Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - March 2008

[Carla MP]

Hi Mako
Thankyou for your kind words...
Everything went fine....strong heartbeat, and is still growing...from now on I am not going to get so anxious and actually try and enjoy this ride.....phew...thankgod....

How are you feeling anyway...sorry was rather selfish yesterday in my post!

[traceylee]

Hi Girls,

Carla - hope all goes well for you today. It must be a very stressful time for you. Thinking of you

Monnie - all the best for the future. It has been great sharing with you. Take Care Always.

Nic - hope your results come back ok and all is fine. Try no to be too anxious though I know that's difficult. Let us know how you get on. Take it Easy

Lismith - have you left work yet? Have we not heard from you cos you are catching up on some much needed R & R? Enjoy nesting hon, not long to go now.

Thoughts to everyone else. Hope you are all well and big belly rubs your way!

TraceyLee

[Shannon22]

Hi Ladies

Sorry i know i have been MIA, i haven't been coping so well with the pregnancy to be honest i love these babies to bits already and just seem to live in this constant stage of being petrified i am going to lose them. I just dont think i could go through another 5 cycle of IVF to get to this point again. I went to see the GP today for an Ob referral and ended up bawling all over her she was fantastic and straight away said lets book you in for a scan next week so you have a closer milestone to look forward to and maybe make things a bit easier, and she reassured me it was completely normal etc etc, and i feel a lot better i was feeling very very guilty especially with how excited Dh is.

Also what the heck is with people telling horror stories about miscarriages to someone who is only 8 weeks! Someone needs to smack them one!

Sorry for the vent etc and will try and catch up with personals

Carla so happy to hear about your beautiful babies strong heartbeat!

Will catch up tonight.. Thanks for listening

Shan

[Carla MP]

Hey Shannon
OMG Im going through the same thing...i have been in tears the whole time and have made it quite clear that I dont want to go through this a second time....IM SO SCARED OF EVERYTHING AND LOSING MINE TOO. I ended up at the hospital at the early pregnancy centre and made them do a scan and BT...its so frightening....I can def understand where you are coming from. And as for the horro stories...I have heard them all too. I went ot the specialist yesterday for my diabetes and he told me the most horrible stories of what COULD happen so no wonder we are like we are. I went home and then went straight to mums (DH was at work) and walked in and just burst into tears.....
Today I feel alot better and you will too after you have your scan. i have learnt to stay away from BT's....they can do your head in...just get the scan done as that confirms the LOT!!!
GL sweetie....and tell all those horrible people to let you enjoy your beautiful ride!

[nic]

Monnie, Will miss you, but completely understand. Looking forward to you dropping in every now and then for updates

Well, got a phone call from the health clinic, so called them back today. Nurse said my test showed 'something' and that the Dr wanted to see me. Told her he had already put me on Amoxil, and I finish them tonight and am feeling so much better. So she had a chat with me and said it sounds fine now, but would chat to the Dr anyway. Haven't heard back, so hopefully they're happy with my progress.

Nic

[Lenny]

Sorry folks, been a little unwell of late. Not much time ever to get on BB. Hope to be on the mend soon after a bit more surgery tomorrow.
Just wanted to say i am still supporting you all thru your much longed for pgs.
Shannon - dumb people need slapping - do it, and blame the raging hormones! You look after yourself, Carla too. It's a very tough time, after such a long time TTC.
Will miss you monnie, but totally understand.
Take care everyone else, I am reading your posts, but no chance to reply at the mo.
Jo

[lismith25]

Hi ladies sorry I have been awol I posted 2 really long replies and lost both of them and then got angry and decided I would just linger in the shadows for a bit.

But today is huge I am considered full term I made it!!!!

Lenny-hope your feeling better and fingers crossed the surgery goes well for you tomorrow

Nic - hope you are feeling better also

Monnie - good luck with eveything and hope to see you again soon

Shannon and Carla - I hope you both start to enjoy your pg's, I know its hard I dont htink I really started to relax until I started to get the movements. And we all attract stupid people, pg women are beacons for them esp LTTTC'rs...it starts with them all telling us how fertile they are, followed by how many miscarriages they know people have had, to people who have lost their bubs after 12 weeks magic time; to now when I am surrounded by people telling me about their long labours and split you sideways pain stories....but whereas I used to smile, then walked away, now i no patience and just say how do you think this is helping me??? Get a big bat and start swinging

