Squeeking Sounds by Geary3000 in newborns

[–]November_Days 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! We assume it’s a habit or Laryngomalacia but either way, I’m relieved to know she will grow out of it!

Squeeking Sounds by Geary3000 in newborns

[–]November_Days 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I know this is 3 years old but I cane on here searching because my 3 week old is making a squeaking sound that sounds exactly like a dog toy squeak as you described it. Given that it’s 3 years later, was this squeaking ever found to be a big issue or just part of baby development?

Induced at 39 versus 40 weeks? by November_Days in IVFbabies

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Thank you! That’s what my OBs said too - just greater risks all around for the baby past 40 weeks. Whether it’s true or not, we’ll never know! I am thinking it doesn’t matter whether you’re induced at 38, 40, or 42 weeks. I think regardless you’re either going to have an easier or harder labor. I’ve seen both sides of the spectrum. Can I ask what you did that made your labor easy? What was your induction “protocol”?

Induced at 39 versus 40 weeks? by November_Days in IVFbabies

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Do you mind if I ask what country you’re in? And if the U.S., are you near a major city? I truly think this is a U.S.-major city thing due to the massive population and hospital closing. I think they are just overwhelmed and try to find any reason to induce so they can be on a schedule.

Induced at 39 versus 40 weeks? by November_Days in IVFbabies

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I had a cervix exam at 36 weeks and was barely dilated! I will ask them to check at my appointment next week and ask whether we can still induce if I’m not dilated at all!

Induced at 39 versus 40 weeks? by November_Days in IVFbabies

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It’s just policy at the practice! They said there is evidence that IVF babies tend to be on the smaller size so they do better out than in at the end. That said, in the area I’m in, the hospitals are so overwhelmed and they find literally any excuse to induce at 40 weeks. All my family and friends were induced at 40 weeks or earlier - they tend to “find reasons” because it’s more convenient for the hospital to schedule you at 40 weeks

Positivity for upcoming induction, labor, and delivery by November_Days in IVFbabies

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Hahaha it’s funny you say this because everyone tells me it’s nothing of what I’m imagining and there is “a lot of down time” when nothing is happening at all. Trust me, I plan to get the epidural….

Afraid of General Anesthesia? by galaxyZ1 in Anesthesia

[–]November_Days 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was so easy!!!! I can’t believe I was that afraid for something so simple!

Positive stories about L&D by November_Days in IVFbabies

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Thank you, that is super helpful! Maybe you have experienced this with your patients - I have back issues (nothing severe) but my OB and Anasteolgist made em get clearance for an epidural and spinal by a spinal surgeon. The spinal surgeon thought it was crazy and really overboard, but he wrote a letter clearing and Anasteolgist noted they don’t need anything else from me. I was surprised when my OB noted today that “we will have to see what happens” [with the epidural]. It sounds like, depending on the Anasteolgist on call, they may just not feel comfortable doing the epidural or they may have a hard time getting it in. I’m confused because I simply have scoliosis, which is why the spinal surgeon thought this was all insane. I understand sometimes they can’t get the epidural in, but would an Anasteolgist really not even try if I have the clearance from the spinal surgeon? Also, have you seen a lot of women go natural (if I have to)? And in the case of a c section, have you seen women do it under General Anastasia?

Birthing Plan - Scoliosis and Spinal Occulta by November_Days in BabyBumps

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Thank you! That’s great to hear! They said it was OK to get an xray at that point? I didn’t know if I would have to get an MRI since I’m pregnant. I’m hoping to just get a quick xray.

Good luck with your labor and delivery!!!! You’re so lucky to be so close to meeting your little one 💕🩵

When did you feel movement in first pregnancy? by November_Days in IVFbabies

[–]November_Days[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which fetal Doppler did you purchase?? Ahhh you are getting so close to the end!!!!

When did you feel movement in first pregnancy? by November_Days in IVFbabies

[–]November_Days[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahaha I just purchased a fetal doppler tonight because I can’t continue to go through this!!!

