Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - March 2008

[Shannon22]

Hi Ladies

Sorry i have been MIA

lis - I have absolutley no idea what you are going through so as annoying as it may be for you , i am going with the positive to say you will be holding your beautiful baby girl by this time next week! Hopefully she is here a little sooner, but huge for managing to DTD and lol ... poor Mary!

Arielle - How exciting only a few weeks left and you will have your little one. Glad you enjoyed the antenatal classes and the second one wasn't as scary.

Carla - Hun i hope you are feeling a little better and dont be sorry thats what we are here for

Nic - I hope you have had some luck with the DTD, and DH is feeling a little more relaxed. Did he have the same concerns with DD?

Marcellus - That was just beautiful your explaination of your bond with your baby! Just perfect!

Hope i didn't miss anyone

Well i am finally 12 weeks tomorrow and bubble and squeak are going great We met with our OB last week and she was just fantastic!! Which was a huge relief. We are tentatively booked in for a c section from Nov 13 - 20. And if everything is perfect at the time we can attempt a vaginal birth. We have our nuchal scan on Monday 26th, but we saw them on a scan at the dr's and they were both wiggling away and you could see their little hand and feet. AMAZING! Still trying not to cry during a scan and failing dismally!

Love Shan

[Carla MP]

Hi Shannon......wow we both made it........Im 12 weeks today and just got back from the horrid wait at the hospital to see 100 doctors....everything is ok....they are still scaring me with complications that could happen becuase Im a diabetic but i will be ok. We have our nuchal scan on Wednesday next week. Im nervouos but so excited at the same time. So we will be 13 weeks at the time of the scan and the OB told me today that we might be able to see what we are having...I thought you couldnt tell until about 18 weeks. Hope she hasnt got our hopes up!
I feel alittle more at ease but think I will feel better after the scan has happened.
It is so beautiful getting the scans and crying through it is not uncommon.....I DO IT TOO!!! We heard the heartbeat last week and a cried like a baby.....
Im so glad you are doing so well. They told me today that they are going to induce me at 38 weeks so guess we are having a November baby too now!!!!

[lismith25]

Big congrats Shannon and Carla on making it to 12 weeks, that is the first hurdle successfully overcome. I cried at the first scan and dh even had a tear at the second one, think the picture of the actual baby instead of the jelly bean affected him more than he thought. But I cant beleive we are talking about November babies already and the time will just fly.

Well she has finally engaged I had my stretch and sweep this avo to see if anything will happen, but failing that I am booked in for induction tuesday afternoon for a wednesday birth...finally I have a definite date Saying that though I am getting a lot of discomfort already so maybe just maybe it is working.

Have to apologise for the last post...I sound like a raving loon
Marcellus - forgot to say Aric is just gorgeous, I am so happy for you.
Arielle - You are getting so close now
TraceyLee - How are you doing, I think you were next?
Nic- did you manage to persuade dh to dtd? You deserve a medal for even contemplating it.

Big hi to everyone else, hope you are all ok

[Carla MP]

Hey Lilsmith 28/5/08....how beautiful....do you think you'll go before that? Well whenever your beautiful bub arrives I wish you all the best and know you will be great.........you must be so uncomfortable.....hang in there, you have certainly insprired me over the last few months..thankyou.....its all worth it int he end isnt it?
xoxoxoxox

[nic]

Arielle, how great that your ante natal classes are finished. Now just to wait for bubbas arrival

Shannon - YAY for being 12 weeks! OMG that went so fast!

Lis, hopefully you are holding your little girl in your arms right now. Thinking of you

Big hi to everyone. Have had a few days away from BB, been so very busy with getting DD's new room organised. Her new bed arrived this week, and DH finished off the painting, so we put the bed together, and surprised her as she didn't know it was arriving. there were a few tears, though if you ask her, she just had watery eyes! So we have a very happy little girl at the moment.

As for DTD, nope, not happening here. DH didn't have a chance when I was pregnant with DD as it was the furtherest thing from my mind then, I think I'm craving that little bit of extra intimacy that doesn't revolve around charts, or dr's/hospital visits etc. Oh well. only a few more months to wait LOL! We have our next OB appointment next week, and then another week and a half after that we have our hospital visit.

Nic

[Carla MP]

Hey ladies
Nic your story bought tears to my eyes!!!!! Dmn hormones.'
ladies I need to ask your opinion....I have been on progesterone pessaries since week 5...we are 12 weeks now and doc said I can go off it if I want. I had to ring him to see whether i could or not as I only have enough until next wednesday and if I needed more I needed tog et a script off him to get some....the nurse called me back and said he said I can go off them now...what do you think. Im scared to go off them incase of bad news but i hate them so much and give me the worst cramps and constipation. Im just concerned that no BT was done to check levels but I should really trust my DR huh????

[nic]

Carla, when I came off my pessaries I didn't have any B/T done either, just a scan when I had a visit to my FS. I stopped mine all at once, the pessaries, and the provera and progynova, all of them twice a day. It was a weird feeling not doing anything, but also a relief at the same time. Can you call and tell them that you are worried especially since no B/T has been done? Maybe they will offer you one, especially if it gives you some peace.

[onthefly]

Congrats to Shannon and Carla - big milestone!

Lismith - So glad to hear things are happening for you. Certainly hope you beat the induction. Perhaps you're holding her right now...?

Carla, I'm pretty sure by now that your placenta takes over hormone production, which is probably why your doc says it's ok to stop them (that, and obviously your blood levels were good). I had them for a short time at the beginning of my pg and was told to slowly cut down, rather than stopping all at once, so perhaps try that if you're a bit uncertain about it. ETA - posted at same time, Nic's advice is good

Nic, hope it's not too long before you get some intimate time again.

Take care lovely mums-to-be