Assisted conception success - due 2018 xx

[Wish2BMom]

woah - just reread what I wrote and my boys are NOT, repeat NOT, measuring at 12 lbs each!! wow... 2! 2lbs 12 oz and 2lbs 7 oz. Sheesh...

juliet - are you asking about CM looking that way? I think mine has been a bit creamier throughout the pregnancy, not like EWCM like it sounds like you're describing. But I'm sure it's normal! I know the volume is supposed to increase. Which mine did at the beginning of the 2nd tri but now isn't bad.

star - what's a Diabetes clinic? learning all about how to care for yourself? good luck! glad your diet is going well!

 

[scoobybeans]

wish- Excellent weights and strong heartbeats, that's awesome! Wow, 10 weeks to go... It seems like just a few weeks ago when we both got our BFP's. I'm glad they'll be checking you every couple of weeks now. I think my OB does the same. If they do a C-section will it be sooner than 38 weeks?

Juliet- I did get some clear discharge right around the beginning of the 2nd trimester. I think it's all pretty normal.

star- Good luck at the clinic today!

AFM, my next appointment is in 2 weeks and I'm eager to see him again. I think my OB messed up and skipped a scan, because I was supposed to get them monthly but it will be a full 2 months between scans. If I hadn't been so busy moving at work I probably would have insisted on it, but the baby's been so active I figured all was probably ok. I declined my flu shot but will be getting the TDAP. I suddenly feel like I've gained a ton of weight even though I'm not eating more than usual. Maybe baby had a growth spurt?

 

[Wish2BMom]

I think you're right about the growth spurt - I'm suddenly averaging 2lbs/week and I'm certainly not eating more or anything with more fat or whatnot. I think it's good that you gained it now b/c your stomach may now be getting into a position where there isn't a ton of room left and you may not eat as much at all and lose a little weight.

I'm not sure about an earlier c-section. I don't think so - I think I did ask that or it was mentioned. I guess I'll find out more on 12/1.

 

[koj518]

wish - if all goes well for both of us, we might have our babies around the same time!!

juliet - wow 16 weeks already!!! and yay for hubby nesting I've had discharge here and there so I think it's totally fine!!

star - so sorry about the GTT I'm not familiar with the scale they used for you but it seems like you were SOOO close to the "normal" range.. good luck today!

scooby - wow! you get a scan every month!? I'm jealous!! The last one I had was 18 weeks and I likely won't get one until 36 weeks and that would only happen if they think the baby is breech or transverse. It's been far too long since I've seen my baby!!! oh, and I feel you on the weight gain!! I don't know about my baby, but I certainly hit a growth spurt..!! hahaha

 

[Wish2BMom]

that's crazy, koj!! FX'ed all continues to go well for both of us! ALL of us!!

oh, I don't think I mentioned but at my scan the other day, I got a 3D of baby B!!! HE'S SO CUTE!!! Baby A was not in a good position to get a good one - we'll try again next time.

 

[star25]

HAHA wish I didn’t even realise you had put that!

It is how to care for yourself and to get he monitor for testing etc, will be testing 3 times a day to make sure sugars are under 7.8 and also saw the dietician
Go back on the 7th Dec, got a growth scan and appointment with the consultant next thurs

Man this boy gets in this awkward position where it feels like a foot is right up high, I don’t know if it is or how high they can be right but that’s what it feels like!

They did say today that won’t be going past 40 weeks because of the diabetes and if I have to start medication for it then 38 weeks but hopefully I can control it without medication

 

[3chords]

Thank you, forgot to say my first blood test after fasting was 3.9 then I had he glucose drink and 2 hours later bloods were 8.1 and she said they like them to be under 7.8 so doesn’t seem too bad?

Your fasting number is really low, that's a hypo state actually (you should eat asap). Here the guideline is under 6.7 after 2 hrs. Even after 1 hr the guideline is under 7.8 so it seems a bit high?

They won't let you go past 40 weeks because the placenta degrades with diabetes after 37 or so weeks so they don't want to risk stillbirth...sounds scary but they deal with this all the time. Here we are all delivered at around 39 weeks.

 

[star25]

It does seem a bit high she said because my fasting bloods were low she believes it is just gestational but will check 6 weeks after delivery as it’s in my family history
Just hope I don’t end up needing meds

 

[dogmommy]

Star sorry about your gtt. Such a pain to have to measure every little thing you eat but they are so worth it!

Wish that's awesome you got a 3D. You have any pics to share. I'm still on the fence about getting one or not.

Scooby I think our clinics have same protocol. I had the fetal echo too and have growth scans every month. I really like it especially after going thru IVF I felt like I was in constant contact with Drs and rns

Juliet I had the same thing. Every once in a while it would kinda be thicker. My OB told me not to worry unless there's an itch or smell.

