2016 May Miracles

[bakerh518]

Welcome hmtb16! Congrats on your rainbow baby!!! I was a long time ttc'er as well, we tried for five years for our son and now BAM two months and we are on to number two!

Team yellow means you do not plan on finding out the gender

You and jojojo76 are due date buddies! So many ladies due the beginning of the month!

 

[pinkpassion]

Found this.. it explains it perfectly!!!

Blue team – pregnant with a boy
Pink team – pregnant with a girl
Green team – want to find out sex before delivery
Yellow team – waiting to find out sex until delivery
Plaid Team – Twins, one boy and one girl.
Purple Team – You know the gender, but aren’t telling!

 

[hmtb16]

Thank you for the welcome and congrats, bakerh518! Congratulations to you as well! That is amazing that you are pregnant with number 2 after 2 months. It is inspiring to meet other women who have also found success after ttc for a long time. This is actually my first pregnancy in the three years we've been trying after our first IVF. I was in shock for weeks after my first positive hpt and was hesitant to join an online group but feel more confident now we've passed 12 weeks. I'm looking forward to meeting the other ladies on this board. It's nice to have some due date buddies, too.

Pinkpassion, thanks for the explanation. I had no idea there were so many teams, lol. I feel like I'm familiar with everything ttc/infertility-related but still have a lot to learn when it comes to pregnancy.

 

[Gdef]

Welcome to all the new ladies! It's exciting to see that our little group is growing!

I've had really bad pain in my right ovary for 2 days now. I finally texted my midwife and she said it was probably just the corpus lutem cysts that formed during ovulation and provided for baby during early pregnancy. She said now that the placenta is starting to take over, the cysts are probably beginning to rupture which is painful. She told me I could take an ibuprofen if needed. I have my 12 week appt on Tuesday so unless the pain gets worse, I'll have them check it out then

 

[TTDuck]

Hi to the new ladies!
So my endocrinologist had recommended that I test my blood sugar after I got pregnant since I had gestational diabetes with my first but I've been putting it off. Cause it just sucks! But my fasting blood sugar was good this morning so that was a relief and am not so nervous to keep checking it! I'm hoping to get out of doing the horrible drink test later by staying up on my blood monitoring!

 

[pinkpassion]

Good deal ttduck!! I hope it stays good for you!!!

 

[hereishoping]

Welcome jojo. I am not far from you (kent) and also have 3 yo son! My bump definitely pops out more as day goes on.

Afm feeling quite excited today..Just had the date through for my 12 week nhs scan so 3 weeks on Monday and I will have hit that magic landmark. Starting to feel more real now

How are you finding being pregnant with a three year old? C beebies is now my best friend

I feel your pain. I love for weekends when oh kindly let's me nap in afternoons. Struggling to keep my patience with the little man sometimes too which I feel mean about but I am just so dog tired! All credit to you febbride with two so young!

Welcome to our new members

 

[febbride2012]

i hate checking my bloods - i'm type 2 diabetic so have to do it lots x

 

[hmtb16]

Welcome to all the new ladies! It's exciting to see that our little group is growing!

I've had really bad pain in my right ovary for 2 days now. I finally texted my midwife and she said it was probably just the corpus lutem cysts that formed during ovulation and provided for baby during early pregnancy. She said now that the placenta is starting to take over, the cysts are probably beginning to rupture which is painful. She told me I could take an ibuprofen if needed. I have my 12 week appt on Tuesday so unless the pain gets worse, I'll have them check it out then

Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone.

Gdef, sorry you've been dealing with so much pain. I hope it eases for you soon. One of the medications my doctor told me not to take during pregnancy is Ibuprofen along with other NSAIDs and to only take Tylenol for pain. Not to question what your midwife said but I thought I'd mention it just in case. Hope your appointment goes well tomorrow!

 

[TTDuck]

i hate checking my bloods - i'm type 2 diabetic so have to do it lots x

That stinks! I'm so glad my numbers were normal after giving birth! Just having GD was a big wake up call for me and I learned a lot. Is it a lot harder to control during pregnancy for you?

