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Ruth sweetie when I was on Crionone I got a BFN regardless of the drugs AF showed her head anyhow. Sweetie my spotting was a small clot and then when I wiped and spotting from there. I thought the blood was red but the FS and OB told me clearly it was brown. Babe rest up take care and if you have a moxa stick from Beau use it over your big toe. I was told if it was running down my leg worry if it was a 50c piece or less at a time it should be ok.
Scooby :rofl: I was thinking balerina or AFL player. Irish dancing will be great too :)
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AHHHHHH i got a BFP!!!!! on cd25 and its quite strong with pregnosis is it a false positive? HELP!!!!! i cant stop crying im scared!!
Me 21
DF 21 - 89% abnormal sperm- on menevit one and a half months
TTC#1 for 2 years!!!
blighted ovum May 08 :(
CD25 of a clockwork 28 and a BFP on the 2nd of JAN!!!
AHHHHHHH!!!!
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if you have had no meds, it's highly unlikely to be a false positive - take yourself to dr for BT me thinks! maybe test again tomorrow... and sounds like congrats are in order!
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Happy New Year !!
Ruth - Big hugs to you and :pray: that everything will be okay. I had spotting from 5 - 8 weeks and a number of ladies here have had spotting or bleeding so we know it is very stressful. Take care of yourself and thinking of you for the BT on Sunday.
21 - how exciting, if drug free it sounds very positive !!
Tl, BG, Possums, Janie, Scooby, HM, Mel77, Nicole S, Mon - :bellyrubs: to you all
Dusty - hope you are okay
Bel and Kahlan - hope you are okay, haven't seen you in a while but sending :bellyrubs: to you.
Thinking of everyone and 2009 is going to be an amazing year for all of us.
Take care,
LNB
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thanks girls, im a bit more calm now! ive only taken aspirin yesterday for a headache, i thought it was PMS!!! other than that i dont do anything! im having bad cramps on lower left side and lower back pain like maybe AF is coming, im nervous she might, has anyone had this ? its a pinging in a specific spot on the left hip. I hope you guys dont mind me joining, I often browse in here and dream of the day i can be part of the group! also how do u get that little thing on the bottom saying how pregnant u are! thankyou!
ME 21
DF 21 89% abnormal sperm - on menevit one and a half months
TTC#1 for 2 years!!!
cd 25 of 28 and got my NEW YEARS BFP!!! 2/1/09
Still making 1st FS on JAN 12th
HCG BT on monday!!!
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21 - AF type pain is, unfortunately, one of the lovely things you can look forward to for ooooh the next few months. i still get it now off an on - then cop a boot to the belly and realise it's just bubb stretching my tum or moving! it's a horrible feeling cos it makes you dbout what is going on, but it is normal to feel AF-ish for quite some time
as to the ticker - work out your EDD (there is a calculator under the Preg tools tab at top of BB page) - then decide on which ticker style you like - go to the associate website, create a ticker, then when it's ready it will give you BB code as an option. copy that (only the bit between [img] and [/img] - they often have hidden links you don't want to include). go to User Profile, Edit Sig - then create and automatic signature (so you don't have to type your details each time) - paste the link for your image and all done! BB has some tickers under the preg tools (tiggerlinda has one) if you're wanting an easy to use/find one!
good luck
BG
ooh - just check in user guidelines how many lines of text you can have in your sig if you have a ticker - you may need to condense it a little more...
