Anyone else expecting a November sparkler? *Updated with due dates!*

[Gemie]

Who've I missed off the first page? Could you all have a look save me going back through all the older posts as I think it would give me a migraine

I think they moved this thread from first Tri way too soon as there are still ladies who're finding us after posting a thread recently and being directed hereby one of us
Anyway... Great to have so many new sparklers

 

[littletobyj]

Gemie could you add me to the 24th please? It's great to see when everyone is due-lots of early Christmas presents by the looks of things

 

[littletobyj]

Does anyone know how I can get a ticker thingy with my progress on?

 

[Creative]

Gemie could you add me to the 24th please? It's great to see when everyone is due-lots of early Christmas presents by the looks of things

nd while you are doing that, would you like to move me from the 29th to the 26th as my date has changed. Thanks

 

[Gemie]

Does anyone know how I can get a ticker thingy with my progress on?

Click on someone's ticker that you like then from there it will take you to the site to build your own ticker when you've done that you'll be given a code (you need the bb code) then back over on here click to edit your profile then edit signature then copy and paste your bb code for your ticker into the area to update your sig... Hope that makes sense lol

 

[Scarlett P]

Who've I missed off the first page? Could you all have a look save me going back through all the older posts as I think it would give me a migraine

I think they moved this thread from first Tri way too soon as there are still ladies who're finding us after posting a thread recently and being directed hereby one of us
Anyway... Great to have so many new sparklers

Thanks for adding me and my date Yeah I defo didn't know about this thread and didn't see it in first tri, was only because of the recent thread I found out! It's nice to talk to ladies around the same stage, esp as this is my first.

 

[zowiey]

Wow! So many new names! Hello & congrats to everyone :wave:

Hello to everyone else too I'm on my phone, so can't really do a proper update, and my memory is crap-sorry!

I'm so so tired today, feel wiped out and like I did a few weeks ago I'd just got used to feeling semi normal again, so I'm hoping today is just a bad day! I'm having a protein packed lunch, so hopefully I'll feel a bit better after that?!

 

[Scarlett P]

That's awesome that you conceived naturally with your other factors!

We had been actively trying for about 18 months but we have been together almost 10 years and not preventing most of that time. My OH's test results said he had super sperm! Lol so whatever the problem was it was all me, but it was unexplained

I had just been to see my consultant to discuss ivf but think I was already pregnant then

I had tried lots of alternative medicine so it's nice to hear someone else's positive story!

Gosh, that all feels so long ago already!!

Must have been frustrating not to have a reason, but so pleased you got your BFP and naturally too I keep meaning to repost my first thread with my outcome in the hope accupuncture will help some other ladies too, think I'll wait until I'm a bit further along though.

You're right about it being a long time ago... I thought time went S L O W L Y when ttc but OMG there's a whole new level of dragging in first tri!! I've got just over one week left and I can't wait, bring on 2nd tri

 

[jammers77]

Gemie: I know I already "woo"ed on fb, but WOOOOOOO!!!

Welcome Jammers (same due date here! bump buddies!) platinumvague, and rachael!!!!

Okay, so yesterday had my first prenatal (second appointment, though, already got to see baby once ), got to see baby again! and got bloods drawn. The midwife told me to take 250mg magnesium for headaches (in particular, migraines) daily, as well as 2000 UI of Vit D3...as most people (at least where I am from) tend to be deficient. Got a call today that my Vit D3 levels are at 23 ng/mL and they are supposed to be ABOVE 30! I looked it up and apparently under 30 is really bad... . I feel sad for my little baby. I'm sure it is taking what it needs, but if I am so deficient maybe the baby is not getting enough. They called this afternoon and told me to take 5000 (!) UI per day instead. I already bought my supplements yesterday, so I already took more when I got home from work. Has anyone else had this deficiency? I am thankful to find out now and that it WILL get corrected...but it takes 2-3 months to rise and stabilize. I just feel like I'm being a bad mama already .

Yay! We share a due date!!!

Hon, you're not a bad mama. 5,000 really isn't a great big amount, so don't worry that you might be taking too much. Most holistic doctors will recommend as much as 10,000 a day for pregnant and nursing moms. Mercola's website (check out that article--awesome stuff!) recommends 5,000 for all adults and for pregnant women, though I would bet my right arm that in another year or two that will be upped. My chiropractor takes 100,000 (YES, five zeros!) in the winter time. The guy hasn't been sick in years. I took 50,000 during the winter and never got the first sniffle. I'm taking 10,000 a day right now. I was deficient two years ago, though I don't know what the number was, my APRN said it was really low and prescribed 10,000 a week of D3. More and more you see higher amounts of D3 on pharmacy shelves, because doctors are realizing that the standard 400mcg is NOT sufficient. Actually, a typical Now I just take it regularly as a health benefit. I figure if someone was going to OD and drop dead, it'd be my chiropractor. LOL He's a 30 year old guy kicking strong!