TL - Nope Im still at work 4.5 days to go and I am sooooooo tired but the room is finished, the car seat is in and I am soooooo hoping I at least get 1 week off to sleep and veg, then she can come when she wants. If I go into labour on Friday I will not be happy (well nearly not happy)

Only thing to report is as well as still going numb at night and peeing constantly, every now and then feel as if my fanny-bone (ok I know thats not the technical term but you will all know where I mean) is about to crack, it hurts so bad.....oh and feel like I have been kicked between the legs....hope that is a sign she is on her way down

Hope you are all doing well, big love to you all xxx

[Shannon22]

Yay Lis on reaching full term i have everything crossed you have a few days to relax before she makes her big arrival

Lenny - Posted in the other thread but hope everything goes smoothly today and you will be back home cuddling Liam in no time

Nic - hope the "something" turned out to be "nothing" and everything is going great with you

Hope everyone is going great and big to you all!

I am feeling a lot better after talking to the dr and spent Friday night with a friend looking at twin prams which made me feel a little excited. And went to a wedidng on Sat that had the most beautiful 3 1/2 week baby girl at and it made me so excited to think i will have two of those by Christmas. I just can't wait!

Shan

[nic]

Hi girls, just a quick one from me. All is well, I just had an infection! not nice being told you have blood in your wee though lol! Anyway, have finished the anit biotics, and feeling so much better.

Lis, hope all is well with you, and woohoo for being full term.

Sorry for lack of personals, have been rather busy around here the last week or so. thinking of you all

Nic

[traceylee]

Hi Girls,

Nic - Happy to hear that you are all well again. Hoping all is going smoothly for you & bubs.

Lismith - Congrats on full-term ! I get so excited to hear your personals as you are so close now. Its what I have to look forward to, no let me rephrase that, experiance in the near future. Gives me a better insight to what the body goes through. Sounds like she is getting comfy in your pelvis. Take it easy hon !

Shannon - My girlfriend had twins & toned her arms pretty quickly with those twin prams you are talking about. How exciting ! I guess like all of us, you will start to feel better the further you go. Take Care.

Carla - Hang in there. Your feelings are totally normal. Am thinking of you.

Me - Had appointment yesterday and all is well. Jett is a big baby and he is putting on the weight. Am still having trouble walking but had physio which has made a difference and so have the pelvic floors which I should have been doing but got slack. DH has been so good of late doing household chores and grocery shopping. So happy right now.

Anyway, hope you are all enjoying where you are at.

TraceyLee

[lismith25]

HI ladies, well were getting close now.

Had my ob appoinment yesterday and even though she has dropped, she isnt engaged yet.......have to say i was a little disappointed but now im a little relieved. I finish work tomorrow and I have mixed feelings about that aswell. On one hand it will by awesome to just concentrate on relaxing, sleeping and getting all my eggs in row (also have an assignment to finish oopsy) but im kind of dreading not having a distraction
The doctor told me to stop now, so I guess I have timed it well as I have started to swell up like a balloon in the afternoons

Also have had awful painful cramps, so guess I am getting ready. 1st had period type pains 2 nights ago and during the day, then last night had such painful wind and stomach spasms, think bubs was crushing my colon and had to get dh to get me out of bed to go to the loo, as I couldnt move.....hum maybe being able to go back to bed during the day will be good.

Belly rubs everyone, hope you are all feeling good xx

[arielle]

Howdy and belly rubs to all!
It has been a while yet again since I last was here, but jsut wanted to pop in and say g'day, and wish Lismith all the best for the impending big day. You'll be great hun! GOOD LUCK!

I hope the rest of you are well. All's well with me. Just starting to get a bit uncomfortable, but nothing major. Apologies for lack of personals, but will try to pop back in at a time when I'm more awake (waaaaaaay past my bedtime right now).

Take care all. Chat soon.
Arielle
xo

[mako]

I just wanted to pop in to wish you all a very happy mothers day for tomorrow. Won't be long and you'll all have your special little bundles with you to kiss and to cuddle

Lismith How are you doing hun???? Any sign of bub??? Maybe she's here with you!!!!!!!

Hi to you all. Big belly rubs for everyone.

