MTHFR moms & 3rd tri

ping1080

I don't typically post here (I'm usually on the Nov 12 FB group) but thought you ladies would probably have more experience than anyone. I have the heterozygous MTHFR mutation was am 35w5d. Just had my weekly ob appt., and they are having me go for weekly BPP. Dr. didn't really give a good reason for doing this (don't get me wrong, I will cherish any moment to take a peek at LO) other than he wanted to make sure everything was okay with the baby. Since there is little research in general about MTHFR, he basically wants to cover his butt. Anyone else have to do this? Just curious...

monica92603

Quite possibly to check on your placenta to make sure it's still functioning properly.  I had growth u/s in conjunction w/ the BPP to make sure the baby was target size which goes hand in hand w/ the placenta doing it's job.

4legsRbest

I am 30 weeks and hetero MTHFR, I just had a regularly scheduled appointment with my MW yesterday and she didn't mention anything about this. BUT I did have to be cleared by my MFM to go to this birthing center and he took me off lovenox at the same time (13 weeks), so maybe since he cleared me I don't have to do the BPP, which I was under the assumption was reserved for high-risk pregnancies, which I am not since I was removed from the lovenox. My RE and MW don't consider MTHFR alone to be high-risk.

Are you on enoxaparin/lovenox?

So, I am really not any help - sorry!

MrsRiceARoni

My doctor didn't call it that but based on the other ladies responses I guess I am. I know starting at 30 weeks I'll be doing twice weekly NSTs and I will have an u/s every other week. He never said anything specific about the ultrasounds that I'd be getting but he did send me for a "growth scan" on Monday where the tech checked the baby, placenta, fluid and my cervix. I believe this is what my other scans will be like as well.

I am homozygous for MTFHR (I can't remember which one right now I think the A one?) and I had pre-eclampsia and a stillbirth with my last pregnancy so I'm not sure if it is just because of the MTFHR. I also take daily low dose asprin and have been since I was TTC. My doctor talked about lovenex but decided the asprin was enough.

ping1080

4legsRbest:

I am 30 weeks and hetero MTHFR, I just had a regularly scheduled appointment with my MW yesterday and she didn't mention anything about this. BUT I did have to be cleared by my MFM to go to this birthing center and he took me off lovenox at the same time (13 weeks), so maybe since he cleared me I don't have to do the BPP, which I was under the assumption was reserved for high-risk pregnancies, which I am not since I was removed from the lovenox. My RE and MW don't consider MTHFR alone to be high-risk.

Are you on enoxaparin/lovenox?

So, I am really not any help - sorry!

No problem! Thanks for the response! I'm only taking baby aspirin (which I will be stopping this week) since I do not have any other symptoms/diagnosis. I was not high risk for my daughter or this pregnancy, so I'm not quite sure why he's being so cautious at this point. Similar to you, just having the MTHFR did not make me high risk.