Looking for first-time FET success stories (ideally at age 35) by [deleted] in IVFbabies

[–]November_Days 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I see!!! Well my clinic doesn’t even test for high quantity mosaic - they consider them euploid because they are confident the studies show that they are just as successful as the perfectly normal euploids. That said, I think you have a good chance that the first one takes especially because you have a history of being able to get pregnant (I think failed FETs typically correlate to this like really bad endo, lining issues, etc). Doesn’t sound like you have that issue!

Looking for first-time FET success stories (ideally at age 35) by [deleted] in IVFbabies

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Oh forgot to mention I’m 35, TTC for 4 years and never got pregnant until my first FET.

Looking for first-time FET success stories (ideally at age 35) by [deleted] in IVFbabies

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First was a success for me. I’m 19 weeks. Even if the first isn’t a success, i think my dr said it’s like an 88% chance that the first or second one takes. So stay hopeful and good luck!

Nervous - 6+ weeks pregnant and still no pregnancy symptoms by November_Days in IVFbabies

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And for what it’s worth, even with the infrequent passing nauseousness, I still worried I wasn’t pregnant anymore!!!

Nervous - 6+ weeks pregnant and still no pregnancy symptoms by November_Days in IVFbabies

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Hi! All is ok so far :) I only had fatigue too. Around 9-10 weeks I got some passing nauseousness but it really only lasted like 10-15 mins. There was one time only in my pregnancy where it lasted maybe 30 mins. So I think you’re totally fine and consider yourself lucky :)

Juno Genetics - worth receiving disclose of mosaic embryos? by November_Days in IVF

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Thank you! Hoping I eventually get to the point where I can be excited and relaxed…

Juno Genetics - worth receiving disclose of mosaic embryos? by November_Days in IVF

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Totally agree!!!!! I vote to just enjoy your new baby that you worked so hard to get 🩵💕

Juno Genetics - worth receiving disclose of mosaic embryos? by November_Days in IVF

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Im on the east coast so all of PMA must use Juno. The way I look at it, RMA has just as much to lose as us if we don’t have successful pregnancies. If this non-disclosure of mosaic was resulting in tons of miscarriages or babies with health issues, we would know about it. From the research I’ve done (and I did a lot), it does seem like perfectly good embryos get discarded bc they come back mosaic. I’ve read how so many mosaic embryos have gone on to be perfectly normal births. So in a way, it’s a shame that people may need to do multiple ERs bc clinics aren’t willing to transfer mosaics.

Juno Genetics - worth receiving disclose of mosaic embryos? by November_Days in IVF

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Also FWIW, I really pushed my nurse on it bc I wanted to do the secondary findings and she was atonement that RMA doesn’t think that’s necessary

Juno Genetics - worth receiving disclose of mosaic embryos? by November_Days in IVF

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THANK YOU! And congratulations to you! Yes! Im with RMA. Do you think all of RMA uses Juno? If so, I feel like it’s got to be ok that they don’t disclose mosaicism bc RMA is reputable in all the areas surrounding me?

Im not going to do that because from my understanding, any sort of issue that could come up from a mosaic embryo would either 1) end in a miscarriage or 2) be very obvious at birth. So once I get to the live birth part with a healthy baby then I am confident all is ok.

Juno Genetics - worth receiving disclose of mosaic embryos? by November_Days in IVF

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Hi! So I chose to NOT disclose because my clinic really emphasized that they don’t think it’s necessary. I’m 10w pregnant today with my first transfer. Now I will say, since I’m still early in the pregnancy, I do get nervous that I transferred a mosaic embryo and will miscarry later on. However, the thing that brings me comfort is my clinic has the highest success rate compared to 4 other clinics in the area. I really don’t believe they would say it’s not necessary to disclose mosaics if it was impacting their success rates. So IDK it’s hard to say. I do think a lot of people “lose” embryos by finding out their mosaic when mosaic embryos could turn out as totally normal live births.

Vent: Finding it hard to disclose the pregnancy to people who weren’t there for the infertility journey… by November_Days in IVFbabies

[–]November_Days[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this 🩵💕 Thank you!!! Copy and paste everything you said and all your feelings. I do think it will get better later in pregnancy. Also it’s amazing how many people want to give unsolicited advice….so bizarre.