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March 2017 Moms
kjd291
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Appointments : week of 2/20
kjd291
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We're all getting into the WEEKLY appointments zone! So what's going on this week, ladies!?
Re: Appointments : week of 2/20
EP: 2.17.2016
DS: 3.4.2017
DH: 37
DD: 03/17/17
DS: 12/06/19
even though i'm past 37 weeks i have managed to avoid "weekly" appointments lol. i mean i have 2 NSTs a week so there's that but my OB appointments and ultrasounds have been spread out from 10-14 days. i guess they figure with the added check ups i can get away with it. not complaining!
My weekly appointment this week is set for Wednesday am. (40+3) The usual stuff plus we talk induction IFs for if baby hasn't arrived by 41wks.
DH and I currently have said we'd take an induction at 41+4 if it came to that-but don't want to push any sooner (unless there was clear need to medically). I'm feeling pretty sure we won't make it that far--but it's obviously getting closer so we will make those "what if" plans.
Needless to say I had to stay for a non-stress test and thankfully baby girl looks fantastic. Lots of movement, and her heart rate varied from 130-170 bpm. After the non-stress test my BP was 144/80 so they released me. I was so scared they would send me to the hospital for induction today
I have to go in twice weekly now for BP and NST and will likely be induced sometime between now and 39 weeks depending on my BP and how baby girl is doing. I got a little emotional telling my mom about the appointment. I know the hypertension is not my fault but I can't help feeling bad about it.
Also had my GBS swab done and since we were talking about induction I had my doc do a cervical check. He was surprised it is already soft, 1 cm dilated and 40% effaced. He said my body is gearing up for baby.
We just got the car seats installed yesterday but I still don't have a hospital bag packed and our childbirthing class is this Saturday. I hope my BP stays under control for at least another week.
Sorry for the novel, just needed to vent. I'm worried and anxious and could use any advice or positive thoughts you ladies have to give
Had my 36 week appt today and GBS swab. Nothing out of the ordinary, lol. Bp still great, but I'm.nervous because now that I am 4 weeks from dday I have to stop taking my daily baby aspirin. I'm nervous my bp will start to climb. Fx it doesnt!
I was also induced at 37wks with hypertension moving toward pre-E. It was a whirlwind (when you are mentally planning/counting down to 40wks)) but we had a great experience! Sounds like your body is already doing a great job prepping for delivery so IF you do need to tread down that road it will go even smoother!
You got this!
@kjd291 I think your baby just wants to be a March babe
@CoconutKisses21 I know how you feel! And it's hard to relax after you've gotten that high reading already. Good luck and hope the bp stays down!
@Coconutkisses21 This is just the place to get it all off your chest! Thanks for sharing with us and I completely get the "I know it's not my fault but I feel guilty..." sensation about BP. I was dealing with the same thing myself. I think we can be really hard on ourselves as women, because there is a lot of talk about how our bodies are designed to do this whole child-bearing thing, which they are! But then when there are complications, even when you KNOW they are things that can't be helped, you start to worry that you did something wrong, because why would a body designed to do something not do it right? It's a struggle, and you're not alone in dealing with it, so please never hesitate to come and lay it all out here if you're struggling! Here's hoping and praying that everything will be okay for you!
We had our weekly appointment today - we are at week 35 and our little fella is already over 7lbs, nice and big in the 80th percentile. They'd kind of forgotten to do a test for GD till last week but everything came back fine for that, and my thyroid and BP are all at perfect levels, so yay! Downside: he is still breech, and with my fluid levels, they can't try and turn him, so at this point, he will either do it himself, or else I will have to have a C-section. On top of that, my OB told me that he could come at any time, even though our EDD is not till March 24th. A little scary - definitely thought we'd have some more time, but now there's this wide open window! She told us that if my water breaks or if I even THINK I might be in labor, to hurry to L&D and let them know I'm breech so they can get him out right away, no waiting till contractions get stronger or closer together or anything. Luckily we bought the crib this weekend, so we just need to put it together, and going to get a car seat tomorrow or Wednesday so that we're ready. It's a little scary just having that time shortened from having five weeks to it possibly happening right now! But I'm also excited, and the baby is healthy and the doctor doesn't foresee any complications for him if he does come early, so that is good!
BP and HR and Bump measuring normal. My doctor never gives me the numbers so I'm not sure what all that means. I'm happy everything's normal but I wish I could get a scan to see the little guy again. My 20 week scan seems so long ago now.
At my appointment Thursday, my OB is going to check me again to see what my cervix is doing, then we are going to decide when to deliver. He is worried that my BP will spike quickly like it did last time, since the vision problems have started, so there is a chance I will be induced next week, although he and my OB nurse both said that they don't see me making it that far. In the time I was at the hospital I went from no dilation to 2 cm, and was having contractions every 5-7 minutes for quite most of the time I was there. By the time I left they had slowed down and became more erratic, so we will see what I do today!
just hanging out at my NST but learned an interesting tidbit about the fetal heart rate monitor ... the contractions that show up on the screen don't show strength. It all depends on the tightness of the belt and how the monitor feels like picking it up. That's why some women have high spiking contractions and can't feel them and others have smaller ones and are definitely aware or their presence.
@Gators&BoSox thanks for sharing the info! I'd always wondered exactly what it was measuring.
DH: 33
Furbaby: Walther, 4 year old Rottweiler/Coonhound mix
EDD: 3/7/17<img
Glad to to hear about your good appointment too @Lexxilou1986!
And more cheers for @Lexxilou1986 !
ETA: He said that after measuring my fundal height, not after an ultrasound or anything.
DH: 33
Furbaby: Walther, 4 year old Rottweiler/Coonhound mix
EDD: 3/7/17<img
- BP as gone way down to 110/60 (whoop whoop) and baby is doing fine.
Midwife offered a internal check and/or a sweep if I wanted, but I stayed strong ans declined. She agreed it's really pointless and only will bring unnecessary annoyance (either no progress and you feel like baby will never come-or super progress but you could still walk around pregnant for another week) and agreed sweep usually is more for moms who feel desperate and just want to try anything-but it usually just brings discomfort with no results. So I was able to stay on team "baby is gonna come when baby is gonna come"
Next appointment scheduled for 1 week: MARCH 1st. So hopefully I don't need to actually go it it! Scheduled U/S same day right before midwife to check on placenta deterioration and fluid levels since those are the only two issues for which my midwives would induce before 42wks.
DH: 33
Furbaby: Walther, 4 year old Rottweiler/Coonhound mix
EDD: 3/7/17<img
DH: 37
DD: 03/17/17
DS: 12/06/19
I'm drinking Mexican got chocolate tonight and so begins trying all of the labor inducing things.
Me 28 DH 28 Married 2012
TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
Edited to add I got my GBS swab results and it was negative!
On the downside, I tested positive for GBS so no IV-free birth for me
I had my first appt with a MFM today. It was fine; actually felt like a bit of a waste of time to m8ss a whole day of work (I work parttime) just to be told everything is fine and I should do another 24 hour urine test as a precaution. Since the mfm is literally an hour from my house, If It her go ahead to just have it done at my midwife's office. She does want me to schedule another appt for after the test results come back for a nst "just in case," saying I could cancel it if the test didn't show anything abnormal. My bp was crazy weird at the beginning of the appt, 130/99, but had chilled to a respectable 119/70 after the sonogram so the doctor was reassured.
I'm not gonna lie, the best part of the appt was getting to recline on a pillow for an hour and a half in a dimly lit room while staring at a tv screen. I can't remember when the last time is that I did that. #toddlermomproblems
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