Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - November 2008

[LNB]

Hi Everyone -

Mon - OMG! Congratulations on twins !! You must be overjoyed. What a miracle this whole journey is.

Melbel - hope you got to talk to your DR today and are feeling okay

Kahlan - I too am surprised by my HCG levels, I had a BT today and a 5w4d, hch 18000 and P4 48. Nurse said that the levels vary so much from person to person that it is all fine. Somtimes I just wish there were more black and white answers.

Bel - hope you are doing well and the OHSS has totally gone away

Nixon - I know what you mean about friends and fertility. I have a few friends my age who are 'waiting' and just want to tell them to start now !! I think with all the advances in science it is easy to forget that fertility is very time sensitive and does not last forever. I guess each couple has to embark on the journey at their own pace but I worry that time is something you can never make more of.

HM - hope you are doing okay.

Possums - it is always to great to read your supportive posts. You are an inspiration.

Nicole - fingers crossed for you 10w scan

Hope everyone else is doing well and

AFM - spoke to my clinic today and they suggested a BT to reassure me. I am 5w4d and HCG 18,000 and P4 48 (natural FET cycle with no supplements) so they said these are good. I spoke with my FS and she also moved my scan up from Friday to Tuesday so only 4 sleeps until 6 wk scan. Spotting seems to have slowed down / stop so far. So and hoping for good things on Tuesday.

Take care,
LNB

[on tra_k]

nope your not normal you fell pregnant by having sex! What is that all about!

Shan - you crack me up ... too funny ... and Mel - how wonderfully traditional of you (no disrespect intended of the huge journey you had, the banter between you and Shan has me )
LNB - good luck with your scan next Tues ... hope it gives you a bit of peace of mind ... can't wait until mine, still too many sleeps to count!
Mon - OMG - that is so amazing . You must be totally freaking out!
Kahlan - I looked up the stats on id twins the other day because I figure that's the only possible chance for me to have twins (only one embie transferred and on a stim cycle so no eggs there). Couldn't find too much other than a mention that ICSI, ov induction etc. can increase the occurence of monozygotic (identical) twins and that twins are identical in 4% of cases of IVF twins (occurs when one embie doesn't implant but the other splits)
Nicole - hope your scan went well
Nic, Tiggerlinda, BG, Janie71, Bel, buliej, HM, scooby, BW - hi, hope you're all going well. Hi to anyone else who I've missed ...

AFM - have told our parents the news and sworn them to secrecy ... we'll see how long it lasts! No symptoms yet ... can't believe how slowly the days are passing ... but I'll enjoy them while they're symptom free! I'm sure the initial bliss will pass soon and I'll stop thinking about it every minute of every day!

[Megan]

Well Done Mon!! That's amazing news!

[Gigi1]

Hi everyone....

LNB -Glad you are doing well hun. That news is just great.

Mon -Will say it again my girl...i am so down right proud of you. It is simply wonderful news and I am still on cloud nine for you. It has been a long time coming!! Love to Mass, Crik and Crok

Hi to everyone else and hope you are all doing well, bellies growing strong!
HM xoxoxo

[tiggerlinda]

and to all

Ok Time for me to Try and Catch Up

Mon - We are so excited for you the twins and DH

OnTrack - Gald you have told the parents and can share the excitment with them

LNB - Hope the spotting eases for you. I had spotting right up to 12 weeks and bubs is growing quite well

Me of to the Brissie TTC meetup this moring and we make it to the 19 week mark tommorrow so 8 Sleeps till scan day

[LuckyStrike]

Mon - congratulations, that is trully a miracle, you must have been blown away to see twins when you didnt expect them.

Nicole - Hope your scan went well. I have my 12 week one in less then 2 weeks now so looking forward to that.

Welcom to all the new pregnant ladies. I hope you al have perfect pregnancies and perfect babies! Sorry I cant remember all of your names yet as there have been so many posts this week, and it took me ages to ge thru it all.

Hi to everyone else, hope you are all well. Everything is so busy here at the moment!

AFM - I'm driving myself nuts over dry and itchy areolas this week. Didnt think it would happen so early, so I am terrified to think what they'll be like by the end of the 9 months. I have started putting paw paw cream on them and they have improved a little for now.

BTW I have tried puting a ticker in my signature but it doesnt seem to work. Any tips from anyone?

[Gigi1]

Hey Lucky Strike,
Nice to meet you and Congratulations to you hun for being UTD!
As for the ticker... i found i had to use the bottom code not the top HTML one. I just cut and paste it into the signature window and saved it.

