Brunette - I am glad your scan went well and its a good sign if you can see 2 heart beats still. Sorry about the bed rest that must be difficult epecially when it sounds like you have a lot happening ATM. It will be all worth it in the end though im sure.
Londonmiss- thanks yeah i find when i eat i feel ok but about 1/2 hr after i start to feel crap again. I am trying to nibble on dry crackers all day but i am getting really sick of those. Have just discovered how great plain chips and apple juice are though!
I went a saw GP yesterday and really didn't like him, i walked in and he asked what was wrong, i told him i was pregnant and he looked at me as if to say 'well what do you want me to do about it!!' I found a great pregnanct/baby doc in newcastle but her books were full so i told a little white lie about who recommended her and guess what she can fit me in!!!So i now have another doc app next thursday.
I'm quite excited... drum roll..... fanfare ... it's my last day at work today. Let joy be unconfined. I've got two 4000 word essays to do and an exam and then I'm a full time Mother!!! Hurrah hurrah hurrah.
LondonMiss - woo hoo for you for finishing work!!! I don't know how I managed to fit work in, i've been so busy since I finished up, yet if you were to ask me what i've been doing it doesn't sound like much at all! Have you been a good little expat girl and voted this week?!
Renee - glad you got in to see the doctor of your choice, even if you did have to tell a little white lie. What she doesn't know won't hurt her! So another Newcastle girl huh - there were a few before but they've had their babies now. DH is from Newcastle so it's where all my in-laws are. I like Newcastle, just not the family there...!!
Brunette - sorry to hear about the blot clotting and the bed rest honey, but I definitely think you should take comfort in seeing the heartbeats and I know it's going to be incredibly hard, but make the most of your 'resting' time and relax as much as possible And post all day if you have to - afterall, you'll have LondonMiss and myself on here too since we'll be bored housewives
CK77 - hope all is going well and you manage to keep the nausea at bay!
Paula - glad to hear Tiana is making her presence known! I think the Chicklet is getting too big now for kicks etc., as I hardly ever feel them any more, though I can feel her moving around in there, and like you, I love watching my belly moving from side to side!
Miss K - how are you going? Still with us here?!
AFM - Well I think today I might start washing the baby clothes while it's (a little bit) sunny. Then again, the house magazine I subscribe to arrived yesterday and it seems a lovely day to snuggle on the couch reading. I seem to go through phases of day on/day off of cleaning and being active! Yesterday was a cleaning/baking today so it seems today might be a lazy day...
Hello to everyone else, hope you're having a super Friday in preparation for the weekend!
Pregnancy brain!!! I was wondering why i havnt received any replies to my post.... i didnt even post!!! I thought i did!!
Newbies~ Welcome.To those who were asking about no morning sickness,i was in the same boat.I was on here asking the same questions,thinking that it wasnt good if i wasnt sick.I got my + at 4 weeks with a beta of 400 which was quite high for that stage.
I had NO changes in my breasts,cramping and no sickness.Then at exactly 6 weeks,i ran to the bathroom feeling sick and dry reaching because of smelling something.I never really got sick apart from that but couldnt stand the smells of things and lost my appetite.I lost 2 kgs in the first trimester due to no appetite and things smelling yuck.My breasts didnt start to hurt til about 8 weeks.I was under the impression that if you 1.Had a strong viable pregnancy 2.Were having a girl and 3.carrying twins..that you would be really sick.
Well im now 27+2 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl who kicks and moves all day.
So dont be too worried.Best of luck with everything.
Lise~ A lazy day reading sounds ideal.I am waiting for a plumber then might go and buuy a new mobile phone as mine doesnt work anymore.Not sure though.I SHOULD be making dolls!!
Kyra~ Where are you!!!! Hoping that your holding your new bundle.
Londonmiss,smithy,miss k, everyone else..hoping you are all well.x
Im so excited now to be only 13 weeks away.Im so glad that should Peanut come early she now has a 85-90% survival.As you all know by now im a huge worry wart! First it was worrying about getting to 12 weeks,then worrying about preterm labour before she was healthy enough to survive.Now i feel alot more relaxed.Its so nice to be in the last trimester.A HUGE relief.
Am dying to start the nursery.We bought our cot etc but when we opened the cot we noticed a huge 30 cm crack in the end piece!! I have now been waiting to hear back from Bertini to see if they have a spare part.Will call them today.Otherwise we just need our new drawer handles and i can start setting up the room.Not that she will be in there til a few months old as she will be in her bassinette in our room.
I have the mobile,breathing monitor,sheets,change table,carseat,etc etc and cant wait to get it set up.
