Had my first US yesterday, the good news: Baby is wee bit further along than anticipated, moving around and wiggling like crazy with a nice strong heartbeat of 163
The less good news, and reason I'm hopping onto the symptoms thread (not sure where else to go, already searched with little info): About an hour after my US, my OB called me to inform me that I have a subchorionic hemorrhage that is "larger than they are typically comfortable with", so they scheduled me for another US on the 22nd, that's the earliest they could do, and told me to take it easy. That was that. I'm starting to wonder if that is where my spotting is coming from? And the weird throbbing pain that feels similar to ovulation pain is coming from.... My question is, who all has dealt with this before? How did things turn out? I have been terrified because of the perpetual pain and spotting with this pregnancy, that phone call offered me no answers or comfort other than the US showing a happy healthy baby. I wasn't told whether I should be concerned, what the risks are, anything... I think I am going to call them back today because I can't stand it, I MUST know all they can tell me, "take it easy, see ya later" doesn't cut it with me.
On top of that, I have a UTI too, and the amoxicillin is giving me diarrhea. Literally one thing after the other! Sorry, this could be half bitchfest now, just feeling crappy and nervous =(
@AllyTheKid sorry to hear that! I know @AshleyGemini24 has had a similar experience this week, I didn't see an update yet though. As far as the diarrhea, start taking a probiotic ASAP! It will ease up the symptoms quickly. I order Pearls from Amazon myself but anything with a good mix of lacto and bifido bacterium will do the job!
Thank you @von1976 ! I had the ultrasound part done yesterday (and it was great!!!) and I had blood drawn last week at a lab too. On Wednesday I get to see my OB who will I guess then tell me all the details... but the ultrasound tech said everything looks awesome! I guess my fear was that I wouldn't know anything until Wednesday and the tech would just be all quiet and not tell me details.... not the case at all. He walked us through the whole thing and even asked us if we wanted to know the sex (we did!). We also got a take home video. So happy right now!
@annabenanna We had our NT scan this morning and while the tech did tell us everything as we went, it was like pulling teeth and I had to ask a million questions. She was so quiet and reserved and it was making me nervous but I guess it was just her personality. After she finished the doctor came in and did her own scan and was so nice and reassuring. So glad we had that second scan with the doc or I would have left thinking something was wrong and the tech didn't want to or couldn't tell me. They didn't ask if we wanted to know the sex but little peanut had his/her legs crossed the whole time anyway. Guess we'll have to wait until 18 weeks (ugh! lol). So glad yours went well! Have you announced yet? Since the scan showed nothing abnormal, I was considering announcing but thought maybe I should wait until the finger prick results are back. I'm so torn!
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Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER , what a bummer that your tech was so quiet! See that was my fear too! "were they allowed to say anything? are they gonna be quiet? do i have to wait till the OB talks to me about it?" But i'm really glad you had that second scan! Makes a big difference having someone with great bedside manners, doesn't it?
I probably won't FB announce till next month, end of May when I'm feeling like I'm halfway there. Most of my close friends know already, so do family. Work knows too. FB can wait.
But also, since I'm bursting with the news! We are having a boy!
@LizaKate1213 Thank you for your response I've been eating yogurt for now, but definitely plan to nab a probiotic this evening when I go to pick up FI from work. I've always handle antibiotics poorly, and I wouldn't take them at all if it wasn't absolutely necessary right now!
Called my OB back, but he was out so the nurse practitioner said she'd look over my info and call me back.
@von1976 I am so glad you finally got the Zofran! I took it until 20 weeks with my first pregnancy and have been taking it since 6 weeks with this pregnancy. My doctor is 100% fine with it (makes me so mad at your doctor!!!) Does it make me worried? YES. I won't be able to relax until we have the anatomy scan around 20 weeks and I can make sure our baby's heart is good and there is no cleft palate issues. However, this article does make me feel a lot better about my choice: https://www.utswmedicine.org/stories/articles/year-2015/zofran-pregnancy.html.
Without the Zofran, I couldn't eat/drink, was having major anxiety (because vomiting is a panic attack trigger for me), and was becoming very depressed because all I could do was lay in bed and was a terrible mother/wife. I knew all of those things were worse for my baby than the potential risks of Zofran. Not to mention I wasn't able to work and when I don't work I don't get paid.
I'm 12 weeks and I'm still taking it. I have started feeling much better but I'm a bit too nervous to start weaning off a bit... I don't want to feel so terrible again! So for now I'm going to keep with it until hopefully I can start increasing the time between dosages.
@AllyTheKidI'm so sorry you've had such a rough week - I hope things start looking up for you soon!
