Pregnancy after Long Term TTC #1 - 2009

Hi Megan,
what an amazingly scary time for you. I'm so glad it all turned out for the best for you and Kim. I went through a similar time, though I don't have emergency rooms nearby so it was just blood tests and gps until I could get to Cairns and luckily my gp found the heartbeat. I hope Kim is feeling better and your nerves are settled back down.

Now I know you are waiting for that magic milestone of 12 weeks, but as you have said, you have never been this far before and as others have told me, you need to enjoy the small milestones along the way. If you spend your whole time waiting for 12 weeks, then you miss a bit of happiness and stress-free days along the way. They do happen! 9 weeks was an amazing place for me to be and that's not far for you either. Remember to enjoy the baby steps.xox

Megan what a scary day for you both :hug:
That first scan is when you really do hold your breath. So glad to hear that bubs is nice and snug with a strong HB.
Hope the next 6 weeks fly's for you both.

Nic, congrats on setting up delivery date :dance:
As you said there is allot that has gone right for you so it is great to see the positive side of everything....and just thinks lots of cuddles in 3 weeks time for you!!
To be honest as much as I don't care how bubs is born the thought of a C/S scares the crap out of me but at the end of the day sometimes we just have no choice.

Happy Friday everyone and bring on the weekend, although for myself at the moment every day is a bloody weekend...not that I am complaining ;)

Tiggerlinda----Welcome Charlotte!
Janie71----Welcome Jasmine!
Megan---Welcome Noah!
Queenh----09.04.2009---- It's a ....?----# 1 & 2---- Welcome ???
Bee83----06.05.2009----It's a Boy ----# 1---- 36w 1d Baby Bee
Nixon----09.05.2009----It's a Surprise---- # 1---- 36w 6d Rascal
Briggsy's Girl----31.05.2009----It's a Girl----#1---- 33w 4d Gremlin
LuckyStrike----03.06.2009----It's a ...?----# 1----33w 2d Little Chicken
NicoleS----03.06.2009----It's a Surprise----# 1---- 33w 2d June Bug
Mon----12.06.2009----It's a Boy & a Girl----# 1 & 2----30w 6d Crik&Croc
Bel----02.07.2009----It's a Boy & a Girl----# 1 & 2---9w 1d Bel?s Blessings
LNB----05.07.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 28w 5d Fred Bear
Kahlan----17.07.2009----It's a Girl---# 1---- 28w 3d Ducky Junior
Alloy----26.07.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 25w 5d B1 and B2
Farmgirl77----17.08.2009----It's a boy----# 1---- 22w 4d Tex
Kaydee78----21.08.2009----It's a ....?---# 2 & 3--21w 7d Bubble & Squeak
Rach81----22.08.2009----It's a ....?---# 1----21w 6d ???
Mel77----30.08.2009----It's a Boy---# 1 ----20w 5d Sudds
Jen34----01.09.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 20w 3d Little Munchkin
Rara----04.09.2009----It's a ....?---# 1----???
21andTTC#1----14.09.2009----It's a ....?----# 1---- 18w 4d Little One
BabyMiracles----02.10.2009----It's a ....?----# 1----???
Neptune----15.10.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 13w 7d Neptune Baby
Wherethere?shope----##.##.####---- It's a ....?---#1-- 13w 6d BabyH JenC77----16.10.2009----It's a ....?---# 1 & 2 ----13w 2d Twinnies
Diamond----16.10.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 13w 3d Forever Baby
KellyD----24.10.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 12w 7d Bubble
Murph01----08.11.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 9w 6d Little Chicken
Miss Magpie----20.11.2009----It's a ....?---# 1---- 8w 3d Baby Pie
TwoMums----##.##.####---- It's a ....?---# 1 ---- 6w 2d Mini Mum
Lalitearns----??.??.2009----It's a ....?---# ?---???
Grub17----13.12.2009----It's a ....?---# 1 ----5w 4d Grubby Bub



Our thoughts and prayers go to those whose beautiful mothers who's precious babies have been taken too soon

Much loved & wanted daughter of Hippy Mum & Hippy Dad, Georgia Ariela taken too early from this earth 12-03-09 @ 22wk 6d
Much loved and wanted son of Chez67 & her DH, Ryan Patrick, born sleeping 17-03-09 @ 18wk 1d

Hi Nixon,
I have to play with formatting (you probably found that yourself). It gets a bit scrambled so you might have to bear with me while I learn the ropes.

I'm happy to take on the mantel, but if anyone else is keen, go for it. It's a fun idea and good to continue.

Thanks for all your work on keeping track, it takes a bit of research to track everyone hey?

