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High-Risk Pregnancy
~~Bed Rest Mama's Friday Check In~~
Hope everyone had a great weekend... Thinking maybe we will have a baby from electricdoctor83 this week!!!??!
Please
let me know if anyone needs to be added or removed, or if anything
about your status has changed. Also, I am newly on bed rest so I will
do a QOTD but since I had not previously participated - there may be a
repeat of questions you guys have done before...
Here goes!
Here
is a list of nesties who can commiserate together during bedrest.
Nothing better to do, right? Share your story, progress, news, and any
ideas of how to keep yourself busy. Check in will occur each day on the
High Risk Pregnancy Board in the mornings.
Post back with your info if you?d like to be added to the list!
QOTD: I have no question for today. I am mentally drained after my appointment today and cannot think of one. Feel free to tell us anything interesting or on your mind... If someone else has an idea for a QOTD, please post it. Hopefully my mind will be back to normal by tomorrow....
Name: NCabeen (Natalie)
EDD: 7/27/09
Type of BR: Modified
Since when: 4/29/09
Reason: IC
Name: Arkchic
EDD: July 29, 2009
Type of BR: Strict- but can get up to use restroom and shower
Since when: March 12--20weeks
Reason: shortened cervix- had cerclage on April 3 (23 weeks)
Name: MrsBarkel2B (Erin)
EDD: 07.31.09
Type of BR:
Pretty strict. I'm allowed to go for walks around my house a couple
times a day to keep my strength up but otherwise it's on my left side.
Since when: On and off my whole pregnancy for different reasons but this time since 4/13 (24w3d)
Reason:
6 weeks - Threatened Miscarriage; 11 weeks - placenta previa; 21 weeks
and 24 weeks to present - PIH with borderline pre-E levels; 28 week -
PIH and Type 1 diabetes.
Name: electricdoctor83 (Jessica)
EDD: 8/8/2009
Type of BR: modified bedrest for now, but expecting to go complete at some time pending contractions and cervix lenghts.
Since when: March 25th
Reason: Preterm
mild contractions, cramping, and pressure. Cervix measuring 28 mm on
initial U/S, staying steady so far at about 30 cm with weekly transvag
U/S and started on prometrium to help relax the ute. STRONG family
history of PTL.
Name: Jennifer (pebblesjns)
EDD: August 12
Type of BR:
Modified (can walk around the house a little, bathroom, shower, make
quick meal, but not allowed to leave the house), will get more
privileges at 32 weeks
Since when: Saturday 4/25/09 (24w3d)
Reason:
My cervix was measuring short (1.9 cm) at my repeat "big" u/s (even
though it was fine the month before and the only reason we had a repeat
was due to the baby's positioning blocking some views), down from 3.5
cm at 19 weeks.
Name: Babyreyna (Valerie)
EDD: 8/20/09
Type of BR: Strict (Only allowed to get up to eat, shower, and eat, if I cant do it in bed.)
Since when: 4/20/09 until delivery
Reason: Shortening Cervix, Pre term labour in first preg. delivered @ 26 weeks
Name: mrst1014 (Meagen)
EDD: Sept. 22, 2009 (God Willing)
Type of BR: Strict, just get to go to the bathroom, shower ever other day, but I have to use a shower seat.
Since when: 8 weeks (2/13)
Reason: It
started with a SCH. At 14 weeks I had massive bleeding and needed two
blood transfusions. I also have partial placenta abruption.
Name: gizmo909
EDD: September 2, 2009
Type of Bedrest: Modified
Since when: Feb 24th (12w6d)
Reason: Severe Hyperemesis. Currently have PICC line and on TPN 16hrs/day and Zofran pump 24hrs/day.
Name: jennandjt (Jen)
EDD: September 22nd
Type of BR:
strict bedrest with bathroom privileges and the occasional trip
downstairs to the recliner. All meals are delivered by my DH as I do
not want to spend anymore time than I have to putting pressure on my
cervix!
Since when: April 22.....19wk2day
Reason:
during my BIG ultrasound they found my cervix 1.5 cm dilated and I went
in for an emergency cerclage. Hoping to hold on to this pregnancy as
long as possible as I was given a 50, 50 chance....would love to beat
those odds!!
