Comments on: Sprog has limbs

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:12:20 +0000

the only highlight of being high risk is the frequency of u/s. before i was admitted to the hospital we had them every 2w. now we will be at least weekly. i think i would go insane with only one or two.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:52:30 +0000

Yep. I hear you. Very, very long first trimester. I am really getting sick of the bleeding checks. When I get up to pee in the middle of the night I have to turn the light on to check. Seriously considering putting a flashlight next to the loo…

I too love the widget and I am pissed wordpress will not let me have it.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:14:27 +0000

I laughed aloud in total recognition – “a surefire way to kill a baby if I ever heard of one.”

Yep.

Doomed. Doomed doomed doomed.

I came close to yechhing on the train. I think everything’s ok. Alternately, I think my very appropriate levels of panic injected Sprog with a necessary dose of adrenalin which started his heart beating again.

Sigh. A long trimester, indeed.

Seriously, thank you for the words of encouragement. Damned drugs.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:12:13 +0000

You’re so right. Think how many more U/S I’d be able to have if these doctors weren’t busy doing totally unnecessary 20-week gender checks for non-neurotic young thangs?!?!

I think I’m going to start a petition…

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:10:54 +0000

Just like me – stubby little legs & a big head…

By: mo

mo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:05:33 +0000

Oh, I hear you. I had an ultrasound 26 hours ago and am already convinced that the Little One has died since then (woke up not feeling nauseated, go figure). We also told a couple of family members once we saw the heartbeat, which is a surefire way to kill a baby if I ever heard of one. It’s going to be a loooooooonnnggg first trimester, if I’m lucky enough to get through it, I can already tell. I too would go for a window into the womb if I could get one. But I have a feeling maybe even that wouldn’t completely ease my anxieties. I think only time will do that.

As for the change in your symptoms, doing this pregnancy thing drug free this time has been entirely different than previously. The progesterone, etc., are really powerful substances – and you’re taking them in higher amounts than your body would be producing naturally. I barely feel anything in my breasts. If I smoosh them into my chest with my hands, I feel a dull soreness, but left unmolested, they are just fine. Not uncomfortable when I roll over in bed, not uncomfortable in bra. Nada. And this hint of soreness is new – only the past couple of days (and may solely result from me smooshing them a few times a day to see if I feel anything!).

Hang in there. Hope you get your u/s tomorrow and that it brings you much needed reassurance.

By: peeveme

peeveme — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:46:55 +0000

I love the widget at all stages. I don’t think young women with no history of loss need or should get u/s. They should be saved for us IF-ers.

By: Riley

Riley — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:35:42 +0000

I’m loving the legs. Yes, I’m one of those who thought the widget was creepy but little sprog is looking much better now – and it is cool to see how fast he/she grows! I’m sure your loss of symptoms is totally related to going off the drugs. I hope you get some good reassuring news tomorrow.

By: gwinne

gwinne — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:04:58 +0000

FWIW, the only pregnancy when I had major breast “issues” was the one that included Estrace. And that was *not* my successful pregnancy, but the one with the lowest beta that barely got off the ground. Fake hormones can have really pronounced effects. Sprog is fine–just look at those little legs! Still, I know it’s hard to trust.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:04:34 +0000

I love seeing your floating sprog widget. And thank you for mentioning the perks of being AMA- I hope that I, too, get to look forward to lots and lots of ultrasounds over the next 8 months.

Sprog is starting to look just like you.