplained PTLirishbaby0708 ? 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*Sweet Pea*, Jamie - DD Skylar, born at 29 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP Thinking about/Planning on TTCing:SWMcFarland - DD Lily, born at 34 weeks due to HELLP, TTC this summer or the end of the yeargoblue, 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 kimberlyd546 - DS Alex, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e Mommies (again)!sweetpea18, Sara - DD Reese, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e, DD #2 Grier born full term!magdalina.h, Maggie - angel baby Aidan, born at 28 weeks due to failed cord, DS #2 Lucas born full term!Hailie, Meg - DS Nolan, born at 33 weeks due to pPROM, DD Maren born full term!FemmeNat01, Natasha - DD Elena and DS Lucas, born at 33 weeks due to severe pre-e, DD#2 Alessandra born at 31 weeks due to HELLP/placental abruptionGwenypher7, Jen - DD Abigail, born at 32 weeks due to HELLP/IUGR, DS Cullen born full term!Heather1979, Heather - DD Olivia, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM/pre-e, DS George born full term!Tierelieber, Stephanie - DD Charden, born at 30 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP, DD#2 Adrienne born full term!IAM4UK - DD Katie, born at 33 weeks due to pre-e/IUGR, twins Abigail and Emily born full term!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! Congrats to magdalina.h on the birth of Lucas! Congrats to sweetpea18 on the birth of Grier!Updates: Last week, I got my referral to the midwives. ijack had an appt yesterday and was hoping to find out baby's sex. Clotho! passed her GTT. mrsfriend is enjoying her pregnancy, but is a little worried about not having increased monitoring later in the pregnancy. magdalina.h had baby Lucas Alexander full term and 7lb and 20in! mrsmikey's doing well and is pretty sure she'll be sticking with her current OB. AF showed for *Sweet pea* two days late, so she's on to cycle 2. sweetpea18 had baby Grier Elizabeth full term and healthy!If you'd like to address a question to the group, please feel free to page or PM me.
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Re: Pregnant (& TTC) Check-in!
Congrats to magdalina.h and sweetpea18!!!!! Welcome to the world, Lucas and Grier!
I'm doing well, had a terrible dream the night before last that I was bleeding and couldn't get to the hospital, but last night's dream was much better - I dreamed the baby was moving all over and I could feel him and even see him on the outside! I'm planning to call the midwives later this morning, I think I might have a UTI. I keep having pain when I pee and I've been pushing cranberry juice, but that's giving me heartburn. I could just be dehydrated, though, I'm having a tough time remembering to drink enough while I'm chasing DD around.
Congrats magdalina.h! So glad to hear everything went well.
I had a great u/s yesterday. Baby weighed in at approx. 4lbs 3oz. putting him in 60% for weight and everything looked great. He was a bit uncooperative and didn't give us any good shots but they were able to get their measurements which is the important things. My bp was 118/80! My dr. is going to start me doing weekly NST just to keep an eye on things. It is hard for me to believe things are going this well. At this point in my last pg I was on bed rest and bp meds. However, we're still prepared mentally to deliver around 34 weeks since that is when both my boys were born. Every time I think about that and realize that is only 3 weeks away I kinda freak out. Right now I'm just taking it one day at a time trying to take it easy and not over do it. I went out w/ my mom and the boys on Monday and that caused my bp to be a bit on the high side so from now on I'll be taking it a bit easier and not having all day outings like that any time soon.
I hope every one else is doing well. T&P to those who need them.
Congrats Maggie and Sweatpea!!! So excited for you both!
Yesterday's appt was a bust
I thought it was scheduled for 2:30, but evidently it was at 2 so I was late (they called on Sunday and said 2:30??) and the tech fit me in but it was really rushed. The awesome news is that my cervix grew and is over 5cm!! Not sure how that is possible, but I'll take it. The baby was in a super weird position and she couldn't really make a good guess on the sex, so we'll wait until my 20w appt. It's funny - leading up to yesterday I was seriously so anxious to find out, but now that we didn't I'm kind of okay with it and don't really care anymore (not care about the baby, but care about finding out if that makes sense). It was just such a weird appt and this baby is teaching me that I also can't plan a damn thing when it comes to pregnancy 
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Congrats Maggie and SweetPea!!!
I know I haven't really posted an update in a while but I have a good one! Alessa is moving off the CPAP to the nasal cannula on either Sunday or Monday and she had her first bottle feedings today. She's doing wonderfully. She's 4 weeks today and I can't believe it. I'm still having BP issues and my incision is healing ever-so-slowly. As long as Alessa is doing well, I don't care about me. The twins just got over RSV and they're doing much better.
Yay for all the good updates! Congrats to the new mommies and
to those of you still cooking.
No news is good news
Just chugging along here. I have decided for sure to stay with my OB, and plan on having a good chat with him further into the pg about my birth wishes. DH strongly believes he can help me advocate my wishes and that makes me feel alot better. Still considering getting a doula though.
My m/s seems to be getting a little better, it's more predictable if nothing else. And I seem to be getting a little bit of energy back. So knock on wood I think it all might going away. I'm also beginning to sport a little bump instead of just looking fat
Next appt is 3/2, which would have been my first 'real' appt. Then I'm telling everyone at work! They're the only people that don't know yet, and DS' daycare. I think I'm going to get him a big brother shirt to wear there.
I love seeing all these get post.
Congrats on our new arrivals :+)
Update: Temp been up since monday. Got an almost postitive OPK last night. Im having a really bad feeling this is not our month even though timing is still good. Guess i'll just have to wait 2weeks and see :+)
just hangin in there over here! i can't believe i'm 5th on the pregnant list! eek! we moved a few weekends ago (we sold our house and are in an apt until we build) and so i'm just trying to organize an entire 3 bedroom house into a 2 bedroom apartment, complete with adding another person!
my next appointment is 3/18 at 32w. my 32w appointment was the last one i made it to with DS. i went straight to the hospital from the appointment. i will be relieved to make it past that day.
A little late to the game here, but I'll check in anyway.
Congrats on the new babies, girls! Glad everyone's hanging in there for the most part.
I've got my last cervical lenth check scheduled for next Friday. EEK...it's going so fast. Everything's been looking good, though, so I'm staying positive. I think with all my free time (since I won't be going to the doc each week) I'll work on Parker's Big Boy room.
That should distract me a little. 
Shots are still going well..no reactions whatsoever. I'm picking up some weight, and the baby bump is becoming a baby mountain. I still have an innie belly button though, so I haven't gone off the deep end...yet. ha ha With my preemie I only gained 17 lbs and I'm a little scared of having a full term baby with a few extra lbs on the baby and a few extra lbs on me...and a bigger head passing through the birth canal... But, I sooooo want a healthy, full term baby and I want to be able to bond with my baby right at birth, so I'll take whatever comes my way to get it. In the meantime, I bought into the hype and ordered a Hypnobabies Self Study course. Maybe that will help me with birthing a full term baby... 
Congratulations on the birth of the babies!
I had my follow up appointment from 2 weeks ago with my high risk doctor. The babies heart looks great (they couldn't get good shots of it two weeks ago) and my cervix is between 4 and 5 so they are really happy with that. He wants to see me back in a month for another cervical check but doesn't think I will have any problems at this point. I will be 21 weeks tomorrow. At this point in my last pregnancy I had already been on bedrest for almost 2 weeks. I made it past my first two goals already- I am past the point where I had Pprom on Brandon's twin and past the point when I delivered his twin.