Congratz CK!!!!! So excited for you!!! Xoxo
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Congratz CK!!!!! So excited for you!!! Xoxo
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leg cramps
Hey there, just wondering if anyone else experiencing night-time calf/leg cramps that wake you from deep sleep and are extremely painful? I have had two episodes, one last night and one about a month ago. Both involved me literally screaming in pain, and really panicked and obviously waking up DH, so he could push back on my foot.
I know what to do when they strike. I used to get them in my teens.
But I am faced now with a really strong fear of going back to sleep. For instance, this morning's one woke me at 3am. And I think it was about 5 before I drifted off. Each time I started to drift off, I could feel the cramp returning.
I feel really weak and pathetic about this. I also have thoughts like "well, how the hell will you cope with labour" and "you should be grateful to be pregnant, and shouldn't complain" etc etc. But it's really upsetting me. I can hardly work today, feel nauseous from being over-tired and actually dread the sun going down, because I fear having to face another episode tonight.
I don't know what to do. Anyway, just needed to share that. I've read most everything on them (ie magnesium, stretching, warm bath, loose bed clothes, exercise, tonic water). But there is a view that they're inevitable, in pregnancy??
Hope others aren't having these,
WW
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WW, sorry to hear about the leg cramps. Thankfully I haven't had many. My acupuncturist recommended drinking a glass of milk before bed to help with them. I hate milk, so for me the recommended "cure" is as bad as the problem and I haven't bothered trying it.
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Hello everyone, I am nervously joining this thread! This is the fourth time I have been pregnant (and no children yet), so after a successful IVF cycle and Christmas BFP, DH and I really hope this is the one! I have a couple of medical conditions which have been diagnosed and are being treated (and am on daily clexane injections), so we really hope we are on track now.
It's very early days yet...I am nearing six weeks and on crinone still (weaning off) and weekly blood tests.
I look forward to getting to know you all
bec - congratulations...we are pretty close in dates ...and I really understand your anxiety, here's hoping we both have healthy pregnancies this time!
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nice to meet you Possums, I really hope this is the one for you too!
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Bec: Welcome and I hope you have a h & h 8 more months
Possums: Welcome back and I hope this is your forever bubba.
Renee: I'm hoping you are giving birth as I speak...
Big hello to everyone else and I hope you all had very happy Xmas's and New Years.
I'm suffering from what appears to be PUPPS at the moment. It started on NYE and my belly is now covered in little red bumps and is itching like made...ggggrrrrr.. I am going to call the midwives at my OB's office tomorrow but I went to the chemist today to get something to help and all they could recommend was Pinetarsol for external relief and Claratyne for the next couple of days to help with the itching. The pharmacists thinks the hot weather on NYE has brought on the rash, but I just hope it goes away as I've been reading that it can last until the babies are born... and that's another 19 weeks and 3 days away (not that I'm counting)....
Oh, and today at the supermarket an old lady came up to me and said "Ah, not too much longer for you"
my reply: "I'm not even half way yet"
then "It must be twins"
"Yes"
"Well I hope summer is not too hot for you. It is bad enough being pregnant with one during summer so 2 would be horrible"
"Yes I also hope summer is not too hot".
I think I might need to start keeping a record of how many times I get asked "How much longer". It sure would be interesting.
Anyway better start getting dinner organised.
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Hey Ladies,
I've been a bit hesitant to jump in here yet, but here we go. I finally got a BFP and had a scan over a week ago showing a lovely little flickering heartbeat. I'm looking forward sharing some special moments with you all in here.
I've got a bit of catching up to do
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Welcome Kaybee!!! Happy and Healthy 9 months for you!
Ooh and welcome Bec, hope you're around to soak up all the advice and goodwill from this forum too.
Possoms....yeh for you, fingers and toes all crossed ( and I've got 40 altogether right now, which is a lot of luck :-) )
Good to see 2011 start with an influx in this thread............Renee.....coooeeeeeee! Still just hanging around huh?! Hey who's gonna update the magic list when you've popped your little one??!! xx
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Wow! I'm so excited by all the new BFPs!!
Possums, I am hoping and praying that this is your sticky baby! Having the conditions diagnosed and treated should give you a great chance at success this time!
Kaybee, congratulations on your BFP! FX for a sticky bean for you too!
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yogi- oh my heart broke when I read your post. I hope there is still a chance for you, because it was only an early scan and you never know...
But I just wanted to say I really understand how you are feeling. The devastation, loss, anger, isolation. I have felt all of it. I had an 18 month period which involved an ectopic, IVF, then 2 miscarriages...and felt just like you...it was just trying to get pregnant, getting pregnant, then D&C and recovery, then again. It can be soul destroying....and it does change us forever, whether or not we become parents we won't ever be the same. In some ways we are better people, stronger, more understanding and sensitive, more grateful and aware etc...but in other ways we are marked in a negative way, and grieve for the parts of us that have been taken away by these experiences. I too have felt like a failure, why havent I been able to conceive and keep a baby? etc.
It's tough, but try to separate your trying to conceive journey from the essence of who you are as a person... You arent a freak at all, you are a strong, brave woman, who, for whatever medical reason, hasn't been able to have a baby yet. I have done a fair bit of counselling on that ...trying to anchor my self esteem in who I am ....not in the fertility stuff, if that makes sense.
I pray that all is not lost this time. I send you my love and hugs. Please if you want to talk PM me.
Take time to feel all the emotions you are going through, take some time out, then think about what the best next step is for you and your DH.
I am glad you have been looking into other options and that you and DH are so strong and close (it can be testing on couples that's for sure). You will have your family and you will be a fantastic mum.
Thinking of you xx
mindhugs- congratulations on your pregnancy and may this be a sticky baby. I relate to you, in the trying to enjoy it, yet worrying at the same time. I really hope all is right on track for you. Have you had an early scan?
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I absolutely, 100% agree with this!
Yogi, I am so sorry to read your news. I wish there were words that could make this easier for you, but I know there aren't. I know that one day you will be a fabulous mum, whichever road brings you there. I truly hope this is the last disappointment on your journey to parenthood.
mindhugs, congrats on your BFP! I hope you have a H&H 9 months!
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Yogi, I am so so sorry. I agree totally with what Possums said too. I'm also really impressed by your attitude. It's clear that you'd be a wonderful mum and that both you and your DH would be wonderful parents, with such a strong relationship. Pregnancy/birth etc is a biological accident. My dad is my adopted dad (my biological father died when I was a baby). I love my dad just the same, and he loves me the same, I know it. In fact, he's very dear to me, even more than my mum sometimes (who did give birth to me - I've heard the details many times!). It's hard to explain. Anyway, whatever path you choose, whether adoption, or trying again, I am wishing for a child for you guys very very soon.
WW
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