Yippee...I feel sick...almost spewey...all is good!
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Yippee...I feel sick...almost spewey...all is good!
Our IVF Blessing Has Arrived after 6 Cycles
Ellie Yay
Devon: a boy huh well that is some thinking for you glad the 20 week scan went well
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Hi everyone
Have been MIA a little - DH's birthday yesterday, and was spending quite a lot of time with DH's family on the weekend.
TL - so glad you made it into the thread, hun, even though I'm a couple of days behind in welcoming!! I've posted in your blog, but just wanted to let you know that it's so hard not to analyse all the things that are happening in your body and whether to stress about it or not, so just know that everything you've mentioned sounds so much like the timings and things I went through. MS started around then end of week 6 and it was really very mild at first, and I had cramps for quite a few weeks after AF was due. Very hard not to feel something wasn't right, but it all sounds so good. Hoping the time until your scan goes really quick - counting down for you
Shan - how are you doing? Been catching up in you blog too, but I'm sorry that you've been finding some of the things your OB said scary. I absolutely would too. I'm sure she was trying to prepare you for the worst case scenario only, and didn't mean to make you think that extremely early intervention is likely. I really don't think it would be. Your bubbas are healthy and strong, and the evidence of this is the wonderful kicks and wiggles that are with you now all the time. It's common for one twin to be behind the other in growth - my dad is a twin and was quite a bit smaller than his sister, who came first at birth, but he was absolutely fine. They know so much more these days about how to care for babies than when my dad was born (!), they would only take them early if it was safer than being inside your womb, and that is so unlikely, hun. Hope you continue to enjoy all the kicks and wiggles, and this wonderful time in the 2nd trimester. You're blooming, healthy and well, and I have no doubt your babies are going to be so too, as well as so loved!
scooby -ahh, hun. I really understand that feeling of not getting to hear the HB. I'm sorry. Went through that three times before we heard it. It sounds like your placenta isn't making things all that easy
But, your baby was moving, you could see HB, and there was nothing amiss on the scan - so hard to believe that everything is ok, but all these things point to the fact that it really is. Just keep trying to remember that you are designed to grow your baby! And so much of what happens is out of your control, which is so hard, but the natural process that happens is so finely tuned, it will be ok. I keep reminding myself of this when I don't feel great about not knowing what's going on all the time. It really does help. Really hope the 2 weeks goes quickly hun. Thinking of you.
numa - wonderful to hear you had such a great OB appointment! Congratulations on hearing the HB - my DH was grinning the first time we heard it too (and the second, come to think of it)! Such a great, great feeling for you and DH!
Janie - good luck for your scan on Thursday!! So glad it's that time for you now! Hope the next two nights go as quick as possible, and that MS doesn't keep you up too much. Really looking forward to hearing how it all goes!
QueenH - welcome, and huge congratulations on your BFP! I worked with children and families during our TTC journey, and it was difficult at times. Please remember that it's really ok for you to react to families and children when you go through so much, and that you shouldn't feel bad for the natural reactions you've had. They are understood. I assume by MC your meant morning sickness, and as to pessaries increasing m/s, I'm not sure if there's an easy answer for that, I'm afraid! Some women react to some pregnancy hormones differently than others, so that it's difficult to tell which hormone (HCG, Progesterone, oestrogen) causes morning sickness. A lot of literature points to HCG being the main culprit, but it really could just as much be a comination of the overall rise in all hormone levels. Perhaps you could ask your FS what his experience is with patients on pessaries and m/s? I hope you have a really healthy and happy pregnancy and look forward to hearing how everything goes for you in any case.
Ellie - I went through a stage at around 9 weeks when all my pregnancy symptoms, including m/s just disappeared for a couple of days - it made me really worry at the time, but then m/s and symptoms came back really strongly for another couple of weeks (and I was like you - yay!! It's back!!), and then m/s was completely gone at just before 12 weeks. I think the levelling out of levels at about that time had to do with that for me, too. Your HCG peaks around that time, and then drops off sharply for the next few weeks. I think that peak is actually around 10 weeks, and then by the time your at the end of the first trimester, your HCG is quite low again and builds again but much slower (and nowhere near as high) throughough the rest of the pregnancy. When the levels are changing (either up or down) seemed to correspond to when I had the most m/s - it sounds really similar for you too. Anyway, glad you're feeling reassured, but hope that m/s gets nowhere near as bad as it's been for you! Bring on that scan!!
