CBFM (thread/statistics) graduates TTC,BUMPS & BABIES 2011/2012

[Tobaira]

omg stranje, leg cramps in both legs at once??!!! I am so sorry! I get them probably once or twice a week but only in one leg.. always in the middle of the night and I literally wake up screaming from the pain (my poor husband it scares him to death).. and then occasionally when they wander down into my foot.. ouch! They don't tend to last too long for me but I'm usually sore 2 days later from it.

 

[StranjeGirl]

omg stranje, leg cramps in both legs at once??!!! I am so sorry! I get them probably once or twice a week but only in one leg.. always in the middle of the night and I literally wake up screaming from the pain (my poor husband it scares him to death).. and then occasionally when they wander down into my foot.. ouch! They don't tend to last too long for me but I'm usually sore 2 days later from it.

THat is when I am getting mine, during the night...and I too am screaming and yelling to my husband to flex my foot back, and he always is half asleep and flexes it the wrong way!!! Sorry you are going through the same thing I think my doctor said to take a magnesium citrate supplement, but I can't remember if it was citrate or a different type of magnesium. I will have to ask him next appt! I know I have to work on my water intake, and if I remember correctly you said you did also! Maybe that will help! I'll let you know if anything works!

 

[StranjeGirl]

When is your first dr's appt futuremama?

Dreamer, I will cross my fingers that today goes by very quickly for you! Can't wait to hear how your scan goes!

Is anyone else getting leg cramps?? FOr some reason I thought I was doing so well and hadn't had one until a few weeks ago I got a terrible one. My leg was sore for a week after. Then the night before last I got 2 at the same time!!! ONe is each leg at the same time and I thought I was going to die. ONe leg was worse than the other and it is still so so sore. My feet also feel like they could cramp up any minute. Between the random bleeding (which always comes in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning) and the leg cramps, I am afraid to go to sleep! Hope everyone else is getting by without cramps!!!

I'm going to the dr tomorrow for a blood test, and again on Monday to make sure they're increasing like they should. I guess my first ultrasound will be in a couple weeks. They said they generally do them around 6-7 weeks. I'm sorry you're having leg cramps, I'm really nervous about them since I get them occasionally now and they HURT! My mom said she experienced them throughout both her pregnancies, so I imagine it's fairly common. I hope they get better soon

Let us know how your appts go!! I think it is good to wait til 6-7 weeks as I had 2 very early on and the second one at 5+4 the doctor (not my doctor, but his partner) couldn't see anything and I thought I had a blighted ovum. At 6+3 my doctor was able to see a heartbeat. I was all stressed out for nothing. Next time I am waiting til 6-7 weeks. I have heard of that happening to so many people!
Hope we figure out the leg cramp thing by the time they hit you! I know water intake makes a difference when you are not pregnant, and I would get them from not drinking a lot, so if you typically don't get enough fluids start now! These leg cramps are much worse for me in the sense that i am sore for week afterwards!!! I was really slacking on my water for a couple of days before my last cramp and I am not taking any more chances in case that something to do with it. I'd rather pee all night than wake up to that any more than I have to lol!

 

[LadyL]

YAY FUTUREMAMA!! So glad to see you got your BFP!! So happy for you!

I have not had any leg cramps, but my ankles are starting to swell like crazy!!! I mean, serious swelling-- pitting edema! I am on my feet for 12 hours a day-3 days a week, and by my last day, they are HUGE!! I can push in around my ankles and an indention will stay there for at least 30 seconds, and my feet ache so bad! I guess I'm just gonna see what my dr says friday. I'm really worried that this may affect my job later on; and I so do not want to have to cut down hours, but I may have to. My job is so physical and I am pulling on heavy patients all day, not to mention a 1.5 hour drive--one way! I am completely exhausted by the end of my 3 shifts!! Blah blah, sorry for the whine...

Can't wait to hear how your scan goes tomorrow Dreamer!
Good luck with the blood tests tomorrow too Futuremama!! So excited you have joined us!! Yay!!

 

[_dreamer_]

well ladies, the scan went sooooooo well. everything was perfect, no abnormalities noted!

AND we're having a little GIRL



sooooo excited. we went and brought a little pink outfit afterwards. will post a scan pic soon as I can xxx

 

[Tobaira]

congrats on the girl dreamer!!!! Yay!!!

LadyL - omg you are on your feet 12 hrs a day for 3 days? and a 90 minute commute each way?! I would be so miserable!! You have every right to whine lol!!!

