7w3d Pregnant!

7w3d- HB 173.  (Measuring 7w4d)  You can see the arm and leg buds forming!

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7w0d- Pregnant!

7w0d. HB 160!! (Measuring 7w1d). We saw a twitch!! 

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6w5d PREGNANT

6w5d- HB 145. (Measuring 6w6d). :-) 

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6w2d Pregnant!

8/30/18- HB130, 6w2d (measuring on track). 

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PREGNANT!!!!

Mommy found out that she has a translocation of chromosome 13 and 6.  She has enough of all the chromosomes but two are in switched locations, thus it is like throwing dice that the chromosomes line up during pregnancy...along with her blood disorder MTHFR for which she takes lovenox shots for.  Thus the reason for so many miscarriages.  

Here we are trying again....8 miscarriages later.....praying the chromosomes line up like it did for our miracle baby Nevaeh who is now 8 years old!!!

May 10 last period - ovulated late  on May 31 st.

Mommy complained of ovarian pain on May31st.

Tested on June 7  (7 dpo) with positive- 3 weeks pregnant. ???  

June 11- HCG (11dpo) 142.  Thinking 3w4d

Tested again on June 15th. - 4w1d should be at least 562.... was 335. 74 hours doubling time.   Dr. was  concerned  but said it was  still doubling in the normal window of time.  He didn't want to do another HCG.  He said the heartbeat at six weeks will tell us more.

6/28/18- 6w0d (measuring 6w2d). HB 125. Due date 2/19/19!  YAYAY!!!!  Let the prayers begin!

Mommy's beginning weight is 135.

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Heartbeat lost! 8w6d

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Medications

For those of you reading this blog, Courtney suffers from a blood disorder MTHFR ....she has to take the following to help support a healthy pregnancy:

Methyldopia-2x per day- High blood pressure

Baby Aspirin- 81 mg. 1x per day- help thin blood

Unisom sleep tabs (safe kind for pregnancy)

Metformin- 500 mg. 3x per day- sugars

Promethazine- 25mg. as needed every 4-6 hours for nausea 

Levothyroxine- 50 mcg. - hypo thyroidism

Progesterone- 200mg. 3x per day- vaginally

Concentrated Cranberry Fruit- 4,200mg. 2 pills 3x day- (elective by Courtney due to chronic UTIs)

Prenatal Vitamins- 1x per day

Nortic Natural Ultimate Omega 3- 2x day- DHA and EPA 

DHA- 300 mg. 1 x per day.

Folic Acid -800mcg. - 4 pills at night, one in the AM (total of 5 pills per day)

Generic Lovenox Shots- 40ml. 1 x per day.

3-31-18, 8w5d

Elective Ultrasound and Baby Barnett is measuring in consistently 2 days behind at this place.  In at 8w3d with a WONDERFUL HB of 178.  All looks BEAUTIFUL!

3-29-18, 8w3d- OB VISIT

Since Courtney is High Risk, they had her come in for another check up.  To her surprise, they gave her an ultrasound and GUESS WHAT......Baby Barnett is measuring right on track at 8w3d with a wonderful HB of 174!!!!  This was reassuring to Courtney because she has continued to have contractions but the doctor reassured her it is because of the UTI and not the baby.  The baby looks great.  He wants the culture to grow for a few more days before he takes a plan of action with this issue.  Right now she may just have to take macrobid, but he doesn't want her to take it until she reaches 10 weeks because the benefits do not outweigh the risks right now.  Courtney started taking Unisom to help her sleep (the one safe for pregnancy) and 2 cranberry pills 3x per day for the UTI.

At this appointment they took all of her history and also wants her to see a high risk fetal maternal  doctor on April 12th at 8:00 am. They also want her to take panorama prenatal screen blood test during week 10 .This will also indicate the sex of the baby once results are in (approx. 7-14 days).

Baby's due date is set for November 5th, 2018!

3/28/18, 8w2d

Elective Ultrasound and Baby Barnett is measuring in consistently 2 days behind in at  8w1d with a BEAUTIFUL HB of 163!!!!  Mommy even saw the baby's arm bud move!  In these pictures you can clearly see the head, arms and leg buds.