Name: Mrs.Babbsy
EDD: 10/13/09 Mono-di twin GIRLS:)
Type: Full bedrest with shower and bathroom priveleges
Since: 5/20
Reason: Preterm Labor, shortening cervix and baby B is 18% behind.
Name: Lucky428
EDD: 10/13/09
Type of BR: Modified
Reason: small placental tear
Name: Yellowb
EDD: 9/5/09
Type: Modified with one outing per week
Since: 5/26/09
Reason:
large fibroid on cervix, cervix continues to shorten. Possible use of
steroid shots in the next few weeks if cervix continues to shorten
Name: Realisticdreams8
EDD: 11/9/2009
Type of BR: Modified, Basically House Arrest and stay off my feet
Since when: May 29, 2009, 16 weeks 4 days
Reason: spotting, cramping/pain from marginal placenta previa
Name: MissJaneRocks (Jane)
EDD: 7/29/09
Type of BR: home, up to shower and pee but not a whole lot else.
Since when: 4/20/09
Reason: cervical shortening and preterm contractions along with some mild bleeding.
Name: Kate (mrsbhk22)
EDD: 07-23
Type of BR: Strict BR, Only bathroom and shower privlidges
Since when: 5/28
Reason: Pre-term contractions and dilation. Prior pre-term delivery (35w)
Name: Cindy453
EDD: 8/29/09
Type of BR: didn't specify... stay off my feet and relax. No work or shopping trips.
Since when: 26 wks 6 days
Reason:
severe pitting edema, considered high risk for pre-e and gestational
diabetes- spilling sugar +4 on last visit, going for glucose test this
week
Name: AC Soup (Alexis)
EDD: 9/12/09
Type of BR: Strict @ home, only get up to pee and 2 mins showers- seeing the Dr. every 1-2 weeks for regular FFN tests and u/s
Since when: 24 wks 4 days
Name: n&d+2
Due date: August 28th
Since when: 6/10---28 weeks 5 days
Type of Bedrest: Modified, at home. resting most of the day
Reason: twin pregnancy, shortening cervix, positive ffn test
Name: 2baclark (Shanika)
EDD: 11/10
Type of BR: Modified bedrest. Can get up to use the bathroom, shower and brush teeth
Since when: 5/19
Reason: Incompetent cervix.
Name: Crystal (ilvmyfireman)
EDD: 8-18-09
Type of BR: At home, can shower and use restroom
Since when: 6-16-09 (31 weeks)
Reason: Elevated BP and headaches, and protein in urine found on 24 hour collection.
Name: mrsjrmiller (Arika)
Due date: October 16
Since when: 23w 3d (June 22)
Type of Bedrest: Strict, can shower, use bathroom, but I can drive to my appointments for now.
Reason: preeclampsia
Name: kadyra (Andrea)
EDD: September 13th
Type of Bedrest: Strict until 28 weeks, modified from 28 weeks until...
Since when: 25weeks 6days (June 6)
Reason: Placental abruption, IUGR, preterm contractions, and severe dyspnea of pregnancy (sometimes requiring 02)
Name: Jen (Jen*Johnson*)
Due date: October 29th
Since when: 20w (June 12)
Type of bedrest: Modified... I am allowed to do what's necessary to watch my 9 month old but I need to be laying most of the day still.
Reason: Low Amniotic Fluid.
Name: kkh2002 (Kristi)
Due date: October 17th
Since when: 23w1d
Type of bedrest: Hospitalized, strict. I'm allowed up to the bathroom and for daily showers which are the high point of my day :-)
Reason: pPROM. Little to no remaining fluid.
Name: nofreespeeches (jellibelli)
EDD: Aug 8, 2009
Type of Bedrest: not specified, i can get up to cook, do laundry, just not allowed to go to work?
Since: 33w2d (june 23)
Reason: PTL, dilated 2cms at 34w2d, on procardia, hoping to make it to 36 weeks.
Name: cll
EDD: July 24, 2009 (will have a c-section around July 17)
Type of Bedrest: modified
Since: 27 weeks and 2 days (April 26)
Reason: PTL, IC, dcels
Name: lisap921 (Lisa)
EDD: Aug 16th
Type of Bedrest: Modified - can use bathroom and shower. No housework, sex, driving, work.
