Nuchal U/S done today and 2nd OB visit (old m/c ment)

Well we went in for our genetic counseling (mainly to see the pros/cons of
testing like amnio) and then the nuchal U/S. The gentic counselor was really
nice and only thing that came up was my age at delivery. She explained why
they (the insurance really) consider 35 to be the magic cutoff for amnio
testing. The doctor said the nuchal scan looked very normal. They did a
finger stick and I have to wait about a week for the results. That plus the
nuchal measurement will give us a revised risk of having a baby with Down's.
He did see a big fibroid high in/on the uterus. It's away from the baby but
about the size of a baseball. This upset me a bit but he says it's not
something to be too concerned about. I am supposed to go back in at 6 weeks
if I decide I don't think I am doing the amnio or in 4 weeks if I want to do
the amnio. He'll check the fibroid again then. I got one decent pic and one
pic that I have no real clue about what is on the pic of the U/S. We also
got a video of the U/S that is about one minute long and shows the little
wiggler moving around :-).

Then we went in to my OB group for the second visit. My group has five docs
and you rotate through them all. The doc I was supposed to see had to go for
a delivery. They gave us the option of seeing the nurse practitioner or
waiting (I am sure for quite a while) to see the doc I had the appt with. As
DH is working midnights right now and was feeling a bit tired, I saw the NP.
I saw her after my m/c in Nov and I really liked her. She tried to find the
heartbeat via Doppler (? - the little handheld device) but couldn't. Since
it's kind of early and we had just seen it on the U/S downstairs about an
hour prior, I didn't panic although it would have been nice. She said it
should be no problem getting it on Doppler next time. Bloodwork from last
time came back fine. So I'm back to them in a month and back to the
specialist in 4-6 weeks depending on what we decide to do about the amnio.

Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so (of course it's been 5 yrs so
my memory is a little spotty). I swear I have felt little flutters a few
times over the past few days. I know I have read that sometimes 2nd time
moms feel them earlier but overweight women (which unfortunately I am now)
have a harder time feeling them. Anyone care to share their
experience/wisdom? Thanks :-)
--
JennL
DS 06/26/98
1 tiny angel 11/03
EDD December 4 2004

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ModernMiko wrote:
Well we went in for our genetic counseling (mainly to see the pros/cons of
testing like amnio) and then the nuchal U/S.

Best of luck with the blood results, it must be a tough decision to
weigh up having an amnio or not. Would you be doing it solely on your
age or do you have a history of genetic disorders?

Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks?

I felt one of mine at 12 weeks, I'm embarrassed to say I can't remember
who it was though, I think it was my second. I've also felt some babies
really late for subsequents, around 20plus weeks, but they had anterior
placentas.

Andrea

I am overweight and felt my DD move at 12 weeks even though everyone told me
that's impossible, I *know* that's what it was...
"ModernMiko" wrote in message
...
Well we went in for our genetic counseling (mainly to see the pros/cons of
testing like amnio) and then the nuchal U/S. The gentic counselor was
really
nice and only thing that came up was my age at delivery. She explained why
they (the insurance really) consider 35 to be the magic cutoff for amnio
testing. The doctor said the nuchal scan looked very normal. They did a
finger stick and I have to wait about a week for the results. That plus
the
nuchal measurement will give us a revised risk of having a baby with
Down's.
He did see a big fibroid high in/on the uterus. It's away from the baby
but
about the size of a baseball. This upset me a bit but he says it's not
something to be too concerned about. I am supposed to go back in at 6
weeks
if I decide I don't think I am doing the amnio or in 4 weeks if I want to
do
the amnio. He'll check the fibroid again then. I got one decent pic and
one
pic that I have no real clue about what is on the pic of the U/S. We also
got a video of the U/S that is about one minute long and shows the little
wiggler moving around :-).

Then we went in to my OB group for the second visit. My group has five
docs
and you rotate through them all. The doc I was supposed to see had to go
for
a delivery. They gave us the option of seeing the nurse practitioner or
waiting (I am sure for quite a while) to see the doc I had the appt with.
As
DH is working midnights right now and was feeling a bit tired, I saw the
NP.
I saw her after my m/c in Nov and I really liked her. She tried to find
the
heartbeat via Doppler (? - the little handheld device) but couldn't. Since
it's kind of early and we had just seen it on the U/S downstairs about an
hour prior, I didn't panic although it would have been nice. She said it
should be no problem getting it on Doppler next time. Bloodwork from last
time came back fine. So I'm back to them in a month and back to the
specialist in 4-6 weeks depending on what we decide to do about the amnio.

Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so (of course it's been 5 yrs
so
my memory is a little spotty). I swear I have felt little flutters a few
times over the past few days. I know I have read that sometimes 2nd time
moms feel them earlier but overweight women (which unfortunately I am now)
have a harder time feeling them. Anyone care to share their
experience/wisdom? Thanks :-)
--
JennL
DS 06/26/98
1 tiny angel 11/03
EDD December 4 2004

aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net
--
Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys
with Swords

"ModernMiko" wrote in message
...
Well we went in for our genetic counseling (mainly to see the pros/cons of
testing like amnio) and then the nuchal U/S.

snip
Glad to hear it went well. I think I'm misunderstanding. Do you have any
other factors other than your age for having an amnio?


Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so (of course it's been 5 yrs
so
my memory is a little spotty). I swear I have felt little flutters a few
times over the past few days. I know I have read that sometimes 2nd time
moms feel them earlier but overweight women (which unfortunately I am now)
have a harder time feeling them. Anyone care to share their
experience/wisdom? Thanks :-)

I have heard that you can. I think I felt Matthew around that time. Maybe
more like 14 weeks. I think I'm just starting to feel some movement this
time around at 18 weeks. She was really rolling around in the ultrasound
yesterday though.
--
JennP.

mom to Matthew 10/11/00
EDD #2 10/24/04
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"ModernMiko" wrote in message
...
snip
Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so (of course it's been 5 yrs
so
my memory is a little spotty). I swear I have felt little flutters a few
times over the past few days. I know I have read that sometimes 2nd time
moms feel them earlier but overweight women (which unfortunately I am now)
have a harder time feeling them. Anyone care to share their
experience/wisdom? Thanks :-)

Yep
I felt this little bean flutter away at about 11 weeks (although heaps of
people told me it was gas).
I felt DD move at 14 weeks, but didn't realise that it wasn't gas until she
kicked the wand out of the way at the 18 week u/s ... so feeling and seeing
made me rethink my "gas".
Once you've felt those specific flutters you *know* what they are when you
feel them again
BTW ... this pg weight has certainly pushed me into "overweight" territory
*and* I have an anterior placenta, but I can sure feel the bean kicking me
OK

Amanda

--
DD 15th August 2002
1 tiny angel Nov 2003
EDD 19th August 2004

I felt one of mine at 12 weeks, I'm embarrassed to say I can't remember
who it was though, I think it was my second.

Lol - I forget who with lots of things.

I've also felt some babies
really late for subsequents, around 20plus weeks, but they had anterior
placentas.

Andrea

I felt #2 later than #1 cos I was so busy that I didn't have time to sit and
feel it honestly.

On Tue, 25 May 2004 23:18:31 +0000, ModernMiko wrote:

Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so

I'm glad all is going well for you Jenn! And yes, it is possible to start
feeling movement a lot earlier the second time around. You know what it
feels like now, so you won't mistake it for gas or other things. FWIW,
with DS I felt movement around 14w, and I was considered on the edge of
overweight at the time (yes, now I'm surely over that edge and on the
wrong side of it). It also depends on many other factors beside your
weight, so enjoy!

--
-- I
mommy to DS (July '02)
mommy to three tiny angels (28 Oct'03, 17 Feb'04 & 20 May'04)
guardian of DH (33)

"Unadulterated Me" wrote in message
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ModernMiko wrote:
Well we went in for our genetic counseling (mainly to see the pros/cons
of
testing like amnio) and then the nuchal U/S.

Best of luck with the blood results, it must be a tough decision to
weigh up having an amnio or not. Would you be doing it solely on your
age or do you have a history of genetic disorders?

Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks?

I felt one of mine at 12 weeks, I'm embarrassed to say I can't remember
who it was though, I think it was my second. I've also felt some babies
really late for subsequents, around 20plus weeks, but they had anterior
placentas.

Andrea

Thanks. After going over the counseling, it would be due solely to age.

--
JennL
DS 06/26/98
1 tiny angel 11/03
EDD December 4 2004

aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net
--
Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys
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"JennP" wrote in message
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"ModernMiko" wrote in message
...
Well we went in for our genetic counseling (mainly to see the pros/cons
of
testing like amnio) and then the nuchal U/S.

snip
Glad to hear it went well. I think I'm misunderstanding. Do you have any
other factors other than your age for having an amnio?


Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so (of course it's been 5 yrs
so
my memory is a little spotty). I swear I have felt little flutters a few
times over the past few days. I know I have read that sometimes 2nd time
moms feel them earlier but overweight women (which unfortunately I am
now)
have a harder time feeling them. Anyone care to share their
experience/wisdom? Thanks :-)

I have heard that you can. I think I felt Matthew around that time. Maybe
more like 14 weeks. I think I'm just starting to feel some movement this
time around at 18 weeks. She was really rolling around in the ultrasound
yesterday though.
--
JennP.

mom to Matthew 10/11/00
EDD #2 10/24/04

Mainly age but somewhat the m/c in Nov and one that I don't really talk
about because it was before DS and was a very bad time in my life. I suppose
that I should include it on my sig list but it was very early on and that's
just a difficult time for me to remember. We were lucky enough to conceive
DS 3 months later. We were offered the counseling and figured it would be a
good idea to cover all of the bases and to be well-informed about the amnio,
etc. I am pretty sure I have felt the baby at least a couple of times
already.

--
JennL
DS 06/26/98
1 tiny angel 11/03
EDD December 4 2004

aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net
--
Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys
with Swords

"A&G&K" wrote in message
...

"ModernMiko" wrote in message
...
snip
Is it possible to start feeling movement at 12.5 weeks? IIRC, I started
feeling movement with DS about 17 weeks or so (of course it's been 5 yrs
so
my memory is a little spotty). I swear I have felt little flutters a few
times over the past few days. I know I have read that sometimes 2nd time
moms feel them earlier but overweight women (which unfortunately I am
now)
have a harder time feeling them. Anyone care to share their
experience/wisdom? Thanks :-)

Yep
I felt this little bean flutter away at about 11 weeks (although heaps of
people told me it was gas).
I felt DD move at 14 weeks, but didn't realise that it wasn't gas until
she
kicked the wand out of the way at the 18 week u/s ... so feeling and
seeing
made me rethink my "gas".
Once you've felt those specific flutters you *know* what they are when you
feel them again
BTW ... this pg weight has certainly pushed me into "overweight" territory
*and* I have an anterior placenta, but I can sure feel the bean kicking me
OK

Amanda

--
DD 15th August 2002
1 tiny angel Nov 2003
EDD 19th August 2004


Thanks for making me feel less crazy Amanda. I am fairly certain I felt
flutters at least acouple of times over the past few days.

--
JennL
DS 06/26/98
1 tiny angel 11/03
EDD December 4 2004

aka CatnipSlayer @ livin-it-up.net
--
Leader of the Cult of Worshippers of BiPolar Long-Haired Sexy Anime Guys
with Swords