LNB - No worries on the personals hun sometimes we don't have time too. I was not sick everyday and had my good days early on. 10 days to scan means 9 sleeps
Nicole S - 3 sleeps to scan Yay!!!!!
Bel - Hang in there hun hopefully it will get better soon. Thinking of you xxx
BW - so gald the embies are ok for you I had not thought of that with Frostie at all
Me: Bubs did not want me to get comfortable today so long day sitting at work seems to be happy now we are home in the beanbag
|Oh no i just lost my post...will try agian. Boy i hate that.
TL- hope you have a better day tomorrow hun. I love a good bean bag too hun...took ages for us to get rid of the horrid smell from the beans at first but now it is beuwdiful.
LNB...hun it is overwhelming but do the best you can...don't worry about personals. We are just al here for each other. You are a star. Welcome to you too hun and heres to a great pregnancy together! Swimming...great idea. i might try and find a pool too. I was only thinking that the other day...hmmm to find a pool that is not too heated and indoors...good luck
Bel, Congratulations...wowsa twins. There are a few around ATM with twin bubbas. It is just wonderful. Love the nanna naps...get as many as you can i say.
Shannon, Ohhhh so close. A new car, nice one. Hope you are feeling like all the ducks are in a row now hun. Nice to meet you by the way...lol. I have read some of your blog posts 'cause i had/having a bit of a hard time with the guilt side of things and having a successful outcome after trying for so long and being on the other side of the fence so to speak. Your experiences helped me a lot so far. Thanks and sending you calm birthing thoughts..
BW, congratulations hun. Glad your embies are safe and sound. What a thought to have in the middle of the night! Hugs.
BG, thanks for remembering me ...long time ago. I think the last time i was around your way...before i left for journal land only was when you were painting and renovating. Boy so long ago and so much has changed since then...thank goodness hey?
AFM...what does that mean...??? i will have to go and look it up. I think it is an update of some kind by the looks.... Well my update is- Had my very first reality moment last night...a bit freaked out. I suddenly was aware i wanted a baby but not a child to follow IYKWIM. I was not ready for a 5yr old...school, lunch boxes...etc etc I was petrified. I know it is irrational, but i just wanted a baby! I surrendered to the moment and hoped to god it would feel real soon and trusted that i will bond and fall inlove to eventually want it all. Please don't judge me but i have been through every emotion possible for such a long time. I have always always wanted children and in the last year we have started to deal with being childless. We were starting to see and feel the other side to not having children...so now even though this is a much wanted thing, it is a bit of an adjustment. I suddenly felt like...nothing will be the same....i don't want to lose myself to this, my body will change, i am going to be needed every minute of everyday....and i broke into tears.
Nutter i know when it is all i ever wanted for so long. So i went to bed at 7pm mind you thinking....please let me fall in love so that i can want it all. I think also a part of me is still being very cautious and protective...a sort of shock still that needs confirmation again and again.
But you know what I feel great and weirdly that surprises me. I thought i woul dbe proper freaked out but i am calm and positive....apart from last nights outburst....all is great.
hope I'm not jumping the gun sticking my head in here - DH got the word that I'm pg today ... a bit strange him finding out the official word before me
lots of familiar faces in here because there have been so many in the last couple of weeks since I first started my tww. Hi Kahlan, LNB, Bel
OK ... still catching my breath after the exciting news of the last couple of days and as I posted in the tww thread, I haven't even spoken to the nurse yet so I don't know what happens next. The nurse did give a run down about the monitoring they do up to 8 weeks as part of our intro to IVF but that was a couple of months ago now and I didn't pay a lot of attention because I didn't think I'd need to know so soon.
I'm sure there are plenty of answers in here ...
- what happens next? when should I expect to do another BT? hopefully NEVER!
- when do they do first scan? I think it will be real for me when I see that heartbeat snuggled in where it is supposed to be.
- are you <12 week girls all on folate? I feel like I've overdosed on the stuff over the last 2 years of TTC and so have been a bit haphazard about taking it lately ... I'm on the job now though!!
Hippy Mum - don't get too stressed out about the kid bit ... it is amazing to grow with them and you learn how to be a Mum as you go. I still get a surprise sometimes when I look at my 4yo and realise she's not a baby anymore ... and I love her more every day. I look at other people's older kids and think eewww do I want one THAT age ... but I know that she and I will get there together and she'll always be my amazing DD to me.
BG, BW - it's great to join you guys in this thread ... I'm familiar with both of your journey's and it's a great privilege to be here with you
Shan, Nic, Tiggerlinda, NicoleS - hi, look forward to getting to know you.
HM, the good thing about 5 year olds is that you've got nearly 6 years to be ready for one. You build up to them slowly and don't have to jump in at that point straight away. I'm personally finding the toddler stage more scary, and am very relieved that I don't have to jump straight in at the energetic 2-3 year old stage! My freak out moment was similar - except it was more along the lines of "I'm pregnant... there's going to be an actual REAL baby at the end of this - HELP!" I'd been at it so long that I was focussed so much on "getting pregnant" and forgot that the end result was "having a baby". Oh, and AFM is "as for me".
on tra_k - welcome. What happens next depends on your clinic. Most will organise a scan somewhere between 6-8 weeks, some will have blood tests before that point. Some will only do more blood tests if your levels warrant it. It happens with my clinic if levels are under 100 at the first test. Mine were so far over 100 that they wouldn't even tell me my numbers, just that I was DEFINITELY pregnant and I didn't need to stress. I hope DH learns to take more meaningful messages next time he's the one to talk to the clinic!
Having a rough time lately - work is hell and I'm just SO tired! I want to start my maternity leave now... but if I can work the next 5 weeks I get the school holidays on my full regular pay level before my maternity leave kicks in at the start of the 2009 school year, so there's a huge financial incentive to keep going... I'll just keep plodding along...
HM - Hi, Welcome!! I have those freak outs all the time. Usually in the supermarket - I end up staring at a family and when DH realises that I have stopped moving he comes back and asks what is wrong and I end up saying 'What the h*ll were we thinking? We can't handle kids'. Generally he looks over at the mum with 3 screaming kids hanging off every limb and agrees with me. Eventually, we laugh, but it's more of a nervous (still not sure we're doign the right thing) type laugh.
Rachel - Hi. Congrats on the BFP - I've been keeping up to date with all the TWW'ers - I can't believe how many there have been in there recently. There must be something in the IVF water ;-). As for the Folate - I have been taking it religiously for around 2 years as well (yeah - toally agree - I'm over it too). The way I see it - it's good for both me and the baby so I will keep it up right thru til the baby stops breast feeding (I think). Unless I'm told otherwise by my OB. Though I'm sure missing a few here and there won't hurt.
No news from me today.
To everyone else - I'm sorry - Got heaps on today so don't have time for personals. I just wanted to say welcome to the girls who have joined recently. But I hope you're all getting thru the day with a smile on your face.
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in the last couple of weeks since I first started my tww. Hi Kahlan, LNB, Bel
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