Question: We are all here for the loss of our children. Some of us are beginning again, and some of us are trying, some of us are just trying to cope. We support each other through every moment of life now, maybe with a little help from Sandwaby ( stands for Sad and wanting a baby) or the rest of us in SANDHABY ( sick and having a baby) . And now we even have a STANDHABY ( stressed and having a baby) . All of us have come a long way !!! We have become more then support....we have become friends. So either way, come on in and join us...everyone is welcome!!! ↓
thanks SHELLY! you're too kind. i am getting sad that my cycle buddies may have abandoned me :( but i am really glad you are still here! i hope the other pregger ladies chime in too. i hope i stay like you, SHELLY, and don't disappear once i become preggers, soon, God willing! ↑
Judi I may not qualify as a cycle buddie but I am here for you.....sending you good vibes, but worrying that you may test too early, get a bfn, and feel sad.....I'm sorry you feel abandoned, but I'm sure everyone is logging on just as often as they get the chance. My work is really cracking down and I often have no chance to get on during the three days that I work. However, i'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we are all here for you, whether we happen to be able to log on or not. Fingers crossed for you testing Friday. xxx Kath PS. I've started testing for ovulation, even though I don't think I will until this time next week. I'll keep you guys updated. ↑
JUDY. I am so sorry I haven't been there for you. I know this is such a hard time for you and I understand how you feel. today is cd 30 and 10dpo. I have tested with 2 bfn the last 2 days. my bbt have still been up but I am not getting my hopes up. We sent in our s/a yesterday and don't know when we will get the results. I do miss all of you everyday but have been so stressed out ttc. I just needed to give my mind a break. We have been ttc for 18 solid months now except for Jan when I had my m/c. I am not trying to avoid you all. I love you all so much. I will tell you how my hpt goes today. ↑
Hi girls, sorry judi that i havent been around so much, my life is a bit crazy at the moment. I dont seem to get chance to make comments, altho i try and read everyday, sometimes just reading the posts takes the 10 minutes i have spare and then i dont have any time to write! But i am thinking about you and i soo hope this is your month. The thing is to remember is that whatever happens - not to get too down if its not the result you want - i remember the extreme highs and lows of ttc and i know how awful you feel in the months when its not happening. Having said that, i dont want to put you in a downer, im just crossing everything that things work out, and for you other ladies in the same boat too. Erin im sorry about the bfn,s but like you said dont give up until your a little further on from ovulation. You still got time. Lilymommy im rooting for you too! Thanks to everyone who is pleased for my good news, i do feel better and i just hope so badly that everythings fine for my little baby boy!! Ok il have to love ya and leave ya but your all in my thoughts. Have a great weekend girls x x ↑
Hello ladies...It's friday..>YEY !!! JUDI...hang in there...we are all here to support ya ...just maybe not able to log in. I am not going anywhere after Carson is born...You ladies got me through a very hard time in my life and I still need help sometimes. And I like to be here for all the ladies who need my help also....in any way I can help. What did your test say this am???? LILLY.... You never know when you can O....sometimes it happend earlier or later then we think. ERIN....you hang in there too..>I know it is hard to stay positive when it is taking so long...but GOD will bless you with a healthy baby...just in his own time..not ours. I pray this is your month !!! MISSP.....You keep that positive attitude...your little man is going to be born full term and healthy as can be !!!! OK ladies...I am going to get ready for my doc appt...I will check back in and let you all know. If they say anything at all. ↑
I am back fromt he doc ladies...and noone is here !!!!!!!!! I asked them to check me becasue of my BH and the fact that he dropped again. SOooo...I am dialated at a good 1 and possibly 2, and 50 % effaced !!! That means the cervix is thinning and baby is starting to make his way !!!! I am excited !!! ↑
i'm so sorry i made you all feel so terrible. i just miss having you guys as support, but i shouldn't feel that you abandoned me since i know i, along w/everyone else here, is in your thoughts and prayers. LILLY - even if not a cycle buddy in terms of cycle days, you're still a buddy who is going through what i was going through a few weeks ago. thank you for taking the time to write. keep us posted on the O-ing. i can't remember whether you temp? ERIN - thank you for writing even though you want to get away. i feel badly that i said you guys abandoned me w/o thinking about what you may be going through. that was very selfish of me. please let us know what your hpt says, i am praying for you. MISSP - thank you to you also for writing. like i said to the other ladies, it was selfish of me to make that comment and i apologize. you have your plate full with all that is going on, you don't always have time to chime in, but thank you for giving me your valuable time. SHELLY - you are very kind to check in every morning and every evening. thanks for your support and i am so excited that carson is making his way! i am thrilled for you and totally looking forward to it!!! thanks again ladies for giving me your time. you are all awesome and have made me feel great! ↑
