{"id":1893,"date":"2022-07-23T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getmovingmama.com\/?p=1893"},"modified":"2022-07-23T17:26:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T22:26:04","slug":"high-risk-pregnancy-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getmovingmama.com\/high-risk-pregnancy-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Terrifying High Risk Pregnancy Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A high risk pregnancy can be a debilitating experience for moms. A high risk pregnancy can be a scary experience. During my third high risk pregnancy, I found comfort in reading the experiences of other moms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A picture of a pregnant mom sitting with two blue shoes by her with a blue overlay and text that reads \"High Risk Pregnancy Experience: Small for Gestational Age, Skeletal Dysplasia, possible genetic mutation, intrauterine growth restriction, placental insufficiency, severe preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, down syndrome\".<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’ve journeyed through three separate high risk pregnancies that increased in risk each time until we almost didn’t make it. As I walked those paths, I found it comforting to read the experiences of other moms. Reading about their high risk pregnancies helped me to feel like I wasn’t alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our High Risk Pregnancy Complications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Small for Gestational Age<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skeletal Dysplasia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible Genetic Mutation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intrauterine Growth Restriction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Placental Insufficiency<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Severe Preeclampsia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gestational Diabetes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down Syndrome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This post originally appeared at OurFamilyCode in November 2017. It was written two weeks before I was admitted to the hospital to stay in the antepartum unit because my pregnancy was deemed too high risk to even be away from the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High Risk Pregnancy<\/strong>. Those words are terrifying to me right now. I’m 30 weeks pregnant with another high risk pregnancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These words have been haunting my thoughts and dreams since I was 18 weeks pregnant. I’ve dealt with a mind-boggling list of high risk factors throughout three different high risk pregnancies and even one mostly normal pregnancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, the list is pretty much a combination of every complication I experienced in the past. I am scared and feeling alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quad Serum Screening – Screen Positive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At 18 weeks pregnant, we received a “Screen Positive” result for Down Syndrome with a 1 in 18 risk on our Quad Serum screening. I immediately searched long and hard for other moms who had the same risk factor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It didn’t matter to me if my son would have Down Syndrome or not, but I wanted to understand the road that my family would face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Quad Serum Screening Results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For those familiar and interested, these are my Quad Serum Screening Results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n