Hi
Just checking in for some hopefully good news from Laney
I made it to my first goal today...24 weeks! YAY
Sorry sorry, I know I am sooo bad at personals - it is just so hard to type propped up in bed - am sending you all big hello's!
Oh and Syran, I am in hospital due to my cervix shortening - u/s on Wed to see what is going on now. Have been here now for 3 weeks. Ugh.
Take care everyone x
Congratulations Theresa!
Welcome back Jo, big hugs.
Jo - Great news on reaching such an important milestone and here's to scan that says, your cervix has gained length!
Laney - I hope all is going well.
Hi to all, I have had a big day and feel a little achey in the tummy, I soooo can't wait to have that scan in the morning, I feel like I am going round the twist!
My goodness, I have to post more often, so much to comment/catch up on...
Jo, so glad to hear from you, though I'm sorry you had such a painful December If you read back you find most of us found Christmas really difficult so you would not have brought us down. I think you were really brave to go to a family Christmas, I couldn't manage it. Seeing your brother's partner smoking would have made me so upset as well. On some of the birth forums I see posts by women complaining about gaining weight, about wanting to smoke, about wanting a C-section because they're worried about the cosmetics of their private parts, and other silly things and I feel like saying NONE OF THAT MATTERS!!! You are so lucky, TRUST ME!! but of course I don't. I hope you and DH come to an agreement soon as to what feels right for you both.
Lan, I don't know for sure it's a boy yet... I had a feeling, which I had first time that it was a boy but I've also had girl feelings too!!! so we'll see. This was a while ago but you mentioned wanting to follow the natural pregnancy book which was against ultrasounds. Why is it anti-US? is it because it says they're damaging or because they lead to intervention or other stuff? I'm all for natural pregnancies with minimal intervention, even homebirth, but only for low-risk, low-stress pregnancies. I agree that nature will take its course but there's no point pretending that things don't go wrong occasionally, and medicine is a life-saver then. If having scans stops you getting too stressed then that is the best thing for you. I have a scan every 4-6 weeks and I find it's a good compromise for me.
Theresa, congrats on the engagement!!! do you have an idea when it will be, will it be small or grand?
Cindee, welcome back and congrats on a little girl!
Dee, hope AF comes swiftly for you- I was exactly the same, could not wait to start trying again. Hopefully it happens quickly for you.
Paula, I charted and it was a little unsure of which day I O'd, I found that using OPKs as well made a huge difference as I could correlate results with the chart. They're not for everyone but I found them useful. Also, your temp is meant to remain high afterwards but it can dip a but for a week or so after (did for me and I think maybe a couple of others?).
Laney, I'm sure you got good news today, I'm a bit late in wishing you luck!! I have great faith in clexane for your situation, stay on it and bub will be fine!!!
As for me, back at work today unfortunately. This morning had a weird moment, thought I hadn't felt bub move in a while and was worried, playing out the scenario in my mind and I was surprised at how practical and resigned I was, I was almost like 'well I've done this before so...' very odd. Other times in the middle of the night thinking about it makes me cry but today was different. Anyway baby started moving again so all is well. Looking forward to my scan on Wednesday for some reassurance.
Thank you for all your well wishes! I have been floating on cloud nine all day
It was not the most romantic proposal but it was unique!!!! DF pulled out a ring box and said: "Put it on whichever finger it fits." So I put it on my ring finger and said It fits!Then DF said "I guess that means we are engaged" I then burst out laughing as it was all so funny and he was so nervous. It was adorable. We have not set a date yet and we are in no hurry - it is just so nice to have that additional commitment.
Rozzie - Big I know all will be well and you will have a beautiful bub to love and cherish! The scan will be awesome - to see your little one - how wonderful!
AngelLukesmum & hgirs - Good luck with your scan
Jo76 - Sorry AF showed up.
To everyone else - I am sending positive vibes and best wishes to each and everyone of you. You have all been so helpful and supportive to me and I want to thank you, it helps me continue on my journey!
Wishing you all a good 2009! I am sure most of us are glad Christmas is over.
DH & I had a blood test before Christmas, the geneticists are looking for a rare gene that we may carry that caused Jasmine's mosacism, but they say they don't expect to find it at all, it is just covering all bases for reassurance. We feel quite confident to stay TTC again, so starting this month!
Theresa, congratulations on your engagement that is lovely news, what a great start to 2009 for you! I hope you also get a BFP soon to really top it off.
Cindee, congrats on a girl, I am glad to hear that you and bub are doing well.
Dee, I'm with Rozzie, I couldn't wait to start TTC again as well. I am sure AF will come soon. Mine returned after 4-wks.
Rozzie, glad that bubs moved for you today. I am sure it must be scary when he goes all quiet on you. I am sure he is just doing lots of sleeping, all that growing must be tiring.
Jo, hope you are going ok in hospital and can come home soon. Well done on making it to your first goal, great news
Jo76, sorry to hear you had such a rough time this Christmas, the smoking thing would have upset me as well. I was super careful when pg with Jasmine & couldn't believe things went so wrong when other people can be so 'casual'.
Paula, I have no idea about charting, but I bought a thermomoter today, so will start to try and figure out how it all works. I read that you don't actually know that you have O'ed until it has happened with temping, is that right? and that the best time to ttc is to DTD from 4 days before O'ing. Anyway, I will still use Maybe Baby as well, as I find that helpful as my cycle is thankfully quite regular.
