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!!! ↓
Lillymummy – I’m hoping this is it and it’s a sticky one!!! I meant I haven’t used OPKs last month. When I was just about to use one, I realized I’ve run out. I’ve ordered some more for this month. I’ve charted for 2 cycles in the past and my charts were so perfect, I ovulated exactly 14 days before AF (cycle lengths 28 and 29) and that only confirmed to me that we’ve been BD in the past always around the right time, even thought I haven’t always used them before. But last cycle i couldn’t work out my temperatures, so with no OPKs I had no idea whether I ovulated at all. This cycle I will definitely use them, as last two cycles I had a shorter cycles about 2 days and little things like that can make all the difference. Pray very hard for me all of you, please!!!! If only I finally got pregnant and I wouldn’t have to have a laparoscopy, I’d be in heaven! I’ve joined the gym again woo hoo!! (I always break up in summer), it made me so happy. I find exercising really helps my sanity at bay. ~~~ I hope Lisa is doing ok back at work, after her accident. She hasn’t checked in for a while...Sorry it’s just a quick one. ↑
Maybe....Hopefully the opk will help this month and You WILL get your healthy baby ~!!!! LISA>>..she is right...you havent checked in in a long time !! I hope you are ok. Getting back into routine and maybe even ttc again !!! SHAB...how are you and SHireen??? MISSP.....is JRP still trying to escape via belly button??? CLAUDS>....did you have your baby yet??? What did the dr say at you last appt.? JUDI.....are you feeling ok??? KATH, MAYBE, LISA, STACY, STAR....all of our ttc and new ladies.....maybe this is your cycle!!! I am praying for it !!! It is posiible....it can happen for you...just remember it is in God's time...not ours. As much as we dont want to hear that.....it is true... we will all be here for support and to cry on during the whole process !! ↑
lillymummy, I am thinking bfp thoughts for you! I hope this is the month! maybe, way to go on joining the gym!
I always feel better when I finally convince myself to work out. YOu still have another month (right?) before the Laparoscopy, so there is
still a chance you won't need it. I will send you all of my extra baby dust. Lisa, how are you doing? I hope everything is still ok and your fantastic dh and
ds are doing well also! Check in when you get a chance. Smmom I had forgotten, but you are right. Tabby was making very good progress towards potty training and when Rory was born
things went backwards for a while. LOL plus we have a puppy that we are working on training too. Ah a day in the life of me.......sometimes I wonder why I do these things to myself.. I am sure my husband wonders
why I do these things to him at least once a day. Poor guy. Puppy first, then Rory. On a good note the puppy has had two whole days with no accidents which is great! I think her vaginitis has cleared up. However she
has thrown up in her crate the past couple of nights and I am wondering if it has to do with the medicine she is taking for her infection. I am pooped girls. Early to bed for me. Night ladies! ↑
Help - af came last night - exactly 29 days after the d & c - it was light and brownish - but definitely there - I was so relieved...This morning when I woke up it was gone - not a trace...I have some cramps but mild-normal...Is this normal???? ↑
Stacy, it could be that your body is having a hard time gettng going and she will come slowly in the upcoming days and may come on and off. Or that might have been it. If so, you probably can't call that a normal cycle and your body really isn't ready to ttc again yet. AF after a D&C is very unpredictable. For me it was lighter than a normal period but lasted a couple of days longer than a normal period. Let us know how things go. ↑
Hi girls, thanks for all your kind words of support, i need them at the moment! I am feeling more positive about the situation. I just have to keep staying positive despite the urge to cry every few minutes!! My pelvis feels like its cracking in half - and i have to crawl up the stairs. My hands and feet are like balloons. less than 4 wks til my due date! I have a scan on thursday and see the consultant also, so il know whats happening then hopefully. Im gonna pack my bag just in case. Maybe - im sorry that af showed her head, she has no right. You seem to have a good attitude about it though, which is great. I know you must grieve your poor little lost angels awfully and i feel for you, i still think about my baby who should be 4 months old now. Your day will come, just keep thinking positive. Smmom, carson sounds so cute and despite the colic - it must be great having him with you now safe and sound. Clauds, my sil is also having a terrible time with her little boy, hes had colic since birth and he just screams all the time, poor thing. Shes had almost 3 months of it now and i know shes finding it hard. Im feeling for you chuck, just hang in there. My dh says where hes from the women use some grated nutmeg in hot water, let it cool and then let the baby drink it, and apparantly this does help a lot. My sil tested it with Joseph and he has improved a bit. Might be worth a try, and its all natural so cant hurt! Stacyr - it could be that af is just starting to show up over th next few days..or it might be just a very quick af like smmom had...or it could be just left overs. Me personally, i had 2 very heavy nasty cycles, th first one being 37days after the d+c, and the next being 35 days (which i allways suspected was a chemical pregnancy but it wasnt confirmed). Maybe get some advice from the doctor as im sure they can test to see wether it was an af or not. Bryandi - i seriously dont know how you are coping with a puppy at th moment!! Especially an ill one. Well i hope shes better now for your sake girl! Right im off as i have so many things to do. I will catch you later in the week x x ↑
Missp glad to see you are feeling a bit more positive.
