20 week scan
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Topic: 20 week scan
Posted By: TysMummy
Subject: 20 week scan
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 4:21pm
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Just came back from my scan to find out that i need to go back in 2 weeks as she couldnt monitor the heart beat..........i also noticed that althought im huge compared to last baby..............there is obsolutly no room in there for monkey 2 it was barely moving.................did anyone else have there 20 week scan and find that there seemed to be no room.................ty eneded up being 9lb and had loads of room even though i was barely showing so i find this a little strange especially seen this baby is smaller. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 5:04pm
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I had to go back for a second look at the heart and face cos bubs was hiding.
There should be plenty of room in there still hun, might not look it but I am sure your little one is still swimming around. I thought ours looked all squished in too. So cool you get to see bubs again so soon, I was pretty happy about that! -------------   
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 5:07pm
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Have you had your diabetes check yet? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 6:12pm
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yah thats what i thought but im comparing the two and the second time is weird..........doesnt help that im not fully healed after the first and my midwife is away for another week
diabetes check? why do i need one of those? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: KazS
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 6:24pm
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From what i understand the babies of mothers with gestational diabetes can have a much larger baby due to the high blood sugar levels if not monitored.
I had my first disbetes check very early (around 19 weeks) and was super high so went back for the next lot they do and it was okay so joy of all joys i have to go AGAIN in a few weeks to recheck! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 7:38pm
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They normally do the diabetes test as a standard thing as it's possible to get gestational diabetes (being over weight is a risk factor as is a family history of diabetes but some women get it without any risk factors). I had my test at around 24 weeks. Funnily enough though I was never tested with my first, I was under a different midwife that time and don't know why I wasn't tested as it seems as though it is a routine test for all women.
I'm sure if anything has been picked up on the scan about the size of baby or the room that was a concern the sonographer/radiologist would have said something. It's also quite common to have to go back for a second scan we nearly had to this time as he had his arm across his heart which meant that they couldn't take the images they needed to, but eventually we were able to get him to move. He had also tucked himself right into my hip so looked squished even though he could have moved if he had wanted to. He was so squished that we were unable to see his face as it was pushed right into his chest but it wasn't because of a lack of room. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 8:10pm
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i dont have diabetes or family and have never been tested with any of my kids.............this baby is smaller then first not bigger anyway. i didnt even know that was a thing that happened ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 8:17pm
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I thought the diabetes check was standard .. but maybe not down south?
That drink they make you drink is icky .. not looking forward to doing it again! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 8:21pm
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The diabetes is standard as lilfatty said...usually between 22 - 24 weeks. I was checked at 10 weeks and do have gestational diabetes, am now on insulin.
The drink is not as bad as what it was 16 years ago. Back then it was thick gooey stuff like wallpaper paste. Now its a fizzy lime drink and is quite nice when they give you a cold one. And yes, diabetes can (not always) make baby bigger - but not in a good way....bigger organs etc and can cause a lot of complications. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:30pm
lime flavored?? lucky... i got plain lemonade flavor!! and it was warm 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:50pm
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It is a little scarey how different each midwife is. Mine is at 28 weeks! I do the pee test every visit though, so I guess if that came back positive she would have sent me early.
I reckon bubs was in a funny position like cuppatea said, mine has all the room in the world but still likes to curl up behind the placenta or right down against my pelvis.. Odd little thing  -------------
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 01 January 2009 at 10:58am
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Ty's Mummy- is it possible you just have a quiet bubba who didn't want to be seen? They seem to get themselves all curled up in all sorts of weird positions at times which must make it hard for the sonographer monitor everything. Our bubba didn't look squished at the 20 week scan but we didn't get a great look at her face either as she was facing inwards lol. I did notice the sonographer didn't do a CRL though like last time so I don't even know if we have a big or small bubba! Re the gestational diabeties- my mw also has yet to tell me about that drink thing...it sounds awful -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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I think her weight at just under 20 wks was about 345gm which according to my pg books is on the higher side and she also had long legs so perhaps we do have a giant growing in there! 
Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 01 January 2009 at 11:46am
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Its not just the POAS that will determine if you need to have the diabetes test. That POAS is looking at other things also.
I didn't find the test horrible, infact I liked the lime drink. Just ask for them to have a cold one ready when you book the test. You have to book because its a 2 hour test. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 01 January 2009 at 1:11pm
Its NOT standard - my midwife wasn't even going to send me till I said my father has Diabetes (I don't have the other risk factors) in the end I ended up with GD... it can result in a bigger baby but if you are careful and stick to the right foods etc... you might not have big baby - Rhylz was big (9lb4oz a week early) but I also have a history of big babys (and was tested for GD with the other 2 as well and didn;t have it) so they weren't worried. oh and the GD test is normal at 28 weeks Scans are hard to see exactly whats going on in there to the untrained eye - so try not to worry. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Nefertiti wrote:Posted By: TysMummy
Date Posted: 04 January 2009 at 10:41am
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yeah iv spoken to many different preggies here and none of them haveever done the diabetes test and im from north island not south..........................ithanks for everyones comments i have since been told that although this baby is much smaller , due to all my complications last time there isnt much room for the bubs so am been monistored closely and have many specialist...................so cross fingers i carry to full term and not have to go in early ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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