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Currently in one. We lost our baby boy in June from a super rare and in our case, fatal condition. I'm also 35.... I will have earlier and extra monitoring with MFM. If all is well, I will hopefully get to be "normal" after the anatomy scan. I loved being pregnant with my daughter. I wasn't sick and ignorantly wasn't "that" worried about the thousands of things that can go wrong. I have lots of anxiety this time around and can't bring myself to daydream about this baby yet. My friend is due about a month after me and she is already talking about double strollers, etc. I'm kind of jealous that she (understandably) can let herself get excited already.

I did with my second two because my first was LGA. I just got extra growth scans. DD3 ended up in NICU care because she was so large.
I had a few extra scans with DD3 because of a short interval between pregnancies. They were worried I'd rupture.

Both of my pregnancies were/are high risk. Age and blood pressure.

With LO1, I was high risk because I had gestational diabetes. They wanted to induce me the day after LO was due, but I went into labor 2 nights before he was due. I was glad he came on his own even though it was a scary birth. Prior to him coming, I had twice weekly non-stress tests to ensure that he was still doing ok beginning at 36 weeks. During one of them, they were worried about his fluid, so I got an extra ultrasound.

For LO2, I was high risk for a few different reasons. I was AMA, and I had 4 miscarriages by that point. I had a uterine surgery to clear scar tissue, so I was at risk for placenta accreta. Because I went through a fertility specialist, I was monitored by her for the first 10 weeks with a weekly ultrasound once I got pregnant because of my repeat pregnancy loss. Once I was turned over to my OB, I had an ultrasound on a monthly basis due to the risk of placenta accreta. Overall, it was a lot more ultrasounds and was nice to see him more often. I had a scheduled C-section with him, and it was far calmer than my emergency C-section with LO1.

Yes, because I was pregnant with twins. Technically my MFM also considered me high risk because it was an IVF pregnancy. I had extra monitoring appointments with MFM to check the kids' growth as well as monitor my cervix, since cervical shortening can be an issue in twin pregnancies. I also had an US at every appt with a my regular OB to see their heart beats and position.

I didn't until my due date when I went into labor and ended up with preeclampsia and hellp syndrome! Quite a surprise. Next time illl be on aspirin and need an extra growth ultrasound and probably will be considered high risk but hopefully everything will be fine!

I don't think so? I'm AMA with a history of loss but no one has ever used the term high risk with me. I haven't had any extra monitoring, and in fact I've been asked to come in less often this time around than the last time (instead of appts every 2 weeks for most of 3rd tri, my practice is apparently now doing them every 3 weeks). The only change this time was that I was able to get the materni21 test done due to my age.

Mine was considered high risk because of Cholestasis but I didn't find out I had it till 35/36 weeks and was induced at 37+2 because of it. So I was high risk for like a week. Haha.

The chance of recurrence in future pregnancies is pretty high (I think about 70%), but I'm not sure if that automatically means high risk for future pregnancies?? I should find out.

I don't think my OB considers me high-risk but my paperwork all says I am because of a low Papp-a level. I'll have two additional ultrasounds with the MFM office but that's all I'm aware of.

I had GD with DS and with DD I had vasa praevia which they caught at the beginning of my third trimester. Everything was fine until then.

I am considered high risk when I am pregnant. I have a heart
condition, plus history of preterm labor. It doesn't seem to really effect me too much tho.

My PAPP-A was very low, and my AFP was higher than normal. I also had a two vessel umbilical cord, so I received extra ultrasounds throughout my pregnancy. DS was measuring right on track during the monitoring, but was born only 6lb, 5oz at 39 weeks.

I had GD with both kids.

I was high risk automatically because I have poorly controlled asthma. They did a couple extra ultrasounds and then nst testing from 34 weeks on. The steroids I take to control my asthma can cause low fluid. Ended up being induced at 37 weeks for high blood pressure. I'm sure I'll be high risk next time too, since now there's asthma and the hypertension.

@winniebee: thanks!!

Yeah, I only have 1 kidney so pregnancy puts crazy amounts of stress on my body. I will have pre eclampsia with each pregnancy and my babies will always be born no later than 37 weeks and need nicu time. it sucks!