Cherished I do remember and it fills me with so much joy that you are starting your new jurney before I end mine. You have worked so hard for your baby and It is wonderful to see it all happening
Chuckie I hope your dreams turn to more positive ones soon but remember it's only your mind processing things.
ATM this weekend flew, I'm off to mums tomorrow for a movie day and to keep my mind off things. Still pretty positive.
DH was so cute today, he was putting another layer of plaster on my belly cast. It is a bit funny to see yourself in cast form but I'm so glad we did it. Ladies you just must do it the later the better although I think if I did it now bubs would kick and crack it. Really strong movements now.
Anyone doing anything fun for Australia day? DH suggested movies, I think that sounds good with 38C is SA.
I have been lurking in the background since my m/c in Sept... I've never posted before in a thread, only wrote about my story when we lost our first baby, I just tend to read everyone's stories from the TTC after m/c or loss tread and now this wonderful thread, hoping it will give me something, hope, strength, courage anything really. And it has this is a wonderful forum, and you ladies are all wonderful.....
Well as my ticker says I am pregnant, only just but it's there, I think I'm waiting until 7wks 1day, after that I'll be more happy, that's how long I was pregnant for last time.
I have to ask, is it crazy to have been pregnant before, yet feel completely different?? I've been 5.5wks pregnany before, and yet it doesn't feel the same, maybe because the last one was never meant to be and this time round it is??...
I'm not wanting to over think things, which I usually do, but this just feel right, the overtireness (omg today i could not do anything but sleep, had 10hrs sleep woke up had breakfast, cleaned the kitchen and had to have another 2hr nap), the ms, the sore boobs...
chuckie - glad you had a go at the cookies and enjoyed them I made another batch yesterday for a bbq we had this afternoon and they went down very well. Though I overcooked the last two trays as I got chatting with DH while they were in so those ones are a bit dry and not so tasty. I'm forcing myself to eat them rather than the 'good ones' that are left cos my sis is coming over tomorrow and I have to have some left for her!!
greenslw - I reckon movies sounds good. We have no plans here. Tomorrow, however, I'm off for either a pedicure or manicure with my sis. Haven't decided which yet but she'll have a pedi for sure.
I'm dying to do our belly cast! Right now I have all the stuff sitting on the couch next to me so that I can investigate what is involved lol Trying to put it off for another two weeks as then I'll only be 2 weeks away from 'the end'. Keep getting paranoid that I'll end up going early and miss out on getting it done though so I'm getting a bit of an itchy trigger finger over it all!!
HopePositiveLove - when I fell preg this time it did feel different to when I m/c only a couple months earlier. For some reason, even though I was fearful, I just knew it was going to be ok this time. I don't know if it was wishful thinking or if it was genuinely an intuitive knowledge that everything was going to work out this time where it didn't last time. I your feeling is correct and that this time is your sticky baby. Congratulations! And welcome to the group
cherished - I'm with greenslw, vitB is awesome for 1st tri. I was taking blackmores VitB & ginger for ms and it worked wonders.
Smallfry - I made your cookies on the weekend with my DS. Hev had fun and they were yummy.
Hope.Positive.Love - welcome and congrats on your pregnacy. AS for feeling differnt I think that is totally normal. My previous successful pregnancy and this one have felt vERy different from teh one I lost. I think this one was meant to be as well. Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months.
Smallfry the blackmores vitamins you were taking was it vitb and ginger or do you mean those 2 things seperately. Im feeling pretty crappy and thought i might give it a go.
Welcome hopeposlove i hope you have a very H&H pregnancy
Greenslaw i think movies sounds good on such a hot day, hanging out to hear some very exciting news from you.
Cherished hope you are starting to feel a little better
Welcome chuckie hope you have a H&H pregnancy too
Tina how did your scan go hun? Hope everything is going well with zen and hes still booting you nice and hard
Hello to everyone else i have missed
Talk soon, take care
I am having horrible morning sickness, worse than I have ever had before, so that has got to be a good sign right?
I had an appt with my GP (he is a new GP I've only been going there for a few months), and he was great, very reassuring. I wish I had of seen him when I went to emergency with the m/c instead of the yucky dr I saw the first time! Anyway, I feel alot better now, and he gave me the can't blame yourself speech - but I think for the first time I actually believed it, IYKWIM?
I have my early scan (8w) booked for Saturday, so I think I will feel better after that, but I am also concious of the fact that we saw the baby and h/b last time, and then still lost it the next day (MUST NOT THINK OF THAT!!). As others have said, I think I will feel better after I have passed the nine-week mark. I am concious that I do feel different this time, I guess I just don't want to get my hopes up in case it's not.
oohhhh it's hot..... how are you coping in this heat greenslw?
eliselouise - it's blackmores morning sickness formula and is a combination of B6 and ginger. You take I think it's 3 per day and it builds up in your system and then you gradually drop them down as the morning sickness comes under control or, rather, when you get through the first trimester. Of course, if the ms hasn't finished, you just up the dose again and it's safe to take.
milly - hope your u/s goes well on the weekend. It's great you've got yourself a GP that you're comfortable with and like. It makes such a difference.
AFM getting lots of downwards movement from bubs. She seems to be taking aim at my cervix and punching with all she's got and it hurts a lot! She did it while I was driving the other day and it took all my control to stop from swerving out of my lane. That was the first time. Now that I know it's happening regular, I'm a lot more grippy on the steering wheel when driving but it's still a worry.
greenslw - did you manage a movie today? if so, what did you watch? or did you go into labour instead?! lol (hope it was the latter!)
Hoping my feelings are right, I'm getting regular BT for my levels just to make sure they are still going up.. I'll have a scan around the 8 week mark, then probably again at the 12 lol....
