Assisted conception success - due 2018 xx

[star25]

3c, apart from tuesdays when she is at nursery 9-3 she will be here
It’s a good idea like you said to keep their routine, we’re at playgroup twice a week and a music dancing group once a week so I’m hoping to carry on with these soon as I can as Madeleine loves them
I just wonder what she will be like when he’s here and when it will sink he’s actually staying haha

 

[3chords]

I just wonder what she will be like when he’s here and when it will sink he’s actually staying haha

I was a bit older when my younger brother was born (3.5) and was super excited. My Mom said I wanted to help dress him, like he was a doll. And then a week after he'd come home I finally asked my grandmother when he was going back?? Ha!

 

[star25]

Haha how funny, I’ve got a feeling she will get jealous eventually but more excited at the start
I’m dreading leaving her for the birth of its overnight, we’ve never had a night apart in 2 years and sometimes when she wakes up she only wants
me, dh will bring her to visit in hospital but then she probably won’t want to leave!

 

[scoobybeans]

Wow, this thread moves so fast now! I definitely need to check it more often.

Juliet- I love your attitude and I hope everything looks good on Wednesday! I think it's good that you're busy so you aren't obsessing over it every second.

wish- How did I miss your birthday?? Happy belated birthday girlie! That's nice that DH made it special. (And also got the cribs together, woohoo!) Wow, only 5 weeks until babies... Are you ready for this?

3chords- Congrats on your last day of work! It sounds like they take care of their employees, that's awesome. Keeping Henry in daycare will probably be best for his routine, and also give you some nice one on one time with your little girl

koj- I still think your midwife made you worried for no reason but like you said better to be safe than sorry. Good luck Wednesday!

ask & mk- Congrats again to both of you & welcome to the group! So exciting to get more BFPs from our old thread.

I'm not sure how long I'll keep working yet. At first I was thinking I'd start working from home after Christmas but it's easier to get work done at the office so I don't know now. I think I'll just play it by ear.

Picked a pediatrician today! He came highly recommended from the nurse who taught our birth class. The receptionist told me he will come to the hospital to meet me & the baby after he's born. I think that's so nice

 

[Juliet11]

wish, i am so happy he has time off soon... we need him around more! he didn't take off much time earlier in year, we don't vacation much at all, so now he can do a big chunk for our road trip.

koj, thank you! yes i should have just called. but now i promise i will if it happens again. sounds like the perfect way to spend a snowy day! we don't get snow in my part of California, we are not too far from the beach, so at sea level, no snow...but if did have snow i would spend it doing christmas cards, listening to christmas music, having sweets, etc

star, no more spotting thankfully... well some brown stuff but they aren't worried about that they said. both daughters seem to be getting better with their issues although i had to give older daughter fever meds in the night. sorry yours has been sick as well! my older daughter slept in to 10 am today, that never happens!!! she needed the sleep, but yeah we will pay tonight when she won't go to bed! or maybe we luck out and she still will need that sleep.
excited to hear how your growth scan goes!

3chords, thank you!!!

i am eager for Wednesday... fetal echo cause my 2 year old had a heart problem that was fixed at 4 months old so I get the echo. We expect no heart conditions as hers was rare and random. But hopefully during the echo they can zoom down to the problem area and get an update for me. They said they would... but i am feeling a bit grumpy and not hopeful with the medical team... not their fault, I am just feeling like I could have been better informed from the beginning instead of stressing, crying and waiting for emails and calls to be returned.
But overall I am happy and optimistic about the situation! I'll report back on that on Wednesday!

Hope everyone has a good start to their weeks! Looking forward to hearing how appointments and scans go! And betas for the new comers, yay!

 

[Juliet11]

scooby, thanks!!! yeah keeping busy is good for me! but harder not to think about it when everyone is asleep and the house is quiet!
sounds smart to play the work plan by ear! nice you have flexibility! and yay for picking a pediatrician!

 

[dancingnurse2]

Just have a couple of minutes down time. The twins are doing better. Both are off oxygen and IV! Only still have feeding tube while they learn to eat. I am exhausted. Though I am thankful. Sending my love ladies!

 

[star25]

Ahh sending our love to you and the babies too Dancing, glad babies are well!

