Appointments 11/16-11/20

[csat]

Just back from my first OB appointment, all looks great!

They did a quick ultrasound and baby was moving all over the place and doing well.

Also had a bunch of bloodwork done today and I'm supposed to have the NT scan in the next couple of weeks but they can't seem to find an appointment slot for me so have to wait to see when they can fit me in which is kind of annoying, I will be 12 weeks on Sunday so time is ticking. I don't know why they don't just schedule the scan when they schedule the first appointment.

[titania]

csat glad the appointment went well! Hopefully they will find a time to fit you in soon. That is super annoying :/

[txmommy14]

Nov 19, 2015 13:50:47 GMT -5 csat said:

Just back from my first OB appointment, all looks great!

They did a quick ultrasound and baby was moving all over the place and doing well.

Also had a bunch of bloodwork done today and I'm supposed to have the NT scan in the next couple of weeks but they can't seem to find an appointment slot for me so have to wait to see when they can fit me in which is kind of annoying, I will be 12 weeks on Sunday so time is ticking. I don't know why they don't just schedule the scan when they schedule the first appointment.

I wonder if they can refer you somewhere if they're full? My OB is sending me somewhere else tomorrow for the NT. Glad the baby is doing well!!!!

[csat]

Nov 19, 2015 16:11:22 GMT -5 txmommy14 said:

Nov 19, 2015 13:50:47 GMT -5 csat said:

Just back from my first OB appointment, all looks great!

They did a quick ultrasound and baby was moving all over the place and doing well.

Also had a bunch of bloodwork done today and I'm supposed to have the NT scan in the next couple of weeks but they can't seem to find an appointment slot for me so have to wait to see when they can fit me in which is kind of annoying, I will be 12 weeks on Sunday so time is ticking. I don't know why they don't just schedule the scan when they schedule the first appointment.

I wonder if they can refer you somewhere if they're full? My OB is sending me somewhere else tomorrow for the NT. Glad the baby is doing well!!!!

Thanks!  I don't know I think they are just going to try to squeeze me in somewhere.  I think next week being a holiday has thrown them off. 

[sandandsea]

Just had my 10 week appt today. They did a quick exam, the blood work for the panorama test, and other first tri blood work. And I got my flu shot. They didn't search for a heartbeat and there was no ultrasound today so that's always disappointing. But she said everything is growing and developing perfectly so that's good. After the test results are in, I should know a ton including sex which is super exciting.

[oceanhutt]

Went in for an u/s at my new OB Wednesday at 8w3d... Measuring a few days further and a heart beat of 180....I can't believe how much has changed since the last u/s at 6w6d

Going in for our orientation Monday

[littleducky]

I go in for my first OB appointment (with another quick ultrasound, since my OB is thankfully willing to accommodate my pgal brain) at 9am. Feeling more than a little nervous, which I think is going to be my constant refrain any time I have an appointment coming up. Will report back (hopefully) with good news after my appointment.

[teggy20]

Have a great appointment, littleducky!!

[bgkc4]

Went to the geneticist. Whew! It was a long and in depth appt. I didn't think we had much relevant family history, but that's because I didn't realize some things were hereditary. There were a few things that came up during the counseling session, for example one of DH's grandparents is deaf (from childhood not old age) and I had never considered that could be a relevant family medical history. We both got bloodwork done, me for the cell free fetal DNA test and DH to test for other traits. We opted to find out the sex. For those of you who don't want to know until the anatomy scan, the geneticist specifically asked me if I wanted them to screen for the baby's sex, so I had the option to decline. The results won't be back for another two weeks, so my plan to tell our immediate family at Thanksgiving will likely be postponed. We still haven't told our siblings and I haven't told my father. Only our moms know

[cattuccino]

So...:baby is measuring 12w5d!
HB of 158.
They're changing my due date to May 29, but I'm going to stick around here. DD was the exact same and was almost 2 weeks late with her new due date. I think I just make big babies. Tech didn't really give me a lot of info other than basic details "baby has two arms two legs and seems happy in there". Guess I have to wait for someone to analyze everything else and wait for bloodwork results.

[titania]

cattuccino, great news!!

[littleducky]

So far so good - bean still has a strong flickering heartbeat! My OB used the mini ultrasound which doesn't measure size to calculate growth, but seeing the heartbeat is what really mattered to me. I go back for another mini ultrasound in 2 weeks and I need to schedule my NT scan for sometime between 12/10 and 12/20 or so.

Now I'm off to get blood work before heading in to work.

[txmommy14]

Nov 20, 2015 9:40:15 GMT -5 cattuccino said:

So...:baby is measuring 12w5d!
HB of 158.
They're changing my due date to May 29, but I'm going to stick around here. DD was the exact same and was almost 2 weeks late with her new due date. I think I just make big babies. Tech didn't really give me a lot of info other than basic details "baby has two arms two legs and seems happy in there". Guess I have to wait for someone to analyze everything else and wait for bloodwork results.

