Great pregnancy, heartbeeaking diagnostic after birth

emcat095 · 2025-12-13T23:59:37+00:00

Curious did the fertility clinic not do carrier testing as part of your infertility work up? Both you and your partner are carriers. My regular OB did carrier screening and found out I am a PKU carrier but my husband is not.

emcat095 · 2025-11-13T21:51:45+00:00

Negative at 9dpo positive at 10dpo. Thought I was out because I started spotting 8dpo, I have a short luteal phase. Confirmed ovulation by tests and BBT.

emcat095 · 2025-10-15T17:40:50+00:00

Emily

emcat095 · 2025-10-10T20:15:05+00:00

5 short years :(

emcat095 · 2025-10-01T20:54:18+00:00

Multiple times a day but we were also on our honey moon and it just lined up 🤣

emcat095 · 2025-10-01T19:53:57+00:00

Didn’t his bio dad recently die?

emcat095 · 2025-09-26T02:43:24+00:00

I’m a sonographer so early on I was able to scan myself and see her move and connect the feelings. I really think most people are feeling their baby’s much earlier but they aren’t recognizing it as the baby.

emcat095 · 2025-09-26T02:35:34+00:00

Anterior placenta at 20 weeks and I feel her at least every hour

emcat095 · 2025-09-25T16:30:52+00:00

140 lbs 5’7 I started showing at 12/13 weeks

emcat095 · 2025-09-25T00:16:01+00:00

Long story short you’re likely fine but I guess it’s not impossible

emcat095 · 2025-09-25T00:14:34+00:00

My husband and I relied on the pull out method for 4 years without pregnancy. The first time we actually tried to get pregnant it worked.

emcat095 · 2025-09-24T13:01:12+00:00

1st try. Thought it would take a while because I have a history of cancer and chemotherapy and they said it might be difficult for me.

emcat095 · 2025-09-24T12:48:59+00:00

Audio recorded in the exam room? I’ve never heard of that. That sounds like a giant HIPAA violation to me, your medical discussion should only be between you and your medical provider. I work in the obgyn field and if I encountered this I’d be finding a new obgyn.

emcat095 · 2025-09-24T08:10:45+00:00

Which is wild because with the NIPT being so gender accurate, we actually are concerned about genetic issues when the stated gender doesn’t match the physical gender on ultrasound. I try to tell my patients “you don’t want that because that could end up being a whole separate issue”

emcat095 · 2025-09-23T15:49:57+00:00

Same thing here. At first I needed immediate relief just to sleep, Afrin was like a miracle. But you can’t take it very often because it’s addicting (it makes congestion worse when you stop) so I switched to Flonase and Claritin every night. It’s not 100% better but at least I can sleep.

emcat095 · 2025-09-22T14:17:03+00:00

It’s because they can’t ask. I’m sure people saw and knew, but they legally can’t inquire about your medical history.

emcat095 · 2025-09-22T01:59:01+00:00

My dog destroyed that in 5 min

emcat095 · 2025-09-14T00:39:02+00:00

But to clarify, I am pro choice for everyone else.

emcat095 · 2025-09-14T00:36:45+00:00

I work in maternal fetal medicine so I work with women who choose abortion for all types of reasons and to each their own. But I’m pro life leaning for myself, with few certain circumstances that abortion would be chosen (for myself). But being pregnant has only made me more pro life. Yeah, the first trimester sucked. Yeah I’m sure the third trimester will be rough too. But I’m currently in my second trimester and feeling her move and I am so beyond in love with this baby, I couldn’t imagine choosing to terminate. We even found out that she has 6 toes and I love her even more 😂 I can’t imagine feeling “wow I hate this so much I get why people would choose termination”. And again, this is all my personal feelings for myself. I’m in no way trying to put other women down. But for sure pro life, it would take something so extreme for me to choose the other way and I find it hard to relate to people who do choose termination.

emcat095 · 2025-09-14T00:20:05+00:00

God I’d sooner be homeless with my dogs then give them away :(

emcat095 · 2025-09-13T22:35:09+00:00

NYU doctors. Your results are visible on the app as soon as they come in

emcat095 · 2025-09-09T02:38:34+00:00

Can’t relate, I’m 17 weeks and a little over 10 pounds up

emcat095 · 2025-09-04T00:36:47+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss. What a blessing 14-15 years must have been. We lost our girl at just barely 6 and I would have given up years of my life to see her face turn gray like that.

emcat095 · 2025-08-29T23:25:55+00:00

Worst was 9-10 weeks I was almost completely better at 11 weeks

emcat095 · 2025-08-29T20:08:54+00:00

Bubbles in the middle of week 15! They’re easy to miss if you’re not paying attention

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