If you had preemies or had complications

[fryjack2]

What were your complications? Did you go on to have another child?  What was that pregnancy like?

[linz]

I haven't had another pregnancy yet. I had preemies-33 weeks. My water broke so no reason I should have gone early. They were in the nicu a month but perfectly healthy. Breathing on their own, just had to work on feeding. I had a pretty easy pregnancy even though I had twins.

[fryjack2]

Jul 1, 2015 15:16:43 GMT -5 linz said:

I haven't had another pregnancy yet. I had preemies-33 weeks. My water broke so no reason I should have gone early. They were in the nicu a month but perfectly healthy. Breathing on their own, just had to work on feeding. I had a pretty easy pregnancy even though I had twins.

Did your physician mention anything about future pregnancies? 

I also had 33 weekers who were growers and feeders once born but I had a lot of complications during my pregnancy.

[demandypants]

I would assume it would depend on the specific complications you had with your first pregnancy.

[josieposy]

I had 29 weekers due to HELLP, but I also had other complications arising from growth discordance and cord flow that may have caused delivery early if the HELLP had not advanced as quickly as it did.

I'm nearing advanced maternal age and am not willing to risk another set of multiples. Even so, my doctor expressed the concern that I could develop HELLP again if I went through another pregnancy. It's one of the bigger reasons we are opting not to have any more children.

[linz]

Jul 2, 2015 7:07:50 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

Jul 1, 2015 15:16:43 GMT -5 linz said:

I haven't had another pregnancy yet. I had preemies-33 weeks. My water broke so no reason I should have gone early. They were in the nicu a month but perfectly healthy. Breathing on their own, just had to work on feeding. I had a pretty easy pregnancy even though I had twins.

Did your physician mention anything about future pregnancies? 

I also had 33 weekers who were growers and feeders once born but I had a lot of complications during my pregnancy.

No we haven't discussed future ones yet but I didn't have any complications with my pregnancy so I don't see a reason that I'd be high risk.

[nomad]

My girls were born at 31w6d. Our issue was they were MoMo and one of the twins was having too many decels to risk waiting longer, my actual pregnancy was complication free. All the Drs told me was not to get pregnant for at least 18m and I'm a bad candidate for vbac because of how they had to stretch the opening to get the second twin out. We are undecided on trying for a third.

[ijack]

I had a 29 weeker due to placental abruptions and PTL. My doctor swore up and down it wouldn't happen again even though stats said my chances increased 10 fold (I think from .1% to 1%) and it took me over 2 years to even think about trying again. In the end I knew I wanted another child and I reached a point where I was ready to do it again even if it all went horribly wrong (with my first I bled my entire pregnancy, had an abruption at 17 weeks, was on bed rest at home, then another abruption at 23 weeks and they told me I would deliver immediately but ended up on hospital bed rest for 6 weeks, had contractions for week and was 8cm before anyone figured out I was in labor, delivered her while my H was OOT, and then 7 weeks in the NICU). Luckily I had a super smooth pregnancy (though I didn't relax the entire time) and the most amazing delivery. But I really had to get to a place where I was willing to go through hell and back again and it took a long time for me to get there.
Hugs, making the decision is a hard one!

[Narwhal]

I had 29 weekers due to atypical hellp (my blood pressure was high, but normal range and my platelets were fine, but my liver and kidneys were shutting down). We haven't had another, but I believe we will in the next year or two. My Dr. is confident I won't have the same issues, or it will be manageable until I'm further along. She wants me to do a 24 hr urine collection to make sure there isn't protein before we start to try again. She also mentioned I'll be put on baby aspirin for the pregnancy.

I had a textbook pregnancy until 29 weeks. I went into L&D for a tiny bit of spotting and delivered 48 hrs later. It was really scary, I was really sick and obviously the NICU was incredibly hard, but I know it would be a life long regret if I didn't have another because of fear. I hope things go smoothly next time (and that it's a singleton! haha), but I know I'll be more closely monitored and hopefully they can catch anything sooner.

