I find it so amazing how much/little info we get given from different FSs. I am referring to the talk about progesterone levels. I did a HRT FET this cycle. The only time I found out my progesterone level from a BT was when I was almost 6 weeks. My prog level was 160. Since then, my FS was not really interested and never requested any more blood work; just did the transvaginal scans.
Juniper, good news that your prog level is so high and you can be weaned off them feeling confident. If you're too tired to drive, that is a health & safety issue which I think you should raise with your boss - but then I suppose you have to tell him/her .... Hmmmm ..... Sick day?
Leabie, I am reassured that you have heard a prog level over 100 is good! Glad that the acupuncture is helping with your MS. I saw SATC2 and had lunch - had a great day, thanks for asking.
AFM, I'm seeing my FS on Monday and we are discussing weaning me off drugs I think from week 12, which scares the pants off of me. I have a zillion and one questions for him. He's off on hols soon so I need to be extra prepared with my questions. Poor man.
Leabie, I was actually told that they just wanted to see progesterone over 50. I wonder why they differ? I'll check Woolies for that Edenvale too, thanks!
Brunette, fortunately I wasn't as tired yesterday, so the drive wasn't too bad. Of course, then I was worried about the fact I was less tired. I'm trying to hold off telling work until after we tell our parents (which is after the scan). I may have to tell them earlier if this nausea gets too much worse though.
So, no morning pessary today, which meant I slept in until 9am!! It's now 2.30pm and I'm completely ready for a nap! Yep, that sounds like a good idea.
Afternoon ladies, hope you're all having a lovely weekend. It's a gorgeous sunny day here today so i'm sitting at my dining table in the sunshine, so nice.
Brunette - glad the jail break was good. So what happens after this week, is it back to business as usual or building up to normal?
Paula - the chicklet is very busy inside also, and I thought they were supposed to slow down towards the end. I guess it's a sign for me that i'm not close enough yet...
S'rose - it's good that your work is supportive. At this early stage, I still say if you need to rest then rest up - nothing is as important as keeping yourself well during your pregnancy.
Juniper - congrats on your levels, you must be relieved! As for the pessaries, I have absolutely no idea as I stopped taking the crinone as soon as I got my BFP. Glad you're able to get some more sleep now you don't have to wake up at certain times during the night
Maggie - glad you're feeling a bit more zen - you might have to spread some around to the rest of us!!
Leabie - glad the acupuncture was of some help in relieving your MS, hope it continues to stay away for you!
AFM - have had cramps and a sore back for the last couple of days which of course i've googling like mad in the hope that it's a sign that labour is imminent, and although it can mean that they're also just symptoms of late pregnancy, so i'm not getting my hopes up. Well I am getting my hopes up but trying not to or it's going to be a very long 3 weeks, especially if the chicklet is late..!!!
Brunette, good luck with the FS this morning, hopefully you'll get lots of reassurance that weaning off will be fine. Thinking of you.
Juniper - Glad you survived, and that you are now getting sleep in's is wonderful. How are you feeling now that some of the prog support has been eased up?
lise - oh the waiting just never gets better does it. I am hoping you don't go overdue and that you can meet the little chicklet very very soon. Hope you are not too uncomfortable, and I am very jealous about the sunshine... it's been yuck here all weekend.
AFM - WOOT, my scan is tonight. I cannot wait, I am so anxious. I've been feeling a lot more tired over the weekend, and with DH now sick, fear that I am about to suffer again with his sharing, this lowered immune system is a serial pest this time of year!! My pt has agreed to make my tuesday night session half an hour, with an hour on the Saturday. I finally went back to exercising on sat and spent the rest of the day flat out resting!! It was very sad. But I felt better for having done something. Our house was very quiet this weekend.
Juniper fantastic rise in your levels. Well done! Maggie glad to hear you are doing well. Leabie lucky that the bands and acupuncture are helping you. Hope you continue to keep your MS under control. CK77 YAY on reaching the 12 week mark. How are you feeling? Brunette good luck with your appointment today. Hopefully you get all your q's answered. lise three weeks to go!! Although i would love to be in your position and know that there are ONLY 3 weeks to go, i bet it still feels like a lifetime away for you! Hope that something starts to happen soon. Sonya best of luck with your scan tonight. Scans are always soooo exciting. Looking forward to hearing all about it.
Had a hard night trying to sleep last night. Only being able to sleep on left side or on your back is doing my head in as i actually feel most comfortable on the right side but in the back of my mind i keep worrying that im cutting circulation off to the baby and i freak out. Last night bub was all on my left side so when i was trying to sleep she kept kicking me as i was probably squashing her. Must speak to Obs tomorrow and get his opinion on the no sleeping on your right side rule. Ante natal classes start on Thursday!! YAY!!
Sonya, not long to go now till your scan! How exciting. Let us know how everything goes.
Paula, I read it's best to sleep on your left side because of some vena something or other - something that helps with circulation - but is it a definite no-no to sleep on the right? Even though I'm only early days, I have been putting pillows on both sides of me and alternating between the left and the right, albeit still trying to sleep on the left more than the right. I felt guilty when I slept on my back but if that's okay then great! Be interested to hear what your ob says.