 

[_dreamer_]

Here's the best piccie

Estimated weight is 367g or 13ozs, head circumference is 191mm (if only for birth haha)

EDD is still 2nd Feb

This scan was much better than my last, the lady was lovely and made OH feel at ease and part of it (not sure if you remember me saying but he was quite excluded at the last one). Much better experience

 

[Future Mama]

Wow, a little girl, that's so exciting!! I'm glad everything went so well!

 

[lilrojo]

Congrats on team pink Dreamer... there sure is alot of pink going on... I hope to be team blue.. lol as i have a pink.. find out at birth..

Future has it sunk it yet.. lol

I agree ladyL you can whine.. I would be too..

 

[workingttc]

Congrats, Dreamer! Such a cute pic!

 

[LadyL]

Congrats on the baby girl dreamer!! Cute pic. Glad your scan went better for y'all this time!!

Haha! Thanks ladies! I've been off today and have tried to keep my feet up most of the day, and almost all of the swelling is gone! So I'm sure it's definitely related to me being on my feet all day. Also, I was so worried because I had gained 4 pounds in 3 days, but had lost 3 pounds when I weighed this morning. So now I'm thinking that was mostly from fluid retention.

 

[baby2310]

Congratulations futuremama, i am so happy for you!!!!! xx

Congrats on the baby girl dreamer, such exciting news xx

 

[_dreamer_]

thanks for all your congrats ladies xxx

 

[Claire1]

Aww, congratulations Dreamer! What a cute picture xxx

 

[trixie79]

OMG futuremama, im abit emotional at the minute, that i almost cried when i saw your post....im so so happy for you.....
i hope its a sticky one h&h 9 months to you!

dreamer congrats on a girl ahhhhh the ic is sooo cute!

well i still can hardly walk! so im going off work next week! i have a belt which kind of helps........im getting major kicks this week....dont know if i like them or not cause they make me jump!!!!!! i think he will be a boxer or a footballer!!!

 

[Future Mama]

Thank you so much trixie!! It's so exciting you're having a little boy!!!!

I had my first dr. appointment yesterday, they did a blood and urine test and checked my uterus (which was already enlarged ). I go back in about 2 weeks for my first ultrasound. I can't wait to see my baby!!!!!!!!

 

[Future Mama]

I had a quick question for you girls. I just got a call from the dr who said that my progesterone was excellent, but my hcg level was a little low. It was 63. I am going back in Monday for another blood test to see if they're increasing. Does 63 seem really low for 13dpo? I know the levels can vary a lot, but I'm really stressed out that it's just too low.

 

[_dreamer_]

sorry hun i don't know, we dont seem to get hcg levels taken here in the UK. i have read on here when people are concerned, that they shouldnt be worried about the exact level, but that its should be doubling every 72 hours. sorry to hear you're stressed, least they've got you back in on mon to check the levels again. try not to worry, i'm sure it will be fine xxxx

 

[_dreamer_]

PS just found this, seems quite usefull and seems your levels are normal going by that

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html

xx

 

[StranjeGirl]

Congrats on the girl dreamer!!! We are both team pink! It sounds like this experience was much better for you!!! We are doing a 3d one sunday! Can't wait!

So sorry for the swelling LadyL. I can't believe how much you are on your feet. My commute is awful too, but I am sitting all day...much more bearable than standing. I can't imagine having to stand, I don't think I could do it. Be sure to take breaks and put your feet up!

Trixie is sound like your pain is still bad...what exactly does it feel like? Can a chiropractor or anything help?? Can you get comfortable in any position? So sorry you have to deal with this.

Congrats on your first dr's appt futuremama!!!! I don't know much about hcg as my dr never tested for it, but from what I read yours seems within normal range. I heard that it is usually pretty low at first, especially within that 2 week wait period, so you seem to fit right within the normal range from what I have read. I have heard the important thing is that it doubles. Sorry the dr scared you I think drs dont realize that we analyze every word they use. I remember how scary that time was, hoping that the pregnancy stuck. I was taking like 10 IC pg tests a day making sure they were still positive until 6 weeks (my spotting and bleeding didn't help the fear either) I say get used to it though! Once you get over this fear the next one comes lol. I thought that once my down syndrome test results came back, if they were good, I would feel great, but instead I then started worrying about incompetent cervix, and now I am paranoid of preterm labor. And I know once I deliver I will freak out about SIDS, and it goes on and on. THey say that your worrying about your child starts as soon as you get that BFP! I bet everything will turn out perfectly on monday and you can then move right on to the next thing to worry about! Have you had any symptoms yet? For me the lovely cramps started pretty early on, 12dpo. Hope you are feeling well!