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Cool I get to write first in the new thread! I wrote in the old one and then went to post and it said it's closed and I was like - you can't do that, this is my lifeline! But then I realised this one was open so happy about that!
I love salmon too. So bad when I'm not allowed to have smoked salmon - missing it on my scrambled eggs at the moment. Have a seafood night coming up in Nov so have to save up my seafood allowance so I can eat up big on the night!
Worrywart - welcome! Love the name by the way I think anyone could have used this! I don't know about the rosemary extract however my natropath told me that the Blackmores preg and breastfeeding gold multivitamins have quite alot of Omega 3 and from different sources, that is what she recommended. Glad your scan went well too that must have been exciting! I know what you mean about it being a big deal when it is happening to you whilst the ultrasound people are like 'just another bub'.
AFM - morning sickness kicked in big time yesterday. Don't think I ate properly at morning tea and paid for it. Will try and eat more regularly from now on. Finding it hard to find acceptable food which is very unlike me normally I eat anything!
Hope you all have a great Friday and even better weekend (I'm working Sunday boo hoo)
Best of luck with your scan today Brunette. Im sure you will be fine! MaggiePie definitely keep up the regular eating to avoid the MS getting out of control. I hear you on the struggle to find acceptable food. Especially early on when we are so worried about everything.
Continuing to feel lots of aches and pains. Hope it really does mean something. Come on out baby girl, we want to meet you!!
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Paula 14th Aug 2010 - it's a girl – Tiana
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Our thoughts and prayers go to those beautiful mothers whose precious babies have been taken too soon.
Much loved & wanted son of Frosty'sMum, Benjamin born sleeping @ 14 weeks 4days. Our thoughts are with you.
Much loved & wanted daughter of Hippy Mum & Hippy Dad, Georgia Ariela taken too early from this earth 12-03-09 @ 22wk 6d
Much loved and wanted son of Chez67 & her DH, Ryan Patrick, born sleeping 17-03-09 @ 18wk 1d
Last edited by Renee; August 3rd, 2010 at 06:41 PM.
Glenny C i can relate fully to both the sleeping or lack thereof and also your job. I too am a teacher and currently work in a job share 3 days a week and casual the other 2. My job share contract ends at the end of this year. I too have had full intention of working as long as i possibly can. I'm not sure what your principal is like but i have a very supportive one who has told me that i don't need to give a definate date and can just keep going until i find it gets too much. She has been very supportive. I think it is hard to know how you/your body will react the further along you get and hence makes it hard to make a decision so soon. I would go crazy if i was off from 27 weeks knowing that i felt well enough to still be doing my job. I know how much you get attahced to the children and don't want just anyone to finish the year off with them. If you feel comfortable talk to your principal about your concerns and see what he/she says. It is a hrad decision to make, maybe see how your doing at the end of this term and make your decision from there. Good luck with it. I have given up getting a good night sleep atm doesn't matter which way i lay i always need to roll every hr or so making it difficult to roll with a pillow between your legs!!!! Not sure what to do about that!
Renee,
I'm hoping my principal will be supportive as well. The thing that has me is that according to DETA you have to put in for mat leave 10 weeks prior to taking it. So I feel like I have to rush my decision as I have no idea how I will be in 10 weeks.
I agree I would go stir crazy at home if I am well.
So hopefully my principal will let me go off when I feel I need to without giving advance warning
Brunette - hope your scan went well. It is quite funny that they are not being quiet for my sake but for the baby!!!
Maggiepie - MS sucks honey. I hope it doesn't get too bad for you. I'm am still being sick both physically and nausea all day. I think i am just one of the unlucky ones to get it for soooo long. The only thing i can say is to try everything that people suggest work for them and try and find something that works for you. Snacking all the time helps me, so does lemonade icy poles and sucking on barley sugars or eucalypus drops while i'm at work and can't actually eat all the time. Hope it passes for you soon.
AFM - Went to GP today and baby is measuring perfect and i got to listen to the heart beat on the doppler, such a beautiful sound. Can't wait to see bub again wed week!!!
I have a question for you ladies. Can heartburn make you sick? I think this is heartburn I've had the last couple of days, but I'm not sure since I've not really had it before. It's sort of like a discomfort running up from my sternum into my throat. Does that sound right? Anyway, I'm finding that since it started the nausea and dry-retching have returned (after staying away a whole week ). The part that makes me unsure is that I'm getting it when I haven't even eaten (eg haven't had breakfast yet and have it now). Does this make sense to anyone or does it at least sound normal? I'm not sure if I should be worried or just chalk it up as the latest symptom?
Our thoughts and prayers go to those beautiful mothers whose precious babies have been taken too soon.
Much loved & wanted son of Frosty'sMum, Benjamin born sleeping @ 14 weeks 4days. Our thoughts are with you.
Much loved & wanted daughter of Hippy Mum & Hippy Dad, Georgia Ariela taken too early from this earth 12-03-09 @ 22wk 6d
Much loved and wanted son of Chez67 & her DH, Ryan Patrick, born sleeping 17-03-09 @ 18wk 1d
Last edited by Renee; August 16th, 2010 at 09:01 AM.
It sounds perfectly normal Juniper. I have it all the time before and after meals and all through the night. Doc said it is heartburn/reflux. You can take zantac if it gets really bad. I still have MS so can't say whether it is a contributer or not as mine hasn't stopped. It is uncomfortable though and a pain in the butt!!! Unfortunately it is just another lovely symptom to let us know that we are indeed pregnant!!!