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hey
happy new year everyone:dance:
Ruth- congrats on getting BFP:clap: try not to stress to much about the spotting, i got a period when i first found out i was pregnant, then i had some spotting this month when my period was due. hopefully things will settle down for you soon, keep up with the bt's
and if you need to talk your definantly in the right thread;)
Possums- how are things going with you now? i done a quick read through of the last few pages in here and seen your post about your levels, they look bl*ody awesome hun
21- sounds like its a positive to me, like bg said go get a bt that will give you a definant answer. good luck and let us know how you go
scooby- wow hun not long to go:dance: its soooooo exciting. i had dropped with dd when i was 35wks and she didnt come till her due date, at least your getting some relief from heartburn :D keep an eye on your headaches and your bp ok and take it easy as much as you can, i know easier said then done
tl- hope your back gets better soon, rest up sweet
bg- i think i read on here somewhere that your finding out the sex of gremlin:dance: cant wait to find out what he/she is. i picked girl awhile ago and i am going to stick to it. good luck hun
mels77, hippy mum, janie 71 & Nicole s :bellyrubs: to you all
AFM- have been getting the worst headaches:cry: for the last 3 days straight i have had the same headache, i go to bed with it, wake up with it. it doesnt matter what i do to try and get rid of it, stupid thing keeps coming back. i go to take some headache pills and the guilt of taking something is killing me, i feel terrible knowing i need to take something stronger then panadol, i know that its ok to take something that has codiene in it, but i feel so bad and that i am not being a good mum. but the headaches are that bad that i am crying without even trying to cry If that makes sense?? today it hasnt been to bad, so thats a good thing. had my first anti-natal appointment with my gp last week, everything seems to be ok. have to go back when i am 12 wks. was wondering if he is going to give me a 12 wk scan?? if not i will ask for one, but it will take me weeks to get an appointment with the ultrasound place. will it matter if i am a few weeks over? or should it be done right on 12wks? if so i will just go back to gp and get a referall for the scan next week and book in now as it will take awhile for me to get in.
ok i will stop talking now lol
sorry if i have missed anyone
take care
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m2c - if you're going to do the 12 week scan you're best to get in to see Gp at around 10 weeks as the associated BT (for downs risk) has a limited window of time in which it can be drawn for accuracy... as to the headache - is it a "helmet" headache, or just on one side of your head - the reason i ask is because if it's limited to one side (the intense part) it's more than likely from muscle damage in your neck/shoulders or your back/neck being out. if it's across the front or your entire head, you're looking more at a tension headache from your shoulders neck, sinus probs or a chemical problem (high bp, migraine etc) - if it's one sided get your dp to gently but firmly massage your neck and shoulders - or do it yourself) - i can generally find where my neck is out doing this - can' fix it, but can relieve the muscle tension. get yourself off to a chiro or masseuse/myotherapist that has experience with treating people in the first tri. if it's from muscles or back being out - it won't go away - your body will get used to it, but as soon as you move wrong or get it corrected, you face a headache again... if it's a helmet or full head headache - go and get bp checked - even if it's just at the pharmacy - if it's up, it's something to get followed up again to see if it's just a one off or something to be worried about. i have had a headache now since the weekend before Christmas - got BP and everything checked, all ok, so off to chiro where we discovered i had torn a muscle in my shoulder - and the only cure is time (and doing nothing with my arm - which i keep forgetting and it hurts again!). hope it eases soon - i feel your pain!
and yup - i'm going to be trying to find out the gender of the Gremlin next week - i can't believe it's only six more sleeps! i have DH home until Sunday (he's been home a fortnight - it's fantastic) and then he'll be home thursday morning at the latest so he'll be there for the scan yay! book into hospital on Friday and see the doc friday arvo. all this on top of going back to work next week for the first time since i started getting MS - yikes! work have been fantastic though - i'm only working half days next week - woo hoo! my boss approved it today. she was impressed that i would choose to work shorter days more often than to go to work and push through as i'm really struggling with fatigue in the arvos... i guess i'm just getting to read my body better now...
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BG that is great hun re the work. I will post in your blog about the other stuff.
M2C- Same here, headaches and migraine since Christmas. I have not been to the chiro in a while...few months and went on Tues...to find i really needed to. So intense treatment for me for the next 8 weeks to try and correct a few things before i get too big and pelvis moves too much. The relief i feel already is great..as it always is...love the chiro...so i would get there asap hun for a check over. If it is just the hormones playing with you BP etc...then a massage would be nice...Indian Head Massage would be great. If it is structural/muscular then you need to get it sorted so that a massage can do any good. Otherwise a waste of money hun. BG gives great advice. I love that her sentences just go on like you are talking to her in person..so cool.
