Pregnancy after Long Term TTC - November 2008

Oh BG that is great news :dance:
I am so happy that your little Gremlin is kicking along nice and strong.

AFM, my 12 week scan is on Wednesday afternoon and I wish it was now!!!

Have a nice afternoon ladies and :bellyrubs: to all

Hi girls,

Thanks so much for the advice. As long as MS doesn't progressively get worse I can live with the current situation.

It's amazing to hear you guys talking about scans. I can't wait to have mine but I am a bit scared at the moment. Had a little more spotting last night. Only a little (a few drops) and then it stopped. :wall::wall: Anyway I rang the nurse and she told me to come in for another bt. Will have the results tomorrow afternoon. I am so nervous. My sister told me she had spotting with both of her boys but then everybody is different. My only hope is that it was only brownish and only very little.

One question, when did your nipples changed? I was quite sure my haven't changed much. My BB are not that sore, only firmer and slightly bigger. My DH said that my nipples have changed a little but I couldn't see it. Sorry I am just grasping onto any signs that my little bub is doing o.k. :pray:

Take care everyone

Hi girls
Hope everyone is well!!
Devon: CONGRATS belly buddy 30 weeks yiiipppppeeeeee were on the home stretch. Know what you mean about cant wait to meet bub, although i must admit being my 2nd i can hold out till she's ready as i know how full on the first weeks are and will be quite happy to get chrissy over!
Kahlan: They really can change at any stage! also i had abit of spotting to it can be very normal ! good luck with the BT!
Nicole: Hope the next few days fly and wednesday will be sooo exciting!
BG: love the gremlin with a santa hat how cute!
Janie: enjoy all those lovely little flutters
TL: congrats on the girl, so glad eveything is going so well for you now, it just awsome.
Bel: huge congrats on the twins ( i know abit late sorry :redface:) enjoy the scan tomorrow.
Megan: Goood luck with the scan on wednesday !
LNB: hope your feelin better, as much as the symptoms are reassuring they still suck!!
Shannon: how are you going it must be so close now and i cant get back to see the date you said ti was all happening, i bet you cant wait to meet your gorgeous twins. Good luck!
To all the lovely ladies i missed sorry :redface: but huge hugs and :bellyrubs:
AFM: nothing much to report it gets abit boring at this stage :rolleyes: had abit of a scare last week had a bit of a tummy bug i think without the vomiting etc. and also abit of spotting, but everything is looking ok. Been having loads of Braxton hicks as well, i cant believe that 8 weeks tomorrow ill be meeting my little girl, its a bit of a reality check even though i really still have so much to do. Any ways take care everyone.

Sorry to crash, but just wanted to say Hi to Scooby and Devon my Belly Buddies. Yay for reaching 30 weeks!

Also has anyone heard news about Shannon? I believe she was going into Hospital Friday...

:bellyrubs: to everyone!

Numa - TL posted a birth announcement for bubble and squeak the other day - both out and doing well!

Nicole - Your scan on Wednesday will be amazing

Scooby - So glad the scare was just that :hug:


Kalhan :hug: the spotting is tough mine came on and off upto 12 weeks stay postive

Janie - Great news on the kicks :)

BG - Go with the photoshop much more creative than I am

Well still smiling for ear to ear went for a big ebay shop for wall stickers for Charoltte today she is going to have a fairies and carebears room :shhh: I love her so much and it all became more real today this being our first scan without beelding or a scare she really is ok :dance:

ooh if you want carebears, scope out the scholastic website - you can buy carebear books and stuff - they are a set and come with a little plush bear each month... very cute

Hi Everyone

Thought I'd say a quick hi before I start my hectic day at work.

Congratulations to TL and BG on their scans!

TL how wonderful a girl, and you have chosen a beautiful name!

BG The 12 week scan is a very important one, congratulations! Mine is tomorrow and I am nervous and excited! Its very cute seeing them being so active, makes it seem all the more real.

