Pregnancy after LT TTC #9

[mitf]

Hi Ladies,

Friday turned out to be quiet a busy day for snuggles and I. We had a midwife appointment in the morning and the scan booked for the afternoon. I ended up having to head up to the hospital for an anti D shot on the way to my scan. The midwife was a bit worried after I told her I banged my belly on the kitchen bench Wednesday. I was running for the phone and forgot how much I have popped. It hurt a bit and left a mark but no spotting or anything so I wasn’t too worried. Being O neg they decided me an anti D shot to be on the safe side. Apparently the bump could have caused a minor internal bleed and if the snuggles happens to be positive it could be bad news. I was surprised how much it hurt and won’t be looking forward to the next shot!

Welcome back Mrs Slyder and congratulations on 2 beautiful little girls.

Mindhugs – congratulations! That’s fantastic news. Welcome to the thread.

BOC – sorry to hear you haven’t been well. I hope you have been resting up and that BP has come down now so you can head home soon.

Lise – sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well. I hope you are feeling better soon. I wish I could feel snuggles a bit more and can’t wait till I can share it with DH.

EmeraldStar – I have a friend due in 3 weeks and she had bleeding on and off for the first 12 weeks or so. It must be scary but lots of ladies experience it. Hope you follow up BT’s went well today.

Wantababy – glad to hear you are ok after your fainting spell. I have never fainted either, but can imagine it would be horrible. I hope it was just a one off and your bloods don’t show up any anaemia or anything.

Hello to everyone else x

[Mindhugs]

Hi all,

BOC - thinking of you in hospital. Rest and take it easy. I hope the nurses are being nice to you - it can be hit and miss at hospital's. Fingers crossed that you're out soon

Emerald Star/Loula - My mum and sister both bled profusely in all of their pregnancies, but each time they made it through. I can only imagine how scary it is and what goes through your head. Every step of the way seems to be something else to worry about.

Mrs Slyder - twin girls! Wow! Huge effort - congratulations.

BDT - You are a gorgeous woman! Can't believe you gave birth to twins under 3 weeks ago and you're in here supporting us girls. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support. I'd love to meet the girls one day. Would also love to know your thoughts on hospitals and OB's on the GC when you have a moment.

Lise - I have to say I don't feel much like going to work right now. Feeling pretty off some days. My brain is mush!!! I just know I'm going to do something wrong - or say something wrong .

Wantababy - I hope the car dealers took pity on you and gave you an amazing deal on a car!!! Hope that was your only faint this pregnancy. One is too many - right?

Mitf - hope everything is ok hun with that bump of yours. Let us know how you get on.


AFM - had my 2nd Beta and it's onwards and upwards. All systems go. Levels have risen considerably!!! Yay!!! Next step - scan with IVF doctor in 2 weeks and then referral to OB.

And anyone I have missed - xxxxxxxxxxooooooooooooo

[wantbaby#2]

CONGRATULATIONS MINDHUGS!!!! SOOOO glad to hear your levels rising.Enjoy and relax.

[Emerald Star]

Hello Ladies,

Thankyou all for your ongoing support....

Again i apologise that i have no personals..but as you all know this rollercoaster nver ends...first your happy to see that BFP and youv'e gotten over that first hurdle..but now theres just a alot of new stuff to agonise over and i am getting so sick and frustrated...
These are the latest results....what do you guys think...keep in mind i have had ectopics and chemical pregnancies before...

16/2 Beta 184 P4 488
19/2 Beta 729 P4 504
21/2 Beta 2905 P4 ?
Ist ultrasound 5 weks and 2 days..NO SAC!!!!!!!!!!!!

Could this be another chem or ectopic?? More bloods on Friday with a 2nd ultrasound next Monday! All the googling i hace done says i should be seeing a gestational sac by now! What do you guys think?

[wantbaby#2]

Emerald Star~ I have been thinking of you these past few days.I really dont know too much to be honest.Your levels are great but if there is no sac on an u/s then it could be either of the 2 you said. Im soooo very sorry.This must be so hard to deal with.All the questions that must be in your thoughts!! Do let us know how you go.
Hopefully someone else on the forum might know more.Dont google too much either.You usually only ever hear the bad...trust me,i was on googling all the time and it caused me so much more worry than ease.
xx

[onthefly]

That's a very early scan EmStar - it's not so strange to see no sac. What did they say about it? I'd wait till at least 6.5 weeks or so before panicking Your numbers look really good!

ETA - or wait, am I thinking about heartbeat...? Sorry. I'm no good to you.

[LondonMiss]

Quick reply, will do a proper one later when at work but just a quick one. EmeraldStar - how distressing for you, I'm sorry to hear that. I agree though, stop googling immediately! No one ever shares good news on the internet in the same degree as bad news and you will read only scary things. It's very very early for a scan. I know it is entirely pointless for us to tell you to relax/ not to worry, as of course you will, but please remember how early your scan was. Some babies just develop at different speeds. Know that we are all thinking of you and praying for a good Monday scan.

