Rach - Im thinking of you today, I cant imagine what you have gone through. Im glad that butterfly came along though! big hugs xox
AFM - Got ob appoint tomorrow arvo so will be good to see bubs as its been three weeks since my last scan, I think thats a record!!! also ill get my GTT results so hopefully all good there!
Rach - Massive to you for today hun, I'm sure Lilli is watching over you all and that butterfly is proof although having said that I'm sure you didn't need any proof. That is a lovely quote. Take care of yourself OK?
Sunny - Welcome and congrats on the BFP. You are totally normal to be feeling that way, I had about one day of feeling over the moon after my BFP and then the worry set in I still worry even now I must admit if I haven't felt bub move for a while. GL for your GP appt.
erybery - GL for the ob appt tomorrow
Meredith - Don't feel guilty, just do it! Congrats on nearly reaching 28 weeks though - yippee! And how cute is DS, my DD has been asking the same for the last couple of months now too LOL She keeps asking "Is the baby sister going to come out soon?" Funny she doesn't ask it quite so much now its just about upon us!
Hi everyone else
AFM, not much happening today, still got a blocked nose and almost coughing up a lung I had a visit with my ob's midwife today which went well though, heard the HB and fundus is measuring perfectly for dates. She thinks I might go into labour this week but I don't know, I'm not feeling it - I think its anyone's guess really. Watch this space
Zstar - and CONGRATULATIONS on your PG. Most of the ladies posting on this thread also spent time on the TTC thread. The TTC thread is an absolute god-send. It is my hope every one who posts there comes here in the very near future.
Karen van - glad the PG yoga is working for you. I used to really enjoy yoga (pre-DD). I always found it gave me extra energy. I have been too scared to do anything remotely active this PG, but have started doing some safe stretches to keep the sciatica at bay. Are you finding the yoga is helping with back and hip pain relief?
Greenslw - Hip hooray for no more spots and your growing girl . Not sure what DD thought about the dentist and my bleeding gums. I think the hygenist did a good job of hiding it, as DD was pretty keen to go for a ride in the dentist's chair afterwards LOL.
Hannah - CONGRATULATIONS on your gorgeous growing girl, too!
Chappas - I am starting to look forward to buying some things for baby. I have made up quite a list - can't help myself Just waiting for DD's furniture to arrive in the next week so I can set up her new room. Then I will start getting organised for bubs. Still have so many gorgeous things from when DD was a baby. If we have a boy he will look very pretty LOL.
Lauren - Congratulations to you too, on your PG. Wishing you a happy and healthy nine months
Megsmum - Ding Dong Just read you may go into labour this week - I know your Ob is excellent and would have only the best fill in for him. Here's a big for the week ahead, my friend
Theresa - and welcome back!
Sunny - hi there. I have definitely felt the same way after a BFP but hope to see you here for the next nine months. Good luck
Erybery - GL with seeing your Ob (and bub) tomorrow and those GTT results.
Meredith - Have not bought a single thing for bubs yet. Keep finding reasons not to. Basically I want to get DD's room organised first (unbeknowns to her she is moving to another room). I am going to make it an irressistable surprise so she has no reason to be jealous about the baby getting her old room (and bed, which will be converted back into a cot). Have been thinking about what to pack for me for the hospital, as I will be having a CS and will need some nice comfy stuff around the belly.
Rach - that quote was beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.
AFM - GTT is ticked off. Will get the result at Ob on Friday. Finally succumbed to telling DD that the baby is growing in my tummy. Her reaction was gorgeous. She said, "we will have to be very gentle with your tummy". Then she proceeded to make further arrangements about where the baby would sleep (in her toy room, apparently).
thanks for all your congrats. i'm not doing well today. this site has been my life saver since i m/c. it has been my rock and the girls support has been everything to me. i have just been on the other thread ttc after m/c and a girl is back for her 2nd time. m/c at 6 wks. it has hit me hard. i really didn't know about all the m/c's and still births ect were sooo common until i joined bellybelly. today i feel that reading all the signatures and stories on here is making me worse and making me worry more. i have just called mum in tears and she said i may need to take break from the site until i am further along in my pg and feeling more at ease. i think she may be right. i can't stop crying. i feel weak for leaving everyone in the ttc thread. they have been there for me and i should be there for them.
has anyone else had these feeling about taking a break? i just think that when i get on i see all the m/c's ect and it makes me worry more. far out. i am so emotional. i have such a long way to go and i need to get a grip on things.
