tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565064927448520692.post1767420956195697994..comments2024-02-05T02:04:41.661-05:00Comments on Nana Life: thankful thursdayHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177522637630437113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565064927448520692.post-70660486890536882832010-05-20T18:47:26.686-04:002010-05-20T18:47:26.686-04:00It hits earlier with each pregnancy, so the result...It hits earlier with each pregnancy, so the results can be more devastating if it is not detected in time, or if the baby has to be delivered very prematurely. I wasn't told *not* to have any more babies after Nathan, but I was told to be extremely cautious if I did. With Nathan my symptoms began to appear at about 31 weeks, I was diagnosed at about 33 weeks, so I had 3 weeks of constant monitoring ~ ultrasounds and stress tests every 2-3 days for two weeks and then the final week before the planned induction (at 36 weeks) in the hospital for 24-hour "surveillance." Our timing with Nathan was perfect because I was able to get the medication that sped up his lung growth and development and he was born with no problems aside from being VERY jaundiced (caused by my liver not functioning). If I had had another baby after Nathan, I would have probably developed ICP earlier in my pregnancy and would have had to deliver even earlier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565064927448520692.post-28766711996038320372010-05-20T13:38:17.596-04:002010-05-20T13:38:17.596-04:00When I read her symptoms yesterday morning I thoug...When I read her symptoms yesterday morning I thought... man... that sounds just like what Mary had! Does it get increasingly worse with each pregnancy?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177522637630437113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565064927448520692.post-3407768214109236892010-05-20T12:39:52.105-04:002010-05-20T12:39:52.105-04:00Oh wow, Heather ~ that is exactly what I was diagn...Oh wow, Heather ~ that is exactly what I was diagnosed with (ICP) when I was pregnant with Nathan. I went and read the last few entries to Angie Smith's blog and that was so similar to what I went through ~ except that we waited until I was 36 weeks to be induced. I've always considered Nathan my miracle baby, but if truth be told, Natalie really is ~ I had the same condition at the end of my pregnancy with her and it went undiagnosed. I so easily could have lost her. I changed doctors after Natalie was born specifically because I didn't think the OB/GYN I used with her paid enough attention to my concerns with the insane itching I had while pregnant with her. This is the first I have read of someone in the public eye having this condition as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com