AFM- All is good and dandy. Will come in and update soon. Don't have loads of time today. xoxo To you all
HM xoxo
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good morning everyone!
well i did another POAS this morning and its positive again! not any darker though, will test again tomorrow and go for BT next week! i still have quite a bit of discomfort in the uterus though, im quite nervous its ectopic but i guess a week more of waiting wont impact much on the 2 years!!! thankyou for all your support and I hope i havent come into this forum too early!!!
ME 21 DF 21
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there is no way an ectopic would give you pain at this point hun - it's just far too early for anything to be putting pressure on the tubes. you'll most likely find your little embryo is snuggling in for the long haul, and that is what is causing you discomfort. our bubba got the nickname Gremlin because of the pain it put me through at implantation - felt like a Gremlin trying to eat it's way out of my uterus!
congrats again - and good luck for BT on Monday!
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briggsy - yes it does feel like that, like digging! thankyou i feel a bit more confident now, i also have had headaches for the last 3 days, it still feels like AF is coming, maybe it is! who knows i just dont feel i would get such a strong BFP 2 days before AF is due if its a chemical preg.
ME 21 DF 21
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M2C & HM - I had massive headaches for a good few weeks - I have one word for you......Acupuncture.....
My Ap therapist reckons it was low energy giving me the heachaches. I was going to bed with it, waking up with it and like you M2C crying because I just didn't have the energy to stop it - it just hurt so much.
After session 1 - headache was gone by the end of the session, but started to return about 5 days later.
After session 2 - again, headache gone by the end of the session and then stayed away.
I do Ap about once a fortnight - sometimes once a week if I know I have a lot on that week.
I swear by it. It's gold.
Take care girls - I'm off to Byron tomorrow for a week. Speak to you when we get back
M-wha
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hey everyone
thanks so much for your replies and help regarding headaches
the headaches are right on top of my head in the middle and it throbbs, it really feels like my brain is hurting, i sit there with my hands on top of my head just holding it and applying some pressure but everything hurts. what sort of headache does it sound like??
do you think it could be from the crinone gel?? but if so why are they only happening now and not over the last 8 weeks, god i hope its not from the gel cos i have another bloody 3 weeks left on it.
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M2C, headaches are pretty common in early pregnancy. My acupuncture lady tells me that as the nausea subsides, the headaches tend to get worse - my 2nd trimester was a misery of headaches and anemia and leave in acupuncture needles to try to get some relief. However, I didn't get throbbing headaches... might be worth a trip to the doctor?
BW
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i agree with BW - it sounds like it's just a pg thing - i would be nicking into the doc - or pharmacy at least and getting BP checked out to make sure it's nothing like that
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Hello all,
Welcome to 2009 - wishing everyone a wonderful year full of beautiful babies!
I've been MIA for the past week or so - internet probs as our modem decided not to work 1 month out of warrenty - how do they know that!
21&TTC - :leap: a big congrats on your BFP - wishing you all the best for the BT next week, but looks like you are on track for a 2009 baby - good luck.
BW - what a beautiful little boy you have - and I cant belive that he is already 2 weeks old! Hope that all is going well. Best wishes.
M2C - hope that you are getting some relief from the headaches - sounds like you have got lots of good advice - my only suggestion would be to try to increase the amount of water that you are drinking (if possible, and if you have not already) as mild dehydration could be a contributing factor. Hope that you can get them under control soon as they are not what you need at all!
Nixon - enjoy Byron!
BG - wow - not long till your scan. Hope that you can get a clear picture of your little boy/girl - that would be very exciting and make nursery planning that little bit easier! That is great that you are looking to get back into work and that your workplace has been so understanding - even if they 'have to' there is a big differece in how they could do it and it sounds like you have a good one! Hope all goes well.
TL - glad that the little one is doing such acrobatics!
Ruth - :crossfingers: that all is going well for you and that the bleeding has stoped. I'm sure that you have a little fighter on board who is going to hang in there despite giving mum a good scare! Good luck for your BT tomorrow.
Possums - I hated the count down to the scan - worse than the TWW. Wishing you all the best and that there is a strong little heart beat on the screen.