Since: July 6th (34 weeks 1 day)
Reason:
Woke up Friday July 3rd with light bleeding - progressed into heavier
bleeding with clotting. Went to hospital and was having contractions 3
mins apart! Put on Mag to stop contractions - stayed in hospital 3
nights...home now on modified bedrest for 2 weeks.
Name: Ramella (Mell)
EDD: September 3, 2009
Type of Bedrest: Strict/Modified
- can use bathroom and shower with max of 10 minutes on my feet. No
housework, driving, work, no sitting. Taking terbutaline every 8
hours, and 1600 mg of magnesium twice a day.
Since: May 7, 2009 (23 weeks)
Reason: IC,
major beaking with only 1cm of closed cervix at 23 weeks. IC has has
progressed to completely effaced at 30 weeks, with 1cm dilated. We
are back to 1.2 cm of cervix, but 1cm dilated at 32 weeks. With every
week not in labor, we have increasing hope that we'll have a full term
baby 
It's been a long way from 23 weeks to 32 weeks today!
Name: tboneangel87 (Leah)
EDD: Aug 9th
Type of Bedrest: Modified - can use bathroom and shower. No housework, sex, driving, work.
Since: July 1st
Reason: Pre-eclampsia. Will be on bedrest until induction the week of the 13th or the 20th-depending on labs tomorrow.
Name: Francisca
EDD: 10-25-09
Type of BR: Hospitilized, bed pan and IV until either 32 wks or I stop contracting and re-efface a little
Since when: 07/7/09
Reason: pre term labor
Name: Sandra_05 (Sandy)
EDD: Sept 6th
Type of Bedrest: Modified ? allowed to shower, make quick meals and walk
down stairs. Not supposed to be on my feet for longer than 15 minutes at a time.
Since: July 20th
Reason: PIH and previous history of pre-e
Please let us know any updates!
This discussion has been closed.
Re: ~~Bed Rest Mama's Friday Check In~~
Update:
I had my growth scan this morning. Our appointment was at 8 am. It lasted 3 hours. All is well, but that ranks up there are some of the worst hours of my life. One of the OBs did the scan and a med student was in there, I think part of the problem was she was not the best sonographer. She went over, and over and over my baby. She was completely silent the whole time and would not answer any questions. She said the attending MFM would meet with us afterward. She "finished" 3 different times and went to the attending, only to come back and say she needed more. Finally she brought a sonographer with her and I guess she got the job done.
Taking that much time and going over things really took it's toll on me. The 2nd time she came back and started again - I lost it. I honestly felt like I was going to have a panic attack. I started bawling... She was like what's wrong... I said, I just want this to be over. She kept looking over her heart, head, lips and spine. I kept imaging this poor baby girl with all sorts of problems....
In the end, the MFM said she looks good. She is measuring ahead, which makes sense cause I have always felt like they have my due date off. They say she is 2lb 9 oz. which is great cause when I had Ethan at 27 weeks, he was 1lb 13oz. The fluid on her kidneys has actually increased, which is a bummer - but all we can do is keep a watch and see what happens. I am still not overly concerned with this.
They gave me a break and did not check my BP after this appoinment. I know it would have been up there. He told me to go home and relax for a bit and let him know if it was high this afternoon. It was up there when I got home but I think it was from being up and about as well as lying there worrying for 3 hours. Luckily I am not doing another growth scan for 4 weeks.... I do have a fetal echo a week from Mon.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
QOTD: I have no question for today. I am mentally drained after my appointment today and cannot think of one. Feel free to tell us anything interesting or on your mind... If someone else has an idea for a QOTD, please post it. Hopefully my mind will be back to normal by tomorrow....
What about this for QOD...
If you could go anywhere on vacation and money wasn't an object, where would you go?
Ugh...growth scans are supposed to be at least a little fun since you get to see LO but yours just sounds stressful!! She could've at least talked to you during it and told you what she was looking at, etc. 3 hours just seems absurd! Can you mention this to your dr. next time you see him? I would want him to know the people he is referring you to.
On the bright side, LO is measuring at a great size! Try and relax and I will be hoping your bp goes down after such a stressful morning.
What about this for QOD...
If you could go anywhere on vacation and money wasn't an object, where would you go?
I would love to go to fiji or some other beautiful island with over water bungalows. Realistically this probably will never happen or it will be a long time until it does bc of price.. I would also love to visit Australia one day. I have only heard good things about it and would love to see all it has to offer.
