welcome to pg land Bel
if the fluid is bothering you, call the hospital/clinic - that's what they're there for
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welcome to pg land Bel
if the fluid is bothering you, call the hospital/clinic - that's what they're there for
Bel- I am just online after a few days away and just read your wonderful news!!!!!! Yahooooooooooo!!!!!! I am so happy and relieved for you. Sorry you have had t suffer the OHSS and hope you feel better soon, but I know emotionally you must be over the moon. :dance:
Bel welcome sweet :hug:
Will catch up after the weekend away soon I promise
Congratulations Bel - It is just so wonderful to see you here!
In regards to your test, I had my blood test done on what would have been 16dpo and it was 480 with a single pregnancy. Your levels certainly sound very good for an early test!
Hi to everyone else.
Janie xxx
Well done Bel - Glad to see you here.
My results were 130 on Day 15 then up to 720 on Day 18 then 1140 Day 21.
Do you have to wait til the 7 week scan before they are able to tell you 1 or 2?
Megan - Re: The Cat - I had some pain during the day, but OB said not to worry unless there was bleeding. So, all good since then :-)
Congrats Bel & Welcome!
Things here are plodding along babies are good litle heffalumps :) Next check up on Wed which i am loking forward to as i have had high BP and swelling for a week or so now. Still lots of BH and cramping etc and only 17 more sleeps until induction!!
Shan
Hi all,
Thanks for your welcomes and kind words.
Am waiting now for my HCG results to come in from today...official testing day.
Am booked in for a scan on Monday next week to see if the little one is in the right place after a previous ectopic and to check numbers!!
Hope you all have a GREAT day. I'm still not the best..so back to the lounge for me.
Big hugs
Bel
Bel - Good Luck sweetie I am sure it is all fine and that is it
Congrats Bel! Sorry to hear about OHSS - not fun ... hope the pain subsides quickly!
Shann ... 17 days how exciting! Woo hoo!
Lots going on in here - big 'hi' to you all, so sorry for lack of personals. Am feeling kinda groggy myself today after a very restless night sleeping and being possessed by crazy thoughts of m/c. Stupid I know ... I swing from being positive to being seized by anxiety and fear (ie fear of losing my superbub - yes that is my bubs nickname - thanks TL).
Am 6 weeks today ... and counting down days to scan next Thurs. :pray: all goes well!
Mon :)
Bel, congrats on your BFP, great to have you here :cheer:
Shannon, WOW 17 more days soo exciting...
Mon, 6 weeks today :leap: Great news!!
I'm sure your little Superbub is growing nice and strong for you and DH....
It's perfectly normal going from being positive to being anxious....I'm still feeling like that myself...
AFM, count down till 10 week scan next Friday. :pray:ing really hard that my little June Bug has a nice strong heart beat.
Don't you just wish you had a little window in your belly to make sure everything is as it should be...
Betta fly and get back to work. I hope everyone's day is going nice and fast!!
Bel- hope all the results come in right where you want them to be and that you are feeling OK
shannon- 17 more sleeps- wow!
nicole and mon- hope your next scans go well
all the best to the other lovely ladies in here...
I am sad I am not here anymore...hopefully next year I will return
Thanks Possums! You are such a brave and inspiring person! I am sure you will be back here in no time at all! Jan will be here before we know it!
Wishing you all the best and hope you have a nice relaxing TTC break. Drink and be merry - its almost the silly season and you deserve it! :)
Beautiful ladies...
My results are in...
Official testing day and FS called and said "I think we are having twins!!!" HCG 881!!!!!!
YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO OOO!!!!!!!!
What an amazing feeling.
I'm like a whale but over the moon.
Sorry for no personals...am ringing up sis's internet bill and must get off. Just wanted to share with my friends.
Am so happy to be here with you all. A lot of us have been on this journey together for a while now.
I am scared like we all are of losing this little ones or ones but you know what...I feel this is it...this is going to be our 'forever baby'. I want to enjoy every single moment of being pregnant.
Feel so blessed today.
Hugs Bel
xxx
Bel - it certainly sounds like twins - your results are almost double what mine were at the same time!
I'm so excited for you.
Possums :hug:you are always welcome here.
Janie xxx
Morning All,
Janie- I'm so happy to be here with you. I can't believe how far along you are already. Does sound like twins at this stage doesn't it??!! Will be blessed with one baby, but double blessed with 2.
A question for you all...
Were you or are you on progesterone support after you got your BFP?? My FS wasn't going to have me on support, but it is what I have always known and he was more than happy to have me continue on 2 crinone til they run out, then 2 pessaries thereafter. Would be interstested to know what everyone is doing??