I am hoping for your sake that they decide it is time at your next appt.
I am sure JRP is more than ready and maybe he was just dated wrong and really is
further along than they had originally told you. The puppy is better now as far as the vaginitis goes.
She has also had no more accidents since a couple of days into the meds!! YAY puppy! LOL however
the cats brought fleas home and so we had a fiasco here trying to give three full grown and very grumpy cats
flea baths and then the pup after all of the cats were done. I swear it never ends. One thing after another in our
house! So I will be 26 weeks tomorrow!! YAY!! I feel so far along being so close to 30 weeks. I don't really know why, but 30 weeks
gives me a safe/home stretch sort of feeling when I think about it. Being only 4 weeks away makes me very excited! Plus I have 5 weeks
left of busy season at work, so 30 weeks will be here in no time!! I probably won't even notice until I am 31 weeks when things finally die down at work.
I will apologize ahead of time, because I probably won't get to post too much between Sept 15th and Oct 16th. This time of the year is especially busy for me
because the type of tax returns due at this deadline are they type of returns that I do a lot of. SO crazy hours here I come! Judy how are you doing? We haven't heard
from you in a while. Smmom it has been a couple of days...where are you? I hope you are just catching up on your zzzz's and that there isn't anything wrong. lillymummy how are you doing?
Everyone ttc good luck and hopefully we will have some new pg ladies on this thread. ↑
BRYANDI...,.potty training a puppy and a yr old and a newborn....you will be going crazy !!!! lol. STACY....your af could be very light the first time...my first one was very light and only lasted a few days. The First normal af I had was 30 days later and was very heavy...it could also be left over blood, or just be that your body isnt back to normal yet. If you start cramping again...or heavy bleeding...call your dr immediately. MISSP...hang in there...you always feel the most miserable in the last few weeks...and even worse right before you deliver. I would be very surprised if your body doesnt go into labor earlier or if your dr doesnt deliver you before your edd. I know the pelvic bone issue....it is aweful and you have to suffer with it for so long...but as soon as you deliver your little JrP...you forget all about all of this. Ladies.....Carson is doing great...other then his reflux...oh yes...Missp...he does NOT have colic....he has reflux. Reflux is where his esophagus causes him to spit up all his food.. A ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus opens and closes to allow food to enter the stomach. This ring of muscle is called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The LES normally opens to release gas after meals. With infants, when the LES opens, stomach contents often reflux into the esophagus and out the mouth, resulting in regurgitation, or spitting up, and vomiting. The spit up contains stomach acid and hurts the baby's esophagus....causing them to cry out of pain...also can be spitting up out of their noses. It really is not fun....Addison...my 2nd dd...she had it reallyr eally bad but out grew it by about 8 months of age....Carson is a little different cause he is pretty good about swallowing it back down...but that can cause damage to the esophagus cause of the acid. Anyways...sorry for the teaching session...but I never knew there was a difference until my dd got it. Colic is where the baby just cries and cries and usually there is no particular reasona nd nothing will usually calm them down. OK...I gotta go get dd to the toilet....she is in panties today and doing good so far, but I smell PooH !!! eww!! ↑
Hey ladies, I’m 37wks and 4 days and can’t wait until its over now. They say with the first birth it will probably be late but I'm hoping not! Really hope I get to do this naturally and not have to go through a c-section I hate operations. Last appointment was ok apart from them saying protein was in my urine so to drink plenty of fluids, look out other symptoms and they will check again at my next app next week wed, which I hope will be the last one! One thing I have been worrying about lately towards the end, do you guys have reduced baby movements? I can still feel the baby but not has often and it more like he/she is squirming rather kicking. ↑
