First OB appt F/U

[krystee]

They gave me another ultrasound at the OB and all was great. Then they said they were giving me a blood test for genetic stuff and It will also reveal the baby's sex if we want to know it. I am not even 11w and I am going to know if we are having a boy or girl?! This all feels crazy fast.

Due to my high BP, my 20w ultrasound will be at the hospital with a MFM and she says it will be a very detailed one (and I think 4D). There are some perks to my crappy health problems!

They gave me a list of approved allergy and cold meds so hopefully my misery will end soon. And I got a big packet of magazines and coupons and what not. And she's like, see you next time for your first appointment in second tri!

This is so crazy.

[krystee]

Also, she mentioned preterm labor/contractions are a bigger concern among patients with IF treatments. Have you ever heard that?

[speyedr]

I've never heard it but I did have a lot of contractions early on, enough to dilate me 3cm by 37 weeks (and realistically probably earlier, that just happened to be my first cervical check).

[starburst604]

Glad it went well! I'll also be getting that blood test, so psyched I'll know the sex so early! I hadn't heard that about fertility treatments and earlier labor, I'll have to ask aobut that.

[azurely]

Sept 12, 2014 12:44:31 GMT -5 krystee said:

Also, she mentioned preterm labor/contractions are a bigger concern among patients with IF treatments. Have you ever heard that?

I have heard that actually. If you've done IUI, IVF, or had a D&C, since they all go through your cervix, that can cause an incompetent cervix. I don't think it's common though, my cervix was fine when they measured it at 19 weeks and as far as I know I haven't had any PTL.

Preterm labor is something I worry about though, especially now that I'm feeling what I think are BH contractions sometimes. I know they're totally normal, but they still make me nervous, like what if they are real contractions and I go back for my 32 week u/s and find out I'm already dilated? It didn't help that our birth class this week talked about PTL and how to recognize it, because now I worry every time my stomach tightens or I have a backache.