Have a great day all
Hugs Bel
Bel- wow, imagine if it is twins!!! so happy for you my friend...you deserve to be here so much
Janie- I too can't believe how far along you are, it's so exciting for you..especially if you are feeling movement
mon -thanks...we'll do our best to relax a bit over xmas...we might TTC naturally in december...I have only one tube left, and it's in bad shape, but hey, miracles do happen and we can have fun trying anyway
Hi everyone :doh: I just cant keep up and cant seem to get on here regularly enough, maybe when i finish work?
Bel: It is just the best seeing you here, big congrats and a wootwooo to twins wouldnt that be awesome!! As for me i was taken off prog as soon as i got my BFP because my prog level was over 900 :o so didnt need it, but i must admit i was abit scared not to have it.
Janie: how are you going?
Possums: i hope your travelling ok you are very strong and brave and we cant wait to see you back in here really soon.
Nicole: roll on friday :dance:
Mon: 6 weeks thats great and i bet you cant wait till that scan good luck!!
Shan: been wondering how your going not long now and id say with all those braxton hicks you wont be needing an induction!!
Nixon: how you going? i had alot of cramping and a bit of spotting for the first 12 -14 weeks its scary but obvisouly everything was ok.
Megan: :comfort: that does sound very normal i still even wake up some mornings and think i dont feel pregnant ?! Hope your ok and having less stress from work can only be good!
BG, BW, Devon and anyone i missed hi!! hope you are all keeping well. Devon we are in 2 digits the countdown is truly on !
AFM: going good, i "think" ive finally popped although i said something about the CS and someone replied "are you pregnant" Only 6.5 monthes :o but it gave me a laugh. Gotta stop eating donuts :lol: I think i may have SPD as i have the constant feeling of being kicked between the legs, i cant stand on one leg to put pants on and rolling over in bed is agony, might have to give into the brace as i really dont want to stop excercising!
Well catch you all soon!!!!
Hi All,
Scooby - hey there! I am doing really well thanks for asking. Hanging out waiting for my 20 week scan in a little under 2 weeks now. Feeling lots of flutters now too which is kinda cool! Wow - 6.5months and people still can't tell you are pregnant! I'm only 18 weeks and I had someone on the train offer me a seat and then on the tram the same thing happened! I must be going to be huge!
Bel - I know I can't quite believe that I am almost half way through! In some ways it has seemed to take so long, but looking back, it has flown by! In regards to the prog support, I remained on pessaries until I was 10 weeks exactly. But I had a HRT FET, so I had not ovulated naturally and therefore did not have a corpus luteum to support the embryo with the right hormones. The reason they tell you to stop at 10 weeks is because there is no evidence that if taken longer it does any good. I believe that is also around the time that the placenta takes over nourishing the baby. I was also on estrogen support up until that time. It was scary when I had to stop it all... it was like my safety net and I was petrified that stopping it was going to effect the pregnancy.
Possums - hope you are doing okay :hug:
:bellyrubs: to everyone out there... hope you are all travelling well and enjoying your pregnancies.
Janie xxx
Scooby, I hope I'm 6.5 months before someone asks if I'm pregnant! lol I probably just look like I'm carrying a lot of extra weight at the moment!
Bel, congratulations. How exciting at the thought of having twins! :D When is your u/s?
Janie, how exciting you get to see bubs again soon. I can't wait for my 20 week scan, even though I am nervous about it. When did you first notice flutters?
I thought I noticed something a week ago but thought I must have imagined it. The last 2 nights I have definitely felt something. Kind of like butterflies, or a twitching kind of sensation. I have only noticed it when I'm laying quietly in bed. I can't wait to feel more!
Megan, that sure sounds like movement to me! I had barely recognisable flutters around 13-14 weeks, and got my first distinct pokes at 15 weeks (the first movements I felt when I wasn't lying down resting)... but it took a lot longer before I could actually count on feeling movement regularly. More like 20+ weeks for that to happen. But it's starting! How exciting!
I'm so tired I'm bordering on incoherent... think I might just get a really early night tonight.
BW
Megan - How exciting :cheer:
Janie - I too am hanging out for the 20 week scan 2 weeks and 3 sleeps to go :)
Bel - We had no support after transfer but my P4 was really strong
Possums :hug: you will be here again soon sweet
Everyone else a big :hello: sorry if I missed people
Hi All,
Hope everyone had a good day. I'm cruising along on cloud nine still. Don't think I'll ever come down!
Possums- You are such a sweetie. Can't wait to be in here with you in a couple of months. You are ALWAYS in my heart and thoughts.
