Thursday, December 20, 2012

Welcome December ICLW!

Hello ICLWers and Happy Holidays!

I'm Jamie, I'm 32 years old, married to JP  for just over 2 years (but together for 6).  I am 17 months post-op, roux-en-y (RNY) gastric bypass surgery; there's a link above if you're interested in reading more about it.  Since beginning my weight-loss journey (before pregnancy), I lost 146 pounds.  I've gained about 20 of that back.  I suffer from Non-Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (NCAH), which effects my fertility very similarly to PCOS.  Untreated it causes elevated testosterone levels, insulin resistance, anovulation, etc.   Despite these hurdles, I am 29 weeks pregnant with my first child, a little girl!  It has not been without complications.  I had some spotting scares, which were eventually explained by placenta previa.  It is improving, and is finally over the 2 cm mark away from my cervix, as of a week and a half ago.  We're also having some growth issues.  IUGR was mentioned last visit.  We started at 8th percentile, jumped to 20th, and then went back down to 16th, with a less than average jump over two weeks, at our last growth scan.  The next growth scan is the day after Christmas.  Fingers and toes are crossed that we made some positive gains.  More of my IF history and US pictures of my little peanut, if you're in to that kind of thing, can be found in the tabs toward the top of the page.  If you have any questions for me, please feel free to ask!

If you decide to stay and poke around, I'll apologize in advance for my scattered and depressing recent posts.  My hormones are a mess lately.

7 comments:

  1. Congrats on your little girl, but I'm so sorry to hear you're dealing with possible IUGR. I hope she grows really well for you over the next week! :)

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  2. Wow - what a ride you have been on! You've been through a lot. Congrats on the BFP and wishing for a wonderful birth for you!

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  3. Visiting from ICLW. Congrats on your pregnancy. Hoping your little girl keeps growing bigger nd stronger everyday.

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  4. I had placenta previa in both of my term pregnancies - marginal in the first and complete in the second. I have a TON of research, so feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or just want to talk to a non-doctor about it :).

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  5. Congrats on your pregnancy! I can't wait to read more about your journey!

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  6. Congratulations on your pregnancy and weight loss. I hope today's scan shows improvement all around!

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  7. Congrats on your pregnancy!

    Here from ICLW.

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