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
A big to all the newbies, it's so great to see some more LTTTC success stories!
Can't remember who asked but I never had MS, just some slight nausea weeks 6-8 (mind you I was stuffing my face every 2-3hrs so who knows)
And looking forward to seeing some of you cross over to the parenting thread before too long! Good luck with your births!
DS is doing brilliantly, little guzzleguts has gained 2.2kg in 7 weeks . Speaking of which, better go, he is waiting for a feed and chewing on my arm and I fear he may just chew straight through
I'm quite sure I've got loads missing here and still haven't looked at the colours, but that's a work in progress. No disrespect at all, but I've deleted all the ladies who had babies before I joined the thread else it gets SOOOOOO long. if you let me know changes and gaps and stuff, I'll delete this post and put the correct one in later. I have a horrid feeling I've missed a recent baby but can't for the life of me remember who!!! So sorry, blame baby brain
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Hi LondonMiss - Wow, what a list. My EDD is 24 December 2010. Don't know the gender cause it's way too early, and in my ticker I refer to the twins as Double Trouble (My DH's idea).
Lise - hope you are feeling better today, it must have been one hell of a shock.
Londonmiss - don't feel bad i don't live in brisbane either! so no your not that sad
BOC - Hi i don't have private health so i am seeing a GP - Abbie Bingham (she is fab!) and she actually sends her patients to jillian for our scans, so i will be seeing her in a couple of weeks. I will be delivering at the John.
Miss K, Brunette, CK77, mitf, gleenyC and anyone i missed (sorry)hope you ladies are well.
AFM - I saw my new doc today and loved her, she was fab. I also had a dating scan done today so was able to see our blob for the first time and see its heart beat which was so magical. Everything looks great she said and my dates were right. So now i won't feel so guilty if i buy some little things here and there!
KitKat- Yay!!!!!!!! So glad you get to ove over here! I've been watching the old thread and wondering if you or Leabie would join us. I' so happy for you!!!
260 sounds perfect! mine was 144 at 15 DPO and 332 at 17DPO, so you would fall in the middle!!! Yay! So Excited for you!!!!!!!!
Thanks for all your kind words of support. I must admit I feel very precious being so upset, especially after our journey to get here, but after bonding with a girl baby for the last three months I had to do some grieving before I could get excited about a boy. I'm feeling much better today, and don't judge me too much when I say that shopping for a boy definitely helped!! Last night when we got home we took one last look through our bag of girls clothes and had a bit of a chat about letting go of our baby girl Sophie. Today, first thing I hit the shops and our lovely gorgeous little boy now has an equally fabulous wardrobe. And the scan photos we have are gorgeous, although again, the quality is not great because, like last time, he's squashed up against my placenta so not much fluid around his little face (or not so little, he has the cutest chubby cheeks already!!), plus he's head down ready to go so really didn't want to look at the camera, and quite simply, getting too big! Anyway, thanks again, it really meant a lot to me to read your posts, especially since nobody outside of you lovely BB girls know what's going on xx
So, enough of me...
Kitkat - welcome, welcome!! It's so lovely to see so many from the LTTTC threads heading over this way, and lovely that you all have such a nice number of ladies to travel through your pregnancies with As for your numbers, I can't remember what mine were sorry but if the nurse is happy with it then I wouldn't be too concerned. I think the doubling is more important, so as long as that is happening then all good.
Renee - how lovely for you to see the heartbeat for the first time, it really is such a special moment isn't it? I remember tearing up when I saw it, as did DH!
Brunette - I hope you can sort things out with your health insurance fund honey, they just totally suck sometimes don't they? But glad to hear that you can move around a bit more and even leave the house!!
LondonMiss - i'll tell you when I come to Melbourne and we can have a visit!! And you're of course more than welcome to come visit in Canberra ;-)
Miss K - hehehe, yes, I don't think any of us can escape the constant peeing no matter what other symptons we manage to avoid! Hope you had fun shopping - I know I did!
Mitf - i'm the same with dining out, I feel like such a teenager when i'm in a nice restaurant and then I order a lemonade, hehehe!
Well that's enough for me or you'll or be falling asleep. Big hello's to everyone, and belly rubs to all xx
Welcome, KitKat! I think HcG levels are pretty variable. My first one at 4 weeks and 3 days was 3163! So we immediately suspected twins. And then I think one week later it was 24,000 and something. But I think once you are able to have your first scan, then they don't worry about monitoring Hcg levels and go from the scans. Well done to you! Have you heard from Leabie as to how she is doing?
