Beach Bumps - July Rainbows

[Lumen000]

Tell me about it girl in York...and naps have never been soooo good!! I have my 3rd 2500 word essay due on Thurday..not started yet...starting to freak out..

 

[girlinyork]

I have an essay due on the 27th but my pregnancy brain can't cope with it lol. Does anybody know anything about cultural competence in the field of mental health care

 

[Lumen000]

Aw its brutal GIY...if im not feeling Ill im worried about not feeling ill.....We will manage some how! I've never done a whole essay in one day but theres a first time for everything...I wont expect the best grade but hey ho....

 

[LVnMommy]

I have an essay due on the 27th but my pregnancy brain can't cope with it lol. Does anybody know anything about cultural competence in the field of mental health care

ahh, yes I sure do. Have written many a-paper on cultural competence! Nursing??

 

[mackjess]

Good luck on your papers ladies. And I'm no help with the pain. I haven't had any cramps since a few days before my BFP, so I think that was implantion. I had brown spotting a few days after the BFP and I think that was old blood.

Dolly - I have an itchy belly too. I went ahead and bought some stretch mark cream. I figure even if it didn't do anything for marks, it is extra moisturizing and sure enough, my belly quit itching. When I remember to use it that is...

And OMG ladies. I don't know if it's because I'm 35 and pregnant on top of it, I have been jumping DH's bones like crazy. LOL. So nothing has happened after, no spotting, cramping, nothing. The poor man is like GOOD GOD WOMAN! You got what you wanted from me already!!!!! hehe

I'm my 2nd day into week 5. Nothing troublesome has happened. Yay! Last time I started spotting and woke up with cramps on day 3. So if I make it thru tomorrow with nothing happening I will be sighing with relief.

My boobs have officially gotten huge. I had to wear a sports bra today because no bras worked. Not even my expensive, comfy victoria's secret one that is usually my go to favorite.

 

[Scorpio23]

Hey Ladies,

Congrats on your BFP news. I recently also got my BFP after D&C in March. I'm not sure exactly when I OV, it was end of Oct/beginning of Nov.
I have a scan scheduled in a few weeks to find out the details.

I'd love to join your thread. Looking for likewise ladies to keep positive in the first trimester

 

[girlinyork]

Hello Scorpio, lovely to meet you x

I know how you feel Jess, I was spotting at this point first time round yay for rainbow babies!

Lvmommy, I'm doing a degree on health and social care. A good and relevant text book on cultural competence would be a great jumping off point lol x

 

[Dollybird]

Hey ladies! Glad to see you are all doing well. Welcome Scorpio also!! Well got my second lot of bloods today, and they've gone from 830 on 17dpo, to 1666 today 19dpo.. So have doubled. What do yous think?? Getting my scan on Friday now. The nurse seemed positive, she think I will relax if I see my egg in the right place and I guess she's right xxx

 

[girlinyork]

those betas look great to me dolly

 

[mackjess]

I'm glad you are getting a scan for some reassurance since it seems everything is great from those numbers!

 

[bethneebabe]

Is anyone else driving themselves nuts? I have been feeling really sick since last Friday and am just about 6 weeks but today I don't feel sick. I have bad heartburn but now I'm worried something is wrong. Plus thick creamy discharge started today and I can feel it and everytime I'm worried I'm spotting. Ugh.

 

[girlinyork]

Beth, mine eased for a few days at 6wks. It doesn't go away now x

 

[bethneebabe]

Thanks Girl! I began to gag when smelling a co-workers lunch today so I'm hopeful. I just worry everyday that I'll lose our little bean. After seeing the heartbeat on Monday, the pregnancy seems more real but so is my fear of loss.

 

[Shashua]

Is anyone else driving themselves nuts? I have been feeling really sick since last Friday and am just about 6 weeks but today I don't feel sick. I have bad heartburn but now I'm worried something is wrong. Plus thick creamy discharge started today and I can feel it and everytime I'm worried I'm spotting. Ugh.

I drove myself nuts yesterday and this morning because I actually had an appetite and my breasts weren't really sore. Tossed and turned all night (mainly bc of my scan today) but, remember symptoms come and go!!! I have to keep reminding myself that too. Enjoy it while it lasts. Plus your discharge sounds absolutely normal for pregnancy. I wouldnt stress..(says the Queen of Stressing. HA)

 

[Shashua]

I did not sleep well at all last night and tossed and turned, scared to death, and almost dreading my scan this morning. Plus it didnt help that almost all my symptoms left yesterday. I actually had an appetite (not normal) and I swore my breasts deflated or something.

I was a basket case this morning on the way to the hospital. I got in rather quickly, (there were TONS of expecting mamas there. Waiting room was PACKED) My heart was racing and my bp was high. (Imagine that??!) My Dr actually came in & performed the u/s himself. Which was nice. Right away he found my baby bean. He actually found "her" (I keep referring to my babe as a girl...) immediately on my abdomen. No DILDO CAM for me! LOL! I was shocked, because usually they NEVER can see anything on my abdomen.

Immediately he spotted the flickering heart and turned the volume up so we could hear the most beautiful sound in the world. Our little bean had a heart rate of 150!! Dr. said my sac was perfectly shaped with no debris or blood sacs, and the baby's heart rate was great. DH and I started crying and thanking God right there and then. I was in utter shock, because I had prepared myself for bad news.

Im measuring 4-5 days behind my estimates. He said Im measuring 7w1d. I have another u/s scheduled for Dec 19th and he said we would probably adjust it again then. For now my official dd is July 9th.

I have lots of pics, but my scanner isnt hooked up.

I want to share my happiness with you, to give you all HOPE. I know that you girls will get your Rainbow babies too!

 

[Lumen000]

Awww thats great news Shashua!! I honest to God was tearing up reading your post lol! Cant wait to see the scan photos...try and take a pic of the photo with your phone

X x X x X

 

[bethneebabe]

Congrats Shashua!! That's so exciting. I know we will never be over worrying but I'm glad you got to see your little bean!

 

[girlinyork]

Shashua I'm so pleased you saw your rainbow bean with a nice strong heartbeat isn't it soooo special? Ill update your ticker tomorrow x

 

[Shashua]

Ps ladies I'm sorry to come across as negative or a worrier but to those of you who have one sided pain/twinges are you able to describe it to me exactly? I think Monro, Dolly and Jessica...mine is about an inch max away from my left ovary (or where I get my ovulation pains) and about an cm from my left hip a little higher than ovary, it's a twinge and comes and goes-last night I thought it was going as didn't have it for a few hours but this morning it's back and it's terrifying me. My Dr thinks it's bowel but I don't have any bowel issues plus with my last pregnancy/mmc I didn't have any one sided pain (ovulated from left side this pregnancy and right side last pregnancy). When I'm completely distracted I don't notice it but as soon as I think about it it's there like a little pulsey/twinge. I'm praying it's the muscles around there or something. Does this sound anything like yours? Dr also said it's too early for it to be eptopic pains but the dreaded Google has found Mr stories where women's tubes have ruptured at 5 weeks and sometimes with little warning but a bit of a twinge!!

I mentioned this to my Dr and he right away suggested corpus luteum cyst. He didnt look for one on my us, but he said it sounds like thats what it was.

 

[Scorpio23]

Bethneebabe: I too have been going a bit nuts but trying to remain positive as the stress is no good.
I have been smelling work friends lunch too which is off putting.

Shashua: congrats on the scan

Does anybody get dry heaving, and not actually vomitt?