EDD March 2011

[mummyhu]

Hi Evie, yes, we are the same! Hehe I know what u mean, I'm also filling out my clothes however my arms are not any bigger (my usual benchmark for getting fat). Can't tell if it's the baby or perhaps I'm just bloated from the morning sickness.

 

[evie]

yup ,Mummyhu

My arms are the same, hips as well. Skinny jeans fit nicely but snugly ard the tummy area. I even weighed myself , gained abt 1.5 kgs!!!
I wonder if it is the bloatedness too that contributed to the wt gain...:err:

 

[JmummyLaLaJ]

Hi congrats to all mummies..
My edd is on 21st march... This is my 2nd preg.. 1st baby was now 14th mth..
My 2nd preg was so diff from 1st preg... keep on feel like vomit... hates this feeling...:wong7:

I am going bk to my gynea, dr tho at jurong east.. i feel comfortable with him..
Am planning to get my confinement nanny from GPLS confinement ... =)

 

[evie]

Dear all,:001_302:

i just returned from my gynae appt. Baby's growing well, grown to 16 mm and heart rate has improved and is now excellent and healthy -183 bpm

ancing_wub:

 

[++eLaiNe++]

tat's great Evie
ancing_wub:

 

[mummyhu]

Hi Evie, that's great news! I also went to my gynae today. My little bean's heartbeat is 169bpm.

I booked the first trimester screening test in 4 wk's time. Still wondering if I should go for that since it's testing the risk of abnormalities and it's just scary to know, even though it's non-invasive. Anyone going for this test?

 

[evie]

i intend to do this abovementioned test as well... must book? my gynae didnt tell me must book. He just mentioned that it is a crucial test that needs to be done. My appt is in 3 weeks time. Think i better call and enquire...

 

[++eLaiNe++]

Tink u all talking abt Oscar test?
My gynae already told me my 2nd appointment which is 23rd aug I will be doing blood test for it since I opt for it..
Just wanna ensure baby is healthy..
Me been counting down to see my baby during tis coming appointment.. Arghhhh.. Looking forward but yet scare coz I dislike of taking blood though

 

[mummyhu]

Elaine, not sure if its the oscar test, as my gynae refers to it as FTS (first trimester screening) but does also involve blood test as well. but even if you know there's one in so many chances of something wrong...what else can you do but worry even more. sigh so i was wondering if this is really necessary.
Evie, according to my gynae, she wanted me to go for the FTS first before our next appt so we can go through the results together. So you can make the appt to ur gynae a week later as it take a few days to get the results. My gynae made the appt for FTS for me as it will be done in a facility in Paragon so i suppose the results go directly to her.

 

[2011mummy]

Will be visiting my gynae in a week time, currently 10 weeks. Will be doing a scan tis time but not too sure wat scan is that. Just to check if Oscar is compulsory? Usually do during which stage? Any mummy who has done pls share experiences.. Tks

 

[Gem2505]

Will be visiting my gynae in a week time, currently 10 weeks. Will be doing a scan tis time but not too sure what scan is that. Just to check if Oscar is compulsory? Usually do during which stage? Any mummy who has done pls share experiences.. thanks

hmm.. think different hospital has different naming for this scanning. some called it the Oscar, some called it FTS, etc.

Pls correct me if im wrong.

its all a test to see if baby having high/low chance to be down syndrome.. they will have to withdraw a small tube of blood from you (yes, mummies)- at least week 9 den can..
then of coz, the blood will go thru lab test.. when baby is at least of a certain size (whereby nose, neck,body formed), [ i had my scan did on week 11 ], the doc can tell you on the spot the results of the blood & scanning test.

afterwhich, the doc will explain whether your baby is healthy or the chances of being a down syndrome is high anot. usually will show you in terms of figure. 1:14,539 something litat. so to say, see the ratio number big anot lor. of coz the bigger the better..

eg: comparing 1:2 and 1:14,539. Everyone hope to be in the "1:14,539" coz chances of baby being down syndrome is very much slimmer. =)

hope this help! i had my scan yesterday only. luckily, everything was great! can see baby's arms,leg, head all that. baby was moving while doing the scan. kinda shocked. coz its my #1, so not sure what i should expect.

 

[simiko]

If i am not wrong. The FTS consist of quite a number of test. The Oscar test is optional. But the rest is necessary. I think one of them is to test for 地中海平血症. I dunno the english is call wat.. there are also some other tests which my gynae told me but i forgot. hehe

 

[spyria]

hello all!

Im new to this thread and enjoyed reading ur postings.
Im into my 7th week now and visited my gynae for the ist time yesterday.

adding on to Gem2505:

Theres this 2 blood test that we MTB have to go thru which is to test for Downs Syndrome.

1) oscar @ (11-14 weeks)
2) triple test (14-18 weeks)(might be named differently according to diff clinic)

As told by my gynae, if you r a relatively young mum ( below 35 or so) oscar is sufficient cos the result is 90 % accurate.
Those above 35 hv to go for the more complicated triple blood test which involves "chou yang shui". that is 100% accurancy.

HTH!!!

 

[simiko]

hello all!

Im new to this thread and enjoyed reading your postings.
Im into my 7th week now and visited my gynae for the ist time yesterday.

adding on to Gem2505:

Theres this 2 blood test that we MTB have to go thru which is to test for Downs Syndrome.