Be really careful with this-- there is research showing that while having your levels sufficient is important, blood levels that are too high show higher risks of mortality from heart disease and cancer over time. Moderation! Just keep in mind that your body takes what it needs from the sun, which is where we normally would get vitamin D, and then stops making it when it has enough. When you take huge quantities via supplement your body can't get rid of it. There isn't much research on huge doses and the effects-- I would stick with 2000-5000IUs (this from your friendly natural health focused Nutritionist/Dietitian who has a bit of a specialty interest in vit D science ) I do agree that 400 IU which is the official Institute of Medicine recommendation is way too low! PS-- keep taking it if you breastfeed, your baby will get it through the breast milk. *steps off soap box*

Oh, absolutely. I'm not saying that I would recommend someone take what my chiro takes. I also said that I only take 10,000 a day right now. lol A hundred thousand is quite overkill, and there's no way I'd take that much, even in the winter!

 

[southernbound]

Welcome all you lovely new ladies! Gem, Congrats! EEk!


Afm: Had kind of a rough week, lots of vomiting and a migraine that's lasted about 6 days now. Because of the migraine my boss sent me to the nurses office (lol yes I know, I felt like a child) to get my blood pressure checked and it was high so the nurse called my doctor and she sent me home and moved my appointment from tuesday to this morning. So on the plus side, YAY! I get to see baby 4 days sooner. I'll try to get some pictures for gender guesses On the down side, now I'm kind of worried

 

[jammers77]

Welcome all you lovely new ladies! Gem, Congrats! EEk!


Afm: Had kind of a rough week, lots of vomiting and a migraine that's lasted about 6 days now. Because of the migraine my boss sent me to the nurses office (lol yes I know, I felt like a child) to get my blood pressure checked and it was high so the nurse called my doctor and she sent me home and moved my appointment from tuesday to this morning. So on the plus side, YAY! I get to see baby 4 days sooner. I'll try to get some pictures for gender guesses On the down side, now I'm kind of worried

Aww, so sorry, hon. I had high BP last pregnancy and was on medication the whole time. I was teaching then, and I see a big difference in my BP now that I'm at home than when I was working. It's perfectly normal now. Sometimes stress just makes it go insane. Hope this was just a one-time event for you and that it's resolved. Thinking of you today!!

 

[Creative]

I think they moved this thread from first Tri way too soon as there are still ladies who're finding us after posting a thread recently and being directed hereby one of us
Anyway... Great to have so many new sparklers

We shpouol;d go on a NOvember baby hunt!

 

[cassafrass]

Welcome all!! This thread is great no matter what there is love and support here , we may not have gone thru it but we'll try to understand ♥♥

 

[cassafrass]

Oh gem can you put me on for the 9th thanks love

 

[jammers77]

Does anyone else here still have insanely sore boobs? They're not so bad in the morning after a full night's sleep without my bra, but when I take my bra off at night, I have to hold them and gently let them go after a few seconds. I never experienced anything like this with my previous pregnancies, so I'm just hoping and praying that soon the pain will go away. If they're this sore after birth, I don't know how I'll BF or pump!!

 

[Creative]

Does anyone else here still have insanely sore boobs? They're not so bad in the morning after a full night's sleep without my bra, but when I take my bra off at night, I have to hold them and gently let them go after a few seconds. I never experienced anything like this with my previous pregnancies, so I'm just hoping and praying that soon the pain will go away. If they're this sore after birth, I don't know how I'll BF or pump!!

my soreness has eased off whilst they are in a bra they are ok, out of a bra they still hurt. I also notice that mine are incredibly hot all the time.

 

[jammers77]

Mine are hot sometimes, too, some days more than others. I don't notice it so much when my bra is on, but when I take it off, they feel quite warm.

 

[southernbound]

Does anyone else here still have insanely sore boobs? They're not so bad in the morning after a full night's sleep without my bra, but when I take my bra off at night, I have to hold them and gently let them go after a few seconds. I never experienced anything like this with my previous pregnancies, so I'm just hoping and praying that soon the pain will go away. If they're this sore after birth, I don't know how I'll BF or pump!!

Thanks Jammers and YES ditto on the sore boobs. Thanks for the thoughts! I think it was a one time thing, I went home and after a while took it 4 more times and every time it was back to its normaly, disgustingly low place of 93/63. Lastly! I notice you're from kentucky, I don't know if you listen to country but it made me think of the lyrics "Well the boys round here love keepin it country, aint a #$%$ one know how to do the duggy, (you don't do the duggy?) no not in kentucky". Sorry that cracks me up apparently i'm easily amused today

 

[jammers77]

LOL Never heard of that song, but then again I really don't listen to a lot of country. I do like Lady Antebellum, but that's about as far as it goes. lol I'm actually from Ohio but went to school in Kentucky, and we never managed to get to find jobs in Ohio again after we graduated! What rotten luck, eh? We're happy here though, even though it's tough being away from the families.

So glad your BP has righted itself again. It's awful how stress can really make things go wild.

 

[littletobyj]

Thanks Gem for adding me to the first page-really feel part of the group now! I am off to try the ticker thing!