Pregnancy after miscarriage or loss ~ October 2010

[T-hopes]

HI girls!!

Thanks so much for your comments, spotting has stopped so feel a lot better about it! BUt im still off work today, just wanna take it easy and not push myself... ive had shoicking tummy cramps and the runs today! Ive found that my tummy just isnt tolerating dairy since i got pregnant and with all the stress yesterday i indulged in waaaaaay to much chocolate and ice cream and really paying for it today! Really weird cause had to change to soy milk and Nuttelex etc! Did anyone else have a more sensitive tummy since being pregnant?

Ferrals - congrats on the 20wks!!! Yayay!

Melstar - congrats on the pregnancy! How far along are you?? have you had any nausea or anything yet? Mine is just starting to ease off, not as constant now.

Dory - oh baby Hannah is so beautiful!!!!

I love reading about all your babies moving around! I cant wait till i can feel this little on booting about!!! DH ordered us a doppler today!!! Sooooo excited!!!!

[Mildez]

Angelfish my bub isn't as active as it was either which concerns me at times but then I try reasure myself its still early days for me an hopefully in the next few weeks that will change.

T-Hopes so glad to hear bubba is doing just perfectly in there after your scan. I have the opposite problem now to you with the bowels. I get IBS but since becoming pregnant the usual things that sends me running to the loo I can eat all day long. Yeah on the doppler.

I've decided my belly is basically non existance. Can't wait for my next scan to confirm bub is actually growing. I feel so tiny for over 18weeks now.

[angelfish]

t-hopes~ i have been hoping to see a post from you to make sure that everything is okay. Before i was pregnate could drink milk and have ice cream but ever since i go pregnate i have not been able to stand mostly milk. It will make sick for a couple of days. I can have ice cream in small amounts. And everything else dairt is fine i guess it another one of those wierd pregnancy things

Mildez~ As soon as i got off the internet not 5 mins after i posted and about ready to call the dr the baby has been super active.I swear she loves to scare me. Its been on going thing such as not being able to find a hb one time the dr rushed me to ultra sound and she was fine had one leg bent and rasing the other one. LOL my mom told me when i was a teen that see cursed me that my child would be twice as worse as i was and it's workin.I have had the scare about not having a belly i am 27 weeks and it has just started to show it takes a while sometimes to show

[JennaJayen]

Just stopping in briefly... been reading everything just not posting as I don't normally have the time to.

T-Hopes - I got quite a bit of brown spotting and bright red bleeding between 7 & 13 weeks. I was told to consider myself on couch rest and take it easy, no heavy lifting (easier said than done with a 12kg toddler who is super clingy since I got pregnant), and rest as often as possible if I have to go anywhere.

Mildez & angelfish - My little girl tends to go though stages where she will be extremely active and it feels like she is kicking me in the heart, or the lungs, or the ribs lol and then she'll have days where she is really quiet and doesn't move or hardly moves at all.

Dory - Hannah is just gorgeous

Hi everyone else!

[Melster]

angelfish...yep i defiantly think they look like aliens.....yeah i had times with dd were i got worried...if ur ever really concerned dont hesitate to see an ob or dr....its better to be safe

thopes.....thanks......im 4weeks.....been having on and off nausea and am very tired..and very bloated....im finding it very difficult to hide my belly already...

[forshelby]

Melster - Apparently you show earlier in subsequent pregnancies.. maybe that's it?

Dory - It's definitely an amazing sight.. I sit and stare at my belly for ages now DP thinks I've gone a bit mad. Especially when I poke my bellybutton and laugh. Great news that there's nothing standing in the way of you having another baby if you guys decide to. Wonderful! Hannah Bear is just beautiful..... Excuse me while I burst into spontaneous clucking noises.

Angelfish - My little one has some 'quiet days' too... though I find now if I prod my belly I get a kick back in response. So cute!

T-Hopes - I don't know if you could call it 'sensitive tummy' for me.... but man, cauliflower and broccoli get me er, tooting. LOL Enjoy your doppler, and it won't be long before you're getting kicked to smitherines hehehe

Mildez - Around the 18 week mark is when I miraculously doubled in size over the next week. Just you wait and see, you'll be popping in no time

Jenna - That must have been so scary for you, I'm glad things are all good now

AFM - Visited the girls at work today for lunch, got some nice compliments about my belly being chunky, lol. Not much exciting going on here this afternoon except that I feel like eating raw puff pastry. That's not just a pg thing, I've always liked it..... yes I am strange.

