April/May IVF buddies?!?

[Plex]

this is the worst part of pregnancy, i think, Im counting down those days for you! are u due to have another beta test before ur us? 15 days seems like an AGE away when u put it like that!

Thanks for the baby dust!! Make sure u keep some for urself I dont need any till october/november time so will be good till then ur need is greater than mine

Another way to look at ur us is how many are u pregnant with? one or more? I am tentatively excited for you!! I bet ur SIL is too How do you think you will let Anthony know the news, and how will you announce it to the rest of the family?

Do you have any symptoms yet? x

 

[JViti]

this is the worst part of pregnancy, i think, Im counting down those days for you! are u due to have another beta test before ur us? 15 days seems like an AGE away when u put it like that!

Thanks for the baby dust!! Make sure u keep some for urself I dont need any till october/november time so will be good till then ur need is greater than mine

Another way to look at ur us is how many are u pregnant with? one or more? I am tentatively excited for you!! I bet ur SIL is too How do you think you will let Anthony know the news, and how will you announce it to the rest of the family?

Do you have any symptoms yet? x

Nope, no more betas. So I'm going in completely unknowing!!! ugh it sux!!! My SIL is excited, shes trying to keep me calm. She tells me that she had the wort cramps when she was pregnant with my nephews, so that helps...

I have sore as all hell boobs, cramps, cravings, tired, hungry, and according to my hubby (Keith) and Anthony, I'm moody lol (well, as my son puts it, crazy lol)

To tell him, I wanna buy him a t-shirt that says "Big Brother." (we were gunna do this on his birthday, cuz it would have been 11 weeks pregnant, and it was gunna be one of his presents...but then i miscarried...). Were gunna wrap it up and let him open it and read the shirt...and see if he gets it lol.

As far as the rest of the family, we just have too many damn relatives, so right now, the important ones already know. Everyone else will be facebook informed lol. We are gunna take a picture...each of us with a carved pumpkin...my hubby a big one, me a medium one, Anthony a small one. Then in front of us on the table will be those cornucopia pumpkins, either 1 or 2, to stand for the baby(or babies). The due date will be in front of the lil pumpkin(s).

So its 4:30 am here...and im up eating a fudgicle...lol.

Have u decided how u will announce when ur time comes??? Do you already have names picked out????

 

[Plex]

Heya hun - not long back from my holidays, no signal where we were - anywhere near the coast here and u get crap signal!

I love the idea of the pumpkins! Thats an awesome idea If we do get pregnant again i think we'll do something themed like u - love the idea or maybe something like signing an xmas card- with a 'bump' at the end lol

I like the idea of a gender reveal party too lol like where u cut into the cake to reveal a certain colour I'd love to do that!

Last time i remember we just told everyone, straight out. I like the idea of dropping the bombshell subtly then seeing who gets it

How long now till ur first u/s? Im anxiously awaiting news on if its one or two u got cooking in there!

Ur symptoms sound great too! Im soo jealous! (but in a good way lol) Exciting to follow u on ur pregnancy journey!

I dont have any names.....yet, but i keep browsing through all the baby clothes isles in the supermarkets mentally picking out outfits lolol x

 

[JViti]

oh my gosh what a week i have had.

To start, last sunday i was getting horribly sharp pains in my neck that made me scream in pain. It was worse than labor. No lie. I went to the ER, waited in the waiting room for 5....count them....1-2-3-4-5 hours!!! I went in at 11:15 pm and didnt get to a room until 4:30. I was LIVID (and in pain, and screaming, and crying....). Turns out it was a pinched nerve in my neck. They gave me oxycodone...a narcotic pain killer (not sure if they call it oxycodone in UK) but its strong shit. I was scared to death to take it but they assured me it was (the only thing) safe during pregnancy.

Next day...I'm feeling better with my neck. I am taking the oxycodone and its working, but I start to get a sore throat. For the most part, it goes away when i take the oxy. Later that night, the coughing, headache, sneezing, and stuffy nose begins...what fun.

Wednesday. I was supposed to go with my hubby, my son, and my in laws to go to New Hampshire (1 state North) to visit other inlaws. I was too sick so I stayed home all by my lonesome and slept. During the night that night, I sneezed so hard it felt like I broke my rib and punctured my lung.

Thursday. I go to the minute clinic first thing in the morning because we are supposed to go to the water park with my inlaws. They said...head cold...virus. It will get through ur system sooner or later. Take cough syrup. Lovely. So I miss the water park and they left without me and had fun, while i sat at home, by my lonesome again...and slept.