I figure it can't hurt to make sure everything is ok, my DP has been very supportive with our journey, he's a lot more confident about this one too, which eases my mind a lot!!
Milly5: Good Luck with your scan on Saturday
Tanya: hopefully a few more weeks and then the ms will slow or stop altogether
Twin Sister - Thanks for the encouraging words, fingers crossed this one does stick
Greenslw haven't heard from you in a couple of days... Is there a new arrival???
Milly YAY for your scan on Sat, can't wait to hear how it goes
Smallfry sounds like you have got a little boxing champion in there!
eliselouise How are you feeling hon?
Chuckie I hope those dreams go away, it must be very upsetting Maybe try some positive visulisation before you go to sleep?
Hello everyone else
I feel like I've reached a mini milestone today, 8 weeks! So excited as I feel very much pregnant and think this little heartbeat is a sticky one Can't wait till my 9 week scan next Wed.
Hey Gals, I recognise a few names here.... Hope you're all doing well. Update for me? 6 weeks today! I am pretty excited.
HPL - each pregnancy can be different you! I have been down the path of having my HcG levels tested every weeks until I reached the magic mark of the past m/c at that time. Looking back on it now, it didn't help me much and I didn't enjoy that part of the pregnancy as all I seemed to focus on was the results, which I would get every Saturday..... it really did me a lot of good to stop that. I hope it words for you and doesn't do your head in.
AFM - ms comes and goes, but today was a a rough day, no pukies, but spent most of the day thinking I would, lots of deep breathing and stubborness. So far, it hasn't gotten me down. I made a comittment to enjoy the pregnancy, and obviously for me and this pregnancy, this is it!
On a funny side, I seem to have a lot of wind, and some wind pains and loud gurgling now and then. Damn it can be embarrassing.....
I am very impressed to have reached this milestone of 6 weeks. It's amazing what you become thankful for. I guess I have enough practice at loss. I am surprised I am not a basket case, but am doing surprisingly well.
I see my ob for an scan next week - can't wait, as I have this very real fear of an ectopic pg. I have not had one before and don't really meet the criteria, but still I worry about it. I hope I don't see monsters in the bushes at every turn, but I suspect I will.
Here's a question. Do you think your uterus would feel full and poke out if you had an ectopic pg? I reckon my uterus has really gotten cracking...
Cherished - congrats on your milestone. How are you going with the mental demons? Are you scanning every week?
Milly5 - 10 weeks. Go girl.
TinaR - I found you! For some reason I didn't think to look in the sticky.
Take care and as much as you can cherish the moment.
Dory - Yah 6 weeks!!! I know it is hard to focus on the positives when you have been disappointed before but worrying is not doing you or the bean any good (if only I could listen to my own advice!) I don't know much about eptopic pregnancies but surely they are not that common - hopefully you will see a heartbeat at the scan and you can start to get a little more excited!
Greenslw - any news - I think we are all dying to know! Thanks heaps for your comments re dreams and processing I think they really helped as I had not thought of it that way.
Cherished1 - 8 weeks is a great milestone to reach - everyday is one day closer to the magic 12week mark - I can't wait to hear about your 9 week scan.
HPL - welcome! It must be great to have a positive partner, my DH is ALWAYS very cautious with his optimisim and this time around I don't think he will believe it until he sees the kid!
Milly - I read some stats on the Miscarriage Assoc site and it said - If the scan picks up a heartbeat and the baby appears to be the right size according to your dates, this can be very reassuring. Research has shown that if you see a heartbeat at 6 weeks of pregnancy, the chances of the pregnancy continuing are 78%. A heartbeat at 8 weeks increases the chance of a continuing pregnancy to 98% and at 10 weeks to 99.4%. So things could still go wrong, but as long as there is a heartbeat, the risk of miscarriage decreases as the weeks go by. I know this may be cold comfort after what has happend to you but I am liking those odds!!!
I had my first craving on Aust Day - I woke up and had brekky at about 7am and by 9am I HAD to have a meat pie which I inhaled (I am usually a slow eater) I then went back to bed at about 10am and slept for a couple of hours! I am taking this as a good sign as I have never had a craving before (hopefully it means I have a sticky bean!)
Thank god the m/c dreams are slowing up. Also I am sure my belly has already popped out - I know it is crazy early but I can't help but think it could be connected with such a recent pregnancy (maybe my uterus hadn't quite stretched back yet???)
Hi Ladies,
Just to let you know my baby Lincoln Gregory Stan was born 25/1/2010. He was 9lb3oz, so much for average and 54cm long. I am so tired but over the moon with love as is DH.
Hope all is going well for you all will catch up soon.
I made another batch yesterday for a bbq we had this afternoon and they went down very well. Though I overcooked the last two trays as I got chatting with DH while they were in so those ones are a bit dry and not so tasty. I'm forcing myself to eat them rather than the 'good ones' that are left cos my sis is coming over tomorrow and I have to have some left for her!!
your feeling is correct and that this time is your sticky baby. Congratulations! And welcome to the group 
Anyway, I feel alot better now, and he gave me the can't blame yourself speech - but I think for the first time I actually believed it, IYKWIM?
HPL and congratulations
Hello everyone else
So excited as I feel very much pregnant and think this little heartbeat is a sticky one 
I know it is hard to focus on the positives when you have been disappointed before but worrying is not doing you or the bean any good (if only I could listen to my own advice!) I don't know much about eptopic pregnancies but surely they are not that common - hopefully you will see a heartbeat at the scan and you can start to get a little more excited!
- everyday is one day closer to the magic 12week mark - I can't wait to hear about your 9 week scan.
CONGRATULATIONS Greenslw on the arrival of your little (big) man Lincoln 
So excited for you!
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