[forshelby]

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php...6&id=685775703
I hope this works, these are my belly pics so far. And yes, I have grown beyond the 21wk pic too...

[angelicdragon]

poking my head in
Mel I hope I will be your due date buddy. I am due July 15th.
I was wondering where I could post where people would understand my fears. I have had so many losses that for each living child I have had about 4 losses. Not good betting odds.
Anyhow
I caved in and had betas done coz my Dr wanted them done.
16dpo 414
19dpo 903 (DT 53hr) Progesterone 67
21dpo 1365 (DT 80 hrs) progesterone 53.
The doubling time from betabase if you do just the first and last is 65 hrs average. But the progesterone is really good.
I am very tired, quite nauseous and sore bbs. Already had to part with my favourite bra as it was cutting in. Probably old wives tales but everything points to this one being a girl.
I'd love to be able to hang out with others who have angels and know the fears.
My noticeable angels are
Annabelle, stillborn @ 31 wks
Joey @11w4d after seeing a h/b at 6wks, 9wks and doppler at 10w6d.
Ethan @ 7wks after seeing a h/b at 5w4d and 6w3d
identical twins @ 9 wks this year.
I have had many chem pg and quite a few early losses around 6 wks with poor betas.

This is a hard road we travel but the destination is worth it.

hugs
Jude

[ferrals5]

Angelicdragon-nice to see you here and those numbers look great.

I dont have a facebook account so cant log in to look at everyones pictures DH and i have a rule no facebook in this house except for the kids DH had an internet problem when he was with his ex wife so when we got together we laid down some ground rules on ex partners .flings ect and they are all on face book so we are not.

AFM-went to target today and got a 108 pack of newborn huggies for $29 when they are normally $41.
And our little lady has been disco dancing away in me she is a figet fart always moving it is very reasuring.

[angelicdragon]

Ferrals that is an awesome deal on the nappies. I never find specials like that

[forshelby]

Angelicdragon - Welcome! Those numbers look pretty good to me, but I'm no dr, hehe. So sorry to hear how many losses you've endured, how heartbreaking. You're unbelievably strong to find the courage to try again and again the way you have. well done and here's hoping for a happy ending for you

Ferrals - I'm also planning to stock up on huggies nappies too.. I've seen some good specials too, I suppose it's time I get my butt into gear and buy some! Hooray for your little lady being a fidget fart, lol. I'll try to find a way to post my pics in a non fb style

AFM - Totally pumped up about my cute new maxi dress I got today.... Posted in the B/buddies thread also about my pg rage while shopping, LOL. I'd better get up off the couch soon and get motivated to make these cupcakes! I have to make 44 cupcakes and ice and decorate them all ready for tomorrow's 21st. Goodness me I am a dedicated friend, hehehehe.

[Tegam]

Hi Jude and welcome!

Ferrals: Nappies - what a bargin~

Forshelby: 44 cupcakes, get cracking girl!

AFM: 32 weeks today. Having a nice high energy period at the moment. House looks great hehe, helps that all the kids are sleeping well! Hope evryone is well!

[Melster]

angelicdragon.....oh cool.....it will be so good to go through it with someone thats close to my date.........im sorry about all ur angels......i just got pregnant after 4mths..after my miscarriage...im going to the drs next week...

Ferrals...its so good when u get a good bargain like that

forshelby...i couldnt see ur photos even tho im on facebook...im bummed...

Atm....im going through that stage were i wonder if everything is ok...its just sometimes the symptoms seem to go a bit or its a bit different and it freaks me out.......and then my brain starts ticking...its horrible....i had a headache today so im sure it should be ok.......or i pray anyways......

[Tegam]

Atm....im going through that stage were i wonder if everything is ok...its just sometimes the symptoms seem to go a bit or its a bit different and it freaks me out.......and then my brain starts ticking...its horrible....i had a headache today so im sure it should be ok.......or i pray anyways......

We are all nutters, thats why we post here cause we all understand! Hugs huni!

