Baby Due on January, February & March 2012

[kaice]

i think OB would not recommend them if they are unsafe. relatively sound waves lang naman ang ultrasound pero it is advised na one per trimester only. it can be prone to abuse kasi with several 3D/4D clinics spurting around the metro.

this was an issue in the US when Tom Cruise bought an ultrasound machine for Katie to see their unborn child thne, Suri, at home.

"Are Ultrasounds Dangerous?


Ultrasound techs have found themselves in the news in recent years, not only for the vast accomplishments in the field but also for the speculation and rumors that have come alongside the advances in technology.  We live in an era where we think everything can give us cancer, ebola, or a common cold, and it is no wonder that we now believe ultrasounds to be hazardous to our health.  The first sensational news-story regarding ultrasounds emerged a few years ago when Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes purchased their own in-house ultrasound machine, complete with an ultrasound tech.  The medical community and several doctors voiced outrage at this purchase, spouting warnings that sonograms and ultrasounds are dangerous to the fetus and should only be used when medically necessary.  But if all this is true, why is it common knowledge that women should receive ultrasounds as soon as they find out their pregnant, and why is it socially acceptable to subject your baby to these “harmful” UV rays to simply find out if they are male or female?

Hidden deep within the confines of medical journals is the truth about ultrasounds – they can be dangerous if they are given to a patient excessively.  Ultrasound techs manipulate their machines to send vibrations into the body and sometimes these vibrations are absorbed by the body instead of bouncing back.  The “bouncing back” vibrations create a moving image of the fetus, although the trapped vibrations can create a pocket of trapped gas, a bubble which can seriously damage internal organs.  So why do we take this risk with our bodies and our new babies?  While doctors insisted that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were committing irreversible damage to their baby, there has been relatively few studies done on the dangers of ultrasounds, and the few studies that have been completed do little to suggest that there is any immediate harm caused by ultrasound techs. 

It’s no surprise that ultrasounds affect human tissue – we’ve known for a while that it heats up our inner tissues which is why it’s applied in physical therapy.  However, there have been contradictory studies indicating any negative side effects of ultrasounds over the years; regardless of the positive side effects, doctors do attempt to limit the number of ultrasounds pregnant women receive, which was the main rationale of the backlash against Tom Cruise.  At the time, it was unclear what type of ultrasound machine Cruise was using, whether he equipped the machine with an ultrasound tech, and to what degree the machine was being used on Katie Holmes.  While there was speculation that Cruise was breaking FDA law by keeping an ultrasound machine in his house and therefore operating it under a nonmedical purpose, it appears that his baby was born without any (obvious) birth defects and Cruise is not in any danger of being arrested for his use of the machine.  Ultrasound machines continue to be a source of controversy since we still do not know all the risks involved in their use, but thus far it appears that most babies are born without any long-lasting side effects from the machine and early detection of any abnormalities does more good than bad in the long run.  "

[izabelle]

^^ i think case to case basis.. as per my ob gyne walang masama basta huwag naman tipong araw araw. (i'm talking about 2D here)

There are pregnancies kasi na kailangan talaga imonitor because delikado kaya kailangan ng frequent ultrasound.. also, like what my ob gyne said huwag maniniwala sa lahat ng nababasa sa internet and i should trust her daw because she knows what she is doing. she doesn't tell me to have ultrasound monthly naman but i request for it.. because it gives me a peace of mind although nung last time Doppler lang ginamit.

siguro kanya kanyang paniniwala lang yan at tiwala sa kung sino ang kausap natin or nababasa as for me i trust my ob and iba kasi ang nagagawa ng peace of mind na alam ko na hindi lang heart beat naririnig ko but i know she is doing well inside. but it's just me. iba iba talaga.

[jp_jameop]

salamat mga sisses!

^true! asa atin ang huling decision. hehehhe ako rin sis kung puede lang weekly papaultrasound ako for peace of mind.

kanya-kanya  tlaga ng paniniwala at paniniwalaan. but sa dami naman ng mga frined ko na nanganak na at with 3/4d u/s done, eh ok naman ang babies nila.. kay alng siguro di pa ruled out yung u/s sa pagkabingi ng baby just because di pa nila totally napapatunayan.. syempre may ibang cause din yun di ba?

kaya ko naman nabrought up to ditopara ware din tyo na may mga ganyang case din pala.

good am!

[iristacey]

sis iristacey - folic acid kasi ang supplement, di naman iron plus di naman ako iron deficient pero still di normal ang blood levels ko. may nakasabay ako sa hematologist last time, same case din pero medyo fifties na, di din daw makita yung cause ng abnormal blood levels, may toxicology pang pinagawa sa kanila... sana di naman ako umabot dun

yung anak kasi ng boss ko may beta thalassaemia din and di daw talaga iron ang dapat intake mo kundi folic acid. yung folic acid kasi ang mag-iinitiate ng production ng rbc. sana nga sis wala na masyadong test na pagawa sayo.