Juliet, she slept OK in the end til 7:15 and had to wake her for nursery where she was sick after lunch so had to her early

Scan went well and he weighs 4.6lb I thought this was a lot but he's on the same line on the chart,50th percentile, next scan 9th Jan

 

[MKaykes]

Do you ladies have any tips to get through this first trimester? I keep worrying that I'll miscarry, and won't know it until my scan which is two weeks away still. Part of me wants to keep testing, but I also don't want to stress about how dark or light a line is. Even of the baby stopped growing, I'd still have hcg so it's not like it's suddenly turn to a BFN. I wish I got to go in for another beta!

 

[scoobybeans]

Juliet- I have to agree, I think your doctor could have handled it better so you didn't have to worry for so long. Sorry your girls are sick I hope they feel better soon!

dancing- So glad to hear the twins are improving! I can't imagine how exhausted you must be, but I hear it does get a little better all of the time. Take good care of yourself!

star- At 30 weeks my little guy was measuring 3.5lbs so if you figure 1/2lb a week than 4.5lbs sounds right. (My doctor said he was measuring big but I've seen other charts that said he was spot on so...??) I think they're just guessing, honestly!

mk- I tested for quite awhile because I really needed the assurance of seeing those lines get darker until my scan. In order to help me stay optimistic, I downloaded a pregnancy app (Ovia) onto my phone and started bookmarking cute baby stuff on my computer. I talked to the bean and visualized him getting bigger every day. Might sound silly lol but it did help me! How far along will you be at your first scan? At mine I was still shy of 6 weeks and we saw a sac but no heartbeat yet. I was so glad people had told me ahead of time that may happen so I didn't freak out, because at my next scan everything looked perfect. You'll get through it!

Fighting a cold at the moment. Boo. I'm at work today but wishing I'd stayed home. You guys I think I might have SPD. My hip pain is so, so bad at night that it hurts to stand when I get up from the couch and it hurts like hell to walk, especially up the stairs. It even hurts to flip from one side to the other when I'm lying in bed. I looked up the symptoms and I have all of them. Anyone go through this or suffering from it now?

 

[dancingnurse2]

Scooby I had SPD. It hurts so much. My heating pad or hot rocks helped.

 

[Juliet11]

star, sounds like a good scan!!!! thats a good weight!! and you have just under 2 months to go?

MK, waiting for ultrasounds was the worst!!! keep yourself busy with projects... it's a good time to clean and organize your clothes, kitchen, everything! or do fun arts and crafts like if you scrapbook or if you like to read books, etc. i wouldn't test at this point, and just try and wait for the scan. hang in there!

scooby, sounds like you need to go home and rest!!!! drink some tea and get some sleep... being sick like that totally sucks, especially when preggo.... get better soon!
girls seems mostly better, so sent older DD to preschool. she had a tiny cough during night but that was it. but other daughter still has weird poops! not sure what's going on with her. but kept DS home from preschool cause he had throw-up in the night but i think it was just a funny tummy... dad let him have a hot dog at 8pm last night!!! something i would not do! oh well... he seems quite happy today.

i'll report back about tomorrows appointment in the morning!!

 

[3chords]

scooby - that sounds uncomfortable!

star - great scan and size. My son was like 6 lbs at the 32 week scan so you're definitely not having a huge diabetes baby so far.

mkaykes - I have had a lot of losses so for me there was really no relaxing at all in the first trimester. What is your clinic's ultrasound schedule? Mine did every 2 weeks from 6w on which did help a bit.

 

[star25]

Thank you Juliet and 3c, induction 8 weeks tomorrow!

Scooby,sounds painful, with dd I didn't have SPD but I had bad hip pain on the left and had to go to physio,turns out one side of my pelvis was higher than the other causing the pain so definitely worth getting checked ,my knee caps were also too high due to tight thigh muscles pulling them higher which is why I've probably had knee pain again this time ,I've probably just cursed myself as its been OK for a couple weeks now! Hope you feel better soon with hour cold too

 

[Juliet11]

scooby, i am trying to remember if i had SPD...
i had and currently have round ligament pain is it anything like that? cause that has been painful and made me stop geting out of bed and wait for the pain to pass. and towards the end of my last pregnancy i had something called or nicknamed "lighting crotch" with was awkward and painful. but SPD i can't remember so maybe not... hope it eases up for you!!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

mk - I agree with the girls - the first tri is actually torture to get through if you've had previous losses. What worked best for me was to have plans/be busy. If you have something to look forward to to make it to the scans, that helps. Can't wait for your scan day!!

