Weekly Appointments 2/7-2/11

[cinnamonsmiles]

Sorry to be late! There are still more of us to go yet

Day of appointment:

Weeks/days:

Any questions/concerns?:

Ultrasound/cervical check?:

How did it go?:

For those with squishes already (yaay!), how are things going?:

[rachelilly23]

Day of appointment: Friday

Weeks/days: 38w4d

Any questions/concerns?: I'll just want to get the full protocol for induction day.

Ultrasound/cervical check?: CC- she'll need to make sure I'm ready for an induction on Monday.

How did it go?: Will update

[jewel441]

Yay I was wondering where this was! First squish appt!

Day of appt: Weds

Weeks/days: baby will be 6 days old!

Q/C: make sure she is gaining, still looking good. Also want to ask about telling if she is cold, etc.

[ltlbandito]

Day of appointment: Today 3/8

Weeks/days: 38w2d

Any questions/concerns?: A few about my induction.

Ultrasound/cervical check?: no/yes

How did it go?: The kid did well on the NST today. CC - completely closed... Got a parking pass and instructions for when we go to check in for my induction on Sunday. I got my questions answered. My MW checked to see who was on duty that day and said that she was really happy with the drs who will be there that day.

[iwubrory]

Day of appointment: yesterday

Weeks/days: 37 weeks

Any questions/concerns?: Nope.

Ultrasound/cervical check?: Doc said I thinned some from 10 days ago and he'd say maybe a fingertip dilated. In the system he put 20% effaced and .5 for dilation. That is more than I've ever been prior to induction being started.

How did it go?: I know that doesn't necessarily mean anything but I feel like it does for me since I've always been closed up tight and thick with past pregnancies. I'm actually bummed because my hospital has a ban on visitors 14 and under for flu season. They're thinking it will be lifted end of March. I really want the kids to be able to meet the baby in the hospital. I feel like they need a short first visit before being home with baby. DS didn't get to last time because DD was a Feb baby and the flu ban was still in effect.

[mom2boxers]

iwubrory - will they make an exception if you provide proof they had their flu vaccine?

[iwubrory]

Mar 8, 2016 17:15:24 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

iwubrory - will they make an exception if you provide proof they had their flu vaccine?

I wish. They aren't making any exceptions.

[katieinthecity]

Day of appointment: Tuesday

Weeks/days: 39w exactly at appt.

Any questions/concerns?: Nope

Ultrasound/cervical check?: CC - 2-3cm dilated, and baby is at -2 station! Yay for these BH contractions actually being productive!

How did it go?: Good! I'm favorable for induction, so they're scheduling it for 41w. But she seems optimistic that I'll go into labor on my own before that considering the results of the CC. C'mon kiddo! I'm just glad I don't have to go straight to a c/s. (Since I'm VBAC they can't use any cervical ripening agents, so if I wasn't dilated it would have been c/s scheduling time.)

[FunniBunni]

Day of appointment: Monday

Weeks/days: 37+2

Any questions/concerns?: possible SPD? What can I do to get through the day? Spotting over the weekend.

Ultrasound/cervical check?: nope/yup

How did it go?: Still 3cm. Still 70%. Due to my size/multiple pregnancies/weight gain, I was diagnosed with SPD. Since I feel so much better wearing my belly band constantly, she said to stick with that. She also suggested a pelvic girdle if it gets worse.

She noticed that baby was right on my tailbone, and asked if I'd ever broken it during delivery. (Wha???) She wondered if that was a contributing factor, and suggested physical therapy. That's not something we can afford right now, as it isn't a covered benefit. Annoyingly, it would be covered AFTER LO is born. (Asshaterry at its finest.)

Last but not least, due to my pain level, and (mostly) the spotting, she said no more working for me. I cried. I really didn't want to leave early. But she said the my risk of placenta abruption is raised, and she thinks that it would be best.

So... Fuck.

I filed my disability papers. Thankfully, it doesn't take away from paid "baby bonding" time like I thought. So that's good. So... Guess I'm a SAHM til mid-August now.

[sunshineshades]

Day of appointment:  Today

Weeks/days: 37 weeks 6 days!

Any questions/concerns?: HOw's my amniotic fluid

Ultrasound/cervical check?: ultrasound yes, no cc. That'll be next week

How did it go?: Good. Baby bought herself another week before possible eviction. I have another ultrasound next week. In the word's of my ob I make him nervous. He is being overly cautious with me and this baby. Which is great, and annoying at the same time. Within the time frame of my appointment he went from "I don't think I'll let you go over 40 weeks" to "If we get you to 39 weeks maybe we'll look at inducing you then". We discussed what that would look like, but it all depends on what my cervix is doing at that point. Next week we'll do a stretch and sweep and he'll send us home to have sex lol. Seriously, he says it is he only thing proven to be effective.