Italy, Ireland, Germany, Greece. There are lots of places I would want to go... Right now I would settle for Myrtle Beach, SC!
ilvmyfireman- I know, I usually like the ultrasounds but this one was way too stressful. I am completely exhausted now. I am glad she is measuring ahead and that everything else looked good. I had an appointment next Fri (OB) and then one on Monday (echo) and I switched to have both on Monday so I have a whole week without appointments next week. I was a little nervous about that at first but now I feel like the less I go, the less I stress. I know what pre-e feels like and will know to call/go in if need be but I am hoping for a laid back week.....
The MFM/High Risk OBs work in conjunction with the Comprehensive Fetal Care Center (where they do scans) so they are really all there together. It is at a teaching hospital so you see lots of different people but they all report into my doctors... people are learning, I guess. I am just glad it is over.
Sorry to hear about your scan today. ?I know that I personally look forward to these because the bigger he gets, the better I feel and I look forward to seeing him swimming around in there. ?3 hours is an extremely long time for a scan, I'm surprised a doc didn't just go in there and get it done, obviously something was wrong with the student/tech if they need to constantly go back and take hours of your time. ?I've had that happen where the tech doing the measurements has had to go back and forth on a scan, and at most I was laying there for a half hour, and then when the scans don't look right, the doc just goes in and takes care of it and walks me through the scan as well as why the doc is having to go through it again for my benefit and then to also explain to the student/tech. ?
Baby sounds like she is growing really well - just remember how happy you were when you reached your milestone week this week! ?Everything with the scan was okay, so you don't have to stress. ?The increased fluid in the kidneys can come and go...I've had it happen, and then it goes down the following week. ?Maybe a nice treat of ice cream can help...that always cheers me up. ?:)
?QOTD: ?My husband and I have always wanted to go to Europe together. ?He's been many times with his family there, but I have never been. ?One day. ?
The vacation theme made me think of this...the week before my May doctors appointment we went on a trip to Yosemite National Park. ?We booked a four night stay at the Ahawanee hotel in the middle of the park so that we can do all our hiking and nature walks near the hotel without having to drive very far to look for scenic spots (we figure a half nature - half hotel relaxation experience). ?I was 22 weeks at the time. ?When we were driving up (about a 6-7 hour road trip with stops), we noticed that the weather kept getting wetter and wetter as we got closer to our destination. ?We were hoping for sunshine because, who wants to be hiking in the rain? ?Anyway, the hotel was great, restaurant was great and thats about all that we got to do because of the rain (with exception of a half hour here and there when the rain let up and we got to stretch our legs outside for a little walk about the hotel grounds (beautiful water falls and deer and other animals just walking around with you). ?The following week I had my doc's appointment and we discovered that I had IC - badly funneling cervix, only 1cm of cervix left closed and 1cm dilated. ?Someone was watching over me with that rain that week before when I couldn't hike and do all sorts of exploring in the woods. ?I can't imagine how we could have gotten help in the middle of the park had my cervix burst open and I went into PTL. ??
QOTD: My husband and I have always wanted to go to Europe together. He's been many times with his family there, but I have never been. One day.
The vacation theme made me think of this...the week before my May doctors appointment we went on a trip to Yosemite National Park. We booked a four night stay at the Ahawanee hotel in the middle of the park so that we can do all our hiking and nature walks near the hotel without having to drive very far to look for scenic spots (we figure a half nature - half hotel relaxation experience). I was 22 weeks at the time. When we were driving up (about a 6-7 hour road trip with stops), we noticed that the weather kept getting wetter and wetter as we got closer to our destination. We were hoping for sunshine because, who wants to be hiking in the rain? Anyway, the hotel was great, restaurant was great and thats about all that we got to do because of the rain (with exception of a half hour here and there when the rain let up and we got to stretch our legs outside for a little walk about the hotel grounds (beautiful water falls and deer and other animals just walking around with you). The following week I had my doc's appointment and we discovered that I had IC - badly funneling cervix, only 1cm of cervix left closed and 1cm dilated. Someone was watching over me with that rain that week before when I couldn't hike and do all sorts of exploring in the woods. I can't imagine how we could have gotten help in the middle of the park had my cervix burst open and I went into PTL.
