Yay, you're going to start TTC with me Jo. That is a HUGE decision and I'm really glad that you've made it and that you'll be with me next month. Then it'll be Paula, and hopefully we'll all fall quickly and get to to suffer M/S together.
Anything yet Katie? Do you have any feeling about when you'll have your little chickadee? Ooooh, I am so excited for you. I can't wait to see your girl in her special outfit. Have you briefed DH that we need news and and pics promptly?
Paula, I diagnosed myself with low progesterone with the help of Dr Google after Hamish was born because I had two cycles with no rise in temp. I did get a rise on my 3rd cycle and since starting thyroid meds my overall temp has also improved a bit. Although if you had no problems with Ethan... are thyroid and hormone problems something that can just develop or are they in-built?
Laney... after you have your scan, will you be game enough to put up a ticker? I'm addicted to all the tickers in here and it's like therapy watching them go up and up. Particularly Katie's - that one seems like it's on steroids! Remember to give me your drugs when you're done Katie :-)
Love and kisses to Rozzie, Tildy, Helen, Sue, Cindee and anyone else I've missed.
Lan, I can't believe your ttc time is nearly here. DH and I are definitely waiting until after xmas. With all this thyroid and hormone stuff going on I just want to make sure everything is Aok before we get PG again.
Jo I'm excited that you are feeling nearly ready again. THe whole now or never things rings so true for me as well. I sometimes think the longer you leave it the more doubt and worry you have time to create. Some days I wake up feeling really brave and think I should just do it then (like we can just decide what day we are going to conceive) but then the next day I am sure I will never have the courage to go again and what was I thinking!
Laney, who would have thought we could all get so excited about gagging on a toothbrush! I'm with Lan and can't wait to see your ticker. No pressure though, only when you're ready.
Sue, good on you and DH for buying that bassinet, it sounds so gorgeous and just perfect for your little bambini. Very courageous and such a healthy sign that you are starting to gain some confidence with this pregnancy. I can't wait to hear your news after your scan.
Helen, you must have shaved years off your life when you locked the keys in the car. Glad that all ended ok and we can all now look forward to your scan in Nov. It will be here before we know it.
Hi Roz, Cindee and anyone else I have forgotten. I hope life is treating you all well. Unfortunately for me I am back into the study for a couple of months to get my admissions qualifications. Then that is DEFINITELY it. I could be doing it part time but I don't want to have any pressure once I get PG again so am cramming it all in now.
take care everyone and thinking of you all always.
Hi guys, just wanted to drop a quick note to say hello and say that I'm fine! I've been busy busy! I think I need a nap and it's only 10:22 am, but it was apparently only 6:45 when I got up and went to the store today... silly Daylight Savings Time ending without me knowing!
Hi Ladies,
I just got back from my appt. Everything went well. The tiny little baby looks good, good HB. I am not as far along as I thought, a couple days behind. The doctor was not too surprised. I had a loss the cycle before I got pregnant which messes everything up and I have been having long cycles already. I was very nervous all last night. It felt like today was the first day of school. I called and set up my high-risk appt. It is next Friday. I am just taking it one day at a time. Keeping my fingers crossed we at least get through this first part before I worry too much about the later parts.
Last edited by Laney; October 28th, 2008 at 03:20 AM.
Congrats Laney and good on you for putting a ticker up, we're collecting them in here in this thread! I hope this pregnancy is The One for you. Now forgive me but I'm like Rachel in Friends - I can never see the baby in early ultrasound pics. What's what in your piccie there?
Tildy, I just noticed that Kebab's passed Beiron's gestational age. What was that day like? Did you freak out? Are you still freaking or is Kebab starting to feel like his/her own person now?
Paula you are so good with your continuing education. I did one extra year to get my honours and that was that for me! It is only a few months for admissions though then you'll soon be done and looking forward to pregnancy milestones with Jo and I :-)
Hi Everyone - sorry that I haven't posted. I thought I was keeping up with the reading but have realised that I missed a couple of posts.
Laney - wonderful news on the scan! I found the 6 week scan the scariest, but also the most beauitful. To see that little jellybean with a flickering heart was just amazing. I can imagine you were very nervous, but so glad that you received good news. I know the coming weeks will be tough, but know we are all here for you. I found I set milestones and would tick them off as I went, it seemed to keep me moving forward. I also had weekly Ob appointments (and he would do a scan) from 12-21 weeks just to get me past the period when Nathaniel passed. I hope your high risk appointment goes well and you feel confident and comfortable with the care providers. Great news on the gagging whilst brushing your teeth!
Paula - you have a busy couple of months ahead with your study. It will be a relief to get that out of the way, and you can then relax a bit to start TTC. I understand what you mean about needing the confidence to TTC again. My sister who lost 2 babies in the 2nd tri, gave me good advice - she told me not to put it off for too long as the fear would build and it would become much harder if not impossible. She told me not to let fear stop us. I understood what she said, but I have to admit once I found out I was pregnant...I freaked! I can't say what was worse, the overwhelming desire to be pregnant again or the fear when I was pregnant. I was quite a psycho lady for the first 20 plus weeks...still am actually!
