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[Wish2BMom]

oh I was so excited to see Vonn made an update!!
So happy that Sailor is doing so well and you're both home. I'm sure it's a bit of a blessing in disguise to have had to move into your folks' place for a bit. My mom and sister have already offered to come up for however long we need them to after the babies are born.
How are you doing? besides all of the pumping - are you ok? I hope you're really doing well and just loving being a Mom!

oh, and miki - yes, I've read and been told that you can potentially feel twins earlier than a singleton, simply b/c there's less room! I still can't really pinpoint that YEP, I've felt them, so I'll still say no at this time. Muscle spasms, gas bubbles...that's probably been what I've felt.

My bump is coming along - I feel bigger than I am and it depends on the clothes I'm wearing as to how 'big' I actually look. If you didn't know me, you wouldn't think I was preg, I don't think. I just ate yet another bagel breakfast sandwich so I think I would be inaccurately bigger right now if I took a pic so I'll post something later this week.

 

[mikihope]

Yay, Vonn! So glad to hear that you and Sailor are doing so well! Sailor sounds precious I hope that breastfeeding works out for you, but whatever happens, I hope you will feel upbeat and enjoy your time with her! Yeah, I'm still not looking at baby stuff yet, anyway I figure that baby won’t be too critical of the merchandise I end up buying for him.

Wish- Yay, I can't wait for your twinny bump pic! Yeah, don't cheat with that bagel breakfast sandwich in there! Interesting how you not only will be bigger with twins, but should also feel movement earlier. I bet you've been feeling your little ones already!

Terri- I hope that your tenant doesn’t give you a hard time any more. Like Wish, I also had someone look after my property for me. Not a property management company, but my agent. She has always been great at choosing tenants, plus she deals with fixing things and buying things that tenants ask for, I just pay her back for those things. When I moved here from Singapore, she continued to deal with my property, and when I wanted to sell (for DE IVF) she took care of that for me too. I would go crazy trying to deal with tenants myself, so I don’t envy you!

I’ve finally started my "exercise" regimen! I do some exercises at home, and I’m doing more work on my bad arm (my elbow broke off during my bike crash and was pieced back with a plate and screws). On my walks, I now break into a very slow run for a few minutes at a time. It looks silly, and I find myself wishing that I had a bigger bump so I look like I have an excuse for my terrible "running"!

 

[TTC74]

Anyone else bought FRERs recently? They've abandoned the curved handle!

 

[Wish2BMom]

awesome job, miki! I woke up thinking I needed to get on that horse. It's so good for you and baby(ies) that I really need to. Gosh, your 'elbow broke off'?! OFF??? that's crazy!! That really must have been one hell of a crash! I'm so glad you're better and able to hold a life inside your body!

terri - how'd it go this weekend?

ttc - I didn't mind the curved handle as much as others! does this mean you're testing again soon??

well - ask and ye shall receive. Here's a bump pic, first thing in the am. Don't mind the concentrating crossed eyes haha

 

[TTC74]

Wish - yes, I'll test again soon. As a matter of fact, I have some OSOMs coming in this afternoon. I'll probably test with one of those tomorrow morning just because I have read that they are so sensitive an 8 DPO BFP is not uncommon. I suspect that it wouldn't be true for me since I seem to get late BFPs, but you never know!

 

[MsRipple]

Vonn - so glad all is well!

Wish - you look great - those filet mignons are settling in nicely

TTC - I've got some extra frers (I think the box may even still be sealed - if you want them - or if anyone on the board does pm me a shipping address).

Not much going on here, while at the same time it feels like everything is going on. My amazing fabulous husband built a crib from scratch and we have mostly set up baby's area in what is still kinda doubling as a guest room! I'm working a reasonable amount, but hoping to start taking some more time off here and there this week. We decided to hire a doula and met with them last week. This weekend we will do some childbirth and childcare courses, as a well as a tour of the maternity wing of the hospital. I've been going weekly appointments with my ob the last two weeks and will start bi-weekly next week. I did have one bp spike, but generally all looks good with this large bag of potato chips

 

[TTC74]

Getting close, MrsRipple!

Wish - so happy your little nuggets are thriving. Will you find out their sex or wait?

 

[terripeachy]

Wish-great picture!! Thanks for sharing.

Vonn-yes, glad you and baby are doing well and are at home. Don't beat yourself up over breastfeeding. I could never get it to work either. Ha!

