Pregnancy after LT TTC #13

[airline]

hi girls I"ve been quickly popping on to see how everyone is everyday but haven't had time to post. as soon as i finish work, i'm at home and in bed for a nap, and i'm too tired to use computer of an evening. it's so rude i know and i promised persies last time, but i have to get ready for work again today..... off next week though yeh!

great news though. BT on wednesday showed hCG at 49 500 - according to clinic I'm 6wks 2 days then. The ranges for week 6 are low - 1600 med - 8000 high - 33000
and on Friday it was 61 000!!! so really pleased. the high for week 7 is 65 000 so we were v. relieved. I also felt like rubbish yesterday with nausea :-)

So now we're just biding our time till Tuesday morning, avoiding my parents till after Tuesday, cos that's when DH said we can tell them ;-)

really gotta go but welcome newbies and hope everyone's travelling well. xx

[WeeMansMummy]

Great news airline!!!!!!! Of course your symptoms will come back now. Lol

[MaggiePie]

Oh Airline YAY I was happy to hear your good results. How was work? Hope you are not too tired after the weekend.

Welcome to Sue and Shell, here's to a h&h 8 months for you both.

Sue and Brunette - everyone wonders how they will go being a mum but you will be great. Really, nothing changes inside of you, you are still the same person it's just that you have this little person / people to look after now. You will just get on with life and luckily you get to work it out as bub grows with you. I remember the first few days were the steepest learning curve but even before I left the hospital we had started some sort of routine. If there is one peice of advice I ever got that really helped it was this "feed them, wrap them, put them to bed". So true for a newborn thats all they need really. By the time they have a feed, change etc play time is over and it is sleep time again. In saying this, it worked really well for #1 but #2 never wanted to sleep whatever I did and I carried him around for a year!!! (he has just started sleeping through (sort of) at 2 years). The other thing I think you should do is trust your motherly instinct because it is usually right!

I would also have loved twins but know that I don't which is a bit disappointing. As I always wanted 4 kids and we have decided this will be the last one. But when I am sleep deprived and feeding all night I will probably be glad for just one!

I told my best friend yesterday. She lives quite a way away now, and came home for the weekend so it was good to tell her in person. And she can keep a secret which is good. Still waiting till after 12 week scan to tell everyone else although from the size of my belly already people are sure to notice....

Hope everyone is having a lazy Sunday like us. DH on a training day (he is into triathlon) so kids and I hanging out. DD still in PJs, and loving it.

Take care everyone

[beachbaby]

Hi Girls just checking in

Welcome and congratulations for Sue and Shelly Belly!

Airline that's great news on your blood test results!

I have my second scan tomorrow with the OB and praying everything is okay.

Sticky vibes to al

[Shelly Belly]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for the warm welcome

Juniper, I too am very dry on the back of my hands, so wierd! Thought it was just the water or something! Wonder why that happens.
Oohh and I got my ticker working now too!

MaggiePie, thank you for the info on colds, I really didn't know what was safe to try, so I will try it out today. My inactive immune system is making me catch every little sniffle going around!

beachbaby, hope everything goes well for your scan tomorrow!

Enjoy your Sunday everyone, remember to take some time out to relax!

[MaggiePie]

This morning forgot to say, Good Luck Paula and hope everything goes well. Let us know when things start happening!

Beachbaby, hope the scan goes well tomorrow, fingers crossed for you.

Have a question for everyone that I keep forgetting to ask... You know how you are not allowed to eat soft cheeses, does this include philli cream cheese? Is this stuff actually cheese or is it just called that so we feel better about eating it because it is sooo yummy?

Also, I know alot of people are having trouble sleeping. I am having these amazing vivid dreams. I can remember having the same with other pregnancies as well. What is this about? Anyone else having crazy dreams?

[wantbaby#2]

Hi girls.Just popping in to wish you all the best and hoping that all is going well for everyone.Belly rubs to all.
Paula~ Am always thinking of you.Cant wait to hear of Tiana's arrival via FB.
Ellie is doing great.She is now 3 weeks old...how time flies! She is still so skinny and teeny tiny but putting on weight.She is just devine.We have just started on formula as after 2 weeks of painful breastfeeding,i ended up with mastitis and bleeding nipples but as guilty as i feel for not BF,she is so content and is on a 4 hourly routine with formula.She would easily sleep through the night but i wake her at about 3am,change her nappy and feed her.
You girls will love being a mum.Ellie is wonderful.Its been very tiring,and i dont get much sleep but since we worked out the feeding issue,things have been really good.
I dont have time to log on much anymore but will try to catch up on how everyone is doing.
Please feel free to add me on FB...my name is Alicia Toner and my profile pic is of my little bubba.
Take care.xoxox

[juniper76]

You know how you are not allowed to eat soft cheeses, does this include philli cream cheese? Is this stuff actually cheese or is it just called that so we feel better about eating it because it is sooo yummy?

The issue with soft cheeses is that some places use unpasteurised milk to make them. Most (if not all) of the mass-produced cheeses you buy in the supermarket are made from pasteurised milk. The problem is that you can't be 100% certain the milk is pasteurised so they advise us to avoid them in case. But, even if they're unpasteurised, if you cook them, they are supposed to be safe (the cooking kills the bacteria that pasteurisation would have killed). I have no idea about the cream cheese. I suspect being mass-produced it is probably safe, but it's worth asking questions of those who know more about it and have reliable information (rather than my hunch).

airline, great news!

Alicia, good to hear you've got things sorted out. Sorry to hear you had some issues, but I'm glad they're behind you now.

Afm, my DH seems to be completely oblivious sometimes... He has bleached the toilet. It is in our ensuite at the far end of the house and I can smell it from here. He doesn't seem to understand that, if I can smell it from here, I probably shouldn't go to where the fumes are strongest... Men!! Doesn't he realise I need to pee (and the other toilet is out of commission)?