All the best to those having scans around now. I have my fingers crossed for you that everything will be fine.
Also, to all the TTC'ers, heres to a happy & successful 2009 for us.
Hello to everyone I have missed.
Bye for now
Last edited by Berry1; January 10th, 2009 at 03:35 AM.
Hi Girls... my computer did the not letting me know thing again... bugger!
Laney: where are you, how did today go, I think it was today... I get confused with all these scans this week.
Theresa: wooooohooooooooo on the engagement. I love being married, I was with DH for 9yrs beforehand and didn't think it would change anything but it so did. Enjoy this time, it is so exciting.
Jo: How lovely to have you back. We have all been missing you and sending positive vibes your way. We can all sympathise with you re the xmas thing, but sounds like you did it exceptionally tough. I had a similar line of thought as DH and I started TTC this week. This is the 3rd Jan in a row we have ttc'd, fallen PG and then followed it up with a xmas empty handed. I am trying to be positive though and putting it out there that we will be 3rd time lucky. Hopefully you will be too, if that is what you and DH decide.
Sue: how exciting, 1st outside movement. DH must have been so excited.
Jo (luke's mum): Yay for 24 weeks. What an achievment. Lets hope Wednesday brings more good news for you!
Helen: are you scanning tomorrow... i think so... i'm thinking that is going to be more good news for me to come home to after work! Good luck!!
Rozzie: I'm glad you got that movement to reassure you and am also glad you have a scan on wed. What a huge week it is in here! BTW what are OPK's, I've never really charted for ttc before. DH and I are pretty lucky and don't seem to have a problem with that part All this is pretty new to me.
Hey Megan, our posts crossed over. Good luck with the thermometer, it is a bit addictive! Glad you will be ttcing with us and hope we can all get some BFP's in the next few weeks. How exciting!!
First of all, good luck today Helen for your scan. I'm sure bub will be bouncing away at the back of your belly and you'll see why you haven't felt much movement.
Laney, where are you? Get on and tell us the good news. I thought of your little boy before I drifted off to sleep last night and visualised hard (I heard that works!) that he is big and bouncy and healthy.
Today is CD6 (the only benefit of getting AF on new year day is that I always know what cycle day I'm on just by looking at the date!) so I think this weekend will be action time. You too Paula?
OPK's are ovulation prediction kits. They look like pregnancy tests but they tell you have you're ovulating. Never worked for me. I have a Maybe Baby which seems kind of temperamental but fun to look at when it ferns.
Welcome back Megan. Sooooo, you're TTC-ing this month too? Fantastic. The more of us the better! When do you get the results from the blood test?
Rozzie and Tildy, when will you go on maternity leave? In March? That's no long you know!
Rozzie, the book I was reading said that ultrasounds can have an adverse effect on babies due to the way they work i.e. bounce sound waves off the baby to create the image we see. I have heard that some babies try to get away from the probe too. I want to be all mother earthy but I think I won't be able to restrain myself from getting scans, especially in the scary second trimester.
Jo (Luke's mum), congrats on making 24wks. Good luck for the prognosis tomorrow. Grow cervix!
Lan, I live in Homebush! I can't believe how close we are. Wonder if we have seen each other, or even know each other!! Freaky... I have PM'd you.
Laney, post!
Hi Megan, oh how exciting! Here's hoping January is our month. We can all start our own mother's group! All the best for the test results.
Helen, best of luck with the scan today. Can't wait to hear from you.
Jo, I am praying so much for a perfect scan tomorrow. I am so happy you have reached your 24 week milestone. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside
Rozzie, yay for bubs moving and reassuring you. Best of luck with your scan too.
Sue, I am so excited for you and DH.
Theresa, the proposal sounds so very sweet and you actually sound so much better. So happy DP (now DF) is making an honest woman of you and given you a helping hand to smile again after so much pain lately.
Paula & Lan, I'm 15 days pregnant today! Actually, I'm not sure when I am going to ovulate so DH and are BD ourselves silly just to be sure I have tried OPKs and just can't do it. It stresses me so much my hands shake like crazy that I barely get any wee on the stick!! (I think it's because it is so similar to a pg test that I freak out).
Good morning to everyone else and hope you all have a lovely day.
hey guys!
i have a splitting headache from too many hours swimming in the pool but had to check in for any news from laney? have been thinking of you!
hgirs -good luck with your ultrasound tomorrow!!
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If you read back you find most of us found Christmas really difficult so you would not have brought us down. I think you were really brave to go to a family Christmas, I couldn't manage it. Seeing your brother's partner smoking would have made me so upset as well. On some of the birth forums I see posts by women complaining about gaining weight, about wanting to smoke, about wanting a C-section because they're worried about the cosmetics of their private parts, and other silly things and I feel like saying NONE OF THAT MATTERS!!! You are so lucky, TRUST ME!! but of course I don't. I hope you and DH come to an agreement soon as to what feels right for you both.
I know all will be well and you will have a beautiful bub to love and cherish! The scan will be awesome - to see your little one - how wonderful!
that is lovely news, what a great start to 2009 for you! I hope you also get a BFP soon to really top it off.
Actually, I'm not sure when I am going to ovulate so DH and are BD ourselves silly just to be sure
I have tried OPKs and just can't do it. It stresses me so much my hands shake like crazy that I barely get any wee on the stick!! (I think it's because it is so similar to a pg test that I freak out).
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