Today I met with a perinatologist to hear what "The Plan" is for monitoring for this pregnancy. Drum-roll please.......
+ Level II Ultrasounds (45+ minute 4D ultrasounds) at 19 and 28 weeks
+ Screening for Gestational Diabetes starting at 20 weeks (same as it was with Ty)
+ Weekly Biophysical profiles and Non-Stress Tests (ultrasound to monitor breathing movements of baby, bloodflow through umbilical cord, amniotic fluid levels & more along with fetal heart rate monitoring) starting at 28 weeks through delivery
+ Amniocentesis (testing of amniotic fluid) starting at 36 weeks to test for fetal/baby's lung maturity. Once lungs are mature I will be induced.
SO, basically this means that the remainder of my 2nd trimester will be treated relatively the same as a "normal" pregnancy would be (except for the 20ish week ultrasound being a level II instead of level I) and then a SUPER busy 3rd trimester. I got 2 more ultrasound photos/images today, but Baby was SO active that they are a bit blurry. HA! He/She looks to have the activity level of his/her older siblings (at least the activity level they had in the womb).
Off to rest. T was up with nightmares much of the night so I didn't sleep much and when I did it wasn't good sleep. OH, and feeling horribly nauseaus and even puking today hasn't helped. Love to all!!!
~j
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7 years ago
2 comments:
Sounds like a great plan! Hopefully having everything set out and so deliberate will help keep you calm - being pregnant is stressful enough without going through the kind of year you've had. I can't wait to hear if it's a boy or a girl...are you going to find out ahead again??
.ivy
P.S. I had weekly stress tests in the 3rd trimester before Piper was born. It's a good chance to sneak in a nap. =)
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