Nicole 1 sleep to go for us, good luck tomorrow! 12 weeks felt like it would take forever, but the day is almost here now. Hope we both have an amazing experience!

Hi to everyone else, hope you have a great day :hello:

TL, Congratulations on your little girl :)

BG, so happy to hear that your scan went well yesterday. You must have felt on top of the world during and after that. It is such a relief to get in there and see something on screen that looks like a little baby bouncing around.

LS and Nicole, good luck for your u/s tomorrow. It's definitely the week for scans around here at the moment. Mine is tomorrow too. I can't wait to find out if Buddy is a boy or a girl. I just hope I manage to get more sleep tonight than I did before my 12 week scan!

Hi Everyone -

What an exciting day yesterday with all the scans and more today !

TL - what a beautiful name, congratulations, you must be over the moon. Enjoy the shopping for carebears !

Bel - good luck for your scan today, can't wait to hear about the little ones.

Kahlan - I'm also having spotting still, have had it for almost 14 days nows. Seems to come and go and never gets any worse but freaks me out each time. I just hope and :pray: and am trying not be a complete basket case. I'm sure your BT will reassure you. Thinking of you.

HM - how are you?

LS and Nicole - good luck for your scans today / tomorrow

BG - how did the photoshopping project turn out - that must have been so much fun to work on

Janie - i bet those kicks felf wonderful !

Sorry if I have forgotten anyone - so many to keep up with :) Sending happy thoughts and belly rubs to everyone.

AFM - spotting came back Sunday / Monday night. Trying not to be freaked out as it was the same as before and doesn't get anyworse. I have my OB appt next Tuesday and he will do a scan then so trying to stay calm and not run to the loo every 20 minutes to 'check':) Still have a little MS but it is not to bad, just a bit of a "gagging" feeling a few times in the morning but constantly constipated (sorry TMI). Hoping and :pray: everday.

Hope everyone has a great day,
Take care,
LNB

Bel...lots of yummy naps hun!! got to make the most of it while i can.

LNB...kind of taken a bit of a turn on that lately. I haven't found a new dr ..and i will soon. But...see below

BG...OMG re the blabber...hun i hope you can still do something special to announce your bub. My Dh 's family is a little estranged too and we are in a similar boat by the sounds. I am quite happy some of them not knowing at all actually but i guess i can't avoid that.
Sorry your mum found out the way she did. Good luck with it and hope you can do something exciting and special. xx

AFM- i have really calmed down and feeling really good about everything that we are thinking of trying to go as far as we can with no scan at all. See if we can make it all the way...but this doesn't help us wanting to know the sex of the bub at 20 weeks. We will have to decide on that later on. Does anyone know if a scan is the only way of showing the sex??
We just figure if all is going well and we are feeling good...we would like to avoid the scans. I have alwasy felt this way but after the miscarriage...needed some comfort when we forst had the BFP. I wanted to be sure i had no cysts to worry about. But then i think...well if i have cysts and find out through a scan...what can i do? Nothing, so what is the point in creating more worry for myself when i am feeling great right now. That feeling of comfort, confidence and happiness is irreplaceable and can have such a wonderful influence on our bubs.

Mums been guilting me a bit but i think we have reached a balance. Time will tell and she is only trying to help...but in doing that it feels like she has no confidence in my own abilities. She make me feel a bit like if i don't take her advice (from a wiser woman than when she had kids) then i am being somewhat irresponsible for the health of my child. I am vegetarian to a great extent and a lot of people have difficulty with that.
Off my soap box now and all is good. Mum is fine, she just worries.
Love to all and sorry i can't keep up with you all, bit tired. But you are all in my thoughts and wishing you well.
Love hm xoxox

Hey LNB- I know the feeling hun re the constipation...i hardly ever have it and lately...can't seem to escape it no matter what i do. Noice! Hope the spotting, ms and constipation eases for you soon babe. My ms is very very mild just feel a bit nauseous when i eat and if i wait too long to eat. Yesterday was the worst i had....i was blowing air into my cheeks to get through my lunch. Yukko but pretty good really.
HUgs to you hun.
xxoxox

Hi everyone - Belly rubs, belly rubs.....

