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[Wish2BMom]

alleke - I hadn't ever looked but I should. I have piles of tea at home that I'd like to drink. I stick with mint for now but I have an apple chamomile, lemon ginger, and a few green teas. Let us know what you find!

miki - oh, you're exactly a month ahead of me! my due date will (hopefully) be 1/28, if it's a singleton. Ugh, i'm sorry you had such a rough weekend. That doesn't sound good at all. I'm glad you're on the mend.

man, so i'm at my client right now, which means I'm wearing work clothes. High-waisted pencil skirt, tight cami under a blouse. I feel like I'm about to POP! I am so uncomfortable right now. I am tired, I just want to go back to bed. Not happy to be here at all!! Counting down the hours until I can go back to the hotel, and then tomorrow when I can go home.

 

[Rainshiny]

I have huge news- my girl went peepee in the potty yesterday!!! I guess all that talking about it worked! Now I have no idea what to do cause it's so early I'm not prepared, lol. They'll be 18 mo next week. DS was intrigued, but no dice yet. If this means fewer diapers, it's life-changing.

Wish and Alleke- I think most of the on the shelf teas are safe (the uncaffeinated ones). Doesn't the fertility diet book or tcoyf book mention teas? I think so.

Yikes mikki that sounds like u felt miserable this weekend. Did u run it by your doc? There are so many pregnancy symptoms that they just say don't worry about them but might be good to check in.

Alleke- what are your symptoms? I forget, are u taking progesterone?

Wish- awwww maybe time to find some stretchy clothes, hon!! Hope your day goes by fast. What time is your scan Thursday?

Terri- I'm pooped also. Go figure!!!

 

[mikihope]

Rain- That is wonderful news! Now the potty is so much more than a conversation piece Thanks, I finally did run it by the doc via email, and talked to an advice nurse this morning. Both agreed that it did not sound like Listeria. I’m still worried, but at least that did help me quite a bit!

Wish- That’s so cool, we're one month apart exactly! I still wonder if you’re having twins… we’ll see on Thursday. Which is now pretty soon! Poor you, you have the bloating too. I have been using rubber bands to hold my pants since maybe week 5. It makes me feel so “unfashionable” and makes me feel kind of crappy, but I hate shopping, so I am avoiding it for as long as I can. I hope that you’re at the hotel right now, having a good rest!

Alleke- I agree with Rain, that the off the shelf teas are probably safe. I did a bunch of reading to find out, when I was trying to decide which teas I could drink. I was shocked to see how many herbs were considered unsafe, but then I read other stuff that said the amount of herbs in the off the shelf teas (Celestial Seasonings was one that was mentioned a fair bit) are in very small amounts, and are considered safe. But definitely clarify this with your doctor.

AFM- I’m lying on the couch today! I woke up so dizzy, exhausted, achey, that I could not think of getting into the car to drive to work. For the first time since I’ve started work here 1.5 years ago, I had to tell my boss that I was too sick to come in to work. I felt so bad, but I think my body was telling me that I really, really need the rest. Poor DH is packing now, and I can’t help him

 

[Wish2BMom]

oh my, miki! I'm glad you listened to your body and took the day off. Rest up, girlie - you still have to actually MOVE. (I hate moving, but I love new places - quite the pickle!)

rain - HOORAYYYYYY little girlie!!! way to fall to the power of suggestion!! come on, little blue - hop on and don't be stubborn!

so still feeling like a stuffed cow but my mood is a lot better since about 11am. I'm less queasy and have more energy, so no, not at the hotel. Still at the office. I'm loving it all though - just reading all of that as confirmation things are still going well! It's so weird how things change almost hourly.
I do wonder if we're having twins too. When I think about 'it', I actually think in the plural pronoun (them, they). Seems more natural than the singular form.

 

[terripeachy]

One more day, Wish!! I cannot wait.

See, I spelled out cannot with hopes that it would take longer to type which means I'm that much closer to getting to Thursday! Ha ha.

 

[Wish2BMom]

HAHAHA terri - I you!

i'm sitting in BWI right now - pick up Rainy and come visit.

 

[mikihope]

Wish, I cannot wait as well! It's basically tomorrow already... so exciting!

 

[terripeachy]

Oh I didn't see your post. I totally would have and we could've driven you home and then it would be Thursday by the time we got you to you clinic! I'm sorry I missed you. Hee hee.

I don't know if I told you guys but I have my first speaking engagement in two weeks. It's for a group of women engineers and I'm getting pretty excited about it. I have my presentation ready. I just hope I don't blab for too long.

On the rental front I have you wait until the end of July. Catholic charities will beer posting me what she owes thankfully. She's terrible. Once again, I feel bad for her for kids but that's life in the ghetto. You can't feel too bad for irresponsible people that never had a chance at a good life. You just count your blessings and move on. Shrug.

 

[Vonn]

Ttc--I am so sorry to hear about your brother. How sad.