[forshelby]

Tegam - Actually I ended up with 46. Agh! Happy 32 weeks to you

Melster - I'm bummed too! I'll work out how to do it another way. Eventually. Your symptoms will probably come and go a bit, and will definitely change as your pg progresses. I know it's nerve wracking now, but it does get easier. If you need to have a little mini-freakout, this is the place for it hehe.

[dory]

Jude - wow sweet blossom - it is AWESOME - that you've gotten your BFP... it is soooooooo good to see you in here. I know it's a hard journey now, but you know that too. The ladies in here are lovely - they really helped me through my most recent preg, which surprised me by actually resulting in a live take home child - our precious baby bear Hannah. Wishing you a healthy and relatively manageable pregnancy. This is the place to let the crazy lady come out. Even though I can't always drop in as much as I'd like to, know that my thoughts are with you and I send you all my strength....

Tegam - 32 weeks - loving the energy burst....

Forshelby - stop fishing for compliments and go bake those cup cakes... PML... I bet that they are just scrummy and the bestest every cup cakes.

Ferals - glad your little girl is a disco bunny!

Melster - hang in there and you will get through the tough times....

Kit - sending you and George and Tiger my love. I had something I wanted to say but have forgotten it, bugger.

All good here. Learning lots and loving it. There are tears too - of happiness, of sadness for my angels, of frustration (at not knowing the answers and not seeming to be able to comfort Hannah at times) and of exhaustion ( I thought preg induced sleep disturbance and deprivation were bad) and also exhiliration at finally getting the chance to do this parenting a live child caper. It is so amazing. Have finally gotten my act together and have an appointment at the memorial gardens to finalise the wording on the plaques for Nicholas and Sophie and set a date for the ceremony. I guess I never got around to it before because I thought we would just have to do it again..... the ceremony won't be til next year, as it takes 12 weeks for the plaques to come through. It's kind of poingant that Hannah will be there. Anyway, I just wanted to share that I finally feel ready to do that...

[Tegam]

46Ahhhh Forshelby what maths did you do at school

Dory dory dory, so glad that you can still find the time to drop in and share your beautiful words. Reading what you wrote to Jude...well it was just so you! I think that it is very special that Hannah will get to be there, I still will never know were you get your strength from. It makes perfect sense why you wouldnt want to do the ceremony because you just thought that you'd have to do it again but wow that breaks my heart! I would love to know the worlding you chose if its not too personal and will look forward to hearing how your special day turns out. Will you have family there or just DH and Hannah??

Was it you that mentioned that you have been given the OK to have another baby? Are you already thinking of that? Do you think you would have more strength now (if thats possible) or do you think it would be harder to have another high risk pregnancy?

Now enough about you, hows your DH? How does he feel about this whole new world??

AFM: Enjoying some Darrell lea orange choc balls and having my feet up! Great to have all this energy but i do sadly get too many reminders that i am 'heaverly' pregnant now Feeling the pressure if you know what i mean

[Reet]

Hi girls i was hoping to have gotten on here to do persies but i have run out of time! We are off to darwin for 4 days tomoro for dhs dads birthday. Im not going to take my laptop.. i am SO going to have withdrawals!! Its going to be awful! But it will do me good i think I am going to have so much to catch up on when i get back.. how exciting!

My tummy has grown so much in the last 2 days..its crazy! My bellybutton is all kinda stretched too.. it doesnt have any wrinkles in it.. crazy! DH got home today from being away and said straight away how much bigger im looking. I showed him the tummy pics i put on facebook and apparently he got all randy looking at them!! HAHAHA! How funny! I have heard alot of guys get turned on from pg tummies.. hhmmm i think my dh might be one of them! Well for now he is anyway.. not sure if it will stay that way!
Oh and i did pg yoga the other day... i HIGHLY recommend it! I loved it so much! So many good stretches and i know its going to help me have more trust in my body.. the lady went on about sending loving positive vibes to baby etc etc.. a bit hippyish but so nice! She also showed us some great birthing positions. It was so nice having other pg ladies around me too.. it made me feel more pg.. i wasnt sucking in my tummy for once! I cant wait til wed for the next class!
Anyway i really have to jump off.. so sorry for being selfish.. got a billion things to do before we go!
Be back on tues!
Big hugs and love to u all! xxx