Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - #4 2009

[Kaydee78]

Greenslw, we struggled with names. Being a teacher there are so many names that remind me of a child I know of... It took us a while to decide on names but we did find the girls names easier than the boys names. DH likes more traditional names than I do but we compromised in the end. Yay for 13 weeks tomorrow!

Azzrenae, I wouldn't worry too much about your size especially carrying twins. My fundus height was listed as full term at our appt last Wednesday. My stomach really is a compact, solid mass. It's the measurements they take at growth scans that I'm interested in... it's amazing that they can give you an idea of the weight of the babies before they're even here. Our last scan at 32 wks showed both babies as just under 2kg each which was exciting. Next scan is end of next week so we're hoping for good weights by then When's your next scan? Might help to put your mind at ease. Exciting news that you have started shopping - bargains too!! When you say you are finding it hard to get comfy, do you mean when sleeping? I find it hard to sit for a length of time (like now at the computer, I'm getting fidgety ) but the stretching pains - front and back - go when I lie on my left side on the floor. Try heat packs, I would be lost without mine. If all else fails, I soak in the bath.

[theresep]

Geez, i hope i'm not going to be a "bleeder" during my pregnancy - it will cause enough worry to make me look 10years older!
Bleeding started again yesterday after lunch, more than last time, and also more clots
Called my lovely naturopath, and she said she would make up some herbs for me (i interupted her weekend, so thats how gr8 she is). Good news is, i have no usual signs of miscarriage - no pain, no cramping or spasms, and no fever. Also called my ivf nurse - from their view, it's just a 'wait and see' situation, so didn't have any BT's.
The herbs i have are to support and tone the uterus, and to stop any bleeding. Obviously, if there is a problem, they won't stop a miscarriage.
So, this morning, the bleeding has nearly stopped, just a little spotting now. Had a good night sleep, no pain - can someone just knock me out for 9 months, and then wake me up when this baby arrives??
Not sure how i'm feeling today (emotionally) i think i'm starting to distance myself from the chance of this pregnancy succeeding, starting to put the armour back around the heart, to protect it from hurting

Hope everyone else is having a better weekend!

think i need to sprinkle some of this around..

[grub17]

just adding my contribution for you theresep. hope the bleeding settles down soon and you enjoy a breezey pregnancy.

[Kaydee78]

Theresep, hope your bleeding settles soon and the herbs help do the trick. Try and relax today. The days drag by when you worry. Sometimes it's hard to stay positive when things seem to be working against us but hopefully this is the last of the bleeding and you'll cruise through the rest of this pregnancy. My fingers and toes are crossed for you.

[wavegirl]

Theresep - I'm thinking of you. I hope the bleeding stops or that it's all for normal reasons. I know quite a few friends that experienced this and it seems to be common. As for worrying about it, i would be a mess too. I think that we are all so used to things going wrong. Fingers crossed for you anyway. xo

Greenslw - i have the pimples and ingrown hair thing going on too. My doc has said that i can take maxolon for MS if this keeps up but he would like to try and avoid if possible, so i am trying to avoid resorting to that. He said that it's no majical cure anyway?

Kaydee - Thanks, i tried the ginger but suprise, suprise, it makes me vomit! Lol. The blood noses are strange, never ever had them before. I'm finding this whole pregnancy thing quite odd.


Hope everyone is having a lazy Sunday xo

Due Date 21/02/10

[Murph01]

EDD list updated July 23rd 2009

Alloy----26.07.2009----It's a ....? - B1 and B2


Mels77----30.08.2009----It's a Boy - Sudds
Jen34----01.09.2009----It's a ....? - Little Munchkin
Rara----04.09.2009----It's a ....?
21andTTC (Me+Him+Bub)----13.09.2009----It's a boy
BabyMiracles----02.10.2009----It's a ....?
Neptune----15.10.2009----It's a boy
Wherethere'shope----17.10.2009/CS 13.10.2009---- It's a ....? - BabyH
JenC77----20.10.2009----It's 2 boys - Twin Beans
Diamond----16.10.2009----It's a ....? - Forever Baby
KellyD----23.10.2009----It's a girl - Pink Princess
Miss Magpie----04.11.2009----It's a ....? - Baby Pie
Murph01----08.11.2009----It's a girl - Jasmine Lucy
Azzrenae----19.11.2009----It's 2 boys (Identical twins)
TwoMums----09.12.2009---- It's a boy- Noah Lee
Lalitearns----??.??.2009----It's a ....?
Laniwantsababy----11.12.2009----It's a ....?
Grub17----13.12.2009----It's a boy - Grubby Bub[/COLOR]
Bella55----18.12.2009----It's 2 boys (Identical twins)
Mahli09----??.??----It's a... ?
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Kmond----12.01.2010----It's a... ?
Daytona ----18.01.2010----It's a... ?
Ella's Mum----21.01.2010----It's a... ?
Greenslw----24.01.210----It's a... ? Baby JS
Spookie----28.01.2010----It's a... ?
Misty77----10.02.2010----It's a... ? Spinky
Smithy----12.02.2010----It's a... ? Baby Charlee
Saph204----20.02.2010----It's a... ?
Baby Dreamtime----24.02.2010----It's a... and a...?
Jodes76---##.##.2010----It's a... ?
Wavegirl----21.02.2010----It's a... ?