I was actually thinking about you last night/this morning when the onset of super sadness started, for no particular reason. I had a near anxiety attack last night & cried myself to sleep, and then woke up this morning after a restless night of bad dreams and cried again. I got irationally mad at traffic on my way to work and then got super, super angry that a song I hated came on the radio?! Again, totally irrational. I was going to go to a bakery on my lunch break & ask them how much notice they need to do a small gender reveal cake, (it will just me my husband & I and another couple at dinner - hoping for results any day now), but for some reason severe social anxiety kicked in & the thought of going in & talking to strangers about this freaked me out. I do on occasion get mild social anxiety, but nothing like this. My crazy is in full force! Hope this passes soon!
@von1976So glad zofran is working for you! I took it last pregnancy, and I was still sick even on a higher dose. Definitely less so than I would've been, but the constipation I had with it was insane. Colace and milk of magnesia didn't touch it, so I'm avoiding it like the plague this time. I'm surprised they didn't suggest anything to you from the get-go too. I think (*hope*) the ms is at it's peak this week. It's been pretty bad, even on diclegis. I'm starting to lose my mind, and I've been super bitchy to my poor husband.
@MRSCORKER I remember our tech being pretty quiet about things with our a/s with my first pregnancy. She pointed things out to us, but wouldn't comment either way if things looked ok. I guess it was hospital policy that the techs just take notes on all the measurements, etc and then let the ob communicate with us on the results. Definitely a little nerve wracking.
@Kaessi You poor dear, sounds like you have a severe case of the feels! Is this your first pregnancy? I recall being insanely more emotional with my first than with my second or this one (so far at least). I'm up and down a bit, but it's getting better, I just have to talk myself up as best I can when I feel the sad creeping up on me!
My question is, who all has dealt with this before? How did things turn out? I have been terrified because of the perpetual pain and spotting with this pregnancy, that phone call offered me no answers or comfort other than the US showing a happy healthy baby. I wasn't told whether I should be concerned, what the risks are, anything... I think I am going to call them back today because I can't stand it, I MUST know all they can tell me, "take it easy, see ya later" doesn't cut it with me.
I had a subchorionic hemorrhage at 8 weeks. I was just about to leave for my 8 week OB appointment and I knew I was going to have to give a urine sample so I was doing the pee pee dance. Well I thought that I accidentally peed myself because I felt a gush. To my utter horror I went to the bathroom and my underwear were soaked in blood. I was so scared but I jumped into my car and headed to the doctors as planned. I cried the entire way there. Once there my doctor did an exam and offered little to no explanation as to why I had bled. He said that I should make an appointment for that night or the next morning to have an ultrasound. Well the ultrasound place they sent me to didn't have anything available for a week. I immediately drove to the ER and waited for a century. They finally called me back and the ultrasound tech did a super extensive u/s for like 45 minutes. They found that I had a subchorionic hemorrhage and basically discharged me with instructions to take it easy and offered no idea of how it may turn out. Luckily itty bitty had a strong heartbeat. I called my OB the next morning and they put me on pelvic rest. (No lifting over 20lbs , no sex) they told me I should be on pelvic rest for a week but I continued to spot for 2 weeks so I continued to take it easy. Eventually the spotting stopped and today I finally got to hear the heart beat again. In cases where the hemorrhage is larger, some doctors may put you on bed rest. It is fairly common during pregnancy and definitely scary. There are usually good outcomes though. Even if you bleed don't worry unless you are cramping or soaking through several pads. The hematoma usually resolves itself with time. You are in my thoughts and prayers!
Anyone else start having contractions already?! 14w tomorrow and I definitely felt at least 2 in the last couple of days. It just feels kind've uncomfortable and oddly tight in my abdomen and when I touch my abdomen my uterus feels hard and bulges in one spot. On top of this I also think I've been having RLP, sharp pains and cramps when I stand too fast, turn a certain way, etc.
@heatherperkins14 thank you so much for your response! It makes me feel a lot better to hear an experience from somebody else, I've stopped lifting anything pretty much except my LO and will be taking it slow and easy until I get some answers!
@LGW2015 I have RLP super bad, and with my LO I got contractions at 11 weeks, and they NEVER eased up, just got worse from there (probably not what you want to hear). But they weren't horrible until about 3 weeks before I went into labor. Stay extra hydrated! I never felt a single contraction with my first until labor was induced, so it scared me with my second and I went to the ER. Come to find out, it's quite common in subsequent pregnancies.
Morning! Most of my symptoms have subsided as of this morning (11+5). I have the NT scan tomorrow morning. I've been feeling strangely calm about it, but am sure my anxiety and fear that something will be wrong will creep up this afternoon. I was planning on going back to my workout class this afternoon, but forgot my stuff. I haven't been since I was like 5 weeks...ugh it's going to stink getting back into it.
