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High Risk Pregnancy
I went to the special ultrasound they make you go to where they look for ..... our babies more often via ultrasound than younger moms that weren't "high risk". ..... of a 'possiblity' of something being wrong on your body and the baby. ...
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- Over 35 is considered "high-risk" automatically, whether you have any risk factors or not, which is ridiculous. I had my ds at 35 and my last dd at 39 and both could ...
- The label of "high risk" is merely the beginning of a greater maternity scare tactic to get you to agree to a litany of invasive and expensive testing - not to mention...
- The best thing you can do for you and your baby is not to worry. In my opinion doctors these days are quick to put alot of people on "high risk",and for being 35,I tho...
12 Week Ultrasound and Fetus Barely Moving!
Read all 7 responses: "I just had my first ultrasound at 12 weeks pregnant. ... I just never felt her, I guess my placenta was in the wrong place or ...
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- The baby most likely was sleeping. We had several ultrasounds to monitor a complication. Sometimes the baby was moving around and sometimes he was resting. Newborns sl...
- Hi M..... I am just writing to let you know that I had movement at first with my second one and then at about 4-5 months he didnt have much movement. They told me no...
- my first hardly ever moved...I would have to push on my tummy for some time before he would move... the second was the opposite... remember even in the womb they...
Ultrasound for Downs Syndrome Testing
I just had an ultrasound measuring the thickness of the nuchal of my ... I do know that US are a pretty bad indication of what's wrong and that even the ...
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- Hello T.! I went through this with my daughter. They called me and said that the ultrasound didn't look right and they got me so upset, well it ended up being that ...
- TRUST is the best thing right now. Just know that God's plan for you and your family is better than anything you can dream. I have a 4 1/2 year old with Down syndrom...
- Hi T., I had a very high risk pregnancy, but have a beautiful and extremely healthy and normal daughter who is almost 3. I was offered tests to find out if my daught...
"Soft Markers" Found in Fetal Ultrasound
I am 19 weeks along and just had my first ultrasound today. ... would have gone down the wrong path if I had listened to my OB or our regular pediatrician. ...
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- I'm in the same boat as Kelly. With my son, I had no indication that he was going to have down syndrome. I found out a week after he was born that he has down syndrom...
- My experience was different from yours but I wnated to share a little bit. When I had my 18 week ultrasound my son was found to have a cystic hygroma (a large cyst ar...
- Becoming pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy is a gift to all women. I had a scare with my 3rd child. The ultrasound results showed a 2 vessel cord after a previous...
Being Sent for a Second Ultrasound! :(
Whatever is wrong - IF there is something wrong can probably be fixed and the fact that ... will be just fine and your second ultrasound will confirm that. ...
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- Hi M., Hang in there. I had to go for a second and third ultrasound with my now 9 month old daughter. They thought her stomach looked enlarged and I spent a s...
- Sounds like the doc is just doing his job. Sometimes I think they forget what it feels like to be on the other side of this kind of call! Try not to worry. Ultrasou...
- All I can say is that EVERY woman in my life at some point during at least one pregnancy had a huge scare of some type from an US or blood test. They have all called ...
DRANO As a Gender Prediction Method??
Ultrasounds aren't usually wrong. Those old wives tales are! I have 2 girls and 1 boys and just for peace of mind, I did the chinese calendar (for fun. ...
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- Hi K., It really sounds like you are becoming obsessed about this baby being a boy. I know you say if it is a girl you would be just as happy, but you actions aren't ...
- I've read that the Drano test you are talking about is very dangerous because the amonia in urine can react with the chemicals in the Drano and cause a vapor that is V...
- This does not work, as most, if not all of the old wives tales. Most ultrasound techs will NOT tell you the sex of the baby if they are not 100% sure. Now that does ...
What does it mean when there is a sac but no fetus?
I went to the ER and while there they did an ultrasound and..." ... say that if something was indeed terribly wrong with the fetus, than it wasn't meant to be. .... It happens more often than I thought. Take care of yourself. Sincerely, ...
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- Hi A., 22 years ago my first pregnancy ended as a "spontaneous abortion". That's what the doctor called it. I was about 4 weeks along and then started to spot a littl...
- I also experienced this. I was about "12"weeks along, i had an ultra sound, routine, and they said that there was the 2 sacs, no empbryo,. So they did a D/C. You could...
- I am sorry to hear about your loss. I don't know if this is your first pregnancy or not, but the same thing happened to me 22 years ago with my first pregnancy. It w...
Bleeding During Pregnancy
My suggestion would be to have another ultrasound done at the Dr's office ... made sure I let my doctor know what happend and how often Everything was fine ...
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- I won't tell you not it's not scary, and I can't tell you exactly what's going on with your body!!!! However, I can tell you that w/ my 2 child (4th pregnancy)I had s...
- Hi, Just keep in contact with your DR and try not to stress out too much (I know, impossible). But, if everything looks good, then try not to get too worried. A l...
- C., Oddly enough, we are having the same issue and I am 10 weeks pregnant. I have been having brown spotting since 5.5 weeks. I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and ...
2 Vessel Umbilical Cord?
Read all 15 responses: "We have had 2 ultrasounds and they both showed that ... a few more appointments and you'll get to see your little one more often :) ... else can be wrong as well (my son had only 1 kidney - but is doing great! ...
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- Hi, B.! Congrats on your pregnancy! I have a son who also had a 2-vessel cord and I found out about it at my routine 20-week ultrasound. My doctor explained to ...
- We had a 2 Vessel cord with our daughter who is now 3 1/2. She was a full term baby and small 6 lb. but she's a small 3 yo and that has nothing to do with her 2 vc. ...
- Our pastors just had a new grandson who only had 2 vessels in his ambilical cord. I had never heard of that before. He was fine. His glucose wouldn't come up after ...
Prominent Kidneys in Fetus
My sister is pregnant (due 3 days before me ) and had an ultrasound done this ... had a condition in which the organs were on the wrong side of the body. ...
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- S., Tell your sister to ask a lot of question, main reason being Dr's don't just volunteer information, so if you want to know what is going on you have to ask ...
- I did a google search for "enlarged fetal kidneys" and found more helpful results, including what I copied below. Good luck to you both!! "Enlarged kidneys are com...
- I searched the first word for you "Prominent"....usually that's all it takes when you search. This is what it comes up with: prom·i·nent (prm-nnt) adj. 1. Projec...
