Pregnant (& TTC) after a Preemie check in 8/1/12

jcsntms06

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: 

hislobster2, Allison- DS Hunter, born at 34 weeks due to preterm labor; DS Avalon, born at 32 weeks due to preterm labor; DS Wilder, born at 36 weeks due to preterm labor; Baby #4 due (and hopefully born around) July 4th

 

americana- mono/di girls at 34 weeks, 5 days due to PTL (no known reason aside from the twin pregnancy), #3 DS is due in two weeks (repeat C/S). 

 

nat6102006-first DD born at 32 weeks due to shortened cervix/unknown preterm labor; #2 due on August 9

 MeNV-Mel, Phinny born @ 34 weeks after water broke due to large fibroids, due with #2 09/12.

 

katieguth- DD Melanie born at 31 weeks due to Severe Pre-E.  DS due 9/12/12.

 

Damabo80- DD#1 born at 31w due to HELLP/pre-e. pregnant with #2, edd: sept 28

 

Wally3, Eve- DS Johnny bornn 34w 3 days PROM edd 10/10/12.

 

T1nkfan- Kelly - DS JP born at 28 weeks due to pre-e and placental abruption. #2 due 10/23/2012.

 

BabyG_-DD born at 29 weeks due to unknown reasons.  #2 due 10/30/12 (OB wants to deliver earlier though due to previous vertical c-section)

 

Kadyra-DS born at 36 weeks due to severe IUGR.  #2 due 11/14/12

Lili_h, Lili-DS Matthew born at 34 weeks 4 days due to PTL.  #2 due 11/14

 

Delphiaraven-Stacey, DS born at 34 weeks due to PROM, #2 due 11-03-12.

 

Lucy460-Lucy, DS #1 born at 35 weeks 4 days due to HELLP.  #2 due 12/22/12

 

Cara03-Cara, DS Jacob born at 24 weeks due to IC.  #2 due 1/13/13, but a scheduled c-section due to a previous classical c-section is on for 12/23/12. Cerclage planned for 7-11-12.

 

Angie637-DS Peyton born at 33 weeks due to pPROM.  #2 and #3 due 1/2/13

 

eSynergy- DS was born at 36 weeks --- the reason is unexplained (just went into labor early), #2 is due 1/6/13.

 

light52- DS2 was born at 35w 5d for no known reason, #3 is due 2/25/13

 

JuliaJAG - Julia: DS Jack, born at 29+1 due to severe pre-eclampsia. Surprise Baby #2 due March 16, 2013!

 

sucrets4, Danielle - DD Emmalynn born at 33w due to pPROM, #2 due 3/17/13

 

sroddy12- DS name is Chance born at 31 weeks due to placenta abruption, #2 EDD is 4/3

 

TTCing:

irishbaby0708 ? DS Jack, born at 30 weeks due to PTL and bicornate uterus

erikaja6, Erika - DS Jordan, born at 33 weeks due to IC

*Sweet Pea*, Jamie - DD Skylar, born at 29 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP

KitT.Kat-DD Veruka, born at 26 weeks due to Pre-E & HELLP

MaMaSzcz, Erica - DS, Grayson, born at 33 weeks due to prom and bifurcated uterus

MariaWaters- DD Gwenyth born at 34 weeks due to unexplained PTL.

jteneback, DD was born at 34 weeks 3 days after pPROM

Sdtchica13, Carrie-DD Corrine Reese born at 29 weeks 6 days due to a placental abruption and pPROM

L&R70707 - DS born 34w6days due to unexplained PTL

Mommy2CB, Kristin- DS born at 33 weeks 5 days due to PTL.

Thinking about/Planning on TTCing:

goblue, Kristin - DS Jake, born at 27 weeks due to pPROM, TTC at the end of 2010

MrsDink - DS George, born at 30 weeks due to PTL, TTC December 2011

lolen88, Lauren - DS Tanner, born at 32 weeks due to unknown causes

OscarQ- Alison, TTC in 2012, DS Kevin born at 26 weeks due to pre-e.

