Thanks mollycat--modified force field in place! Sending tons of guilt-free chocolate your way! you get that b-day present for DS2!
And thanks to you, too, BFever--Great idea, you can pee on enough for us both! I'm hoping my temp drops in the am... guess we'll see! Is it bed time yet so I can wake up and take my temp?
Smilanatu: my kids go back to school in three and a half weeks, and the youngest is going into kindergarten, so I'm not sure what I'll be doing with my free mornings! Probably housework.
RachelSwirl: Hope you have a good time on your trip
Babyfever2007: I'm sorry about your grandfather. I'll be keeping your family in my prayers.
larz: Don't know the answer to your hcg question, but ask your doc. I'll be keeping you in my prayers, too.
Aww, was looking at Chinese gender prediction calendars at one of them was the same one I accidentally found before that welcomed me back and told me that today I'm 37 wks. with 23 days to go...
Anyhow... 3 of them said girl, and 1 said boy, but right underneath it said 50/50 chance. I like the first 3! But I'll be happy and feel blessed no matter what! Crampiness went away earlier, but seems to be back on the left, feeling really bloated, too. With 23 days to go until my EDD, I'm begging for some baby dust donations!!! Please!!
PBStar and Larz - congrats on the fabbo bt results ... gl for your upcoming scans. It's never good to wish time away, but I think 1st tri is one of the times you are completely justified in doing so
Did anyone ever read the book when they were little called "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good Very Bad Day"? Well, despite me being (unfortunately at times) an eternal optimist, I feel like its been Jen and the terrible, horrible no good very bad year..... dh called me about an hour ago to say that he had just been made redundant at work. They are giving him a moderately good redundancy package but he has only been there for just over a year. He works for an ad agency and they have lost a large number of big clients, so dh gets the boot. Just adds to the stress, y'know?
Also found out that my grandfather (aged 87) has prostate cancer. He has been given 5 years, but at his age chemo and surgery aren't good options so we just have to sit with fingers crossed. He is primary carer for my grandmother who is in the early stages of alzheimers - they've been married for 63 years (and still hold hands) and although they've had a wonderful life together it just breaks your heart to see them so frail and uncertain.
And my very good friend from mother's group is pg with her 3rd child - her due date? 18 Feb - my EXACT due date for Peanut.... could not stop crying stupid selfish tears before. Feeling better now but just feel .....picked on by the universe a bit I guess.
Thank you for listening to my whinge! Over it now!
Something positive - my friend is putting me in touch with a naturopath/herbalist lady with a mammoth success rate - something like out of all the women she has treated, 114 out of 120 have had successful pgs following treatment. Can't hurt to try, surely?
Oh, and can't remember who asked, but my real name is Jennifer too, but answer more often to Jen. Some of the most brilliant minds of this century are also called Jen (hey Jen, hehe!). Jenushka (pronounced yenushka) was what my late Russian grandfather used to call me - I think it means "Little Jen" and was his term of endearment. It kind of stuck and even dh calls me "yenush"...
I have been offline a bit and caught up in my own doldrums.
Firstly - I am so sincerely sorry for your MC
Secondly, that is very sad news for your grandpa. He is a beautiful man looking after your grandma. I envy those older couples who can hold hands and just "be". We have so much to learn from people who can love like that.
Thirdly, that sux about DH getting an unexpected redundancy. But I am sure to have captured the wonderful likes of you he has a lot going for him and will find another fulfilling job and was probably going to get poached by another agency anyways.
Fourthly, yep - the whole mother's group has been exactly like that for me. They mention they are going to try one week and "pop" they are pregnant the next. And confident enough to announce it at 4 weeks (whereas I'm too terrified). Some weeks I just don't go. I still make sure I do fun stuff with DD just so I don't feel guilty.
Fourthly, rant and rave as much as you need to. I have. It has helped me. Whinge all you like. PM me if you want.