It sure does Murph!! I dont envy you. Thank you for doing it tho!! Now just to fill in a couple of details, We are due on the 9/12/09 and our nickname for the baby is Pipette!! (Was Petrie and Pipette, but now that we know there is only one we went for Pipette)

Thanks again girls for listening, its so great to know you guys are here for us!!

just thought i'd post and let you all know we're only supposed to have one tracking post (names with edd's) per thread. this thread will likely be closed soon so we can put a new one on the first page, but i wouldn't want anyone getting nastiy messages for having them all through the thread kwim?

not a lot happening here - i swear bubs was going to fall out my hoo ha yesterday - sitting soooo low and sooooo much pain - add a migraine and i was a mess! in bed from four til 6 just waiting for pain meds to kick in, then again in bed at half 8 last night and bugger all sleep - grrrrr. think i'll be in bed again soon somehow - i'm not pushing anything today. i was too crook yesterday!

Megan - that must have been a scary few hours. I'm glad everything is ok.

Murph - good job! I'm calling my twins 'Beans'

BG - hope you're getting some comfort - and feeling better. thinking of you.

Other Megan - Noah is so cute!!! I can't wait to meet mine. Still so looong to go!

Nix - good way to look at it! Good on you. I hope you feel more relaxed after looking at it this way.

I've spent a good few hours today writing and re-writing my mat leave letter (felt SO good) and dreaming up names. I'm having trouble concentrating on work. So boring!

Happy weekends all
Jenx

Hi Everyone

Megan: Noah is just gorgeous. He definitely looks like he's been here before....

Two Mums: What a scare you had. I'm so happy that you can now be reassured that you a little baby tucked up nice an comfy. Hopefully no more scares.

Nixon: Yay on a launch date. 15 days and counting...

All my other buddies, I hope that your week was kind to you all.

AFM: 13 weeks today, officially in the 2nd Trimester now... Did up our list of baby things that we need to buy and think that we might start shopping around this weekend to get an idea of costs. I think it has now hit DH that we are going to have a baby and that we need to start planning how to buy everything we need over the next few months instead of having to get it all at once (and spend a fortune as well).

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

hi ladies thought id pop in!

got a raging headache and cant believe i slept in until midday!!!! i got sent home agin from my clinical placement last nite my heart rate was 120 while sitting and bp was high again, its sooooo annoying!

i cried all the way home, stress i think, i just wish i was showing and felt movement im terrified my baby has died and cant get in until the 29th and i cant take time off next week. i dont want my dreams shattered again but i just have had this eerie feeling since wednesday.

;)thinking of all you beautiful pregnant girls,i hope you all have a nice weekend..
im hopeing be joining you all in april some time :dance: ooohhhh i hope so ..lol..

i hope so too smithy!!! i'm on the bottom of the EDD list and need compnay! lol.

i hope you are very very wrong 21. :hug: for you

kelly D - congrats on the second trimester. ;) that's great and now the fun begins??

jen - i'm hearing you about concentrating on work. i've really found my head elsewhere these days... (usually on my pillow or wishing it was there).

oh BG, i'm sorry to hear you are so uncomfortable. not sure if it makes you feel better but i don't think babies come out like the guys from Monty Python portrayed ( you know where she's washing up and they just slide out onto the floor) lol.

twomums - i read your post iwth my heart in my throat, i'm so relieved for you it all worked out. :dance: but you probably didn't need such a dramatic scare to find out.

murph - thanks for doing the list. :lol:

nixon - i like your way of thinking. staying postive can only be 1000 times better than worry, anxiety and negativity! and you ARE very fortunate and you DO deserve all this wonderfulness.

hi nicole S, kaydee, and all the other girls on this thread.

AFM: we were able to get away early yesterday and took advantage of the weather to go camping. it was sooooo nice to just get out and clear our heads. do some fishing and spend time with just my wonderful DH. we came home this arvo cos of rain but i was pretty exhausted... a 2 hour sleep was the order of the day but i needed it. Have been feeling pretty queasy the last few days and have had a headache. Still cramping and sometimes it feels like i've pulled a muscle in my stomach with all the stretching and carrying on down there.

oxox

21, I hear you on the headache front. Oh my god. When will they ever stop. I have had a perpetual headache for 5 weeks now. It is excrutiating, and I am just so tired of it that last night I just burst into tears. I'm not normally the crying type, so it was a bit of a shock.

In the beginning I was avoiding taking panadol as much as I could, but I don't know whether they've become worse, or my tolerance is weakening, but I had to take 6 yesterday + 2 panadeine. I can barely move around. I don't have another OB appt for 2 weeks, so I guess I'll just have to hope they go away. Is this a 'phase'? I've even started getting blurry vision. Foul foul foul.

However, on a more exciting note, I think I felt the beans move last night!!!!! I was lying in bed (in the dark, with a cold compress - ha:) and trying to drift off to sleep, when all of a sudden I got a 'whooshy' feeling kind of like bubbles/gurgle across my lower abdomen. I lay there for a couple of seconds before I realised what it might be!