SMMOM nice to hear from you honey. Poor Carson and the reflux do they say how much longer it will last before it’s completely gone? SHABNAM its great to hear from you. I reckon I’m gonna be the same with my first. Best wishes and I hope to hear from you soon again. STARFLOWER welcome to the thread. I am sorry to hear of your loses and your situation honey. Just wanted to let you know that I am praying for you. STACYR its nice to hear that your back at school and the kids are keeping you going that’s so sweet. Af can be very weird after mc. My first didn’t come until about 47 days after the d&c and was very light. LILYM good luck with ttc. Where are you again in your cycle? MISSP sorry you are feeling so low, I know how you feel. I’m so moany and achy at the moment. This Thursday though could be it for you, you could be there before me. I’m so excited for you, let us know asap what they say. JSTALEY glad to have you back after your vacation. WOW so your on your way to the 3rd trimester! Time flies. BRYANDI cant believe you are so far along as well, that’s great let us know what happens with your glucose test. MAYBEBABY I’m sorry the bloody nhs has put back your appointment but I’m hoping that before it comes you get that bfp anyway so like you say you wont have to have the op. Everyone else hope your all ok. ↑
Hello ladies.......CLauds....good to hear from you as well. I cannt beliuve you are almost 38 weeks. It is completely normal for baby to barely move or kick in the end...they have no room. As long as they have spurts at some point in the day where yu feel baby moving/kicking...that is normal. If you get to worried,,,then you can always go to the dr for a hb check. Ladies,,,I hope all is well.,...JUDI...you are getting me worried,,,,how are you?????? I have to go get baby to sleep...and hopefully myself,.,,,night ladies. ↑
Ladies...how is everyone?? I have been totally absent, but trying to read when I get a chance. Things are kinda sucky right now...I am currently in the two week wait. CD 34, and I only O'd on CD 29. A bit messed up...how long is this going to take to get back to normal after the D&C???? Driving me crazy, plus, 2 of my closest male friends have just announced that their girlfriends are pregnant....they weren't even trying and one of them said to me "it was inevitable" It got me so upset when I should be happy for them. All my friends who haven't even been trying end up with babies... and I am working so hard with DH to get pregnant. I hope this is my month!
JUDI - where are you?? I am a little worried that you haven't checked in. LISA - how are you? Haven't read anything on here from you for a while.
Everyone else...sorry for my lack of support or presence on here...it's been a little tough lately. ↑
Hello ladies.....LEXXY....I am so sorry things are tough right now. You WILL get you healthy baby...I am praying it is this month. It always seems to happen to those of us that loise our babies.....everyone around you gets pg and has uneventful healthy pgs. As our worlds are torn apart and we try so hard to have a baby. And when it does happen...we are soooo scared. But when you finally hold that perfect little miracle in your arms....it is soooo worth it all. Anyways....I am praying for you in your 2ww that thingsend up with bfps !!!! JUDI....HELLO>....I am officially worried now !!!!! LISA>....how is your recovery....did you lose the cast yet?? Have you and dh decided to ttc again yet, or still waiting??? OK ...gotta go get dd on the potty...hope to hear from you ladies soon. ↑
hey guys, sorry Lexxy you are having a tough time. Everything Shelly has said is so true, and we are here for you. I haven't had the chance much to get on lately, having computer issues at home. Currently I am cycle day 27 but I o'd around 17-18 so i am not expecting AF until aboun next Tues. My big news is that I got off my butt and went to a different doctor for explanation of my test results and another opinion was refeshing, even though she said there was no reason indicated for me to miscarry. She was so sympathetic and there was a reason - she has had 6 m/c herself and several chemical pregs as well. Oh my God. She was so reassuring and just made me feel so much better. I was so glad I went to her, I just didn't like the other doctor who was very patronising and kept saying nothing was wrong and wasn't very sympathetic. So I am feeling more positive. ↑
Kath.....I am glad you found a good dr finally. I think there is something about women dr's...they understand mmore what we are going through....especially if they have gone through it themselves. Only a few more days till testing itme for you as well...I hope and Pray this is your month !!!! BFP"S...we need them !!!!!!!!! ↑
hi lillymummy,im in austraila as well and happy you find a good doctor. if do not mind me asking what state you live in? i live in n.s.w wollongong.
