Assisted Conception Thread :) *updated members list pg1*

[maxxiandniko]

Britt - I was in the hospital for well over a week.

Bed rest is miserable. I'm making the best of it and am finding things to keep me occupied but it's really hard. It's almost a month now that I was taken out of work. Of course home is better than the hospital and if I get tossed back in there like they predict will happen in a few weeks I'll really be miserable but the not leaving my room and the anxiety takes a toll. And I've got such a long way to go too. I am so glad that I have twins because I can't do this again! I know how everyone says that each pregnancy is different but the fact is I will have to get a cerclage next time around and so it's a very real possibility that I could be bed rested, hospitalized, whatever next time around. The good thing is they caught the situation in time.

Sorry for the rant. Hope everyone's having a good day!

 

[Britt11]

Britt - I was in the hospital for well over a week.

Bed rest is miserable. I'm making the best of it and am finding things to keep me occupied but it's really hard. It's almost a month now that I was taken out of work. Of course home is better than the hospital and if I get tossed back in there like they predict will happen in a few weeks I'll really be miserable but the not leaving my room and the anxiety takes a toll. And I've got such a long way to go too. I am so glad that I have twins because I can't do this again! I know how everyone says that each pregnancy is different but the fact is I will have to get a cerclage next time around and so it's a very real possibility that I could be bed rested, hospitalized, whatever next time around. The good thing is they caught the situation in time.

Sorry for the rant. Hope everyone's having a good day!

oh I am so sorry Maxxi. What condition do you have? sorry I missed that... I honestly cant imagine being on bed rest as I have ADD, my heart goes out to you... sending you huge

 

[ahbon]

maxxi - sorry you are having a bad time but at least the twins are being monitored *hugs*

hiya to all, hope you all ok x

 

[Mrs-G]

Ooooo hi everyone, first day back at work today and I really enjoyed myself, omg!

Is everyone ok? maxi- chin up Hun, it'll all be worthwhile, make the most of the rest, once the twins arrive you'll be non stop!

 

[DragonMummy]

Max there's a few mummies in mine and Britts bump group who have had a cerclege and only one had been bed rested and that's only cos she has a heart condition. Hopefully should be fine. Love that you're looking to next time!

 

[MarsMaiden]

maxxi - so sorry hon, it must suck being stuck at home. Get yourself a little bedsit set up with DVDs, coffee maker and plenty of books! I hope that you don't have to go back into hospital anytime soon but it's all for a good cause, every week they can keep them in there will be so much better for them *huggles*

MrsG - glad you're enjoying work! Hang on, enjoying work...??? Are you mad woman??!

Hope everyone else is well! I'm just glad it's Friday and looking forward to the weekend! Carpet shopping this weekend to get ready for after the building work is done at the end of the month when I'll finally be able to start getting the nursery ready!

 

[cranberry987]

maybe you could learn to knit? You can learn off youtube etc and then sit for hours dropping stitches and unpicking lines You get the hang of it after a while but to start with you need a lot of time.

 

[MarsMaiden]

ladies - hoping you can help ease my paranoia!!! (When does worrying ever end??!)

Since last night I have had what I can only describe as a tingling feeling all over 'down there' and I am getting kicks so low down that it feels like electric shocks. Had a gentle feel of my cervix (that brought back ttc memories!!) and it is high but really soft. Am just paranoid about incompetent cervix, especially after maxxis story - does anyone know what the symptoms are or what to look out for?

 

[cranberry987]

I dont know sorry, could you call your MW and ask?

 

[maxxiandniko]

Mars - Don't worry too much about about incompetent cervix. When and what was your last cervical measurement? With twins your cervix will always shorten more and earlier than with one but it doesn't mean anything until it shortens to a particular length and my guess is no one's worried about you. I had a measurement at my 20 week anatomy scan that showed 3.6. At the time I was annoyed because the babies weren't cooperating and so I had to return in 2 weeks to rescan the hearts but in retrospect everything worked out as it should because at 22 weeks my cervical length had dropped to 2.8. I saw my ob at 23 weeks who put me on modified bed rest and went back to the specialist a few days later and the length at that time was 2 and I got taken out of work. I was sent to the hospital a few days after that and the length dropped further to 1.2 and I was contracting so I was admitted. My ob thinks that my cervix is too thin normally and so with the added weight of the twins in my uterus this was bound to happen even if I had only one baby. The only difference is that with one they expect that I would have had this happen at 30 weeks which is not a big deal instead of 23 weeks which is a huge deal.

I ended up back at the hospital the other night for contractions but thankfully they let me go. I was contracting every 6 minutes but my cervix is stable and they did a fetal fibronectin test which was negative (supposedly tells them if I'm going to deliver within the week) so they let me go. My next appt is in about 2 weeks but something tells me I'll end up back at the hospital at some point before that. The nurses on the Labor and Delivery floor said that with twins I should get too know everyone really well. Thanks for all the well-wishing too everyone. I'm glad I'm the only one with any real drama!

 

[MarsMaiden]

Thanks Maxxi and cranberry - I have left a message with the midwife centre but no call back yet - Grrrr! Dont want to phone the emergency numbers as really dont think its anything serious but could just do with getting my mind put at ease!