Do you lovely ladies think it might have been the twins having a bit of a roll around??

Anyhow, enough whingeing from me. Hope you're all well, and having lovely relaxing weekends.

Jenx

jen i first felt Gremlin at 9.5 weeks - i thought it was way too early but it has been consistent since then so i know it was her - freaky! so yeah, it's highly likely to be your beans you felt last night, esp if you were nice and relaxed and still at the time

for those with headaches - eremember your centre of balance changes when pg and it messes with your spinal allignment - get yourself checked by a chiro or osteo - i have had soooooo much relief via my chiro through this pregnancy!

AFM - will do a proper update later but just thought i'd cry out a little woo hoo! i'm 34weeks today!

Hi lovely ladies

Just thought I would pop in and say :hello:. I have been checking up you all from time to time, and I just wanted to wish everyone in here lots of luck for upcoming tests and scans etc. :pray:

I won't go into too much detail, but after extensive bleeding, I was booked in for a D&C with a much nicer ob than we had before. It was traumatic but I am glad that it is finally over with. Now we can try to move forward. I am really hoping that I will be back in here soon to announce our BFP! All finger crossing and prayers from everyone are accepted!

Take care all.
Cherylxx

PS I found my headaches in the first trimester were due dehydration. Try drinking a sports drink as the panadol and codiene can just make your more dehydrated. But be careful, not all sports drinks are suitable during pregnancy!

Hi Girls

Just popped in to say hi after my 3 hr sleep this afternoon. I get so tired on the weekend.

Also wanted to check out the change in my Avi, I've now got a belly (on the Avi only not yet in real life), although went and bought a Belly Band today so I can wear some of my clothes again and not be slopping around in strechy pants forever.

Hi everyone,
just a quick one from me.
BG - thanks for the heads up on the EDD list, (had no idea so hopefully you saved me a bollocking haha). I'll carry it over on the next thread but I was thinking of doing a weekly update so I guess not.

With all this talk of headaches, I wanted to tell you all that I am the water nazi. My answer for everything is "have you been drinking enough water?'". sometimes the simplest things are overlooked and at the moment we need so much. I have serious issues with dehydration and the only head aches or eye blurriness I ever get is due to dehydration. the girls I worked with in an office once used to scare me, popping serious pain pills while drinking Coke and coffee, working in airconditioning...aghhhh...drink water.

I've got a headache though, from being out in the sun at the markets and not drinking enough...:doh:, now I am drinking and playing catch up and feeling very silly.

Hi girls

I thought I was subscribed to this thread, but hadn't received anything in my inbox and therefore just assumed that it was very quiet in here. Boy, was I wrong! I've just spent a pleasant half hour trying to catch up.

Megan - A huge congrats, your little boy is amazing.

21 - I sure hope you feel better soon and start enjoying your pregnancy.

Hey KellyD, and congrats on the 12 week marke, it isv ery exciting!

BG - well done on the 34 week mark! Not long to go.

Jen - sorry to hear about your headache, but great news about the possible movement from the twins, that is amazing.

Hi to everyone else, I"m short of time due to an exam today, :bellyrubs: to all.

AFM: I feel really well, lots more energy in the 2nd trimester so have started walking a lot more (from Central to work (Randwick) - about 7km) plus walking the dog, plus a swim once a week. Nasty headache just in the morning - feel that my neck may be out - is it safe to have a massage??????

Otherwise, feeling very anxious to feel some movement! Haven't felt anything as yet.
Love to all.

Morning ladies.....

21, hang in there I hope the headaches are gone for you and there is nothing wrong with feeling the way to do....until bubs is born I'm sure we all have days like you have been feeling no matter how far along we are :hug:

Jen, sure could have been movement!! I didn't feel June Bug till 20 weeks but cause you have two little ones in there you could have felt your very first movements :dance:

Grub, you are very brave to be camping while PG. My poor DH loves camping but I'm not a great outdoors sort of gal!!
How you are feeling at the moment is very normal. I always felt like a had a stitch at the beginning...just wait to you feel a foot in your rib cage!!

Kelly, congrats on hitting the 2nd Trimester ....I found that once I hit 13 weeks the time fly's until 20 so I hope it is the same for you....BTW nice new Avi :)

Neptune, wish I had your energy ATM!!
Movement is different for everyone one and as I said above I didn't feel anything until 20 weeks , BG 9 weeks and it also depends on where the placenta is lying so hang in there and am sure bubs will move for you when you least expect it!
Best of luck for your exam today.

Murph, best advise...bring on the water simple cure for any headache.

BG, congrats on hitting 34 weeks I can't wait till Wednesday when my ticker is the same!!