baby dust to you and all the ladys ttc.sonia ↑
Hi guys, austin I'm in country Victoria about 1 1/2 hours out of Melbourne (I work in Melbourne). Guys I felt really hormonal about an hour ago and started getting really annoyed in case AF shows her face in the next couple of days. Out of my hands anyway, I guess. I just know I am in for days of checking every damn hour to see if AF is here yet. I guess I have to think "everyday is bringing me closer to my next baby" whether it is this month, or next, or next year. Agh!!! I do not enjoy these days in the 2ww. ↑
my beautiful ladies! hello! i am so sorry to keep you guys wondering what happened to me and i am so thankful for all your concern. all is well, God bless. i had an appt on mon. and baby is fine, thank God. the appt put me at ease, but then of course afterwards i keep thinking, is baby still ok? for ex, yesterday i broke a nail and thought, oh my God, i have read nails are supposed to be super strong during pg and shouldn't easily break and then i remembered that i broke a nail when i lost my baby back in feb. so i am just making myself insane. i mean i am pretty calm appearance wise, but mentally i am constantly questioning everything. like are my boobs still sore? why am i not feeling morning sickness? etc. fortunately, every time i gag for no real reason i feel better b/c then i think baby is healthy in there, God willing, b/c he/she is making me want to throw up. i know, i am nuts. so now why i haven't been posting... life has just been busy. as i mentioned, i am quitting my job and trying to find a new one plus i am trying to find a new place b/c our apt feels way too small now. anyhow, excuses, excuses, right? that's pretty much all going on w/me. my next appt is the 22nd. i am a little over 9 weeks, God bless. please keep the prayers coming. i really appreciate it! ↑
KATH, I know exactly what you are talking I am going to go through it for 17th time in a row this month… aarrrghhh… Hopefully, she won’t show up. I’m terribly hormonal every month and the two times I wasn’t, I was pregnant, so I’ll know easily! Hope it means the opposite for you! ~~~~Well, I’m not there yet, day 10 for me. I forgot to bring the OPKs with me to work today again!! So I have to take it once I get home from work. They recommend to test around noon though. Why is it, that I get always so nervous around ovulation time? And then when I actually ovulate, I get so emotional, I cry and despair, what is the point, if it is NOT going to work anyway? It’s like sabotaging myself. I’m hoping I’ll feel more in a positive mood this month. I am so far the worst statistic going out of everyone I know. 2 m/c and no children and 17 months TTC after the last m/c! Is it really going to get better? KATH, really pleased you found a nice new doctor, I’m trying to find comfort in my acupuncturist and her previous successes. LEXXY – wishing you luck for this month too! I can’t count on my fingers how many people already got pregnant and had their kids since we started TTC. Like you said, lots of them were just going to see what happens and some pregnancies were completely unplanned!!! CLAUDS, hope you are approaching the end very quickly! BRYANDI, thanks for all the babydust. It’s urgently required over here! :o) I have 2 more cycles to go before the laparoscopy. MISS P, hope you are feeling a bit better. Good luck to everyone!!! ↑
ok, now a lot has been going on w/all of you, where do i begin? SHABNAM - glad you chimed in and i am happy that shireen is keeping you busy. how is your blood pressure and how is shireen doing? SMMOM - you are so sweet to worry. thanks for your email, i really appreciate it! sorry about carson's reflux. i hope he feels better soon. poor baby. MISSP - i am so sorry i wasn't around to comfort you while you are going through so much. you should vent as much as you want. it's great you are trying to be positive, but we are human and we can't always be optimistic. especially in your situation when you and your loved ones are going through so much. in the end, it will all work out, God willing. CLAUDS - i am sure baby is fine, God willing, like SHELLY said, he/she has no room to move around so he/she can't really kick much. but for peace of mind, certainly