TL- When is the Brissy meet up planned for? If I'm feeling better from this OHSS I may be able to make it.
BW- Hope you got a good sleep last night. I'm having a daily siesta at the moment while recovering...nothing better than a nana nap!
Megan- Scan for me is on Monday. How exciting to feel flickers! I'm looking forward to everything thst comes with being pg.
Janie- Thanks for the info on progesterone. I emailed my FS yesterday and he got back to me saying to stay on the support as it can't hurt at all. Halfway for you..CRAZY!! I remember my happiness when you got your BFP. How fast time goes. Soon your baby will be in your arms.
Scooby- Thanks for the kind words. Is great to finally be here. How cute that you have popped!!
Nicole- You must be so excited about next Friday..I can't even imagine.
Mon- I think those late night thoughts are natural. I wish we didn't have them though and could just enjoy every moment of this amazing time in our lives. Am thinking of you.
TL- Gee I'm happy to be here with you too..have been snooping here for so long..wishing I was here with you all. Hugs to you.
Shannon- Sorry for not knowing exactly where you are at, but am I right that you are having twins next week? Can you remember what your HCG was on your initial BT day? Hope you are feeling ok with the swelling and that your BP is ok.
Sorry if I missed anyone..am going to try to work out where everyone is at.
Am pleased to report that I have lost 10 of the 11.5 kgs I put on with the OHSS. Am starting to feel human again but am still like a sloth on the lounge!!
Have a good night all.
Hugs Bel
Bel, stop recovering from OHSS so quickly! :p You're making me jealous!
Seriously, you are doing fantastically - I recover very slowly from anything that involves inflammation, and so it seems to me that you're doing better now than I did on my non-transfer cycles. Hope it keeps up for you!
DH calling with food - must dash!
BW
Thanks BW..am pretty proud of myself. Just hope I continue to keep improving.
Have a great day all,
Hugs Bel
Shannon - I hope everything runs smoothly between now and the 13th (?) of Nov. How did the check up go?
Mon - I'm feeling you on the restless nights thing. I have nightmares about having the pest control guy come to out house and find like 10 snakes under the house and then for whatever reason we (DH&I) manage to let the snakes escape and then I end up being bitten by snakes and it makes me lose the baby. I was crying in my sleep this morning around 4.30am -freaked DH right out - freaked myself out when he woke me up. Anyway, I'm sure it's just our sub conscious way to get these feelings out.
Nicole - You will be blown away by the 10 weeks scan. Mine was completely unexpected at my first Ob appointment (it actually looks human instead of like it did at 6 weeks - kinda like a squid)
Possums - Hello sweets. How are you travelling these days? I hope things are getting easier for you - I know it will never completely go away. Big hugs and kisses to you.
Janie - How are you? Are you going to find out the sex at your next scan? When are you booked in?
Scooby - What's SPD? I wish I could keep it a secret til I was 6.5 months along. Everyone we know knows. I?m getting bored of the same questions over and over.
Megan - The fluttery thing is what my BFF told me it felt like early on. Like the sensation of someone lightly running their fingers down your arm (but inside).
BW - How are you?
TL - Are you going to find out the sex? We're trying to decide (I know it?s a bit early, but we are so terrible at making decisions it takes us ages)
Bel - Great news about the OHSS being on the mend. How long now til your 6 week scan? You must be busting to see that little HB or HB's.
AFM - We had out NT scan yesterday. Little bub is looking good - two arms with hands, two legs with feet, a stomach, a brain, a nasal cavity, heartbeat etc. It was so surreal. It seems that the more that goes right the more scared I get. Like I never really expected that it would be ok and when we get the results that say it is it freaks me out a little more. I think I need some acupuncture - thankfully I have an appointment Saturday week. I'm also starting Yoga in a couple of weeks which I hope will help release some stress.
Anyway - Hope you all have a great day. Not sure I'll make the whole day at work - have been awake since 430 this morning. *sigh*
Hey Nic- Glad the scan all went well. You and I had similar mornings it sounds like. I was up at 3am...WHAT IS THAT ABOUT???!!! My 1st scan in on Mon..will be just over 5 weeks, but FS wants to check that my baby/ies are in the right place to snuggle in as I've had a previous ectopic. I know I probably won't see a heartbeat, but just need to be reassured all is well.
Hugs Bel
Woo Hoo ladies one more sleep till Friday...and bring on the weekend :dance:
Bel, great news on your recovery....you are doing so well.
Nixon, Congratulations on your NT scan yesterday...
BW, Mon, TL, Megan, Scooby, Janie, and anyone else I missed :bellyrubs: to you all.
