Recurrent Miscarriage Dilemma!

Gem - that is just awesome. Well done on your scan results. I chreish that first u/s pic we have of Hannah ( and in fact all of our wee ones) but it's so amazing to look at it and then realise that little miss Hannah started out like that. In just a few short months ( ha) you will be making the same comparison. Too funny about your mum not wanting you to puke on her. I found a m/s supplement helped me - has ginger and vit b's in it. i also love raspberry cordial and I drank a lot of peppermint tea and chomped on ginger lollies. It seemed to help.

Now I am laughing I was about to say only about 6 weeks of m/s to go ( and I think another 3 weeks is soooooo long away - when Hannah will be 6 weeks and people say things settle down around here).

Take care and belly rubs.

Dexy - I am so proud of you. Can't wait - could be any day now, or another 3 weeks away! What sort of plans do you have for the birth?

Howdy Gals!

How are we all?

Gem, so stoked your scan went so well! & shed as many tears as you like love. I'm sure your juggling plenty of emotions all at the one time. Great heart rate too - How perfect I'm sure 'bubs' is :) & Rasberry cordigal! YUM! Only got ur PM a few days ago too, but I have replied to it now - Yeah... I'm special! Lol!

Dory! Hows motherhood darling one? Treating you kindly I hope... & beautiful Hannah, how is she getting along? Oooh & DH - How is he going??? How is he finding fatherhood? Busting to know what fills your days now!

Jen, bummer you have to wait to find out the sex! I hope time flys for you & hope your feeling much better too. Sorry to hear about the midwife scenario too... Not crash hot at all, but thank goodness another came along & saved the day.

AFM - Waiting, waiting, waiting... Far too organised for my own good. I have NOTHING left to do but wonder! Tuesday I had BHicks on & off - Then nothing. Tonight I had a good hour of constant menstrual type cramping & a few sharp twinges. Nothing to bounce off the walls about, but its nice to know 'something' is happening down there... Perhaps my darling cervix is effacing ready for the main event. Everyone has continually said that they think I will go early, but so far - No go! But thats fine, things will happen in good time. I'm pumped that my BP has reamined perfect :) That was my biggest concern since I really am hoping for as least medical intervention as possible for the little ones arrival. After a super painful, out of control induction with DS I would love for things to be as 'normal' as possible this time round. Another check up on Monday but I am confident that all will be well.
Boy or Girl question is driving me bonkers now! I'm soooo curious, it's a killer.
Guess I'm only thinking about it so much cos I have too much time on my hands now!

Will pop back soon - Love to all x

Dexy I am soooooooooo excited for you and hoping I haven't missed the big day yet. Things going well here -we are all adjusting to our new realities.... DH is truly a star and Hannah is adorable. Confounding but adorable. It's a labour intensive...lol re my pun. Good luck with bubs arrival and soon you will know pink or blue.

Thanks Dory - Think I need luck! He / She is taking their time arriving! Everyone had picked a date they expected & all have passed but 2
Clairvoyant said 20 / 22 - DH said 2/3 days past due so that would be Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
Booked for a check up Monday & guess we will just cross any bridges as we get to them!
So glad to hear you guys are doing well & I bet Hannah is adorable! Squeeze her from me! x x x
Will keep you 'posted' Lol
Dexy x!

GL Dexy - thinking of you and your gi normous bump - at 39 weeks, that's all the bump can be!

Hi Ladies,

Sorry I have been MIA, I have been on holiday this week. It came up so fast I didn't realise how quickly time is going by. I hadn't been in much before that because I haven't been in the best of moods. I had a really crappy week last week with being left in the lurch by my doc. I'm still so angry he has done what he has done. I wrote a thread about it last week in this forum somwhere as I needed to vent about it, which really helped but I am still emotional about it. I don't have a GP at the moment, I have a temporary one whom I have seen before on occasions, not sure if I want to continue with this other doc being in the same surgery as my usual GP. Just not sure how I feel about that one at the moment. I have another scan on thursday for reassurance which I am really looking forward to and then the following day I have my ob appointment.

Holiday was awesome and just what we needed. We went fishing for the first 2 days, the first day I caught 6 squid lol not bad for someone who has never caught a thing, but the second day we caught nothing... third day we set up the gazebo on the beach and I sat under the shade and read a book while the kids played in the sand and the water and DH fussing over the kids and coming back to check on me when he needed a break from the sun.

It's quite strange because the sun was out the whole time we were away, but when we come home, it started to get dark and it has been raining for the past hour or two. I am totally exhausted and we are looking forward to sleeping in our own bed tonight.

