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number game
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Joined: 04 Jun 2007
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Location: Charlotte, NC,
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Back From Doctors. Read Update!!!!!
Posted: 09-04-07 16:55pm
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well I'm back. And I didn't get to find
out the sex. The baby was curled up in a
ball most of the time. The doc was
concerned with a couple of his findings
though. The femur (thigh) bone was small
compared to the size of the head and
something about the baby's bowel he seen.
He said that they both point towards downs
syndrome but the bowel only points towards
cystic fibrosis. He wanted me to get blood
work for the CF and when the times right
he said I should have an amnio
<---(sp?) but I really don't want it
done. I will love and keep the baby either
way. Also by my last period I'm 18 weeks
but according to the size of the baby I'm
only 16 weeks. So they scheduld my to go
back in 6 weeks to re-check. They did tell
me that because of my uterus ( the shape
of it) that the possibility of me going
into pre-tertm labor is very high. Also I
will probably have to have a c-section due
to the baby being breech (which the baby
was today, but that can be normal this
early) we'll see and I'll update you guys
again in 6 weeks. I'm just gonna keep
praying that the baby is healthy!
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 09-04-07 17:00pm
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 I'll keep your baby
in my prayers!
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007
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Location: everythings better in, texas USA
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Posted: 09-04-07 17:01pm
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oh my gosh!!!!!!! im defintaely going to
keep you in my thoughts and your baby! i
hope everything is ok!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Rosie H
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Posted: 09-04-07 17:02pm
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I'll keep you and your little one is my
prayers.....God will take care of your
baby, dont worry
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number game
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 1212
Location: Charlotte, NC,
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Posted: 09-04-07 17:23pm
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| Rosie H
wrote: | | I'll keep you and your
little one is my prayers.....God will take
care of your baby, dont
worry |
Awwww...thanks! I'm real optimistic
though. I always have been about every
thing. I'm have a lot of faith in GOD and
know that what ever happens is because HE
has planned it to be that way. GOD's in
control not me nor the doctors I'm just
the carrier and care taker of this child.
GOD has given me the chance to raise HIS
child. So I'm okay no matter what comes of
all this. But thanks for the prayers.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 09-04-07 17:45pm
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Are you going to at least have the
bloodwork drawn for the CF test? I can
understand you not having the amnio, but
bloodwork wouldn't be a huge deal and it
will probably help doctors pinpoint if
there are any problems.
And I'm not saying this because I think
you should abort or anything. I think that
if there is definitely a problem, you can
use this time while pregnant to come to
terms with it, perhaps find support groups
and resources, do some research, get in
touch with some great doctors for when
your little one is here, etc.
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taykare
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Posts: 200
Location: Manitoba, canada
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Posted: 09-04-07 18:13pm
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i will be praying for you. One thing you
should ask your doctor for if he thinks
you are at high risk for a preterm baby is
the steriod shots called dexamethazone it
helps to mature the babies lungs best time
is at 26-28 weeks I had my twins at 32
weeks and they were fine I had the dex
shots you get one in your hip on one side
then 12 or 24 hours later get one in the
other hip I think it is 24 I had to stay
in the hospital for both of my pregnacy to
have these shots
taykare
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babyAndy
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Posted: 09-04-07 18:49pm
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You know ifyou dont want the amnio then
dont get it! I refused the tripple marker
to screen for downs. I dont care, like you
I will love my baby nomatter what!
Was your tripple marker or triple screen +
or - ??
Either way dont let the docs convince you
of what you dont want.
Will be thinking about you!
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number game
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Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 1212
Location: Charlotte, NC,
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Posted: 09-04-07 21:00pm
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| AyaMiyaki
wrote: | Are you going to at least
have the bloodwork drawn for the CF test?
I can understand you not having the amnio,
but bloodwork wouldn't be a huge deal and
it will probably help doctors pinpoint if
there are any problems.
And I'm not saying this because I think
you should abort or anything. I think that
if there is definitely a problem, you can
use this time while pregnant to come to
terms with it, perhaps find support groups
and resources, do some research, get in
touch with some great doctors for when
your little one is here,
etc. |
I dunno about the blood work. I may but
not sure. I'm deff. not gonna get the
amnio! Ryan's cousin has CF and my
bestfriend in highschool had it. So I know
all about it and I'm not worried about it.
I know what all comes with it and I know
the things that they go through. I'm okay
with whatever life throws at me! 
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taykare
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Posts: 200
Location: Manitoba, canada
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Posted: 09-05-07 01:09am
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I was just thinking when my sister had her
son 5 years sgo they scared her with all
these different tests that the baby was
downs had all sorts of different problems
from developmental to brain damage and in
the end she had the amnio and they found
out that the techs had the dates wrong.
