Weekly Appointments • w/o 6.10

echo-charlietango · June 2018

What appointments are on your plates this week?

echo-charlietango · June 2018

Tuesday!

Finally, we can hear/see LO again. I’ll be collecting my records, and (at my last appointment) DH & I requested a fresh ultrasound - but PGAL brain will settle with Doppler. I need it because the symptom declination is such a mindf*ck. Uuugggghhhhhhh.
If all goes well, we’ll finally order the cards to announce to family.

PensiveCrayon · June 2018

@echo-charlietango Hugs. This is THE WORST time, isn’t it? Starting to feel great but no baby movements yet and it’s like WTF am I pregnant or not? It’s starting to get to me, too.

morgantu · June 2018

@echo-charlietango @PensiveCrayon Seriously, some days i have to remind myself, "oh, right, don't chug that beer, you're preg". I just feel so....fine. lol

no appts this week but sent my Dr a message this morning asking about my NT scan results because it's been a week and I haven't heard anything about my trisomy risk. When I was in the US the tech (are they US techs or sonographers?) said i was "on the high side of the normal range" so I am just waiting for the assurance from my bloodwork and age calculations. It's making me nervous to not hear anything though. Hoping she messages me back today.

echo-charlietango · June 2018

@PensiveCrayon Yes, it is the worst! I self-soothed with some googling. Many other sites had threads about the same Week 13 panic. **TW in spoiler**

It doesn’t help that I had a MC dream the other night! Last year I had a MMC, so no bleeding or cramping...and no baby. So of course I dreamt of another MMC...even though they’re really rare this late in the game

I also glanced at fetal Dopplers online, but think I talked myself out of buying one...for now.

ETA: *hugs back* It just sucks.

@morgantu I call them sonographers, because my OB hires more specialists than skilled workers. I am sure that the difference is their medical education and/or training. I don’t think I’ve ever looked at their badges for titles though.
Happy that you’re also feeling better (despite the suspicion it brings).

Jens_Hoes · June 2018

@morgantu
I was under the impression they took the measurement from the ultrasound, then blood work from week 11 and week 15 to get the risk level. I am 15 + 1 today, and will have an appt later this week and will do the second half of the blood work. After that comes back, then they can give you your results. At least that is how my doctor's office does it.

morgantu · June 2018

@Jens_Hoes oh- that would be cool. I'm just no sure what their process is. And i don't think I'm scheduled for any blood work for a while. Hopefully i at least get an answer for some expectations today.

PensiveCrayon · June 2018

Not an appointment this week, but I did set up my first appointment at the new OB for July 3rd, woo. It sounds like I won’t be getting my anomaly scan then, which makes sense, as it’s my first appointment with them. Still. Poop. I am about 90% certain this babe is a boy but I want to knowwwww!

erose625 · June 2018

@echo-charlietango sending good thoughts your way for your appointment tomorrow! I am having the same feelings ahead of my appointment this afternoon. My last US was at 9 weeks and everything looked great but my PGAL brain is in overdrive.

This will also be my first appointment with my new OB so I'm a little anxious about that. My doctor no longer practices OB but saw me for my first few appointments to make sure all was well. I'm switching to an OB in the same practice that she recommended and I sort of know...**TW she performed my D&C in March because my doctor was on vacation and she was wonderful for the 10 minutes she spent with my before surgery so I'm slightly comforted by that**

coco2787 · June 2018

NT scan and OB appointment on Friday. I feel like I’ve been waiting ages for this appointment. Really really hoping everything looks good and I can relax a little bit. I’ve been using my Doppler but haven’t heard a HB yet, just what I’m pretty certain is baby movements. Also hoping my SCH is resolved at this point.

scaredunprepared · June 2018

@lippy625 I considered switching OBs but decided against it after my new one canceled my first appointment THAT day. I considered it a sign, even though I'm not 100% thrilled with my current one. Im hoping your new OB is as great as your last, if not better!

@echo-charlietango sending positive thoughts to you. I get the nerves. So anxiety - inducing not FEELING pregnant like you think you should.

I've got my NT scan and blood draw today! Then Friday first MFM appointment which I'm more nervous about than the NT. NT I can just pretend is another ultrasound and hopefully just enjoy watching baby! MFM appointment is when I'll find out if pelvic rest is lifted and if I can go back to kickboxing or not!

baby1wasbornintoheaven · June 2018

Had my panorama blood test today, really hoping it won’t take 10+ days like they say it could. Had my meeting with our genetic counselor, as well as another ultrasound. Measuring right on track still and they said everything looks as great as it can for 10weeks and 2 days. Last pregnancy ended 4 months ago due to trisomy 13 at 18 weeks. So praying this will Be our rainbow baby!

runrinserepeat · June 2018

Good luck today @echo-charlietango! Sending lots of positive thoughts your way!!

echo-charlietango · June 2018

It was a good appointment!

