Ask a grad?

[addymac]

Apr 24, 2017 21:30:58 GMT -5 @xamountofwords said:

Apr 24, 2017 21:22:56 GMT -5 CattyNattyRN said:

Hey, so I just saw this and I know someone answered you, but I figured I'd tell you our experience.

My rainbow baby, who's now almost 1, had an echogenic foci on his heart. Yes, it is a calcium deposit, and yes they normally resolve by 36 weeks, but ours didn't. It was one of then many many things they checked on our weekly sonos. They are harmless, but they are found in a large %age of kids with Down syndrome, and maybe 10% of kiddos born with no genetic problems. That being said, they may monitor you and baby more closely to see other signs of DS, which is what they did for us. We always asked about it and it was always there, but our son was born without DS, and they had pretty much ruled it out by the time he was born anyway.

If you had the progenity testing done and your risk was super low and you have no other signs via sono that indicate DS, they probably won't even really talk about it. We had a lot going on, so they told us everything and we asked a million and one questions. All that worry though, and our rainbow was perfect.

Thank you for this post. Everything you mentioned is true and what I just discussed with my doctor today. It's an echogenic focus on heart, and determined it's a calcium spot because she is growing appropriately and all genetic screening showed very low risk of Down syndrome. They will keep an eye on it but I don't need to go to a specialist.

@xamountofwords - what a great update to read! 

[taberbtb]

Apr 16, 2017 23:31:29 GMT -5 vigorousbabymama said:

Apr 9, 2017 13:09:20 GMT -5 cali said:

I have one. When was the absolute soonest you felt like you could leave the baby for a few hours? I'm going to be in my last semester of grad school when baby comes. Luckily my due date is over my 3 week summer break and they've already said they won't let me go past my due date, but if I make it to 40 weeks I'll be schedule to go back to school the next week after delivery. It's only for 3 hours once a week. Is that doable one week after delivery (assuming all goes ok and I have an uncomplicated vaginal delivery)? I do plan on BFing.

For anyone who had c/s, what is that recovery time like?

Depends on who you're leaving them with. Generally, though, I was ok to be gone a couple hours by 3-4w. I'm pretty sure I left to get my nails done and get take out around 3w with my oldest.

ETA: I just reread and realized this is a weekly school issue and not a one time thing or a relaxing appointment. In that case I agree with the other ladies.

I am just seeing this now. Nails and take out at 3 weeks? Are we the same person?! *kisses*