Friday. still sick as hell.... but now i have oxy and cough syrup...my poor baby is being drugged befre it even has defined genitals...ugh

Today we went to Ogunquit Beach in Maine. It was nice. I made sure to put sunscreen on every hour because when I get burned...dammit I burn. So i loaded up with sunscreen. Do you think that stopped the sun from overcooking me? NOPE. I have the most awful sunburn on my back and shoulders, and my face, and legs. Gunna rub sme vinegar on it, seems to be the only thing that helps lol. I might smell for the next few days, but at least i wont be hurting. lol.

My ultrasound is on the 5th of September. I feel like I am already showing. But I think im just fat lmao.

 

[Plex]

OMG hun how are you??

for some reason i keep loosing this thread dont knwo if my phone is playing up or what??

What a totally crappy week u had really hope things are on the up now?

its ur u/s today - hope all goes well - im sooo excited AND nervous for you! xx

 

[JViti]

US went great. We have 1 baby. Heartbeat was at 143. It was so nervewracking. It took her forever to show us, she had the screen turned away from us and was clicking away. Hubby was next to me and could see the screen and kept making weird faces and i was like "what do u see? Is it a baby? 2 babies?" He just kept looking at it like it was an alien lol. Then she showed us.

My official due date is April 21. I go back in 2 week on Sept 19 for another US then they kick me out to an OB.

R u trying again next month?? I remember u saying maybe October!!

 

[Plex]

haha u know what im already thinking???.....im guessing its a BOY! Ur scan picture is wonderful I wouldve been pissed for not seeing the screen straight away!!

How u feeling about it all? Has it sunk in yet that ur pregnant? - any symptoms???

we've been trying naturally this last month, im in my tww - about 8dpo now. Im hoping we start again Oct/Nov time though, it all depends on when we get hubbies results back though and if they r all ok hopefully october!!

Ive been up to naff all got lots to do like but cant be arsed lolol I dont even have anything to update - so wish i did!

Hope u are doing well hun x

 

[JViti]

haha were guessing BOY also. lol We already call my belly Nathan.

I have one more ultrasound on 9/19 before the clinic kicks me out to an OB. I may have found one, i have to call in the morning to see if shes accepting new patients.

So back in April, I got the OK to go back to work. But my boss is like...I want her at 100% with no restrictions. Guess what, that ain gunna happen. I have Degenerative Disc Disease, I will only get worse at time goes on and I will eventually need surgery. Just not before I'm 30!! Its aggravating...I mean I could lie and say I'm 100% but when my boss finds out that I will need another leave in April to give birth, he wont be happy lol. So I'm just taking it easy and my doc says to collect Long Term Disability. So I have been trying to do that. But they are now 6 months behind on my payments...they owe me $5,000. (3075.92 pounds...cant make the sign with my comp lol). They are driving me crazy..

I love that u r doing a natural cycle...i know people who have done that and it worked!!! Keeping my fingers crossed tight for u!!!!

 

[helloeveryone]

Hope your scan went well yesterday...xx

 

[JViti]

it did! baby is measuring where it needs to be and hb is 178!

 

[helloeveryone]

Glad to hear your scan went well.xx

 

[Plex]

Heya hun, sorry ive been awol for a bit My mum has been quite poorly and ive been looking after her so had to take a break - hope ur doing well?

LOVE the scan picture!! I now officially change my guess to girl!! Ny boy had a heart beat of around 148 or so and ive heard that girls heartbeats are above 150/160 lol

Missed our chats - I NEED to hear all the goss on ur pregnancy do u have a journal or pregnancy thread yet?? Id def be a stalker! xx

 

[JViti]

omg....this pregnancy has been hell....literally. At the moment, i am admitted in the hospital with a deep vein thrombosis...

i went to the ER on Thursday because my leg turned purple and was massively swollen. They did an ultrasound on my leg and said all was good, it was my scaitica and gave me steroids...well, fast forward to Sunday, I cant walk, in excrutiating pain...and i just have a bad feeling that i need to go back...well I did but to a different hospital cuz i didnt like the way i was treated at the first one. An hour after I got there, I was admitted for a LARGE dvt!!!! I am now on blood thinners and will be for the rest of the pregnancy...i am so scared for the baby because of all the drugs ive been umped with....steroids, morphine, heparin, lovenox, percocet...

they did an ultrasound on the baby yesterday just to make sure he/she was ok...well, its growing good, and has a strong hb at 182...but we dont know what effects this has had...birth defects wise...and we wont until the 20 week anatomy scan. i am scared outta my mind!!!

im so sorry to hear about ur mom. I hope she gets better and i will pray for her health!!!

