AW: appointments 1/26-2/1

[beebe918]

Had a follow up A/S this morning to get some better pictures, baby was in a much better position this morning and the tech said everything looked great.

And an aw pic:

[mayflowers]

Great pic! I had an appt and follow up u/s this am to check my placenta position and its moved up so that's great! Babe is weighing in at 1lb 7oz (24 weeks) so right in the 50th percentile! I'm so in love!

Oh and they didn't measure my fundus but she said they feel it and she showed me where it is which is about 2 inches above my belly button, much farther than I thought!

[orangepickle]

Had another fetal echo today. LO kept putting his arm across his chest (resting it on top of his omphalocele like a convenient little shelf) but after an hour of them poking around we saw a healthy heart again always a relief to get some good news

[allisong87]

Regular check up today at 24 weeks! Baby's heartbeat was 156 and my fundal height was right on target at 24. I got the script for my glucose test... Ughhhh I've been dreading this one! I have to go for it saturday since I've now started my 2 week appointments!

[Cornflakegirl]

Had my last final cervical check today! When I went 2 weeks ago the length had shortened by a small amount. The good news is that today it was the same at 3.0 so that was a huge relief. Baby looked great, was very active and as always was kicking my bladder.

[Renarene]

I love the ultrasound photos!

I had an appointment with my OB yesterday at 23 weeks. He says I'm doing great, measured me for the first time and said perfect, so that's great! I ended up measuring 5 weeks ahead with my daughter and I'd really like to avoid that this time!!

I go next Wednesday for another ultrasound with the MFM. It's a follow up to look at the heart again. They said with my diabetes they wanted to look again since the baby wasn't in the best position at my anatomy scan.

[shmee]

I had a regular, uneventful checkup today. I got the drink so I can take my GTT AGAIN in 2 weeks. The nurse misspoke and told me I wouldn't need another one, but it was the first thing my OB mentioned when I saw her so that was a short lived 5 minutes of excitement. Everything is measuring right on track, so I'll go back in 4 weeks and then I start going every 2 weeks. I cannot believe I'm at that point already! This pregnancy is absolutely flying by compared to my last one.

[Deleted]

Regular check up today at 24 weeks and 4 days. Everything is looking good and I got a lab form to go and do my GD test.

I was also told to watch my weight.

[Deleted]

Nephrology appointment was a bust. She didn't give me any new information at all. The only thing she did really say is to watch my sodium intake and she said that I have stage 2 chronic kidney disease. My right kidney is atrophic (which I already knew), and my left kidney is enlarged, which she said greatly increases the chances of having to do a transplant or dialysis later on in life, but that it isn't anything to worry about right now. So, off to the MFM tomorrow, and I'll update again.

[shmee]

I'm sorry that was pretty much a waste of your time @sastahlman I hope you can get some actual answers tomorrow

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Jan 28, 2015 15:37:27 GMT -5 shmee said:

I'm sorry that was pretty much a waste of your time @sastahlman I hope you can get some actual answers tomorrow

Thank you. She did run a few tests, but they're the same tests that I did three weeks ago. She also didn't really give me any information about the effects or risks to my pregnancy, even though I asked. She just said it puts me at risk for complications. But, I already knew that, so I just don't see what the point was. I hope I don't have to see her again. She wasn't very nice.

[allisong87]

@sastahlman - so sorry you didn't get the answers you were looking for

[Deleted]

@deziniki and @blackpearl08, thinking of you guys and hoping that everything goes well for you!

[udubbaby]

We had our regular 24w appointment schedule for last Thursday (1/22), but I was in a car accident Wednesday morning and admitted to L&D shortly after. So I got to spend about 24 hrs hooked up to the monitors and being watched over. The baby is great and he was moving around all day. We ended up getting an ultrasound late Wednesday night, so it was good to get another chance to see him. The radiologist kept laughing at how much he was moving and how good he was at figuring out where the wand was so he could kick it.

I ended up having my regular appointment rescheduled on Monday (1/26). Things still looked good. They're still worried about my low-lying placenta though. I'll get another U/S at 30w to see if it's made any movement up. Fingers crossed!!

[sugar4bri]

Thinking of those who are having issues and sending hugs your way!