Maxxi - thanks so much for replying hon. I dont think they have ever measured my cervical length unless they had a look at my 20 week scan and just didnt mention it but there's certainly nothing in my notes. I have checked with Dr Google and he seems to think that maybe the babies are just low and pressing on my nerves hence the tingling I'm feeling, seems to be common in later pregnancy so maybe I'm just feeling it early carrying two! Just hope theyre not too low!

You seem to be going through such a time of it but I'm glad that it sounds like you are getting really excellent care, that must be reassuring. Hopefully you can find something to keep you properly entertained while you're cooped up *hugs*

 

[Britt11]

Thanks Maxxi and cranberry - I have left a message with the midwife centre but no call back yet - Grrrr! Dont want to phone the emergency numbers as really dont think its anything serious but could just do with getting my mind put at ease!

Maxxi - thanks so much for replying hon. I dont think they have ever measured my cervical length unless they had a look at my 20 week scan and just didnt mention it but there's certainly nothing in my notes. I have checked with Dr Google and he seems to think that maybe the babies are just low and pressing on my nerves hence the tingling I'm feeling, seems to be common in later pregnancy so maybe I'm just feeling it early carrying two! Just hope theyre not too low!

You seem to be going through such a time of it but I'm glad that it sounds like you are getting really excellent care, that must be reassuring. Hopefully you can find something to keep you properly entertained while you're cooped up *hugs*

yeah my hospital said its always best to come in 20 times for false alarms and they would rather I did than worry at home and miss something that was urgent. If you are having the tingly feelings than yes definitely go in. I wonder if your baby is breech and you are feeling little feeties. I had that when she was breech. either way go in

 

[Isi Buttercup]

Wow Maxxi....sending you loads of . And you too, Mars Maiden!

Gosh, seems like twin pregnancies have a lot of drama!

 

[Mrs-G]

Mars, I'm not sure if you're describing what I felt, I had really low kicks that I though baby was trying to come out feet first but not a tingling, just a kind of ooo ooo kinda feel that made me jump, really difficult to describe but I think it depends of her position. I still get them from time to time and they make me jump!

Well my 3 days at work are over, just tomorrow morning left. I am trying to cram in a full time job into 3 days! Doh but it makes it go sooo quick.

Today I've decided I'm not counting how many weeks gone I am but how many weeks I have to go - 11 weeks today OMFG it is gonna go soooo quick! Just 20 days left at work (7 weeks)

Next week I will be 30 weeks - Mrs F you must be nearly there aren't you, how many weeks do you have left?

How about everyone else, Maxi, I know you're a couple of weeks behind me but Britt your a couple ahead aren't you, it's getting very exciting, I can't even remember what we all went through with IVF it seems such a distant memory, the unbearable waiting, the injections, the strict routine, the apprehension, now all my thoughts are will buying baby stuff, organising work so I can finish on maternity leave, getting nursery done, whether I need to buy another car seat with an isofix base or am I going to cope with the one that matches my buggy which I have to strap in - just so many unimportant stresses going round my head!

 

[DragonMummy]

hey all, apologies for recent absence. Been on hols! glad everyone's cervixes are hanging in there!!! I've been getting lots of cervix pain - she's just very veeery head down. Here's my 33 week bump x

https://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/lefunch/224309_10150572762720023_781605022_18342342_4161403_n.jpg

 

[Mrs-G]

Ooooo nice bump.

Ladies please do me a favour and check out my name poll in third tri, need as much help as possible

Thanks

 

[DragonMummy]

on my way! x

 

[ahbon]

Hiya ladies

Twin ladies - hope you are ok - I've also had and still get the funny kicking sensation when they kick down below - makes me jump everytime! Have the girls moving all over the place and kicking like mad for the last few weeks - love it but eeeeeeks it's wierd! Let's try and keep those babies in for as long as possible! xxx

DM - fab pic - we've still not taken any pics of mine

*waves* to everyone

Went to aquanatal yesterday - thinking it was good for me and bubs........ came home with a twisted ankle haha the class was great but I half jumped in and it was shallower than I thought so landed on my left foot....... was ok til 5hrs later.... even hubby didn't go to the pub last night as he was worried I couldn't move around! all ok now - well 'ish' - plenty of arnica gel to rub on it helped

have a great w/e all x

 

[Britt11]

omg I cant believe you "jumped" into the pool Ahbon thats awesome, I went to the pool last week, and I could barely get in with the ladder....
Hope you are not sore anymore

great pics DM

 

[Mrs-G]

Er did I say I was enjoying work? Stupid me! I have had the crappest day today, I am a manager and if someone isn't doing their job properly it's my job to address it? You'd think so wouldn't you but I just manage to get a break out of world war 3! I've reduced my hours to 3 days/3.5 days a week, yet first week back I have done an additional 8 unpaid hours cos I had to deal with other peoples crap work yet I'm in the wrong if I try and address it. I can't win, I'm going to make zero effort next week and stick to my hours, if jobs don't get done I'm not going to care! Watch this space!

It's not fair on baby to get myself that upset though and she doesn't need to listen to tests shouting and swearing at me so I've got to do something! I wish I could find myself another job whilst I'm on maternity, I think I'm going to have to try.

Ahbon, you must look after yourself better, my local aquanatal is on a Friday when I'm at work, think I'm going to go swimming on a tuesday although oh is off with me this Tuesday.

Well I'm having a little snooze now after my stress this morning!