I also miss our chats!! I also know that tomorrow is October!!! Which means its almost time for u to go at it again!!!! aaahh soooo excited!!!

 

[Plex]

Bloody hell hun sounds like a scary time uve been having!! Horrible experience, but at least they caught the dvt in time!
The heparin i know about - nasty bloomin stuff, stings like crazy! I have to have that from after ER, mines called clexane but its the same stuff i think.

Hopefully ur little one will be completely oblivious to all u have been through! Remember they are in their own little world cocooned in ur uterus - whens ur next scan? Its good that they scanned u to make sure all was ok

My mum is a lot better now ta still got a gaping wound but muddling by as best we can

Im impatient and i just want to get started a. s. a. bloody. p! Got most of my meds. am only waiting on the menopur and ovitrelle. Got my baseline scan 29th so just over 3 weeks to go and as you can see from my signature - im counting them down!!

Really hope u are begining to feel tons better huni xxx

 

[JViti]

Yeah it was awful. And yesterday I was admitted again because my heart rate was at 160. I just cant catch a break!!

We saw an OB today at the hospital and he checked the baby's heartbeat. It took almost 2 minutes to find it, so me and hubby were panic stricken!!! When he was looking for it, assured us that at 11 weeks the heartbeat can be tough to find cuz the baby is still so small, but I still started crying until he found it.

Im hoping the baby is oblivious to this all. I mean all the drugs ive been pumped up with, it will be a miracle if he/she has no lasting effects from it. Even tho the docs expected to hear the heartbeat, I didnt...I was SURE the baby would have succumbed by now, but im so happy that so far everything looks ok.

I have my next scan on Thursday, the NT scan and blood work, so that one will be more telling. Im so nervous for it.

Im glad to hear your mum is better. That must have been a scary time for u guys. So happy to hear she is well!!!

I cant wait for u to start!!!! Im so anxious for it!! AAHHHH its so exciting!! I am sending u ALL my baby dust!! The best advice I can give u is dont try to hard. Everyone was telling me all these things to do, like eat a pineapple root, do this, do that...I did nothing except what the doc said to do...the shots. I feel like, just like if we were able to conceive naturally...the harder u try, the less likely it is that youll get pregnant. I get played it by ear...took all the meds the doc said to, did everything the doc said to do, and nothing else...and it worked both times...well sort. First was a chemical but technically i still got pregnant. And since u have had a chemical, we know u can get pregnant again too!!! I cant wait to hear all about ur appointments and the retrieval and transfer! And the dreaded 2ww.

omg i cant wait lol



I so wish we lived closer together...or at least on the same continent lol...the same country...or whatever...i wish we were close enough to hang out!! ugh it sux that the damn ocean separates us! lol. oh well, maybe one day if i ever visit the UK or u ever visit the states, if that EVER happens, we can look eachother up lol...long shot yeah but we can always dream lol.

aaah so excited for u start lol

heres some more

xxx

 

[Plex]

thanks fort he heap of baby dust I'll try to put it to good use!!!

I would have been bricking it waiting to hear that heartbeat, over here they dont listen for bubas heartbeat until ur 16weeks for some reason? But then i imagine tis cos uve had ivf? Not sure really Although ur now classed a high risk pregnancy cos of the clot?

How are you today? Have they said why they think ur heart rate was high yesterday? Hopefully once ur into the 2nd trimester u'll be past the worst of all this I CANNOT BELIEVE ur 11 weeks!!!! ELEVEN WEEKS!?! Where has the time gone lol

Ur bubba is a fighter hun, nothings gunna phase it (him/her) Cant wait till u have the gender scan - do u think u'll find out what gender ur having?

I think when we've got money again a holiday is in order - it would be awesome to one day meet and let our kids have a play date xxx

 

[JViti]

OMG OMG I saw ur ticker....2 weeks and 6 days!!!!! AAAHHHHHHH

Yeah, I saw the OB today, got an US. Heart Rate is at 152. I have to see a Maternal Fetal Specialist for a few things on the 20th. First due to all the problems Ive been having with the DVT and being medicated. Shes gunna do another ultrasound to see if she can see anything abnormal. Also, I am on Effexor for my bipolar depression, and sometimes on that medication, a baby can go through withdrawal after birth so we have to discuss how we are going to manage that, whether it be change my meds (which wouldnt really help because they can all do that) or if we will just have the baby in the NICU overnight for observation. Its already been established that stopping the medication is NOT good for me or the babys health. So this will be fun

They think maybe I was anxious, scared, and in pain---which can all cause an increase in heart rate, also being nauseous and puking can do it too.