Smithy and Chez, hope to see you both back in here really soon :pray:

AFM, had our first Ante-Natal class over the weekend and watched the most dated birthing video :wall:
It was really nice to meet some couples who were are the same sort of stage in their first pregnancy and have a laugh.
Not much else doing seeing OB on Friday and baby Shower on Sunday so that should be a heap of fun.
June Bug is kicking strong esp at 3.30am!! I think this is glimpse in to things to come.

Anyway sorry for the long post and wish you all a great Monday.

Good afternoon girls,

Hope you all had a good weekend.

KellyD - Im glad Im not the only one spending most of my time sleeping on the weekends, lol. Love your new Avi & Congrats on starting your 2nd trimester :D

Jen - How exciting to feel your bubs moving! I cant wait until that happens. Hope your headaches have gotten better.

BG - WOW, 34 weeks. Not long to go now!

Twomums - What a scary experience for you both. Glad you were able to see the heartbeat. Its an amazing experience. Take care.

Grub - camping and getting away from it all sounded good! Glad you had a good time. I too feel like I have pulled a muscle in my tummy at times so glad Im not the only one experiencing it! I keep thinking, as long as I dont see any blood, all is ok.

21 - :hug: I know its hard not to think of the negatives, but try not to. Im sure all is ok. Hope this week flies by and before you know it, the 29th will be here so you can get some reassurance. Hang in there.

Murph - I dont drink enough water so will make an effort to do so :D

Nicole - Glad you met some nice people in your class. How exciting about your upcoming baby shower. Hope you get some lovely things :D

:hello: to everyone else.

AFM, not much happening. Am 9 weeks today :D Time has FLOWN since my 6 week scan when I saw our bubs heartbeat. I hope the next 3 weeks fly by too. I have my first OB appointment next Monday so am looking forward to that and seeing the babies heartbeat again.

Take care,

Tania

hi girls,

hope everyone has started the week off well. missmagpie i'm the same, no blood = good. even if i'm getting some very strange sensations in my belly et al. ;0 i'm so glad to hear that time does keep moving and the last 3 wks have flown for you! wish they'd hurry up for us!!!

nicole s - sounds like you are getting to the fun part... well apart from the video maybe. that's good you've met some other couples, i'm really looking forward to those classes. i can see my DH will be very amusing... he'll take it very seriously, study hard, and know everything you're meant to which he will then apply very aptly to the birthing room ... til i scream at him!! heeheee. he's a ''researcher'' in that everything he does is carefully thought through and understood before he mades a decision.. but in an adorable way. lol.

hey nixon - i had the same trouble a little while back and had to keep resubscribing to threads. but it seems to be better now... hey, kudos for you for being so active. i was walking 4-5km in the mornings last week till it came in rain. so i'll have to get on the treadmill. and i know the pool is calling my name, ugh, but cold, rainy weather just doesn't inspire me to swim lol. glad to hear the energy has returned tho! hope bubs rattle your bones soon.

i'm with you murph - i drink water like it's going out of fashion... i have a 2litre bottle at work which i refill at least 3-4 times a day. have another large bottle i carry around the house with me. i find i tend to sip without even thinking, beats biting my nails.

kellyd - what's a belly band? is it one of those things you wear over your pants when you can't do them up and it looks like another top coming down??? where did you get your band? i'm so completely clueless when it comes to pregnancy and babies and what's involved. Our youngest extended family member is only 5 yrs younger than me, so no ''helping out with the kids'' when i was growing up! lol.

hi chez - our paths haven't crossed yet i don't think but i'm more than happy to throw you lots of fingers crossing that you are back here soon. :pray:

BG - by the time you're ready to pop i'll only be 12 wks!! i'm hoping the next 6 wks fly... are you??

jen - moving beans.... that's is so super exciting!!!

hi to all the other girls on here and those lurking :dance:

AFM: nearly made it an entire work day without fizzing. feel pretty tired at the moment but am just going to stay up til 8/8.30pm then go to bed. DH is on shift this week so he gets home at 11pm and gets up 8.30am while i leave for work at 8.30am and go to bed by 9pm :( not much else to report, tired, slight nausea, sore BBs have arrived but disappointingly haven't grown a darn inch!! i'm a smallish 12B so i was looking forward to having boobies for awhile... tho i'm sure that'lll wear off pretty quick once i get a set of proper knockers. i think that's what Dh is most looking forward to, lol. Men!

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BG - by the time you're ready to pop i'll only be 12 wks!! i'm hoping the next 6 wks fly... are you??

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yes and no! i can't wait to meet my little girl (and to bond with her properly) but i'm also petrified of not being ready. i'm such an organised person for most things, but having had so much time off work with the ms and now being in so much pain with my pelvis, i'm just not ready yet!

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