Anyone LTTTC in Australia :) ?

[Farrar_xo]

You don't look fat!!! You look lovely - only 8 weeks to go! Xx

 

[Jillie89]

Thank you 5.5 weeks maximum left to go for me! Feels like so far away yet so close at the same time. I feel like a waddling duck haha.

How are you going?

 

[wantingbubba7]

Thats a cute bump Jillie not long to go now !!!

 

[wantingbubba7]

Farrar hope your last betas today were great

As for me I had to do my first Glucose test this morning fun fun lol all went well though I didnt get sick.... just boring. Fingers crossed all is ok and I dont need to worry until my next one at 28 weeks !!

 

[Farrar_xo]

Lol not long at all jillie! That's so exciting - do you think you are all ready?
Glad your glucose went well wanting. I dread that! How you feeling besides that?
My 15dp5dt beta was 2000! Not sure what to make of it. I'm just so tired! I don't mind what happens I just can't wait to have a scan and actually see what's going on

 

[Jillie89]

Great beta. Feels like such a long wait between bloods and first scan. Hopefully it will go fast for you.

I feel less ready for this bubba than I did for Amali. Had my pre admission interview up at the hospital today so that is one step closer to being prepared. Had a lovely catch up with the nurse who does it and did my pre admission interview last time. It is nice to go up there and they actually remember you and your babies. Asking how they are, etc.

Starting to get lots of pressure down in the hoohar region and some back pain now lol. He is a strong fella. Painful kicks and rolls especially to my ribs. I am short of breath pretty fast too. The joys of 3rd tri all you ladies will experience in time.

 

[Farrar_xo]

That's lovely that they remember you. It's such a nice touch when you think they would see so many people. Oh maybe he will come earlier than expected if he is pushing down there?? What do you think?
Glenn rang me today and organized the scan referral. I'm excited!!! Can't wait to see what's going on! I have a questions that's probably TMI but when I use the crinone I get a bit of a sting at times and then the next time I go to the toilet and wipe there is a little bit of old blood? It's only the one time after the application then the rest of the day is fine. I think the crinone irritates my cervix maybe? Anyone else had this? Xx

 

[Jillie89]

He is well and truly pushing down there but still not completely down. Last scan he was so far down though that they could not measure my cervix properly. They had to do an internal to get a better pic. Even if I were to go into labour I would be sent for a c section. He will be coming out via the sun roof! Lol

Crinone irritated my cervix and caused a bit of bleeding. Freaked me out each time but I never had any stinging.

How long til your first scan?

 

[wantingbubba7]

Hi Ladies, hope you are all well

Lots going on with me.. have doctors appts here there and everywhere. Unfortunately I came up positive for gestational diabetes so I am on a whole new diet at the moment. Its not to bad so far, just no soft drink, chocolate, cake or take away etc for the next 6 months :/ and I have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day. So far I am ok to be diet controlled, fingers crossed I dont need insulin later on. My baby will definitely not come after 38 weeks, they will induce me around this time. Its funny though I am 5 foot 8 and 80 kgs so I am not huge and I have hardly had sugar since I've been pregnant, I really didn't think it would come back positive.
And tomorrow I have an appt at the heart center to be fitted for a 24 hr blood pressure monitor... fingers crossed I come out of that ok its all very overwhelming for me at the moment.
And I turned 30 on Wednesday

I've booked in for a gender scan on the 23rd of this month eeeek cant wait.... I'll be just over 16 weeks then

Hope you are all well

 

[Jillie89]

Hi Ladies, hope you are all well

Lots going on with me.. have doctors appts here there and everywhere. Unfortunately I came up positive for gestational diabetes so I am on a whole new diet at the moment. Its not to bad so far, just no soft drink, chocolate, cake or take away etc for the next 6 months :/ and I have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day. So far I am ok to be diet controlled, fingers crossed I dont need insulin later on. My baby will definitely not come after 38 weeks, they will induce me around this time. Its funny though I am 5 foot 8 and 80 kgs so I am not huge and I have hardly had sugar since I've been pregnant, I really didn't think it would come back positive.
And tomorrow I have an appt at the heart center to be fitted for a 24 hr blood pressure monitor... fingers crossed I come out of that ok its all very overwhelming for me at the moment.
And I turned 30 on Wednesday

I've booked in for a gender scan on the 23rd of this month eeeek cant wait.... I'll be just over 16 weeks then

Hope you are all well

Sorry to hear about your GD. Is there a reason they tested you so early? Did they do the 1 hr test or the longer fasting one? Here, we don't do the test til 28 weeks. If we fail the 1hr test, then we have to do the longer fasting one. I refused to do it this time as it made me so sick (as I could not keep in the drink/gave unreliable results due to my gastric sleeve). I had 3 attempts just to do the 1hr test to get a slightly elevated reading and then could not even complete the fasting one to confirm or exclude GD. I am monitoring my sugar levels every few days this pregnancy. So far so good!

Any feelings on what you are having? I guessed wrong both times! lol

 

[Farrar_xo]

Oh that's no good at all wantingbubba. I actually don't think it has anything to do with weight or the amount of sugar you eat hey. One lady at work who ate so healthy is about a size 6 had GD so I guess it can strike anyone sorry you have to go through it but you will be monitored closely which is good. Yay for gender scan day! Can't wait to hear the results.

