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Weekly appointments 10/15

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  • eatinwatermelonseedseatinwatermelonseeds member
    I have an appointment to go see a house we probably shouldn't rent because it's too expensive tomorrow... Though obviously that's unrelated, the baby will have to live somewhere so it's kind of related right? 😂 

    Also have an ob appointment and I'm seriously considering asking for a referral to a midwife. I'm starting to become uncomfortable with some of the recommendations my doctor has been giving me. But I'm also a worry wort so I'm going to give her a chance. There's still time. 
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  • thebobloblawthebobloblaw member
    edited October 2018
    @eatinwatermelonseeds a referral as in like permission or a recommendation on one? I switched in the middle of my pregnancy with my dd and am so glad I did. I say it doesn’t hurt to look and try people out!
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  • missy052819missy052819 member
    I go to my first US Thursday and my PGAL brain is so anxious. We're still in the process of moving, so hopefully that will distract me some until Thursday. 




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  • eatinwatermelonseedseatinwatermelonseeds member
    @thebobloblaw referral regarding insurance. I can't go to specialty doctors (including obgyn or midwife) unless my primary care physician puts in a referral for it. But my primary provides ob care and I really liked her at my first appointment so I didn't bother asking. I had a midwife with my son and I just loved her so much. She didn't deliver, but the one who did was pretty amazing too. 
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  • megstevens92megstevens92 member
    I have a NT scan and bloodwork on Friday. Excited to see how the little one is doing, seems like the 8 week scan was forever ago!
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  • mrsdee15mrsdee15 member
    Our NT scan is also Friday - I'm really nervous about it, we didn't do this scan with DD because she was a PGS embryo through IVF.
    DD born PPROM preemie at 36 weeks on 10/1/17 after over a year TI, 
    then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.

    Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW,
    because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
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  • journey721journey721 member
    Regular appt on Friday- i doubt they’ll do an ultrasound and it’ll be Doppler. NT scan is 10/29
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  • eatinwatermelonseedseatinwatermelonseeds member
    @DuchessOfCambridge I also have PTSD, though for a different reason and I frequently feel the same way. I wish my brain would just process it the right way and let me move on. I hope so much that you're able to have a healthy, healing birth. My friend had a traumatic birth with her first but had a successful vbac with her second and while the pregnancy was very stressful, his birth healed her. I hope that's your experience as well ♥️
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  • thebobloblawthebobloblaw member
    @missy052819 I hope Thursday comes quickly for
    you!

    @eatinwatermelonseeds interesting, I have never thought of how any of that works. I don’t think I’d be able to go the midwife route just because I have a few different things that make me high risk. 

    @DuchessOfCambridge I can imagine how scary it would be after a bad experience. I get anxious about something happening that puts me out of work because my last job treated me HORRIBLY when pregnant. And that is no where near the stress level of having a traumatic delivery! I hope you find some peace the next few months. 
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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    Thank you @eatinwatermelonseeds @thebobloblaw ❤️ The birth itself I’ve actually gotten past though it took quite a while, but what occurred after is what I’m stuck on. DS had complications and they’ll have a lifelong impact. Apparently I can’t get over it because it didn’t happen to ME and because it’s not going away. I’m pretty new to therapy in general so idk, it’s all a big adjustment. I’m just hoping it helps. I think having a healthy baby will be healing for me, regardless of how I deliver. There’s just stuff you don’t ever think about as a possibility when you plan on having a baby! As I’m sure many of you know. I hope you both have much more positive experiences this time around ❤️

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  • knottie0d8cc4d43bacc09fknottie0d8cc4d43bacc09f member
    @DuchessOfCambridge Hugs <3 That's so hard. I don't think I'd be able to get over something happening to my baby, either. It's not your fault though, and you have every right to feel upset for however long. 

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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    @eatinwatermelonseeds that’s so accurate! And how scary about the cold ❤️ My DS has different issues than yours but they are both so difficult and both lifelong. I have many self pity days and then also many days I’m grateful because his diagnosis is a wide spectrum and he is on the very mildest end of it and is keeping up with other babies his age. My H told me somewhat recently the reason he was pretty detached from DS in the NICU is because he didn’t know if we’d be taking a baby home. Just about broke my heart. Always happy to chat with you if you ever need to vent. It’s all so hard!

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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    My appointment yesterday went well, saw baby and heartbeat again. I didn't get a picture though, which I'm bummed about but it was the bedside u/s machine not the good one so whatever. The appointment was hard. It was with an NP I haven't seen before and she kept making me rehash all the stuff from my first delivery and I just didn't want to or think it was necessary. I've already spoken with my OB about all that stuff and I'm using the same one so it just made me upset for no reason and she didn't need to know.

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  • expandcontractexpandcontract member
    @eatinwatermelonseeds That was such a beautiful piece you posted.  It made me tear up.  You and @DuchessOfCambridge and all the other moms whi have been through something like this are amazing women!
    @DuchessOfCambridge isn't their a policy at your OB's office where they shouldn't ask you questions about any triggers you might have? I mean,  since the actual OB already knows,  everything should be in your chart. It's just a matter of the NP doing the work and READING your chart,  first.  I would mention it next time you see your OB. 

