High Risk Pregnancies

can't get photo on will have to get hubby to do or else its on the october forum.

There's a lady on here - Bombshell - who has a bicornuate uterus which I THINK was discovered when she was pregnant. She has a gorgeous little girl now, who's 3 from memory. You might be able to PM her and ask her any questions?? Her pg was slightly more complicated as she also had fibroids, but still!

I'm getting there slowly....have GD which is being controlled by insulin injections 3x daily, the girls are decent sizes although leading twin, cheeky monkey, has turned breech which I am NOT impressed about LOL So it's looking like a c-s for me, either elective at 37/38 weeks, or emergency if I go into labour before that (which is seeming quite likely - I'm measuring 41w and my body has just had enough really)...

I had my first OB appointment and it went really well, she made a plan of attack when when Ill be needing scans, swabs and bloods and explained why they will be doing these. Also asked 101 questions which was kinda nice, then she went to talk to her boss and came back with what definatly will be done

so today - bloods and urine test - to check for uti
next day ot two - scan to check cervix
next week - swabs and go over bloods
6 weeks - 21st sep, anatomy scan plus check cervix, follow up with OB, swabs and more bloods
then every 4 weeks swabs, scans and bloods
Ill get ab's when and if needed
labour - IV ab's to prevent or get ontop of strep B

Hiya. Only just discovered this thread.

I'm due with 2nd late Jan/early Feb. Had sudden onset severe pre-eclampsia at 30 weeks with Emily. She was born 31w 4d at just 1350gms. She spent 4 weeks in NICU and I spent a week in hospital post-birth being monitored and drugged to the hilt on bp meds.

Anyway I'm considered high risk this time round. MW referred me to a specialist who suspects it's likely I might not get it this time, but just in case I have to take daily asprin, calcium and continue folic acid up until 37 weeks. She got me to do a blood test last week too to check for presence of something or other I can't remember what now but haven't heard so must've been all good. Also have to have a scan at 24 weeks to check growth and blood flow, and more growth scans at 28 and 32 weeks (if I make it that far ) I really would like to make it full term this time, if not, at least make it to 36-37 weeks.

My BP has been behaving so far, started out 110/70, last check it was 100/60. But with Emily it behaved too averaging 100/50-60 right up until it was last checked at 28 weeks by MW at my regular appointment. Then the day before my next MW appointment I ended up in hospital with BP of 165/105!!! So inbetween MW visits I think I'll pop into my Drs and see a nurse to get it checked weekly, and also my chiropractor can check my BP too - just to cover all basis!

Oh and *waves* to familiar faces from Jan/Feb 2010 threads.

trud yeah my PE (though i only had pre PE) hasn't been mentioned...they reckon way lower risk of two children with same partner..but it's still scary...hopefully you get a 37+ weeker(hopefully we all do!!)

and mw seems to think they definitely don't need to see me so I'm not monitored at all but i will be insisting on swabs from 24 weeks.. i just googled it and it seems alot more common than i thought..just i guess most people don't get tested for it.. so hopefully everything will go well like with Ethan? except no induction due to pre PE and low platelets and high bp..woken every four hours!

Edited by Four_eyes

hi everyone.

i have a bicornuate uterus, but minimal septum, so just end up with a distinct heart shape at the end of my pregnancies. it has not caused any issues with either pregnancy, so i am no longer considered high-risk for that reason anymore. in fact, this time they did not even do an early scan to make sure embryo had implanted on side of uterus and not on top.

i had severe pre-eclampsia/HELLP/eclampisa first time round (depending on which OB you talk to!). BP was up to 220/120, had a stuffed liver and kidneys, lowered platelets, uncontrollable shaking in limbs etc. etc. etc. but didn't get it till 38 weeks. managed to deliver vaginally, but not without shoulder dystocia.

my second pregnancy was monitored closely, had my own urinalysis strips at home to pee on every day from 2nd trimester and had my own blood pressure monitor to use daily. got pre-eclampsia at 37 weeks, had a weekend hospital stay, but it stayed at 'safe' levels and bubs arrived at 40 weeks, shoulder dystocia again.

this time i am being watched for pre-eclampsia, but the pressing issue is the shoulder dystocia.
labour went from 39 hours to 4 hours, and 2nd bubs was bigger, hence shoulder dystocia was worse. mcroberts manovuere first time, woods second time.

this baby is 96th percentile, other 2 were around 50%. so starting to freak out about him getting stuck....

has anyone had a combined blood test as part of the antenatel screening for Down syndrome? and if so were you charged for it? I went for mine and the midwives, lab and pathology unit couldnt decide if there was a charge and what it should be even though it states on the national screening unit web site (ministry of health link) that it is now free. http://www.nsu.govt.nz/Current-NSU-Programmes/2778.asp
I ended up paying $205 for the combined test - bit of a surprise as I was under the impression it was free!

Hi ladies just been reading through and I LOVE seeing your posts from ages ago and then your tickers below at 20-30 weeks!

I'd like to know how those doing daily Clexane injections are going?
I have Factor V Leiden which just gives me a higher chance of having clots and means I've been getting growth scans to make sure baby's still growing and I haven't had a clot in the placenta or cord.

I've seen the OB at the hospital a few times earlier in pregnancy and am due to see them again soon.

My biggest worry at the moment is about labour/birth.
I've also been told to go to the hospital as soon as I know I'm in labour.
If I have had clexane within 12/24(can't remember atm) hours then I can't have an epidural and if I need a C-Section then I will be put under a general anesthetic.

I have to continue with my clexane shots for 6-8 weeks after baby's born and have read that it is not recommended to breast feed whilst using clexane. I've done a little bit of research and it seems like some woman are told you can breastfeed, and others are told you can't!?! So at the moment I'm trying to get to the bottom of this!

My MW has mentioned that the OB will probably want to induce me, but I'm hoping to get some set answers soon so I know what to expect!

Good luck to everyone else in this thread and I hope you all have beautiful and healthy baby's!

shadowfeet,

just wondering what bp meds they put you on...as my bp did that with my first pregnancy and they put me on labetalol (sp?) and i found it didnt do anything.

i am now on something called Methyldop, its an old bp med that is really safe in pregnancy (used it in my grandparents day), and i also take it when im not pregnant and my bp has come down from 150/100 to 120/78...so something to query.

I hope you girls are all doing okay *big hugs*

Thanks for asking Four_eyes, I forgot to update this thread after my scan.

The notching hasn't got any worse or better. Bubs is a little on the small side and they are still concerned about the rate of growth. I have another scan on the 17th of September. At this stage it is still a case of wait and see for me. It was at this stage with DD that she had pretty much stopped growing so it will be interesting to see how much this one has grown at my next scan. They estimated bubs to be around 560grams at 23 weeks, so she is already bigger than what DD was when she was born.