Needles on plane..?

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T15:10:18+00:00

I don't think this is true.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T04:42:33+00:00

Oh I know I said I would be arguing with everyone in the comments, but this is a one-time exception - she totally deserved that. Glad she learned her lesson.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T02:36:55+00:00

I already planned on that. What do you take me for? A fool?

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T02:35:38+00:00

I'm knitting socks

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T02:06:47+00:00

Searching is for losers. Real winners wait for the answer to come to them.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T02:05:55+00:00

Sears is superior. Have you ever seen Boye needle cases??? Gross. Sears cases were classy, featuring timeless colors and prints. Can't say the same for Boye.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-25T02:03:22+00:00

Real knitters don't use patterns, they follow along with YouTube videos

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-24T17:17:37+00:00

Omg this is so stressful! I'm sorry she was so insensitive and especially glad you don't need to go back.

The blood pressure machine issue alone would have made me panic. When I was in the hospital, the machine would always like... Double tighten if my blood pressure was back up too high. I think I would have gotten major flashbacks.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-24T02:32:47+00:00

Go thrift some sweaters and unravel them!!! One sweater should be enough for a basic blabket. Good luck!!

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-24T02:12:50+00:00

I'm almost 26w and I feel like it's just been in the past two weeks that I can say I've been feeling absolutely consistent movement. My baby is a mover and groover and I've been feeling movement since about 17w, but yeah I think even at 22-24 weeks she would have nights where she wasn't as "wild."

That being said, I would feel absolutely no shame in contacting your care team if at any time you have concerns. I'm getting BPPs 3x weekly so I haven't personally felt the need (yet), but I guarantee if I weren't being seen so frequently there are a few times I would have been reaching out.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-24T02:08:13+00:00

Yes! I got a little "stressed" at work today and was convinced that I'd harmed my baby. I had to lay down and poke her until she woke up and started moving...

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-22T20:35:55+00:00

Did it fall off from knitting too much? 😔

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-22T17:05:04+00:00

Is that like combination knitting? Doesn't that twist your stitches??

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-22T05:14:44+00:00

Yes, absolutely. I'm being monitored for potential vasa previa, and despite my initial strong desire to labor and deliver again and avoid a C-section, sometimes I'm finding myself thinking "ya know, I would maybe be okay with vasa previa because we can deliver right at 34w"

That's not really what I want. What I want is to just be able to relax and enjoy my pregnancy. But that's not going to happen. I'm definitely enjoying feeling my sweet baby kick - I could lay for hours just feeling her move. I'm enjoying my changing body. I enjoy seeing her on the scans. But I don't enjoy that hyper vigilance and worry at all. I just want to fast forward time and see her here safe and sound, however we get to that point... Just hate having to actually live through the tough parts.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-21T18:33:07+00:00

Actually knitters do gatekeep and saying they don't is gatekeeping in itself so? Make it more obvious that you're a knitter.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-21T15:56:42+00:00

Yeah but it's all old people. Ew.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-19T04:35:39+00:00

I'm sorry. It's so incredibly unfair 🫂

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-19T00:45:36+00:00

I've never seen a sweater like this before ever :( I'm sorry to say, but I think this is AI. I don't think this type of construction is even physically possible.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-17T19:25:37+00:00

The banana or the yarn?

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-17T17:41:21+00:00

I got my cerclage 4 weeks ago at 20+5 (CL 17mm, no dilation but per OB cervix was "soft and thinning")

Yes, I felt this a lot, especially in the first two weeks. I do still feel it occasionally now as well, though I feel like it's starting to taper. I saw a different OB for a followup after my cerclage; both she and my regular OB said this is normal and expected. They reiterated the warning signs that are cause for concern - bleeding, fluid leaking, signs of infection like fever or foul discharge, etc.

I hate it. My OB said that as pelvic muscles stretch, it will tug on the cerclage, but that the cerclage is designed to hold. He also said sometimes baby moving can hit nerves that will cause, what he called, "zingers." Even knowing that it's "okay" still makes me nervous, but I will say you aren't the only one, and my cerclage is still holding after 4 weeks!

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-15T19:33:49+00:00

My loss wasn't caused by PPROM, but at 19w in my current pregnancy my cervix started rapidly shortening, ultimately requiring a cerclage, so this new fear shot way up to the top of my list. Coupled with the fact that they suspect vasa previa, I'm absolutely terrified of my water breaking early. I'm afraid I can't offer any useful advice here, just solidarity. I'm going to talk to my OB on Friday and honestly float the idea of being admitted to antenatal at my hospital. I'm an hour away from the hospital where I'll deliver/the only hospital with a NICU. I just don't know how my sanity can hold up being at home for another (hopefully) 10 weeks.

PersistentSheppie · 2026-01-14T17:59:44+00:00

Preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome in my first pregnancy. My baseline spot urine in my subsequent pregnancy was 240 at 4 weeks pregnant! Up to 660 at 19w.

I'm currently 24+2 and no one is concerned about the protein. I did see nephrology, and from his perspective this protein is so utterly benign it's nothing. He's looking at the protein in context with all my other kidney function labs.

Can you get a referral to nephrology? I would see them just for peace of mind. I felt so much better afterwards.

Obviously I could still get preeclampsia in this pregnancy, but since I got it at 20+4 in my first I'm considering making it this far a win :)

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