AFM, counting the sleeps till next Friday and there is 8 to go!!!
I can't wait to see our Baby June Bug again and :pray: that mad that everything will be ok.
Feeling really good, other than tired in the arvo....No M/S but starting to feel a bit sick at night...
Had the best dream last night that we had a baby girl who looked so much like DH the dream felt so real that I didn't want to wake up.
Anyway sorry to keep it short came into work early today so betta get to it.
I know. Maybe it's part of the reason we're so tired all the time - on top of the hormones - just not sleeping properly.
Anyway babe - got to get back to work. Have a good one. Can't wait to hear about the scan.....it will be a long drawn out weekend for you :-)
Bel- great news to hear you are recovering so well. Bet you cant wait for that first scan!!
Nixon- great to hear the scan went well.. I can understand you having fears though...i think it's natural when it's taken a while for you to get here and IVF etc and you just want it so much
BW- hope that tiredness isnt too bad
Nicole...hope the time goes quickly until your next scan
afm- just taking it a day at a time. pretty low, but getting there bit by bit...and starting to daydream about when I might be here again....so at least I have found a little bit of hope again
Bel- wow, twins - that's fantastic. I can't wait to hear the results of your scan.
My computer just ate my post! :(
Nixon, yay for your NT scan. I feel exactly the same about waiting for something to be wrong. The whole thing is surreal for me still.
Bel, good luck for your scan on Monday. Hope you have two littlies snug in there! ;)
BG, how are you going? Hope the m/s isn't causing you too much grief still.
AFM, I had 16wk midwife appt today. Everything is going as it should. Fundal height is measuring 17cm, and we heard the heartbeat. :) My BP is a bit on the high side, but I think work has contributed to that lately, and that wont be a problem in a few weeks!. I need to keep an eye on it though. She is sending me for a full GTT now because there is a history of diabetes in my family. I think I'll be doing that Monday. My offical NT scan results came back and the downs risk is 1:3040 so all good. It was noted though that the placenta is low. Hopefully by next scan it will be looking ok. She didn't seem too concerned at this stage, but did say that if it's still low at the next scan I will have to have some more scans for them to monitor it.
thanks for asking after me Megan - am kinda just cruising along at the moment. Nausea is pretty much 24/7 unless i have a REALLY good night sleep - even then, it bugs me later in the day. it's not fun at all. to leave the house i have no choice but to take maxalon - and a bucket. ah well, the things we do
i had the most amazing experience last night - i know it's super early, and i am sure people with think i'm made - but OMG - i felt the Gremlin move!!! it was a very specific sensation and it lasted for a good minute, then for about a half minute later in the night, and about 15 seconds maybe a little more, this morning. was so surreal. i know i'm not supposed to feel it so early, but i did! i'm really sensitive to everything down there though - i felt physical pain that doubled me over every time an embie implanted, so i believe 100% that what i felt was our little gremlin moving. i think it was telling me it was ok - i had a really bad emotional night after having minimal nausea for most of the day, and odd pains the day before... think the Gremlin was just telling mummy to relax and enjoy her pregnancy - everything else is inconsequential at this point!
Morning All,
Nicole S- I just love dreams like that. I totally get the not wanting to wake up feeling. This as happened to me so many time on our TTC journey. The countdown to next Fri is on!
Nixon- Yet another early morning for me. I wake up and start thinking about everything then just can't get back to sleep...most annoying!!
Possums- My friend...you are doing so well. Stay strong and focused..you will be back here so soon.
Buliej- Hi and thanks for thinking of me. Hope you are cruising along well.
Megan- What a great gift yesterday to see your little ones heartbeat. Excellent news on the NT result. All the best with the other tests.
Briggsy's Girl- You and I sound really similar. I always know what is going on with my body. I think this whole experience makes you so in tune with your body. I hope my little one/s let me feel them so early!! How amazing for you!!
Janie and TL- my past cycle buddies, thinking of you always.
Hugs to everyone I have missed.
AFM...lots going on at the moment. DH and I have moved out of our apartment...a 3 story walk up. Well we've kind of moved out!! All our stuff is still there, but we are living with his parents now for a while and have to go back to pack up the apartment when I am 100% again after this OHSS. We are going to move into a house in probably 4 months to make it easier for when our little baby/ies come and to save some money for a few months after all these bills....So I am living with DH's parents when DH is home, and when he goes away, I stay with my parents and sis. So am basically being looked after by everyone and having a break from running a house...quite nice may I say!! Is hard though not having your own space and stuff, but a small sacrifice in the scheme of things. Am blessed to have family who are more than happy to help.
