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Usually gynae will give calcium tablets along with prenatal vitamins for 2nd trimester. Some also recommend taking fish oil. There are also many sources of calcium other than milk/dairy. http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/calcium-vitamin-d-foods

Yah I asked my kkh gynae and he also said must do Oscar before can do Harmony

Agree with suggestion to go TCM to heal. Also talk to dr about taking baby aspirin when pregnant as I had recurrent miscarriages but pregnancy ok when I take baby aspirin.

I actually went TCM to tiao with herbs and acupuncture prior to 3rd pregnancy and had a healthy pregnancy. But I always have to see gynae early.

Panorama can be done from 9 weeks. Some prefer to do a bit later as sometimes when done to eary may nit have enough fetal serum for the test and may need to do another blood draw. But I did mine at 9 weeks and got my results. Harmony from 10 weeks onwards

Oscar is quite inaccurate with high rate of false positive. which measurement caused the risk to be high? blood test, nuchal translucency or nasal bone? Most of the time mums (like me do an amnio or harmony/panorama) and ita fine!

It is! The two week wait after ovulation is excruciating! And then you overthink every single twinge or symptom.. haha it's normal! Hope for the best for you!

Tests like Oscar, Harmony and Panorama is to test for trisomies, where Down's syndrome is one such trisomy. Oscar is usually done around week 11 to 13 weeks 6 days. Blood test usually done around week 11 and a scan done at around week 13. The scan measures the fluid at the back of the neck and...

usually they advise to do Oscar blood test at ard 11 weeks and scan between 11 to 13 weeks 6 days. So 14 weeks seems a bit late. Not true tt private gynaes go by packages. Most go by per consultation and you can choose a pkg of you want.

Oscar is done via blood test and ultrasound scan. the scan is done by the sonographer, not the dr. all the hospitals offer Oscar.

Pls see a doctor quickly to diagnose. Usually high fever means body is fighting an infection. While I think babies are quite resilient, mum having prolonged high fever also may not be good for baby.

He was having a chat with the nurses and I felt that put me at ease since he is so experienced and that it is a walk in the park for him.

Best to test on the day of missed period. When implantation occurs, it takes some time for HCG to double and turn positive on a home pregnancy test.

KK doesn't do Panorama. They do Harmony but only after you do Oscar and have high risk results, then they will offer Harmony (non-invasive) or amnio (invasive with risk of miscarriage).

Amnio doesn't really hurt but yes, about what it feels like for a blood draw. Needle is VERY long. There is a risk of miscarriage but mine was done by a very experienced Prof John Tee at KKH so I felt assured. I only had 1 day mc (day of procedure). Yes Oscar scan also depends on baby's...