Yay!!!! I'm on my way right now....

[csat]

sandandsea, oceanhutt, littleducky, cattuccino, fantastic news and great way to start the weekend!

Good luck this morning txmommy14!

The are going to squeeze me in for my NT scan on Wednesday next week. Should hear back about my blood test results then and do AMA genetic counseling as well. I didn't ask about finding out the sex from the blood test but that would be exciting. Had a flu shot yesterday, arm is killing me!

[oceanhutt]

csat I had my flu shot Tuesday and my arm is still kinda sore. I also got a bit more run down this year


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[virginiaorjohn]

Nov 20, 2015 10:47:08 GMT -5 oceanhutt said:

csat I had my flu shot Tuesday and my arm is still kinda sore. I also got a bit more run down this year


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This does not excite me. I'm going to get mine on Monday... :/

[oceanhutt]

Nov 20, 2015 11:55:48 GMT -5 virginiaorjohn said:

Nov 20, 2015 10:47:08 GMT -5 oceanhutt said:

csat I had my flu shot Tuesday and my arm is still kinda sore. I also got a bit more run down this year


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This does not excite me. I'm going to get mine on Monday... :/

I mean it could be a combo of pregnancy fatigue and the flu shot though? And the pregnancy sinus stuff?


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[cattuccino]

txmommy14, I'm anxiously awaiting an update. Thinking of you

[txmommy14]

Hey everyone! NT scan went GREAT! Baby looked great, heartbeat was 173. My DH cried. It was so cool-the doctor could even count the fingers and the toes. They had us do genetic counseling and decide what we wanted to do. We decided to do the Harmony and the NT. It was the craziest thing, but they soon tech AND the maternal fetal medicine doctor told us they were pretty confident on the gender based on the sono alone. We had a sono tech tell us that our son was probably a girl at 15 weeks, so we don't put much weight in that. However, they were both (separately) pretty confident. The MFM specialist said he hadn't been wrong in a long time and had been doing this for 30 years, haha! Anyways, their guess is girl, but I don't want to get my hopes up until we get the harmony results back in 7-10 days.....not sure what to think! Just so thankful everything looked good-the NT measurements were great also!

[frecklesnbrains]

Yay txmommy14!!! So happy everything looks good and that your DH could be there with you!

[txmommy14]

Thank you frecklesnbrains! I'm on cloud 9. When we were in the genetic counseling meeting, the lady joked that, "I didn't need the counseling because I already knew all this info." I was trying really hard to not act like a smart-ass, but obviously it was basic info or info I already knew they were telling us (about the different trisomies, basics of genetics, names of the tests). I thought of you!!

[titania]

great news txmommy14!!

[frecklesnbrains]

That's great txmommy14. Yeah, when I met with the genetic counselor earlier this week I told her I was either her easiest patient of the day or her hardest. She said "I can go through all of the typical stuff with you, but I think it would be easier if I just let you run the show" so I told her what I wanted. Most of my questions/concerns had to do with privacy (I'm colleagues with people in the department). In-and-out in 10 minutes. We also gossiped about how she hired the same wedding photographer that I did (she had seen my photos on the photographer's blog).

[txmommy14]

That's awesome frecklesnbrains!

So what do you guys think? They sounded VERY confident that the pelvic bone was paralell with the spine and was very flat, so they were almost positive it as a girl. I'm excited to find out!

frecklesnbrains, when will you get your results?

[frecklesnbrains]

Nov 20, 2015 14:23:13 GMT -5 txmommy14 said:

That's awesome frecklesnbrains!

So what do you guys think? They sounded VERY confident that the pelvic bone was paralell with the spine and was very flat, so they were almost positive it as a girl. I'm excited to find out!

frecklesnbrains, when will you get your results?

I've never heard of being able to tell gender at the ~12wk scan that way!

I had blood drawn on Monday and they said 1-2 weeks. I'm REALLY hoping for a result before Thanksgiving because it will make the reveal to my family that much better (both because I'll have more peace of mind and because we'll know the sex).

[csat]

Fantastic news txmommy14!

[shoogars]

Had my NT today and everything is perfect. Measured a couple days ahead, HB was 165, measurements were all good. Took the blood to send of to Verifi, and will probably hear back after thanksgiving. It's fun to see its actually a human in there.

[cattuccino]

So glad to see these great updates!!!!


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[Kevinmac]

I had my ultrasound- we saw the blob moving around a bit with a heartbeat of 173. I have an appointment on Monday too where they will let me know about my cyst and SCH.


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[soultrane]

So many great updates today!!