31becc----##.03.2010----It's a...?
Babydreams----##.##.2010----It's a...?
Sammiejam----##.##.2010----It's a...?
BOC----##.##.2010----It's a...?

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Rach81----Welcome Elii!
Kaydee---- Welcome Jarrod and Teneille!
Farmgirl----Welcome Archer!
Kahlan----Welcome Lyla!
LNB----Welcome Nathaniel (Nate)!
Mon----Welcome Matteo and Martina!
Briggsy's Girl----Welcome Emerald!
Nixon----Welcome Asher!
NicoleS----Welcome Aaron!
Bel----Welcome Sebastian & Isabelle!
Tiggerlinda----Welcome Charlotte!
Janie71----Welcome Jasmine!
Megan---Welcome Noah!
Bee83----Welcome Jacob!

Our thoughts and prayers go to those whose beautiful mothers whose 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.

[Murph01]

Hi lovelies,
please let me know if I missed any of your updates. It's getting to be a healthy long list.

Theresep, I hope that seeing your name, last but not least on the list gives you even more hope. Good luck with this anxious time and the bleeding.

Greenslw, good to see things are looking up for you and you are feeling a bit more confident. Sorry I haven't PM'd you yet, I have been a bit run down (just headachy and tired from night work), so having nana naps again too. I know the feeling of the isolation and realisation you have no friends around you, but like KellyD, it has taken probably a year or two to really accept and love the life I have with the sacrifices we have made. I bet you at least have t.v for company. I have Belly Belly I guess you feel you don't have the support of the one who should be supporting you most,and that adds to that feeling of having no one close. You do though. This forum has real live people who care about you, no matter that we don't even know what you look like and we will all follow you through the whole time of your pregnancy. who else but us crazy women in waiting understand the excitement of whether to go two wheels or three I think it's an amazing resource of friendship and support. There's no way to pretty up the ugly subject of financial stress, just work with each other and see each other's fears I guess. YOur years of truck driving sound like my years of DH working in nightclub security. Hateful horrible years and I don't know how we survived! It was all about the money and getting through uni but just a total nightmare. we still can't look at a nightclub strip without being truly thankful those years are behind us and that was 5 years ago! If only we'd discovered nightfilling at Woollies years ago! No drunk and drugged out punters, no crazy life of full time study and full time work. We just didn't put enough thought into our options and persevered. YOu know how it is. I hope you give your options lots of thought.

KellyD, I'm sure your DH won't resent you if he has to commute into Melbourne for work. I hope it won't come to that but for the lifestyle it affords you to have in Ballarat (brrr, cold just thinking of that place) and the cheaper living, it may just be one of those pay offs over all. I hope he gets a bit more security with his job though and he can work closer to home.

Kaydee, congrats on your latest milestone. So close now but yet so far away I suppose. Are you with a private system? It's just that witht he mention of all the scans you have had and will still have, mine stopped at the 19 week growth scan and there are apparently none more scheduled throuugh the whole pg unless there are complications (throught he public system). It feels really strange to be out here just doing it on my own, after all that initial IVF intervention and now all I have really is the GP appointments and the antenatal clinic at my local hospital, oh and of course the signs from Jasmine which are most important.

I'd better get off or I'll be kicked off. That damn Daintree pest is hogging the link again....god someone buy her a t.v!!!

[theresep]

You are all so lovely and supportive - thx for your kind wishes. Today has been ok, just a bit of spotting starting this afternoon, and a feeling like i usually get when AF is on her way. Have had a stern word to my body , telling it to break the usual habits of AF etc, it now has the most important role of it's life - that is, to support this little embryo, and help it grow! Didn't hear anything in response LOL !

Murph, thankyou for adding me to your list, it felt very special to see my name up there. If all goes well, i will be due in March. Will find out my proper due date when i have my 6 week scan

[Greenslw]

Wavegirl, I'm glad I'm not alone with the ingrown hairs, my bakini line looks like I have chicken pox. Oh well but my zits are clearing up on my face but not on my neck. Weird hormones.

Theresep oh you have the best nat path. Glad you have a good IVF nurse.

Kaydee my mums a primary school teacher and funny that there is a LONG list of boys names I can NEVER EVER use. Not so many girls. I must admit we've gone for more old fashioned names and included some of our parent/granparents middle and frist names when they aren't to scary. My beloved grandma was Gurtude. Not happening Oma I love you but not doing that to my baby if it's a girl.

ATM i'm being the homework monitor, watching DSS like a hawke, it's his personal project right up and I've mad a stack of corrections which he's working on. His grades were so bad last semester I'm determined to get them up. Hopefully he is too.

p.s. wow murph our list is getting huge. So many beautiful pg women