Oh..i was meaning to ask those who have had their bubs...Boc,Smithy,BDT...How soon did your bubs grow out of 0000??? Thats the only size i have bought,now im thinking i should have gone for the 000?I know its dependant on babies size but assuming bub is a 7-8 pound at birth? Probably a stupid question.
Well im off for the day.Have a great weekend girls.xx
Wow, there are so many newbies in here now. Congrats to you all on your BFP's, and welcome... it's great to have you in here.
And hi to all the other ladies in here too.
Has been a few weeks since I posted as DH has been on the laptop most of the time doing uni assignments. Way too much time passed to try and catch up with everything that has happened.
We had a 3D/4D scan this week (28 weeks) which was really good. I'm so glad we did it. We were lucky that Baby Charlie was cooperating too - he was awake, moving around and showing his face heaps. I also wanted to use the scan to re-confirm that we are having a boy. At 20 weeks, the sonographer said it was a boy, but I couldn't see what she was seeing, and I really wanted to see for myself. Well I can definitely say I saw it for myself this week - and it's definitely a boy. So I feel much more comfortable about going and buying boy things now.
LondonMiss - glad you finally had a successful 4D scan too. And congrats on finishing work.
Lise - glad you are enjoying your leisurely time at home.
Not sure who asked about the morning sickness, but I can say that I've had none... nada... nothing during this pregnancy. I too thought there must be something wrong, and on top of the weekly blood tests I was having at the clinic, I was also doing home pregnancy tests every couple of days, just to check that I was still pregnant. I had no morning sickness, no sore boobs, no cramping at all. I didn't feel different at all.... so it does happen.
We finally have all our nursery furniture now which is great. Everything is still in boxes though, because I have to wait for DH to finish his assignments before we can put everything together.
We are also hoping to go away on a babymoon in a month or so. It will probably only be for a couple of days, but something to look forward to nonetheless. I think that when I go back to work after the babymoon, I will only have about a week and a half left of work before mat leave. Can't wait.
Well I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. I am taking Monday off work, so I am looking forward to a long weekend.
Happy mother's day ladies! Hope you all had a lovely day :-)
Wishes - glad you got the confirmation that you're having a boy! Now the fun shopping part can begin
Wantbaby - hehehe, that is a case of baby brain! I think I've been okay lately but DH did refer to a particularly vague period I wasn't really aware of though he said I've been better since I finished work...!
I am still here just been stalking you all rather than posting I have been in stalker mode lately just finding it nice to read how you're all going
I have an OB appointment tomorrow soo excited!! Nothing much new here though just enjoying everyday
Hope your all well!! And Kyra I have been stalking you now for a while who is doing her BA??
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY LADIES!!!
WARNING LITTLE RANT AHEAD:
My sister and Dad were the only 2 to say it to me DH said I'm not a mum yet so he doesn't wish me a happy one or anything till we have ours here which cut deep cause it makes me think about our first angel soo sad My sister brought me beautiful flowers and a necklace and earrings and a card though after DH's comments I felt undeserving and like I'd lost this one and like I shouldn't get attatched yet!
I had a frustrating day for other reasons. For MONTHS, we've had a big lunch for DH's birthday in the diary and at the last minute, everyone pulled out. Sick kids, hangovers, football matches and most frustratingly, couples who the husband had booked a surprise lunch for Mother's Day without consulting their own family calendar to see that they were already going for lunch. ARRRRHHHH. I felt really bad cancelling the table the restaurant could probably have got a booking, and it's such short notice. DH was really gutted although he pretended not to be.
We went out somewhere local on our own, and got utterly frustrated with a big table with kids next to us, the kids all watching films on their little screens - with sound. Even when the waiter asked them to turn the things onto silent they didn't. I don't understand how some parents can be so oblivious to everyone else around them. Our meal was ruined, and three tables next to them all moved. Surely being a parent doesn't make you oblivious to social niceties?!?! What happened to nice quiet books for children in public? Anyway.
I'm having a major study crises having left it far too late. I now have to write 4000 words on Dracula, which would be considerably easier had I actually read the novel!!!! If anyone has any brilliant insights, do let me know....
I hope you all had a fantastic mothers day yesterday.
Miss K - what a beautiful sister you have. Sorry DH wasn't more understanding, maybe he just doesn't want to get his hopes up just yet. Try not to let it get you too down, you have that little miracle inside
Londonmiss - that would be so annoying, your poor DH!! I agree about kids in public though. We would always just have to sit still and eat our meal with maybe a colouring book if we were lucky. but nowdays it is a joke. We went out not that long ago with friends who have a 2 1/2 yr old and they bought one of those green shooping bags full of trucks, toys, colouring in things, puzzles as well as the portable dvd player and he hardly played with anything, he just wanted to chase the other kids around!!! I swore i will not be like that!