Scooby - wow - must be getting close - scary stuff. Glad that you have some relief from the heartburn. Good luck in your final preps.
Dusty - hope that all is going well and that you have had a great break.
To everyone else - hello and hope that all is well.
AFM - first ob appointment is tomorrow (8 weeks) to work out what kind of care I'm going to need. Spoke with our specialist last week who advised I'll be on my injections up to 30wks (not the 16 I thought I heard her say originally!), so that will be fun. Have been luck to have a great GP here who is being great and will try to do some of the monitoring with the ob if possible which will save $$ and travel which would be good. Have spent my time off work not doing much and taking long naps - am dreading going back to work, esp on days when I have to go to Melb (6 hrs driving) - dont know how I am going to manage that. Have had a few days of nausea but no chucking - which is good, so fingers crossed it stays at that. Had a little crisis when I was convinced that tex was gone and even POAS just to see the two little lines come up - pathetic I know but oh well! Just hope the ob does a scan tomorrow to check growth and we get to see another heartbeat.
To everyone going back to work tomorrow - good luck and ease into it gently!
FG
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hey
just a quick update on the headaches
went to the hospital last night around 10.30pm cos the headache was that bad, they checked my bp and it was perfect (thankgod)
the doctor came in and he told me that i am suffering from migraines and he ordered me to take panadiene forte. i told him that i was freaking out about taking them, but he told me that it wont hurt that baby at all, mind you dp had to watch me take them, just to make sure i took them cos i just felt terrible taking them.
but the good new is the migraine is gone and i hope it never returns. thanks again everyone for your help over the last couple of days.
fg- best of luck with your appoinment tomorrow, hopefully ob will do a scan so you can see tex and that will give you some comfort knowing everything is alright in there.
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M2C - Good news the migranes are gone
FG - Enjoy your first OB appointment very exciting
AFM: 3 trimester today :leap: and Miss Charlotte is active we have almost all the big stuff for the nursery :clap: Need Daddy to set up cot and change table. Back to work tommorrow but finding it really hard to be motivated to go :(
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M2C, good to hear your feeling better. :)
TL, THIRD trimester!!! How exciting. I'm getting there too...I can't believe it!
We finished bubs room today. All painted, cot and change table all set up, just have to pick up my rocker from Baby Bunting next weekend. I have a clothesline full of nappies and clothes today and I did about 4 loads last weekend of sheets, towels and wraps and blankets. Waiting on my last delivery of nappies to arrive in the post and we're set. Just need a few things for the walls in the room, a lamp and a laundry hamper of some kind. This is what not working does to you...I have too much time on my hands to get organised!
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nothin wrong with being organised Megan - i can't wait to be able to walk into our babies room and see baby stuff, not a mish mash of stuff that doesn't belong there!
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Ours was a mish mash until last weekend and I have to admit it feels really good to have it organised. It's now the neatest most organised room in the house. When I get my rocker next week I will probably just sit in there day dreaming!
I don't know when most women get the urge to 'nest' but I've been cleaning and organising like a mad woman this week. I even helped DH mow the lawns/whippersnip today because I just NEEDED it to be done! I'm exhausted now, but at the time I just couldn't stop. It was like I was posessed! lol
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Hun i'm 19 weeks and already having that urge off and on (scope out my blog - i've been going NUTS with cleaning and reorganising)!
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hehe... I look in the baby's room and STILL see a mishmash of stuff that doesn't belong there. And usually the baby that does! :)
I kind of doubt we'll get the room organised before we move... now we just need the real estate agents to open again so we can find somewhere new to live.
Moral of the story - be organised early! :doh:
BW
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Good to hear I'm not alone then! I've never been like this. I clean because I have to, not because I want to. Poor DH, every room I go into he's in trouble for leaving something laying around, or because I need him to move something heavy because I NEED to re-organise! Am very interested to see how long it lasts!
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god i hope it doesn't last indefinitely! i normally don't like cleaning either - but it's an impulse that i just can't seem to get past. tomorrow i'm ringing my bro and he can get onto the mob who are holding up our shed permit - i NEEEEEEEEEEEEED my shed. i don't wanna NOT be ready.
ooh, i have to get some curtains sewn for bubba room - and paint, and shampoo carpet and gut wardrobe and and and... ahhh, i HATE living like this!