[Deleted]

My appointment is this afternoon and my induction is Friday morning. What questions would you/should I ask about inducing? Anything?

[cinnamonsmiles]

Day of appointment: Today (3/9)

Weeks/days: 40+2

Any questions/concerns?: Nope

Ultrasound/cervical check?: Offered a CC, I refused. My MW said she walked around at SIX CENTIMETERS for A WEEK before giving birth with her first and that they don't tell you anything anyway.

How did it go?: She offered to sweep my membranes and I turned her down. I was prescribed a pelvic girdle to help with the sciatic pain, and it's been really helping today NST scheduled for next week and they want me to call and schedule an induction. The earliest DH is comfortable with is the 18th, so I will get up that morning and schedule it. Really, really hoping she comes before then though.

[sunshineshades]

Mar 9, 2016 14:26:20 GMT -5 @pugsandwine said:

My appointment is this afternoon and my induction is Friday morning. What questions would you/should I ask about inducing? Anything?

So I asked some questions today.
What method would he use
if you need to be on the monitors the whole time
Can you eat/drink
If they want to start with breaking your water do you have a time limit on how long you have before they advance to other methods.
If they are using pitocin how do they go about increasing the dosage, do they slow it down or turn it off once you are having regular contractions.

[jewel441]

Baby's first appt was today. Everything looks good except her head is very small, 5th percentile, they said it's almost certainly nothing (her weight is 6th percentile so she is most likely just a small baby) but they want to keep an eye on it and they did a little extra testing in the hospital, so we will see the results from that when they get in. She also has a pinched nerve in her face from the difficulty of her extraction, it's pretty common and should go away soon (when she cries her mouth doesn't open symmetrically). She was the same weight as her hospital discharge, so off her low but not quite to her birth weight yet. I mentioned we had a rough night and that feedings today weren't going as well as they had been. They had me do a weighted feeding, she wasn't super hungry bc I fed her before we left, but she nursed for 7 min and gained 1/2 oz! They were really happy with that. The doc said to wake her every 2 hrs during the day and 3 at night if she doesn't get up/try to nurse before then. We are going back for a weight check next week.

[songbirdsinging55]

Sorry to be late! There are still more of us to go yet

Day of appointment: Today

Weeks/days: 39 weeks

Any questions/concerns?: Questions about expectations for pushing this time and tearing. Also talked about if I go overdue. Last time I went a week and a half overdue.

Ultrasound/cervical check?: skipped the cervical check because they just checked 2 days ago.

How did it go?: went well. She said that baby is dipping into my pelvis now which apparently is progress because she was high last time. We did discuss that if she is not here by due date next Thursday. We will plan to induce at 41 weeks. I feel bad planning but it has become very difficult to walk or do much of anything.

For those with squishes already (yaay!), how are things going?:

[chatterbox]

Day of appointment: this morning

Weeks/days: 38 + 6

Any questions/concerns?: Can I get a refill on cough medicine? Can I be induced before 41 weeks? Is there anything I can do to prevent tearing?

Ultrasound/cervical check?: CC. 4cm and soft but baby hasn't dropped.

How did it go?: Went well. I decided to try a different cough medicine because the one I was taking has codeine and I don't want to risk the baby's health even though the risk is very small. She offered to do a membrane sweep but I decided to wait until next week because I wanted to learn more about it. Now that I've read up on it, I think i'm glad I held off.

[rachelilly23]

chatterbox What cough meds are you taking? I'm going to ask my OB about one tomorrow. I'm on an antibiotic but the mucus is still a problem and I cough all night. Delsym isn't working.

[chatterbox]

Mar 10, 2016 15:54:05 GMT -5 rachelilly23 said:

chatterbox What cough meds are you taking? I'm going to ask my OB about one tomorrow. I'm on an antibiotic but the mucus is still a problem and I cough all night. Delsym isn't working.

Just saw this. I'm in bed, but will look at the name when I go downstairs tomorrow morning.

[chatterbox]

Mar 10, 2016 15:54:05 GMT -5 rachelilly23 said:

chatterbox What cough meds are you taking? I'm going to ask my OB about one tomorrow. I'm on an antibiotic but the mucus is still a problem and I cough all night. Delsym isn't working.

My dr gave me Tessalon Perles. It seems to be helping so far.

[rachelilly23]

Update: Had a CC. I'm still around 1cm dilated. She said I'm still thick, but that happens when you've had babies before. She's still comfortable inducing Monday, so we'll go in at 5:30am!

[isolemnlyswear]

Baby boy had his first check up today. Up 5oz from discharge weight and only 3oz til he's back at birth weight. Everything else looked good. We'll head back in two weeks.