1) oscar @ (11-14 weeks)
2) triple test (14-18 weeks)(might be named differently according to diff clinic)

As told by my gynae, if you r a relatively young mum ( below 35 or so) oscar is sufficient cos the result is 90 % accurate.
Those above 35 have to go for the more complicated triple blood test which involves "chou yang shui". that is 100% accurancy.

HTH!!!

Hm... My Gynae gives a dif explaination wor.. she mentioned that Triple test will only be done if the rests of Oscar test shows high... This is because Triple test has a 1 in 200 chance of having miscarriage after doing the test. maybe cos my age not above 35 so she nv say anything bout must go for the triple test ba..

 

[2011mummy]

hmm.. think different hospital has different naming for this scanning. some called it the Oscar, some called it FTS, etc.

Pls correct me if im wrong.

its all a test to see if baby having high/low chance to be down syndrome.. they will have to withdraw a small tube of blood from you (yes, mummies)- at least week 9 then can..
then of coz, the blood will go thru lab test.. when baby is at least of a certain size (whereby nose, neck,body formed), [ i had my scan did on week 11 ], the doc can tell you on the spot the results of the blood & scanning test.

afterwhich, the doc will explain whether your baby is healthy or the chances of being a down syndrome is high anot. usually will show you in terms of figure. 1:14,539 something litat. so to say, see the ratio number big anot . of coz the bigger the better..

eg: comparing 1:2 and 1:14,539. Everyone hope to be in the "1:14,539" coz chances of baby being down syndrome is very much slimmer. =)

hope this help! i had my scan yesterday only. luckily, everything was great! can see baby's arms,leg, head all that. baby was moving while doing the scan. kinda shocked. coz its my #1, so not sure what i should expect.

If i am not wrong. The FTS consist of quite a number of test. The Oscar test is optional. But the rest is necessary. I think one of them is to test for 地中海平血症. I dont know the english is call what.. there are also some other tests which my gynae told me but i forgot. hehe

hello all!

Im new to this thread and enjoyed reading your postings.
Im into my 7th week now and visited my gynae for the ist time yesterday.

adding on to Gem2505:

Theres this 2 blood test that we MTB have to go thru which is to test for Downs Syndrome.

1) oscar @ (11-14 weeks)
2) triple test (14-18 weeks)(might be named differently according to diff clinic)

As told by my gynae, if you r a relatively young mum ( below 35 or so) oscar is sufficient cos the result is 90 % accurate.
Those above 35 have to go for the more complicated triple blood test which involves "chou yang shui". that is 100% accurancy.

HTH!!!

Hm... My Gynae gives a dif explaination .. she mentioned that Triple test will only be done if the rests of Oscar test shows high... This is because Triple test has a 1 in 200 chance of having miscarriage after doing the test. maybe cos my age not above 35 so she never say anything bout must go for the triple test ..

thanks all for e reply..
actually gynae din tell me abt e scan. it's e nurse who told me to come early for next appointment to do scan 1st.. but she din mention wat kind of scan is that.. or mayb it just a normal ultra scan?? anyway there's a ultra sound request form that was pass to me, need to bring for my next visit.
some of e items listed on e form:

FETAL ANOMALY SCAN
SPECIALISED SCAN - DOPPLER BLOOD FLOW STUDIES
SIMPLE SPECIFIC SCAN - VIABILITY / DATING NUCHAL THICKNESS
- PRESENTATON
- LIQOUR VOLUME
- PLACENTAL LOCALISATION
- FOLLICULAR CAN
- LOCALISATION OF IUCD
SCREENING SCAN - OBSTETRIC SCREENING
- BPP
- ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
- EFW
- GYNAECOLOGICAL SCAN OF UTERUS / OVARIES
TUBAL CONTRAST SONOGRAM

is this just normal ultra scan??

 

[Wfong]

My EDD is 19March too
This is my first baby, really don't have experience, anything to share with me?

 

[spyria]

thanks all for e reply..
actually gynae did not tell me about e scan. it's e nurse who told me to come early for next appointment to do scan 1st.. but she did not mention what kind of scan is that.. or mayb it just a normal ultra scan?? anyway there's a ultra sound request form that was pass to me, need to bring for my next visit.
some of e items listed on e form:

FETAL ANOMALY SCAN
SPECIALISED SCAN - DOPPLER BLOOD FLOW STUDIES
SIMPLE SPECIFIC SCAN - VIABILITY / DATING NUCHAL THICKNESS
- PRESENTATON
- LIQOUR VOLUME
- PLACENTAL LOCALISATION
- FOLLICULAR CAN
- LOCALISATION OF IUCD
SCREENING SCAN - OBSTETRIC SCREENING
- BPP
- ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
- EFW
- GYNAECOLOGICAL SCAN OF UTERUS / OVARIES
TUBAL CONTRAST SONOGRAM

is this just normal ultra scan??

looks really complicated to be a normal scan to me..hmmm. not sure about that too.

and as for all the diff scans, i think diff clinics hv their own ways of doing it so lets not complicate ourselves, as long as the lil one inside us is growing strong and healthy . =)

 

[pal13]

me too....

edd 19 march 2011...

mine's 3 days diff.. 22 mar

 

[Vaava2011]

Congrats to all mumeees...

March 12 edd for me :wong19:

 

[++eLaiNe++]

Vaava2011 u and me same edd..