[Narwhal]

Jul 3, 2015 9:04:20 GMT -5 josieposy said:

I had 29 weekers due to HELLP, but I also had other complications arising from growth discordance and cord flow that may have caused delivery early if the HELLP had not advanced as quickly as it did.

I'm nearing advanced maternal age and am not willing to risk another set of multiples. Even so, my doctor expressed the concern that I could develop HELLP again if I went through another pregnancy. It's one of the bigger reasons we are opting not to have any more children.

Please don't answer if you don't feel comftorable, but did your Dr. give you a reason why (s)he felt like you would likely develop hellp again? Aside from the overall increased chances. I'm curious because I developed it at 29 weeks too, but my Dr. is very supportive of my having another and is confident I won't develop hellp at all, or later/not as severe. 
Im pretty freaked out over the increased odds, but I don't think I'll let that stop me. 

[josieposy]

Jul 27, 2015 21:38:36 GMT -5 Narwhal said:

Jul 3, 2015 9:04:20 GMT -5 josieposy said:

I had 29 weekers due to HELLP, but I also had other complications arising from growth discordance and cord flow that may have caused delivery early if the HELLP had not advanced as quickly as it did.

I'm nearing advanced maternal age and am not willing to risk another set of multiples. Even so, my doctor expressed the concern that I could develop HELLP again if I went through another pregnancy. It's one of the bigger reasons we are opting not to have any more children.

Please don't answer if you don't feel comftorable, but did your Dr. give you a reason why (s)he felt like you would likely develop hellp again? Aside from the overall increased chances. I'm curious because I developed it at 29 weeks too, but my Dr. is very supportive of my having another and is confident I won't develop hellp at all, or later/not as severe. 
Im pretty freaked out over the increased odds, but I don't think I'll let that stop me. 

I can certainly tell you what happened in my particular case. I know everyone's experience is a bit different, but I think the biggest problem was that it started super slow and gradually progressed over a period of 8-9 days and then the day I delivered I nosedived very quickly. Even the nurses told me that I made them nervous because they would see women who looked like hell and were more or less fine on paper in the lab reports, and then there were the ones like me who looked more or less okay in person but looked like total garbage on paper.

I think the concern was that in addition to an already heightened risk of getting it again, I would eventually end up living at the hospital again with a future pregnancy for fear of another very fast progression. For me it's just not worth that risk, and my insurance company is probably okay with that.

[Narwhal]

Jul 27, 2015 21:53:24 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Jul 27, 2015 21:38:36 GMT -5 Narwhal said:

Please don't answer if you don't feel comftorable, but did your Dr. give you a reason why (s)he felt like you would likely develop hellp again? Aside from the overall increased chances. I'm curious because I developed it at 29 weeks too, but my Dr. is very supportive of my having another and is confident I won't develop hellp at all, or later/not as severe. 
Im pretty freaked out over the increased odds, but I don't think I'll let that stop me. 

I can certainly tell you what happened in my particular case. I know everyone's experience is a bit different, but I think the biggest problem was that it started super slow and gradually progressed over a period of 8-9 days and then the day I delivered I nosedived very quickly. Even the nurses told me that I made them nervous because they would see women who looked like hell and were more or less fine on paper in the lab reports, and then there were the ones like me who looked more or less okay in person but looked like total garbage on paper.

I think the concern was that in addition to an already heightened risk of getting it again, I would eventually end up living at the hospital again with a future pregnancy for fear of another very fast progression. For me it's just not worth that risk, and my insurance company is probably okay with that.

Hmmm. I was a slow progression too. I was feeling fine but had some tiny spotting. The OB did a blood draw thankfully and when they saw my levels, they immediately gave me the steroid shot and my boys were delivered 48 hours exactly after the first shot. 
There is a MFM at my hospital that specializes in hellp. I was toying with the idea of meeting with him before we make any decisions, I think I will now. 
Anyway, thanks for your response. I'm sorry you went through all that. It sounds like we were kind of similar in our experience and it really sucked . 