Goodluck with it and hope the areolas get better hun.
HM xoxoxo

[Kahlan]

Morning girls,

LNB, that is very good level indeed. by calculation my levels if doubling every 2 days it would be where you are at today (I am now 5w 4d). Did you find your P4 level drops a little. Mine dropped from 84 to 66.

wow Mon, twins! Congratulations. How does the Dr know that it is not identical twins???

Hey On trak, glad you to have you here. I would love twins but my FS is concern because I am very petite... anyway after careful reading, googling, I might not be having twins... more like my levels are doubling every 36 hours instead of 48. I am eating a lot better (yeah the reason I was a stick in prior life is because I don't have the drive to eat, now I am having 5 meals a day! Hopefully it would last).

Luckystrike... oh you are almost there... not long to go... must be very exciting.

Have a nice weekend everyone. I am going to disappear for the next week (starting today) since I've got 2 assignments to complete and haven't done anything. I am so consumed by this pg thing.

[Nicole S]

Hey Ladies, was so tired last night and didn't get a chance to post....BUT... The Scan was awesome!!!
Baby measures in at 10 weeks 2 days which is on target and you could even make out a head, bum, legs and arms. The OB let us also hear the heart beat which was amazing and made things a little more real.

We are having our 12 week scan on the 19th November and I can't wait to see little June Bug again!!

Luckystrike, not long to go for your scan...something to never be forgotten!!

Kahlan, all the best on your 2 assignments...what are you studying??

TL, great news on only 8 sleeps to 20 week scan

LNB, best of luck for your scan on Tuesday, good news on spotting slowing down.

buliej, Hippy Mum, Megan, OnTrack, Mon, Janie and anyone else I forgot BIG to you all and have a great weekend!!

[Gigi1]

Oh Nicole, How wonderful....to see so much. Congratulations hun. Rest up now ...not long until the next one!

[LuckyStrike]

Hippy Mum - yes nice to meet you too and congratulations on your long awaited pregnancy. I hope its all smooth sailing from here!
Finally managed to get a ticker working. Tried a few but only managed to get this one displaying so decided to stick with it!

Nicole - great news on the u/s! You and me seem to be on the same timetable all the way. I too have my 12 week booked for the 19th

Kahlan- good luck with your uni assignments, I dont blame you for being distraced though! Is this your last year of uni before the baby comes, or is this something you are doing as part-time as well as work?

Hi everyone else, hope you are enjoying your weekend!

[Gigi1]

Oh LS..i did my ticker through Belly Belly...that might be why. Thanks hun for the well wishes and I am sure we will all have cushies journeys from here on in...bout time really the tables turned.

Best wishes
Hm xoxox

[briggsy's girl]

hi ladies

sorry i'm not around much - feeling downright awful at the moment. i'm soooo over feeling queasy 24/7. the last two days have been horrific - today not so bad, but also not so good! i've been reading, but the motivation to reply just hasn't been there

am off to first antenatal appointment tomorrow - and am stressing about the car trip. its 40k's away, and the car makes MS sooooo much worse. DH leaving for work again pretty much straight after appointment too, so i'll be recovering solo. am hoping to at least hear the Gremlins heartbeat tomorrow - have never seen this doc (the one i was going to use up and left a few months ago!) so i have no idea what the set up is seeing it will be GP shared care... if not, we have our NT scan in another week...

11 weeks today (need to find a ticker from an AU site that updates as the day ticks over - i love the BB ones, but i want something unique!)

[Shannon22]

Oh wow Congrats Mon in the twinnigans!

Will be back later to catch up, have spent a very long weekend in hospital with high blood pressure and then they were going to do a c/sec yesterday when some results came back that i have a really bad infection so they canceled that and put me on bed rest and finally released me this morning we see the OB tomorrow and then induction on Friday! 5 sleeps to go!

[briggsy's girl]

sounds like a full on weekend Shannon - hope you shake that infection soon hun - and sounds like you'll be seeing Bubble and Squeak very very soon!

[tiggerlinda]

OH Shan sorry to hear about the high BP hope things settle and allow you to get to induction. 5 sleeps till we meet bubble and squeak

[LuckyStrike]

Shannon sorry to hear you have had a tough weekend but 5 sleeps to go is very exciting!
You must be s excited!

Hippy Mum decided to use the bellybelly ticker for the moment too as I like the way it gives you the due date. thanks again!

[Megan]

Good Luck Shannon. Sorry you have had an awful weekend with your BP.