Appointment Updates?

[LittleStarSweeper]

salmon2017, LOL-ing at "listen to your uterus." 😂

[salmon2017]

@saiven exactly. Especially because last time my ute said f#%$ all except "oops, you are 24 weeks and 1.5 cm dilated! Hee hee!"

[wannabmama]

Thanks @saiven and LittleStarSweeper you're right...sometimes I don't factor in that there are two, too, ha. I see the average weight gain targets and I know I don't want to double that, but being on the higher side is ok. And my doc is very blasé about it. I don't weigh myself between appts or anything but weight is so sensitive with me, I fear for after baby. But I guess the most important thing is growing healthy babies. I can deal with weight loss when it comes to that point.

[leviosa]

I had an appointment today. It was kid free too! Woohoo!! Her HR was 150 and she kicked when my midwife was trying to listen to the heartbeat. She was also rolling away from the Doppler. Very typical of all my babies. They hate the Doppler and ultrasounds. As far as weight gain I haven't gained anything. I lost 5 lbs during first trimester and have gained all that back so if I had not lost anything I would be up 5lbs.

My next appointment is may 12 and that's my anatomy scan. I'm super excited!!

Also, I'm negative for the cystic fibrosis gene which was all I really wanted testing for in the first place. Yay! No need to worry about that now.

[Deleted]

I had my AS today. We decided not to find out the sex but the tech put it in an envelope in case we change our minds. I likely won't. H likely will.

The MFM doctor came in after and took a look and told me that everything looks great and that he just wants to do a growth scan in 8 to 10 weeks to make sure we don't encounter any issues, based on my history. But he also said it's highly unlikely we'd develop a problem at this point.

I'm feeling so relieved and like I can finally be excited.

[fiercemo]

I don't have another appointment until next week at 18 weeks. It's so great to read about everyone's good news, and I hope those with issues get resolved!

So considering my next week's appointment is with the MFM and an ultrasound, would that be considered my AS at that time? I feel highly uneducated about the appointments and ultrasounds process/schedule.

And I've already gained about 10-12 lbs at 17wks. The OB didn't say anything about it, but compared to you ladies, I feel like that's a lot?

[salmon2017]

Apr 13, 2017 11:02:27 GMT -5 fiercemo said:

I don't have another appointment until next week at 18 weeks. It's so great to read about everyone's good news, and I hope those with issues get resolved!

So considering my next week's appointment is with the MFM and an ultrasound, would that be considered my AS at that time? I feel highly uneducated about the appointments and ultrasounds process/schedule.

And I've already gained about 10-12 lbs at 17wks. The OB didn't say anything about it, but compared to you ladies, I feel like that's a lot?

I am also totally uninformed about these things, but I thought 18 weeks is a little early for an AS? Not sure though.

It's funny to me that everyone has a different concern about weight. I have seen some ladies saying "oh no, I have ALREADY gained 7 pounds" where I am saying "oh dear, I have ONLY gained 7 pounds". We all have different starting points and goals for weight gain so I think as long as your OB is not concerned, that's OK.

[caybeh]

fiercemo salmon2017 I had my AS with DD at 18 weeks. It probably depend on the doctor. I've only ever had one ultrasound with each kid though and they have all been between 18-20 weeks. I'll be 19 weeks for this one.

[Deleted]

fiercemo, probably considered AS. I have mine at MFM because that's where the midwives send me. The first time, I was with an OB practice and they sent me to an ultrasound center and told me to go between 18 and 22 weeks.

[jorja]

18 weeks is pretty typical for an anatomy scan. My MFM doctor does them between 16-20.

[leviosa]

I agree that weight gain isn't something we should all compare. If you start at a lower weight you need to gain more and if you start at a higher weight you need to gain less. We all fall at different points on that scale.

[fiercemo]

I feel better about the weight thing. My OB just said normal gain is 25-35 lbs. I figured I was doing ok. I'm also very small (but not necessarily skinny pre-preg) and the weight seems to have been evenly distributed, so... I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.