Hun, you have youth on your side. Through the copious and obsessive amounts of reading, I have learned something like 1/4 PG do end in MC, often before 6 weeks or before the woman even knows she is PG. ONE loss is sadly, quite common. It is believed at least 50% of these losses are random and spontaneous chromosonal errors (more likely to happen with more mature eggs). Every day you move forward is GREAT. You are getting there! For recurrent MC (3 x) you are looking at a 1/100 chance of it happening to you - that is a 99% chance of that NOT happening. I have read over and over, that most women who suffer ONE MC go on to have a perfectly normal PG. It is completely understandable for you to be having these feelings after suffering the pain and anguish of a MC. I am not doubting your worry. Perhaps you could get your HCG levels checked (48 hours apart) to check the levels are generally doubling in that time?
Of course, if you need a break, then by all means take one. At the same time, we will be here for you if you feel comfortable to come back and post again here xx
Zstar i know how your feeling i couldnt believe this all happened i always thought people dtd got pregant and had perfect babies and was shcoked to find that wasnt the case. Its hard and when i lost my child i thought that i was doomed and still right now i fin d it hard and cant trust myself.
I really hope your ok and feel better soon.
zstar - I had the same feelings about taking a break after I got my BFP this pregnancy. I started off with a slow rising HCG during week 5 and then had some spotting during week 6, so I was pretty much a basket case for those couple of weeks and quite a few weeks after. It was only the support of my DH and a lovely lady here behind the scenes that got me through really - I was sure that things were over Anyway, I did take a break from posting over this time, for me it was the only way I could cope. You just need to do whatever you can to cope early on, if that is not posting or reading here so be it. BTW, I still don't read the stories of loss section of the boards here, I would dearly like to be able to provide support, but I just can't cope with the stories and the possibility it might happen to me again.
I totally agree with WTH, you do have youth on your side. I was your age when I conceived and carried DD with absolutely no problems, all of my subseqent problems falling pg and staying pg have been due to my age. After my last m/c my ob told me that even at my age (38 back then), the chances of the next pregnancy being successful are 80%, so you have an excellent chance that this pg will be a sticky one. Keep telling yourself that this will work out and talk to your bub because the reality is that it will more than likely!
I HTH and hope to see you around if you can manage Take care and remember one day at a time.
Just wanted to pipe up and let you all know I'm here - I generally don't have alot to say but I'm here reading and feeling encouraged by everyone's successes.
It's been about a week and half since we found out I am pregnant, and I really do feel like we're just plodding along. My first real excitement was getting my BT results this morning and seeing the hcg figures have increased as they should in the past week. Now I'm back to 'well we'll just see how we go'.
It's crazy, it's not that I'm not happy I'm pregnant, I guess I'm looking at in stages of just getting through another week with a growing, living baby inside me. I said to DH the other day that we'll get the shock of our lives when we're at full term and realise we really are having a baby this time lol
Sunny are you in here? congratulations, goodluck Thursday. Good to see you again.
Meredith glad you're almost in the safe zone, I'm sure it will be a big load off. I think if a wig will make you feel better it's a good investment in you and therefore your baby. Happy mum afterall is very important. (I'm a shop a holic) but still think it's important to look after you.
Rach it does fly. can I ask what the meaning of the name is. Sounds really nice. Love your saying
erybery: goodluck for tomorrow thanks for the belly rub, one back at ya.
Oh wow megsmum the count down is really really on. bet you're excited to see little one.
WTH dentists are so much better with kids now. DD sounds so cute.
zstar I think I had my days. Sometimes the stories are a comfort sometimes I'm crying, but I think the tears are part of my healing. If you need a break take one we'll be here when you get back
Welcome human bean congratulations
ATM wiped out, long long long meeting with VIP's for my service. I'm spent, need a good hot meal (on the way) and a big long sleep. PG going well still haven't told anyone at work cos my boss is very emotional atm from her return and I think I'll go with the exec manager I like first then hide behind her when I tell my manager. I'm too sooky for confrontation right now. esp when we're a pregnancy and mother service.
well, what a difference a few hours makes and the continued support from here....
wth - thank you thank you. i now have the mantra of 'one day at a time' in my head. it has calmed me greatly. thanks for all the stats too. it really has helped. i feel like a different person and only 3.5hrs has pasted! unbelievable.
greenslw - thanks. from reading your words i have realised my tears today were healing tears. i only cried once over my m/c and i needed that today and i'm glad it happened.
hb - congrats on being back. i wish you a h & h pregnancy.
megsmum - thanks for your words. i really appreciate it and god knows i needed them! i will continue to talk to my bubba. i keep telling it to make sure its found a good place to stick and to burrow right in there!
lauren22 - it is a head battle. we need to keep thinking positive things. i really don't want to wish my pregnancy away. i want to enjoy the journey. we can enjoy the road together!
i can't thank you all enough. it is obvious to me now that i needed that breakdown. i could feel it brewing and i am much better for it. your words are priceless. they mean so much. i look forward to sharing this wonderful journey and getting to the end.
dh and i have just had a beautiful dinner of steamed atlantic salmon and veges. now i'm off to read a pg book.