Miki--I hope you are on the mend. You are so committed to your job so I.m sure it was hard to miss some time. I had the same thing happen a couple weeks ago where I felt increasingly crappy one Saturday, until I was throwing up and had diarrhea. It wasn't fun, but didn't last. I know we are more susceptible, so probably just chalk it up to a weakened immune system because of all the other important work going on in your body!

Terri--How is your family doing, your brother's kids? Any luck dealing with the tenant troubles?

Rain--amazing news that your little girl used the potty! I hope she continues, maybe it will help your son. I know boys generally take longer to potty train, but perhaps the twin connection will make a difference.

Alleke--I don't have any info on safe teas, sorry. I used to drink lots of teas, but when I got pg it was so unappealing that I stopped and I haven't ever gotten back into it.

Wish--I love that you are loving & embracing all the symptom craziness! It's the best possible attitude to have. You can't control it, things will come and go, so all you can really do is not be driven batty by it. The clothes tightness and bloating are sooooo uncomfortable" Hopefully, with working from home a lot, you can be in comfies quite a bit. Can't wait for tomorrow!

MsR--how're things?

AFM--I'm 32 weeks tomorrow & the third trimester feels like it's really settling in. I'm more tired again and am having a number of not so fun symptoms. I have tons of broken capillaries on my face, chest, and arms; just little red dots everywhere. That's a more unusual pg symptom, but I also am experiencing many of the standard issues. Worth every minute and every penny, but not for the faint of heart at this age!

With less than a month before we close on the sale of our condo, we have nowhere to live. Except my parents' basement, which has been generously offered. We are looking at 3-4 more houses tomorrow. We're also looking at rentals, but they are either more than I think we can afford for something decent or really crappy for what we want to pay. This is getting quite stressful. While it is amazing to have the option to stay at my parents' (which I think is unavoidable for at least a bit, even if we do find something), DH will really struggle with the situation and I'm not crazy about the idea of starting a family, bringing a baby home from the hospital straight to my parents' house. It also takes up so much time, either looking for houses/rentals, talking with DH about them all, setting up and going to showings. I'm trying to work longer hours to make up for when I leave for showings & its all wiping me out, physically and emotionally. I'm afraid that's why I've been such a bad BnB friend. Sorry for being a downer.

On the positive side, my sister is still pg! She had her first ultrasound last Friday, got to hear hb, everything looked good. Since they had done ccs testing, the clinic gave them an envelope with the little bean's sex identified. She's having a boy! She's exhausted, getting headaches, and struggling with nothing sounding good to eat. All very reassuring!

 

[TTC74]

Vonn - how exciting that you're 32 weeks! I'm thrilled to hear that your sister is progressing, too! I'm sorry about your living situation. That stinks and I hope you find a new place quickly.

Wish - yay! Today is the day. Can't wait to hear/see the news!

 

[Wish2BMom]

omg, vonn - I can't believe you're 32 weeks!! WOW that time flew by!
I'm so sorry for all you're going through with your house hunting. I know that you were so excited to get the condo off your plate but I wouldn't have anticipated this. I'm glad there IS a fallback plan, but I realize it's not the best plan. Though do you think you'd feel a little relieved having the support and potentially time to bank some decent money for a down payment on one of those houses that you want that is currently out of range?

miki - I hope you're feeling better hon

terri - speaking engagement!! YES!!! Gosh, you'll knock it out of the park, for sure. I hope it works out for you. I applaud you for being so creative in your networking.

sooooooooooooooooooooo....drum roll.................we have TWINS!! I'm beside myself, I can't believe it. DH and I were already talking about how we have to look at our budget and save. I think the single biggest worry is the price of daycare. It's just so outrageous - more than a mortgage.
anyway - they are perfect little gummi bears, measuring a day apart at 7+4 and 7+5 (I'm 7+4 today). Their little heartbeats were crazy to see - doesn't seem real. They were at 157 and 164. Beautiful, surreal, ,
I told the sonographer that it just seemed like she was showing us someone else's video or something. My RE was soo happy for us, she said 'especially' for us. I know they love us there and the feeling is quite mutual. I've 'graduated' from there and now I need to find an OB. All of the nurses said they are going to miss us and we need to keep in touch. I will definitely be going in with my bump and babies if we are so lucky for everything to keep progressing well!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

oh and alleke - I got a pamphlet and I talked to my doc about the tea - she said most everything is fine, in moderation (so 1-2 cups), but try to stay away from the St. John's Wort, Ginseng, etc kinds. But chamomile is fine, etc.

 

[Rainshiny]

Wwwwwhhhhooooooooooopppppp!!!!!! Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!! Tttttttwwwwiiinnnnsssss!!!!

I'm so happy for you, wish!!! It's wild when u first see them. I'm so relieved it isn't triplets since your hcg was so high. Phew!! That would be something else again.

They are di/di right?