AFM, I had an OB appointment today (25w6d) and my glucose test. Babies looked great and were wiggling all around. Both are still head down, so I'm hoping they stay that way! The drink wasn't horrible but I felt a little nauseous after I chugged it. I go back in 3 weeks and then start every two weeks after that. Seriously, this is going by super fast now!

Oh, and apparently I need to eat more because I've only gained about 11 lbs. The doc wasn't super concerned because the babies are getting what they need and are growing, but he doesn't want me to be depleted of the nutrients I need.

[robotpcr]

I had my glucose test and a normal Ob appointment this morning. The drink wasn't too bad for me but I do like sugar, especially these days. I forgot to eat my snack right after though and felt nauseous a couple hours later. And they told me not to drink water while I waited so that kind of sucked.

We had a long chat about some of the birth plans I'm thinking of, which was interesting. Hoping we don't butt heads too much but we shall see. My doctor seems fairly open but I know I might end up having to advocate for myself to get the med-free birth I'm hoping for.

Baby's HB was good but I don't want to discuss how much weight I've gained. It's not surprising considering I went from never snacking and working out intensely 5 days a week to tons of snacks and light workouts 4 days a week. And I've always gained weight easily. My doctor hasn't mentioned it so I guess that means she's not concerned and I'm not either, I'll gain what I gain, just a little overwhelmed at the thought of having to lose it all.

[udubbaby]

Jan 28, 2015 16:49:42 GMT -5 sugar4bri said:

Thinking of those who are having issues and sending hugs your way!

AFM, I had an OB appointment today (25w6d) and my glucose test. Babies looked great and were wiggling all around. Both are still head down, so I'm hoping they stay that way! The drink wasn't horrible but I felt a little nauseous after I chugged it. I go back in 3 weeks and then start every two weeks after that. Seriously, this is going by super fast now!

Oh, and apparently I need to eat more because I've only gained about 11 lbs. The doc wasn't super concerned because the babies are getting what they need and are growing, but he doesn't want me to be depleted of the nutrients I need.

I got my appointments scheduled out to a week past my DD! I am still in a little shock about it. It's going by too fast!!

[hotcoconuts82]

Ok, can somebody please talk me off the edge. I just found out I did not pass the one hour glucose screening. I'm having such an awful week and this is just the icing on the cake. Please tell me the odds are in my favor to pass the 3 hour. I can't believe I have to drink that nasty drink again. I had trouble keeping it down at the 1 hour.

[j3nnyb3nny]

Just had my regular midwife appointment 25w3d. The next is in 3 weeks with my Whooping cough vaccination and then every 3 weeks after that.
BP is normal, I measure at exactly 25 which she was really pleased with and just like @acukel when the Doppler was pressed on my stomach it was kicked off twice. Which made it really hard to find the heartbeat afterwards because DH just kept making jokes and making me laugh. When I managed to calm down she got the heartbeat right away and said he sounds great.

[illogicaltuvok]

I had my anatomy scan and baby is measuring awesome but they found out that the umbilical cord is attached to the edge of the placenta. She was pretty vague but also mentioned it might have been attached to the membrane. She said it could cause issue with growth but as of right now baby is a good size and everything else looked good.

But of course my being the curious one I went to dr.google and freaked myself out, but next day did more detailed research and saw that there are different versions of this issue. It only causes issue near the end and it was good that they found it so they can monitor it.

So now just waiting to talk to dr about it in week in a half.

[j3nnyb3nny]

illogicaltuvok I hope that when you get to the dr it is one of those things that just needs monitoring but has no real effect on the LO. It is good that they have found it now at least. Fingers crossed for you.

EDIT for stupid spelling

[Deleted]

So happy for all the good news!
My thoughts are with everyone who needs them right now!

Went to MFM today. They did an ultrasound, and baby is now only measuring five days behind instead of ten, so that's good. Everything looks healthy, but they are going to have me come in monthly to keep an eye on the little guy. We also got to see his face today!

[mayflowers]

@texasmama15 congrats! I can't wait to be going every 2 weeks haha I'm probably a weirdo . I hate the wait!

[mrsf0831]

Had my regular ob apt today 26w tomorrow . both babies have nice strong heart beats. Baby b 145 baby a 155. Blood pressure and weight are good. Also passed my gtt.

Horrible symptoms im dealing with today tho are pelvic pains ouch. I'll have to google stretches to relieve this pain.