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Pregnant After Preemie (&TTC) Check in
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 1st name, due date if you're pregnant or ttcing timeline, preemie's name and gestational age at birth as well as the reason for their prematurity.
Each Tuesday I'll post the check in with status updates and questions of the week. If you have any suggestions for questions of the week or anything else, please let me know!
Pregnant:
mhop, Martha, DD Campbell 27 weeks, pre-e, due May 29
everlove, Jana, DS Andrew 34 weeks, PROM, due September 15
Kaytee1206, Katie, DD
Kendall, 34 weeks PROM, due April 27
ShanaNChris, Shana, DD Lily 31 weeks pre-e/HELLP, due September 26
jennigator3, Jennifer, DS Nathan 33 weeks due to pre-e, due July 2
msalinardi, Margot, DD Angelina, 26 weeks pre-e, due May 15
Denesdia, Diane, DD Zoey 25 weeks PTL, due August 13
purplepuggles, Joan, DS Jack, 27 weeks placental abruption, due June 30
FaithRocks, Kelly, DS Trig 32 weeks, pre-e, ptl, placental abruption, due September 7
tothemoon2, Kristina, DD 32 weeks, low amniotic fluid, due June 28th
RRHsMom, DS Ryan 35-36 weeks, due April 1
BrainySmurfette, Melissa, DD Katie 34 weeks, pre-e/HELLP, due May 7
MWiley0225, DS Caleb 34 weeks, DS 27 weeks due to unknown except for multiple high risk complications, due ?
Aidge- get me your info so I can add you 
cherylgray87, Cheryl, DS ?, due October 31
Sweets2005, Katie, DD and DS 32 weeks, placenta previa/bleeding due November 1
sabloja, DS Hayden 30 weeks, pPROM, due July 20
sleepyocean, Jamie, DS Jake, 29 weeks pre-e, Due Sept 8
FutureMrsCuoghi, Maria, DD Katie & angel baby Jack 27w due to
Jack's severe IUGR, very low fluid, & pre-e, due Nov 12
TTCing:
MrsDeLaVara, Emily, DD Chelsea 27 weeks pPROM
heer4u, Sharon, DD Sophie 27
weeks PTL
njkaren, Karen, DS Brandon 26 weeks fetal distress due to twin's loss
kcswifey, Sara, DS Logan 28 weeks, unexplained PTL
SkypeWithoutAC, Shannon, DD Ellie, 33 weeks PPROM
Beccaboo0713, Becca, DS Jacob, 35 weeks fetal distress
mrsfriend, Dawn Marie, DS Parker 34 weeks PPROM
kamcfarlane, Kate, DS Ryan 32 weeks, placenta previa
PDXGal7868, Haley, DS Cole, 34 weeks, unexplained PTLThinking about/Planning on TTCing:
ijack, Ivory, DD Emma 29 weeks placental abruption,
ttc June 2010
lemen99, Kathy, DS Andrew 26 weeks IC, ttc in
May
TriciaJoy, Trish, DS Robbie 26 weeks pre-e/HELLP, seeing RE in May
BartsGirl, Alison, DS Benjamin 34 weeks PROM, ttc in the fall
erikaja6, Erika, DS Jordan 33 weeks IC, ttc in August
*Sweet Pea*, Jamie, DD Skylar, 29 weeks pre-e/HELLP, ttcing end of year?
Clotho!,
Janet, DS Robbie 34 weeks pre-e & DS Simon 34 weeks pih and ptl,
debating between adoption and ttcing in winter
mek10976, Megan, DS Simon, 32 weeks pre-e/PROM, ttcing June-ish
goblue, Kristin, DS Jake, 27 weeks pPROM, maybe ttcing late 2010
sweetpea18, Sara, dd Reese, born at 34 weeks due to pre-e, ttcing in a couple of months
Mommies (again)!
LUCKY41010,
Heather, DS Cooper, 33 weeks, IUGR, Baby #2 Carter
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News:
Congrats to LUCKY41010 on Carter's arrival! Welcome to new members sweetpea18, sleepyocean, and FutureMrsCuoghi!
QOTW: This
week's question is a reflection of my hormonal, emotional week... Do you have a plan to help deal with all of the emotions that come with being pregnant again? If so, please share!
This discussion has been closed.
Re: Pregnant After Preemie (&TTC) Check in
Update: I had a great OB appointment on Friday. My bp was 124/68 and everything continues to go great! I have a growth u/s on Friday so I'm looking forward to that.
I did kind of have an emotional breakdown on Saturday b/c I turned 30 weeks and decided to go back and look at pictures and videos of Campbell when she was 30 weeks. Ummm...not the greatest idea. It didn't help that Robbie was watching Bon Jovi on Palladium and he was singing Hallelujah at exactly the same moment. I was pretty overcome with emotions: happy to still be pregnant with Maggie, sad for all Campbell (and Robbie and I) went through, and guilt for not being able to stay pregnant with Campbell. Yeah, I lost it. I decided to make it into a video...mostly to be cathartic for me. If you'd like to see it, you can click here, but I warn you, I've been told it's a tear-jerker and may be tough to watch...
