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Kristin~Any word on the Strep B or ultrasound results yet? Perl~I'm hoping the baby turns for you sake so you don't need a section and can at least try to go v____al, although with the pelvis like your doctor said may not work either, but at least you will get to try. That was so nice that you got another littlel baby shower. What nice friends you have! Also, my swollen fingers don't come and go; it seems lately they are always a bit puffy now. It must be that stage in the pregnancy I guess. I'm just waiting for the ankles to start. Maybe my swelling is not so bad because I drink alot of water and walk 3-4x's a week? Who knows. Happygal~I'm happy to report that I have never had acid reflux and it sounds just awful!! It will be over soon, hang in there!!Anna~I'm still betting that you are going first, but with Christa's progress I"m not so sure now. LOL. Christa~Nesting? Where do you find the energy?? I still haven't even gotten to my bathrooms yet for crying out loud!! I'm hoping to today! What is everyone's due/section dates again? Why don't we just post these before we start our post, so that we can all remind each other as to when we are due or having our sections coming up.

(Section date 11/27-girl) Anyway, I forgot to tell you that yesterday I went for my 3-hr. GTT AGAIN and this time around the 2-hour mark I got a little weak and dizzy, so they laid me down on the couch bed they had for the remainder(1-hour)of my next blood withdrawel. She said it's normal to happen sometimes because the sugar crashes or whatever, but I told her last time in August I had it done, I was just fine. She claims it's not always the same and being further in pregnancy and blah..blah..blah..so anyway, it SUCKED once again, but I did it per Dr.'s orders to be safe anyway. Here's to hoping I still didn't develop it, but if I did, I only have like 4 more weeks to go, so I doubt they would put me on insulin. I would probably manage it with diet and exercise, which I've been exercising my entire pregnancy anyway. I guess just the dieting would be the hard part, but we'll see....

I had my last ultrasound on Tuesday. It didn't go well. It seems my little girl may have a severe form of skeletal dysplasia (her chest, arms, and legs aren't growing) and will not live after she is born. He set me up for another ultrasound in two weeks to make sure he didn't misdiagnose, but he says he's certain that he knows what he is seeing. I can't begin to understand it. I can't believe that he was even saying this to me. None of my family believes his diagnosis and they keep telling me she is fine, but my heart is broken into little pieces right now. I would like to have hope, every time she kicks or moves I began to have hope, but his certain words ring in my ears. Pa__sing the nursery is hard now. Sometimes I get angry and want to tear everything in her room down, then that little voice in the back of my head tells me that I can't. Her heart is healthy and beating in perfect rhythm. I pray so much that God will make her little body grow in the next few weeks...which will be the longest two weeks I've ever been through in my life.

Dearest angelswim. I don't know you but I just wanted to tell you that I am so sorry to hear your news. You must be heartbroken. Why has this been detected so late in the day. Aren't you well over 30 weeks by now? How devastating - I hope they've got it wrong. Please don't tear the nursery down - it may all be OK and then you'd never forgive yourself. My thoughts are with you and I'm sorry I have no better words of consolation.

Angel...I am speechless and my heart aches for you. I hope your OB is wrong. Please have them send you to a perinatalogist for a better ultrasound...something...anything. I will most definately keep you and DH and baby my prayers.

Angel~I read your post and it almost brought tears to my eyes. How can they diagose something so LATE in your pregnancy?? Why couldn't they tell this earlier; did they tell you why? My heart aches for you and I only pray that your baby will be fine and maybe the doctor does not have the correct diagnosis or made a terrible error. I can't begin to imagine what you are going through and must feel right now. I will pray for you unborn baby that she is born into this world to live and grow. My thoughts and prayers are with you right now sweety. Please update us when you can....

Kristin~I'm glad to hear your Strep B was negative. I am feeling better today, thanks. I actually just cleaned the bathroom (but left the tub for hubby) and vacuumed downstairs. I have a bit of energy today!! WOW! I'm sorry to hear about the dingy hospital. Who wants to give birth in a dirty room, yuk! I would definitely say something to your doctor just to see her reaction and what she has to say about it or her opinion or advice maybe?

Annishel~Where are you and how have you been???