talk to your dr. BRYANDI - it's terrible clover isn't feeling well. i hope she gets better soon. good luck on your upcoming hectic weeks at work. like you said, it will just make time fly fast and before you know it, you'll be 31 weeks! SHANA - thanks for the info on the doppler. i spoke to my dr and she suggested that i don't get it b/c it will probably just make me crazy. she also said i can come into her office any time i want for reassurance. she is currently seeing me every 2 weeks to give me peace of mind. they are so awesome at her office. how are things w/you? did you set up the crib? JSTALEY - are you on another vacation? hah. LILY - i am glad you went to a dr who is sympathetic. it's so important for women in our situation to be w/drs who can understand what we are going through. i am crossing my fingers that AF does not show! MAYBE - glad you are getting back into exercise. it's so good physically and mentally to be active. how is the acupuncture coming along? i am praying for your bfp so to avoid that laparoscopy, God willing! STACY - did you find a new dr? the one i mentioned is not really close to a train or LIRR. i think from where you live you would have to take a train and a bus or 2 and then walk some or get a cab. not sure if it's worth the trip. have you looked into drs at NY hospital? STAR - not sure if i already welcomed you to the thread, but welcome and sorry for your loss. i think you'll find much needed support here. LEXXY - glad you chimed in. i know you said you were following our stories, but just didn't have much time to write. thanks for asking about me. i understand how you feel about people getting pg around you. my sil who is 34 got her bfp after passively ttc for like a month or 2. she told me 2 days after she got her bfp and then a week later told me that she wants me to plan her baby shower. i was ok w/it b/c i am also pg (although i haven't told her), but when i spoke to dh, i realized that it's a little insensitive of her to expect me to throw her shower considering my loss and she doesn't even know i am pg again. i don't know, maybe i am being super sensitive? i do remember when i lost our baby she told me that she heard it happens to a lot of people. but i don't want to hear that. i don't care for statistics, it happened to me and even more, it happened to me in my 2nd tri, which is not common. so i was kinda annoyed w/her comment (can you tell? haha). anyhow, it seems unfair, but really, life was never meant to be fair, right? this is just our struggle and we will all get through it successfully, God willing. i am praying for you! LISA - where you at yo? i hope you are ok, let us know how you are, i miss that you used to write in about the same amount as me on a daily basis. haha. write soon! have i missed anyone? i am praying for everyone here - those who have had their baby, those who are pg, and of course those ttc! ↑
Hey guys!! Thanks Shelly, Bryandi, MissP, Clauds…AF still hasn’t even shown up… (Clauds – you said it took 47 days…did you spot before then??) I am going crazy – it literally came Sat night and has not shown up since…It was brownish w-discharge…I’m starting to think it wasn’t even my af…One friend told me it may be ovulation – that her doctor told her that you sometimes spot when the body begins to ovulate…Another told me to buy a pregnancy test ‘implantation bleeding’ which would be next to impossible…I have only been with dh 4 times since the 26th(when I finally got permission) and it wasn’t “all the way” so to speak…anyway she drove me so crazy I bought a test – which was negative of course..wouldn’t even show up that soon…right?..Now my mind is nuts about that even being the most remote possibility, and the dangers of another m/c if that is true…34 days since d&c and only one evening of heavy spotting…When is it going to return?
Lexxy – I feel u!! I am going through the same thing with waiting and all the pregnant girlfriends of my guyfriends…one’s that aren’t even living together etc….it is so frustrating…Judi – everything will be fine…some women actually have weaker nails during pregnancy – something about baby using all the vitamins – I remember my friend complaining about her hair and nails…
Maybe – so sorry girl….
