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November 2018 Moms
wildrainbow
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High Risk Check-in w/o 8/29
wildrainbow
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Hey, y'all! This is a check-in for those of us that are high risk. Whether you've known from the beginning or were just told, this a place to get some extra support. High Risk pregnancies bring an added level of stress and fear to an already stressful time, so use this as your safe space. It should go without saying, but I will, a lot of this thread thread will be TW, so there is no need to use them. We've either all been through this or are navigating together. So let's support each other as we navigate the craziness of a high risk pregnancy.
1. How far along are you? EDD?
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out?
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc.
4. How are you? Use this as your rant/rave/screw this whole situation post.
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby?
1. How far along are you? EDD?
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out?
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc.
4. How are you? Use this as your rant/rave/screw this whole situation post.
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby?
Re: High Risk Check-in w/o 8/29
27w6d, edd 11/22
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out?
twins sharing placenta. baby b has one damaged kidney (20w) and now is a couple percentile points off from siugr threshold (27w). previous history of iugr and low amniotic fluid (last pregnancy).
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc.
delivery no later than 37w. lots of ultrasound monitoring. nst starting oct.
4. How are you? Use this as your rant/rave/screw this whole situation post.
definitely the latter sentiments today. if baby b drops anymore, then we may be looking at another emergency delivery to safeguard both babies. the statistics for siugr are pretty bleak. had the convo yesterday with dh that we need to be prepared to be suddenly sent to the hospital after either of the next two mfm appointments in september.
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby?
i still need to figure out where to get a breastpump. tried the hospital baby shop today, but they only sell the ameda brand (wtf?). will drive around tomorrow to a couple dmes nearby and try them. or maybe look online to see if i can find a website that will work with my small insurance company. i still need to organize dresser drawers in the baby room and buy a few small necessities for post partum and the newborn days. i’m sure there’s lots of other stuff to do too that i’m not thinking of.
29+3
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out?
ICP, previous preterm labor and delivery
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc.
Right now once weekly u/s, labs every two weeks. Once I hit 32 weeks, I will start NSTs on top of everything else.
4. How are you? Use this as your rant/rave/screw this whole situation post.
I'm over it. I'm tired and just worn out. Contractions are a pain in the butt. It's not helping that his movements have changed, which I think is because he is literally in my pelvis.
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby? I need to through all of our NB and 0-3 months clothes to see what we can use and wash. I need to wash the carseat and the RNP. That should be all I need since we pretty much have Everything else. FIL is buying the crib for Babe, so we will need to set it up when it comes in. If it doesn't come in on time, we have a co-sleeper he can sleep in, or the RNP.
@wildrainbow I was so glad to see things were ok with you at the start of the week. Sounds like you’re having a tough time too - I find baby getting low in my pelvis really uncomfortable and I’m not even having contractions so can’t imagine what you’re dealing with. Sending good thoughts to you and babe too.
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out? I have a mechanical mitral valve and have known from the start that I would be high risk. At 18w I found that I have a large subchorionic hematoma sitting over my cervix and at 20w that the amnion and chorion (the two membranes that make up the amniotic sac) have separated. I also have a single umbilical artery and marginal cord insertion. The mechanical heart valve means that I always need to be taking blood thinners.
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc. I have been on extra monitoring from the start, with regular visits with my OB and cardiologist. Currently seeing my OB weekly and having ultrasounds every 2 weeks to monitor baby’s growth.
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby? Not too much. We’re going to paint the wardrobe doors in baby’s room this weekend, and once that’s done we’ll be able to set up the furniture. Still need to buy her buggy, but I’ve made the decision on that so it’s just a matter of ordering it. I need to get MH to instal the car seat bases in our cars. Otherwise it’s more tidying up and organising baby clothes etc. Oh, and figuring out how the heck to look after a newborn (we’re both first time parents).
- 30+5 and 11/3
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out?
- straight away because of two pre term labors
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc.
- already doing weekly appointments and this week we will start checking for dilation and quite possibly be put on bed rest.
4. How are you? Use this as your rant/rave/screw this whole situation post.
- I am ok although I do not want to be on bed rest so soon. I am not feeling very confident though as I’ve been having crazy, consistent and painful contractions.
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby?
-literally everything. I’ve been so short at work I haven’t had time to do anything at home and we decided to do something with the kids before new baby and went camping on our last vacation when we probably should have gotten the house ready. Oh well! Lol
It sucks that we are all here but I like that we have a small group of us that semi understand what we are all going through. Even though we are all here for different reasons! I’m happy to ready the good news, sorry to read the not so good news and hoping the best for all of us
@ashkee05 fingers crossed for no need for bed rest. don’t blame you one bit for deciding to vacay with the family—that’s important time. how do your kids like camping?
now that fall is getting here, i’m really bummed that we’ll definitely not get a chance to go camping this year. we took dd last year and it was so much fun! but even if i had zero complications, the thought of rolling out of an air mattress a zillion times a night to hike to the restrooms is a hard pass!
As for me, I had an uneventful OBGYN appt and am being moved to appts every 2 weeks which is pretty standard around 28 weeks as I understand. I did a retest for GD (1 hour, thankfully although I had the fruit punch this time which was not exactly delicious), so here's hoping I passed.
Forgot to talk about what's left to do for baby. The room is pretty much all set, we are having the overhead light installed this weekend and I just need to figure out where to put all the things
@ashkee05 what did your doc make of all the contractions you had last night?
28w EDD is 11/23/18
2. Why are you high risk? How many weeks were you when you found out?
Mo/Di twins and lefty (I've taken to calling them lefty and righty) has a Pulmonary Stenosis in his/her heart.
3. What is your protocol? I.E. extra monitoring, early delivery, etc.
EOW appointments/scans with MFM and regular Fetal Echos with Peds Cardiology. Lefty will have to go straight to the NICU for observation as soon as he/she is born.
4. How are you? Use this as your rant/rave/screw this whole situation post.
I'm good. Sorry that I've been completely absent this week. I was at a work conference in Wisconsin which kept me busy and running all over the place. I walked 5 miles each day, minimum, going from session to session. So, needless to say, by the end of the day I was wiped out! That being said, I was able to walk that much at 27+ weeks pregnant with twins, so I'd say I'm doing well (which I feel a little guilty saying after reading some of your updates...I'm definitely praying for all of us!).
GTKY: What do you have left to do to prepare for baby?
Lots! We have the nursery mostly together. My baby shower is next weekend along with the Mothers of Twins consignment sale. I should be able to wrap up most of it next week. I still have to pack my hospital bag and figure out the breast pump situation.
My OB moved me to weekly cervical measurements, but told me this past week that those will stop at 34 weeks because there "isn't much point" after that. I think I'd feel better if they went to 36 weeks, but hey, I only made it to 29 with DS so 34 would be really good for me!