We found out the other day that we will be moving in about 4 weeks from now, I am looking forward to the bigger house but not looking forward to the moving and cleaning part. Oh well it gives me an awesome excuse to go through everything thoroughly.

Looking forward to hear your lovely news Dexy I was wondering how you were getting on while we were away and if I would get back to read about your wonderful birth news. Glad I haven't missed out :D

Dory how is life treating you? Are you settling into a routine and most importantly is Hannah settling at nights better now? I haven't checked if you have added more to your blog...

Jen how are things going with you? I was thinking just a couple of days before I went away how this morning sickness was starting to ease off, and it did for most of the time I was away but then yesterday it started to come back and I am feeling sick again pretty much all the time. I asked DH does he think it has something to do with the city pollution or something. He thinks it is more mind-over-matter, but I keep telling him I don't wish to be sick so how does that work???

Hope everyone is doing really well, I will be back often to check up on you Dexy :D All the best for the special day... x x x

Danni

Gem - oh wow - your holiday sounds just grand. Glad the m/s held off but sorry it's back. I don't think it's mind over matter.. I didn't want to feel sick either and did. I am not sure anyone wants to feel sick ... except momentarily to get off work. I missed the post about your GP - I am so so sorry. It is not good when you need reassurance to be left adrift.

My world has been turned upside down,but for the better. The reason it appears that Hannah was just so unsettled is that she wasn't getting enough nourishment from me. At 4 weeks she had yet to regain her birth weight and the Paed said it wasn't good enough. Since Tuesday this week have still been BF plus comp feeding each day time feed. And I am on meds to increase supply. It has made a world of difference. Makes me sad to think my poor baby bear was just hungry and hence how hard it was for us. But I am so glad... before was so hard. So very hard. I think I was gradually going to just fall in a heap from physical & mental exhaustion. I was getting maybe 3 hours sleep once a day and then trying like crazy to squeeze in some when I could but i was so anxious I couldn't sleep. I was dependent on DH to settle Hannah after I fed her, just so I could rest. Of course she wouldn't settle but at least I could lie down and listen to her cry instead of being the one to hold her. I know there will be tough times ahead, but oh my, the change has been amazing.

Good luck with your u/s next week. Look at your ticker ticking along....

Dexy - sending you love and strength for the big day. Hope you get the birth you want, but even if you don't, I know you'll be holding your bundle of joy very soon, and missing your angels too whilst gazing in wonder at the new life in your arms. only 2 days to go... in theory..

Hey guys, sorry I've been MIA too, been stalking and reading, but mostly I've been on FB instead of on here.

Dexy - Not long now! Good luck and I can't wait to read your BA :)

Gem - not much happening here, still getting MS most mornings, and in the evenings at the moment as well. Doesn't help that I can't sleep on my left side because of my bad hip/leg, but I'm managing. Just tired and over the constant braxton hicks.

Dory - Oh wow, Hannah is now 1 month old! Time really has flown! Glad you've got everything sorted now, feeding whise anyway, makes a great deal of difference to top up feeds sometimes. There was a lady in my Mothers Group with DS, her son was almost 2 weeks older than mine (he was actually born on my DS's due date lol) and he'd been low birthweight and she was trying so hard to persevere with solely BFing, but he wasn't putting on any weight, and in the end at 4 months old the MCHN told her to try topping up a feed, and it worked wonders for her. She had a bit of PND as well, which didn't help at all.

afm - Just over 2 weeks until I hit halfway!
I have my next midwife appointment on the 27th, can't wait to hear bub's heart beat again. It really is amazing.
Then I have my morph scan on the 3rd, sooooo can't wait for that one, hoping for Pink, and trying to convince myself that I must NOT be disappointed if it's Blue :(
Other than that, as I said above, having almost constant BH's, which are annoying, and usually painful. Had 2 real contractions the other night, but thankfully that was it. Scared the living daylights out of me!
And hubby was diagnosed with whooping cough last weekend, so I'm on precautionary antibiotics (which make me feel queasy in the evenings and first thing in the morning), as is DS, and hubby is on them too and they seem to be working - at least his cough is getting better anyway.
I had the flu pretty bad last week as well, ended up in emergency overnight last thursday with severe dehydration due to me being unable to keep anything down for most of that day. Was frustrating, especially as they were so rushed off their feet and understaffed in there that after my drip was put in the nurse forgot to turn it on, so I was lying there, trying to sleep and thirsty as anything for 2 hours before the nurse came back and realised it hadn't been turned on. Then I only had it on for an hour before they told me I could go home...
The nurse appologised thankfully, but it made it really hard to get any more sleep for what was left of the night. I'm still catching up on all those fluids I lost.