Hey Lise, I saw SATC2 for my Friday jailbreak - have I said this already? Swear I've already got PG brain - at least that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. Anyway, had a good laugh and thought it wasn't too bad at all, though some of my friends are absolutely panning it. Three weeks to go ... I imagine you're all ready with bags packed and nursery set up etc. It's funny, I did what LondonMiss said not to do ie read all the things that can go wrong in PG (obviously due to my very worrying start) but the one thing I haven't been able to bring myself to read is anything to do with labour! Ha! Scares the pants off of me. Still I can understand your being over being uncomfortable and so totally wanting to meet bub.
AFM, asked my zillion questions of my FS this morning. I am having one more week off work (next week) and then gradually going back for 2 days and working up to three days, maybe 4 days - all depending on how I go. He's also starting to wean me off the drugs, and from today I need only be on 3 prog pess which means no setting the alarm for 1 or 2 in the morning and then not getting back to sleep. Yay! Also, he said I can drive. OMG, it's the small things in life that you so appreciate when they're taken away. So now I can duck down and get some fish for dinner instead of having to wait for DH to get home late from work and ask. Maybe I should change my name to "Miss Independence" but I do hate asking all the time instead of just doing it myself. More good news is that the blood clot looks to be very small now. Both twins are growing well. I have a bit of a tum already FS is still saying they could be identical, even though they have their own sacs and placentas so I suppose we'll have to test the placentas after birth to be positive - if they're both the same sex that is. Only downer is he is saying my best time will be from about week 14 to week 25, and then he would recommend giving up work! Plus he recommends a ceasar. Oh well, spose we just wait and see how things go.
I want to just say thanks to everyone for being hear to listen and for your advice etc. Not many other people understand unless they've been through a similar thing - so THANKS!
Paula~ Every thing i have read says you CANT sleep on your back.You can sleep on your left and right sides (left is better) but definately not your back.The weight of the uterus pushes on the main arteries when you are on your back.My radiographer even said it to me again to day. Enjoy your classes this Thursday and be sure to get stuck into the bikkies and fruit salad.
Everyone else..belly rubs.Hope all is well.
Just a quickie for me to let you all know that my growth scan today went well.....huge sigh. She is in the 57th percentile so right on track. She weighs approx 4 pounds 4 ounces (1.9 kgs) give or take 200 grams.Still have to see ob on Thursday as he miight want another done in 2 or 3 weeks to compare but at this stage little Peanut is growing as she should!! Im sooooo relieved!
Lise~ Not long now for you.How exciting!!
Cant wait to see pics of your little man on fb.
Londonmiss~ Hoping your doing well.x
Hey Leabie and S'rose - I think I might disappoint you here, but I was in the same boat and felt like a bit of ditz. That heartbeat that you heard for a few seconds was probably your own. My FS didn't bother to inform me at our 7week scan that it was mine, that you can't hear bub until around 10weeks. I had to find out from the nurse who said that a lot of people think it's the baby, so it's probably the fault of the obstetrician for not realising that some of us haven't done this before and we just don't know.
When you do get your next scan you'll hear the difference in the heartbeat, it will be heaps quicker :-)
Hey Renee - I went for my nuchal test scan yesterday, (so it was a day before 13 weeks) and you are going to be so amazed at what you can see. I counted fingers and toes!!! I'm hanging out for you to get your scan so you can let us know what you saw. Our downs syndrome chance is 1/11500 so very very low risk therefore we don't have to get any invasive tests done (amniocentesis). The awesome thing for me and DH was that our EDD has changed from 19/12 to 15/12 which is the date that I worked out based on LMP but the FS said it was the 19th for some crazy IVF reason. Bah! Bub is apparently 'perfect' and measuring 6.5cm, yet it was the 7week scan that it was only 0.65cm, amazing how quick they grow.
Brunette - your new independance sounds great, however now it means housework :-(
Sorry to sound ignorant but can you explain the identical twin thing to me? I thought you had 2 x embies transferred in, so does that mean that 1 didn't stick, and the other split into two?
Leabie - good that your acupuncture is coming to an end, they must be pleased with your 'pulses' (ha ha). My last session was last week and he said that unless I get heartburn or really bad back down the track then he doesn't want to see me.
Juniper - sorry to hear you're suffering MS - on a positive note when I saw my FS/OBs a few weeks ago he said that MS is a sign of a healthy pregnancy. I then had to say to him that I haven't had ANY.... he didn't comment further, hmpf, typical.
AFM I have hit 13weeks and I'm feeling great, except for the constant bloated feeling and the tiredness, however I've had both of those for weeks so nothing new there! And tonight I took out my horseshoe earrings that I've been wearing since EPU and ET. I feel like I've hit a milestone, and can now start planning the nursery. (got the Mountain Buggy Swift so DH can jog with bub, and an Angelcare monitor that is really cool - it has movement sensor mats that go under the cot mattress and after 20 seconds with no movement the alarm goes off! Also picked up a 0-18kg car seat for $139 on sale at Target over the weekend). Next on the list is painting the nursery (DH, not me!) and cot etc. Phew!!
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I'm trying to hold off telling work until after we tell our parents (which is after the scan). I may have to tell them earlier if this nausea gets too much worse though.
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