Mrs R-yeah, a big bag of chips. Awesome and yummy. Too bad they don't have sir cream and cheddar. Those are one if my favorites. I never liked plain chips. Too great tasting for me.

I didn't find a tenant this weekend. Everyone sucks and right now my options are a parolee or a prostitute. I may have to go with the woman because at least she can pay. Ugh. No one in this city is awesome so my hopes are very low. My current tenant got her first notice (notice to quit) but I need her to get out beforehand. She and her kids needed up the house. Crayon on the walls everywhere. And holes in the wall. You live in a place for free and still can't take care of it? Yet every other day you claim the shelter is better. Then get out! I do not understand. I also got a card in the mail saying that someone wants to buy the house. You know those random people with signs that say 'i buy houses.' I'm considering calling. I networked the rest if the weekend and net some nice people. Maybe they will be clients. I have a busy week and I plan to go to the movies! I haven't been since st Patrick's day 2016 so it should be fun. We are going to see "girls trip." Time to do laundry. Ta ta for now.

 

[mikihope]

Wish- Wow, you look so great! Seems like my belly is about the same as yours now, but I look far less glamorous than you do. Yeah, exercise is good for us and the babies, so get going! Yup, it was a hard crash, going fast downhill on a big slope on the road. The @ss ahead of me decided to swerve for a u-turn without looking. Worse still, he didn’t help me at all, even though he was able to walk around. My right elbow broke off, and the right side of my pelvis was broken in 3 places. This was on my dominant arm too. It took a lot of perseverance and hard rehab to be able to be able to return to a semblance of normal life.

TTC- I’ve never tried the older non-curved style FRER, but I read that they’re much better if you want to look for that faint second line. I hope you get yours this time around!

MsR- Wow, how wonderful that you husband made the crib from scratch! Things are moving along really fast for you now. I’m glad your bp is behaving except for that one spike. Oh, I just hired a doula too! I hope yours ensures a great birth experience for you.

Terri- You’ve got so much going on, as usual! All sound like good fun, except your battles with the tenant and finding new tenants. It sounds exhausting, and I hope that all this craziness ends for you soon. And I hope you get some new clients from the bunch of nice people you met through networking!

So, I just hired a doula to help with the birth. I’ve been worried about my ability to go through a vaginal delivery as I broke my pelvis in 3 places only 1 year and 2 months ago. The OB recently confirmed with the orthopedist that I can go ahead, as long as my injuries don’t act up and cause pain. So I decided to try to go for it, but I’m very apprehensive. I also worry that with my narrow frame, my baby may be too large! DH and the donor are from ethnicities who have larger babies than my own. So those are the reasons that I wanted to find a good doula to help me through...

 

[Wish2BMom]

We finally ripped the band aid off and told the rest of my family yesterday. Now all but one couple that we want to tell in person have been told and we have plans with them tomorrow night. THEN I can make it 'Facebook official' at the end of this week. WHEW!

terri - YES CALL!! I'd personally love for you to get out of the headaches of your place. You have so much that you have to put so much energy into in your life. Something like this is such a drag.
Speaking of energy into stuff - how are the kids doing? Awesome job networking this weekend!! Has your BoB started to grow more lately?

msripple - omg from scratch?! that's AWESOME!! what a keepsake! I'm glad you're feeling better and BP is cooperating now. Sounds like you're getting everything quite lined up. Did you have names picked out yet?

miki - look at you! Can't purchase a onesie, but got the doula! I'm teasing!! I'm sure your body will know exactly what to do with the growing baby inside of you. Tons of teeny Asian women have babies every day - you'll do great! And if it turns out the baby gets too big, then they'll just c-sec it! Are you nervous about that?

rainy - how are things going with you?

alleke - what's up?

ask - how goes it?

vonn - thinking of you!

 

[Wicky78]

Hi everyone,

I am new to posting on this thread, but have read a lot of the history and have been touched and inspired by all of your stories, so far. I am so happy to see that ladies on this thread have successfully conceived and even delivered healthy babies, and yet the thread continues. I hope it's okay if I join in the fun, since I am on this journey trying to conceive, as well. Sorry that this post is long, but I wanted introduce myself and give my history...