Me: 31
DH: 32
Married: Sep 2012
TTC #1: Jan 2015 Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
Surprise but very welcome + on 5/16/2019, EDD 1/25/2020
@AllyTheKid I've mentioned this on the other thread, but not sure if I told the whole story. I've had a subchorionic hemorrhage since I was 6 weeks. I spotted off and on for a couple weeks. Then on Monday I bled brown most of the day. Had an ultrasound and the hemorrhage is now gone. They said that's what caused the off and on spotting and the bleeding on Monday was the hemorrhage clearing out. They usually resolve themselves on their own. As long as you're not cramping or soaking a pad an hour, baby should be fine. *Hugs*
I'm 13+3 today, so I'm in my second trimester if you're OCD like me and do the exact math. Lol. And of course today is the worst I've felt my entire pregnancy. Nausea and exhaustion, no appetite, and some digestive issues. And I've only been awake for a couple hours. I'm declaring today a lazy day and refusing to get out of bed.
@Kaessi You poor dear, sounds like you have a severe case of the feels! Is this your first pregnancy? I recall being insanely more emotional with my first than with my second or this one (so far at least). I'm up and down a bit, but it's getting better, I just have to talk myself up as best I can when I feel the sad creeping up on me!
Yes, it's my first & these last few days I have felt completely out of control! Last night I had a big, ugly-cry, meltdown while doing dishes & I think I actually feel a *teeny* bit better today. I'm pretty sure I freaked DH out & he had no idea what to do, but he hugged me me & stroked my hair & told me it was gonna be okay. That helped. I hope you get to feeling better soon @allythekid! I get frequent UTIs and I know how awful they are, but coupled with the other issues...I can only imagine how miserable you must be! FX that everything starts easing up soon!
@krzyriver@Kaessi Thank you ladies! I am feeling so much better today and it's such a relief. I'm not going to panic about the SCH, everything I've heard and read makes me feel a lot better about it, and as far as the sadness goes, mine was more so bad that day and hasn't given me much grief since! I hope you ladies are doing great and feeling great, and everybody else too you are all awesome!
@krzyriver Yay on moving into second tri! But I feel you with the intense nausea and exhaustion. I am feeling the worst I have all pregnancy. I feel bad for my 16 month old because I've been making easy meals for her and mostly playing her favorite movies, but my body is just not up to much right now. I hope your symptoms ease as you move further into second tri.
im not scheduled for an NT Scan until May 20th, i will be about 19 weeks by then? is that normal, or should i be calling my doctor to schedule an earlier appointment?
im not scheduled for an NT Scan until May 20th, i will be about 19 weeks by then? is that normal, or should i be calling my doctor to schedule an earlier appointment?
I would call and ask. I thought the NT scan was supposed to happen in the first trimester. The anatomy scan usually happens between 18-20 weeks.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKERI just called my docto'r office, i couldnt reach her (of course) but the ultrasound tech did inform me that the appointment my doctor scheduled me for is NOT an NT scan and just a routine sonogram to find out the gender and size of the baby. Im feeling super frustrated now, because naturally i want to make sure my baby is fine.Not sure why she wouldnt schedule an NT scan. Im gonna call back in a few minutes and see if i can reach the doctor.
@MRSCORKERI just called my docto'r office, i couldnt reach her (of course) but the ultrasound tech did inform me that the appointment my doctor scheduled me for is NOT an NT scan and just a routine sonogram to find out the gender and size of the baby. Im feeling super frustrated now, because naturally i want to make sure my baby is fine.Not sure why she wouldnt schedule an NT scan. Im gonna call back in a few minutes and see if i can reach the doctor.
Yeah, from what I understand, not all OBs consider it standard practice. If you want to have it done, I would call your insurance to make sure it's covered and ask your doctor. They may refer you to another doctor to have it done if they don't do it in office, I had to go to a genetics office to have mine done. Good luck!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@zuzu87 yeah just to confirm, my dr said that the NT scan must happen in the first tri, they can't do it later because of the baby's development. Definitely see what they say when you tell them you want an NT scan, mine required genetic counseling before any testing would be done but they told us that ahead of time so we could choose.
@mrscorker@LGW2015 Soooo just got off the phone with my doctor. She says that they dont perform NT Scans at their facility however, i will receive a Quad screen at my next appointment which is scheduled for the 23rd of this month. If the results of the quad screen show that i need further testing then they will refer me to genetic counseling. she also said that the appointment i have scheduled for may 20th is an anatomy scan. Lets see what happens, keeping my FX!!!!!
@zuzu87 Glad that was cleared up for you. It seems more standard for my office to do the quad screen as well. I'm going the week before you for the A/S, so anxious and excited for it!
I had 2 new symptoms pop up this week. Nosebleeds and really sore abdominal muscles. It feels like I did a killer ab workout yesterday and I most definitely did not.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER I was just about to get on here and post about my nose! Lol. I've only have one nosebleed and it was at about 6 weeks. But the past couple weeks I've had a lot of boogers. And about a week ago, they all started coming out bloody. It really freaks me out.