Lise - GL with the scan hope it goes well.
wishes & wantbaby2 - Hi hope you ladies are well.
AFM - I am really struggling with morning (all day) sickness. I envy you ladies who weren't sick. I have started going off food all together, don't worry DH is still making me eat when he can, just want even a slight reprieve. I have a Doc app on thurs so maybe there is something she can give me to help relieve it a bit. Other than that all seems good.
Sorry to Miss K for DH being a tad insensitive with his comment! I bet your sister made you feel a lot better - what a sweetie. My DH said happy mothers day first thing in the morning and I just started crying! Still so worried about whether these two little precious bubs are going to be okay - so our DHs probably can't win, hey?
Renee, your all-day morning sickness sounds awful, you poor thing. I am always ravenous. I am going to be as fat as a fool if I continue the way I am, especially as I'm on bed rest - not that I care; as long as I eventually get to hold my jelly beans in my arms. Hope your doctor can help relieve some of your symptoms on Thursday.
Wishes, it must be nice to know definitively the gender of your bub, especially with buying of clothes and decorating the nursery.
Lise, GL with your scan on Wed to confirm bub's gender. Hoping for a boy or girl, or no real preference as long as healthy? And thanks for your offer to post to my heart's content to you from my bedside.
Londonmiss, sorry can't help with your 4000-word essay on Dracula; my degree was on political science - boring!
AFM, We moved into our new house on Saturday. Yay! We had mini-movers for the heavy stuff, but couldn't have done it without my mum and DH. I felt very sheepish as I could do nothing but point a finger and try to organise - which by the end of the day was not going down very well with DH. Hmmmm. I can't remember whether or not I posted that I had some fresh bleeding Thurs afternoon, so off to FS for another scan. New lot of bleeding but twins heartbeats seemed strong. I am now off Clexane - thank god. Bleeding is a bit better but still there - sorry TMI. I am seeing my old FS on Wednesday for a scan abd have been told to allow one hour for the appointment; he is so thorough. My new FS is off to Greece for a four-week holiday. I am so lucky that my lovely previous FS is seeing me.
Hi girls,
Been stalking for a while and thought I would post a little hello. I'm pregnant with my first after IVF. I have PCOS, Endo and a blocked tube. Had the lap and drilling and started IVF last month. So excited when it was a BFP!!
Just hanging out for our first scan in a week. I'm hoping seeing the little heartbeat will help me calm down about the lack of symptoms so far. After the struggle getting here, I just wish I felt more pregnant! That comment will probably come back to bite me in a couple of weeks!! I'm 6 weeks on Wed tho so hoping everything kicks off from there! Although I like the theory about boys being less MS! DH Would love a little boy. Not sure he'd know what to do with a girl!
What the devil is going on in the LTTTC pages! You must have had a month with about a 75% pregnancy rate!!!! Sorry - meant to open with hello Glenny and you are very welcome! Congratulations on your news. Let me know your actual due date and I'll amend the chart - I was waiting to hear from Kyra but looks like I've got loads of changes to make anyway.....!
I scared myself a bit last night, I got really really breathless when I was in bed, just could not catch my breath. Ended up sleeping the front room propped up on cushions on the chair arm and much much more comfortable. I seem to remember someone a couple of months ago saying that sleeping more upright was more comfortable - I wonder if this was for breathing reasons? I think its' cos I'm so damn short, I've run out of chest cavity. Also TMI I have a very explosive stomach - not sure what I've eaten. But as you can't take anything for it, I'll just get on with life and dash to the loo when no ones looking....
ps had my second Coles online delivery yesterday - now that is a genius pregnancy idea - no more lugging bags about. I can't recall if I told you about the first one - The man (who was hot) put all the bags in the kitchen and then asked if "there was anything else he could help me with" with a smile and I swear a wink..... well, what a thing to say to a hormonal pregnant woman. I haven't stopped laughing since!!!
Thanks London Miss- we have had a couple of BFP's lately. Although did any of you feel really emotional about telling the other girls on your LT TTc thread? I was part of the IVF thread and felt really bad about telling the girls I was UTD after only one cycle. I know they were all thrilled for me but couldn't help feel a tad guilty as some of them are on their 6th +.
It's kinda emotional as well as I miss sharing things with them. I still read my old thread but don't like to update about me as I don't want to be insensitive.