Hope you're all doing well, thinking of you all daily!

Jenna

Wow - poor DH... whooping cough ....DH & I have both had the vaccination for that.. and poor you those meds making it worse for your m/s.

Oh oh very exciting about your morph scan on 3 Nov.... I can understand why you're hoping for a PINKY!

BH can be so annoying. I was having them a lot too and they were painful. My obs says its an old wives tale that they are not painful. Poor you about being in hossy. Don't ever feel guilty, you and your passenger need fluids to be healthy.

About the top up feed - when the MCHN first suggested it, she suggested two top ups of 50mls each and I was so determined to exclusively BF that initially I wasn't going to, but Hannah's wasn't gaining weight as expected. I then thought I would feel terrible if 'my desire to exclusively BF" actually was doing her harm. So then, I thought I'd just do one top up of 50mls. I loathed the idea. But now it seems at least for a while I need to just put Hannah's well being ahead of my desire to exclusively BF.

It's hard not to feel like I have failed her but I am doing all I can. I express after most day time feeds, but I can only get such a tiny amount - less than 10mls for both sides. I don't bother to store it anymore... there a few of containers in the freezer with tiny amounts of milk in them. I hope I will be able to express more in time and be able to top up usual feeds with expressed milk. The formula caper is a lot more hassle than BF!

Anyway, I hope you have a nice weekend, that the m/s goes away AND that DH doesn't need too much care from you. And hopefully those fluids have been topped up, cause you'll feel better.

Dory that is fantastic news, I'm so happy you found out why little Hannah wasn't settling. Don't worry to much about the formula, you are doing the right thing. I didn't have support when I was BF my children and I managed only a couple weeks with my younger two, I managed about 6 weeks with my eldest, but also had major problems with her settling and I had horrible nipples after that, excruciating pain and extremely unsightly. Keep up your fantastic effort Dory, you are truly doing an awesome job. I hope and pray that I can do a better job this time round in the BF department, hoping I will have extra support.

Jen sorry to hear about the whooping cough. I hope with the medication, everything settles down for you. Wow, the 3-11 for your scan... Didn't you say a 6 or 7 week wait for your scan? I know I have been a little confused with time lately, but has it really been that long since you said that or did you have your time changed? I have such baby brain at the moment.

Dexy... whats happening with bubby... :D

Hope everyone is well.

Danni

Gem - you will have my support! And any BF time is better than none. At times when BF seemed impossible, it seemed so hard to continue. It's not always easy but it is easier now most of the time. And I have even been able to express a reasonable amount recently. Today I was mopping whilst expressing. Better than just sitting down when I could be doing housework. I hadn't mopped since I've been home from hossy and thought it was time. I am not really a housework nazi.

Dexy 40 + 1 sweety! Thinking of you.

It's a boy! Tait Aaron arrived at 8:59pm on 25/10 weighing 7pound 14 ounces and just adorable! Will pop back with details once we are home and settled, hiding in Hosp on iPhone at moment! Lol! Love to you all x

Dexy - I am so so very happy for you, your DH and DS. Can't wait to hear your birth story and all about Tait's arrival! Welcome precious Tait, you are much loved, much adored and cherished.

Take care in hospital... I so wish I could visit you.

:happyforyou: Congratulations Dexy, I'm so happy to hear your wonderful news. I hope everything went smoothly for you and I look forward to hear more. Welcome to the world little one :D Oh I have a tear in my eye, such beautiful news to hear. Plenty of hugs for you and your tiny bubs and your DH and DS. Congratulations x x x

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Checking in on everyone...

Dexy hope things are going really well with you and yours...

Jen how are you going? Haven't heard much from you... hope all is well!

Dory I will hold you to that BF support :D How is Hannah going now? Have those tablets helped with you supply now?

AFM... So much has been going on, I find it hard to keep up with myself lol... Was in hospital the other night with breathing problems, I came out the next day feeling a lot better but have no answers to why I had the syptoms to begin with. They wanted to do tests and they came close to doing them, but I pulled out at the last minute. They wanted to do a chest x ray and a nuclear medicine scan or vq scan which exposes baby to the same amount of radiation as between 5-10 x rays, needless to say why I refused the tests.