Sue - glad to see your ticker moving forward.
Tildy - hope you are well. How does it feel to have moved past the time that Beiron passed? Has it given you any confidence that this baby will be ok? I was very glad to get past 20 weeks, it highlighted that this was a different pregnancy and that this baby deserved my confidence in their strength to survive.
Lan and Jo - so you are both going to start TTC in November. It will be a big month, and I wish you both the very easiest and happiest TTC period. Well done to you both to make the big decision to try again, it is never an easy one.
Hi to everyone else - Cindee, Roz and everyone else....
Okay so news from my world. I finally have our apartment sorted and the piles of junk have been thrown out. We even have spare room in our cupboards! I love it. It is something that we have been meaning to do for 2 years, so why not do it in my last weeks of preg. I have been lucky to and am still fairly mobile. I did go into the city yesterday and did some shopping and oh my how my feet hurt. I had to soak them in cold water when I got home, and then my hips started to play up and made walking hard. Mind you, I am not complaining. I find that so many people ask me if I am sick of being pregnant, uncomfortable etc, and I make a point of saying that I am still doing well and feeling good. I refuse to complain about being this pregnant, especially as this is what I have been wishing for. So now complaints coming from this corner! I have almost finished packing my hospital bag, and hopefully that will all be done by tomorrow. We picked up the pram on Saturday and DH has played with it almost nonstop and is now an expert. I had one painful Braxton Hicks yesterday, but nothing after that. So I have a feeling I still have a bit of a wait ahead of me. Poor DH has to study for an exam which is scheduled the day before I am due. He is finding it hard to concentrate. Also my mum started chemo yesterday, we will know today how she is going to cope with it in terms of side effects. She is in good spirits though which is very important.
Thank you all for the general excitement, and I promise to return the favour to you all as you move forward in all your pregnancies.
Alright will be off, I have written enough already!
Well I had a little scare again this morning with bowel movement, a little and I mean a little bit of pink discharge. Of course I have been freaking and googling, but it has stopped, think again that it is just when I push a little, it causes a little bleed. Can't wait until the scan on Monday and then hopefully (I hope!!!) I will relax more.
Laney - on a good scan, isn't it exciting seeing your little bean on the u/s, I had my first one at just over 8 weeks and it was moving a little and the 2nd scan at just over 10 weeks and the movement the little bubs had was amazing.
Paula - well done in making the decision to do some more study and that you will be getting your admissions qualification. I am also glad you have set a date to start TTC, it is such a big decision.
Lan & Jo - will be thinking of you guys next month with TTC. I hope you both have early success and event free pregnancies.
Katie - glad you have your house all sorted out. It is good that you are still all mobile, but still try and get some rest.... because when bubs comes around, not rest for you!!! he he he. I will be thinking of your mum and hoping all is OK.
Big hello's to Tildy, Roz & Cindee - hoping all is well.
Well Christmas is coming up so fast, we have made some decision on what we will be doing and we are going down to see my mum, sister and brother (and families) for Christmas in Loxton, which is a country town about 3 hours from Adelaide.
I am looking forward to it, as spending time with DH family is a lot more stressful, as there is normally a lot of friction and fighting. Though we are trying to organise a quick catch up on Christmas Eve with DH Family.
My father passed away on Nov 30th last year, so we had a really quiet Christmas last year and mum wasnt really up for it (which is understandable).
So hopefully we can do a lot of celebrating, especially with bubs on the way..... though no ham, prawns, alcohol..... though it is all worth it.....
Rozzie - how did you go wearing your maternity clothes and about people finding out???? I hope it wasnt too emotional for you and that all your work colleagues behaved themselves....
Paula - I am the same as you, heading to bed really early. But I do the naughty thing of watching TV in bed.....
Helen - It is so scary having the pink bleed, how are you going??? I am so terrified of having to go to the toilets to do number 2's, that I wait (tmi) until it basically bursts out of me.....
Katie - How are you??? How is your mum????
Jo - thinking of you
Lan - Positive vibes for TTC
and big hello's for Cindee & Laney.
Well with me, just waiting until the NT Scan on Monday. Fingers crossed that all is OK and that I walk out of there so happy. Do you actually find out your results on the day???? I had my bloods taken last weekend.
Well hoping everyone is well and is having a good day.
That is a HUGE decision and I'm really glad that you've made it and that you'll be with me next month. Then it'll be Paula, and hopefully we'll all fall quickly and get to to suffer M/S together.
I can't say what was worse, the overwhelming desire to be pregnant again or the fear when I was pregnant. I was quite a psycho lady for the first 20 plus weeks...still am actually! 
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