High Risk w/o 10/17

dntstpbelieveing · October 2018

**This is a check in for those of us who have a complicated and/or high risk pregnancy. TW are not needed in this safe place**

EDD/W+D:

Why are you high-risk?

Treatment Plan:

Any additional monitoring or testing this week?

Rant/Rave:

GTKY: What is your favorite season?

dntstpbelieveing · October 2018

EDD/W+D: 6 weeks give or take

Why are you high-risk? I had a blood clot when I was 17, I am lupus anticoagulant +. I had a multitude of infections when I was pregnant with my son for which I ended up with a picc line. I also developed Pre-e with my son and he was born slightly premature. And a 9.5 week miscarriage in May.

Treatment Plan: I take a baby aspirin, 2 progesterone suppositories and a lovenox shot daily.

Any additional monitoring or testing this week? Nothing this week. Next week I have my Us and first officially apt with a new Dr. at the practice I go to and I am interested to see if I scare her away with my medical history.

Rant/Rave: I am hating my lovenox shots currently. With my 1st I did not start them until week 12ish and I had minimal pain and no bruising during my pregnancy. After my MC they said that I had to start shots the second we started trying so I am a walking talking bruise now. I have tried all tricks I can find on the interwebs and I am still bruising.

GTKY: What is your favorite season? Mostly whatever time of year is 70 and sunny.

luckystar28 · October 2018

EDD/W+D: 7 weeks 2 days, June 3rd

Why are you high-risk? Preeclampsia / HELLP last pregnancy, preterm delivery

Treatment Plan: Extra monitoring + baby aspirin starting soon

Any additional monitoring or testing this week? Nothing yet! Enjoying my time as “low risk”

Rant/Rave: This nausea/vomiting is kicking my butt. It’s awful.

GTKY: What is your favorite season? Oooohhh I like them all! Hmm, maybe spring? Granted, I live in California so our seasons are hardly that lol

Dcwtada · October 2018

Why are you high-risk? 2 pregnancies with pre-e, one with HELLP, 4th potential c-section and I have sinus tachycardia which also has led to various SVT episodes (including passing out) while pregnant, and I am a bleeder. I needed a transfusion my 1st pregnancy when I bled out when my uterus wouldn’t contract so I always have to go to the OR stocked with O- blood.

Treatment Plan: MFM, additional monitoring and appointments as needed

Any additional monitoring or testing this week? Nope

Rant/Rave: nada

GTKY: What is your favorite season? Fall. I always feel more lively during this season.

meatballs37 · October 2018

@luckystar28 @Dcwtada how scary that you both had HELLP syndrome. I only know about it because I had to study it to pass my boards. Was it a sudden onset for both of you?

@dntstpbelieveing I’m sorry about the shot daily. That sounds so painful. (also thanks for starting the thread).

luckystar28 · October 2018

@meatballs37 My story is unfortunately one big shitshow so we don’t really know when I developed HELLP. Hence my MFM being on high alert this time around. Blood draws galore coming at me later on

It was caught at 34 weeks though and I delivered the next day.

meatballs37 · October 2018

@luckystar28 how scary!

EDD/W+D: 17th, 5+2

Why are you high-risk? Hypothyroidism, pre-term labor, 3 losses

Treatment Plan: I was started on synthroid already. I think I will get a more concrete plan after my first appointment next week. But likely a cerclage at 12w along with weekly progesterone shots starting around 12-14 weeks.

Any additional monitoring or testing this week? Nada

Rant/Rave: DH is handling the toddlers dinner while I lay in bed. I’ve literally laid around for the last three days.

GTKY: What is your favorite season? Fall

eta: I’m 5+2 not 6+2. Already have pregnancy brain

dntstpbelieveing · October 2018

How are you all handling the anxiety of being high risk? I feel like I have 6 million questions for the Dr and so much of it is wait and see. I hate the flipping unknown.

Dcwtada · October 2018

When I developed HELLP it was a surprise but not unexpected. I had pre-e with my first and my third but my third it was worse. I never felt bad or sick, but off. Throbbing in my ears and my BP was through the roof. I was going in 3x a week for NSTs and monitoring and one time after not even feeling bad, thinking I felt decent for once I went in. They did the reflex test and I had “beats” if that makes sense - basically I had a weird neurological reaction. Airlifted to u of Chicago that night.

Craziest thing, they put me on magnesium (Felt like I was being microwaved) and I was able to carry till 36 weeks.

dntstpbelieveing · October 2018

The mag was the worst! I was SO hot. It was June so I only brought shorts for DH and the nurses kept bringing him warm blankets cause the turned the air up so high for me.

baileyannmarie · October 2018

EDD/W+D: 8th 6+5

Why are you high-risk? Blood clotting disorder & no thyroid.

Treatment Plan: aspirin everyday & lots of blood tests. Already adjusted my thyroid meds to higher dose.

Any additional monitoring or testing this week?
First ultrasound is Monday, I’m very excited! Regular ob & high risk ob are trying to decide if I should start shots.

Rant/Rave: I’m so tired and sick. Thankful for a very supportive h!

GTKY: What is your favorite season? Fall.

Dcwtada · October 2018

@dntstpbelieveing they said the mag would make me hot - at that point I was like bring it, I have been shivering in a stupid hospital bed for hours now. Nope. Mistake. Never again hopefully. I felt like i was burning to death and couldn’t stop it.

luckystar28 · October 2018

@dntstpbelieveing @Dcwtada MAG IS THE DEVIL

luckystar28 · October 2018

@dntstpbelieveing And to answer your question... I almost feel like I did all my preparation for this pregnancy the last two years. Processing my first traumatic birth and coming to terms with my reality. I see a therapist who specializes in post partum depression and she has helped tremendously. I think once I was better in accepting my story for what it is, I felt better realizing that the same (or worse) could happen again and that it would be my story, it would be beautiful in its own way, and that I’d have to take that risk if I wanted another baby. Which I desperately did. I realize I have no other choice than to be high risk and to face the music that comes with it, so I might as well keep on swimming. It came with mourning the loss of what I didn’t get the first time around though. Believe me, I did lots of mourning. I’m sure there will be a lot of ups and downs this pregnancy with fear constantly lurking, but I do have a lot of trust in my medical team this time around. It sounds morbid but going into this pregnancy I just told my MFM that I needed to live. For my son. I couldn’t almost die like I did last time. Literally my only request. Setting the bar low (I hope). I’m being seen at Stanford hospital by their MFM team, so I’m just trying to trust that it’ll be okay..whatever okay looks like this time around.

Sorry that was so long winded and personal.

meatballs37 · October 2018

Agreed, magnesium is the worst. I hope they don’t put me on it this time, it made me swear and so sick to my stomach.

@dntstpbelieveing I have also been in a lot of therapy this last year. I think it’s helped me get to a point in my grief where I don’t feel guilty to be hopeful. My real struggle right now is my overwhelming anxiety. I obviously can’t talk with anyone IRL about it at the moment since no one knows I’m pregnant. Being here on TB helps a lot.

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