Hello lovely ladies,
Just popping in to say Hi. I am currently 4 weeks and 6 days! I am so nervous writing in here again ( I was here in August before my miscarriage). I just wanted to ask have any of you ladies had any experience with auto immune arthritis? Apparently mine flared up when I fell pregnant this time last year with my son James (who was stillborn at 27 weeks in April 11) The specialist I have been seeing thinks the immune problem is causing troubles with the implantation. I am on prednisone and clexane injections daily. Have any of you used these products? I feel pregnant (nauseous, tired etc) and my hcg level on Monday was spot on at 1550. But still having trouble relaxing at all.
I hope to chat to you all soon and get to know you all
Love Trace
Last edited by MistyFying; November 9th, 2011 at 06:48 PM.
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Welcome EJ! Glad to see you here, I hope your stay is looooong and boring I was on clexane with DS, but only for the last trimester, and because I had a pulmonary embolus rather than anything else (still sucked though, because of the dose I was jabbing twice a day!). I hope you're able to relax and enjoy, but I know that's a long shot for quite a while
embo - that's awesome news re your scan! Great strong heartbeat
JJ - hope you're feeling better soon, you've had a rough trot for sure.
AFM, still pretty boring here DS did make me chase him in the shopping centre today though, that wasn't much fun at 38+ weeks! Oh well, he'd lost me and was running after someone who must have looked like Mummy.
I guess I should pop in and say hi.....
I got my BFP a few weeks ago, but just was being a bit cautious I guess. I am due around June 22 (ish).
I have a DD, born Sept last year, and was still BF her when I fell pg - which was a surprise - not because we were not trying, but because we were trying for DD for so long and were on fertility treatment with her.
I still have to make it past 9 weeks to feel a bit more comfortable (that's when I've had my losses), but I do feel a bit calmer overall this time round (I was an absolute panic with DD the whole time).
Oh, and I had MS for about 36 out of 41 weeks with DD so in many ways, I am not looking forward to another 33 weeks of vomiting! Give me labour over pregnancy any day!
Nice to meet you all!
I apologize in advance for not doing too many persies - I only get on to BB about once per week or so, and there is usualy WAY too much to catch up on! It's a struggle to keep up!
I had a quick scan through the posts and do want to say a couple of hellos:
HPL - hello, and I said it all in the other threads, but again
Dory - hello! nice to see you again Dory!
Sunbeam - hopefully it won't be too long before you join us here!
CT - To sacrifice a goat? Is that literal or a reference to something? If so, I don't get it, lol *feels dumb* Hope you're having a good time anyway! Yes, I gave up coffee from trying. Every cycle, about a day before ovulation, I'd give up coffee and alcohol. Then I'd have them again once AF returned. When I got PG obviously I didn't have them anymore, so haven't had either for about 25 weeks now (as I'm 27 weeks today). I do miss it too!
MelM - Praying this one's a keeper!
Embo - Thanks, bub is a bit more active now! Phew! Hope the m/s is kind to you! Yay for the great scan
WannabeMum - I think I experienced palpation today! My ob had a good feel of my tummy/uterus and I thought 'okay, so my tiny little pokes really are not going to harm this baby!' lol. Thanks for the website! I'll check it out
angelfish - Oooh first steps! Exciting for Honor! Scary for Mummy! lol
JJ - When did you have your wisdom teeth out? Or are they just erupting now? Hope the pain goes away soon! Hope the blood results were good too
EmilyJames - Welcome! I'm so sorry to hear about your little James xxx Praying this one is a take-home one! Sorry, I don't know anything about auto-immune arthritis.
milly5 - Hi there! Congratulations on your BFP! Sticky vibes to you!