GLGB- DS was born at 33 weeks due to unexplained preterm labor

nayandjosh- Renee- DS, Christian, born at 27 weeks due to abruption, TTC fall 2012

Mybb- DS born at 28w1d due to severe pre-eclampsia

APRILYN501- DD Kaylee born at 32 weeks 3 days after PROM

 

Punky917 (formerly AVA0908)-DS Noah born at 26 weeks due to pPROM.  Pregnancy #2 resulted in miscarriage at 9 weeks 3 days.

 

Ajgibson-Janeen, DD born at 25 weeks due to eclampsia.  Pregnancy #2 ended in miscarriage

 

Mommies (again)!

crazyanimals- DS, born 30w 1 day due to PTL then PROM, DS #2 born full term!

SnowPea25 - DS Baby N, born at 32 weeks due to severe pre-e.  DD Baby A born full term!

KatFco- Katrina, DD Abby, 23w6d, unknown reason, DS, born FULL TERM!

weezie825 - DD, born at 33 weeks due to pPROM, DS born full term!

IrishSapphire- DS Aidan born close to 31 weeks (was not given a reason for him coming early), DD Noelle Elizabeth born at 34 weeks 6 days

 

becketts - DD Norah, born at 34 weeks due to severe pre-e, DD#2 born at 35w due to IGUR

jcsntms06, Jen - DD Annabelle, born at 33 weeks due to pre-e, DD#2 born 34w due to PTL

jaxlynn - DD Leigh, born at 35 weeks due to HELLP, DS born full term

Kimberlyd546 - DS Alex, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e , DS born full term

faeriequeeneonwow, Melissa - DD Sophie Jean, born at 30 weeks due to non-immune fetal hydrops, low amniotic fluid, and pre-e, DS born full term 1/26/12

alaratta1-DD Sophia born at 31 weeks due to PTL. DS born full term on 1/6/12

beachykeen1723, Rachel - DS Cooper, born at 30 weeks due to pre-e/HELLP, DD born at 36 weeks

beyoga, Deidre - DS Reid, born at 24 weeks due to unkown causes, DD born full term

albertabride06 - DS Dylan, born at 32 weeks due to short cervix/PTL, DD born full term!

ShannonSky, Shannon - DD Ellie, born at 33 weeks due to pPROM, DD born full term!

kar5162 - DS, born at 34 weeks due to pPROM, DD born full term!

mrsmikey, April - DS Eli, born at 32 weeks due to pPROM, DD born full term!

ijack, Ivory - DD Emma, born at 29 weeks due to placental abruption, DD #2 Quinn born full term!

njkaren, Karen - DS Brandon, born at 26 weeks due to fetal distress due to twin's loss at 20 weeks, DS #2 Wesley born full term!

LittleD8081 (formerly 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 PIH

mek10976, 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 abruption

Gwenypher7, 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:

Lucy460 had her u/s yesterday and we hope that everything went well. Please updated us when you get a chance. Cara03 is in a positive mental place at the moment and we hope she stays there until the end of her pregnancy. She's gotten some energy back, no more morning sickness, and less back pain. Praying that your 17p shots go smoothly. Kaydra had a prefect fetal echo scan and they are now team blue! Congratulations Mama! Please welcome sroddy12, baby#2 is due 4/3.

Kadyra

Bumping from the hospital today. My previa had a nice big bleed yesterday morning. I'll be here for 2-4 more days. So it's not if, just a matter of when preemie #2 arrives. If he's late term like DS1, I can totally do it again. If its really early when I bleed again, I'm not sure how I'll handle it. They don't think the previa will resolve at this point, so best case scenario is an amnio at 36 weeks with a c-section after. I'm bummed, but happy things are going as well as they are. There is a lady down the hall PPROMed at 30 weeks and I feel for her. Anyway, time to put on my big girl panties and take what life throws at me. Thanks. 

jcsntms06

Kadyra:

Bumping from the hospital today. My previa had a nice big bleed yesterday morning. I'll be here for 2-4 more days. So it's not if, just a matter of when preemie #2 arrives. If he's late term like DS1, I can totally do it again. If its really early when I bleed again, I'm not sure how I'll handle it. They don't think the previa will resolve at this point, so best case scenario is an amnio at 36 weeks with a c-section after. I'm bummed, but happy things are going as well as they are. There is a lady down the hall PPROMed at 30 weeks and I feel for her. Anyway, time to put on my big girl panties and take what life throws at me. Thanks. 