• I was worried about my weight gain (because I love donuts), but it was the same as last appt - whew!

• My OB wasn’t happy about my lack of NIPT results also, so he hassled his nurses to bug Progenity and we had results before leaving. Low risk baby, and I am not a carrier of things!

• A student practiced his Doppler baby-finding skills on me, and did a great job. He found LO within a minute, 140something.

• We have my records...which means that the sex is clear (within the manilla envelope). Not sure if I’m still Team Green because I am SO CURIOUS. Honestly I’m afraid of disappointment, because my gut says boy, but is it really my gut or my dislike of Disney princess consumerism? What if it’s a boy who loves princesses?! Uuggghhh.

PensiveCrayon · June 2018

@echo-charlietango Yay on all fronts, especially the NIPT results!

snugglyduckling25 · June 2018

@echo-charlietango yay for good results! I am also team green already converted. Except it was from a super early ultrasound (12w5d), so I keep trying to convince myself into thinking if I don’t find out later I can still be team green because it could be wrong. I don’t know what to think about what I’ve done at this point.

snugglyduckling25 · June 2018

I had an unexpected appt yesterday after **TW a trip to the ER because of bleeding** I found out I have an SCH, so now I get weekly appointments. I went ahead and did the blood draw for panorama yesterday too. I had a scheduled appointment for Friday anyway, now we moved it to Thursday to add an ultrasound to check the SCH again. I’m super nervous about finding this, but I’m trying to rest and relax as much as I can. I’m hoping when I go Thursday we will find that it has decreased in size.

mag1cbeli3ver · June 2018

@snugglyduckling25 FX for a positive update on Thursday! Hopefully it will just go away.

snugglyduckling25 · June 2018

@mag1cbeli3ver thank you! I am hoping the same thing!

scaredunprepared · June 2018

@snugglyduckling25 I'm so sorry you are having this experience. I've also had unexpected appointments due to bleeding, so I get the nerves. I hope your SCH resolves quickly and without incident! Good vibes!

gorgeousariel · June 2018

@snugglyduckling25 good luck with your appointment! I have a large SCH, so I know the scary bleeding. If your Dr was really concerned he would have put you on pelvic rest. I'm guessing yours isn't that bad if he didn't do that. Hoping you're goes away soon.

snugglyduckling25 · June 2018

@scaredunprepared thank you! I'm counting down the hours until my appointment!

@gorgeousariel I am on pelvic rest also.

My doctor said it's not small, but it's not huge. I'm sorry you are going through this too.

temmetime · June 2018

@snugglyduckling25 I'm sorry you're dealing with that, I hope your SCH resolves soon!

I had my 16w appointment today which was short & sweet. The heartbeat went from 168 at 12w to 147 today, wowza! They scheduled our A/S for 18w (OMG only two weeks away!) since we are not finding out. My nurse knows DH isn't totally on board with not finding out and said we'll schedule a little early so it's hard to tell the sex yet.

@echo-charlietango I would totally be too curious to not look! I think at our US I'm going to just keep repeating that we don't want to know.

Nothing else for now, I love eventless appointments!

echo-charlietango · June 2018

@gorgeousariel @snugglyduckling25 Sorry you're both on dealing with SCH right now, hope they dissolve/disappear right away!

@temmetime Congrats on the good appt, and that's exciting that your A/S is so soon - and hopefully ambiguous

It's so funny that I was totally cool not knowing...until the results were on paper! Then all of a sudden - bam - ultra curious. We're telling some friends the sex, but not family - I don't want super gendered everything.

I had an appointment today - teeth cleaning! Everything was good, and I opted out of the fluoride goop because I didn't want to run errands with big ol' white chunks cemented to my teeth. I always regret not flossing when the hygienist flosses for me and I get grossed out from smelling the...findings. *gag* I wish I could get my molars scraped once a month, I love that extra-clean feeling. Mmm.

abowls · June 2018

@morgantu, my niece has Down Syndrome. I don't know exactly which tests were done along the way to indicate that. I know the NT scan was the first indication and the CVS was the final confirmation. I'm nearly certain that they found out for certain around 14 weeks so I would think that if you came back high risk, they would be in a hurry to get back to you. I don't think they can do CVS after 14 weeks and it's supposed to be much lower risk than amniocentesis which (I believe) is the option after 14 weeks.

abowls · June 2018

I had my NT scan yesterday. Everything looked except that the blood flow through one of my arteries to the baby is "slightly abnormal" which can be an early indicator that I'll develop pre-eclampsia so now I'm on baby aspirin just in case and they took blood work to measure some other indicators.