Ko I'm with You! I definitely popped a lot more this month. Everyone thinks I'm much farther than 24 weeks. Lol

Next week is gtt and next growth scan. We started the nursery and are getting really excited. Time is going to fly with holidays coming.

 

[Juliet11]

wahhhhh i wrote a post but forgot to send it before my laptop died. lame. can't remember what i said!

star, hope you can go without meds too! but you are doing good making adjustments and following the advice from your medical team.

wish, that is so fun you got to see one of the babies!

thanks koj, i am still on a happy high that hubby is helping and doing his own sort of nesting!

yeah i have some clear, stringy discharge but i think it was just yesterday or maybe a couple times, i can't remember now. pregnancy brain keeps me so forgetful.
okay before i said i thought the 27th wasn't too far away, BUT it is almost 3 weeks!!! How can i go that long until i find out gender, and more importantly, just see that baby is okay??? i haven't seen baby since the NT ultrasound... and i think that was 12 or 13 weeks? okay, not big problems, but you all understand there are always fears during pregnancy!

 

[Wish2BMom]

Let’s see if I can do this again from my phone...the divot at the top of the pic is NOT his head. That’s where the camera kinda stopped taking the pic so it made a weird thing. But here is Baby B! 💜💜 the pic is sideways

 

[Wish2BMom]

Baby A wasn't cooperative enough to give us a good pic, he looks like Skeletor in his so we'll skip that one...

juliet - I always try to do 'Seinfeld Math' when I'm looking forward to something - it's Hump Day today, almost the weekend, really. So after the weekend, you'll have 2 weeks until the 27th! And Thanksgiving is in the middle of that (I can't remember if you're in the US or UK) which will fly by so really, it's like a week and a half...
But I completely get your anxieties - I have those too, still. I already can't wait to see my pumpkins on 12/1 and I wish my next appt next week was more than just a doppler. But my Seinfeld Math tells me that things will fly in the next 3 weeks so I am trying to hold tight.

dog - so exciting to start the nursery, huh? I've gotten pretty far with it, as far as organizing stuff we got from the shower, taking tags off of everything, getting stuff ready for loads of laundry with Dreft (instead of the loads I've already done with Tide...sigh). I just need for the cribs to arrive and my husband to move around some furniture in the room and I'll be happier b/c then I can place things where they need to go. My sister is going to make some cute letters to put on the wall of their first initials, I think with elephants hanging from them.

GTT tomorrow morning. I talked to that RN from my insurance that I talk to every 6 weeks yesterday. She told me to eat 'pregnant smart' today, so I have to avoid most carbs b/c I guess it takes longer for those to break down and they'll spike the numbers tomorrow morning. So I had an omelette with ham, cheese and tomato and one slice of toast with PB for breakfast, will have salmon and broccoli for dinner and I guess a salad for lunch. I guess yogurt and V8 for snacks?

 

[star25]

Dogmommy, how fun starting on the nursery! With dd we started later than 7 months and it was a struggle! We done it neutral so don’t have to do anything to it this time around

Juliet, we understand, the waiting is hard! It’s been the worst thing waiting for appointments and knowing all is ok, I’m sure little baby is perfect in there

Wish, haha cool photos! I couldn’t get a good pic at gender scan in 4d which was a pain so we didn’t get any in the end, just 2d and even those weren’t great lol

Can’t remember if I said yesterday but I’ve put on 16lbs, does that sound right for 27 weeks tomorrow?
So tired right now I just want to nap, dd has just gone to sleep but any minute now I’ve got my 3 yr old niece so I can’t win!

 

[scoobybeans]

wish- I'm usually good at deciphering U/S pics but I can't make that one out lol. Can you talk me through it? You look great! So happy & healthy I think you're going to absolutely fine with the GTT. Don't forget to drink some water before you drink the orange goo, because you can't eat or drink after. Good luck!

koj- Well I'm what they so thoughtfully call "advanced maternal age" so I'm automatically on high-risk protocol. That means monthly scans/exams up to 30 weeks and then I think it's every 2 weeks until 36 weeks and once a week after. I can't believe you have to go that long without seeing him, but OTOH that's probably what most people normally do. Are you still using your Doppler?

star- Yeah they'll probably want you to deliver by 38/39 weeks. I hope you can control it with no meds! I don't know about you but I never want to do another injection for the rest of my life lol. 16 lbs sounds great! I hope you get to sleep soon.

dogmommy- Yup it sounds like our clinics do all the same stuff at the same time. I like it too, it makes it easier to transition after so much monitoring during IVF. That's awesome you're starting on the nursery! I really can't wait to get it all set up. I think it will be my favorite room.

Juliet- It will go so fast, no worries. I'm so excited for you to find out what you're having!

