FET #1

Molly’s kickin’ it!

by Kathy on February 15, 2008 · 7 comments

in CHD, FET #1, Molly, Terbutaline

Well really she’s kicking me, my belly… But anyway, I just had to share. Though I have felt a lot of quickening and at times what seemed to be a bit stronger movement, today is the first day I recall feeling strong kicks or punches from our baby girl! Maybe it’s her increased heart rate […]

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Schedule changes

by Kathy on February 14, 2008 · 5 comments

in Bob, CHD, FET #1, Molly, Terbutaline

A little while ago I got a phone call from our perinatal cardiologist, Dr. Cuneo. The only other time she has called us directly, it wasn’t the best of news, so I was a bit worried. Initially she said she was calling to check in and see how I was doing with my first 24 […]

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Approximately 1 1/2 hours…

by Kathy on February 13, 2008 · 5 comments

in CHD, FET #1, Molly, Terbutaline

That’s how long it’s been since I took my first Terbutatline pill (around 8:30 p.m. tonight) and how long it seemed to take for the Terbutaline to “kick in” as far as I can tell. I do feel jittery and sort of caffinated, though I haven’t had any caffine. Not too bad though… I’ll let […]

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Terbutaline Time

by Kathy on February 13, 2008 · 7 comments

in Bob, CHD, Echocardiograms, FET #1, Molly, Sean, Terbutaline

As with past “Echo Wednesday” updates, I am cutting and pasting an email that we sent to our family and close friends (many of whom do not know that I have a blog) to save my having to create a separate and new explanation of our day. I also am including to the left Molly’s […]

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Echo Eve

by Kathy on February 12, 2008 · 3 comments

in Bob, CHD, Echocardiograms, FET #1, Molly

Today I have spent time following up with various doctors about paperwork, test results and insurance coverage in preparation for our next fetal echocardiogram tomorrow morning. I spoke with our PCP and he said that the results from my echocardiogram on Saturday were “okay.” I asked if okay was bad and he said no. He […]

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Endorsements

by Kathy on February 11, 2008 · 0 comments

in CHD, FET #1, Molly

I had a strange dream last night and thought I would share… In light of the flood of endorsements by politicians, celebrities and newspapers during our current presidential primary race, such things must have been on my mind and in my sub-conscious, as I dreamt that two of our prominent local newspapers, the Chicago Tribune […]

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