Fourteen weeks is the official beginning of the second trimester. It’s an important milestone, because the risk of miscarriage goes down significantly when the second trimester starts. It’s also a big deal because all those pregnancy hormones stabilize around this point, so morning sickness often starts to fade, and tiredness becomes less of a problem.
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Last week, the first trimester genetic testing was completed. The first trimester combined screen is made up of a blood test and an ultrasound, which together, can be used to estimate the risk of the fetus having Down Syndrome or another triosomy (extra chromosome). For the blood test, I had to prick my finger at […]
At my last doctor’s visit, we discussed first trimester screening. The first trimester combined screening can help to determine the risk of having a child with Down’s Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities. The test will determine your risk based on combining factors like your age, info from a blood test, and the results from an ultrasound to measure the amount of fluid […]
Although I just recently wrote about my last ultrasound (which happened almost three weeks ago), our next OB visit was today. I’ll admit to being a little paranoid about this pregnancy after the miscarriage, and I’m happy that small town doc does monthy check ups at this point in the pregnancy. It just makes me […]
I went to get a 6 week ultrasound the day before I left for 2 weeks of traveling, and am finally getting around to updating you all about it. Pregnancy nausea, traveling, and a cold have slowed me down a bit…
Aunt Flow was due on Monday, but when I took my temperature that morning, it had jumped rather than dropped. A triphasic chart is supposed to be a sign of pregnancy, and my breasts had been sore for almost two weeks (another early pregnancy symptom), so I decided to take a home pregnancy test. It was positive! […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about getting tested for Celiac’s disease and TTC and promised an update when I had my bloodwork back. After giving blood three times, I finally have an answer. I don’t have Celiac’s disease! This is definately good - the only positive thing that would have come from a diagnosis of celiac’s […]
I found out yesterday that a good friend is pregnant with her second child. I’m happy for her, really, I am. She’s a great mom, and she really wanted this second pregnancy. We’ve been TTC at the same time, and it’s been fun to be able to talk about it and share stories and struggles and […]
A few years ago, my brother was diagnosed with Celiac disease. People with this disease have difficulty processing gluten (which is in wheat and most grains) and as a result, often have digestive problems. My brother has always been super skinny, which it turns out was because he was not able to get adequate nutrition […]
I know that miscarriage is common in early pregnancy - I’ve seen stats that say 25 to 50% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, many before the woman even knows she is pregnant. And I know that early miscarriages are most likely due to chromosomal problems, not anything the pregnant woman did or didn’t do. But […]