OMG Mama! Praying for you and your LO. Praying that you have no more bleeds and that you keep baking that LO. Please please keep us posted. 

Kadyra

I very much appreciate the T&P's! I'm off continuous monitoring and will likely go home tomorrow evening. Yay! Will keep you guys in the loop if anything else develops. 

Cara03

Kadyra:

Bumping from the hospital today. My previa had a nice big bleed yesterday morning. I'll be here for 2-4 more days. So it's not if, just a matter of when preemie #2 arrives. If he's late term like DS1, I can totally do it again. If its really early when I bleed again, I'm not sure how I'll handle it. They don't think the previa will resolve at this point, so best case scenario is an amnio at 36 weeks with a c-section after. I'm bummed, but happy things are going as well as they are. There is a lady down the hall PPROMed at 30 weeks and I feel for her. Anyway, time to put on my big girl panties and take what life throws at me. Thanks. 

I am so sorry to hear this Sending you lots and lots of good vibes! Hang in there.

Cara03

Kadyra:

Bumping from the hospital today. My previa had a nice big bleed yesterday morning. I'll be here for 2-4 more days. So it's not if, just a matter of when preemie #2 arrives. If he's late term like DS1, I can totally do it again. If its really early when I bleed again, I'm not sure how I'll handle it. They don't think the previa will resolve at this point, so best case scenario is an amnio at 36 weeks with a c-section after. I'm bummed, but happy things are going as well as they are. There is a lady down the hall PPROMed at 30 weeks and I feel for her. Anyway, time to put on my big girl panties and take what life throws at me. Thanks. 

I am so sorry to hear this Sending you lots and lots of good vibes! Hang in there.

Cara03

Kadyra:

Bumping from the hospital today. My previa had a nice big bleed yesterday morning. I'll be here for 2-4 more days. So it's not if, just a matter of when preemie #2 arrives. If he's late term like DS1, I can totally do it again. If its really early when I bleed again, I'm not sure how I'll handle it. They don't think the previa will resolve at this point, so best case scenario is an amnio at 36 weeks with a c-section after. I'm bummed, but happy things are going as well as they are. There is a lady down the hall PPROMed at 30 weeks and I feel for her. Anyway, time to put on my big girl panties and take what life throws at me. Thanks. 

I am so sorry to hear this Sending you lots and lots of good vibes! Hang in there.

Cara03

Sorry for the multiple posts above. Having internet issues and it won't let me delete them, either. I've had a too eventful last few days. I started feeling a tightening of my uterus Tuesday night and it just felt tight and heavy - something I haven't felt before. After an hour or so, and trying different positions to get it to relax without success, I called labor and delivery and they told me to come in and to pack a bag. Insert major freak out. This was so eerily reminiscent of when things started going wrong with my first pregnancy. Minor bleeding was the issue then but driving to the hospital in the middle of the night, making the long, desolate walk from the ER (night entrance) to L&D, and I was sobbing by the time i walked into L&D and past the NICU where we spent so much time. Anyway, I was finally able to collect myself once i was taken into a room that looked completely different than any room I had been in last time. I got hooked up on all the monitors and the heartbeat sounded great. The doctor checked my cerclage and it looked just like it should, and my cervix was closed. I had already scheduled OB appts for the morning so she sent me home. I was so, so, so elated to hear the words, "I'm going to send you home." !!!!! Last time we fully expected to be sent home but I ended up hospitalized for the rest of my pregnancy. This time, though we were only home in bed for a few hour before we had to get up and go back for appts, it was so, so wonderful to go home but a little unnerving to not know what the tightening was or what was really going on. The tightening changed a bit to tightening, relaxing a little though not fully relaxed, and then retightening over sporadic intervals but lasted about 10 hours in all. Any ideas on what it was? Things checked out good again at the morning appointments. Ultrasound looked good, cervix looked good, no UTI, and got my first p17 shot (not bad). I'm still wondering a bit though: were those contractions? Braxton Hicks? Something else? I never did get an answer... I have to limit activity if I feel cramping/tightening/lots of pulling/etc but no official restrictions (besides the pelvic rest) at this point and I'll be fully checked again in 2 weeks. Sorry for the novel (and lack of paragraphs - iPad). I hope everyone else has a much less eventful week!

