Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - March 2008

[babydreams]

Hi ladies, this is my first post here, it is great to read other LTTC stories and to hear the great news.

I've had 5 ICSI cycles with 2 miscarriages and I am finally 16 weeks pregnant, but until I heard the heart beat last Friday I was still a tad apprehensive. I was starting to think that maybe my age was against me but it worked, DH and I are thrilled.

PrincessFi are due dates are the same, it will be nice to have someone to chat to as we go through this exciting phase of our lives.

Car seats, cots, prams they are all the fun things I will now have to look for, it will be great as I can't wait for this little bundle to arrive, it makes all the jabs and tests so worthwhile.

Best wishes to everyone.

[lismith25]

Oooohhh more newbies -welcome ladies so nice to have some more faces, I was starting to think this thread was going to die with us lot. Good luck and congratulations with your pregnancies.

TL - Hope your back pain is better, I was wearing a belt type thingy a couple of weeks back until the belly took over and the belt doesnt even fit where the pain is typical. My sciatic pain is still pretty bad, some days im fine and other days I hobble

We had our class ysterday was pretty interesting, though didnt appreciate the small baby doll exact replica.....it was huge!! But I did come away feeling pretty happy, the midwives are a good crew, my body is designed for this and regardless of pain, delivery method etc, I want her out

I have 9 days left at work but its getting hard im sooo exhausted and I just want to lie somewhere and not move, I have a couple of sick days left up my sleeve and work are being really good at me going home early etc so I think I may take them just to rest up. DH is starting to feel for me now, getting up every hour in the night is taking its toll on him too, specially as he has to propel me out of bed. And she is kicking the crap out of me, the movements are much more now and so uncomfortable...I really think she wants out, sometimes think my belly is about to fall off

Hope you are all doing well xx

[Princess_Fiona_01]

Hi ladies,

Thanks for the warmwelcome!

Itisgoing to be greatto be able to share this amazing experience with people who havegone through a similar processs to us.

Babydreams - how great sam due dates... yes it will be great to havesomeoneto chat to at the same stage throughout the process.

I am finally starting to settle in an enjoy this pregnancy,even ifall I do is barf morning,noon and night!!!

Anyway...cheers to you all and happy baking your bubbas!

Cheers..... Fi

[Carla MP]

Hi ladies
Can I please join you all? I have met a couple of you before but Im a newbie in here so hoping I could hang out with you all for awhile?
Im 8 weeks on Monday...have spotted all the way through and had a scare at 6 weeks..scans and bloods came back great...guess it is just one of those things. had another scan today and everything is great....thankgod, your so right....it freaks you out...
I too have had that sciatica...felt liek my pelvis was going to fall ouot, started int he left side now in the right pelvis...god it hurt...was limping for days and when I tried to walk normally I collapsed!! They told me it was the progesterone pessaries i am on and all the other lovely side effects should ease too.....WHEN????
I am actually feeling really down tonight...shouldnt be..we have what we have been praying for for years...so whats wrong with me. DH and I have been fighting..well I have been yelling at him all the time....everything just makes me so mad at the moment....we have hardly spoken all night..he has been cleaning the fish tank for at least 3 hours now.....might have to go to bed and maybe in the morning things might seem brighter....
So our journey so far has had its up and down but has turned out ok.....just hope I can snap out of my mood soon.....
I love hearing everyones stories..makes me feel normal..thanks ladies....

[traceylee]

Hey Carla,

Welcome - Pull up a chair, its real cosy in here and the company is great ! Sorry to hear about the sciatica so early on. Take care with it.

Its quite normal to fluctuate between happy & sad whilst pregnant (well, for me anyway) considering all the drugs we pump into ourselves to get this far & beyond. I went on a fast down hill run in the first trimester and felt depressed for a few weeks, weeks 9-11 (progesterone pessaries for first three months) and then came good when I started the second trimester.

I hope that you are have a better day today and remember, happiness is sometimes a choice considering all the changes we go through in pregnancy.
Take Care
Tracey

[mako]

Happy Birthday Lismith. Hope you've had a lovely day hun.

Hi to all the newbies in here. Its lovely to see more people join in

Not alot happening here atm. Sage is just adorable. He makes us laugh and smile everyday. We just LOVE him to bits. Its amazing how 1 very little person can change your world. I can't believe he will be 6 months old this coming week. Where has that time gone?????????????????

Hope you are all doing well and those bellys are growing nicely

[babydreams]

Hi ladies,

it is good to hear that others have been blessed to have babies after the trying for so long.

I can't wait Mako to have my little one change our lives, I know that it is going to have its ups and downs but gee it will be worth it.

Hi Carla welcome, the mood swings do die down in the 2nd trimester but these are nothing compared to the swings my poor DH encountered after the nightly IVF jabs. Hugs do wonders.

Princess Fiona, we're getting closer to our 19 week scan. My DH can't wait and has already arranged for the afternoon off. I have been told that this scan is amazing and can't wait to see the little bub wriggling and getting bigger.

Take care everyone,

BD