Hey Lise, I'm glad to hear you're feeling a lot better about having a precious little boy now. Amazing how shopping is great therapy, hey?
Just a quick post from me, I'm so excited to be going to the shopping centre with mum in a wheelchair. I even have put some make-up on. Yay!
Hello all. Just a quick one, was it Kitkat who made the comment about buying What to Expect when....? My advice, find a chair in a big bookstore. Get at least five books down and pick a subject and look it up in all the books. Say for example, Braxton Hicks contractions or taking medicines. Read what it says in all the books, and compare the advice that they give, and pick the one that you like best. I'm sorry, even though there is what is allegedly an Australian edition, WTEWE was FARRRRRRR too american for me, and really odd stuff about risks and stuff. You all know my hobby horse on this one - no evidence whatsoever that it's dangerous to drink when in third trimester if it's just in little bits, but over 80% of babies who die in the womb do so after a car accident. But have you EVER read a maternity book that tells you to take public transport??? No. Ludicrous. Not a single example of an Australian woman getting listeria when pregnant in the last year, but still they harp on about soft cheese as if it were invented by Lord Voldemort himself.
So my advice, take your time before getting WTEWE. I like Up the Duff simply for the humour, and I have a book by Prof Regan which I think is brilliant, but for similar reasons should warn you it's british. But the photos are sooooo much better than anything else I've seen on the market. I told DH I needed at least three so don't hold back.
But learn from me DO NOT READ THE CHAPTERS CALLED WHAT CAN GO WRONG IN LABOUR. At least until you are 30 weeks anyway. Doesn't help you at all other than giving you a whole new list of things to worry about and I wish I hadn't!!!!
BTW Congratulations and welcome to the thread!!!!!
Welcome Glenny! I got one of those lucky BFP on 1st attempt and definitely felt guilty announcing my news in the LTTTC thread but everyone was super supportive and told me I was silly for feeling guilty.
MissK - got a 'happy mum's day' from friends of ours that know I am pregnant, but not from DH himself. Bloody men.
Lise, thinking about the lack of MS, I am having fortnightly acupuncture that I have continued after the EPU/ET, so you might be right there with acupuncture helping. Good luck with your scan tomorrow too - how exciting!! I'm definitely aiming to not know the sex of ours. If we are lucky enough to get to baby#2 then maybe we will find out.
Brunette, glad to hear you are settled in the new house and that DH is still being nice and attentive. So happy that you heard the heartbeats again after the new bleeding, what a relief. I really wish I could get in to Bob as well, instead of Titiz next door. I doubt we would EVER get a 1hr appt with Titiz, he just wants to rush me out the door!!
What are the new baby books that you've checked out, I'm really bored with the two I have and they are totally different. One tells me the little munchkin is 1cm and the other says 2.5cm!
DH and I are heading up to Port Douglas and Cairns for a week tomorrow, his brother is getting hitched. FS has given us the 'no sex til week 12' talk due to the spotting I've had (which has now stopped!!) so unfortunately the trip wont be as great as DH was hoping - oh well ;-) Have so much running around tomorrow morning before we jump on the plane, have to put my gorgeous furbaby in a boarding kennel and there will be tears (I'm emotional enough as it is without having to say goodbye to my baby for a week).
So I had a look online at a few hospitals here in Brisbane, and based on websites North West Private at Everton Park seems to be really well equipped with spas and double headed massage showers in the birthing suites, and subject to availability double beds in the maternity ward. Any idea ladies on when I should start speaking to hospitals to book in? They have their classes that need to be booked by 15weeks so I have a bit of time up my sleeve there.
Hopefully I'll have wifi or broadband up in Port Douglas so I'll be able to jump on here more than I have been recently.
CK77- Thanks for the welcome. I see you and I are both with Dr Titiz! I have mixed feelings about him as well. I only went with him because when I was originally referred for FS Bob was a four month waiting list and I wasn't going to wait that long.
