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.

3-26-18, 8w/0d

Elective Ultrasound and baby Barnett is measuring consistently 2 days behind in at 7w6d with a BEAUTIFUL HB of 154!!!  The brain is developing and arm buds more noticeable!  Great blood flow around the baby!   

3-24-18 7w5d

Another elective ultrasound Baby Barnett is consistently measuring behind but this time 3 days...in at 7w2d.  But with a strong heartbeat of 140!!!  YAY.  (This was a different technician who may have measured differently....trying not to worry).

3-22-18- Mommy's Birthday, 7w3d

Today is Mommy's 30th birthday- she had to take a peek at you to reassure herself that all was still going well.  As always with the elective ultrasound you measured 2 days behind in at 7w1d- with a HB of 132!  WOOT WOOT!

Once Mommy was put on her right medications to thin her blood, we noticed that the baby started thriving with a stronger heart beat.

3-20-18, Elective Ultrasound- 7w1d

Baby Barnett is measuring consistently 2 days behind at elective ultrasounds.  This time no different measuring in at 6w5d with HB of 124.  Even though consistent growth is notices and arm/leg buds showing, Courtney is concerned with heartbeat.

3-19-18, 7w0d- OB Visit and Ultrasound

Courtney was scheduled to see the OB and he agreed to Lovenox shots and the same medication regime that she was on with Nevaeh's successful pregnancy, however he switched her to the oral progesterone to be taken vaginally instead of orally.    She does one dose in the morning and one pill in the evening.

During the visit they gave Courtney an utrasound and baby measured right on track from the first hospital visit ultrasound.  Baby measured 7w0d with a heartbeat of 127.  This is a good heartbeat but not rising, and in previous miscarriages the heartbeat seems to stall around 122-127.  So she is getting nervous.  (

Hopefully with the shots and progesterone all will work out.   Also, we've noticed that the OB and hospital ultrasounds measure consistently on track and the elective ultrasounds consistently measure 2 days behind.