Fifthly, would love to learn what you learn from the naturopath. I wish we had a miracle worker like that in my neck of the woods. I really hope she helps you
Luv WTH x
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Jenushka - Im sorry your feeling so down and im so sorry to hear about your grandfather, my prayers are with you and your family. And its ok to vent, infact its healthy, it help us all sort out our feelings and give them the attention they deserve.
I too feel that this year has not been good at all where pg'cy is concerned. I started the year (literally on New Years eve and day) with a m/c, and things have not gotten any better. Sometimes I think...'how can this be fair? How is it fair to suffer 3 m/c's in a matter of 12 month?' But I guess its not a matter of being fair or not, its just one of those things. Whenever I feel like a 'poor me' minute, I just look at my little boy and everything starts to feel a whole lot better. I do feel like a stronger more resiliant women after having gone through what I have, and maybe thats the lesson I was supposed to learn. I dont know, all I know is that I cant change what has happened, but I can change the way I deal with it. I have let myself grieve properly for my losses, and find a way to focus on the postitives in my life right now. I have come to realise that I cant focus on what should or could have been, but only what IS. Life is not in the past nor in the future, it is right now and thats what I have to focus on.
You have had a difficult year and Im sorry you had to go through what you did. I hope you feel better soon and find the comfort that you need right now. Sending you huge hun, we are all here for you.
It is an icky feeling approaching the EDD. Are you thinking of doing anything on the day?
After our first loss, DH and I did a little private memorial at home (lit a candle, held hands and said a silent prayer). It helped me. I actually felt relieved when the date had past because it had been looming over me like a heavy weight for months.
A quick post for you all (as Im so addicted) FROM THE AIRPORT... Luggage was overweight. Of course, Pauls was spot on MEN!!! GRRR
They looked away and let me off! PHEW thank god for not having to pay for anymore luggage allowance, that would have really annoyed me.
So its not two hours till we fly, we had a horrible journey getting to the airport, the whole moterway had been shut off and there was diversions everywhere. Although I spent most of the journey with a stupid metalic taste in my mouth... NO IM NOT PARANOID lol!
Sod it though, I plan to get very drunk on the holiday. I am now praying for all your BFPs!!!
See you in two weeks!!! I AM OFFICIALLY NOW EXCITED, having got the 3 hour airport transit thing DONE! Woohoo
jen....DANG you're makin' the rest of us look bad...LOL
Yes ma'am it is almost O time...I am trying to think of some new "tricks" to keep Lee interested in delivering the goods...he LOVES sex BUT hates BDing
Jen - sore throats gone, just left with a runny nose and occasional cough. Now that AF's here, I'm hitting the cold and flu medication. Gotta love those kids that share I'm feeling ok, although AF brought her usual headache with her. I just wish she'd left it at home.
That temp drop looks great that it's a little bub trying to find a place to stick. The EDD is a hard one, but you're strong like the rest of us, so you'll find the right way to get through the day.
Wow, you girls have been busy overnight. It's so hard to catch up. I don't get a chance to have a look on thursday nights cause I work until 8.30 then its straight to bed to start again at 8.30 on friday morning.
Krystie - that sounds lovely. I want lots of pink balloons for my decorations, so does Jen, although in the end i'll settle for a couple of blue balloons if needed. A birthday present for DS2 would be lovely. (there was too many birthdays in April anyway - it would have been hard to find an empty day - may is much better)
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issy- thanks so much for giving me that info, really has given me peace of mind. i wouldn't have been able to get into my doc until next week, so thank you so much for taking that worry off my shoulders so i can just relax this weekend!
you get that b-day present for DS2!
But I'll be happy and feel blessed no matter what! Crampiness went away earlier, but seems to be back on the left, feeling really bloated, too. With 23 days to go until my EDD, I'm begging for some baby dust donations!!! Please!!
Sending loads of
ends with a BFP!!
I'm so happy for you, Def keeping you in my prayers. Keep us posted
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I'm feeling ok, although AF brought her usual headache with her. I just wish she'd left it at home.
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