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:Thomas2013 - DS Brandon, born at 26 weeks due to unknown reasons, DD due June 29njkaren, Karen - DS Brandon, born at 26 weeks due to fetal distress due to twin's loss at 20 weeks, Baby #2 due July 8KCBaby - DS#1 Anson born at 31 weeks due to pPROM, Baby #2 due July 22ndijack, Ivory - DD Emma, born at 29 weeks due to placental abruption, DD #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, DD #2 due September 15mrsmikey, April - DS Eli, born at 32 weeks due to pPROM, DD due September 16albertabride06 - DS Dylan, born at 32 weeks due to short cervix/PTL, Baby #2 due September 26maybenextyear2 - Twin DC, born at 31 weeks due to PTL, Baby #3 due October 7beyoga, Deidre - DS Reid, born at 24 weeks due to unkown causes, Baby #2 due October 11beachykeen1723, Rachel - DS Cooper, born at 30 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP, DD due October 30miafromab, Mia - DD CJ, born at 23 weeks due to severe pre-e, Baby #2 due Oct 23PDXGal7868, Haley - DS Cole, born at 34 weeks due to unexplained PTL, Baby #2 due Dec 12faeriequeeneonwow, Melissa - DD Sophie Jean,  born at 30 weeks due to non-immune fetal hydrops, low amniotic fluid, and pre-e, Baby #2 due Feb 2 TTCing:irishbaby0708 ? 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 lgmom2010 - DD Lyla, born at 28 weeks due to severe pre-e and bicornate uterusThinking about/Planning on TTCing:SWMcFarland - DD Lily, born at 34 weeks due to HELLP, TTC summer 2010 or the end of the yeargoblue, Kristin - DS Jake, born at 27 weeks due to pPROM, TTC at the end of 2010sucrets4, Danielle - DD Emmalynn, born at 33 weeks due to unexplained PTL, TTC summer 2011weezie825 - DD, born at 33 weeks due to pPROM, TTC summer 2011jcsntms06, Jen - DD Annabelle, born at 33 weeks due to pre-e, TTC late summer 2011JrzyMeeba1, 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)!mrsfriend, Dawn Marie - DS Parker, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM, DS #2 Braden born full term!justme04 - DS Ryker, born at 34 weeks due to severe pre-e and HELLP Syndrome, DS #2 Max born at full term!lemen99, Kathy - DS Andrew, born at 26 weeks due to IC, DS #2 Elliott born at 35 weeks due to PTL and an unknown rash!kamcfarlane, Kate - DS Ryan, born at 32 weeks due to placenta previa, DD Ellen born full term!ctrickey03, 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 Serenity born full term!luvdv8 - DD, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM, DD #2 Elizabeth born full term!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 Charles, born at 35 weeks due to PIHmek10976, Megan - DS Simon, born at 32 weeks due to pre-e/pPROM, DS #2 born full term!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! Continued T&P to beyoga on the cerclage/bedrest keeping the baby cooking! Congrats to beachykeen1723 on finding out it's a girl!Updates: Last week, I was waiting to take my glucose test. njkaren's OB didn't think she'd make it to her scheduled C-section date. mrsmikey was feeling lots of baby activity, and anticipating an OB appt for glucose and thyroid testing. beyoga started leaking fluid and having uterine spasms - the docs think she has an incompetent cervix and that the spasms are related to that. ijack is 32 weeks now and was waiting for her next appt. beachykeen1723 was given a 12-15% chance of having pre-e/HELLP again and found out baby is a girl!QOTD: Any good 4th of July plans? If you'd like to address a question to the group, please feel free to page or PM me.

ShannonSky

I had an AWESOME appointment last week. Discussed VBAC with the midwife, she got me to look at it in a whole new way - basically, I can either have a C-section sometime between 9/8 and 9/15 (with 9/15 as the deadline, then we have to do it), or I can just wait and see how the pregnancy goes and make the decision when I go into labor. Since the midwife doesn't think I'll get to 9/15 (or even 9/8), it most likely will be a decision to be made when I go into labor, anyway. So right now I'm not planning to schedule anything. I am getting more and more scared of vaginal birth, though! My C-section recovery was great and I know that's no guarantee that it'd be good again, but I've heard so many vaginal birth horror stories, I'm freaking out a little.

I also found out I passed my glucose test! I was pretty worried because in my last pregnancy, I failed the 2nd hour of the 3hr test, but this time the midwife only does 2hr tests and if you fail either draw, you fail the whole thing. So I'm really glad I passed! I do, however, have a UTI, but they gave me some antibiotics that should clear it up. Next up is my VBAC appt with the consulting OB on the 28th, and I'm officially on every other week appts! Getting so close, I'm all scheduled out through 37 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!

QOTD: We are going to visit my grandparents in Myrtle Beach! We try and go about once a year, it's always great to see them, they're still super active and a lot of fun and they just adore our daughter. I was surprised, though, when I asked the midwife to confirm that I'd be OK to travel, she hesitated a bit. She was fine with it once she knew we'd be taking a main highway down and staying in a populated area, but she said "no going to the mountains of West Virginia" ;-) This will be our last trip as a family of three! 

njkaren

My c section is a week from today. Can't believe I will be meeting this little guy. Now if we could just come up with a name....

I will be coming home from the hospital the day before July 4th so no plans this year except taking care of a new baby.

mrsmikey

Had my appt yesterday.  Got my GD test and my thyroid test, fingers crossed they both come back ok.  Everything looks really good, and the OB was able to tell me exactly how the baby was laying and where all her parts were.  That was really cool. 

I go back in 3 weeks for an u/s and check up.  I'm not really sure why 3 weeks, instead of 2 or 4.  I think I may have gotten off schedule at some point and maybe he's just trying to get me back on track.  But excited to see the baby again!  I'll be 30/31 weeks then, so I think I go to appts every 2 weeks after that. 

QOTD:  We're going to the beach over the 4th.  I'm bummed that it will be our last trip this year.  Usually we go once a month through the entire summer.  But I guess that will just have to be ok   DS is super excited, we had such a great trip over Memorial Day we've all been aching to go back.

My OB said after that trip, no more trips out of town other than family members houses.

ijack

33w!!

My appt last week went really well. Baby girl was estimated to weight 4lbs 4oz, which is 1.5lbs more than E weighed at birth!! Cervix was still long and closed and everything is "normal." Over the weekend I started cramping and finally called yesterday and went in to see my doc. Everything is fine, I guess this is just what 33w feels like, but d@mn, I am in A LOT of pain. 7 more weeks, 7 more weeks, 7 more weeks. 

QOTD: Not really. My SIL is due next week and depending on when the baby is born DH and DD might be headed to Chicago for the bris (if baby is a boy), so all our plans are on standby. 

beyoga

Update:  I am NOT leaking amniotic fluid and I am off bed rest.  Insert clapping.  I am still taking it easy.  When dh is home he takes care of Reid.  I also hit 24 weeks yesterday.  I had Reid at 24 weeks.  The cerclage is holding up well.  No problems.  I got my first steroid shot for baby's lungs today, second one tomorrow.

QOTD:  Not too sure yet.  Probably some cooking out. 

SnowPea25

Hi everyone!

I would love to be added to this group if you will have me! We are currently TTC#2.

 Snowpea25, DS Baby N born at 32 weeks due to severe pre-e.

Thanks and GL to all!