songbird
09-27-2005, 01:12 PM
Hello my friends,
Just wanted to report that I have been to my first high risk OBGYN appointment. Baby is right on track in terms of growth, despite the risk for IUGR, and his or her blood flow is good.
It took me a good 10 or 15 minutes of answering this doctor's questions to get him to believe in the lupus diagnosis, but he finally did. The amazing thing to me was that I did not have to explain APS at all.
The odds this doctor gives me are a lot better than the ones my usual OBGYN did. He says none of the meds I was taking with the exception of Coumadin (not even the narcotic pain meds) will pose a problem for baby. He mentioned a possibility of some cartilidge malformation from the Coumadin which we would be able to see at 20 weeks, but didn't make that sound major. Also said baby might develop problems as a child from that exposure--no learning deficits, but what types of problems he didn't know, we'll just have to see. Maybe nothing.
Told me the success of treated APS pregnancies in his experience was about 80%. (Wow!) He also said that he did not expect me to have a miscarriage as I was through the first trimester. (I'm cautious about that one, I've known people who have lost babies in the second trimester, but still--)
I get to have what greens I want, within reason. Using enough thinners it doesn't matter, I guess.
Anyways, I am much relieved. We have pictures. (Not good ones. Baby put his or her hand in the way of a face shot, just like Mommy or Daddy would do! We do have a decent profile, though.) Trying not to look at those pictures too much, but couldn't resist saying to the ultrasound pictures yesterday morning, "Hi, sweetheart!"
Songbird
Just wanted to report that I have been to my first high risk OBGYN appointment. Baby is right on track in terms of growth, despite the risk for IUGR, and his or her blood flow is good.
It took me a good 10 or 15 minutes of answering this doctor's questions to get him to believe in the lupus diagnosis, but he finally did. The amazing thing to me was that I did not have to explain APS at all.
The odds this doctor gives me are a lot better than the ones my usual OBGYN did. He says none of the meds I was taking with the exception of Coumadin (not even the narcotic pain meds) will pose a problem for baby. He mentioned a possibility of some cartilidge malformation from the Coumadin which we would be able to see at 20 weeks, but didn't make that sound major. Also said baby might develop problems as a child from that exposure--no learning deficits, but what types of problems he didn't know, we'll just have to see. Maybe nothing.
Told me the success of treated APS pregnancies in his experience was about 80%. (Wow!) He also said that he did not expect me to have a miscarriage as I was through the first trimester. (I'm cautious about that one, I've known people who have lost babies in the second trimester, but still--)
I get to have what greens I want, within reason. Using enough thinners it doesn't matter, I guess.
Anyways, I am much relieved. We have pictures. (Not good ones. Baby put his or her hand in the way of a face shot, just like Mommy or Daddy would do! We do have a decent profile, though.) Trying not to look at those pictures too much, but couldn't resist saying to the ultrasound pictures yesterday morning, "Hi, sweetheart!"
Songbird