[josieposy]

Jul 28, 2015 15:04:55 GMT -5 Narwhal said:

Jul 27, 2015 21:53:24 GMT -5 josieposy said:

I can certainly tell you what happened in my particular case. I know everyone's experience is a bit different, but I think the biggest problem was that it started super slow and gradually progressed over a period of 8-9 days and then the day I delivered I nosedived very quickly. Even the nurses told me that I made them nervous because they would see women who looked like hell and were more or less fine on paper in the lab reports, and then there were the ones like me who looked more or less okay in person but looked like total garbage on paper.

I think the concern was that in addition to an already heightened risk of getting it again, I would eventually end up living at the hospital again with a future pregnancy for fear of another very fast progression. For me it's just not worth that risk, and my insurance company is probably okay with that.

Hmmm. I was a slow progression too. I was feeling fine but had some tiny spotting. The OB did a blood draw thankfully and when they saw my levels, they immediately gave me the steroid shot and my boys were delivered 48 hours exactly after the first shot. 
There is a MFM at my hospital that specializes in hellp. I was toying with the idea of meeting with him before we make any decisions, I think I will now. 
Anyway, thanks for your response. I'm sorry you went through all that. It sounds like we were kind of similar in our experience and it really sucked . 

I don't think it hurts to have that conversation. I would imagine that they would keep good tabs on your the second time as well. I'm sorry you had that experience too.

Good luck!

[nikki25]

Jul 1, 2015 15:16:43 GMT -5 linz said:

I haven't had another pregnancy yet. I had preemies-33 weeks. My water broke so no reason I should have gone early. They were in the nicu a month but perfectly healthy. Breathing on their own, just had to work on feeding. I had a pretty easy pregnancy even though I had twins.

This exactly. Mine were 33 weeks and stayed in 5 and 6 weeks. Luckily no major complications with them and they are 18 months. 

I am never having another child but my MFM stated I shouldn't have any issues going forward. My complication was complete previa and was hospitalized for 2 months prior to their birth. 

I had low-lying placenta with my daughter but it "moved"' and was not an issue. 

[darthnbjenni]

I had pprom with my twins at 21 weeks and was on hospital bedrest for a month. I then ended up on home bedrest until I delivered at 37 weeks (maybe 36 - they're almost 7 years old now!). Both placentas started to break down, and they were under 4 pounds each. My pregnancy sucked, the delivery was easy.

My almost 4 year old son, I had the easiest pregnancy ever. Until one day my 5th period class acted like major assholes and I ended up in labor that couldn't be stopped at 35 weeks. He was 5 pounds, but no NICU time.

[FloFTW]

Jul 27, 2015 21:38:36 GMT -5 Narwhal said:

Jul 3, 2015 9:04:20 GMT -5 josieposy said:

I had 29 weekers due to HELLP, but I also had other complications arising from growth discordance and cord flow that may have caused delivery early if the HELLP had not advanced as quickly as it did.

I'm nearing advanced maternal age and am not willing to risk another set of multiples. Even so, my doctor expressed the concern that I could develop HELLP again if I went through another pregnancy. It's one of the bigger reasons we are opting not to have any more children.

Please don't answer if you don't feel comftorable, but did your Dr. give you a reason why (s)he felt like you would likely develop hellp again? Aside from the overall increased chances. I'm curious because I developed it at 29 weeks too, but my Dr. is very supportive of my having another and is confident I won't develop hellp at all, or later/not as severe. 
Im pretty freaked out over the increased odds, but I don't think I'll let that stop me. 

I had HELLP at 29 weeks with my first. For a few weeks I had upper quadrant pain that I thought was heartburn but turned out to be liver failure. I had no other symptoms until I completely crashed one night and ended up in the ER. A few more hours and I would have had a stroke. Blood pressure was through the roof, platelettes were incredibly low, kidneys and liver just done. I had steroid shots and delivered 2 days later, but it was touch and go those entire 48 hours. (8 weeks NICU)

My doctor said something similar about a second - I was higher risk for HELLP again, but it would likely happen later and be less severe. We had a second. At 31 weeks, I had high blood pressure and checked in to the hospital. I was on bedrest there until another symptom happened. At 32 weeks, my liver started failing, so they did the C section. (3 weeks NICU)

Not going to do that again.    I also permanently have high blood pressure now