Pregnant & TTC Check-in 5/24/15

[direy25]

Hi ladies,

Sorry again for missing the last couple of check-ins!  Here are the updates from the 5/3 check-in:

CURRENTLY PREGNANT:


jnetx -due 7/29/15. Preemie was born at 34+3 after 4 weeks of hospital bed rest due to pprom some time before 30 weeks. 17 days in the NICU, mostly as a feeder grower.
Everything good, ultrasound scheduled and was hoping her husband could come along to entertain their 20 month old.  Had taken him to the splash pad which really wore her out.

runningmommy519- Due 8/19 - DS was born at 35 weeks due to severe IUGR and pre-eclampsia. He was classified as a feeder/grower and spent 21 days in the NICU.
No recent update

paradebegone- Due 7/10- Team Blue. DD was born via CS on May 24, 2013 at 33w 4d due to pPROM. She spent 24 days in the hospital.
Had the growth scan and the good news is that he's head down and everything looked okay but measuring large, currently 31w4d but measuring at 33-34 weeks, 4lbs 6oz.  Nervous that this could prevent a VBAC.  

brummy14- Due 7/29- Claire (2lbs 8.9oz) and Paige (2lbs 10oz) arrived at 29w3d due to PTL and pPROM at 28w5d.
No update last week


jemomma- Due 6/25 withDD2. DS born full term at 40 weeks 1 day, DD born at 29 weeks, 6 days due to unexplained PTL.
No update


tngrl3- Due 9/11/15- DS born at 34 weeks due to IUGR and cord flow issues. Spent 2 weeks in the NICU. M/c in August.
Having a girl and so excited! Everything looked good at the anatomy scan and she is in the 39% for size. Glucose test coming up and will start being monitored a little closer after next visit to ensure that growth is staying on track.


direy25 – Due 8/23 with a girl! DS Griffin was born at 27w3d due to an infection/chorio, he spent 68 days in the NICU. Also high risk due to stage 3 kidney disease.
Had CL check and everything looked good, heading to Vegas & San Diego for vacation, excited to take DS to the zoo.

CURRENTLY TTC:


jense927 –Just started CD1 After the advice here and some thought they are going to go for it this cycle as well, would feel more guilty than it's worth to skip the cycle as it will be stressful either way.  Getting to and past 31 weeks is going to be stressful no matter what.

pinotgrigio – No update 

jense927 & pinotgrigio - I realize I don't have the information from your preemies, please feel free to post a description so I can add it to the check-ins.  Thanks!

[direy25]

Had CL check on Friday after getting home from our trip and all still looking great. I'm 27w today, so only 3 days away from when DS was born so have been feeling a little stressed lately, even though everything is going perfectly so far. Hoping those nerves subside a little after I pass 27w3d.

[direy25]

jnetx, congrats on passing that milestone! I hope everything works out and you get your VBAC!

[tngrl3]

direy25 hope the next couple of days pass quickly and the anxiety eases up once you pass your milestone.

I'm doing pretty good. I have my 1 hour glucose test this week as week as my monthly appointment. Starting to feel big, although people keep telling me I hardly look pregnant, which of course makes me worry about IUGR again.

[direy25]

May 26, 2015 0:34:22 GMT -5 DoesItComeInPink said:

Can I join in?

I'm currently 11w6d pregnant, due December 9th.

DS was born at 35+5 and spent 20 days in the NICU. He was 6lbs 2 oz. The best guess as to why he was early was due to GD.

I had my first appointment last week and the Dr wants me to do P17 shots weekly starting at 17 weeks, does anyone have any experience or advice to share on those? They also said I'll be considered to have GD until I prove otherwise and if that is the case that the P17 shots could interfere with trying to manage the GD, so if anyone has any experience with that, I'd love to hear it.

Welcome and congrats!

I'm also on P17 shots.  The shots themselves have been a piece of cake for me, I've only had a couple that were sore afterwards.  I go into the doc's office to get them as my H really wasn't comfortable with trying to give them to me.  Unfortunately I don't have any experience with GD.  Good luck to you!

[pinotgrigio]

Good morning! direy25 my preemie was born 8 weeks premature due to IUGR.

No updates right now. We'll be doing one last round of IUI next cycle. I think we're ready to give up after the next cycle as we've been TTCing #2 for almost 2 years now and I'm old

[jense927]

Hello! direy25, my DS was born at 31 weeks due to a placental abruption. Thanks for asking. Wishing you the best as you approach your second milestone!

pinotgrigio, good luck on your last round of IUI I am thinking good thoughts for you and hope it goes well.

As for me, right now I am 5 DPO and will probably test 1 week from now. The timing is about a day off from my pregnancy with DS but trying to not focus on that.

[brummy14]

Sorry I haven't been around in FOREVER!

Latest update - 31w today; c/s scheduled for July 2 (36+1) due to prior classical c/s.

Cervix continues to be closed, but BH contractions continue to ramp up in frequency and intensity. Those contractions earned 2x weekly NSTs starting at 28w, so I basically live at the hospital! They have me on Procardia, but it's arguably not helping a ton. However, given the contractions are doing anything, they don't even want me to go into L&D unless I have other symptoms like bleeding, leaking of fluid, etc. They will administer steroid shots at 32w just to be safe, and I have a growth scan next week, as well.

Onward!

[brummy14]

DoesItComeInPink I'm also on p-17 injections (DH came the first spot to learn how to administer), and no real side effects to mention, either. I still have a bajillion BH contractions, but they're not doing anything, so that's all that matters. I'm nearly two weeks more pregnant than I was with the twins, which I primarily attribute to being pregnant only with one this time, but the cerclage + injections certainly aren't hurting my odds of making it to my scheduled delivery.

[runningmommy519]

Sorry I have not updated in awhile. Things are good so far but I'm getting anxious as I approach when things hit the fan last time. I'm 28 weeks today and things went south at my 30 almost 31 week appointment with DS. I've been checking my bp at home it's been high for me but still normal. I feel like and hope that once I get past the next two appointments (29 weeks and then 31 weeks) that I will be as to breath easier. I want to be big, huge and uncomfortable all summer long! Never thought a pregnant woman would say that! Haha

[direy25]

May 26, 2015 10:29:01 GMT -5 pinotgrigio said:

Good morning! direy25 my preemie was born 8 weeks premature due to IUGR.

No updates right now. We'll be doing one last round of IUI next cycle. I think we're ready to give up after the next cycle as we've been TTCing #2 for almost 2 years now and I'm old

Thanks pinotgrigio.  Crossing all fingers & toes for you for this next IUI cycle.  

[minae01]

May 26, 2015 0:34:22 GMT -5 DoesItComeInPink said:

Can I join in?

I'm currently 11w6d pregnant, due December 9th.

DS was born at 35+5 and spent 20 days in the NICU. He was 6lbs 2 oz. The best guess as to why he was early was due to GD.

I had my first appointment last week and the Dr wants me to do P17 shots weekly starting at 17 weeks, does anyone have any experience or advice to share on those? They also said I'll be considered to have GD until I prove otherwise and if that is the case that the P17 shots could interfere with trying to manage the GD, so if anyone has any experience with that, I'd love to hear it.

I did the p17 with DS2 (no GD for me, though). DS1 came at 32w3d due to PTL. I had the shots from weeks 17-35 with DS2. I actually had my school nurse do them (I'm a teacher). The shot didn't really hurt, but as the weeks went on my reactions got worse - lots of itching and swelling. DS2 arrived at 36w0d, which I considered a victory. He didn't need any NICU time and was small (5lb. 6oz.) but mighty. Good luck! I will definitely do the shots again if we have another.