Zstar - have just popped online this morning to check on you sweetings and am so pleased that we were able to help you! Keep up your mantra
Human bean- great to see another new face here. Wishing you a happy and healthy nine months
Greenslw - good luck breaking the news at work. I was really putting off telling people (mostly due to superstition and denial), but ended up feeling relieved to have it out in the open.
Lauren - have you booked a dating scan for around 7 weeks? Seeing the HB may help to put your mind at ease a little. Just an idea...
Megsmum - sending you a triple-dose of anti-twinge vibes to get you through until your Ob returns on Monday!
Wheres the hope- i had one on monday just to check everything was good
heart rate- 130bpm
hcg- 2000
so everything is looking good
having next scan at 8 weeks then 12 weeks
possums & buliej - It's great to see you here. I know you'll both be back soon.
megsmum - I hope bubs stays put a little longer so that you have time to recover before her arrival.
WTH - Congrats on getting to the 3rd trimester. Goodluck with the GTT results. Your DD is so cute!
zstar & lauren - and congratulations on your pregnancies. Wishing you both a H&H and sticky 9 months. zstar I've just come back after having some time off BB. It just took too much energy to try and be supportive of everyone - especially my TTC friends. You need to do what is right for you and if you do need some time out we'll be here when you have the strength to come back. As WTH and megsmum have both said, the odds are in your favour.
Karen - I hope your iron picks up soon. Goodluck with the midwife appt.
greenlsw - Goodluck with telling your managers. You're not being a sook. You've been through enough so you shouldn't have to worry about your bosses emotions too. Let us know how it goes.
chappas - hi
Theresa - Great to see you doing so well.
sunny - Congratulations. 3 BFPs?! I would definitely say you're UTD. Goodluck with the GP tomorrow. And it is definitely normal to feel nervous about a BFP after a m/c. Just take it one day at a time.
Meredith - Congrats on making it to the 3rd trimester. Thats so cute that DS can't wait to meet his sister.
rach - I think the butterfly was Lilli too. That's so beautiful. Of course she's watching over her earth family. Well done on picking a name.
erybery - Hope your OB appt went well.
human bean - Congratulations and welcome to you too. It's so great to see so many women joining in just a couple of days. I had about 1 day of feeling over the moon about my pg'cy and then I kind of went numb. I just focused on taking one day at a time. Now I'm up to counting weeks. Wishing you a H&H and sticky 9 months.
AFM - Sorry, still no pics. DH hasn't connected the scanner and I'm terrible with cables. I'll ask a colleague at work to help me tomorrow. I had my 20 week appt this morning and finally got to meet my midwife (she was on leave for my last appt). She is awesome! Not that the others weren't any good. There's just something about this woman that makes me feel like I'm in really good hands. Oh and I think I felt my first kicks tonight. Woohoo!
Hannah - Isn't the kicking wonderful! My bubs kept me awake all night last night wriggling around!
I had my Ob apoint yesterday and all is looking good, the Ob said to me this seems like its been the longest pregnancy to him and Im like (hey don't I know that!) We got another pictue, she was sucking the umbilical cord, so cute!
My GTT results came back fine so I can eat all the carbs and sugar I want! yay!
Just thought I would announce the arrival of our miracle boy, Maison Edward Heane. He arrived safely on the 16 July, 2009 at 1211pm after a 6 hr induced labor. Maison weighed 2.880kgs. A tiny little thing but a good eater so he should catch up with his weight.
Thank you ladies for being so supportive I could not have done it without this thread or the ttc after m/c thread. I wish you ladies all the best in your pregnancies and hope that you all give birth to beautiful healthy babies.
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to you for today hun, I'm sure Lilli is watching over you all and that butterfly is proof
although having said that I'm sure you didn't need any proof. That is a lovely quote. Take care of yourself OK?
I still worry even now I must admit if I haven't felt bub move for a while. GL for your GP appt.
and CONGRATULATIONS on your PG. Most of the ladies posting on this thread also spent time on the TTC thread. The TTC thread is an absolute god-send. It is my hope every one who posts there comes here in the very near future.
. Not sure what DD thought about the dentist and my bleeding gums. I think the hygenist did a good job of hiding it, as DD was pretty keen to go for a ride in the dentist's chair afterwards LOL.
Just read you may go into labour this week - I know your Ob is excellent and would have only the best fill in for him. Here's a big
and welcome back!
Anyway, I did take a break from posting over this time, for me it was the only way I could cope. You just need to do whatever you can to cope early on, if that is not posting or reading here so be it. BTW, I still don't read the stories of loss section of the boards here, I would dearly like to be able to provide support, but I just can't cope with the stories and the possibility it might happen to me again.
are you in here? congratulations, goodluck Thursday. Good to see you again.
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