Cara03

I forgot to add...it's a BOY! Loud and clear. I am thrilled with a boy but completely in shock as I've had a super strong girl feeling and been calling baby a girl since the beginning. Oops!

jcsntms06

Cara03:

Sorry for the multiple posts above. Having internet issues and it won't let me delete them, either. I've had a too eventful last few days. I started feeling a tightening of my uterus Tuesday night and it just felt tight and heavy - something I haven't felt before. After an hour or so, and trying different positions to get it to relax without success, I called labor and delivery and they told me to come in and to pack a bag. Insert major freak out. This was so eerily reminiscent of when things started going wrong with my first pregnancy. Minor bleeding was the issue then but driving to the hospital in the middle of the night, making the long, desolate walk from the ER (night entrance) to L&D, and I was sobbing by the time i walked into L&D and past the NICU where we spent so much time. Anyway, I was finally able to collect myself once i was taken into a room that looked completely different than any room I had been in last time. I got hooked up on all the monitors and the heartbeat sounded great. The doctor checked my cerclage and it looked just like it should, and my cervix was closed. I had already scheduled OB appts for the morning so she sent me home. I was so, so, so elated to hear the words, "I'm going to send you home." !!!!! Last time we fully expected to be sent home but I ended up hospitalized for the rest of my pregnancy. This time, though we were only home in bed for a few hour before we had to get up and go back for appts, it was so, so wonderful to go home but a little unnerving to not know what the tightening was or what was really going on. The tightening changed a bit to tightening, relaxing a little though not fully relaxed, and then retightening over sporadic intervals but lasted about 10 hours in all. Any ideas on what it was? Things checked out good again at the morning appointments. Ultrasound looked good, cervix looked good, no UTI, and got my first p17 shot (not bad). I'm still wondering a bit though: were those contractions? Braxton Hicks? Something else? I never did get an answer... I have to limit activity if I feel cramping/tightening/lots of pulling/etc but no official restrictions (besides the pelvic rest) at this point and I'll be fully checked again in 2 weeks. Sorry for the novel (and lack of paragraphs - iPad). I hope everyone else has a much less eventful week!

Did they not hook you up to see if your contracting? I'm thinking you were having braxton hicks contractions. I hope you get some rest. You are in my thoughts and prayers. 

Cara03

jcsntms06:

Did they not hook you up to see if your contracting? I'm thinking you were having braxton hicks contractions. I hope you get some rest. You are in my thoughts and prayers.  

I forgot to include that part. They did hook me up but said my uterus must have been too small to pick up contractions yet because they didn't pick up anything definitive. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.

Do Braxton Hicks tighten and stay tight for a long time (45 minutes - a few hours) without relaxing and then contracting again? I guess in my mind, for whatever reason, I thought it would be contracting, relaxing, contracting, relaxing maybe only staying tight for a few minutes but this tightness just stayed and stayed in the beginning, for at least an hour I'd say. Then again, my uterus isn't too big yet so it isn't real obvious or easy to tell when it tightens, etc... Hmmmm...

jcsntms06

Cara03:

jcsntms06:

Did they not hook you up to see if your contracting? I'm thinking you were having braxton hicks contractions. I hope you get some rest. You are in my thoughts and prayers.  

I forgot to include that part. They did hook me up but said my uterus must have been too small to pick up contractions yet because they didn't pick up anything definitive. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.

Do Braxton Hicks tighten and stay tight for a long time (45 minutes - a few hours) without relaxing and then contracting again? I guess in my mind, for whatever reason, I thought it would be contracting, relaxing, contracting, relaxing maybe only staying tight for a few minutes but this tightness just stayed and stayed in the beginning, for at least an hour I'd say. Then again, my uterus isn't too big yet so it isn't real obvious or easy to tell when it tightens, etc... Hmmmm...

Sad, I can't really answer your question, because I'm not sure if I have ever had braxton hicks contractions. I have had the real thing, and those contractions were on top of each other, at least they were at the end. Hugs I hope you start to feel better soon.

damabo80

I'm stillllllll PG! Whoo hoo!

I have weekly biophysical ultrasounds and dr appt to check for HELLP/pre-e.

Had a scare a week ago and ended up in l+d, but it turned out to be nothing.

So far, so good. Dr thinks I'll start having issues around week 37/38. I hope I make it that long!