Judi – Thanks - I have three consultations set up with three different doctors for two weeks from now – one the 23rd, 27th and 29th – I wanted sooner but as a new patient who is not p they wont see me too soon…I am hoping that I like at least one of them! This isn’t gunna be easy – I already met 2 with no real luck… ↑
Hi girls, hope your all ok. This is just a quickie update on my news and then il have more time at the weekend to catch up with you all. Had a scan today, fluid lower and placenta not looking great, so they will be bringing me early. I get to have another scan next weds at which point they will either schedule a c-sec or induce me over the next few days. So its probably end of next week! only a week til i meet little malachi. im so excited and scared in turns - but i guess this feeling is what anyone would be feeling right now. I cant wait to hav him in my arms but im scared of the whole being induced thing, which iv heard is very unpleasant, and also that il be finding out once and for all if he really is ok or not. Please girls, if you have any advice id love to hear it...im nervous and i need some pointers here! I just dont want to ever loose him, and im so close now. Ok id better go rest - i really need to focus on getting plenty this week! I promise to catch up at the weekend - love yall x x x ↑
Hey ladies, 38weeks today!! SMMON and JUDI thanks for your encouraging words, I appreciate it. I think the baby is ok cos I still feel him regularly just not as often so I'll wait until my appointment on Wednesday. JUDI glad that your baby is fine also and your back! LEXXY, MAYBEBABY & LILYMUMMY good luck with the ttc cant wait to hear your results. LILYMUMMY glad you also found a great doc. STACYR with my bleeding on cd 47 it was very light and only lasted about two days. To this day not even sure if it was AF, I was hoping it was implantation bleeding but obviously not. Also my next af took even longer by a few days. This time I was having symptoms and really thought I was gonna get a bfp. Then third time around I found out I was pregnant on cd29! Normal AF period for me is 30-35. Good luck honey. MISSP such exciting news I cant believe you will have little Malachi in your arms soon! Its all come around so quickly and looks like your be in there before me now so you can give me some advice! My mum had 8 children one of which was induced and she says that once it started, it was the quickest labour she had. My dad actually missed the birth, he was sent home cos they said nothing was gonna happen that night then by time he got home my brother was born! Your be fine hun, thank god your back over here now and not still in the West Indies then I’ll be terrified. Just wanted to ask also what do you guys think is the quickest time (I know it hard to predict) from start of labour to baby coming. I’m getting a bit worried because I have no one near to me where I live at the moment. My husband works about 1-2 hours away and people are scaring me that he might not make it in time! LISA check in honey! Hope everyone else is well, sorry if I missed you out! ↑
Hello ladies.... MISSP....I want to tell you I wish you all the luck for your birth next week. I cannt wait to hear about JrP. Everything will be fine...you will see. As for being induced, I was with my oldest and natural with the other two...I think the labors were all different...however, I do NOT think it was more painful to be induced at all. Labor in itself is painful...I hate to breakit to ya....but...hospitals have lots of drugs to help with that if you want it. Every single labor is different...but I dont think being induced causes more pain or anything else. As for going faster....it is the pitocin that usually makes labor go very fast!!! CLAUDS....Typically your first labor is the longest...so have no fear...it wont be like the movies, if you go into labor, dh will have time to make it. Just try to keep him close to home near the end. With Carson...I woke up with contractions a little before 5 am...and dh got up and went to work for a few hours. We did not get to the hospital until like 1230pm Carson didnt get here until 532 pm...so if that help ( he was my 3rd L&D baby) and with the other two.....I dialated very fast...1-10 in an hour with the first ( but wa in the hospital since the night before cause I was induced due to being 41 wks.) and with second I went into labor after working awhole day and didnt have her until 3 am. SO...you will have time to