[graceria07]

i agree na dapat talaga may guidance ng OB, ang yung abuse of use.. siguro nga mas ok na once per trimester lang mag pa US if necessary... pero parang gusto ko pa rin mag pa 4D when I hit my 3rd tri

[princessrio]

ako eh magdedemand na mamaya kay doctora ng US  pano kasi, first and last na nakita ko si baby eh nung embryo pa lang sha. 

[jp_jameop]

i agree na dapat talaga may guidance ng OB, ang yung abuse of use.. siguro nga mas ok na once per trimester lang mag pa US if necessary... pero parang gusto ko pa rin mag pa 4D when I hit my 3rd tri

mukhang gagawin ko din yan sis. hehe nagkick ulit si baby.. napapadalas na. hehehhe

[izabelle]

ako naman, since i can feel my baby's kicks na, ok na sa akin ang Doppler. dati kasi wala man lang akong basis if she's ok or not.. pero ngayon na nararamdaman ko na sya at least kahit papano i have a basis na

pero magpapa 3D/4D pa din ako LOL kapag third trimester ko na

[jp_jameop]

^LOL puro excited kasi tayong mga mommies. hehe

ako sin sis, since nararamdaman ko na sya, napapanatag na loob ko.

[excitedMommy]

hello po,

I'm new here. 3 years n kami married ni hubby and I'm currently pregnant with our first baby. March 17,2012 daw ang EDD ko as of last ultrasound.

[graceria07]

welcome sis excitedMommy
ako din napapanatag kahit na parang may naglalambada sa tyan ko.. mas makulit na ngayon..
mas magalaw na...kakatuwa

[sugarpop]

subscribing...EDD is April 1 but OB will deliver my bubba first or second week of March

[simplyshao]

hello mga sis, just came back from bedrest. Last week, Tuesday night nag spotting ako. Konti lang naman pero cyempre alarmed tlaga kami ni hubby. So Wed. punta agad ako ng hospital. Too bad nga lang si OB out of the country for the whole week so I was admitted to ER then ER incharged OB and my OB's reliever OB were the ones who checked on me. After the examination and ultrasound, they told me that my baby is okay and I need to rest for 1 week then take Isoxillan 3x a day for 1 week. Masunurin naman ako so I rested for 1 week. As in walang ginagawa kundi humiga at manuod ng tv. Last Sunday, cleared n ko for spotting.

Pray tayo lagi mga sis para healthy lagi ang mga babies natin.  

[knack]

sis princessrio   oo nga tubig at juice lang din ako ngayon hayop kasing pedring yan hays di na nga ko nakapasok sa work bngyan pa ko ng ubo at sipon hays

[jp_jameop]

sis simply- buti ok na kayo ni baby mo.. ingat ingat lang sis. When EDD mo?

[excitedMommy]

sis knack: ako dn before dumating c Pedring sinipon tapos parang lalagnatin pero ok naman lagi temp ko. Warm Calamansi Juice w/ Honey twice a day lang, in 2 days nagclear un symptoms ko.

[simplyshao]

sis jp_jameop,  EDD ko is March 10. Kaka 16 weeks lang namin ni baby last Saturday.

[princessrio]

hep! just came back from my checkup. next month na ako imomonitor ni OB since we're A-ok naman ni baby. doppler ulit kanina, 135 beats per minute. OB is not worried much kasi hindi naman ako masyadong naggagain ng weight. next month kami ultrasound at pag biglang laki ko, saka sha magrerequest ng mga blood works.

sis knack - i've asked my OB kung ano pwede inumin ng preggies for ubo and sipon. pwede daw vit C (e.g. cecon) pero pag talagang malala at hindi na kaya ng pag juice juice, she said na decolgen naman daw is safe for preggies.

[jp_jameop]

^nice sis. i read your post on hospital rates, affordable ang OB mo.

nakaktuwa, super active kahapon ni baby ko. hehehhe gang sa pagtulog namin, malikot pa rin. im just so happy na  I feel ok everytime na nagmomove sya.

godd morning preggos!!!

[izabelle]

Good morning All!

Last day ko sa antibiotics kahapon buko juice and water therapy ang tutuloy ko ngayon.. urinalysis ako ulit after 1 month. hope everything is ok na. kasi naman wala akong nararamdaman kahit isang symptom ng UTI

nakakatuwa na din talaga ang ganitong stage kasi nakakabisado ko na movements ni baby.. halos same time everyday ang movements nya.. may times na sobrang likot.. meron naman parang tamang nangungulit lang kasi tamad kumilos meron time na parang tulog kasi hindi gumagalaw..  usually active palagi kapag kumakain ako at nakikinig ng music. hahaha!

we are 22 weeks and 3 days today!