Thanks Renee. It just took me a bit by surprise, especially since it brought the m/s back with it. I've always thought of it more as a 3rd tri thing. I also started getting a bit light-headed and a killer headache at the same time, so I think the four symptoms conspired to ambush me at the same time and let me know who's in charge! The scary part is the thought that it may last the whole 6 months that are left! I guess that would give me a lot of time to work out how to best manage it? Goodbye citrus fruits, hello watermelon! The sad part is I just opened a bottle of cranberry juice and that seems to be on all the "do not consume" lists...
Hi girls, just introducing myself here. My signature explains the journey DH and I have travelled, but here I am - again. I wasn't sure whether to join in...I guess don't want to tempt fate. The major difference this time is my postive outlook and visualising - 2 things my acupuncturist and my massage lady recommended.
My FET was on the 12th July, which marked 7 years since DH and I first dated, so I knew it was a special day! I've had 3 BT as I'm paranoid about slow rising hCG (had that before), and the no.s went from 200 14dpt to 480 16dpt to 933 17dpt. Of course the further away I get from the BT the more I worry what's happening. My progesterone dropped from 120 to 50 so they put me back on pessaries for a fortnight - 1 at night. It stablised between BT 2 and 3 prior to re-starting the pessaries.
My scan is booked for Aug 17th....sooooooo far away, and this is where we realised something was wrong last time, but......... this time it's gonna stick :-)
I will get another BT done, just for peace of mind some time this week....... silly? don't know, but I'll never last till 17th!
No morning sickness or tiredness, just a heightened sense of smell which makes me slightly queasy if I smell certain things.
Thanks for reading, and I'll do persies when I'm more au fait with who's who here. xx
Congratulations and welcome airline. I think we can all relate to your feelings of worry and being paranoid about everything. Your numbers sound really good. Hope this month goes quiclky for you.
Welcome airline, and congratulations! Your numbers sound good so far and I really hope this is a 'sticky' one for you. I agree that the first few weeks especially are nerve wracking, and I hope it passes quickly for you.
Renee, thanks for the ms advice. I have been making sure I always have a little container of nuts or banana chips of all things as I can stomach both of these, and snack constantly.
Juniper - I thought heartburn was a second semester thing (was for my first ones) but this time it was actually the first symptom I got, even before it was too early to test. I had a suspician then I was preg because it is the only time I ever get it. So I think it can happen any time. For me it doesn't seem to happen after any specific food, and it definately makes the ms worse (and visa versa). Last time I used Rennie tablets and that worked well for me, and they are safe to take during pregnancy (some antacids aren't so you have to check).
AFM - same old at the moment, had to work early this morning so was so tired after lunch but DH looked after kids and I slept for 1.5 hrs! So feeling great now! Raining lots here at the moment so kids are sick of being inside, can't blame them and the washing is piling up.
Airline, congrats and welcome! You're not alone here with those worries. Those beta numbers are fantastic though!! Wow!! If asking for an extra b/t gets you through to the scan, go for it. Just remember the increase tends to slow down after you get over 1000. Your numbers are really high and climbing fast though, so I've got to ask - do you think maybe twins?
Happily, today has been relatively heartburn free! We spent today with our friends at Roma St Parklands and finally told them our good news. It all went well, although DH tormented them a bit first by saying that we'd decided not to do any more IVF because we didn't see the point and our doctors agreed... Then he told them why...
Thanks Renee and Maggiepie for the welcome and reassurance. It's so nice to talk about it when so few people know....I have told a few who knew we had had a BFN last month because it really got me down and it was kinda obvious something was going on. My parents are overseas till mid August so that's been easy and DHs parents live overseas so again easy to keep secret.
Juniper HI! I remember you from previous 2ww forums over my time on BB. Didn't register you were also in Brissy. Gorgeous day to be in the parklands. Thank you for the info re. slowing once no.s get to 1000...didn't know that. Do you really think they're quite high for that period of time?? I value everyone's opinion on this...who knows better than women who have lived, breathed and read this forum :-)
To answer your question, the clinic had to defrost 2 embies (our last 2). One was apparently not looking to good, the other much better. My FS is quite against twins, he says due to escalated risks to mum n bubs. As desperate as we are to become parents, we'd like to start with one :-) HOWEVER... he said, no point in throwing embie away, might as well pop it in...it really is v. unlikely to take.
This happened last month also............. now I just assumed that those no.s were definately not high enough for twins...in fact I thought the 200 initially fell into the lower category of the QML 's weekly hCG window. As my GP pointed out the low and high figures for each week encompass a huge range.
But.... I need to ask other people's opinions/experience. Maybe I should research on BB older posts. Or will that freak me out? ? ?
Sorry for blethering on and on! Hope it makes sense. Finally, if my FET was on 12th July, how far gone does that make me. It was a natural cycle, so take it from first day of LMP? - 17th June.????
Jaki - not a prob i have added that info to the list
Maggiepie- it is beautiful when it snows. I grew up in Bathurst and at least once a year we would get a small amount of snow. Cold but great fun!
Brunette - Glad your scan went well.
I just had my first real emotional crack!!! Made a casserole and went to put in in my preheated oven to find that it wasn't hot. Then i transfered it to a fry pan but it was too big!! I know it is silly but i lost it, I swore a bit and then burst into tears DH looked at me like i had three heads. Since then i have had a cleaning freak and done the floors and the bathroom. All in an hr and a half. Weird
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). The part that makes me unsure is that I'm getting it when I haven't even eaten (eg haven't had breakfast yet and have it now). Does this make sense to anyone or does it at least sound normal? I'm not sure if I should be worried or just chalk it up as the latest symptom?
The sad part is I just opened a bottle of cranberry juice and that seems to be on all the "do not consume" lists...
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