Second opinion?

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Hi lady’s I’m wondering if I should get a second opinion from another dr. I’ve had 7 MC and one live birth. I was on progesterone with my son and had GD and birth was extremely awful and traumatic. I had to be cut because my son was so big he got stuck and they ended up pushing him out and that broke his humorous, I’m also anemic and had very low blood pressure and was passing out and losing my eye sight when I was pregnant with my son so of course all of that made me high risk. Well again I am pregnant 9+weeks and am on progesterone again but this new dr said I’m not high risk and I feel like I should be seeing as I’ve had so many miscarriages and the fact that I have low progesterone and am on medication for it. Or is it normal for me to not be high risk and should I stop stressing so much?

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yes you should be high risk, I also have had 9 MC and & currently 5 weeks , hcg doubling we just havent seen a sac.  so Im so worried but my dr is amazing. I would get 2nd opinion just for peace of mind. sending prayers to you

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I’d look up high risk doctors in your network and find one ASAP! The worst they can say is your not but at least you tried! Ask questions and do whatever you think is best for the life inside of you! Prayers!

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Actually medically speaking, it’s common to be placed to progesterone during pregnancy. The fact that you’ve had early miscarriages DOESN’T make you high risk. Having GD also doesn’t necessarily make you high risk either being that it’s treatable and manageable with diet and exercise. It also does not mean that you may have with this pregnancy. If you don’t have type 1 or type 2 diabetes normally than you’re not high risk. Many studies have shown this.
I’m sorry your pregnancy was difficult, but these don’t mean you’re high risk now. 
Good luck.

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I think the GD would make you high risk.

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I would take all that information to a doctor completely outside of where you normal go. I became high risk and no one knew. Just happens. I’m healthy with weight and exercised and ended up being high risk. I learned the hard way. Ask a lot of questions!!! No shame, and no question is dumb. This is your baby and life they should not be taking it lightly. Good luck.

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Some doctors won't consider you high risk until you're at least 12wks with previous complications. That's what my old office practices were,  then they send you to a specialist.  If there's another doc in the office you can speak with, do it.  Or change OBs altogether.  It's still early so it won't make a difference if you find one that will deal with your needs head on.  I changed at 10wks cause I had to keep going off site for labs and he told me he sometimes does vertical sections when women have fibroids depending on location....... I don't want to go through that cause recovery is waaaaay worse.  I called every high risk office in my network in the area I wanted until I found one  I was comfortable with.  I have yet to be seen by one even though I have GD, see a pulmonologist cause I can't breathe, have a thyroid issue, low BP, elevated heart rate, low lying placenta and fibroids. Get a second opinion, good luck!

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I am working with 2 Drs offices because... the one that is Top rating for high risk management (take 5weeks to call after the ultrasound they sent me for to give me results. ) and the other because I can speak to a human any time I call not have to leave a VM and maybe get a call back at a time I can answer a private call.?.. I have had ectopics in the past that were almost missed in the early gestation (allowing for medical management not surgery) and I don’t take any chances anymore. It’s my body and if your going to not answer my calls I’ll go somewhere else

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