QOTW: I obviously don't have a plan for dealing with the emotions of this process...being pregnant again has been very emotional. I think having this board and this group has helped, as well as being open on our blog and Facebook as well as with family and friends.
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update: i *might* be ovulating soon, but i have PCOS and didn't ovulate on my own before DS, so we should find out soon. i'm optimistic, but scared at the same time. clomid = higher chance of multiples, multiples = higher chance of premature birth/high risk pregnancy. and, because of this kidney/urinary stuff, we can't actually TTC right now anyways.
QOTW: no plans to deal with the emotions. if we get pregnant soon, then a lot of the dates will be similar to the dates i had with DS. i'm sure that will cause a lot of emotions.
mhop - your video was beautiful. it definitely is a tear jerker though!
Please add me to the *thinking* of TTC at the end of this year. Or this summer. Who knows!
Thanks!!! :-)
Love the video Martha! Definitely made this pregnant woman cry!
Update: I am 38.5 weeks!!! Baby #2 can come anytime now. I have a doc appt. Thursday. As of last Wed. I am 2 cm dilated but the head was still high. I am really optimistic we will have a take home baby this time. I know we thought Ryan was full term and he ended up staying but I have no bp issues still or swelling. I have no reason to be induced and it looks like this baby will come when it is ready and it will for sure be full term, w/o any question this time as I KNOW my dates.
QOTW: I really have not done anything to help. I just have been emotional but tried to stay very optimistic. It has been hard bc I did not have a date to pass. I wanted to get past 36 weeks since that is what pedi says Ryan was but we are nto sure since my dates were off and they thought I was full term. I think the worst emotions are yet to come in delivery since that is where everything went wrong last time and I don't know ho wto prepare for that except to hope and pray for the best.
QOTW: I have no plans for what I will go through when we are blessed with another pregnancy. To be honest, I can't get past the emotions of TTC while nursing and not getting AF back yet.
I guess I'm a little preoccupied with that. Being a mommy is the toughest thing I've ever done...and the decision to wean to try to get my fertility back is not one I'm taking lightly. I'm pretty emotional about it...and not really handling it all that well on the inside...so, I bet I'll be a basketcase with my next pregnancy...at least on the inside.
Updates: POAS again...I caved under DH's pressure. BFN. Been crampy, tired, boobs have been very sore...maybe AF is on her way?
QOTW: I know at anytime if I need to call my therapist (the one I saw at the NICU and continued to see until Lily was 10 months old), she will see me. I haven't felt like I've need to call yet, but just knowing it's an option is comforting. For some reason when I am pregnant I am less emotional than I normally am (that happened last time too)...but the video was too much for me and I had to avoid it - sorry
Update: Had our NT scan on Wednesday - this kid is a mover & a shaker and everything looked good! Had some bleeding Friday night...didn't have any Saturday, so decided not to call my OB until Monday and I emailed them Monday morning, kind of got in trouble for not calling
I am huge - at 13 weeks my size is comparable to me at 7 months last time (I think I am going to post pics on my blog). Our appt for the BIG u/s is May 12th - of course we are going to try and find out...DH is positive it is a girl, I thought so was too at first, now I am on the fence - we'll see.
QOTW: I am not sure how I am going to deal with the emotions of the next pregnancy. My problems started at 19 1/2 weeks when my sac on Brandon's twin ruptured and then I delivered him at 26 weeks, 1 day so I know I am going to be a nervous wreck.
Update: I called today to make an appointment with my high risk doctor and fertility doctor. I talked to my high risk doctor a few weeks after I had Brandon when everything was still fresh on everyone's mind but DH and I want to go and talk to him again to see what he is going to do to hopefully prevent what happened from last time from happening again.
My appointment with the fertility doctor will be to talk about a FET (frozen embryo transfer). We will continue to try on our own before then but I think we will need to do one since I am still not pregnant and have been trying since October.
QOTD: No plans here...I'm just trying not to overthink things, which I tend to do. I actually have a call into the pedi right now over the color of DD's poop, to give you an idea of the overthinking *sigh* Right now I'm still trying to psyche up for going back to the RE. Once we actually get pregnant, then I'll start worrying about the pregnancy.
Update: Just finished my provera course a couple days ago and am now on my first official pp AF. It sucks. Either it's worse since DD's been born or I just forgot how bad it is. I need to get back on the temping bandwagon, but I wake up at different times every morning.
Hi! Can I join your group? I dont post much on the preemie board - well, I dont really post much on any board these days! Just a lurker here, but we are TTC.
I'm Leila, mom to Logan 11 months, born @ 35 weeks due to pre-e.
I am already having a lot of emotional days and I'm not even pregnant yet! The thought of being pregnant, and the possibility of complications/pre-e, preemie baby again is really scary for me. We want to add to our family, and I am so anxious to get pregnant and see where it takes us.
I will definately be hanging out here more once I get pregnant. You ladies with micropreemies are such an ispiration. Mine was not that early, so sometimes I feel like my situation is nothing compared to most of you ladies!