AFM - Had my antenatal appointment again today. Everything going well HB at 138 and all is feeling well. I'm having my GD test on Friday and they've booked me in for another scan at 31 weeks just to make sure everything is growing correctly. Looking forward to that. I'm back at another antenatal in 2 weeks just to keep track. Bub is also moving around a bit more than earlier in the week, which is great!
pheebee~ frist steps yes i wish that there was a pause button i think she is in fast foward
AFM~ i went to get another us done today due to my suger issues and the baby is in the 70% not good she is growing to fast i am 32 week and 5 days and she is mesuring 34 weeks. I am so scared that they are going to have to delievery her way to early and have to be in the nicu. But she looked healty if you held her 3d us up to Honor right now they look like twins
aaaaahhhhhh geeezzz....... just wrote a big post and the internet dropped out and I lost it all !!! so I will write it again but in brief.
angelfish - i had no idea they could grow too fast !!! why do they do that?? do the develop their organs and stuff at the same rate ?? i am confused.
phebee - yes. a real goat it is Kurban Bayram here at the moment (I am in Turkey) and everyone who can afford it buys a goat, cow, or sheep to sacrifice and half of the meat is given out to less fortunate families in the nieghbourhood. Nice gesture just shame about the goat, sheep or cow.
Embo - does this change your due date ?? are we no longer due on the same day :-((((
Milly5 & EJ - congratualtions on your BFP's !!! sticky's for you !! may everything go smoothly and healthily.
AFM - not much going on here just the usual mental abuse I put myself through. Its ok. its not ok, something is wrong, why dont I have morning sickness, something is wrong. Are my breasts really bigger or is it just froim the progesterone, sonething is wrong, I cant 'feel' anything. I am so bloated I look pregnant, but I have just eaten too much these last 6 months and its finally catching up with me, I'm not pregnant just fat. somehtings wrong. Why doesnt the smell of dead animal make me feel nauseous, I'm not pregnant. somethings wrong.
i could go on for hours.........its exhausting.
Scan on Monday (if i am not commited before then).
I'm so sorry I haven't posted in aaaaaggggeeeesss. I've been very naughty and have been reading but not posting.
I'm way too far behind to do persies but just wanted to say firstly congratulations to everyone that has recently joined. There seems to be quite a few of us in the first trimester which is fantastic. Hopefully we'll all be here a 6-9 months yet! And belly rubs to all of you other ladies, hope you are all okay.
I'm doing well, m/s has eased off. It has been so reassuring to have strong symptoms this time. I've even got blotchy skin (which I don't like but DH assures me no one else can see) and skin tags (so weird).
I've just been to a dr appointment today and she got me on the u/s machine so we got to see little bambino again. "He" is going great guns, measuring spot on and was wiggling around like crazy. Was the most amazing thing to see him moving, made it really real. I'm starting, albeit hesitantly, to breath a little easier now.
I just can' t wait for the first trimester to be over. I feel as though I've been stuck in first trimester since May because even though we waited a cycle between the miscarriage and trying I still felt like I had all the symptoms during that time even though HCG had left my system. It was like my mind was making my body act pregnant. I guess my emotional state was a bit all over the show as well during that time. Consequently though, 6 months is a long time to be in the first trimester! Only 2 weeks left though.
For those that have had bubs before, is the first trimester the worst? Does it get easier from here, emotionally and physically? I mean do you become less anxious? I know it is normal to be anxious but I've been beside myself for a lot of the past couple of months. And physically, do you really get less tired and "blah" in second trimester. I'm exhausted and I only have me to worry about, no toddlers or kids. Don't know how ladies do it with other kids but I guess you just do.
I'm going to try to post more often ladies from now on! Hope you're all keeping well and growing big strong babies.
please do add me to the list - I am due aroung June 22, and we won't be finding out the gender, just a healthy surprise will be nice for us.
Bec - thinking of you and your little girl. FX all goes well for you both.
dantri - I hope your pg gets better in second semester, but - I hate to say this - I had MS for the entire pg with DD!
AFM - nausea all day, vomiting 2-3 times per day. so not enjoying this - why does the pg journey need to be so unpleasant? Oh and tired - can't quite seem to co-ordinate DD sleep times with when I need one!
I was on clexane with DS, but only for the last trimester, and because I had a pulmonary embolus rather than anything else (still sucked though, because of the dose I was jabbing twice a day!). I hope you're able to relax and enjoy, but I know that's a long shot for quite a while 
I said it all in the other threads, but 
xxx Praying this one is a take-home one! Sorry, I don't know anything about auto-immune arthritis.
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