@MRSCORKER I was just about to get on here and post about my nose! Lol. I've only have one nosebleed and it was at about 6 weeks. But the past couple weeks I've had a lot of boogers. And about a week ago, they all started coming out bloody. It really freaks me out.
Yes, I've woken up every morning this week and blown my nose only to have a tissue full of blood. It's apparently not uncommon according to Dr. Google.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Still feeling like poop, but my cousin's wife suggested it could be psychosomatic, so that's fun... She had a perfect first pregnancy, a rough time during first tri of her second pregnancy, and she was a psych major in college so she must be right.
Very scary new symptom: I passed out twice at work today (once when people were trying to help me to get somewhere to lay down). It was so terrifying. Fortunately several medical professionals were present at the time so that was reassuring. Unfortunately several of the patients saw me faint, yikes! My blood pressure was super low right after so that was probably the cause. They checked me out at the ER and everything looked fine, they didn't really give me any answers. Has anyone else felt super dizzy or fainted during pregnancy?
Re: Symptoms thread 3/30
The less good news, and reason I'm hopping onto the symptoms thread (not sure where else to go, already searched with little info): About an hour after my US, my OB called me to inform me that I have a subchorionic hemorrhage that is "larger than they are typically comfortable with", so they scheduled me for another US on the 22nd, that's the earliest they could do, and told me to take it easy. That was that. I'm starting to wonder if that is where my spotting is coming from? And the weird throbbing pain that feels similar to ovulation pain is coming from....
My question is, who all has dealt with this before? How did things turn out? I have been terrified because of the perpetual pain and spotting with this pregnancy, that phone call offered me no answers or comfort other than the US showing a happy healthy baby. I wasn't told whether I should be concerned, what the risks are, anything... I think I am going to call them back today because I can't stand it, I MUST know all they can tell me, "take it easy, see ya later" doesn't cut it with me.
On top of that, I have a UTI too, and the amoxicillin is giving me diarrhea. Literally one thing after the other! Sorry, this could be half bitchfest now, just feeling crappy and nervous =(
Have you announced yet? Since the scan showed nothing abnormal, I was considering announcing but thought maybe I should wait until the finger prick results are back. I'm so torn!
Edited for clarity
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
I probably won't FB announce till next month, end of May when I'm feeling like I'm halfway there. Most of my close friends know already, so do family. Work knows too. FB can wait.
But also, since I'm bursting with the news! We are having a boy!
Called my OB back, but he was out so the nurse practitioner said she'd look over my info and call me back.
Without the Zofran, I couldn't eat/drink, was having major anxiety (because vomiting is a panic attack trigger for me), and was becoming very depressed because all I could do was lay in bed and was a terrible mother/wife. I knew all of those things were worse for my baby than the potential risks of Zofran. Not to mention I wasn't able to work and when I don't work I don't get paid.
I'm 12 weeks and I'm still taking it. I have started feeling much better but I'm a bit too nervous to start weaning off a bit... I don't want to feel so terrible again! So for now I'm going to keep with it until hopefully I can start increasing the time between dosages.
I was actually thinking about you last night/this morning when the onset of super sadness started, for no particular reason. I had a near anxiety attack last night & cried myself to sleep, and then woke up this morning after a restless night of bad dreams and cried again. I got irationally mad at traffic on my way to work and then got super, super angry that a song I hated came on the radio?! Again, totally irrational. I was going to go to a bakery on my lunch break & ask them how much notice they need to do a small gender reveal cake, (it will just me my husband & I and another couple at dinner - hoping for results any day now), but for some reason severe social anxiety kicked in & the thought of going in & talking to strangers about this freaked me out. I do on occasion get mild social anxiety, but nothing like this. My crazy is in full force! Hope this passes soon!
@MRSCORKER I remember our tech being pretty quiet about things with our a/s with my first pregnancy. She pointed things out to us, but wouldn't comment either way if things looked ok. I guess it was hospital policy that the techs just take notes on all the measurements, etc and then let the ob communicate with us on the results. Definitely a little nerve wracking.
@LGW2015 I have RLP super bad, and with my LO I got contractions at 11 weeks, and they NEVER eased up, just got worse from there (probably not what you want to hear). But they weren't horrible until about 3 weeks before I went into labor. Stay extra hydrated! I never felt a single contraction with my first until labor was induced, so it scared me with my second and I went to the ER. Come to find out, it's quite common in subsequent pregnancies.
Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
I hope you get to feeling better soon @allythekid! I get frequent UTIs and I know how awful they are, but coupled with the other issues...I can only imagine how miserable you must be! FX that everything starts easing up soon!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
It's a boy!