star - your boy sounds like a great weight! So glad everything looked good!!

scooby - ready?? ummm...nope! I keep trying to immerse myself into daydreams about how it's going to be/feel/look to try to prep myself and I know I'm just way off b/c nothing can really prepare you. DH is nervous about them being so small - he's never held a newborn. He doesn't want to break them! He'll learn quickly!
I have to look up what SPD is but I don't think I'm experiencing that. Though my belly is definitely in pain when I roll over at night. I've figured out a pretty good position, though, I think, to be able to roll from side to side with minimal discomfort now. For this week, anyway...
Congrats on finding a pediatrician! I did too!! Literally right around the corner from us so on nice days, we can even walk over.

juliet - can't wait for your scan results today. I really really hope everything looks improved. Please keep us posted!

koj - love your snow day! you were very productive!! I laid on the couch all day, basically, trying to shrink my ankles. It's not working

dancing - so glad you were able to pop in with an update! The twins are doing so well, you'll be able to bring them home so soon!!

3c - I also think it's great that you can keep Henry in daycare while you bond with DD at home. Good to not break up a routine that works. How are you feeling lately?

afm - nothing really new here! appt on Friday but it's just a doppler so it should be quick. I thought the babies would be slowing down their movements now b/c they'd run out of room but apparently not. Still nutty!
I get to work from home 100% starting next Monday but not really b/c we also hired a contractor to cover me while I'm out, so I have to go in and train him. Boooo... my ankles can't take it anymore and I have about 4 outfits left for work that fit! and one pair of shoes!
Also, found out this week that I won't get as much maternity time as I thought. About 8.5 weeks. That is just horrible, I hate the maternity system in this country SO MUCH. Doesn't help that I'm a new employee with no vacation accumulated yet but still - we only start off with 2 weeks anyway so I'd still be at less than 12 weeks. Horrid.

 

[star25]

Forgot to say in previous post he is head down and was at the last scan so hoping he stays that way, I feel most movement really high to the left, have done for a while now and turns out that’s his bottom! Probabaly why they’re more big movements rather than kicks or punches so definitely explains it lol

Wish, sorry about the maternity leave, that does suck

 

[koj518]

juliet - sorry! I didn't mean to make it sound like you should've called!! I think what you did was perfectly reasonable! you are a way more experienced mom than I will ever be and you're handling everything so amazingly!

MK - the first trimester is the worst!! Its like the TWW x 6 (literally!!) You just have to get through it one day at a time! Like scooby said, if testing daily gives you reassurance, I would fully support it!!

scooby - sorry to hear you are suffering I hope things get better! You're so close to the finish like though so the end is definitely in sight!! (6 weeks to be exact!!)

star - great scan!! that sounds like a perfect weight for 31 weeks! wow 8 weeks!! a lot of us are really running towards that finish line!!

wish - oh my goodness!! I'm totally with you on the swelling!!! my feet, ankle and legs are suffering the most (oh and my face!!!! haha)

afm - had my scan today. just as my midwife suspected, the baby is on the small side.. (18th percentile to be exact). she said the main concern is that my placenta isn't functioning as it should, but during the scan today, it was pumping blood fine so they're not too too concerned at the moment. But I now have weekly appointments to take my belly measurement and if it doesn't grow every week, then I'll probably have another scan in about 2-3 weeks to make sure he's growing OK. On the upside, baby's head is down (WAAAAY down... so low they could hardly take the head measurement) and he's facing my back, so in the perfect birthing position!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

koj - I think I forgot that you are ahead of scooby and I!! 5 weeks left for you!!! EEE!! That's great you're getting the additional monitoring. Hopefully baby is just tucked into an unusual position and it makes him look smaller.
I assume the midwife was ok with your face swelling? that seems to be the thing to look out for. I'm sure they are monitoring anything that points to pre-e too so you're fine.
Sounds like yours is where my Baby A is - we could barely get a head measurement either! And I'm getting rib kicks now too so he's spread right out.

Man, I am already so checked out of work and I still have a month here!

 

[koj518]

wish - yup. she said as long as the face swelling doesn't progressively get worse throughout the day (mine's usually worse in the morning and gets better) and it's not accompanied by blurred vision, I don't need to be concerned! and yup the rib kicks!! they are painful!! I bet we'll give birth right around the same time or you might be a few days before me!!