On a more positive note, I had a reassurance scan yesterday and bubs is looking great, we could see him wriggling about, moving his hands and legs, he looked like he was trying to do backwards summersaults LOL, measuring 4 days bigger (almost 4cm) HB 163bpm, was really good to see bubs moving around after such a difficult time in the hospital, re-affirms the reasons to our decisions. DH was so happy to see our little one moving about, I think he was feeling even more special because I couldn't see the screen initially and I was watching his face expressions, watching him smile and nod his head affirming everything to be just fine. But I have learned something from that experience yesterday. Never try to eat a BIG chicken burger within half an hour before starting your litre of water to drink, this is what I done. I had a chicken burger at about 2:15 then had to start drinking water at 2:30. I struggled to drink it all and instead of finishing at 3:00, I finished at about 3:10. My appointment was at 4:00 but I got there early as I don't like driving with a full bladder. We sat in the waiting room and ended up getting called in at about 3:40 only to find my bladder completely empty... my burger soaked it up lol. So it wasn't the clearest scan but it told us what we were there to find out anyway.

I had my first ob appointment today which was made up of 2 hours of paperwork and not a great deal of fun lol. Atleast that part is done with now.

So as I recover from MS, breathing probs, bloated belly (I swear I look about 6 months preg already because of bloating and constipation - sorry if TMI lol) Now I have to get to work on getting the rest of this house ready for our move in a few weeks.

Take Care Ladies, hope everyone is doing well, thinking of you!

Danni

Gem

Awesome news about your scan! Well done littlegem! Bit scary about your trip to the hossy. I have asthma so know how it feels to have breathing probs! I would have refused the test too!

The meds have worked... I can express now .. am doing it now! Hannah is a star... smiling randomly now but sometimes it seems contextual. So content now she is not hungry all the time. I have given her EBM for one top up feeds yesterday and today instead of formul but formula for the others. I feel so lucky that it was simply hunger and easy to fix, rather than something else or just a baby that cried a lot. It was really tough and I think I was not coping very well. Though was slowly just getting used to how hard it was.. glad it's not like that all the time now. Sometimes, but sometimes is bearable.

She is getting over her pimples.. from the hormones in my breast milk and she is now chubby again and feels like she has put on weight. Paed app this Friday.

2 hours is a long time for an app... guess that's why my ob sends it out beforehand, the paperwork. when is your next one?


I can't wait to see mine again... next Tues. I might have an infection in my caesearan wound, just in one spot. Noticed it's red and a bit sore and oozey today.. will keep an eye on it
Too funny about your chicken burger....

oh yuck... moving house... good luck with that....will understand if you're not on bb much!

Dexy - hello to you and your little man Tait.

Jenna - hope all is going well.

:D littlegem... I like it

Good news about the meds, must be a huge relief for you to know that everything will be better from now on.

Yes 2 hours is too long, struggled to contact the kids to let them know we will be late too... made contact with the school eventually, just really didn't think we would be that long. They say to allow 1 and a half hours but it took 2 hours and that was after waiting for about 20 minuted too... grrr nevermind, next appointment is NT U/S scan in 2 weeks 15/11, then U/S at 15 weeks 3/12 for reassurance, then ob appointment on 7/12.

Hope there is no infection in your belly and everything is just fine. Its not causing too much pain is it? I wonder about the recovery of C section, I never had one, it actually scares me to think of needing one (biting finger nails) I have discussed with DH that this time I think I might request the epidural. When my first was born I was totally against it, but after delivering my son, anything has to be better than the experience of that labour. I had full on labour for about 11 hours. So yeh am a little scared about the thoughts of labour, but we have some time before that stage comes...

Yes moving house soon, booked a truck for the 20/11 hope we are up to it by then, me being pregnant and DH injured his back last week, he seems better for the moment, but we'll see.

Dexy and Jenna hope your both doing well, look forward to hear from you soon.

Hi all, haven't been posting for a bit, but have been reading, and stalking.

I would have been on sooner tonight but we didn't get home until 6pm as we had to go to the shops and get some things - I am definately not going to be shopping in Target anytime in the near future! I spent 10 minutes waiting to be served at the layby counter, 5 mins before closing and 5 mins after closing, and still didn't get served so I stormed off swearing my head off lol and then put in a complaint!

Anyway, hubby stole my computer when we got home as his laptop has a virus....


Anyway, had my morphology scan today, and we are having...

A GIRL!!!

At least the sonographer thinks it's a girl as there was no "dangly bits" as he put it lol

Was a very co-operative little bubba, did everything that she was supposed to and gave the sonographer good views of her heart, everything is measuring exactly on dates and she has really long legs - measuring a week ahead! - but she only has a small skull, measuring 2 wks behind but the sonographer said he could have been a bit out in his measurements as her skull is still a bit narrow in width and still needs to do some more growing.

So all in all it's been a good day - and next week I get to go shopping buy some cute little purple things!!! (I can't stand pink... I keep on telling people I only want purple clothes lol)