Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #3 - 2009

[saph204]

Hi all, sorry for the selfish post feeling a little under the weather and out of sorts. All the bloods are taking their tole (or should I say the early mornings and the stress). I an extremely worried that next weeks scan is not going to be good. I have always wondered if this is an eptopic. My HCG today was only 4570, I asked if this is ok and she said its fine as long as it is doubling. Hello 2680 to 4570 over three days is not doubling. Has anyone had crappy numbers like this and made it through? If it is an eptopic would it be painful? Any help would be great. What doesnt make any sence to me is that I have had no spotting, with DS i had some spotting. ARRRGH one more day at work and then I am on holidays I wish I could just sleep through the next week.

Sorry to bring everyone down having a blah day.

[mummy2chloe]

saph is there any chance you could have a scan sooner?
i am pretty sure after 6 wks your levels start going all over the place and not doing what there suppose to like doubling and stuff, thats why they usually do scans rather then bts after 6wks

if your 6 wks 3 days you should be able to see a sac and a heart beat hopefully. so if i were you just to give you piece of mind i would ask to bring the scan forward and have it sooner

will be thinking of you, let me know how you get on ok xxx

[Murph01]

Hi Saph,
I agree with M2C. My numbers were in your kind of ball park and I got to the same point in thinking that I had nothing going on. I was desperate to get an early scan and I think it was 5 or 6 weeks when I got my first scan and saw the little heart. It was an amazing experience and one I wouldn't want to put off and wait for. The doubling is only reliable to a certain point and even then, it's not a daily double, it's more like every day and a half when it's happening.

I think it is routine for girls to have the scans done earlier. We are the ones freaking out. Waiting for a calendar date is fine in theory, but murder in practice.

I don't know anything about ectopic but I hope you get some answers and an early scan to put your mind at ease. Chin up, we'll be thinking of you.

[saph204]

Thanks guys as you can imagine I had a crappy nights sleep and feel almost hungover this morning. I understand all the things that happen but it doesnt stop me worrying. My clinic does all its scans at 7 weeks. I am sure I can keep myself busy until next wednesday. Because I am on holidays DS is still at daycare on Wed so I wont bring the scan forward. If it goes as I expect he doesnt need to be there. Had lost of pain last night, sharp pain in my ovaries as "I stand up or rolling over in bed might ring clinic about this today as it is starting to get worse.

[Kaydee78]

Thinking of you, Saph

[barney]

thinking of you sweet heart saph but still got everything crossed .

[MissMagpie]

Oh Saph Im sorry I cant shed any light on your situation. They didnt give me another blood test after my BFP. I only had a scan at just over 6 weeks.

Please take care and try not to stress which I know is easier said than done.


Tania

[Jodes76]

Hi Girls,

Im hoping i can join in your thread...we just found out we are pregnant and are both quite excited. I dont want to get too over the moon until our 8wk scan when we can actually hear the heartbeat. I am soooooo nervous as i have never been pregnant before and it feels like its taken us so long to get to this point.It would be nice to share the journey with some of you women who obviously have been in my position and are now on the pregnancy journey too. Will be nice getting to know you all.

[Ella'sMum]

Welcome jodie, and congratulations!
I hope you find bellybelly a welcoming place where you can ask questions no matter how silly you may think they are.
BB has been a great comfort to me over the last 18 months and previously when I was pg with my dd.
Good luck with the next few weeks And enjoy your time being pg, it really Is the most beautiful time of your life even with all the negative points of it!

[Me+him+bub]

saph - mine didnt double, i was 15 000 one week then the next it was only 36 000 therefore it had only doubled in a week with a little extra and this was at approx 6 to 7 weeks. after 6 weeks the rate changes and can take up to 5 days to double, i had this done in the ED due to spotting and vomiting so bad and the ob told me this, so dont stress!

jodes - welcome!!! im glad you are here, you obviously deserve to be!

[barney]

Hi Girls,

Im hoping i can join in your thread...we just found out we are pregnant and are both quite excited. I dont want to get too over the moon until our 8wk scan when we can actually hear the heartbeat. I am soooooo nervous as i have never been pregnant before and it feels like its taken us so long to get to this point.It would be nice to share the journey with some of you women who obviously have been in my position and are now on the pregnancy journey too. Will be nice getting to know you all.

hunny and a big welcome and a huge congrats on your bfp

[Neptune]

WElcome to the newbies! Congratulations and I hope you have H & H pregnancies!

SAph, I hope you're hanging in there.

I have been MIA, but I have just finished my psychology assignment and what a relief!!!!!! I feel like I can concentrate on other more important 'baby' stuff!

My back is still a problem, but I have tried everything and have decided that I just have to put up with it until bubs arrives. I have taken the view that it is a temporary pain, and the broken sleep is just practice!!!

Question: Does anyone know if it is safe to get a spray tan when PG? I am going to a wedding next week and thought maybe I would look better, but I am worried that it may be a no-no?

I hope everyone is well!

[jenc77]

Welcome Jodes. Hope your pregnancy is a long and healthy one You'll find loads of us in here who frankly couldn't quite believe their BFPs.

Saph -thinking of you.

Neptune, I haven't had a spray tan done, but I did ask my sister who has studied beauty therapy and they get taught that there has been no evidence of harmful effects of spray tans on pregnant women, as it is only the top layer of skin that is affected. However, there is a real dearth of research in this area, so there's also no definitive research that says it is harmless. Up to the customer is what they get taught. I'm sorry if that doesn't help.....

Hi everyone else. Hope you're all doing well.

