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~~High Risk Check In~~

djtippietoesdjtippietoes member
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Happy last day of 2013, ladies!

How are you feeling physically?

How are you feeling mentally?

Any updates from last week?

Upcoming appointments?

QOTW:  How do you deal with the anxiety that comes with being high-risk?
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  • djtippietoesdjtippietoes member
    How are you feeling physically? Fine.  A little tired.

    How are you feeling mentally? I have my ups and downs.  My twice a week appointments have been fine for the last couple of weeks but I always get really, really nervous beforehand.

    Any updates from last week? Not really. Everything has looked normal, though baby is still breech.

    Upcoming appointments? NST on Friday and then a growth scan next Tuesday.

    QOTW:  How do you deal with the anxiety that comes with being high-risk? I have my freak-out moments but having so many doctor's appointments actually helps me calm down some.
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  • ziggy903ziggy903 member
    Hi ladies!

    @djtippietoes i hope your NST and growth scan go well this week!

    How are you feeling physically? not bad. tired, and a little cabin fever-y.

    How are you feeling mentally? it comes in waves. sometimes i'm feeling fine, and sometims it hits me like a ton of bricks.

    Any updates from last week? well, this is my first time here- so yes? no? we have absent end diastolic flow in the cord, and i'm in the hospital for heavy monitoring. i have NSTs twice a day, and ultrasounds every morning. so far, things have been "stable"- which is good. stable means it's not getting worse! the doctor told me the flow could stay this way for weeks- or it could change tomorrow. we do the NSTs to check for fetal distress, and i'm doing kick counts every two hours(yeah.. constant.) if he goes into distress, it means the cord flow has reversed and he's not getting any nutrients, and we need to do an emergency csecton.. which is why i'm chilling in the hospital. *hopefully* my stay here is long and fairly uneventful! the doctor told me she would be surprised if i made it to 34 weeks though, so we'll see how this goes.

    Upcoming appointments? i have an NST tonight, does that count?

    QOTW:  How do you deal with the anxiety that comes with being high-risk? like i said up there... it comes in waves. some times i'm doing well, and dealing with it all well... and sometimes i'm not. i've got someone from psych coming to see me this week so i can talk about my anxiety and what we can do about it.


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  • ziggy903ziggy903 member
    @adinashoshana i do make baby goals! my first one was last saturday- 31 weeks. my next one is midnight. then saturday, 32 weeks. i haven' thought past that, but the little goals help a lot!


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  • djtippietoesdjtippietoes member
    @ziggy903 your situation is definitely anxiety inducing!  I guess the silver lining is that if the reverse flow were to happen, they'd know right away.  Do you have Netflix to alleviate the boredom?  

    @ivedonethisb4  great news about the BP.  Hope your upcoming tests go well.

    @adinashoshana yay for 34 weeks and having a 2014 baby!  2014 was a goal for me too.

    @armalan12 glad to hear that you're feeling more relaxed.  Hope your scan goes well.
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  • quidditchcapn1120quidditchcapn1120 member
    Happy last day of 2013, ladies!

    How are you feeling physically?  ITCHY!  The ursodiol is helping a lot but it doesn't take it all away.  I'm also super tired, but that's just because I am not sleeping (just regular old pregnancy insomnia I think).  I had a full day of false labor on Saturday so that was exhausting (contractions were painful and around 5 minutes apart for about 10 hours but were all in the 20-30 second range so I knew it wasn't the real thing).

    How are you feeling mentally?  A little sad.  I doubt I will ever get the "oh my goodness, my water just broke!  Let's go to the hospital" moment and I kind of want it.  But of course, LO getting here safely is more important than that.

    Any updates from last week?  He failed his NST last week.  :(  Luckily he passed the BPP so we didn't induce that day but if he fails again on Thursday (due to lack of accelerations or otherwise) we will likely be induced immediately.  Still have not received my lab results from 2 weeks ago (damn holidays) so I'm still up in the air between a January 12 and January 19 induction date should Thursday's NST go well.

    Upcoming appointments?  Have another regular OB visit, NST, and possibly meeting with the MFM again on Thursday, depending on whether lab results are back.

    QOTW:  How do you deal with the anxiety that comes with being high-risk?  I'm in denial.  I just try to ignore it.  Not healthy, I know.
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  • PeachLove25PeachLove25 member
    T's and P's for all of you ladies! After only a day in the hospital, I've gained more empathy and love for you ladies who are in for the long haul. Sending my love and snack ideas! Twizzlers and goldfish are my current go-tos.

    Physically? Feeling okay. The procardia makes my heart race a bit and I feel exhausted completing the simplist task... But overall physically I feel pretty good.

    Mentally? Overwhelmed. I've been high risk from the beginning but this week was my first L&D trip. Now that I'm on bed rest, I've got my list of things yet to do and it seems so long. DH is amazing and so positive- it helps to have him around.

    Updates? Nothing health wise... But telling my boss today that I'm on bed rest for at least three weeks was not fun. It was stressing me out. He was short... But I don't think there's much he can do. Legally, we are allowed to telework... So we'll see if they honor that.

    Appointments? I go on Friday for my 34 week routine appointment. Looking so forward to getting out of the house! I'm sure I'll have another NST- but nothing too crazy. I see the MFM on the 17th at 36 weeks.. My goal is to make it that far!

    Deal? I cry, lol. I cry all the time about little stuff. I bawled to DH because I hate how her closet is organized and I'm insisting we call a custom closet contractor. He just laughs at me... Ha! I've been trying to keep my mind off of things by reading for pleasure, I can't remember the last time I did this! I really really wish I knew how to knit.
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  • Madelyn0713Madelyn0713 member
    djtippietoes said:
    Happy last day of 2013, ladies!

    How are you feeling physically?
    -Ok. Very tired. 

    How are you feeling mentally?
    -Pretty good actually. A little concerned about the newly developing contractions. 

    Any updates from last week?
    -I just got home from a NST at my OB's office. I went in for a serious decrease in movement and contractions that woke me up last night (not frequent). Turns out I'm having a lot more contractions than what I'm feeling (I was feeling less than half of what showed on the test). There weren't any OBs in today so the nurse called my OB to see if I needed to go to L&D. Since the contractions slowed down at the end my OB said home for bed rest until I see him Thursday - unless of course things pick up or become painful again. 

    Upcoming appointments?
    -OB on Thursday. Regular check up, plus discussion of the contractions and scheduling my first growth scan. 

    QOTW:  How do you deal with the anxiety that comes with being high-risk?
    -I don't deal with anxiety. I'm such an anxious person and I just...ignore it. Or something. I try to relax and stay calm but I'm really bad at it. 

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  • akakk114akakk114 member
    How are you feeling physically? Okay, still having a lot of back pain.

    How are you feeling mentally? Eh, some days are better than others. Really overwhelmed with having to relocate to Philly. Trying to pack a little each day to make it less daunting.

    Any updates from last week? Heading to Philly Jan 26 for appts all day in the 27th. This is our official relocation date. Also lost part of my mucous plug today, cue freak out moment. Wasn't associated with any cramping so the doc wasn't concerned and my kick counts have been good.

    Upcoming appointments? Friday I see regular OB.

    QOTW: How do you deal with the anxiety that comes with being high-risk? I cry a lot. Try to set small goals and accomplish a little each day.

    It sounds like we're all getting excellent monitoring and care. Keeping all of you in my T&P that our babies keep baking a while longer. @PeachLove25 I second your desire to learn to knit. With the guaranteed NICU stay it would give me something productive to do.
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