My heart rate and blood pressure have both been higher since I got pregnant. They are normal but I usually run very low on both so normal is high for me. Has anyone else seen this? I have an appointment with my OB next week. It's on my list of questions for him. I've just been assuming that it's normal during pregnancy but the mention of pre-eclampsia makes me wonder.

morgantu · June 2018

@abowls thanks for your response! I agree, I would think that if I needed additional testing, they would have gotten back to me sooner to make sure it happened. I just always get antsy waiting for test results!

abowls · June 2018

@morgantu, I absolutely understand that. I'm always very impatient about hearing back from Drs too.

temmetime · June 2018

@echo-charlietango I think you have a good plan! I responded here before I saw what you're having. If it was written on paper and I had access to it, I'm sure I would look! I want the A/S scan out of the way so I'm not tempted anymore.

Katzalia · June 2018

@abowls sorry to hear they are concerned about potential for pre-eclampsia. As far as I know, the volume of the circulatory system goes up with pregnancy (there are more places blood is circulating - to baby, etc) so blood pressure actually often decreases in pregnancy.

@morgantu I’m sorry you’re still waiting on results. I would definitely thumbs up nudging your doctor on that. Hope you hear good news soon!

As for me, I had my NT ultrasound today and 12 week OB visit. Everything looks good with baby! Unfortunately (also mentioned in Symptoms thread), it looks like my thyroid has bounced out of range. Waiting to hear from my OB how to proceed. Apparently I need to see a nutritionist too because I lost another 3 lbs in the past 2 weeks.

coco2787 · June 2018

NT scan at 2:40 central time. I felt baby wiggling around in there last night so I'm feeling a little less anxiety about going in to this appointment.

echo-charlietango · June 2018

@coco2787 Oh, I’m jealous of your little wiggles & pending appt! I’ll be thinking of you around 3

coco2787 · June 2018

Thank you @echo-charlietango

the only way I've been able to feel anything is right before bed (babies in the womb seem to be nocturnal) and to lie really still and put my hand on my abdomen and feel the movement from both outside and inside at the same time. Maybe give it a try tonight! I never notice any movement when I'm just going about my day.

echo-charlietango · June 2018

@coco2787 I’m totally going to try that! I just periodically lay on my tum and tell my dogs to stop kissing me. They ruin all of my baby-feeling attempts.

scaredunprepared · June 2018

@coco2787 keep us posted! I'm hoping for all good things for you! Jealous of your quickening, but I know it's way too early for me being a FTM and being overweight.

@Katzalia so glad all is well with baby. Sorry about your thyroid, though. Are you being followed by an endocrinologist as well as MFM? May be time to try a new med. I was on synthroid, which didn't work for me. Since being on armour thyroid, results seem to be good (knock on wood!).

I had my first MFM appointment today, and I got the all clear to go back to kickboxing (as long as I listen to my body and take it easy) and pelvic rest was lifted! YAY!!!

Doc also said NT results were excellent (1.2mm) and now it's all just a waiting game for bloodwork results (both for the sequential screen and SO's CF carrier screen). Ugh, the waiting is the worst. I swear a pregnancy day is like a year in real time!

morgantu · June 2018

So update on my NT scan issues with my ob office. The first US wasn't successful because the baby was moving too much/ not in the right position. I had my accompanying blood work done on that day. When the sonographer told me i needed to come back in, they didn't tell me i needed to re-do the blood work because apparently it has to happen on the same day. So my results weren't processed. And now it's too late to do it over. Soooooooo i guess we wait and see what happens now.

coco2787 · June 2018

ugh, that's so frustrating @morgantu. Why wouldn't they tell you all of this earlier??

Katzalia · June 2018

@scaredunprepared I’ve never been on meds before. I have been monitored for a while for autoimmune thyroid but TSH/T4 has always been within normal limits. I’m starting levothyroxine tomorrow. Fingers crossed it works for me. I have an awesome high-risk OB, but not followed by MFM or emdocrinology (at least not yet).

Congrats on getting cleared to resume kickboxing!!

morgantu · June 2018

@coco2787 i don't know! AND the US office is connected to the dr office so you would think they would have at least communicated about it or the sonographer would have mentioned it. I'm not super worried, just annoyed.

PS- sonographer keeps getting autocorrected to pornographer and it cracks me tf up lol

scaredunprepared · June 2018

@Katzalia it sounds like your OB is right on the money. Definitely a good decision to start meds as any TSH above 2.0 (per my endocrinologist) is not good during pregnancy. I know other doctors have different parameters. I would request to have your level checked once ever 4-6 weeks if your OB doesn't recommend that, just to be sure the levothyroxine is working. Hopefully you won't need to see extra doctors, it's a pain in the butt with all these appointments! Good luck!

Katzalia · June 2018

@scaredunprepared thanks, that’s reassuring. The plan with my OB is to check levels every 4 weeks during pregnancy, and can do every 2 weeks if I am having changes in symptoms. So I feel pretty comfortable having my OB manage for now. But I think if it doesn’t get better controlled (at least moving in the right direction) by the next check in 4 weeks, she may consider referring me to endocrinology.

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