littlemelittleu2
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Heyya all. Trigger warning for stillbirth, as usual.
Well, I am a big ball of emotions.
Baby is flailing it's little stubs in there. Heart rate is 180! (Please, please be a girl!) An inch long today. My due date was tweaked a day forward, so I'm 8+4 today, and I'm now due the 24th. My husband was gleeful at all the little baby bits.
Baby was already up at my belly button because of my crazy uterus! Placenta is forming on the back wall, nicely up and away from my fibroids.
The MFM specialist, an older gent, was first of all very sympathetic, very nice, and blunt. This dude knows statistics off the top of his head and quoted scientific papers at me. I got a good feeling about him instantly.
AGAIN my records failed to get transferred. UGH. I am calling everywhere this afternoon, and I will camp out in my old OBs office till they hand me a copy personally. He had no genetic info or blood work or ANYTHING from my last pregnancy. I signed my releases. Pissed.
He asked me to tell him in detail how Zoe died. It was an emotional telling, and he interjected his professional opinion based on what I'd told him, which was again, cord accident. I guess it was nice to have an informed second opinion. He was concerned about the fact that I had high fluid levels with Zoe (no cause found) and the possibility of an undiagnosed genetic condition with her, and wants to get ahold of the records.
My 7 fibroids appear to be a non issue. They are going to watch them to make sure they don't grow. One near my back is calcifying (which could mean I'll have to deal with it dying off), but we'll cross our fingers and hope not. My biggest, about 4cm, is sitting right on my bladder, yuck. That's the one that's been all twitchy. Having a pregnancy where they were a non issue prior removed most of their serious concern. There's nothing to be done about them, as those of you with fibroids know!
He said, and I paraphrase: "MTHFR is a non issue. The other doctors treating with blood thinners are taking an unacceptable risk for no provable returns, and haven't read the literature. It has not been shown to complicate pregnancy. I will test you for everything I think might have been an issue again myself, and we will treat everything possible. I intend for you to bring a baby home, I promise you that. But you don't need Lovenox."
I just... Ugh. Flail. That's 2 doctors for, two against. This guy is really highly recommended. At some point I have to trust someone. I don't know what else to do. The info I have access to is out of date.
They are going to do weekly (at a minimum) NST after 32 weeks, extra ultrasounds after 20 weeks, and he plans to monitor fluid levels and blood flow and growth very carefully.
I was hoping to feel like things were under control after this visit, but instead I just feel like I get to cross my fingers and hope. I know that "treating" the MTHFR for emotional control reasons is not a good way to go.
Deep breaths, baby is healthy and wiggly.
Photos!!
Well, I am a big ball of emotions.
Baby is flailing it's little stubs in there. Heart rate is 180! (Please, please be a girl!) An inch long today. My due date was tweaked a day forward, so I'm 8+4 today, and I'm now due the 24th. My husband was gleeful at all the little baby bits.
Baby was already up at my belly button because of my crazy uterus! Placenta is forming on the back wall, nicely up and away from my fibroids.The MFM specialist, an older gent, was first of all very sympathetic, very nice, and blunt. This dude knows statistics off the top of his head and quoted scientific papers at me. I got a good feeling about him instantly.
AGAIN my records failed to get transferred. UGH. I am calling everywhere this afternoon, and I will camp out in my old OBs office till they hand me a copy personally. He had no genetic info or blood work or ANYTHING from my last pregnancy. I signed my releases. Pissed.
He asked me to tell him in detail how Zoe died. It was an emotional telling, and he interjected his professional opinion based on what I'd told him, which was again, cord accident. I guess it was nice to have an informed second opinion. He was concerned about the fact that I had high fluid levels with Zoe (no cause found) and the possibility of an undiagnosed genetic condition with her, and wants to get ahold of the records.
My 7 fibroids appear to be a non issue. They are going to watch them to make sure they don't grow. One near my back is calcifying (which could mean I'll have to deal with it dying off), but we'll cross our fingers and hope not. My biggest, about 4cm, is sitting right on my bladder, yuck. That's the one that's been all twitchy. Having a pregnancy where they were a non issue prior removed most of their serious concern. There's nothing to be done about them, as those of you with fibroids know!
He said, and I paraphrase: "MTHFR is a non issue. The other doctors treating with blood thinners are taking an unacceptable risk for no provable returns, and haven't read the literature. It has not been shown to complicate pregnancy. I will test you for everything I think might have been an issue again myself, and we will treat everything possible. I intend for you to bring a baby home, I promise you that. But you don't need Lovenox."
I just... Ugh. Flail. That's 2 doctors for, two against. This guy is really highly recommended. At some point I have to trust someone. I don't know what else to do. The info I have access to is out of date.
They are going to do weekly (at a minimum) NST after 32 weeks, extra ultrasounds after 20 weeks, and he plans to monitor fluid levels and blood flow and growth very carefully.
I was hoping to feel like things were under control after this visit, but instead I just feel like I get to cross my fingers and hope. I know that "treating" the MTHFR for emotional control reasons is not a good way to go.
Deep breaths, baby is healthy and wiggly.
Photos!!