get tothe hospital and wait for dh. However..if your water breaks..done wait...cause that can be dangerous for baby ! OK..Hope this helps. STACY....That very well could have just been left over blood. Your af will show soon, and if not the dr can give you something to jump start it. The good news is...your BFN means that your HCG levels are back to normal. that is good !!! This means when your af comes that your body is ready to ttc again. As for oing..everyone is different and I think all us that have had a m/c are the exception, as we dont know when it will for sure be regular again. JUDI....glad all is well. Great news..healthy baby for you and soon a new place to live. How is dh adjusting to the idea of having a baby??? KATH....I soooo hope this is your month and if not...then you need to have that darn test done to find out what is going on. To put an end to your waiting !!!! As for me..I am off to take Carson to the dr....seems his reflux is worse, and I dont think his meds are helping much...and he has this really bad rash on his face. Poor guy. I hope we can get this figured out for his sake. I am praying for all you ladies to get your healthy babies.....whether you are pg or ttc or facing delivery.....I am praying for you all !! ↑
SHELLY - Thanks for the up-side to things!! I have been so negative since the whole experience and now with my system not being Exactly to the day like it was before! Hope your little one is feeling better...CLAUDS - You are there!! Thats so great! Thanks for letting me in on your story - I am so stressed with the waiting...I was so excited when I thought I had af - then when it disappeared so disappointed and now with the thought that there's even the slightest chance I could be p I am scared to do anything - All I really want with all the stress is a dayam drink, and I can't even allow myself to do that until af really comes! ALL you ladies that are there congrads and get your rest! ALL ttc best wishes...and early p - I know you'll all be fine!! ↑
Clauds - 38 weeks!! Wow! We are going to have two new babies here in the next 3 weeks or so! That is super exciting! Lexxy, sorry things are tough for you
right now. Sometimes it takes the body a while to regulate itself after a m/c. I know it isn't what you want to hear, but give it time and your body will recuperate
as good as new and become ready to conceive again in its own time. Kath, glad you found a doctor you like. It is so much better if you feel comfortable with your doctor! I
am hoping that AF doesn't come knocking on Tuesday! Judi, glad the appt went well. YOu will make yourself crazy for a very long time before you start to relax a bit about your baby.
Every day when I feel little Ember move I breathe a sigh of relief and think "we made it one more day" so far we have made it almost 27 weeks and it has flown by, but back before I could feel her
move I was on pins and needles in between appt's and was so nervous and apprehensive about scans in case we got bad news. It will be tough, but you will get through it and so far so good! Maybe, two cycles left
before the laparoscopy....that is plenty of time! I truly hope that it happens before then! MissP - glad to hear that you will be holding your wonderful little man next week! I can understand your fears, but Malachi is
a fighter. Remember that. He made it this far and he will be perfect when he is born. Trust me, no matter what you find when he is born, to you he will be perfect and that is all that matters. There is nothing stronger than
a mother's love! I also have heard bad things about being induced, but then others have said it wasn't any worse or better than an uninduced labor. So I think it depends on the person, timing, and circumstances. I can't wait to hear
about how wonderful your little man is. Get rested up (as much as you can!). Smmom, is it possible that Carson has allergies? Are you breastfeeding? Maybe something you have eaten has not settled well with him? Or if you are formula feeding, it
could be that he is allergic. My friend who had the twins has the same problem with reflux with her little girl. She barely eats enough to sustain herself. The little boy, however is doing wonderfully and has grown very very fast. I hope you and the doc
can figure something out to make poor Carson a bit more comfortable. ↑
As for me it is Friday and not only is it Friday, but it is Friday before the first big deadline and great news.....I DON"T HAVE TO WORK THIS WEEKEND!!!!
