Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - March 2008

[nic]

Woohoo BW!! So good to see you in here

numa, I can't say it better than what Shannon already has.

Shannon - Yep, I get the feeling bad about moving on into here and leaving others behind that shared in our journey's. LOL at squeak doing rolls and being cheeky with the measurements. so glad to hear all is well with both bubble and squeak and you too

Has anyone noticed if there has been a BA for lis yet? She had someone doing one for her didn't she?

Ok, we are off in the morning for our OB appointment. We are triple booked, so I'm sure there will be quite a wait.
Not too sure on when we will get home, probably a little late, so will have to try to catch up with everyone sometime friday hopefully?

Nic

[Carla MP]

Hey Hey BW welcome, Its so good to see you again.......Im so happy for you, this is so exciting......yeah!!!

Shannon-you always give such good advice!!!xoxox And thanks for the congrats...we are so happy and so relieved....poor DH is sad he is missing out on footy training but i did tell him she could turn out to be a tom boy and want to play footy with him!!! Hahahaha told him if all else fails, the dog is a BOY!!! He is so happy..and Im sure this little girl will be the apple of his eye. So from now on I am going to enjoy this journey instead of beating myself up every day....

Mon...whats been happening? Are things ok?
Has anyone heard from Mon?

[nic]

Oh yes Carla, I'm sure your DD will have your DH wrapped around her little finger as soon as he holds her. Mine is 8 and a half and still has daddy wrapped around her little finger. After she was born he would visit me in the hospital and pick her up first and sometimes I would get a hello, but mostly he just sat there all day with her in his arms.

[butterfly_warrior]

Carla, there's been an update in Mon's TTC journal. Sadly, she won't be joining us just yet.

BW

[numa]

Mon I'm so sorry to hear your news, and am feeling very self centered for not reading far back enough to see something was up. You deserve all the best the future can hold for you Take care...

Shannon and Nic, thanks for your replies. Shannon your advice was great. I had spoken to my nurse and she said "I think you have to have it done", so it was great to have someone remind me its my body and my choice.

Also I'm sorry everyone if it was a bit of a negative thing to discuss in here I know we are probably all quite scared at times, having been on such a long journey to get here. I am however glad to hear of many of you having positive experiences with early scans.

[arielle]

Hi everyone!
So nice to see some new faces in here.

Mon - like I said in your journal hun, I'm so very sorry for yours and Mass' loss. I'm so proud of you for looking at the positives right now. You're an amazing gal. YES - you can get pg, and you WILL again my friend. xo

BW - a huge congrats to you for being brave enough to put your toe in the water. I can understand how scarey it must be for you. Such awesome news about your scan hun. All's looking great!!

Numa - welcome to you, and congrats on your BFP! Don't apologise for any negativity hun. We all completely get where you're coming from, and are here to help you through it. If you don't feel comfortable about the scan, then by all means, don't feel you have to do it. Perhaps, have a chat with your doc about your feelings??

Shannon - so good to hear that your scan went well too. Sounds like you've got a couple of acrobats in there

Nic - haven't seen a BA for Lis yet, but am about to scoot off and check again. She'd have had bub by now. How exciting! Hope your Ob appt. was hunky dorey hun!

TL - how you doin' hun?

Carla - I am so pleased to hear you sounding so much happier after your scan. It's a girl - wooohooooh! Congratulations!! Welcome to your 2nd trimester hun!!! The best part of the pregnancy for sure!!

All's well with me. DH and Mr.Ob got along like a house on fire. Silly me - swab wasn't a big deal (nurse did it). Nic - an internal swab is done around 35 or 36 wks to test for Strep B. It is not a deep swab, and is over in 5 seconds. If you have Strep B, then they just give you antibiotics during the birth to prevent bub from picking up the bug. Not sure if they still do for a c/s??

Have a nice day all!
Belly rubs,
Arielle
xo

[traceylee]

Hey Everyone !

Arielle - Im doing well. So freaked out now its getting close. Im so far along and Im still in like a dream state about this whole thing after so long of trying. I just want him to be ok. I will not rest until I have him in my arms. Feet now swollen and ever so sore but resting heaps. Getting teary & very tired, hope thats a sign.

Butterfly Warrior & Numa- Yippeeee ! Come in the water is fine, some have floaties on and some are doing swimmingly well ! The pool is huge and there's lots of support if you feel like drowning ! Everything crossed for you! Im so excited for you both.

Nic - hope your OB appt went well.

Carla - Congrats on the news of a little girl! How sweet ! Great that you have new dates too.

Me - Had OB and have to pick the 10th or 12th for induction if I dont go before then. That gives me 12 days and I am totally anxious about the whole thing. Am now thinking of considering pain relief which I never did before. Getting scared and cry everytime I think about holding him. Im praying he will be ok. After all this I would be messed up for anything to happen to him. I am so scared more than ever before. OB next week and he is doing an internal to see where Im at. I just want him in my arms safe and breathing.

Lots of News in here and it has been uplifting for me and exciting to hear how everyone is. Thanks for being there!

TraceyLee