Missed a week again. Ooops:/
Monday, September 19, 2016
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
14 week update - 2nd trimester!
Well, here I am in the 2nd trimester! YAYAYYYY!! I feel like I'm coming out of the fog and am starting to feel better. I don't have to be constantly eating in order to feel okay - so that's good. Also starting to feel less tired. Still am tired of course, but not exhausted and needing multiple naps per day. I am certainly popping out of my pants now. And popping out of shirts too - partly from my tummy but also from my boobs. They are massive. At first it was kind of nice to have full boobs again after my sad, flattened, post-breastfeeding boobs - but they have lost their luster and now they are just heavy and annoying! I've had to get new bras to fit them as all my other nursing bras that I used with Kellen have disintegrated from using them so much. Other than the boobs though, this pregnancy is not so bad (for now(!)). I have not had any bleeding episodes for quite some time... almost 4 weeks I think (!)... although I still spot from time to time, so the pantiliners are still necessary. Plus, I know that the SCH is still hanging around so, who knows what it will do.
I have only had 2 appointments since my last post. I had my NT ultrasound at 12 weeks. They measured the space behind the neck and checked for evidence of the nasal bone. Both of these parameters were well within normal, strong indicators of no chromosomal abnormality. Of course, we did have PGS and the embryo was normal - but it's still not 100% and false negatives do happen. So it's recommended for pregnancies conceived thru IVF/PGS to still go thru 1st trimester screening with a follow up CVS or amniocentesis if there are strong indicators to do so. Since I am over 35 for this pregnancy, my insurance covers a test called Panorama which is a more accurate blood test than the typical Quad Screen that I had with Kellen. I won't get in to specific differences, but when combined with the NT u/s, the Panorama test is considered more accurate and will also test gender. The results come back in 10 business days. I got my call last Friday and everything came back at a very low risk for abnormalities. Also, the baby is still a girl:) Of course the test still isn't a guarantee that NOTHING will be wrong - things happen during development that don't have anything to do with chromosomal abnormalities - but it at least weeds out some of the diseases/issues.
My other appointment was simply a followup with my OB after I had my NT ultrasound. This was 2 weeks ago. All was normal. The doctor listened for the baby's heartbeat - that was detected and was normal. We did discuss the fact that the SCH was still there - smaller, but still there. I also have placenta previa (placenta is over my cervix). This is annoying but the chances are good that the placenta will move out of the way of my cervix as my uterus grows. I am suspecting that this may be why I haven't had any bleeding recently - maybe the placenta is blocking the blood from getting out...? I don't know. Anyway, we discussed both of these issues and my OB is not concerned at all. She even mentioned that I could consider coming off of pelvic rest. Of course I don't dare do that - I'm still very uneasy especially with the placenta previa now. But it's nice to know I have my OB's blessing.
My next appointment is in 2 weeks - the 16 week check. It will be the same type of visit that I just had - they'll just test my pee, weigh me, have a chat with the OB, and listen to the heartbeat. No u/s. I think I will request one though. I would like to know what is going on with the SCH and my placenta. I feel like 4 weeks is soooo long between visits! So the at-home Doppler has been making a frequent appearance. My son really gets a kick out of finding his sister's heartbeat:) Other than that, my next u/s will be at 20 weeks - the anatomy scan in mid-October. Can't believe I'll be at the halfway point in a little over a month!
Here are some pics from the NT ultrasound at 12 weeks (the first is a view of her legs all stretched out:)):
I have only had 2 appointments since my last post. I had my NT ultrasound at 12 weeks. They measured the space behind the neck and checked for evidence of the nasal bone. Both of these parameters were well within normal, strong indicators of no chromosomal abnormality. Of course, we did have PGS and the embryo was normal - but it's still not 100% and false negatives do happen. So it's recommended for pregnancies conceived thru IVF/PGS to still go thru 1st trimester screening with a follow up CVS or amniocentesis if there are strong indicators to do so. Since I am over 35 for this pregnancy, my insurance covers a test called Panorama which is a more accurate blood test than the typical Quad Screen that I had with Kellen. I won't get in to specific differences, but when combined with the NT u/s, the Panorama test is considered more accurate and will also test gender. The results come back in 10 business days. I got my call last Friday and everything came back at a very low risk for abnormalities. Also, the baby is still a girl:) Of course the test still isn't a guarantee that NOTHING will be wrong - things happen during development that don't have anything to do with chromosomal abnormalities - but it at least weeds out some of the diseases/issues.
My other appointment was simply a followup with my OB after I had my NT ultrasound. This was 2 weeks ago. All was normal. The doctor listened for the baby's heartbeat - that was detected and was normal. We did discuss the fact that the SCH was still there - smaller, but still there. I also have placenta previa (placenta is over my cervix). This is annoying but the chances are good that the placenta will move out of the way of my cervix as my uterus grows. I am suspecting that this may be why I haven't had any bleeding recently - maybe the placenta is blocking the blood from getting out...? I don't know. Anyway, we discussed both of these issues and my OB is not concerned at all. She even mentioned that I could consider coming off of pelvic rest. Of course I don't dare do that - I'm still very uneasy especially with the placenta previa now. But it's nice to know I have my OB's blessing.
My next appointment is in 2 weeks - the 16 week check. It will be the same type of visit that I just had - they'll just test my pee, weigh me, have a chat with the OB, and listen to the heartbeat. No u/s. I think I will request one though. I would like to know what is going on with the SCH and my placenta. I feel like 4 weeks is soooo long between visits! So the at-home Doppler has been making a frequent appearance. My son really gets a kick out of finding his sister's heartbeat:) Other than that, my next u/s will be at 20 weeks - the anatomy scan in mid-October. Can't believe I'll be at the halfway point in a little over a month!
Here are some pics from the NT ultrasound at 12 weeks (the first is a view of her legs all stretched out:)):
14 week belly pic
I missed taking the 13 week pic but here is 14 weeks! And I swear I am bigger than this...I must have been inadvertently sucking in, haha!
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