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Hey Ladies just a quick post as I have been out with mum today spending up on some clothes for Work and could fall asleep at any minute....
FYI, Myer and David Jones do NOT sell any maternity
Pumpkin Patch was awesome with the sales :dance:
FG, best of luck for your appointment tomorrow and Congrats on hitting 8 weeks :dance:
BW, your little man is sooooo very cute
Megan and BG, have fun sorting out bubs room....domestic bliss...you gotta love it ;)
I haven't touched mine as yet as it is still a guest room but only needs a couple of things taken out then baby furniture as we painted and built a built in early last year.
TL, big congrats on hitting 3rd trimester today!!
I still have another week and 1/2 on holidays so I'm sure in no time I too will find it hard to get motivated to go back. When do you finish up again??
M2C, glad to hear that the migraine is gone and you are feeling better :)
AFM, 3 more sleeps till our 19 week scan so bring on Wednesday Morning.
DH has decided that he doesn?t want to find out the sex so looks like we will be waiting till our little June Bug is born.
I did want to know but felt very strongly that if DH didn't want to find out I'll go with that as well.
As long as the scan shows a healthy baby what more could you ask for :)
Have a great week to all you ladies heading back to work.
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just a quick pop in to say hi to everyone...sorry I dont have the energy for lots of personals just now (not feeling flash)
FG good luck with your appt
and as for cleaning...I already look around and see how things need to be cleaned, out and reorganised! :lol:
afm- next BT to check HCG levels is tomorrow. nervous (of course) but hoping all will be fine....I am going week to week at the moment.
have actually been sick this week, with a tummy bug (i think)...upset stomach, constantly rushing to the loo (sorry TMI) headaches, cold shivers....i hope it passes soon and isn't harming the baby at all.
belly rubs everyone
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Possums - good luck with your BT tomorrow :crossfingers:. Take care and hope that you get over your bug soon - not fun and another added stress you dont need!
Quick question - when have people needed to get new cloths and what has your progression been - larger sizes or mat stuff straight away. I'm finding that some of my jeans (mostly - and they are fitted to start with) are getting a bit tight around the belly and I'm not sure if I should just get a few pairs of cheap ones (Target is looking good) in a larger size or should I just get one of those belly band things and some longer shirts/t shirts? Any advice?
Thanks
FG
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Farmgirl, I had a touch of OHSS, and pretty much had to go straight to a larger size on the day of my positive blood test at 4 weeks. I did find that I was ok with just larger sized jeans up until about 14 weeks or so, and then I started to transition into belly belts (I found the bands that go all the way around WAY more comfortable than the elastic extender pieces for waistbands) and from there into maternity clothing. I think I was probably in maternity clothing full time from around 25 weeks or so, but many people will end up popping out a bit earlier. I'd recommend the larger size clothing as a temporary measure because you will need them again after birth. I'm at the uncomfortable stage where my maternity clothing falls down, but not quite back into regular clothing - need the larger size. Only issue is that I pretty much only bought winter stuff in the larger size and it's way too hot for that stuff right now!
BW
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Farmgirl.. If you are looking for Mat jeans I found that Kmart had the best ones that didn't cost a fortune. I think I paid about $25 per pair and I got 2 different sizes to last me all pregnancy. I also found that Kmart's bub2b range was really affordable. Another trick for when you are getting larger is to shop in the plus section of stores. Of all my 'Mat' clothes I think only 4 pieces are true maternity labels. I just kept going up in sizes as I needed them and had the top half altered as I am one of the unfortunate ones who have not changed bra size at all and I am due to give birth in 3 weeks!
Hope this helps!
Belinda
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Hi All and a Happy New Year!
Ruth - I am thinking of you and hoping that your bleeding has stopped. It is such a hard time waiting for that first reassuring scan. Just remember that many women in here had early bleeding and have gone on to have healthy pregnancies.