[LondonMiss]

Right now at work and time for a longer reply (gosh my work ethic has gone through the floor...

Mindbaby - welcome to the thread and congratulations on your BFP.
Mrs Slyder - yes I'm due July 17th although I guess you are more likely to go before me? How exciting, two girls! I'm giddy about having one, having two seems like a fairytale!
Who was it who mentioned the Melbourne baby show? Where and when is it? I might have to go.... try and get DH into the mood, he's still a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing poor love. Although he is increasingly being treated like a slave at home, he's constantly fetching me things and making dinner good man.
Mitf - ouch, that sounds like it hurt. Hope the belly is ok now. I have noticed I am massively more clumsy at the moment. I seem to knock a drink over a day, and have burnt three pans in a week (a very expensive habit)

On the subject of purchases, I've bought a mountain buggy on ebay. Got a bassinette off a friend and a bath from next door. We don't have a car so will rent a car seat for getting home after the birth, and I've bought a (new) sling for carrying bub around in. I've been offered a loan of a baby Bjorn and a monitor. All of which is rather boring on the shopping front! I don't really like schmaltzy baby pics, so I've got three 1920s travel posters that I'm getting framed, one that is Australian on flying to England, one of Australia and one of India. They are amazing, you know that age of glamour type thing. I've also got a sepia style map of the world to get framed - I want the baby to know where Grandma is!

Yesterday was an appalling day - when furbaby went back to customs. Thank you for all your kind messages. I won't say that they didn't make me cry because they did, but they did help, and I thank you. I kept myself busy tidying, I will admit that we did have a cleaner yesterday too, and now our house is spotless for the first time ever. I put loads of stuff in the loft and tidied up the garden, bleached the stone flags and kept myself busy. It was hard work but the best thing to do to keep myself from dwelling on my sadness. And today I'm working so that keeps me out of trouble.

I hope you are all well. I've got hospital visit tomorrow and Saturday is big day - half way there. Hopefully I will be out of my blue funk by then.

[barney]

Smithy - I remember you from last year, and the moment you got your BFP!!! So great to hear you have given birth to a beautiful baby. Well done girlfriend!

oh wow sweety a huge congratulations to you ,i hope you have a wonderful pg hunny and its so good to see you in this thread

all my girls in here im thinking of you all heaps and heaps ,especially my boc and emerald star xoxo

oh and mrs slyder wow congrats on 2 baby girls hun how kool.

[mitf]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for your thoughts after my bump of the bump. Everything is fine … the anti D shot was really just a precaution.

LondonMiss – wow sounds like you have picked up a few bargains. It is definitely worth borrowing things where you can. Unfortunately a lot of my friends and family are having kids as well so I can’t really borrow much. Ebay is great though! I hope you are coping with your furbaby leaving. Just think of the important job they have gone off to do.

Emerald Star – I hope you are doing ok hon. Sorry to hear that you are still suffering through these dramas. I am not sure about when the sacs shows up… your numbers look great though which is a fantastic sign. I had my first scan at 7.5 weeks and the sac was there then… fingers crossed it was just too early. Have you told DH yet? Did he go with you too the scan?

Mindhugs – great news on the rising levels. These first few weeks are always hard after LTTTC. Good luck with your scan in a few weeks… I remember it all started to sink in when I first saw that little heartbeat.

[lise]

Sorry ladies, another duplicate post. Clearly a sign I need a new computer!!

[lise]

Hi ladies,

Wantbaby - that's the pram that we ordered, can't wait for it to arrive! Just note if you do go for the Bugaboo that it can sometimes take up to 3 months to arrive... And i'm not sure if DH can be convinced about a new camera though i'm doing my best! After a new car, the Bugaboo Cameleon, and the other nursery furniture, plus our overseas holiday later this year we might be stretching the finances a little too thin. Oh, and did I mention we're about to buy a new computer?! Anyway, hope you recovered well after your fainting spell and haven't had any more.

mitf - glad you're feeling okay after your bump and injection, I can imagine it was probably a bit unexpected being told you needed the anti D! Where did they give it to you? I'm curious as to why it hurt so much!

Mindhugs - glad all is going well and enjoy the countdown until the first scan. As mitf said, it's really quite special to see the heart beat for the first time.

Londonmiss - glad you're keeping busy, and not long now until the halfway mark. I must say I was so excited to get to reach halfway and see the numbers till d day go the other way, such a lovely feeling.

Emerald Star - I don't really know too much about this, and certainly don't want to offer false hope based upon lack of knowledge, but I agree with londonmiss in that it's very early for a first scan - mine wasn't till almost 7 weeks - so maybe it's just a matter of timing. Will be keeping everything crossed for you for your next scan xx

AFM - nothing really to report. Went back to work today though bed rest would have been much more preferable.

