Due in June/July/August 2016

Taytum I'll let you know why I will always encourage the blood tests. I would first like to say that I would never reject a baby based on disabilities. This is my DS2 story:) I got the anatomy ultrasound finished and no abnormality was picked up. Completely normal. I got the quad screening done and my baby tested positive for spina bifida. The doctors told me this could be a false positive. After a very long in depth ultrasound, it was proven to be a false positive however it was a red flag that something else was wrong. My placenta wasn't working properly and my baby had IUGR. We were now considered high risk and had to go for ultrasounds and tests all the time. At 34 weeks he not only stopped growing but started to lose weight in the womb. So they induced me.

After 11 days in the nicu he came home and is now almost 8 years old.

I would hate to think what might have happened if I didn't have that false positive...that showed something was wrong...because like I said, the anatomy ultrasound did not pick it up, and no one would have known.

So that's just my 2 cents:)


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Thanks Mommymachine! I completely wish they would let you know at every appointment what to expect and decide on. I felt like I was put on the spot and she made it sound like with my first screening being negative that it wouldn't matter either way. Now I wish I would have just done it for peace of mind. I'm sure I can call though and get it done still though...?


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Less than 2 weeks mammacass :) You won't feel it fly in now with Christmas right around the corner!! I can definitely empathise with the impatience though lol.
I just made an appt for a private scan on the 21st!! I'll be 7+1 all going well! I don't know if I'm nervous or excited!! Still having those heavy AF cramp pains, I hate being anxious over them. I feel super bloated too! Serious lack of CM compared to the boys pregnancies which makes me a little nervous. Nervous Nelly over here!!! Come on the 21st, the longest 2.5 weeks of my life!!

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Yay for booking in your scan hopper [emoji4] I will be 7+3 (I think) when I have mine done. We can wait together lol



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Glad your appt went well taytum.

Yogi hope things are still going ok for you and your little one [emoji4]




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Yay for booking in your scan hopper [emoji4] I will be 7+3 (I think) when I have mine done. We can wait together lol



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It feels like forever away!!! We have a family wedding next Thursday, DS1s Christmas show on Friday and then it's just another week to go lol. Really need to get myself organised for Christmas too!!!
The doctor at my appt yesterday said that my first ultrasound will not take my O date into consideration, they will base my EDD on my LMP. It's only like 2-3 days so I suppose it's not the end of the world. He said that my EDD on my chart going to the maternity unit will be August 4th. At the very least it makes it seem like I'm further along than I am lol. It was only after he said that that I remembered having an argument with someone in the maternity unit with regards to my due date for DS2. Even when you are sure of your O date (and this time the fact we only had one attempt instead of like 5 lol) they still go by LMP until the scan proves otherwise. So I'm 5+1 today until proven otherwise!

Yogi thinking of you and your little passenger xxx

I'm the same hopper - if I go by LMP I'm an extra 3 days along lol I'm very curious as to where the scan will put my due date [emoji4]

I desperately need to start getting more organised for Xmas too! How do you think you will go not drinking at the wedding, will people be a bit suss?


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I'm the same hopper - if I go by LMP I'm an extra 3 days along lol I'm very curious as to where the scan will put my due date [emoji4]

I desperately need to start getting more organised for Xmas too! How do you think you will go not drinking at the wedding, will people be a bit suss?


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I reckon our dates will be fairly accurate ;) but I suppose it makes it easier to just say my LMP date rather than explain I generally O late lol. Actually now I think of the scan - does anyone know much about Ramzi? Whats the idea behind it? I distinctly remember both boys were on my right side. I have cramping on both sides this time lol so not a clue!
Also has anyone done the baking soda test? I did it on DS1 and it indicated boy except I had everything backwards and thought if it fizzed it meant girl lol. It also indicated boy on DS2 so I just assumed it would always fizz for me except I did it 3 times the past 3 days and it didn't fizz. I know its an OWT but its been right for me twice now. Come on third times the charm haha!!

Well I think the wedding should be ok for the most part. I'll have the boys with me for most of it so they will be my reason for not drinking ;) And we are keeping DS1 in the hotel with us so I can tip off to bed before the shenanigans really kick off ;) Be nice to get dressed up as long as I can keep the bloating at bay. I'm ridiculous right now!!

@Hopper: I don't know much about Ramzi, but you need to look at the location of the placenta. Between 6 and 8 weeks, this is usually on the same side as your baby. It's the white spot on the ultrasound.

Abdominal ultrasound: needs to be mirrored, so if baby and placenta are on the right, they are actually on the left, which would indicate a girl.

Vaginal ultrasound: real image, so no mirroring.

BUT: it has to be a transverse view (from the bellybutton in) and no sideview. I'll show you with my scans. It's pretty complicated.

Ultrasound done at 7w3d, first abdominal, then vaginal.

On the abdominal one, it's a transverse view. Baby is on the right and placenta also. Mirrored, this means left, so a girl.

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It's actually my vaginal US that is more complicated, because my friend did the ultrasound and instead of a transverse view, she just turned the thing to get my baby in the most beautiful position. It is a sideview, so impossible to tell if baby is on the left or right of the uterus.

It surely didn't switch sides within 5 minutes time, but it is on the right on this image, so this shows how important it is to ask for a transverse view if you want to make any conclusions

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But with all that said, I don't know if I actually believe that my baby is a girl based on this theory. It has never been published by a renowned scientific journal, so I don't really rely on it. I'll have to wait 7!!! more weeks to find out. I'm hoping for a good nubshot in 5 weeks though.

Ladies do you know if 12 +4 is a good time for nub shot?


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