QOTW: Oh man I wish I knew how to deal with the emotions I am having. I think I am doing okay but certainly much more emotional than last time.
Update: ultrasound tomorrow, first cervical check and starting p17 shots. I'm glad because I have been having contractions and tightness. Totally scary.
Update: Went to the DR today for some pretty bad cramping but no spotting. Had an ultrasound and baby's not in my tubes but is still too small to really be sean clearly. Dr thinks my cramping may be due to a cyst. Sent me home and told me to call back if the pain gets any worse. Sticky Vibes Please!!
QOTW: Plan? What plan? I plan to cry lol. Does that count?
lol I like your plan, sounds a lot like mine!
When I was about 4-5 weeks along with DD, I had a cyst rupture on my ovary and it was NOT pretty. It hurt soooo bad, we ended up at the ER. So cysts can definitely be painful! Take care of yourself!
QOTW: OB is already making me see the group psychiatrist, and she is insisting I get a therapist, too. I'm also supposed to visit L&D for some sort of exposure therapy. I really just to want to avoid thinking about it all and deal with later, but the professionals seem to think it's a bad idea. Honestly, they are probably right.
Update: I'll hit 34 weeks on Friday (my delivery point with DD1). I have no signs of pre-e so far although BP is still up a bit around 130/90. Today's u/s put her at 5 lbs 5 oz, so I'm trying to prepare myself for what will seem like a giant baby in comparison to DD1. I'm actually kind of excited about not using any preemie sized clothes--and maybe getting to use the 0-3 month one before she is 3 months old.
I plan on just dealing w/ my emotions as they come no real plan on how to handle them.
could you please change me from tcc in the winter to tcc spring of 2011
Update: This pregnancy has been VERY rocky. I have had 4 subchorionic hemmorages and my dr is threatening to take me off of work. I am only 15 weeks. I had an appointment yesterday and everything was looking pretty good. We discussed starting p17 at 18 weeks and my big ultrasound is scheduled for April 12. I left the appointment, got home, and I was bleeding again. There was no sign of any problems when I left the dr office. I go to the doctor today at 3:00. She may tell me I can't go back to work...we will just have to wait and see.
QOTD: I don't have any plans unfortunately to deal with all the emotions. I am dealing as it comes.
QOTW: No I've just been crazy busy......working, being a mama, being a wife, AND trying really hard to finish my last two professional exams before June. Last night as we were laying in bed, I told my husband that I feel guilty that I'm not cherishing this pregnany as much as I think I should. I'm not talking to her as much as I did DD#1, not rubbing my belly, not taking as many pictures of my belly, etc. I'm sure this will be my last pregnancy and I want to slow down and cherish it more, but at the same time, our life WILL be better if I get my exams done so it's my top priority. Bottom line, I'm emotional too!
Update: I managed to fail the one hour glucose test last week and took the three-hour test yesterday. 26 weeks and going strong!
Can I join
Mama2MyBabies- Tatiana
DD Kiley born 31weeks car accident sent me into labor
DS Caleb born 35w3d, for a placental abruption after major pregnancy complications.
PG with twin -- EDD 10/10, but having a c-section late September
QOTW: This week's question is a reflection of my hormonal, emotional week... Do you have a plan to help deal with all of the emotions that come with being pregnant again? I have been using my blog as a way to help with all of the emotions. It also keeps me from crying all over DH.
QOTW: I can't imagine having a plan for dealing with all the emotional hormonal stuff, it pops up out of nowhere, what can you do about it? Poor DH I'm probably an emotional roller coaster most of the time, I just try to stay calm and reasonable and if I feel like crying I definitely cry and if I feel like I'm going to take DH's head off I try to walk away until I calm down
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No real update here, I have a doctor's appt. tomorrow and I'm nervous about my weight and blood pressure etc. I know it's silly to be nervous it doesn't help anything, but I worry so much with this pregnancy since my last one wasn't normal. I'm sure most of you understand right?
QOTW: ha - my plan is to stay on my antidepressants and i sort of failed at that by accident. i am back on them now but accidently let my perscription run out. other than that, i cry, i talk to DH and i try to pump myself up as much as possible
Update: my cervix got significantly shorter in just a week and is now shorter than they would like (forget the exact #) so i am on modified bedrest with another cervical check next week. i am having some tightness/BH more often than i would like, and they definitely increase with stress so since yesterday's appt (where i found out my cervix is shortening) i have had way more than the day before. trying to take it easy, manage my emotions and be a good mommy to my kiddo...i've cried a lot since my appointment. i just feel like a failure and very doom and gloom that this baby is going to be a preemie. i am trying to think positive but i am having a hard time. here's hoping it was some weird cervical fluke and at my appt next week all will be well again!
Can I join too? Sorry I'm not on the bump very often but I love this idea!
Christine, DS Tristen, 35 weeks, PTL, #2 Due 10/17
QQTW: I have no plan yet. I try not to think about it too much but honestly it's pretty scary, especially since I don't have any explaination as to why I went into PTL to begin with and don't know what to look at for this time. Just trying to take it day by day and hoping for a full term baby!