OMG..Angelswim. I am so sorry..I feel terrible for you/baby and your family. To hear this news so late in your pregnancy is just tragic. I truly hope in my heart that your doctor could be wrong somehow. The fact that the heart is beating strongly is a good sign...so don't forget that. Do not give up your faith in this pregnancy or your little baby..Be as strong as you can..demand a second opinion..NOW! I would not be able to wait two weeks..you should be referred to a top specialist right now. Mistakes happen..and even if your little one has shorter arms or limbs..there is always hope and do not give up on hope. You and your little angel are in my prayers. Again, I am so sorry. :(((((((

Dear Angel: Gosh, I'm just totally stunned, numb and speechless. I just can't take this in.............I remember you posting that your doctor didnt' explain the Streb B. test to you, which I thought was odd..although mine is sometimes forgettful with my lovenox/heprin...but GEES..I agree w/Kristin, and hopeful this does seem like something they would have had a clue about earlier. Is there a way to ask for another level 2 ultrasound for full measurments, etc? What quality of ultrasound does your doctor have? I mean those little portable ones are NOT very accurate...and anyway, one would think that unless the doctor really had conclusive, empirically varified evidence he would never think of mentioning it to you. I would just be beside myself...I noticed you learned this on Tuesday, but haven't posted until now..what have you been doing during the last 3 days, are you just too stunned to move (I know I would be) or have you been checking around for second opinons? Please let us help you work through this, it's too heavy a burden to go it alone. We're here for you.......

Angel: I forgot to mention that you should DEMAND the level two NOW, not in two weeks time. If this is what your doctor says, you will need time to actually process things. It is totally and completly sadistic to expect you to wait two weeks for that confirmation and/or verification from a second party. Call your doctor today and tell him you expect to be fit in for diagonist/level two (Or three or four if they exist) on Monday.

Oh Angel, I'm so sorry that your Dr has given you such bad prospects on your baby. I can only begin to imagine how difficult this must be for you but please try not to be angry. As long as your baby is alive she still needs you to be strong and to take care of your body and hers and to love on her even if it's just a few minutes, hours, or weeks after she is born. Women in my family have given birth to babies that for other reasons did not survive very long outside the womb. It is very tragic but they gave their babies all the love they could give even if for a brief time. Dr's do make mistakes and I hope that your Dr is wrong on this. Can you request someone else with just as much or better experience to look at your ultrasound and the report?? Please keep praying and I'll be praying with you and for you and for your sweet, baby girl.

Angelswim: OMG, I am just stunned beyond belief. I would be so terribly upset I think I would be numb. It's one thing to find this out earlier in a pregnancy but to find it out after ALL THIS TIME has got to be the most difficult thing ever. Please get a 2nd opinion, you ARE ent_tled to one. Before you lose hope do that much, please. If you really need someone to talk to please feel free to email me anytime @ kari@cityofsergeantbluff.com, I haven't had this happen to me BUT I did have a miscarriage a few years ago so I do know something about loss and grieving. Again, I am sooooo sorry.

Thanks for your kind words and hope that everything will be fine. This was a Level II Ultrasound that I have been having every month for the past 5 months due to my AFP screening coming back positive. After having Ultrasounds, the doctor said that the baby looked great and my chances of having a DS baby was very low. I however had no idea that this was going to be sprung on me immediately at Tuesday's ultrasound. The doctor is a Fetal specialist for high risk pregnancies, so this makes my hopefulness small. Though he says he's not 100% sure, I can still hear in his voice that he's "almost certain", but I am going in for another ultrasound in two weeks just in case. I hope I didn't upset any of you by this major downer because you are all due very soon, but right now I just needed to hear some soothing words from somebody...anybody really. I have been trying to figure out for the past 3 days what went wrong from Sept 27th ultrasound to this recent one. I too am quite shocked that things could change so drastically in just a matter of weeks. I don't know...and I it is hell trying to figure out where to go now. I have an appointment on Monday with my OB, for what reason I'm not sure. I will let you all know what is going on. Thankyou for your support and kind words. I'm hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.

angel...I am sorry, I still don't understand. I mean I do....but...how come you had so many u/s and no one said anything before this last one? What make THIS once so near definative? I don't know...I think I am on the "your dr is a moron" side...Please keep us posted.

ANGELSWIM. God bless you and your family, just wait for baby to be born and see what happens or get a second opinion. I am so sorry that you have to go through this righ now near the end. I had my own scare today because my ultra sound also had some issues with the baby heart rate and they were going to do a delivery right away. It turned out okay but it makes you wonder about how many things can grow wrong. My Docter told me that nothing is guaranteed, even when baby is born there are so many things that may be wrong, I worry too and I know you must be thinking why me. I believe in God and prayer and I will say a prayer for you and your daughter. God bless