Can I ask a question? I just want your personal thoughts.....

DH and I have always thought that we would find out the sex of the baby at the 18 - 20 weeks. In the last couple of weeks I have been having second thoughts. Something in the back of my head is telling me that by NOT finding out I can get back a little of that 'traditional' pregnancy feeling....

We've all talked about the losses we have felt in having to go down the IVF road and I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I really want to know, but I also really want to have that surprise at the end. The surprise not only for us, but for our friends and family as well.

I know there have been a lot of women on this thread who have found out - is there anyone who doesn't want to know?

The count down is on and I only have 4 weeks to decide. I reckon it will take us that long......*sigh*

Thanks

X

Nic - Little Charlotte was doing summersualts and was quite happy to show us :) and for me it allows me to personalise her room

HM - Not sure on the scan thing sweetie but I do know they checked everything yesterday and it was very reassuring for me.

LNB - :hug: on the spotting hun I know it can be scary take a peek at my blog if you want to read what happened eraly on with Baby Tigger

Megan LS and Nicole :goodluck: for the scans

Nic, I used to never what to know...and maybe we might still go that way..we shall see. I can totally see what you are saying about taking back some of the traditional...so many of us take so long to get there. I totally agree with that. I have also recently come up against watching our friends find out they were having a girl. It was wonderful to see that the baby all of a sudden could be referred to as a 'she' and they spoke about her and her personality like it was already a reality in their lives. It was wonderful to watch them bond. My Sil and Bro did something different, they found out and didn't tell anyone.
So, I am in two minds too, we are thinking of avoiding scans if we can and thinking whether or not we want to know the sex...part of me does and i know that the baby's birth will be enough of an overwhelming experience for me. I think i would like to be prepared to meet our child and get to know it as much as i can before the birth....BUT then there is a part of me that thinks...it should be a surprise. I think i will be like you hun...confused and making the decision at the last minute.

Good luck hun, whatever you decide just dont feel guilty...whatever you choose will be the right choice.
Love Hm xxoxoxo

Thanks TL for letting me know. I am so glad it comforted you a little more hun. It is just fab news.
Love Hm xoxo

First things first......:bellyrubs: :bellyrubs:

BG, Love the new Avi...very cute :)

Luckystrike, only one more sleep for us to go how exciting what time is your scan?
Best of luck to you and hope you get some great pics

Megan, it sure is the week for scans. All the best for yours tomorrow.
I know what you mean about sleep...I had the worst sleep last night and all I could do was dream about scan day.

Have a great day ladies...

Nic - maybe you need to leave it up to your bub - as TL said, some give you no choice but to find out - they flash everything for you to see! others are shy. maybe leave it to the day - if you find out you find out (so basically tell the sonographer to tell you if it's obvious, but don't go searching!). we plan on finding out, and sharing with BB and immediate family, but not extended family (i think). we're also planning on having a 4d scan (woo hoo - finally an advantage to living in the sticks - we get 4d scans so much cheaper out here!)

as to scans - HM - not sure what it's like over there, but you have no real choice over here on the morphology (18-20 week) scan. it's essentially to check for any birth defects that may be incompatible with life (and yes, that's a harsh way to put it - but that's what they do sorry). it's the one scan that every pregnant woman is referred for.

haven't done much on the photoshop front. realised photoshop is on PC (which isnt connected) so either have to install on laptop, or go and visit SIL and use her computer! thinking the first bit sounds easier. for anyone that wants to see Gremlins photos so far, i've created a folder on the website in my profile - pw is bg.

and woo hoo - i have a preggers avvy! yay!!