And currently trying to research bottles for newborns, though it seems to be a bit of a contentious issue!! I plan to breast feed if I can but I definitely want DH to be involved so would like to express if possible. But from what I can see the forums out there tend to get a bit emotional, and dare I say bi@#%y and not actually that useful! Anyway - do any of you mum's out there have any recommendations for bottles - to buy or avoid?

Hope you're all well xx

[Loveinamist]

Hi ladies just popping in to reply to Lise

Re the bottles- This is just my personal opinion and my experience but in the early days I found it just too difficult to express so DH could get involved. The first few weeks are all about building up your supply and getting the hang of bfing so expressing just so Dad gets some feeding bonding is not necessary and can just be a big hassle which gets in the way of this important learning curfe you and bubs are going through. Dads can bond in other ways....Dh is in charge of daytime nappies in our house and baths. He also gets lots of cuddles and is the best at burping him! In my experience I would express with an electric pump, spend an hour of valuable mummy sleep time doing it and only get enough for one bottle feed (and I have tons of milk!!! it pours everywhere from the breast not being nursed from when he feeds. Even collecting that excess drippage would only contribute to one feed) That one bottle feed would take fifteen minutes for bubs to finish and I would spend most of that time sterlising equipment, and preparing it. So my 'break' from feeding was just more work not a break at all. Also many newborns cluster feed, so DH may just finish giving him a bottle and ten minutes later bubs will want more!!!! I had visions of storing milk and having a bank but unless you are exclusively expressing that would be hard work. I would have to be hooked up to a pump while sleeping to get more than a bottle or two stash!!!

So my advice is if you are able to exclusively BF then don't bother expressing just for Dad. It could turn out to be a whole lot of hard work. Unless of course you have a dream baby that only feeds every 3 hours or less(which mine isn't!!!!) Also those first 6-8 weeks are all about establishing supply and that is hard enough work!! I am hoping that as my feeding settles down (supposed to happen at 6-8 weeks) that the gaps in between feeds will be long enough to be able to express but at the moment it is just not worth it. Dads get bonding with bubs in other ways and are much more needed getting you drinks, food, cloths and support on those days you feel like you are chained to the couch feeding!!!!! This has just been my experience!!

btw I use tommee tippee closer to nature. Well I will be when I can be bothered expressing again!!!!

[Janie71]

Lise - I use the Avent BPA free bottles. I breast fed Jasmine for all feeds bar one each day. My DH would feed her when he got home from work each day - we found that it was a wonderful bonding time for the two of them. I did try to express, but found that it was quite hard work as per Poppyfairy above. As Jasmine had been fed some formula top ups in the hospital due to it taking me some time for my milk to come in, we continued this at home by making the DH feed a formula feed. This worked for us although I know there are a lot of people out there that would advise not to do this. I found that my supply was never compromised and the fact that it allowed my DH to bond over feeding time was fantastic.

GL, I know that it is quite an emotional issue for some people. My advice - do what is right for you and your baby.

Janie and Jasmine xxx

[LondonMiss]

As we're all in a sharing mood - update from my hospital trip this morning. Doc did the doppler thing and all we got was fuzz, minor panic that there was no heartbeat. He asked me if I rubbed on belly cream last night and confused I said yes. Apparently no cream for 48 hours before an examination as it confuses the doppler. Did an u/s and everything fine. Just so you don't do the same thing tho.....

I've been taking elevit, but the dietician thinks Blackmores concieve well gold is much better especially for vegetarians. For example, the b12, elevit has four somethings in it and blackmores has 100! She says not to waste it but to take the blk for now, and then use the elevit later on/ when I'm breast feeding

Thanks for asking the question lise. I had also hoped that DH could do a formula dream feed circa 10/11 pm so I can go to bed early, and then wake up for the middle of the night feed (and other than one feed a day, try to breast feed). I don't want to harm the baby (doh obviously!) though so really useful to hear the answers.

[LondonMiss]

IGNORE LAST EMAIL

Just read the ingredients and it's got tuna fish oil in it so NOT suitable for vegetarians. Bloody hell, surely she should know that.

what a waste of money.

[LondonMiss]

for Ducks sake. Just rung Bayer and Elevit isn't vegetarian either. Just rung the producers of Ostelin Vitamin D and this isn't either. Would it kill any of these bloody companies to put this information on the bottles? I've spent hundreds of dollars on products that i can't use, this is ridiculous. Does anyone know of a vitamin supplement that is actually ok?

(blackmores folic acid is btw)

[barney]

JUST GOT SOME BIG HUGS AND BELLY RUBS FOR ALL MY GIRLS TODAY .
LUV TO YOU ALL