Hello everyone! Judi, sorry you felt so alone on here. I have been all over the place as well and with I could come by and check in more often. Unfortunately, my work and situation don't really allow it. I had my dr's apt today. She sent me to the hospital with a blood pressure at 160/100. I spent close to 3 hours in the hospital doing blood tests and monitoring the baby. I have to go back monday morning for the same tests and go in to start induction tuesday evening. Until then I have been put on strict bedrest. I just finished off my ice cream, gonna drink my hot chocolate and then go to the bedroom. I really hope monday's results are ok and I get sent back home.we will see... i'm hoping this month brings a few BFPs but for now i have to go rest... ↑
Hello ladies....SHAB...I can not even believe Shireen will be here Wednesday !! That is s crazy !! you are done. Sorry about the bed rest...but only a few days isnt bad. I am so excited!! JUDI...its ok...dont feel bad...we all need support on here all the time...and sometimes we need it more then others. Especially when all you ttc ladies are on edge TESTING !! Speaking of....LISA< ERIN< LEXXY...and whoever else...what is going on...what are those tests saying>?/?? JUDI..did you wait....I am going to fall off my seat here ladies !! OK...I will check in again in the am...I better see some action !! ↑
SHAB - that's awesome! shireen will be here in no time, absolutely exciting. SHELLY - don't want to have you fall over... so, FF suggested testing on aug. 9... being patient is a biatch!!! keep them prayers coming... where are my testing buddies? ERIN - you were going to tell us about today's hpt, even though it's still a bit early for you, yeah? LISA - weren't you going to test today? LEXXY - when are you planning on testing? all the other pregnancy ladies... how are you doing? ↑
Judi, Still bfn today but my temp went up from 98.1 to 98.6 today. So hope is still not lost! I am so hoping and praying for you and still read about all of you even though I haven't been writing as much. Don't you dare apologize because we have all been there and I totally understand your frustration. TTC is such a hard process and especially after the incredibly hard m/c you experienced this year. And then you had to wait so long to actually ttc again. Did you test again today?? I'm waiting here those results, girl!! And the rest of my girl, I am waiting to hear about how you are doing. Shelly, sounds like you are starting to be on your way!!! I am so excited! Shab, yeah!!! Shireen is going to on her way this tuesday! Please take it easy this weekend and go to the hospital if you feel dizzy or nauseated. High blood pressure is nothing to take for granted in pregnancy. I'll be praying for you! Would you mind having a contact person during the birth that you could text and they could relay the message to all of us! I would be happy to do it if you need me. ↑
guys this is getting so exciting....almost everyone is either getting ready to test or ready to give birth. It's so exciting that Shelly is effacing as we speak and that Shireen will be with us shortly. It makes me remember waiting on giving birth to Lily. I was very frightened of being induced and was going to be the day after she was due, but I turned out giving birth on her due date, everything happened naturally so I knew she loved me before she was even born! Please treasure this time, as much as the bed rest may seem like a pain in the bum, magic is just about to happen. I know I probably sound crazy, but I feel sorry for men not being able to give birth. I loved giving birth! It was hard and painful of course but it was the best work I have ever done and just fabulous! So go to it girls! And let us all know how you testers are doing. That wait is a REAL pain in the bum but good things come to those who wait. Lots of love and baby dust! ↑
Judi Lexxy Lisa Kath Shelly Shab and MissP... I am thinking about you today and wishing you the best. TTC ladies... I am hoping that this is our week and wish will be blessed with BFP!!! Don't give up hope. Cd 31 & 11 dpo for me. No symptoms for me except a little gassy. At least my patients are small and don't care. Hehe! I'll check in tonight and let you know what the hpt says. See you then! ↑