I am 39 1/2 and my wife and I are trying for our first baby using IUI and donor sperm. We tried in 2013-14 using a known donor for about six months, and I had a CP in early 12/2013. Unfortunately, our donor moved away and then while we were trying to figure out what was next for us, I was diagnosed with a dermoid cyst on my right ovary and had to have surgery. After I returned to work post-op, I got laid off, so we put everything on hold until this spring. It took a couple of months to get all the testing, etc from the RE. Mostly, things look good for me - no signs of additional dermoid cyst, tubes clear, uterus looks good, no endo - except for low AMH and likely DOR. So we proceeded with a medicated and monitored cycle, with clomid CD 3-7 and ovidrel trigger. We had the first IUI this morning and I am now in the TWW!

I am feeling kind of nervous about everything, because I know too much about the million things that can go wrong. So I'm pretty much afraid to get too excited or optimistic about the process, but it also feels so close and realistically possible that I can almost reach out and grab it ("it" meaning being pregnant/a mom). Since we are a same sex couple and my wife is much older than I am, I feel a bit isolated in my journey, as none of our friends are at this point in life. Even my best friend, who is a year younger than me, has a kid off to college... here I am trying to start a family. My wife and I have been married since 2012, so we found each other later in life, but both wanted to start a family. I just wanted to be able to share what's going on with SOMEONE so I don't feel so much like my head is going to explode! We have chosen not to tell our parents that we're trying, and after the last time trying, we don't really want to tell a bunch of people because of all the questions and let downs. I get the feeling many of you know what this is like, and I hope that it's okay I'm "crashing the party" by joining in.

Also, I wondered if any of you who did IUI had major sweat- and nausea-inducing cramping in the first 30 minutes after IUI. I keep hearing that cramping is normal, but just wanted to get some others' experiences. I have felt like I got kicked in the uterus and/or my uterus got stretched out from the inside all day and nothing seems to help. Anyway, thanks for "listening" and thank you especially for being here and creating this amazing community for 35+ mommy-hopefuls!

 

[TTC74]

Welcome wicky! I didn't get that feeling with my iui.

I was successful in getting pregnant with extremely low AMH (I think the tons of supplements helped!)

Good luck to you and your wife!

 

[terripeachy]

Welcome Wicky!!

I never felt anything after my iui. It could be a reaction to the trigger shot but who knows. Definitely keep us posted!

It's so nice talking about your worries online. We're here for you! Best of luck.

 

[Wish2BMom]

welcome wicky! good luck to you and your wife. I didn't feel that with my IUI either, except for the fact that they had to wrestle with my cervix openings (did you know we have 2?!) to even get the catheter in. But yea, could just be a reaction to the overall process, the trigger, etc.

I'm sorry about your loss and the loss of your job and I'll you've been through in the past couple of years. Hopefully your luck will turn around soon!!

miki - I went to a kickboxing class today!! it felt so good!

 

[Spudtastic]

Vonn - congratulations. Sailor Elizabeth is a beautiful name for a beautiful baby. Well done. Sorry to hear about the pre-eclampsia but I'm glad you're home now.

Wish - I don't think I ever congratulated you on your twins. If you have a picture of your nt ultrasound that you're happy to share I'd love to see it. I love to see twin ones.

Wicky - welcome. You will find such a supportive bunch of people here.

Hi to everyone.

Afm - I got AF back last week 18 months post partum. It lasted only 2 days and was very light. I was surprised as my first post partum AF with dd1 was at 10 months and was very heavy and painful and lasted a week. So happy with this one.

We are currently travelling in our motor home which we bought in England. We've been to the Netherlands Germany Denmark Norway and Sweden. I'm currently at my brothers house in Sweden with my family. After the weekend we are heading back south to Germany Italy and Croatia France and Spain. It's a lot of fun and the girls are really enjoying it.

 

[Wicky78]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Wish - I had no idea we have 2 cervical openings?! I was worried they would have to use the "torture device" to get to my cervix, but they didn't... thankfully. Sorry you had to go through that, though! Oh, and I forgot in my history to explain that I did get a new job after 3 months looking, and I love my job. Very supportive environment and my boss already knows we're TTC and is really great about it all. Congratulations on your twins! I kind of secretly want twins, but DW is nervous about my health if I conceive multiples...

Spud - I am envious of your traveling in Europe! I was born in Germany and lived in Germany as a child and then in France in college and I miss being able to hop on a train and get to all kinds of beautiful, historic, and fun places all over the continent.