I think Titiz could use some work with his bedside manner for sure (But that's what Louise and Kris are for) but I have to say, I think technically he's very good. He did my lap surgeries and drilling as well and it's all made a big difference to my hormone levels. (I have PCOS as well as Endo)
If you really want to change over to Bob, I don't see why you can't. You might have to wait but you could prob see him by the 19th week scan and just keep seeing Dr Titiz in the mean time? When we started seeing him for the IVF, I wanted to change but I have changed my mind since.
I've been looking at North West as well. It's nice and handy for us and my family and every time I've been there (surgeries and IVF) the nurses and staff have been amazing! I'm not sure when you have to organise everything. I might ask Dr Titiz on Monday when I have my scan. (Actually, I'll ask Louise- she'll prob be more help.
Persephone 4th June 2010 - It's a....? - ICSI Pixie
Lise 28th June 2010 - It's a boy!
Mitf 5th July 2010 - It's a surprise - Snuggles
LondonMiss 16th July 2010 - It's a girl - Little Miss
Mrs Slyder 16th July 2010 - It's a ??? and a ???
Wishes 26th July 2010 - it's a surprise
Dusty 28th July 2010 - It's a ??? - ???
SonyaLouise ??.??.2010 - It's a ??? - ???
Seachange 2nd Aug 2010 - It's a ??? - Squishy
Wantbaby#2 4th Aug 2010 - It's a girl - Peanut
Paula 14th Aug 2010 - it's a girl – Tiana
Ninah 18th Aug 2010 - it's a surprise - McPeanut
Nix76 24th Aug 2010 - It's a ??? - Lil Bub
Emerald Star 26th Oct 2010 - It's a ??? - ???
Miss K 5th Nov 2010 - It's a ???
CK77 Dec 15th 2010 – Munchkin
Renee Dec 28th 2010 – Little Bug
Brunette Dec 24th 2010 - Double Trouble
Glenny C Jan 5th 2011 (!)
Chrissy, I saw Bob this morning and thought of you as I walked past your dr's rooms. I am lucky to be able to see Bob as I was seeing him before changing to a different FS who got me UTD. In answer to some of your questions, I got some info on a lot of it this morning. You're right you can book into antenatal classes from 15 weeks onwards. Maybe we could book into the same antenatal class, as Bob delivers at North West, too. You are so organised already checking out the rooms. If you have to have a c-section, I wonder whether you get to go back to those double bed rooms with spas? Might check out the website, too. Re good books, I really liked What to Expect When You're Expecting (which I have read cover to cover, which Kris says is the only person she knows who has done that) plus I'm on my second multiples book. She told me no more reading and no more googling because it's more horror stories than good on Google - much to the relief of my DH! Enjoy your holiday in Port Douglas and Cairns. I'm the same as you - no sex until 12 weeks. They'll be all right - men!
Hey Glenny, funny that you're also seeing CK's doc and probably going to deliver at North West? Maybe we could all do the same antenatal class?
AFM, as I said, I saw Bob this morning and had another scan, 7 weeks and 5 days today. Still about 10mm blood around, but both twins are growing. One is slightly larger than the other: 16mm and 14mm and apparently you can see the beginnings of the placenta, little arm buds and egg yolk - at least bob could but we have a family snap now. Lots of info given to me by Kris about when to book in scans for Downs etc so bit to absorb but feel a lot better and more reassured now. I need to get onto a good iron supplement as anaemia can be an issue with multiples. Still confined to home till week 12 but Bob said I can sit in front of the computer and on the lounge - and I can even go out once a week with mum if I'm in a wheelchair to the shops to have a look around (really to claim back money from Medicare!) so I am very happy about that.
Hullo all. First of all, how bollocking freezing is it???? Serves me right for buying my maternity wear when I was 12 weeks. Had my 30 week visit today, now have visits at 33 weeks (doc), 36 (midw), 38 (doc), 40 (midw) and 41 (doc) weeks. Thought I'd share that as no one else had told me it, v frustratingly. Started my antenatal classes last night, how hilariously middle class and touchy feely that was. I nearly punched a man who kept saying things like "we're not having pain relief". No, you aren't no. That's because you're a man and aren't squeezing a 10cm bone mass out of your sexual organs. WE????? WE?????? jesus wept.
loverlies!
to all the newbies, it's so great to see some more LTTTC success stories! 
. Speaking of which, better go, he is waiting for a feed and chewing on my arm and I fear he may just chew straight through 
Congrats on your BFP!!!
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