Good morning all you beautiful ladies! Erin, sounds like AF wont be showing this month. I remember having a 2nd rise in temp when i got my BFP. I have my fingers crossed. Judi, Lily, Lexxy, and all you ttc ladies, I'm sending baby dust your way. As for me, I am still resting. we wanted to go get a blood pressure cuff at the pharmacy yesterday but didn't have the time. We used to have one but gave it to my in-laws... The bad thing about high blood pressure is you dont actually feel bad... I honestly feel like i could go for a nice long walk right now. But I wont do that. We will go get a blood pressure cuff this morning and I will be better able to monitor myself that way. Just a few more days I guess. Thank you all for your good wishes. ↑
Happy Saturday ladies. JUDI...ok so we wait for you to test for another week....good !!! And ERIN...that is a good sign !!! I never did the temping thing...but I know a raise in temp is good. I am crossing and parying for all you ladies. LILLY...I know things are exciting here..and lol about men giving birth. I think they would stayin bed for 9 months if they had to be pg...and then they would want to be knocked out with meds to give birth. I KNOW there is no way DH could handle all these BH...or the bowling ball feeling on my pelvic area, or all the other stuff. Feeling sick again, tired, no sleeping. He would seriously not be able to hanlde it. He, like ALL men...is a huge baby when he is sick...so pg and BIRTH are out of the question !!! HAHAHA. SHAB...only a few more days !!!!!! I am soooo excited for you. My induction with oldest dd went fine...so dont worry about that. Just take the birth as it comes and do it however you need to, to get through it. As for me ladies..>DH bought be a new laptop for my bday...isnt he sweet !!! However this stupid website wont let me log on in the new computer. I have tried everything, I even sent the website an email, and no response yet. SOO frustrating !! AAnyways....I am soo tired, my stupid dog woke me up at 150 am to go have diahhrea last night again...I could NOT fall asleep again after that until like 4 am. Then dd woke up at 630...I am going to fall over I am so tired. Seriously..>I could shoot the dog !!! I am so tired of his diahhrea, and I can not afford to take him to the vert where they would want to run literally HUNDREDS of dollars of tests. Then to tell me well, try this it is probablya food allergy. And then well try this it is probably something else. Ok...sorry vent over...I am just frustrated with this dog! !! I always seem to get the damn sick dogs....seriously. I just want a normal healthy dog !!! OK...I gotta go feed kiddos lunch. ↑
SHABNAM I can’t believe you will be giving birth shortly! I am so happy for you! Wishing you all the best. Glad the lump just turned out to be a cyst. SMMOM wow and your right around the corner getting ready!! Can’t wait until you both have your babies. Thanks for the advice on giving birth also, I am excited, I think I just have the fear of the unknown and hope I will be able to cope. JUDI, hope you got through your EDD we all know how hard it can be. Really hope that this is the month for you LISA, ERIN, LILYMUMMY, LEXXY and anyone else tcc. I have my fingers and toes crossed for you all, I know how exciting and worrying a time this can be. BRYANDI glad your well. Your earlier post about the discharge seems very similar to what I have. I had tests for it because I thought it was an infection but all came back normal so I guess it was just an increase because of the pregnancy. It was hospital policy why I didn’t find out the sex of my baby but to be honest me and dh are pleased we haven’t found out. It makes it more exciting for us to find out at the birth although if I am blessed with another child I will find out before to see the difference. JSTALEY so you’re not gonna find out as well, how exciting! In regards to the weight gain, I am now 32 weeks and only put on a few pounds but I’m huge and the baby is measuring to plan. I guess it because I lost so much weight during the first 5 months with the sickness. Glad you are doing well. How is your mum? SHANAT can’t believe your baby turned out to be a boy after all. That’s brilliant! MISSP glad everything is turning out well for you with the baby. Tyler is certainly a fighter! I bet they messed up your test results in DR but glad you didn’t have it in the first place. Just a thought, if your early we might be giving birth at around the same time. In regards to me I’ve gone back to work now for a few weeks but getting exhausted. My little one is so active now and it’s so hard to get comfortable. I started to get so period like pains as well not sure if they are Braxton hicks. Not sure what Braxton hicks feel like. Anyway take care ladies. ↑
CLAUDS !!!!!!!!! There you are...I have been wondering about you. I am glad you are getting along ok..and 32 weeks...you are almost there yourself. I know the feeling of uncomfy...it doesnt go away......in fact.......it gets way worse. SORRY ! As for the cramping...I get them really really bad. STILL. Those dont go away either. Contractions ( whether BH or not) is a tightening of the uterus....it feels like your whole stomach area gets realy really tight and hard. Like something is wringing your belly out like a wash cloth. That is the best way I can describe them. The cramps you are feeling are most likely ligament pains...muscle pains...it is very common in pg because everything is all stretched out. ERIN.....I am praying the raise in temps means bean on board !!! When I got pg with Carson, I had cramps, no sore boobs( which I usually have for af), and I even started bleeding !!! Turns out it was IB, and bean is now a healthy boy !!! SO keep thinking positive !!! ↑