Terri - hmm... I hadn't thought about the trigger being a possible player in this weird cramping. It might be part of it. I'm just relieved to know it's unlikely to be signs of an infection!

TTC - thank you for sharing about your AMH. I am so relieved to hear there's hope I know it's the total picture that's the real issue, and I'm told everything else looks good. Fxd!

Vonn - I know I'm new, but I've been trying to catch up and have read the first year of the thread and the most recent year, and I'm so happy for your LO joining your family!

Miki and MsR - It sounds like you are in an exciting phase of being preggo and it's just fun to hear what you're doing these days. So excited for you both!

:wave: to everyone else

AFM, I ended up calling the RE this morning because I was still pretty uncomfortable, but they put my fears at ease that cramping is normal even for a few days after and they only worry if they are so bad you can't stand it, even after Tylenol. Mine are not that bad at this point, so I feel more hopeful that my utie isn't going to be an inhospitable place for any potential blastocyst to make a home. LOL I think I just have a sensitive utie, as I had cramping and spotting for 4 days after my HSG in May. DW is working tonight, so I'm batching it for dinner... Which means eating crap and lounging on the couch while I continue reading this thread from back in 2015.

 

[Wicky78]

I forgot to say that these craving food tickers really crack me up!

 

[Spudtastic]

Wow Wicky - reading the whole thread. That's amazing. I have to say there's some stories in here and all different.

 

[mikihope]

Welcome, Wicky! Thank you for sharing your story with us. Sorry about your past CP. It sounds like your body is all prepared now, I hope that this is your lucky cycle!

Spud- what a fabulous holiday you’re having! I’m jealous. Congrats on your light AF!

Wish- Woohoo, you went for a kickboxing class! I’m so impressed! Thanks for the encouragement regarding childbirth. I’m just worried that the size of the baby will not match my frame. But yeah, I’m not averse to a C-section... whatever it takes to get baby here and healthy. I’ve been through surgeries and am ok with that, but the recovery is such a big pain! I don’t do so well with the strong painkillers, so I’m always on them for maybe a couple of days before I switch to Tylenol. Tylenol doesn’t really take the edge off major surgery!

Well... I just had a crazy day at work. First, I got a text that the entire site was on security lockdown and not to leave our buildings. I was nervous as I was alone in the lab. The lockdown was lifted after less than an hour, but then I immediately received a text that the power company was going to shut down the power to the entire site. I was trying to figure out how to power down all the sensitive equipment by myself, when they announced on the PA system that power was going off in 3 minutes. So I just shut down what I could, and then I received a text saying that everyone was to evacuate/leave work and get off the hill. This meant that 4000 people were trying to get out at the same time. As the workplace is up in the Berkeley hills, cars were stuck in a gridlock on the narrow winding roads.

Turns out there was a large brush fire near my workplace, which I could see up the hill in front of me as I was stuck in the traffic trying to get out . As we had a huge fire in the vicinity back in 1991 (Oakland hills fire, it destroyed almost 3000 homes), this brush fire was being taken very seriously. Anyway, I was glad to get out and down the hill. It’s very beautiful working up there, with the wildlife and all, but it’s scary when there is a fire up there!

 

[Alleke]

Hi Ladies...

My friends were here for 12 days, and I am just now recovering. It was fun, but exhausting. I did enjoy seeing all of the famous places again... the shopping...not so much. Next time, I will find a way to say that they can't stay that long.

Last month, I had a bad feeling and got sick, if you recall. This month, I have the opposite feeling. I haven't spotted before or after periods for a couple of cycles, and my CM has been plentiful with a nice progression. Yesterday (CD14), I had EWCM and today my temp went up. I just feel like everything is working together this month, so I'm very optimistic. (Oh, and I'm going to the dentist today, and that's the last thing on my pre-pregnancy to-do list... surely finishing my list is good for something!)

Wicky, welcome! It seems we are TWW buddies. When are you planning to test? I have been a wimp thus far, testing too early. This time, I haven't yet set a goal.

Ask, I've been thinking about your post. I think it's normal to have such feelings when going through difficult times, and you certainly have many challenges at once. Is there any update on the job? That would work wonders, I think. But, it can also be tough depending on the market and competition. One thing I do when I'm having a hard time is making a list of little things I can do to improve the situation. Then I try to do something from my list maybe once a day or a couple of times a week. Stay strong!