Everyone in the firm is pretty much done. A couple of people will be in over the weekend, but for the most part we are done for 9/15!!! YAY now I only have one more month before things
really slow down back to normal!! I am psyched that one deadline is over with! Clover is feeling much better and back on track with the potty training. However she has fleas now. Ick if it isn't one thing
its another. So we are bathing and treating her and the 3 cats and spraying down the house and it is not much fun! I swear it never ends in my house! The cats seem to be reacting well to the treatment, but the darn things
really seem to like the puppy. Well that is all for now. Good night ladies! ↑
Hi girls, thanks smmom, clauds and bryandi for your thoughts and experiences. I guess il talk it all through with my consultant next week and im just going to do what i have to do! I watched a programme about birth last night and it scared me but also made me feel like i could do it as well, i know whatever option happens its not going to be easy, but i know i hav to do whatevers necessary to get him out and into my arms. Im having the most wacky dreams the last few weeks. Perhaps because im managing to sleep for longer periods than i was before. Still waking up several times tho!! Does anyone know if its possible to breast feed if your induced early? I so want it to be possible and i think one of my biggest fears is that it wont work when i try and nothing comes out. Ok, so Clauds - congrats on getting to 38weeks! we may be having the baby around the same time, you never know. I think theyll schedule mine for a wk on monday but i guess it depends whats happening on the scan next weds. il be 38wks by that point too. hey, whoever goes first has to make sure to get back here in time to tell the otherone what happened! I was thinking of opening a facebook for malachi so you guys can see how he looks and get to see me too. Is that how everyone else does it? Smmom, do you have any photos of you and carson anywhere i can see? By the way im sorry his reflux is so bad, poor guy. I think my friends baby had a similar thing and just brought everything back up. They found out he had a blockage in his stomach somwhere and thy were able to do a small procedure and now hes fine, he didnt gain any weight after he was born and thats how they realised something was wrong. Could this be the same kind of thing? You know im not the expert here!! Shabnam, how are you doing? Bryandi, wow 26wks already thats amazing. Im so glad you guys are gonna make it. Whats happened to jstaley and shanat, they dont seem to have been on much recently. Cant believe the pandemonium you must have in your house right now!!! Stacyr - I remember being exactly where you are right now and freaking out about what every thing that happens could mean, but the main thing is that your hcg must be back to negative and thats a good sign. That means that your cycles returning to normal. Even if that was your af you had, i would still wait to get a normal one before you worry about ttcing again, just so you can make sure your bodys back to normal before you conceive and to give your next little bean a better chance. Thats whats happened in mine, clauds and smmoms case i think if i remember right! I had 2 normalish cycles (well 37 and 35 days) before catching this one. Hey judisarah, you must be about 10wks by now, how is the morning sickness? Maybebaby2007 - it will get better, i know you must feel like the worst statistic, but there have been some ladies on here who were in the same boat as you, i wish some of them would come back so that they could share their story with you. My sil who just had her first baby in July, tried for 7 years to fall pg and she had 2 chemi's but no baby...and they were going down the ivf route when it just happened naturally, much to their shock! They were both tested for all sorts and told there was nothing wrong..so there is hope. Sometimes its all in the positive thinking and attitude aswell, which i know isnt easy after 2 losses, but keep trying and dont give up, you will get your baby. Lillymommy and Lexxy - hows the 2ww? Did you get any results yet? Ok, well id better get out of bed and do something, i have sooooo many things to get ready before next week! Cant quite get my head around it!!! Ouch, Malachi is kicking me to death! x x x ↑
hi guys, I'm cycle day 30 but because I o'd later in my cycle I am going to try holind off testing until Tues, if AF doesn't show her face in the meantime. Birth fears are so a part of late pregnancy, you can SO do it and as Shelly says there are drugs to help you if you need them. Miss P you can absolutely breastfeed even if you are induced early, if a baby is premature it MAY be too little to have a strong suck but you can get or rent a pump (my advice is to use the electric hospital grade one, which I rented from the Australian Breastfeeding Association, British version is maybe La Leche?) and that way he can both have your breastmilk via bottle or dropper, and your supply will keep up until he is strong enough to drink from your breast. I breastfed Lily for 10 months and I wouldn't have managed without my trusty pump, my supply was so low so I am a real fan. But look into it NOW that way when/if you have any issues you will have all your support right there. how is everyone? ↑
Thanks MissP - Congrads on your time!! You must be so excited!! Def start a page to put pics of your little one for us all to see...I am in the freak-out-about-everything stage! ...In the meantime another day another drama - I took another test this morning and there is a faint, but apparent, pink line....Is this possible? or is it just my hormones still crazy from the d & c? I am driving myself crazy! ↑