I agree, someone was definitely watching over you during that vacation! Isn't it amazing how we notice these things when we look for them? I know it happens more often than we realize, but when I realize things like this it always makes me smile.
So true - At first we were so disappointed that we didn't get what we wanted out of that vacation because we figured it would have been our last trip until I gave birth. ?And the following week when we found out about my IC, we just looked at each other and shook our heads at just how lucky and blessed we were. ?I still shudder at the thought of what could have happened had things been different with the weather. ?Sometimes the miracles are in the small details and we're very thankful. ??
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Could you please add me to the check in
Name: Jessica (JessandJeremy)
EDD: 10/4/09
Type of BR: Modified
Since when: 7/18/09
Reason: PT Contractions
If I could go anywhere right now it would be on a relaxing beach. In the future I would love to go to Australia or on an African Safari.
Isn't it amazing how that happens? I was 25w6d when I went into the hospital with my abruption. We were supposed to leave on our road trip from Phoenix to the OC/LA to visit my brother and my friend the very next day. All everyone kept asking was, "Aren't you glad you weren't in, like Blythe when this happened?" Blythe is a town on the AZ/CA border with only a few thousand people. I was damned glad it didn't happen there. I spend my whole vacay in the hospital and have been on bedrest ever since, but I have never been more glad to have not been in the car.
Update: I am done with my steroid shots. The baby looked great on the monitor. About 20 nurses rubbed my belly today. It was fun.
QOTD: There are so many places DH and I want to go! I want to go to a zillion places in Europe. I want to go to Australia and New Zealand and Fiji and Bora Bora and back to Hawaii and Tahiti. I want to go to Egypt. I want to go to China and Japan. I want to go to a bunch of places in South America. I want to go to Alaska. DH thinks I would like a bunch of places in the Maritimes of Canada.
Mrsjrmiller-- I can only say what I have done in the past. I am not a great sonographer. I can get good pictures of the belly, head, heart, and femur to get a weight and presenting part. That takes me ten minutes or less, and I always talk through what I am doing because everyone wants to know what I am looking at. Everyone worries when you are silent. When I was an intern, it took me maybe 45 minutes to get the same stuff. They've taught me to do more stuff, like brain measurements and kidneys, and special heart things and diaphragm and aorta now. Once you get into a routine (or if you use a cheat sheet, like me) it takes 30-45 minutes. It should take no more than an hour unless you have a 300 pound patient. Then it shouldn't take that long because you just can't see anything anyway. I always like to point out what I see, probably because I'm as happy to see it as the parents.
You should have been given an explanation as to why it was taking so long. Of course you got upset. I would have been upset. Anyone would have been upset. I am not sure why the ob didn't get why you were upset. 3 hours is ridiculous.
Some docs aren't talkers. I probably talk too much. I am super chatty and casual. Some are super formal and clinical. Others are silent and then give you info at the end. I don't know which is right. Everyone has their style they're comfortable with. And I've had patients totally not be receptive to my style and go with my colleagues who were more of the other two, and that's fine too. But I think when you are stressed and looking at something like an ultrasound and you know something is already wrong, feedback is so important. I think the others are right in saying you should mention it to the perinate. yes, it's a teaching institution, but you can always request to have your scan done by a sonographer and not a fellow or resident. I always did my scans after the sonographer while they were inputting data, so that way it was like fun bonus time to see the baby and good learning for me. Or they were on ladies who dropped into triage without prenatal care, but we don't talk about them. You can always make your preferences known, and they will be respected. It's not worth the stress of having that happen again just to be a teaching guinea pig.
I'm in LABOR!!!! Hip hip hooray!!! I went to my appointment today and I was a solid 4cm+ like I was before and we scheduled an induction in case he didn't want to come on his own (since I had such a favorable cervix too) for 39 weeks.
Well, on the way home I started cramping really bad and my back was killing me so we decided to walk the mall for a couple hours before we went home in case I started to contract. I really didn't think I was in labor but when I was checked in triage I was 6 cm. I went from 4 to 6 cm without even knowing it and I don't think I had many contractions at all.
Now I am waiting for my contractions to get together closer and stronger, otherwise they are going to start pitocin. I am just waiting!
The end of this dysfunctional pregnancy is in sight and it is freaking AWESOME!!
(I'll update on 3rd tri board too as I can)