Anyway- I'm due on Jan 5th. 6 weeks tomorrow!!!!!!! Have been having pre menstrual-like "twinges" the past couple of days, not really cramps. I was told to expect them while on the progesterone pessaries but they're still freaking me out a little. The last thing I want to feel like at the moment is like AF is going to arrive! Made me do another POAS last night just for reassurance and test line is def darker than control line and it came up first, so feeling a bit better.
Don't worry about the cramps - someone on here told me they are just 'refurbishment' cramps, your uterus going "oh hello what's this then....". And IVF is a game of luck/ statistics/ timing and numbers, so don't feel too bad. I took great comfort from the fact that other people were getting pregnant - after all if, say, two out of 8 of you are going to get pregnant each month, there's no reason why it can't be you. Most LTTTC only get irritated with people who come off the pill and get pregnant four nanoseconds later and then saying heartstoppingly insensitive things like "oh my husband just has to look at me to get me pregnant" so I wouldn't feel guilty at all!
Renee - have you considered acupuncture? I went throughout my pregnancy, and although I didn't have MS I know a number of women who did and found that acupuncture helped.
Brunette - i'm hoping they'll say girl! At our 20 week scan they said girl, but then at our 28 week scan our OB thought it was a boy, so I was a tad confused. I don't actually care either way, but given that most of the time we've thought it was a girl and bought girl clothes and have bonded with a girl I need to do some serious readjusting if it is a boy so i'd rather find out now. We'll see what they say tomorrow...
Glenny - CONGRATULATIONS and welcome!!! It's so nice to see so many fellow LTTTCers coming over to this thread, it was pretty quiet there for a while. And I know what you mean about feeling guilty - I fell pregnant on my first transfer, although it was our second cycle and I was the same. I'm sure you've found though that everyone has been terribly happy and supportive for you, and you can post away here to your heart's content cos we've all been there too...!!
LondonMiss - I do like the sound of home delivery for the shopping!! I can't complain though, DH and I ALWAYS do the shopping together and he pushes the trolley and puts all the groceries in/out of the car so I really don't have to do anything. And I couldn't imagine shopping without a car, the trams are bad enough without having to take bags of groceries on as well!!
Brunette hope you are doing well on your bed rest and finding things to keep you company, lots of DVD's or books perhaps? LondonMiss Congrats on finally being a full time mummy! You lucky thing. I totally hear you on the inconsiderate parents not having some plain common courtesy when there are others around. Totally frustrates me! LOL on the sexy Coles delivery man.. Wantbaby#2 i too cant wait to set up the nursery. Shame about the crack on the cot. Hopefully Bertini get back to you soon. Wishes Yay on having a definite blue bundle! A babymoon sounds amazing!! I would love to have a short break away too but we have a furbaby so it always makes it harder. Renee hope you can get the morning sickness sorted. glenny welcome and congrats. Dont feel bad at all. I used to love hearing success stories because it made me realise that it WOULD happen to me too one day, just a matter of time, it would give me hope. I too used to do the HPT and loved seeing the super dark test line.
No one has mentioned it in here yet so not sure if you have heard but congrats to Kyra on the birth of her baby boy Here is what she wrote on facebook:
"tristan julian was born on 3rd may weighing 8.9pounds! all went perfectly and hes been perfect ever since! our lil family is finally complete!! "
Cant believe its been a week since i last posted. Time is just flying by!! Had Obs appointment this morning and all is well. Was in and out in 5 minutes if that. He checked my belly and we heard the heartbeat and he said since i have no quesitons and no problems, keep doing what im doing as everything is perfect. Back in four weeks then will be on fortnightly visits after that!! WOW!
Welcome, Glenny. I've only recently come across, too, being a bit scared after hearing the news that I was finally pregnant after about five tries. But as everyone else has said, it's nothing to feel guilty about at all if you fall on your first cycle. I still follow the LTTTC thread, too, to see how everyone is doing. Looks like Leabie might be joining us soon - and maybe KitKat?
Lise, FX that your scan tomorrow confirms you are having a girl, then, as you've already bought some girls clothes and have bonded to the idea of having a DD!
Paula, I am getting used to bed rest, especially now that we've moved into our new house and I can still jump online, watch TV and read pregnancy books. It's all for a good cause, hey? Great news that your obs appointment went smoothly, too.
Londonmiss, I need to look into online supermarket delivery, too. I think I'll try Coles now instead of Woolies
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And post all day if you have to - afterall, you'll have LondonMiss and myself on here too since we'll be bored housewives
just been stalking you all rather than posting I have been in stalker mode lately just finding it nice to read how you're all going
My sister brought me beautiful flowers and a necklace and earrings and a card though after DH's comments I felt undeserving and like I'd lost this one and like I shouldn't get attatched yet!
Here is what she wrote on facebook:
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