    I had my 1st prenatal appointment yesterday.  Thankfully everything looked good with baby.  I still have the endo cyst from before.  Doctor is hoping it'll go away on its own. It's too small to do surgery on while pregnant.  I've gained too much weight .... big surprise, not. But she wasnt upset or anything since she knows i can't control anything right now. I will have to go the glucose test sooner than last time.  
    And today, I had my follow up with my pulmonologist.  He is concerned because the oral steroids didn't do much to help me.  He increased the dose on my inhalers. He told me how he's concerned because I'm only 8 weeks (9 weeks tomorrow) and asthma is this bad.  How am I going to make it through the rest of the pregnancy?  Everything he said is true but I don't know why it put me in a sad mood ever since. I guess in my mind, i was hoping asthma would go away in 2nd tri and that's why i wasnt worried about the future? I suppose that's why I'm sad, because the possibility has finally hit me. 
    So Im basically triple high risk? Asthma,  GD, and AMA? Oh ya,  OB confirmed yesterday that I am considered AMA since at the time of delivery I will be 35. 
    I just need to sleep this ish off. 


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  • eatinwatermelonseedseatinwatermelonseeds member
    @expandcontract that is SO disheartening. I really hope your asthma eases up. I really can't imagine struggling to breathe like that get some rest love. I hope it all works out better than you're anticipating. 
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  • DuchessOfCambridgeDuchessOfCambridge member
    @expandcontract I’m so sorry, what a lot of news to get thrown your way. +1 or hoping that asthma kicks the bucket when you hit 2nd tri. I often think it’s crazy how much stuff they can’t figure out how to fix during pregnancy. 

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  • gabadoogabadoo member
    Sorry I’ve been MIA For the past week! I’m just slowly catching up on some of this board. @expandcontract, I hope the pulmonologist and OB help find the right balance between taking care of you and your asthma and the baby too! I’m hoping things ease up as the hormones settle down. And I wouldn’t be too worried about AMA status :)
    @DuchessOfCambridge, I feel disheartened for what you experienced with the NP at the OB’s office! Agree that she should have been a bit more considerate knowing your past history. It’s one thing to process a birth trauma and yet another to have to live every day with certain consequences related to a traumatic delivery/NICU experience. I hope your OB can provide you answers to your questions and ease some of your concerns. And I think it’s healthy to see the therapist to help process all the feels as pregnancy goes along.
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  • journey721journey721 member
    They wouldn’t do an ultrasound but did find a heart beat via Doppler today :) HR was 170
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  • gabadoogabadoo member
    Finally had my follow up appt this morning after last week’s “baby too small for your LMP” debacle. Thanks again for all of the support with that, ladies. So so supremely thankful that my hunch about my O/conception date being later in my cycle seems to be confirmed. Today there was an actual fetus with a HR (couldn’t perfectly measure, but it was there) on the screen vs. the blob of nothingness from last week’s US. My OBs have adjusted my EDD to June 5 based on all of this. I don’t even have an US pic to post in the thread because I was just too distracted and relieved that everything seems to be progressing according to my new EDD track to remember to ask for a copy! Anywho, looks like I’ll be flipping back and forth between the May and June boards for now and see how things go for the next month until NT and NIPT testing is done. So happy that I don’t have to go back to the doctors again next week! Haha, health care providers make the worst patients :)
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  • eatinwatermelonseedseatinwatermelonseeds member
    @gabadoo so glad things are progressing! 


    I had my first ob appointment and I have a lot of anxiety now. I'm not exactly sure why. It went okay, we addressed a lot of different topics. I feel mentally exhausted. 
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  • gabadoogabadoo member
    @eatinwatermelonseeds, why the anxiety? Was there just a lot of information discussed? Or did the OB mention something to make you nervous?
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  • eatinwatermelonseedseatinwatermelonseeds member
    @gabadoo it was just a lot. And I'm just having reservations about this doctor. She's so sweet, but I have this weird feeling about her and I don't know why. I'm going to give her a chance for the next couple appointments though. She's very supportive of everything. Medicating me for bipolar, not medicating me if I don't feel comfortable. Unmedicated birth, referral to midwife and birthing center. She's great. But I left with a tightness in my chest. Not sure why exactly. 
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  • gabadoogabadoo member
    @eatinwatermelonseeds, whatever it is then, it’s great that you’re giving it a bit more time to feel it out...but, if you continue to feel uneasy about the relationship for whatever reason, get a new OB. In the end, even if you use the midwife service, you want to trust your OB hands down if shit hits the fan. 
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  • willmisspumpkinbeerwillmisspumpkinbeer member
    edited October 2018
    Had my panorama on Monday and am anxiously awaiting my results! I was hoping to have them this weekend :(
    I hope they come early next week! 
    We are doing a surprise baby/gender reveal for my family next weekend. They have no idea ... only my mom knows I’m pregnant 
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