Pg wise...very sore BB's but that's it so far. If I'm going to get sick when will that start? I've no idea really as with both previous pregnancies I was never sick...I might be lucky!!
I just want to enjoy this pregnancy so much. Already I am sick of the scared feeling of loss again. I talk to the little one/s all the time and tell them we love them already and to stay with us. I pray they do so much. I do feel this time is different though. As crazy as that may sound, I just feel this is it.
Sorry for the long post...lots on my mind at this hour when I still should be sleeping.
Hope everyone has a great day...weekend tomorrow!!!
Big hugs Bel
Hi Bel,
I'm glad you are feeling positive.
I think I have finally realised that on the surface I worry things will go worng, but deep down I know everything is going to turn out fine. My conscious mind keeps telling me all the possible neagtive outcomes and then my heart and my gut pop in every now and then and simply say - you will have the baby and it will be healthy and you will be fine. And that's that.
I think the semi-detachment is due to the IVF and everything being so clinical, but it is getting better each day. We will find out the sex (hopefully she'll let us see - I think it is a girl and always have even before the blastie transfer.) and I think that will help a lot with the detachment I feel at the moment. It just doesn;t seem real - even with the belly and the U/S and the heartbeat.
Anyway - that's my blah-di-blah for the morning.
PS: Bel - I was in bed at 830 last night and slept like a log - no dreams last night - YAY!!!!
Have a great day everyone.
Just a note to let you know I am here and reading I have just had a hectic week with work
Nic- If that's your blah-di-blah then keep it coming!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
TL- Hi there!! Hope things at work settle down so you have a cruisy Friday afternoon.
Hugs all
Bel
Hello pregnant ladies...I am here reading too and checking in to see how you are all doing.
all the best from me...
Emma xx
Hi All
Just popping in to give you all :bellyrubs: and hope you are having good weekend.
Possums - hope you are getting on OK!
Tl - luv ya, hoping you are relaxing after busy workweek
Nix - know what you mean. Feel like this week after my anxiety attack that am starting to dig deep and tap into intuition and feel like everything will be fine. I guess the anxiety is going to be part of the journey, so just need to nip it in the bud as it arises!
Bel - keeping talking to your little one. I know that feeling of fear as well. My massage therapist gave me a crystal angel - which is so sweet. I have it near my bed side and am placing my faith in bubs angels to look after he/she.
BG -How cool about the Gremlin moving!!!!
Megan - glad your NT scan went well and Hope your GTT goes well.
Nic - not long till your scan.
Big hi to BW and anyone else I have missed off ... trying to keep up.
AFM; all OK. Woke up the other morning and threw up (sorry if TMI) but there was nothing in my stomach.Been pretty queasy and it seems to be one day ok and one day not so ok. thankfully ok today. bbs still really sensitive. had a nap today which was glorious. Anxiety not so bad but am hoping i keep on top of it especially given have now 5 days to go until my first scan! Yipee! I cant wait but of course am nervous! :pray: all goes well.
Anyway must run have a good weekend all!
Mon :)
Mon Love Ya back 5 days tills scan yay
Well we are 18 weeks tommorrow and the combination between the heat and Pg my wedding rings donot fit So off bubs and I went to the shops to pick a ring that matches the peridot and diamond bracelet DH gave me for my 30th.
Well as I was paying I felt this flutter of bubbles just where my hand was resting on my tummy and I think that was it the first movementI
Then not 5 mins later I ran into my FS we had a great chat he said I look really well and when I told him what I felt he thinks that was it too bubs for being so clever.
I am a little suprised due to where the palcenta was at 12 weeks but FS said it may have moved by now. Was so happy to run into him and he said I have a nice healthy bump forming.
Well we are 2 weeks and 2 sleeps away from the 20 week scan and after a big week at work nap weekend is going to be theme for this weekend
Hi Everyone -
I am joining this thread for the first time.
A little bit about me, DH and I have been LTTTC and started IVF in July this year, our first transfer was unsuccessful but we were overjoyed to get a BFP on Tuesday from our first FET.
It was a natural FET so I have been drug free the whole time and am currently still not taking / on anything - I'm not sure that I wouldn't feel better to be on something for support by my FS says it's not needed.
I've had some quesiness and sore BB but other than that, I am feeling great and scared at the same time. We worried so much about getting pg that I haven't really thought about what to do if we did get pg! Going to buy some books tomorrow to learn about what is going on and what to expect.
Our first scan is on Nov 14 so another TWW - the waiting , praying and worrying never seems to end.
I look forward to getting to know everyone and sharing the joys of this wonderful journey with you all.
Take care,
LNB