Welcome to the twin parent-to-be club!! I'll pm you the secret handshake haha.

 

[Rainshiny]

Oh and you might think about an au pair if u have an extra room- I think they are cheaper. Several twin mom friends have them and most had good experiences. Although your FIL lives w u already, if I recall.

 

[Vonn]

Wish2bmom, guess what? YOU ARE A MOM!! You have two precious babes growing inside you. This is wonderful, amazing news! I am so excited for you and DH. The heartbeats are perfect. Thank goodness Rainshiny is here to give you the scoop on being a twin mommy!

AFM--I realize I was super negative last night, so I wanted to mention that feeling my girl stretch and dance and even throw a mean right (or left) hook is amazing and so weird. It makes it feel real in the best way.

 

[mikihope]

Wooooooooooooohoooooo, Wish! Twins! I’m so happy for you! I knew it, I knew it!
How great that they are growing well and have nice, strong heartbeats And Rain can give you all sorts of advice on being a twin mom!

Terri- Good luck on your speaking engagement. I’m very impressed that you already have your presentation ready!

Vonn- Thanks, I think I’m on the mend. It’s hard to tell what’s from the pregnancy and what’s from being ill! Poor you, your stomach thingy sounds like it was bad. I ended up going to the doc, who assured me that the way I was feeling was very normal for that point in the pregnancy. He didn’t think it was Listeria, and unfortunately they don’t have a test for it. We heard the heartbeat on his Doppler, that was reassuring.
Wow, how amazing and wonderful that you’re 32 weeks already! Sorry that you’re having not-so-fun symptoms. I have red dots too, DH first noticed them on my arms.. why do those appear? Great news for your sister! It’s so wonderful you both are pregnant at the same time!

AFM- I am so sick of feeling nauseated and exhausted (and a whole host of other icky and uncomfy symptoms) . I miss being greedy and living for food. I feel like I’m not myself anymore. I used to want to eat everything in sight, and now nothing looks good. I’m hopeful that the nausea is getting less intense these days, but I seem to be even more dizzy and have bad headaches. Gah, I sound so negative. I think I need more rest!

 

[Wish2BMom]

Rain - happy to be in such good company!! I will look into an au pair. My FIL is NOT going to be a primary caretaker, it's just not what he's about. He has his dogs
I will most def hit you up for advice. The RE was telling us about the hospitals in the area that have MFM consultants, best nurseries for twins and I realized I'm in the high risk category automatically. Hopefully nothing happens and it just means extra attention
Oh and both the sonographer and doc were immediately looking for more than 2 as well. 'Making sure one didn't split' was the statement. Holy hell can you imagine?!

Vonn - chills. Just chills. Thank you and that is what we are here for - vent away. You have a LOT going on right now with what can be perceived as a tight timeline.

Miki - ugh hurry up and get into the 2nd tri and feel better!! I hope you get to enjoy some of this!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

And I think di/di? 2 transferred and both took so fraternal?

 

[terripeachy]

I was having such a rotten day yesterday and kept checking back and kept checking for good news. Finally, doubly good news!!

Wish, your dream had finally come true. I'm so thrilled for you. Ecstatic even. Congrats, congrats. those are happy tears.

 

[Alleke]

I'm so happy for you, Wish!

oh and alleke - I got a pamphlet and I talked to my doc about the tea - she said most everything is fine, in moderation (so 1-2 cups), but try to stay away from the St. John's Wort, Ginseng, etc kinds. But chamomile is fine, etc.

Thank you!

There is so much mixed information on websites. I don't know what to believe. I agree that a cup of almost any herbal tea is better than a coke. I read that 2-3 cups of herbal tea a day should be your limit, even if it is pregnancy tea. Also of interest, ginger in large amounts is an emmenagogue!

This is the safe list, from what I've read. These are from different websites, so I don't know how trustworthy this info is. It's a pretty short list.

Capsicum
Citrus/Orange Peel
Dandelion
Garlic
Ginger
Lemon Balm
Nettle
Oats/Oat Straw
Peppermint
Psyllium (black or blond)
Red Raspberry Leaf
Rooibos
Rosehips
Slippery Elm
Thyme

AFM, I'm now 9 dpo. I've started testing in the mornings. Negative. But, it is my first time. If it stays stark white, the positive aspect is that DH and I have planned a little trip, and it would be nice to drink during my vacation... oh, and I will o on the trip! Who knows if my "symptoms" (unusual discharge and sleepiness, mostly, but I question every twinge, twitch, and burp) are psychosomatic.

My blood tests all came back normal. I wish the doctor had tested my hormones. I'm slightly concerned about progesterone. My cycles are regular with good temp changes and sufficient LPs, but my concern is that when I was younger, my period would be 3-4 real days plus 3-4 of spotting after. For the past year or so, the 3-4 days of spotting are before the 3-4 days of period. Other than that, I have no symptoms of anything hormonal.