Holy cow I haven't posted in awhile! No news is good news in this case. I've had quite a few appointments since my last update at 14 weeks. At that time, I was still dealing with my SCH and previa, just got done with the NT scan.
I did end up requesting an ultrasound at 16 weeks. This was done with my OB as opposed to the MFM. I can't even remember what the outcome of this scan was! I think this was the one where my SCH was gone. I still had complete previa - but at least the SCH was not a threat anymore!
At 20 weeks I had my anatomy scan with the MFM. It was a very in-depth, detailed look at baby. Everything looked really great. Perfect everything! Still no sign of the SCH and the u/s showed that the placenta moved away from my cervix - about 1.5 cm. This is just shy of the threshold that they use to determine if a c-section is warranted or not. The doctor believes that the placenta will move even further away as my uterus grows - but in the meantime, all restrictions were lifted! Just in time for me to start feeling like a sluggish cow;) But it's still a good sign.
I had my 24 week check a week or 2 ago. That was just a weight/pee/general check. My OB listened to baby on the doppler and all was normal. My weight is tracking a bit high - same as how it was with Kellen. She is not particularly worried though. I just have to watch the processed carbs and try to keep things in check. I'm up to about 147-150 lbs now and I am feeling every ounce of it! Same as before, I feel like 15 of those lbs are in my boobs alone. They are enormous! And they are NOT cute at all. LOL! Anyway, my next check will be my 28 week check in 2 weeks. This will involve an ultrasound to check babies growth and weight (and of course the placenta) at MFM and then a check with my OB. I will be right on the cusp of the 3rd tri at that point (if not, already in it)!! This pregnancy has been moving so fast it's unreal. But when I think back all the way to June, I guess it has been a long time. Still though, it seems like it has flown by. Work has been crazy, keeping up with Kellen makes the days fly by, we had his birthday a month ago, then with traveling to 2 sets of families for Thanksgiving, I guess it's easy to see why time has been going quickly. And with the holidays, this next month will go fast too. I'm a bit worried about January and February though. Work is supposed to slow down and there won't be much going on from a personal standpoint either. Those will be the most uncomfortable months too - so I'll have to just deal with it I guess!
Outside of that, not much else to report. I feel FAT and large. I've been feeling her move pretty consistently for the past couple weeks now so the doppler has not been coming out lately. Luckily I don't seem to have the pelvic pain yet that I had with Kellen at this point. I think it might be because of the placenta placement and she has been breech on the last couple ultrasounds. Since the placenta is low, she is forced to sit high in my uterus as opposed to Kellen who was the opposite - placenta was high and he was head down pretty much the whole time. I'm hoping that she does turn to be head down eventually but at the same time, I'm hoping she is not in a rush. It makes me nervous about a cord accident due to the placement of the placenta...makes me think that could be more likely as opposed to if the placenta was at her feet while she was head down. Only time will tell though I suppose. For now, all is well!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
23 week belly pic
Whoa - so late posting this...smh. This was from 23 weeks and I'm currently 26 weeks...not to mention that we've missed taking the 21, 22, 24, & 25 week pics! I'll be posting the 26 week pic soon - hopefully tomorrow!
Thursday, October 20, 2016
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:)):
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