airline- hope you get some better rest...havent watched parenthood but sounds like I should
aimee- welcome! how are you going?
kellyd- yay for that milestone and great belly pic !
dreamrise- I don't have any children yet but I can understand your anxiety and I think this journey only heightens it. I guess if you ever feel it's too much counsellors etc can help (I've seen a few over the years).
hope the injections went ok ...I was nervous when I started injecting myself, but am used to it now, so hopefully you were fine
kaybee- yay for symptoms, how are you?. I am the same, I feel happy when I feel queasy because I know something is going on! lol I hope things all go smoothly for you this time, I know it's been a hard road to get to here
leabie- hello, hope you had a good weekend
bec- hope all is going well for you. I totally relate to anxiety in these early stages. It's understandable given your miscarriages (and I am sorry for your losses). After our losses we are just taking it week at a time too...here's hoping a happy and healthy pregnancy is in store for all of us. I have stopped POAS now, but at the start I had them all lined up to see my progress too :-)
yogibear- hope you are doing well. I relate to much of what you said...with my last two pregnancies we had had scans and seen strong heartbeats, only to have missed miscarriages and turn up at the next scan and see no heartbeat. It's devasting. I so so hope this the time for both of us and am really sorry for your losses and all you have been through. Your body clearly does want to have a baby and this is the time! I have thought a bit that way too...ie. we have fallen pregnant relatively easily in the past (well, through IVF etc but you know), so surely that's a good sign, and now that I am on extra treatments etc surely that will help etc. I think it helps to think of this as a brand new pregnancy where anything is possible.
juniper- thanks for the advice, hope you are going well
renee- thinking of you and hope we hear news soon
afm- travelling along well (I hope!) feeling queasy and have gone of my usual sweet foods to craving savoury things...and need to make sure I don't let myself get too hungry or I don't feel good. Loving having symptoms. Sore breasts and the standard bloating continues :-)
and to answer the question about clexane- yes I am on daily injections and my Ob says I will need to be the whole pregnancy (I have antiphospholipid syndrome). I am also on low dose PTU to manage Graves Disease, and having a fortnightly blood test to check my thyroid function (my endocrinologist is great and very particular about things, which I love as it's reassuring). I have become more used to the clexane needles now, even though they do hurt more than the IVF ones I think.
Anyone else here on clexane?
First scan will be at 8 weeks, then 10 weeks, 12 weeks, then I think I will have a scan each month to monitor things due to my medical stuff.
The furthest we've been before is 10 weeks, and all my losses have been between 8-10 weeks, so a nervous stage coming up for us.
Awaiting the 8 week scan now. I have the option of a final hcg/progesterone blood test this thursday and will probably have it done, just to get some continued feedback, even though the results often stress me, making sure they are 'normal' etc!
anyway, I have chatted enough! hope a good week is ahead for you all :-)
Last edited by Possums; January 9th, 2011 at 06:51 PM.
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