Hi!

Catching up after a very long time.. good to see everyone is doing well!!

I didn't hear anyone mention having the AFP or the Triple test screening... I'm scheduled to have one on june 30th in my 16th week. I read in a lot of books they do it normally, but since i didn't hear anyone else having it , i was a little worried...

I hope everything is fine.

Also has anyone visited a dentist in this period?? I have been having bleeding gums sometimes while brushing and now have a toothache...

Has anyone registered for any childbirth classes ?? or plan to??

Take care everyone...
poochy Poochy replied. Hi,

I'm doing good, I'm in my 16th week. What about you??

Let us know about the test results... I'm sure they will be fine.

What all classes are your planning to take?

Take care
Poochy

16 weeks
NDA 30th June
EDD 16th Dec Newmum replied. Hey Poochy,

If you dontmind Can I ask you a personal Qus! Is your name Sonia?? pari replied. hi poochy!!
im from the nov board. wow!! i recently got all three done!!
i got my AFP test done last week. its necessary. and it causes no harm to the baby so even if there if a false positive, u can always get it checked by u/s or amnio. but amnio is invasive. its good to get afp done as close as possible to the 16th week bcoz if there is an indication of abnormality, parents have a choice to get amnio done if they want to which can be done only till 18 weeks. my results came out normal but even if they werent we would never have done amnio.
books say everyone should visit a dentist at least once during preg. good oral hygiene can prevent premature births. i had bad nausea during the first trimester so i visited recently. u need to tell them that ur preg so that they dont take x-ray. i got my teeth cleaned and a cavity filling was found to be broken but filling cannot be done without anaesthesia so i still need to ask my OB if its ok to get it done. in any case, cleaning is definitely ok.
i registered for 5 child birth classes. i had to do it so soon bcoz my hospital carries classes for twins very occasionally and they get filled up soon. and i dont want to do any classes during the third trimester boz there is a possibility of bed rest at that time. even my doc had told me to get it done as soon as possible. u can get them cancelled anytime later, but if they get filled up, u wont get any.
hope this helped.
love,
pari.
golden replied. Hey poochy,

It's gud 2 c u on board again after a long time :) So howz the journey going on ?? I've completed 15 weeks n started my 16th week from today, my NDA is 2nd July n wud ask my Doc bt the AFP test !!
Well, keep in touch, tk care of urself n the li'l one :)
gud luck n luv
golden blessed_mom replied.
Hello Poochy,

what is AFP testing? My gynec didn't discuss about this with me last time when I met her. I am now 15weeks. I have my next appointment in july when I will be 18weeks. Is it an important test? Do I need to ask my gynec about this?

Regards,
blessed_mom MotherToBe replied. Yes i have one scheduled in about 3 weeks.
Hope everything turns on well.

About tooth decay do floss and clean your teeth everyday. Tooth problems are very high in pregnancy and care should be taken to keep the gums bacteria free because it goes in your stomach.

What are the books that you are reading? Let me know so that i can pick them at my library too.

I havent registered for classes yet. Am still deciding between hospitals. One of the hospital tour is scheduled next week and then i might decide on the class then on hopignfortejas replied. Hi,

great to hear from you , so how have you been ...

i did my AFP test last Friday (gave blood) ... i do feel tensed about the results ..we will see ....

and dentist, yes, i ahd my routine cleaning done when i was 9 weeks ..that is about it ..

and birthing classes, my school gets over in another two weeks, planning to register for classes after that :) ...

ok..take care and keep mailing,
how far along are you ??

take care and kepe in touch,
-P