Morning / all day sickness had hit me hard this weekend. I am so tired and feel so sick non stop work is going to suck tomorrow! I had braces put on last week as well so eating has been hard especially with the morning sickness. Think I took on too much at one time!! Just going to get through until 21st for our scan. I mostly think there is one in there but then this weekend I have felt so shit I was thinking maybe both did take?!? Only a week and bit to find out. Xx

 

[wantingbubba7]

Thanks girls.

Nah definitely doesn't have anything to do with weight and diet... but for some reason you trick yourself into thinking you are ok. You never think it could be you. If that makes sense.

My hospital automatically classes IVF pregnancies as high risk so she wanted me to do the Glucose test now and at 28 weeks. Glad we did it now so I know to watch what I eat and exercise more

Farrar... hope your morning sickness doesn't get too bad. I found that really cold soda water helped me a lot

I have a feeling its a boy I've done the bicarb test a couple of times and its fizzed haha so I think that is why
Aww you poor thing with the glucose test :/ I have heard a few people dont get through it easily.. I was fine, maybe that is why I am positive.
I did the overnight fast, with a fasting blood test then 1 hour and 2 hour blood test. I failed pretty bad. My readings at home arent too bad but I am watching what I eat and walking so that could be helping.

How are you feeling Jillie?

 

[Jillie89]

Thanks girls.

Nah definitely doesn't have anything to do with weight and diet... but for some reason you trick yourself into thinking you are ok. You never think it could be you. If that makes sense.

My hospital automatically classes IVF pregnancies as high risk so she wanted me to do the Glucose test now and at 28 weeks. Glad we did it now so I know to watch what I eat and exercise more

Farrar... hope your morning sickness doesn't get too bad. I found that really cold soda water helped me a lot

I have a feeling its a boy I've done the bicarb test a couple of times and its fizzed haha so I think that is why
Aww you poor thing with the glucose test :/ I have heard a few people dont get through it easily.. I was fine, maybe that is why I am positive.
I did the overnight fast, with a fasting blood test then 1 hour and 2 hour blood test. I failed pretty bad. My readings at home arent too bad but I am watching what I eat and walking so that could be helping.

How are you feeling Jillie?

You did the longer more accurate test then. I thought I would have it for certain as with PCOS there is a high chance of being insulin resistant. I saw a physician last time and he looked at all my blood glucose results after a week of monitoring and he said there was no way I had GD. Even after my steroid injections my levels stayed normal and apparently they usually send blood levels through the roof! This time they trust me to check my levels myself and if they go up, let them know.

As for me I am doing ok. Just really tired. Pretty much only a month maximum left for me! 12th Nov will most likely be the latest they will take me, so it being the 12th today, that is only a month! We have a heap of my hubby's family arriving later this week. We are getting our maternity photos done early next week and some family photos too. I have a 34 week growth scan and check up Friday. Hopefully it will all be ok.

Hope your morning sickness eases up Farrar. I was sick til past 20 weeks. I kept spew bags everywhere. And always took green/plain doritos with me anywhere I went. They seemed to really help when I started feeling nauseated. Otherwise speak to your dr and see if you can get a script for zofran. It has helped so many people get through morning sickness so much better.

 

[Farrar_xo]

Hey girls I woke this morning at 1am with a massive pain followed by heavy bleeding and passing big clots (sorry TMI) I went to ER and they said it's a threatened miscarriage but honestly I know what's happened. They only say threatened because they don't have any conclusive evidence to say it's a miscarriage without the blood results back and they didn't do an ultrasound so I'm off to my gp now. I'm absolutely gutted

 

[wantingbubba7]

Awww Farrar I'm so sorry you are going through this. Go back to Life and get Glen to give you an ultrasound... he will squish you in with no appt, he did for me and he was so supportive and great!!

Same thing happened to me at 5+6 weeks ~ we saw the yoke sak (no heartbeat yet) we also saw a clot sitting next to the sac which was why I was bleeding....

If you went through the Bulk bill side though he might not?

Hope everything is ok xx I'm here thinking of you xx

 

[Farrar_xo]

Hey I didn't go through the bulk bill side but I live in Gladstone so it's 5 hours away I have an ultrasound at 1:30 so I guess we will get some closure. Heartbreaking to say the least xx

 

[Jillie89]

Hope it is all ok Farrar. Horrible to be going through what you are. Crossing everything for you

 

[Farrar_xo]

Hey jillie do you mind telling me what you felt with your miscarriage? They haven't confirmed anything yet. My hcg was 3800 but I would have thought it would be much higher now - they said they saw 2 sacs but nothing in them so we are in limbo

 

[Jillie89]

My tests stopped getting darker. Hcg levels were low for dates. Then horrible cramps started with bleeding (so bad I was curled up under my desk on the floor in my classroom during lunch). They repeated my beta a few days later and in was down to 10.

Hope you aren't miscarrying. How long ago was your last beta blood test and what were your levels? Have they got a plan for future scans and bloods?

 

[wantingbubba7]

So sorry you are in limbo farrar.. fingers crossed all is ok xx