Devon - hey hun, was thinking about you and the scan a lot over the weekend. Sorry I didn't get a chance to come and say good luck and I hope everything goes well. I was really hoping you were all ok on the weekend
BW - thinking of you lots - have read your blog and will reply there. But sending hugs over here now, anyway
I'm at home in bed - it's almost 3pm, tsk tsk tsk! I started back at temping work yesterday (was offered another month with the company I worked for previously) but had a horrendous night's sleep last night. Long story, but I don't think the food I had at dinner at the restaurant for DH's birthday last night went down very well, combine that with IBS playing up again, and combine that with the long day back at work and the late night, plus a really terrible (seriously, it was awful) nightmare about miscarrying the baby, and I was in a bad state this morning. Even if I would have been ok to pick myself up at work, I wasn't in any place to be driving safely. The dream was so real, and it's taken me until an hour so ago not to be worried and panicked about the baby IRL now!How silly?! Very much looking forward to the 20 week scan Monday week. Only hear the HB a week ago, but that's worn off again and I'm impatient to see how the baby is doing. Can't help thinking the nightmare came from my silly worries that something will be wrong on the scan. Can only wait and see. Only 6 sleeps to go.
Big hugs and bellyrubs to everyone else here, sending lots of healthy, happy bubs-in-tums vibes to everybody.
Miss C
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Hi girls
QueenH: Welcome and huge congrats, wishing you a very happy and healthy pregnancy
Devon: your scans sounds wonderful, oh little boys, highly recommend them !! Although its always a worry when you go to pick them up from school to be told DS keeps putting his hands down his pants(he said its to keep them warm. they really are laugh a minute !!! so glad everything is great
Miss C: thank you for your words of reassurnance, trust me they are really needed. Sorry about the night mares i did have a few of those with DS, they are so real and it does take awhile to get over them, my midwife said its very normal and just our unconscience mind playing tricks on us, really not nice. I hope your feeling better soon.
Ellie: yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaa for MS
TL: i wont say dont stress because that would be sooooo hypcritical, but both of my friends who are UTD have had no MS at all. ANd as for the cramping i had it with DS and now also with this pregnancy so much so that at about 10 weeks i rang the ob i was so worried i was mcing, so i think its pretty normal and the funny thing is the days i feel quite normal and have no pulling or cramping i get worried (it never ends)
Shannon: hope you and youre bubblings are doing well, thanks for the words of confidence
Well im feeling a little better, i ended up ringing my ob and getting in next monday so not so long to wait, i feel abit ridiculous needing all this reassurence with DS i had none of this worry, infact i didnt think of any of this stuff i was so relaxed but i guess the circumstances have made this so different. Am going to "beached whale"classes tonite (as approved by the ob) or better known as antenatal water aerobics, so scared to even look at my bathers never mind put them on, but really need to get moving as i think lack of gym is leading to this worrying all the time! Well hugs to you all hope i havent missed anyone. Take care
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Scooby, I'm sure your OB doesn't mind at all. It's their job to give us extra reassurance if that's what's needed... and I made full use of it today!
Had a bit of a scare with a small bleed, fortunately I'd taken the day off work anyway as I'm just beyond tired at the moment... long story short, everything's ok and bub was wiggling and happy and heart beating. She couldn't find where the bleed was coming from and cervix is long and closed so all is well. I got a lecture about slowing down and putting myself and bubs first (message received this time, I tell ya!). She did manage to remember that I was supposed to have an early glucose test and is sending me for a two hour GTT now. Not fair! Where's my short test without fasting to start with?!
Good news is, all is well... and I'm sure as hell slowing down now!
MissC, I love your responses to my posts and my blog - you are so insightful! You've been so helpful to me through the last few days/weeks, really appreciate it.
Kinda scared to post much more in case the forum crashes again... will try to come back later.
BW
Our IVF Blessing Has Arrived after 6 Cycles
BW - Gald that all is well and the scan went fantastic as well please slow down through
Scooby - Thanks I can really feel bubs this morning pushing against the wall and I was up most of the night with bathroom trips
Miss C
Me: Went to the nutritionist yesterday as I am haveing more frequent bathroom trips. And this moring Nausea hit me quite hard. Did have a dream last night that I woke up today and I was bleeding but that didn't happen so gather my subconcious is porcessing my fears for meNurtitionist was lovely she suggested some snacks for me to help my blood sugar from dropping too low so I will feel less like truck has decided to run over me at about 3 in the afternoons. It was all very interesting. 1 week today till we have our 1st scan and DH is quite cute and excited
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Hi All,
QueenH - congratulations again on your BFP. It is wonderful to see you here.
Devon what wonderful news - a Boy! I have 3 nephews and they are just such great fun.
Elie - Glad you feel a bit spewy again! It is reassuring to have that MS.
Miss C - you are very sweet and your words to everyone are so helpful.
Scooby - great that you got your appointment shifted up.
BW -
TL - Good to hear that you are feeling a bit of MS! As yucky as it is, it really does make you feel pregnant.
AFM - Well today is our first scan and I am so excited! I am feeling confident that bubs is doing well, but cannot wait to have that confirmed and to hear the HB. I also had my first spew today! At work at the moment feeling pretty dicey, but loving every minute of being pregnant.
Hi to anyone that I have missed - hope you are all well.
Janie xxx
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