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!
Ruth - Big hugs to you and 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 - to you all
Dusty - hope you are okay
Bel and Kahlan - hope you are okay, haven't seen you in a while but sending to you.
Thinking of everyone and 2009 is going to be an amazing year for all of us.
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!!!
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...
Ruth- congrats on getting BFP 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 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 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 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 to you all
AFM- have been getting the worst headaches 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.
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...
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 - 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 - 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
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.
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
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
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?
Last edited by Possums; January 5th, 2009 at 11:55 AM.
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 )... 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
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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.
to you all
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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