 

[KrissyB]

Welcome Jojo, Cookie, and hmtb!

Baker - Love that description "lumpy" - and it definitely fits for me as well. Hope things with your family settle/improve

N8ie - Glad you got a chance to check in with your little one. That is some heartbeat! I know for me with IVF, my docs have said that the IVF calculated due date is basically written in stone, and that future measurements won't adjust the due date.

GDef - I was actually under the same impression as hmtb. I know there's some point in pregnancy that ibuprofen is ok, but tylenol is safe for the whole time, so I usually go with that.

AFM - The pain, tightness, and even MS are starting to dwindle... Just in time for the real fatigue to set in It's always something, isn't it? I don't think the fatigue is quite as bad as it was with my first, but I'm also working from home more now than I used to (and more used to chronic exhaustion already having a kid) so it's hard to say for sure. Just a few more days until my NTS and possibly my Harmony test. I can't wait!

 

[EstelSeren]

Hi! Been a long while since I last used this site! I'm Beca, a mum of 2 wonderful little ones aged 3 (4 in December) and 2 and I'm about 9+3 weeks pregnant with my 3rd! So by my estimation my edd is 28th May, so I'm just about fitting in this group! Won't know for absolutely certain until my 1st scan on 17th November though!
Looking forward to sharing my journey with you all, especially as it's likely to be my last for the foreseeable future!
Beca 🙋

 

[N8ie]

KrissyB- that's why I'm sticking with that edd. No real MS for me but I'm actually feeling nauseous more often now on mornings and even at night and if I nibble on something that goes away.

Exhausted is my middle name, all I want to do is sleep, sleep and sleep some more but I wouldn't trade this pregnancy for anything in the world. After trying for so long to finally being pregnant.

 

[crystal8]

12 week scan went really well. NT was 1.4 mm. I've attached a picture. Baby would not cooperate at all, and just kept sleeping. They had to have me jump around to get everything in the right position.

 

[pinkpassion]

11 week scan went well!! Baby is jumping around like crazy!!! Measuring exactly! NT scan in 2 weeks!!!

 

[KrissyB]

Welcome Estel :wave: Wow - that's a long time to wait for a first scan! Best of luck to you!

Crystal - Congrats on the scan!! Even if baby was being sleepy - that's a great pic you got in the end And good measurement too - I think it's such a relief to be past that scan.

Pink - Congrats again

 

[pinkpassion]

So close to second tri... I can't wait!!!!

 

[bakerh518]

Can't believe so many people are getting "real baby" pictures!! so awesome to see the scans!

 

[hmtb16]

KrissyB, that's good to know that IVF calculated due dates are pretty much set and future measurements won't change it. You're so lucky some of the symptoms are starting to dwindle. I was hoping mine would too as I get closer to the end of the first trimester but my nausea's been worse. It's exciting your NTS and Harmony test are coming up. Do you plan to find out the gender with the Harmony test?

Welcome and congrats, EstelSeren!

N8ie, I'm totally with you. I have all day nausea and fatigue that's been getting worse but I will take it gladly after trying so long to get pregnant. I hope your symptoms start to improve soon!

Crystal8 and pinkpassion, congrats on the scans!

Crystal8, that is a great picture of the baby-so adorable!! I had my NT scan last week and had the opposite problem. Baby was moving so much and couldn't hold still, the u/s tech spent an hour trying to do measurements. I didn't mind as it was the first time we got to see baby move but it's funny what they have to do to get measurements.

Pinkpassion, that's awesome you got to see baby jumping around. It's crazy how much they can move already. I'm so excited for the second trimester, too.

 

[sugargully]

Hi all, I had a blood draw today for the Infoseek test. It detects abnormalities but I don't know if it's like the Harmony test.

My Honest company pink and blue diapers came in the mail today. I'm going to start making the announcement for immediate family. They'll get one of each color in a clear treat bag with cute plastic pacies, rattles and diaper pins inside for decoration. I wanted them to each have a little something to hold onto since we live so far away from everyone.