[lismith25]

Hi everyone, im still here.....though I am not sure for how long. I have had a very odd day, full on exhaustion, though my sleep patterns have been up s#%ts creek for a while now so that may be nothing. And have been spontanously bursting into tears, for the first time in a while and have just had a leakage of some kind, it wasnt a lot but was defiinetly not wee. So Im kind of hoping it may be the start. Though I dont really know, so I have put on a pad and we shall see.... I guess if its amniotic fluid it will just keep running. Does anyone know if you get contractions if your waters break??

We shall see, but I hope everyone has a fantastic mothers day . Maybe just maybe this will be my first, though I am not getting my hopes up

[mako]

Ohh How exciting Lis. I'm not sure about the contractions but I'm pretty sure that once your waters break bub has to be born within 24 hours otherwise infection may happen.I'm sure this is what we were told during our antenatal classes.You should ring your hospital and tell them what is happening and see what they say.
All the best sweet and looking forward to seeing your B.A

[nic]

Hi ladies, hope you are all well, it's been a bit quiet in here lately.
Lis, I had a quick peak at your other thread about how the leakage has stopped. Hope all is well with you. Did you ring the hospital to see what they thought about it anyway?

Well, had our OB appointment on friday. He was running a little bit late, but that's cool, so were we! Said my BP was pretty good, didn't ask what it was though. He did a scan and took some measurements, said bub is about 3 pound at the moment, and he thinks somewhere around 7 pound at birth...how cute! He asked us if we knew what we were having, as he was doing the scan and came across bub giving us a big flash of his bits and he was worried that we might have seen it all and we didnt know. Once we said we knew, he went back and showed us our little flasher. Hope the little bugger decides to keep his legs closed when out in the world lol! My son is embarrasing me already!

He was fine with me having to go to the GP about the infection, and said it was something that usually happens and he was fine with what they gave me.

We had a chat about the c/s again. I asked if I will have a catheter and he said yes, I asked if it will be put in before or after the spinal and he said after! So a big woohoo there, as I was worried they would do it before. DH's big important question was how cold will it be in theatre lol. He said they will give us some time to cuddle and bond, but they will send bub back to my room with DH, while I go to recovery for a little while.

He also said the catheter will stay in for the first night, but if I really want it can be taken out, but he reckons, leave it in, stay in bed for the night and send bub to the nursery while I have something to help me sleep. He reckons, 1st time mums are a bit iffy about sending bub to the nursery, but 2nd time mums know it's ok to send them off so they can get some rest. He said they will bring bub to me for a feed whenever he wants one, then take him back to the nursery after. How awesome! Not wanting to sound like a bad mum with what I just said above... but I was worried about getting about the first night all by myself, so am quite happy with it all.
He told us the catheter will come out the next day so I can have a shower and all that.
I asked how long I have to stay afterwards and he said he likes us to stay for 5 days!! OMG, there is no way I could stay that long! He asked when I wanted to get out, and I said well, bub will be born on the monday, can I leave Thursday? He almost fell out of his chair, I think his jaw hitting the table stopped him. He wanted to know if we were heading home straight away, so I told him we would be staying for another week with my parents. He said we will see how I am going, and if everything is good, then he might let me home on the Thursday.

Next appointment is in 3 weeks, and they had to triple book us in, so we will be in for a long wait, as well as DH finishes nightshift that morning, then we drive for 2 hours to get there, then we will have to wait. Made a joke to DH that maybe we should pack a lunch for us while we wait. I see plenty of coffee and red bull for DH that day

Sorry for the long post! Will catch up with you all tomorrow

Nic

[mako]

Wow Nic it sure sounds like you're all sorted now with the impending arrival of your gorgeous little man. at you being embarrased by him already lol. Just be prepared for all of the "fountains"during the nappy changes. Thank goodness Sage doesn't do these too often these days,but in the beginning dh and I (and the dog)used to get showered nearly every time we changed Sage

Try not to worry too much about the catheter as really its not that bad. I was pleased to get mine out 1st thing the next morning though as I wanted to get up and see Sage in special care. Once I was up,there was no stopping me lol and the nurses kept telling me to slow down and take it easy. I was also ready to go home by day 4 but ended up going home on day 6 as dh was away over that 1st weekend and due to the fact that Sage was in the special care for the 1st 3 days and feeding was still a bit of an issue.

Hope you've all ahd a lovely mothers day.

[Carla MP]

happy Mothers Day to everyone for yesterday