Sometimes I feel this pregnancy is going by fast...like i think, holy shit im 12 weeks!!! Then I sit and say...omg im only 12 weeks... its mostly when i see how many weeks i have left lol

i bet ur on that u start in less than 3 weeks!! That means ull have a summer baby!! Summer babies are fun!!!! Im a summer baby, my son is a summer baby...and its so fun throwing birthday parties!! (July/August is summer for you still right?) Sometimes I forget how far away we are... so forgive my stupidity in the questions and assumptions lol.

We also talked about how i am a candidate for a c-section. i was anyway before this happened because of the trauma i suffered with my first. i lacerated bad, became anemic, had vacuum extraction...not exactly a fun birth. and now with this, its almost a shoe in for a c-sec.

HOw have things been with you...are you SOOOO counting down the days?!?!?!

 

[Plex]

wow ur nearly 2nd tri already hun! Im glad ur getting lots of appointments re- whats happening and to give reassurance.

Main thing about the bipolar meds is they know about it and are prepared for it once you give birth. If it means observation then at least u know they will have made sure lil one is a ok before discharging you

Ooooo the heart rates now 152???? That makes me think boy again!! lolol well its 50/50

Yeah I know 2 weeks 5 days If it does work then edd will be in august! just a month after my son's birthday Good month to have a baby in for sure! Just as long as it not toooooo hot! Summer is whenever it wants to come along here It 'should be' June- September (ish) but its so hit and miss, dont think we've had solid summer months for ages

I started my northisterone this am (x3 a day for 2 weeks) So we're on our way now - think im getting excited lol not too sure though

How do u feel about possibly having a section this time? I'd imagine id be exactly the same and not want a repeat performance of a bad tear/experience xxx

 

[JViti]

yeah im so iffy about the gender. i really have no idea. I mean they say high heart rate is a girl and low is a boy...but...my lil sister was 147, and my son was 176 so it was opposite. I just really have no clue. I have thought boy for the most part but sometimes i just sway and think girl. Oh well, as long as its healthy i really dont care what the gender is...would be nice to have a girl since i wont be able to have anymore after this but i will still be happy with another lil boy.

OMG ur getting so close! aaahhh!!! i cant wait to hear how ur scans go!! my fingers will be crossed for u through the whole thing! It will work this time!

I am glad they are being extra cautious and aim glad i get to see the baby more, but the stress of not knowing if something is wrong is killing me. This is my last chance and if something is terribly wrong, i wont get another chance...and i will have to say goodbye to my baby and im not ready for that. We have already decided that if something is really wrong with the baby that we would terminate as to not put our baby through a lifetime of suffering, sickness, and hell. I work in a hospital and ive seen children everyday with illnesses that they were born with and the parents were told their child would have and these children have no quality of life. Their entire lives are generally spent in a hospital with tubes, needles, and machines hooked up to them. And that is their life. If they get to go home at all, it is still hooked up to machines, being fed through tubes, countless drugs, and just an overall shitty life to live. I couldnt put my baby through that.

Im a lil worried about a c-sec just because of the fact that having one puts me at more risks of things going wrong. I have enough problems and that would be the last thing i need. but at the same time, i cant go through another birth like i did the first time. not to mention if i go into labor a lil early and they havent switched me to heparin yet, i cant have an epidural...and im sorry but...stick that needle in my back...no natural for this chickie. lol. at least if i am having a c-sec, and i go in early and havent been switched to heparin yet, they can put me under...even tho that is not ideal but its better than going through who knows how many hours of hell with no epidural. Ive been through enough pain with this pregnancy!! I need to be able to enjoy at least SOME of it. ya no!!!??!!

 

[Plex]

Heya chick - sorry i havent replied sooner, thought i already did but obviously not computer mustve ate my reply!

Its difficult to guess gender isnt it?? I agree with u as long as theyre healthy it doesnt matter!! I really hope everything is a ok with ur bubba - though the worrying must be awful for u both - have u told Anthony yet? Been meaning to ask

The only thing i can say about t c-section is that they prepare for every eventuality. Would u really have to be put under a general anastetic for the c-section?? xx