Some of these test are highly touchy and
need to be done at a certain time or they
are in accuracte. They had also told my
sister that her andd her husband had a
blood make up together that was like
siblings. what ever that means. I think
You are an amazing women to just take what
ever god gives you. I was the same way my
frist children were from a rape but i kept
them anyway.(long story). And they started
kinder garden today. I will keep you in my
prayers.
taykare
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Lauren_Jay15
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
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Location: ,
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Posted: 09-05-07 02:28am
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Aww, sorry hun. I'll keep you in my
thoughts also. Hopefully everything will
be fine with your baby. Keep us
updated...x
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number game
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Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 1212
Location: Charlotte, NC,
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Posted: 10-23-07 09:55am
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Well it's been a while since I've posted
on this topic. I've had 2 other regular OB
appointments since. Baby seems to still be
growing slowly. The last appointment I had
I was 22 weeks and baby was measuring at
19 weeks. So at that time she was 3 weeks
behind instead of 2. I'm concerned that
she my be experenicing IUGR. I didn't
mention it when I first posted this topic
but they're are only 2 vessels in the
baby's umbilical cord too. This was a
birth defect they noticed at the detailed
scan on 9/4. I read online that IUGR can
be linked to only having a 2 vessel cord.
Also last appointment she was in a
transverse breech position. But she's been
kicking around and seems to be okay
overall. I go tomorrow at 2:15pm EST for
my follow up detailed scan. They are gonna
remeasure the femur and humerus bones. And
they are gonna look at the bowel again.
I'm not sure what else they are goning to
be checking for, but we'll see. I just
wanted to let you guys know. I'll post
again tomorrow when I get back from the
doctors.
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007
Posts: 13932
Location: everythings better in, texas USA
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Posted: 10-23-07 09:57am
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| ~~rachel~~
wrote: | | Well it's been a while since
I've posted on this topic. I've had 2
other regular OB appointments since. Baby
seems to still be growing slowly. The last
appointment I had I was 22 weeks and baby
was measuring at 19 weeks. So at that time
she was 3 weeks behind instead of 2. I'm
concerned that she my be experenicing
IUGR. I didn't mention it when I first
posted this topic but they're are only 2
vessels in the baby's umbilical cord too.
This was a birth defect they noticed at
the detailed scan on 9/4. I read online
that IUGR can be linked to only having a 2
vessel cord. Also last appointment she was
in a transverse breech position. But she's
been kicking around and seems to be okay
overall. I go tomorrow at 2:15pm EST for
my follow up detailed scan. They are gonna
remeasure the femur and humerus bones. And
they are gonna look at the bowel again.
I'm not sure what else they are goning to
be checking for, but we'll see. I just
wanted to let you guys know. I'll post
again tomorrow when I get back from the
doctors. |
good luck hun and pleeease let us know how
it goes
we are all thinking of you!
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 10-23-07 12:32pm
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Good luck, i'm thinking of you. No matter
what you will have a beautiful baby who
will love you so much
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 10-23-07 15:07pm
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hey rachel i will keep you and the baby in
my thoughts and wow i didnt know charlotte
was backed up with appointments like
raleigh, nc and the govt sucks here huh.
good luck keep me posted
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barbee52
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Location: , al
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Posted: 10-23-07 15:14pm
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hey Rachel! i just wanted to say that you
are in my thoughts and good luck tomorrow!
Your baby will be beautiful no matter
what.
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stepbak26
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Posted: 10-23-07 22:50pm
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| ilovemyfishies81
wrote: | | hey rachel i will keep you
and the baby in my thoughts and wow i
didnt know charlotte was backed up with
appointments like raleigh, nc and the govt
sucks here huh. good luck keep me
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just because you get medicaid, you do not
necessarily have to go to the Health Dept
for your visits. I had a friend that
received medicaid ONLY and had no other
insurance and all she did was when she got
ready to schedule an appt for her first
visit, she just got the yellow pages and
looked through and called different
physicians to see if they accepted it and
luckily she got to see a very nice doctor.
It was a private practice and it was
really nice!! But I know you have already
established care but just an fyi, you dont
have to go to the health dept just because
you get medicaid because they do take a
while to see you because there are so many
people going there...
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 10-24-07 11:57am
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You & your baby are in my thoughts
& prayers.
I know this is a scary time, and being a
1st time mommy doesn't help.
The ladies are right though, many of these
tests come out inaccurate and only scare
the mother.
One of my friends is pregnant and her baby
only has 1 vessel in the umbilical cord.
They told her that 2 was normal. Mreh, who
knows...really! lol!
Stay strong through this! Try not to
"google" these findings either. It'll only
scare you more.
I agree with Laura about finding a support
group!
Sarah
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Shanyan
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Posted: 10-24-07 12:09pm
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and
hopefully everything will be ok. You seem
like such a positive and optimistic person
so I am sure that you and your baby will
be fine.
Take care
Shannah
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J_GURL
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
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Posted: 10-24-07 12:12pm
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I hope for the best and will keep you and
the baby in my prayers.
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