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BnKsmum...Sorry to hear the news. Its a bummer that surgery is almost a month away Im sure the waiting is hard. I hope it works out for you Its a constant waiting game here for eveyone hopefully in time it does go all everyones way.

B&K's mom- Sorry to hear about you needing the surgery. I pray it all works out. They may go in there and it may not be as bad as you think. Gotta keep the faith!!! __Helene- Are you taking your nausea meds. one a day everyday?? The risks of taking them out weigh how crapy you feel. Sometimes it takes days in a row of taking it to get the full effect.

Hi ladies, thanks so much for your support ! i really stressed myself over nothing. Had ultrasound and got to hear the heartbeat, which was really strange because I havent heard a fetal heartbeat since Treya and I rented a doppler with her and listened to her everyday. I really missed the sound of a little life inside of me. I had a swab and doctor is going to send it away and I get results Monday. Doctor thinks I have a vaginal bacteria infection. Daniella, you always have good advice ! I don't ever recommend anyone taking a pregnancy test after your pregnancy is confirmed. It almost caused me to have a breakdown. Daniella, I dream't I was having a boy. With my son I jogged right up until the day I went into labour, I had no symptoms at all and it was the best pregnancy ever. With my girls I had nausea and evened gained weight faster. Dawn, I know Im crazy for wanting symptoms. I think Im so desperate for a healthy baby that im willing to take all the symptoms. Helene, Canada is awesome for Maternity leave, I had a year off with my daughter Destinee. I do have to complain about our healthcare, so many cut- backs that service sucks. The doctors don't get paid as much here and its hard to attract good doctors. Christi, Im so happy that everything is going good and you can ttc soon. Did they test your two miscarriages to see what happened? I know they sometimes don't test until after three, which I hate because you have to lose three babies before they do anything. BnKsmom, I know the desire to have three. I have two healthy children and two losses one at 12 weeks the other at 18 weeks 5 days and now pregnant with another and its been a rollercoaster ride. I have said to my husband that this is it and if we lose this one I don't want to try anymore. I am so mentally tierd of all the losses. Im also greatful for the two I have and sometimes wonder why I put myself through this to have a third. I guess we have big hearts that have room for more children in it. I really only want three though my husband says he couldent handle anymore. Lots of prayers for you! I still won't feel better until second Trimester and I have survived the first with out having a mental breakdown.

well rouge is fine they estamate her wight at 1.4kg just now. there is slightly more fluid than normal but i wont know any more about that until my appt on tuse. tell u some thing thou i stood for 3 hrs ironing yesterday and i could not sleep because of the leg cramps ouchies troy gave me a row lol. tara not being funny but do u think u got pregnant too soon after ur loss? u know stress is not good for u or the baby .the chances of having a blighted ovum again is nil now u have seen a heart beat and as for the little girl u lost that was just a very very tragic accourance and u and her were just unlucky. i know its hard but u have to think about u and this new life that grows inside u and not about ur past losses it will drive u nuts believe me. chrisi thats really good news that u can try again good luck. bnk i am sooo sorry to hear that i hope everything turns out okay for u. there is a guy at troys work him and his wife have had 11 mc she is 42 and her eggs are no good. me and troy have decided that once rogue is born and my body is kind of back to normal i will donate some of my eggs to her. after having a mc i know how desprate ppl can be to have a child and i know how great it will feel to be able to help this cpl. i know there are risks doing this and what i would have to do but honestly to see this women weep when we said we would do it it was very humbling. so i guess what i am saying is worst come to worst there are other ways. helen i think u are having a girl like me i have been sick on and off all pregnancy . i got too see her little face and see her blinking so anything my body does i dont care i know she is worth it and i am happy even if i have to rest for another 10 weeks i will :)

B&K's MOM -- I am sorry to hear your news. Do not give up hope yet though. They do not know the type of cyst you have and there is still a chance of having another baby. Plus, you already have two miracles with Brock and Katie :-) July 10th seems like a long time but try to enjoy these first weeks of summer and the 4th of July etc. etc. Especially since you will be layed up for a while after the surgery. Hang in there and keep us posted. Oh and that stinks your boss was being a dink about you having to take time off. Get real people. TARA - Great news about your visit to the doctor yesterday. I am sure everything is going to be just fine with this new baby. A bacterial infection is treated just as easily as a yeast infection so no worries there either. You hang in there too. HELENE -- You may be right. My a/f that started on June 10th was my 6th cycle since the m/c BUT it took three months for a/f to come back to begin with and the first two cycles were W H A C K Y. So maybe I should just call June my 4th cycle since. I sure hope something positive happens soon here. We are just hoping for ONE healthy baby - is that too much to ask? UGH -- Dawn

CHRISTIE -- What OPK are you using? Did you get the Answer brand with the 20 test strips? One thing I noticed using those is I had NO 2nd line most of the time and as I got closer to ovulation I would get a faint 2nd line and then the next day or two days I would have the + darker 2nd line. I am just wondering if you are always seeing a faint 2nd line? That does not seem right to me. If that 43 dayer was the first cycle after your m/c is is unlikely you will continue that trend. It took 3+ months for my a/f to come back after the m/c and my cycles have been between 31 - 37 days since then. I would think yours will shorten up as well. Just keep testing and if you are not using that Answer 20 strip kit, get it. They are the best price and each box has a $1 coupon in it. CODA - SO glad Rogue is doing well and sounds like you are too. Other then the leg cramps. No more hours upon hours of ironing for you. but you know what, I do the same thing. I pick one day every so often and just iron a ton of stuff all at once. That is really the only way to do it- in front of the tv and go for it. Too bad last time I did that I dropped the iron on my carpet. I now have this nice triangle on there that is melted and a little darker - UGH! Dawn

Thank you to everyone. I'm just trying to stay strong and hope for the best. It is hard when I know the Dr is not very optamistic. Hope eveyone has a good weekend. I have to work the next 3 days. Yuck!!

Coda, i think it might have been a little soon, I honestly thought it would take me 6 months - 1 yr to concieve. I had a lot of problems after the birth of Treya and actually had retained placental fragments, I was really suprised to concieve as fast as I did. My first loss wasent a blighted ovum. It was very similar to this current pregnancy. I had seen the heartbeat twice at 6 weeks and everything looked good. I lost the baby at most likely 8 weeks, but my body carried baby with no sign of miscarriage until 12 weeks when I went in and no heartbeat and couldent even find baby, everything was just debris. I took cytotec and it failed to empty uterus properly, so I had an D&C afterwards.I think even if I waited a full year I would still be paranoid in the pregnancy because I want a baby so bad. I do agree I have to let go of my past losses and try and think more positive. Take care

Tara- Are you on progesterone supplements right now?? My last pregnancy we seen the heartbeat and everything look as it should between 6-7 weeks... but then slowly wasn't growing as it should anymore and eventually didn't make it and passed at just over 12 weeks because my hormone levels were too low.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!! My book is on hold at the library for me so maybe I will log on there when I got to pick it up tomorrow. Need to get that book back to see just what my charts are telling me and make sure I know what I am doing with the temps, baseline and all that jazz. All for now - Dawn

tara i am sure everything will be fine :). hey guess what ladies i got a letter saying my levels were high in the glucouse test so i have to do the 3hr test to see if i have gestational diabetis i tell u if its not one thing its another with this pregnancy. would explane the extra fluid thou lol

Over 90% of pregnancy induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes can be prevented just by a good diet. If developed can then be treated by a good diet. Or a change in diet.

CODA --Wow girl, you are are hitting on all cylinders with this pregnancy. So what is the 3rd test they do to determine if you have gestational diabetes? A girl I work with had it and she said it was the best thing that could have happened. She started to watch her diet more and ended up controlling her wt gain much more by doing so and felt allot better. Like Daniella said, diet will play a key factor for you. I am at the library, just picked up my book again for another month. Hopefully this time I will be able to renew it when the 4 weeks is up so I have it on hand. Really do not want to buy a copy but might find I have to just for continuous reference. it is going to be a hot one here. I think it is over 85 already. This morning I did a lame work out and washed my car. Now I am off to shop for a shower gift for a pregnant girl at work and at least one more pair of shorts for summer that fit my fat behind. Wish me luck:-) Dawn

I am on the 15 minute express computer at the library and have 6 minutes left. May as well type some more.....Time sure flies. I hope you are all having a good weekend. I know B&K'S Mom is stuck at work this whole time and my DH is out there braving the heat too. He is a mailman and does not like the heat. No AC in those mail trucks. Easy Bake Ovens on wheels he likes to call them. He will be done in a few hours and I am picking him up after my shopping run. TARA - how are you feeling now? I know you got in and saw another doctor and things are looking good. I think you are going to be just fine and then will be laughing at how silly you were to be so worried. Remember PMA - Positive mental attitude, right? Like me thinking that JUNE will be my month now. If so, I could have a baby on my birthday. mmmm maybe we need to wait a month so I can have a baby in April. Wait, that is my nieces birth month - how about May like I was going to have had I not had the m/c, that sounds perfect. now I am just babbling cuz I can and I want to see just how fast I can type on this express computer - ha ha -- Time to shop ladies. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and we will chat more monday. My boss is off Monday - YEAH :-) Dawn