Jen

[Greenslw]

My thoughts are with you Saph

Neptune, I know some spray tans are made from natural products, I think that may be better for you anyways.

Kahlan, great to be more informed I hope that helps you for the next week.

KellyD veging out and shopping sounds like heven to me.

MissMagpie I had a big anxiety attack the other day thinking about it. Could have had something to do with the fact that I got called (oncall) 3 times and just wanted to sleep. I think it will be ok for 9 weeks then I'm dropping the 1/2 day. Will be thinking of you Wednesday how you see lots more detail.

Congrats Jodes

ATM: I'm home alone and watching a sad movie, trying to sell my car and thinking about my first OB app tomorrow. DP is having the day off too which I am so happy about. We're also taking our nephew (3) to see Ice Age before he goes home to Canada next week I wll miss them so much.

I've been so spent all weekend, had a full on week at work, one assult, one od and a number of staff (casenote) related issues. Sometimes I wish I wasn't the boss, I really hate supervision when things aren't going well.

But it is a new week and I'm am truly over the moon to see my baby again tomorrow.

[saph204]

Green - good luck tomorrow. My first OB appointment is at 8 weeks if I make it that far. Hope everything goes well.

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes. I am plodding along slowly trying to keep busy. Have more bloods tomorrow and scan on wednesday. Trying to stay positive but preparing myself for the worse. Spoke to clinic nurse yesterday as I have been having sharp stabbing ovary pain as I move on both sides she said as this is my second pregnancy I will feel everything sooner and more intense. She said it was my ligerments and uterus stretching. They are not saying anything about my low numbers so maybe I am just one of these people who is on the low side of normal. Just have to wait and see. Well best be off, we are toilet training DS today so should go and put him on the toilet. Yay.

Hope everyone is doing well.

[Murph01]

Hiya,
well I'm a clutz! I wrote a reply with welcomes and catch ups then had a brain fart and closed the window and lost it. You know how it is, then you don't want to repeat it all again. So more persies later, you'll just have to hear my exciting news all about me now

I just bought my pram...yay!!! thought I'd never do it, nearly went to the dark side of ridiculously expensive Bugaboo, god what was that all about (talk about champagne tastes on beer budget) Nah, I never could have justified that. what I got is exxy enough but I'm really sure it will be a worthy investment. So I bought the Steelcraft Strider Deluxe through Babyzone direct (thanks Grub and BG for your advice), I saved $100 and even adding postage up here was cheaper than buying it anywhere else. Bargain!

this has been keeping me up at nights, I come home after my shift ends at midnight and I can't sleep for thinking of my Kingfisher blue pram and surfing around the net for product reviews etc...ohhhh, that's sad right??? Still, no turning back now. The size doesn't bother me, my main concern was durability for rough terrain with my bumpy dirt roads all around me. The other nice thing is that I can get family to pitch in with any of the added extras if we want the car capsule attachment or basinette etc, or just be happy without. Can't wait for delivery!!!

P.S Five and a half months pregnant today and that seems to be the turning point that has everyone shocked when you say it, even ourselves. Nobody knows I'm preggas til I tell them, despite wearing fitted tops with these boobs that sure aint mine any other time and trying to emphasise the belly. I just get the comment "oh you can't even tell"...urggh, I'm trying to be out and proud, Im not just eating too many pies! I'm quite a medium build 70kg and 171cm (blonde, gorgeous and like long walks on the beach... but apparently it's all lost on me so far. Oh well, be careful what I wish for hey?

[grub17]

Murph you are a nutter but i'd date you! lol. you sound very similar build to me actually but maybe bubs is hiding towards your back more than your front. i met a lady 2 week ago who only had 8 weeks to go and i was nearly bigger than her! sure you'll pop before you know it.

and congrats on the pram! how excitement!

sorry neptune, can't help with the spray tan thing, but i wouldn't imagine it'd be a huge issue. I really hope you can find something to relieve your pain. have you tried stretching useing a fit ball?

hi to everyone. so glad to read about everyone's journey and so glad we are all staying so active. and super excited to see more girls joining. SMithy - look how far along your ticker got all the sudden!!!

saph. - you are in my prayers lady. hope it all goes well and you can stay positive. good luck this week.

greenslw - good luck with your scan too! i just love love love seeing my bubs! can't wait til our 20 week scan as our last one was at 12 weeks and i can't imagine how much bub has grown (although i've grown an awful lot lol).

Who else is going for scans or tests this week????

Monday - greenslw scan
- saph BT
Weds ----- saph scan (fingers crossed)

afm went to a pregnancy pilates/yoga class yesterday mrning and loved it. some great stretches, good gentle strenghth work and some techniques to help in labour. it's pretty exxy but i'll go a few more times and then try to use what i learn here at home.

oxoxox

[saph204]

Murph thanks for the babyzone direct website had a look but for me the postage is pretty exxy. I am after a new pram. I have a fantastic bertini shuttle but it wont take a toddler seat so now i have to get a whole new pram just to put a toddler seat on which he probably wont sit in anyway. At least this and a new nappy bag is all I need to get. Advice on the nappy bag shop around til you find one that is perfect I went through three in the first 12 months until I didnt need it anymore still didnt find one that I liked.

Getting a little ahead of myself here. But anyone in Perth I am about to sell a Bertini shuttle pram.LOL

Hope all is well, have bloods in the morning with a doctors appointment straight after to get referral for OB. Seems silly doesnt it need referral for fertility clinic now need to go back to GP to get a referral for OB who also works with the fertility clinic. Go Figure just lining everyones pockets.