PAIF/PgAL check in 1/30

[shandorfml2]

Happy almost last day of January guys!

How we doing? 

[shandorfml2]

AFM I will begin my bi-weekly ultrasounds and OB appointments in a few weeks. I have an ultrasound next week then an OB apt at 28 weeks. Then my life will start to get more crazy. Once I hit 32 weeks she wants to do weekly u/s and apts. She even said twice weekly u/s at one point which I don't remember from last time, but whatever! I'll live there if they want me too

End of April (37 week c-section) can't come soon enough!

[heartangelsmama]

Sorry I have been MIA (again) the house was hit again with the sick bug and we have been dealing with a dog with severe separation anxiety.

I heard back from my geneticist after the MRI and they said it showed nothing more than then u/s. So part of the baby's brain is not in the exact right position but they are seeing nothing that would give a reason for it so they believe it is just a variant of normal with him.
She stressed that I should not worry about it. She is pretty thorough so I feel ok if she is ok. I head back up to see them in March for a third trimester scan.

As for the rest of it I can feel my anxiety creeping higher and higher everyday. We are coming up on the time in our last pregnancy when everything started coming out about dd2. I still find myself trying to hide this pregnancy and have no desire to talk about it receive congratulations from outside people.

I see my ob Monday and I real want to set out a plan for how often I will be seen and when we will start Nst's. I really hope he agrees to seeing me more.

So other than feeling like I am slowly losing my marbles I am trying to enjoy the daily kicks.

[lastkiss]

I was thinking about you heartangelsmama. Thanks for the update. I'm glad you got good news. I think you need to advocate for more appts with your ob. Hopefully he'll understand that you need them to ease your anxiety.

[lastkiss]

I've been doing better lately although my concerns have moved into worrying a preterm labour now. I'll be glad when this pregnancy is over and we have two healthy babies in our arms.

[icedtea]

This Thursday is viability for me, so looking forward to that. Most of my anxiety now is related to "oh my god I have no idea what I'm doing." But I'll be happier the closer we get to May.

[iheartbroccoli]

Hugs to everyone!

It's good to hear from you heartangelsmama , I was wondering how you are doing. I am glad to hear your geneticist isn't too concerned. Good luck with your OB and I hope your OB creates a plan you are comfortable with.

shandorfml2 Twice weekly is a lot, but whatever helps! I feel like I live at the doctor's too, but if it gets me a healthy baby, whatever it takes!


AFM,

Went to L&D on Saturday because I was worried my amniotic fluid was leaking. Thankfully it wasn't! Our fetal echocardiogram went well too. I'm starting to feel a little calmer and like we might actually have a healthy baby. We have one more anatomy scan at 30 weeks, and I can't believe it's a few weeks away at this point! I'm enjoying this high while I can.

[river]

Jan 30, 2017 12:32:57 GMT -5 lastkiss said:

I've been doing better lately although my concerns have moved into worrying a preterm labour now. I'll be glad when this pregnancy is over and we have two healthy babies in our arms.

Yes, exactly this. ^^


heartangelsmama , I hope your doctor agrees to see you more frequently! I'm glad the geneticist reassured you and hope you find a little more peace soon. 

[chknma]

glad to read all the good updates.... ((hugs)) for PAIF/PGAL stress

shandorfml2, April is getting close!!

heartangelsmama, glad to hear your geneticist has good feedback...hope your OB gets on board for the increased screening.

lastkiss, river, hope your providers can give your good reassurance as time goes on!

icedtea, yay for V-day!

iheartbroccoli, glad everything checked out okay and your echo came back good!



we're plugging along. I have a routine MW appointment next week and then will start appointments every 2 weeks. I see my MFM on the 14th....I've been getting an u/s monthly...I'm not sure how the schedule may change. I had BPP's twice weekly at the end of my last pregnancy, spent two weekends in the hospital and then delivered DD2 at 37 weeks. My MFM tries to be reassuring that he doesn't think I'll have the same complications, but it's starting to weigh on my mind. Plus my darn fasting sugars are starting to rise....It's been hard to get in a good night snack, so I need to get back on track as we get further away from the GI bug.

[shandorfml2]

heartangelsmama, I'm sorry you feel like you are losing your marbles. PGAL is extremely difficult. Glad however that they are not to concerned about LO's brain. Sounds like they are keeping a close eye on it. I'm sure your OB will want to be seeing you more. If not, request it.

[shandorfml2]

lastkiss, same fear here, as well. Even though it has never been an issue and I have no signs.
icedtea,, YAY viability. It made me feel a lot better. I know things can still happen, but some how passing that milestone feels hopeful for a good outcome.
iheartbroccoli, glad the fetal echo went well. Ours did too!

[setsuna17]

Hi everyone!
I've been so busy with DD's birthday and grad school I feel like I have no free time to do anything!

Since I hit viability last week, I've been feeling a lot calmer. Plus this boy moves a lot so that helps.
Unfortunately I had a really rude OB for my appointment on Monday. She criticized my weight gain when I had only gained 2 pounds in 6 weeks! And then grilled me about using antidepressants, asking if I had seen a geneticist and if I couldn't wean off. She even asked me if I took any Ativan and when I said no, she asked if I was sure. WTF!? I felt like she was treating me like a drug addict. I have talked to all the proper doctors, and I'm only taking a half of my regular dose. It was so inappropriate. So of course now my anxiety is going off about staying on my meds when I felt okay about it before.

[lastkiss]

setsuna17 - wtf to that OB. Is she your regular or just a one off? I'd be complaining about her behaviour for sure

[setsuna17]

Feb 1, 2017 16:39:54 GMT -5 lastkiss said:

setsuna17 - wtf to that OB. Is she your regular or just a one off? I'd be complaining about her behaviour for sure

She's not my regular OB but mine is on maternity leave for premature contractions and won't be coming up.

[icedtea]

setsuna17, how rotten of her, I'm sorry :\ I'm sure the meds are fine if your other doctors said it was fine. I hope there's a way to complain about her.

[iheartbroccoli]

setsuna17 wow, she is way out of line talking to you like. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, will you be seeing her for the rest of the pregnancy?

[lastkiss]

Feb 1, 2017 16:51:05 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

Feb 1, 2017 16:39:54 GMT -5 lastkiss said:

setsuna17 - wtf to that OB. Is she your regular or just a one off? I'd be complaining about her behaviour for sure

She's not my regular OB but mine is on maternity leave for premature contractions and won't be coming up.

Is there someone else you can see? No way I'd put up with that shit. You don't need extra stress during your pregnancy.

[setsuna17]

I don't know. She's the one who emailed me because it turns out I'm anemic, but I'm seeing someone else for my next appointment because she doesn't do afternoon appointments. Ugh. Maybe I should call member services.

[shandorfml2]

setsuna17, that makes me angry. sorry you went through that. WTF @ the question about ativan? That's so odd and rude. I'm on anxiety medications and being closely monitored. what an idiot. (hugs))

I hate seeing other OBs aside from my own. I'm seeing one in two weeks that I've never met. we'll see.