Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - June 2008

[waiting1]

Hi All

sorry been gone for a while. I have been soooo exhausted. The other night went to bed at 7pm and then woke up at 9.20am. Devon I am with you. I just find it so hard to drag myself to work each day - seriously. I am ready for maternity leave at 8 weeks.... hmmmmm
Have first ob appointment tomorrow. Feeling anxious again even though had 7 week scan monday before last and all was fine.
Seriously, is 12 weeks like the longest thing you have ever had to wait for. What is with that? when y ou are on holidays time flies but when you finally get pregnant one week is like a year.
My main symptom is tiredness. Some waves of nausea usually about 10 mins or so and not all the time. Sore boobs on and off but just tired. I can't bear to prepare food or clean or do anything. the only thing I am doing is walking from the city home each night (about 40 mins) or 50 when I am slow coach.
It is good it is so quiet here and all of you seem to be doing well. I have a look at another forum as well and there is a due in group so lots of ladies due at the same time - and about 5 dropped off in the past week. That scared the crap out of me.
I seem to get anxious before each scan ever since my 6 week one. Nice to be getting out of ivf land and into ob land though - each step is a step closer !

Anyone coming up for scans etc. I am so envious of you ladies finding out sex ! I wish that were me !!! I am so excited to meet my baby and there is about ohhhh 32 weeks left..... hmmmmmmm
Love to you all. Sorry I have been such a slacker.

Waiting (for ob appoint) x

[butterfly_warrior]

TL, you'll probably find that (unless you have PCOS) you'll be able to just have the normal GCT instead of a full on GTT. It goes for an hour, doesn't involve fasting and is much less gruelling than the big test Shannon and I have to do.

I'm pretty sure that I'll have to do more GTTs through this pregnancy But at least I know what to expect now.

BW

[waiting1]

sorry to be ignorant but what is GTT

[butterfly_warrior]

GTT = Glucose tolerance test. A particularly nasty form of torture that involves a three day carb binge, followed by fasting... You then front up to the pathology centre and have blood taken and give a urine sample. This is followed by drinking the icky glucose drink... an hour later they take another blood test, followed by another an hour after that... At this point they finally release you feeling sick and dizzy to be able to eat!

Had acupuncture this evening, and have a few suggestions of things to follow up on what may be causing the anemia... Today has been way worse than normal and I'm really tired and dizzy - seriously not fun!

BW

[Nixon]

Hello everyone,

I received my brilliant news on Sunday 31st that I was pregnant.

Is it too soon to be booked in with an Ob and at the hospital that I want to have the baby in? My GP said to go for it, but I'm a bit nervous that I am going to Jinx it.

[butterfly_warrior]

Nixon, I booked in to see my OB as soon as I could. I was really nervous as I couldn't face cancelling the appointments after my first miscarriage and had to get DH to do it. But I had a scan at just past 6 weeks with my FS, and then a little over two weeks later I was in seeing my OB having another scan. I'm much happier seeing them early!

BW

[Nixon]

Thanks BW. I will be having a 7 week scan around the week of Sept 22 - 26.

I have booked an Ob, but i was also worried that I don't know him and the receptionist said he wouldn't normally see me until week 10 and I was worried that by then it would be too late to change.