21 - a big congrats on your BFP and welcome to our thread. I remember also reading the posts in here with longing prior to getting my BFP.
TL - WOW - congrats on the 3rd trimester! Time is surely going to fly for us now.
Possums - GL for today... I will be thinking of you and sending lots of :pray:
Hello to BG, LNB, Bel, Mummy2chloe, HM, FG, Nixon, Dusty, Megan, Nicole and Scooby and a big SORRY to anyone I have left of the list. Its not that I have forgotten you, it is just so hard to keep track of everyone now we are so busy.
AFM - 28 week check up went really well. Bubs is already in the head down position and the MW seems to think that they should remain there. Very proud of my organised baby. Had my GCT this morning and will know the results tomorrow. Wasn't as bad as what I thought it would be - although that drink is pretty vile (and I have a real sweet tooth!) I'm sure it will all be fine. Now we are booked in for all our 2 weekly check ups up to 34 weeks and also our 34 week scan. Gave work my medical certificate today to "officially" notify them of my EDD. Next will be the notification of when I go on maternity leave. At the moment I think I will work up until Friday 13th March.
Hope everyone is well.
Janie xxx
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good morning girls!
i feel so far behind everyone! im only 4 weeks! i hope my stay in here is long! i am getting a HCG level bt on wednesday so hope it goes well! have a nice day!
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ruth- thinking of you today and fingers crossed!! :pray:
FG- hope all went well for you today
21andttc- hope your BT shows things are off to a great start
afm- waiting on BT results!
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Hi everyone.... BT results are in
HCG today at 26dpo 10,750 (up from 1940 one week ago) progesterone 95 (down from 107)...so seems like things are on track...my HCG has not risen as quickly this past week as it did the week before...(am so nervous about hcg levels after last time)..but still seem good and nurse said not to worry about progesterone drop
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Possums that is good news :clap:
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Possums - congrats on the hcg and progesteron levels - there is no stress with the P levels dropping, so it looks like all is going well. Hope that this gives you some reassurance and that everything keeps going in the right direction!
BW and Belinda - thanks for the advice!
21and TTC - dont stress, while you wont catch up, you will progress. I think that getting to the 12 weeks seems to drag on forever! Hang in there, you will get there - and there are a few of us who are only 4 weeks ahead of you - nothing at all!
AFM - First OB appointment today at 8 weeks. On the up side we got to hear the heartbeat (178bpm - but that is ok apparently and will slow down as Tex grows - or maybe he is just going to be a stress head like his mum!) and the growth rate is perfect -measuring exactly 8 weeks, but on the down side we got to hear all the scary stuff to do with the APLS and what it means for the pg. Our OB will be happy to get us to 34wks - which is when we can have the baby at Wodonga and not need to go to Melb, but 34wks is no certainty, and we have an increased risk of sudden feotal death syndrome and miscarrage. Much higher chance that our baby will be born by C section. Poor Dr did not want to scare us with too much info, but the fact that he will be happy if we make it to 34wks is still ringing in my ears. I hope that he was giving us the worst case senario, but it will change our planning for mat leave and when we were going to start buying stuff. We are in too minds - start early but run the risk that we lose the baby but wait to late and end up having the baby early and being un prepared! Oh well - I guess we just start planning!
Anyway, that is my news - sorry for the lack of personals but still in debrief mode!
FG
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FG- wonderful seeing that little heartbeat! I bet all that other info was pretty overwhelming...i think drs do like to prepare us for worst case. My nurse still isn't ruling out ectopic chance for me even tho my numbers are good. I hope you are feeling OK and digesting it all OK. Sorry, I prob should know but what does APLS stand for? :redface:
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Possums - thanks for the support - and I do take your point they do like to prepare us for the worst (but this will not be a ectopic pg for you :D)... APLS stands for anitphospolipid syndome - no stress about not knowing what it is - i did not till diagnosed and it is not that common effecting about 2% of the population! Trust me to have it:doh:
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FG :crossfingers: bubba will make it past 34 weeks and it already is a superstar :) Dr's need to tell you the worst options so that you are infromed however scary it maybe :hug:
