2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[Dark_Star]

Gp good luck on your scan I really believe everything will be perfect.
Does anyone else constantly have a yucky taste in mouth?

I find that lemon drops help cut through the yucky taste. Some people prefer strong peppermints.

 

[Dark_Star]

For those ladies struggling to wait and hear your outcome, this is what I find helpful to keep in mind:

The fate of my baby is mostly out of my control. I have to accept this.

The things I can control are:

• Eating healthy foods
• Taking my vitamins
• Drinking lots of water
• Getting enough rest
• Keeping my stress level down

For me the 5th one is very important, as I do have an anxiety disorder and I have stopped taking my meds for this pregnancy. I believe that stress caused my last miscarriage, as the death of my baby coincided with a severe basement flood in my house. You absolutely can control your own worrying. When you find yourself freaking out, picture yourself happy and healthy with your new baby. Picture it until you can make yourself believe it will be real.

If I can look back on my day and know that I did all 5 of these things, it makes me happy that I did absolutely everything I can for my babies today.

 

[Lil_Pixie]

3 boys I have a really nasty taste in my mouth. It's worse when I've eaten something sweet but it's there all the time.

 

[GingerPanda]

Dark_Star, that's beautiful. Thank you for sharing. My mantra is always "Today, I am pregnant. Everything else is secondary."

3boys, I get a funky taste sometimes too. Having a popsicle/ice lolly or some lemonade usually helps.

 

[Serenjay]

Hi all.. Welcome newbies H&H 9 months to you all xx

Girls I have had that gross metal taste in my mouth since I first started getting positive tests at 9dpo.. 13 dpo it was so bad that when OH kissed me he said eww you taste like metal/blood. Thanks! thats what you get for a morning kiss haha

Dark star I agree so much with the last one..

I lost 7 back to back.. with them all I panicked and became besotted with testing and testing (sometimes 5 times a day) and I would be surfing the net for everything negative.. this time something switched in me.. I had to test early as I needed to start my Aspirin on the 1st day of a BFP.. so that was 9dpo.. then 11dpo it got darker..13 darker..15 darker.. just 1 test every 2 days.. at 15dpo my test was the same colour as the control so I knew this time there was no way I was going to test again in case I then got the hook effect thinking I was mc again.. I then told myself.. today you're pregnant.. and I went wee by wee.. I was dreading the sight of blood that I would almost wet myself trying not to wee so much.. but other than that I was calmer.. Im still on wee watch.. but my anxiety is nowhere near as bad as it was on the other pregnancies.. the midwife told me that stress is very unhealthy.. obviously there are times when it can't be helped.. and if people think it's so bad they are affecting the way they are then I would seek some help from a gp or midwife.

I talk to the baby saying I am trying my best to eat and drink what you need and trying to keep all the stresses away.. so just keep growing and we will have lots of fun when you are born. I keep trying to focus on the positives when I start getting anxious about the negatives.

When we have lost its obvious that we will be messed up when pregnant.. flaming hell the hormones enough would drive our partners insane.. but today we are pregnant.. and that is the day we are a nurturing mother to our Lo's trying our best to protect it...cherish that day...

Good luck to us all xxxxx

 

[Lil_Pixie]

Geeze serenjay don't you know you're talking to a bunch of hormonal pregnant ladies?! That just made me cry!

I absolutely loved it, and it's my new mantra. Today I am pregnant.

Thank you very much beautiful lady xx

 

[Serenjay]

Aww Pixie xx

 

[Flibberty87]

So I was right to be worried I started bleeding today. Been to the hospital and they told me I have to wait it out. I've taken a week off work to rest but the test they did was faint. So its not looking good for me :'(

 

[GingerPanda]

So I was right to be worried I started bleeding today. Been to the hospital and they told me I have to wait it out. I've taken a week off work to rest but the test they did was faint. So its not looking good for me :'(

So sorry to hear this, hon. Keeping my fingers crossed for you, but I've been where you're at too. It sucks.

 

[Serenjay]

So sorry to hear this Flib

 

[Newbie32]

Hi all, well here we are... Tadaaa!! HB was strong and fast..they don't measure the HB.. we just heard it ..still measuring on schedule

Thank you all for the well wishes.. woo hoo!! xx

AW, hello baby! Looking good!!!

 

[Newbie32]

So I was right to be worried I started bleeding today. Been to the hospital and they told me I have to wait it out. I've taken a week off work to rest but the test they did was faint. So its not looking good for me :'(

So sorry to hear this, i hope it is a false alarm hun

 

[Dark_Star]

So I got some more info about my ultrasound in Friday. It was done when I was 5w4d.

Baby A measured 6w1d (4 days ahead) and had a hr of 109. That seems low to me.

Baby B measured 6w2d (5 days ahead) and hr measured 131.

The third sac he believes is a second sch... but we will see. Both sch measure around 6 mm by 4 mm.

 

[Serenjay]

Thanks Newbie.. cant wait for everyone else's scans x

 

[3boys]

Oh no so sorry x

 

[detterose]

Hi ladies! Hope you don't mind me joining.

I am 24, mother to a 2 year old son born January 2013. Since his birth, I've had 3 unexplained miscarriages. I am really praying for a sticky bean. Hoping to have an ultrasound late next week when I will be around 6w5d.

Welcome! When are you due?



AFM, my scan is tomorrow morning. 8:20am EST. Hopefully I'll have good news!

Oct 17th but I ovulate a bit late so I'm going to guess Oct 19. Put me for 17th for now. I'll update after scan. GL!!

 

[Serenjay]

When do you get your next scan Dark star?

 

[Dark_Star]

March 10th is my next scheduled, but I did fall earlier and think I may have sprained my ankle. Maybe I can play the twins card and talk them into an ultrasound as well, if I go in for an xray.

 

[Serenjay]

Can they xray you with pregnancy? I know they make you wear lead jackets but still....

 

[shelby1090]

So sorry flibberty I'll be praying for you!!

Afm I got by bloods done and I doubles perfectly! The 11th it was 784 and today it was 6406! Had my first real moment of "oh god I'm going to throw up" this morning too.