Good Sunday morning ladies. Clauds it's great to hear from you! Like Smmom said, you are almost there yourself! I've also been getting contractions. I love how you described them Smmom. I don't think there is any other way to describe them lol. Fear of the unknown is indeed a big worry. I think most women feel like this for the first baby. One of my biggest worries is that my body wont respond to the induction drugs. My cervix is still closed. But the closer i get to the induction date the more excited I am to just hold her in my arms. Erin, I still have my fingers crossed for you. It aint over till the fat lady sings! ↑
No news about any testing...makes me worry !!!! SHAB...only a couple days !!! ANd fear of the unknown with the first baby makes the experience totally different. And the misery, the anxiety of the last few weeks...it happens with every baby !!! My cervix did not thin at all with my first....I was a week over due, and had to be induced. They put something inside of you to thin your cervix, and with me it worked very fast !!So...dont worry, I am sure you will respond well also and SHireen is probably more then ready to make her grand entrance !!! OK ladies..I am off to get lunch !!! Have a good day !! ↑
Hey ladies, ERIN your getting me excited your temps sounds promising, can’t wait until you guys test and bring in the BFP's. SMMOM thanks for the advice hun. My antenatal classes start in a few weeks so hopefully this will overcome my fear more. I can’t believe we have all some so far. SHABNAM I know your be fine with the induction, they have methods of making it work honey. Oh I can’t wait until you have your little one. A few more days ........... come back on the thread as soon as you’re able and let us know how it goes. ↑
Ladies, temp up again from 98.3 yesterday to 98.4 today. Judi, Where are you?? I can back so I could be there for you and you are not here!! Please let me know how you are doing. Thanks guys for all the support. Today is cd 32 and 12 dpo. ↑
Just checking in - I'm at cd 31, 10 DPO...usually I would be getting AF on CD 33, but this cycle seems really messed so I think I have a bit of a wait. I am not going to test until Thursday. My temps are climbing, slowly after being up and down the last few days. I have no real symptoms of anything...other than a few twinges in the lower ab, feeling really hot and achy sensations in boobs that are similar to AF symptoms. LISA, JUDI ERIN - I hope you gals are testing soon and have BFPs to rub off on me in a couple of days!
SHAB - you are getting SO close..where are you delivering?
I hope you gals don't think I am abandoning you, my work has been cracking down too and actually suspending people for being on the internet for non-business use...that is the last thing I need! ↑
where is everyone? I'm excited because I got a positive opk this morning, not that I have BD'd yet but I'm pleased as I am cd 16 and that is early for me. (I read a medical study linking miscarriage to the later you o and I can't help dwelling on it.) Where is everyone, I repeat? I'm hoping the silence is because everyone else is BDing, crying with happiness over their BFP, or giving birth. Shab, it is only natural to worry about the unknown, giving birth in this case, but you can so do it and if you can't we are all lucky enough to live in countries with great health care and pain relief and experienced c-section doctors. Just know going in that it is hard work, you will need strength and endurance to give birth naturally (so rest up in the beginning of labour if you can), but that it is seriously the most wonderful hours of my life - until my daughter was born. Then it gets even better!!! I cried with fear in the months beforehand, if only I had known how do-able it was I wouldn't have worried a jot. You will be fine!! You are lucky.
Anyhoo, ladies.......I'll check in tomorrow and hope for some news!! ↑
Just a quickie as im going out the door to an interview with dh any second, but im so excited with all this news going on! Shab and smmom - cant believe your both going into labour sort of!! Shab im so excited to hear what happens with your induction. Will you be able to check in during it or do we have to wait until afterwards for the big news? Im praying it all goes smoothly for you. Smmom, effaced already thats great hopefully your little man will be coming soon. How exciting two babys on this thread! Clauds hi to you too and we could be having the same thing ourselves in just the next month or 2!! Erin your temps sound very positive i am crossing everything and judi, dont worry we know your just stressed! Lilly and lexxy im hoping this is your month too! Sorry if ive missed anyone but i have to dash il try and post more later or tomorrow, lots of love and babydust x x x x ↑
ladies cd 33 and 13 dpo for me. Kath I am so happy that you o'd! Missp glad you doing well. what is your fluid level 3? Judi miss you. Let us know what's going on. ↑