Hi! Daniella- No I do not take the zofran everyday. I only take it when I am so ill I can't handle it. I have taken it only a couple of times a week at the MOST. Usually I just try to tough it out. And believe me, I am actually pretty tough with stuff like this. Even as a kid, I would never take any over-the-counter drugs when I was sick , only prescribed medicine, and only as long as I had to. And I rarely ever asked the doc for anything - my only exception was for urinary and yeast infections. I only started taking anything for my colds in the past couple of years and even then ONLY when I was in severe pain. I didn't even take aspirin for headaces. Usually I would knock out colds fairly quickly, so I figured, why bother? They just mask your symptoms - don't cure anything. I have never been so ill in my life as I have these past few months. It took me 6 weeks, and gettng past the first trimester to actually decide toask for these pills. I was having a problem eating enough food. I have several friends who have taken the same pill and all have had no problem. My one friend took it everyday from 15 weekson and had no issues, so maybe when i posted that you thought I meant that I was taking it everyday. My college roomate todl me last night that she was sick until 19 to 20 weeks, so tha gives me hope that this will end eventually. EVery time I get past the point that someone else said they went to with m/s I get a ilttle depressed because I worry that the whole nine months will be this way. It is especially hard as I have never been one to take meds, I have always been anti-meds during pregnancy - won't even take anything they say is safe other than this and tums - and I won't even have the occasional glass of wine that they say is okay after the 1st trimester, because I worry. So believe me, it is after a great deal of both physical and mental torment that I finally take the pill. LIke I said, it took me weeks and only after I passsed 14 weeks did I finally decide to do it. I really want to be past this point, not just because I can't stand throwing up, but because I don't want to take this pill anymore and I want to eat more balanced diet and get enough veggies. Yesterday I ate a slice of veggie pizza and I was sooo happy that I ate veggies other than tomatoes, onions, peppers, corn and carrots for the firts time in weeks. Even the veggies I mentiopned have to be eaten in moderation and at the right moments (usally midday) to minimize the chance of them coming back up before i can digest them.

Coda - MY friend keeps saying the same thng - she just had a girl and she was miserably sick - dry heaving every morning like me. IWOw you do seem to be getttng everything these days. the good thing is that both issues can be helped by diet, and if you have to, I believe they have approved medication that should help you keep the conditions under control (don't take my word on that one). Tara - THta is what I had that time - a bacterial infection (don't remember which one) but I figured that is what you had when you mentioned the greenish yellow color. vaginosis, I think they call it. It clears up quickly so don't worry. I understand about worrying constantly about every little thing. If it makes you feel better, I have calmed down so much since I hit the second trimester. I still worry, buit I don't torment myself the way I used to, and aside form the vomiting, I am enjoying being pregnant. B&K - I am so sorry about the cyst, and th factthat they can't harvest the eggs. I will keep you in mny thoughts and pryaers that it turns out ot be the more optimistic of the two cycsts. Your boss was obviously being selfish and worrying about how your absence would affect him/her and not even considering what this whole surgery means to you. People can be such assholes sometimes. Hopefully it wil turn out well, but theere are options if you do lose your ovary, such as egg donation and adoption if you choose. Hopefully you won't even have to consider those options. Chrsitie - Maybe they just misdiagnosed you with PCOS back then. Sometiems docs can misread the signs, or some signs can be easily confused. At least now they don't htink you have it. That is one less issue to have to worry about whiel TTC. COda - THt is really egenerous of you - the egg donation. I offered the same thing to my sister when they trying but she said her eggs were not the problem, it was his sperm and the fact that the in vitros just couldn't seem to implant. She told me recently when were discussing my whole progeserone issue that she wished she had pursued that avenue further to see if that had been her problem. Nicole - i tried ginger ale and crackers. Like everything else I trie dthey worked only briefly and then I swear it was like my body built up an immunity to that new trick and I stratde puking again - ha, ha! I like the little preggie pop drops - they sort of work for me when the nausea is not too extreme. Dawn - No, one healthy baby is certainly not to much to ask for at all.