I just discovered that the heat in our office isn't working... I'm so freaking cold. Glad I bundled up today! I got to experience baby hiccups yesterday, it was adorable. I felt kind of bad for him though, it went on for ages!

 

[3chords]

Wish2B - you should just eat normally the day before a GTT because you don't want to go ultra low carb and then not get diagnosed with something that can be pretty serious if left undiagnosed. Just eat whatever you'd normally eat and then you'll actually get an accurate result. If you don't, you can't really know what your true numbers are, make sense?

dogmommy - nursery planning is so fun. We did ours very neutral except the paint on the wall (dark blue) so we are repainting but otherwise leaving all the furniture as is.

star - I am also super tired. I blame my toddler waking up between 5-5:10 every single day.

I got my c-section date - January 31. So only 84 days to go which is crazy. It is going to come so fast because of the Christmas holidays. I think that I will go off on disability on December 8 and between now and then take a bunch of days off to slowly reduce my load. Taking Monday off next week and then the following Friday. Looking forward to it!

 

[Juliet11]

thanks everyone for the reassurance!!!!

wish, i will have to try the Seinfeld math!! is it from the show?
and cute pics by the way! great nursery plans! how fun!

star, i wish you could get a nap in! i still have tired bouts but it is honestly impossible. two kids with sinus infections, and just all the things i have to do and keep everyone happy and fed, etc, and so naps just aren't happening. but i did hire a helper on mondays to come and catch me up on laundry and dishes. for two hours it isn't too expensive, but can't have it more than once a week. i can't believe you are almost 27 weeks! YAY!!!! weight gain sounds normal to me.

scooby, can't wait to report on here on the 27th babys gender!
keep warm!!

well letting kids watch a movie. its not even noon yet and i am feeling those sleepy bouts. my 2 year old was up with coughs and a slight fever at 2am so that is probably why i am tired!!

 

[star25]

3c yay on having a date now, it is so close eek!!

Juliet, poor dd, hope she is better soon, you sound like me, I have a helper 2 hrs on a Monday for 2 hrs haha, it’s the perfect day - after the weekend and gets it all nice for the week ahead

Scooby, aww cute, dd had hiccups constantly but I haven’t felt it yet this time around

 

[Wish2BMom]

3c - I actually haven't eaten much differently today than normal - like I had a piece of toast with my breakfast (It's usually a bagel sandwich but I have been wanting to see if my cafe at work made omelettes anyway so that was good!), I still had a banana for a snack and then added a bit of apple and croutons to my salad. So it wasn't a carb-free day by any means. And added sugar to my coffee as usual. I get your point and that's why I wasn't too regimented today. Dinner is going to be salmon and broccoli with cheese, though and I'll skip the bowl of ice cream. We have our class anyway tonight so I won't be able to have it even if I want to!

Congrats on a date too and GOOD FOR YOU for taking loads of time off soon! I'm so happy you can work that out!

scooby - I am the SAME way with pics! I even had to have the nurse explain what the heck we were looking at. So the pic is 90 degrees to the left. If you turn your head to the left and then cover the giant divot on the now-top of the pic, his face is facing upwards (or to the right) and his little shoulder is by his ear, and his hand is coming up right to where his nose/mouth are. The center of the pic is his closed eye. It's definitely not the greatest picture - hopefully better ones next time around.
And awwww - I haven't felt hiccups yet! Stay warm! Things you don't find out about new spaces until the weather changes.

star - fwiw, I think 16lbs sounds great! I'm at around 31 or so with twins, so that breaks down to 15.5 with each?

juliet - haha yeah there's an episode where Jerry and Elaine go to visit his family in FL and he is trying to make Elaine think that their length of stay isn't that long - 'today is Monday, and that's already almost over...we leave on Friday so that day doesn't count...so it's really only 3 days!'

 

[Juliet11]

3c, didn't see your post earlier, that is SO exciting you have your c-section date!!!
if i got c-section route, mine will be around april 14th. i can go a week before my due date. your time off will be lovely!!!!!

wish, that is funny! yeah since this week is about half over, it is only 2 weeks from monday till my appointing and since my appointment is early in the morning like 8 something, it is actually a bit less then those 2 weeks. HAHA okay getting too excited for how shorter i can make this sound!

 

[Wish2BMom]

GTT done! Tag, you're it, dogmommy - your turn!
That drink wasn't terrible at all, rather tasty I thought! is that weird...? I got the RhoGAM shot too. TDAP will be on 12/1. I think they are also testing my thyroid, iron and maybe something else - she had 4 or 5 vials of blood. The crappy thing is that the results don't come back until tomorrow or Monday, I think. And cripes, I've already gained another 2lbs since last week! I haven't changed a thing in my eating! If anything, I've maybe eaten a little less. I think I'm staring down the barrel at a 45lb weight gain. Oh. My. God.