{CLOSED GROUP} Journey to BFP and Beyond!

[jlw617]

So good to hear from you Katie! Yes we are ecstatic that I'm pregnant again! I will be praying for all you ladies who are waiting on a bfp!

Kylee- December babies are great I was supposed to have a new years baby but she came a little early and was born on the 14th! My second is a February baby and this one is supposed to be a November one of course but I wonder if he/she will be an October baby...all these cold weather babies! Well if we ever move back to California, the November baby really could still have an outdoor party at least! I wouldn't worry about the job, didn't you say it was government? My dh applied for a job about a year ago and just now got the generic "we have found someone more qualified..." It's laughable since he is overqualified for the job he had applied for, thank God he never got that one because the one he ended up getting is so much better than we could have imagined!

 

[kdmalk]

Jamie, yes it was in government. I would say I am definitely qualified because it was basically my current job description and somehow I am not qualified. I feel like I have lost hope for ever working in Seattle if I can't even land my own job over there. Lol. Oh well. We own a home and both have good jobs here (even if hubby works too much), so I can't complain. AND I GET TO KEEP MY GARDEN!!!

Thanks for the reassurance about January (and about December even though I am still in denial). I think any month is a good month to have a baby. Brief whine moment needed: the couple we met on a cruise last summer that I hold responsible for convincing DH it was time for us to start trying for a baby announced their pregnancy over the weekend (did I already say that? I can't remember)... anyway, she is due in September. And then my close friend at work called me up to her office today and told me she had a positive test this morning. They have been NTNP for a while, so it was bound to happen eventually. I feel like the entire world is pregnant.

Could really use this December baby as a pick-me-up. In awkward news, the "safe announcement" date for this pregnancy (if I am indeed pregnant) is my due date from my first pregnancy. That is a bit weird. But almost perfect in a way. Guess we will see.

T- 4dpo today. Still an eternity before testing. Gonna test at 10dpo, so Monday. FX, but not getting my hopes up too much.

 

[KTJ006]

Kylee- sorry about the job. I'm not sure if government jobs work the same way, but so many jobs are posted because legally they have to, even though the hiring crew may already have someone in mind. It's one of those HR policies that's ridiculous. The good thing is you can get back to baby making!! December & January are awesome months! You'd get a Christmas present or a New Years present

AFM - I'm still NOT ovulating!! This is WAY late for me. Watch...the one cycle we've "prepped" really well I won't ovulate. Go figure. I guess that's another sign. My skin is looking fantastic which never happens at this point in my cycle. It's all strange to me (??)

 

[jlw617]

Katie-what cd are you on and how many cycles is this for you since your loss?

 

[KTJ006]

I've had 5 periods since my MC. They got down to about 27 days long (which was consistent with before the MC) and ovulating around CD12 or 13 (except for this last month where I O'd on CD11 (which was early). My AF this time around was weird - lasted longer and I spotted before and after AF. Right now I'm on CD14 and still haven't ovulated

 

[Fleur828815]

Hi Katie, good to hear from you! Glad that your business trip gave you a good break from thinking about TTC. Did you manage to go out and about a bit or were you working all the time? Could you just be ovulating a bit later this month? I know my cycle lengths varied every month after the BFP.

Natalie, wow at already feeling flutters, that must be the most wonderful feeling!

Kylee, sorry to hear you didn’t get the job but you’re right to look on the bright side, at least you can go on with TTC! I know how it feels when it looks like everyone else in the whole world is pregnant Fingers crossed for a December or January baby for you!

Jamie, how are you feeling?

Terrissa, DH accompanies me to all my medical appointments, I’d probably chicken out of half of them otherwise

Hope zaycain is doing well, and Leigh too.

So I went to the doctor’s this morning, told him I think I’m pregnant, and when he scanned me I didn’t look at the screen…till I heard him say it’s all looking GOOD! The embryo is measuring 1.2 cm (7weeks3 days instead of 7weeks5days by my dates but I can live with that) and the heartbeat was 156 bpm. I can finally allow myself to be VERY cautiously hopeful although I’m not ready to announce it yet. The doctor says he understands why I’m so anxious, and that 15% of women don’t really experience symptoms so not to worry too much. He wanted to see me again in 4 weeks but I asked for a reassurance scan in 2 weeks.

 

[KTJ006]

Yaaay Fleur!!! All that sounds awesome. I hope the appointment has reassured you some, though I know it's hard. FX'd everything continues to progress positively.

As far as the trip, we usually have some time in the evenings to venture out. In NY my favorite place is stopping at Magnolias to get some cupcakes...best cupcakes ever!! Glad to be home for a while though

 

[NDH]

Oh Fleur I'm so happy to hear the scan went well! Two days isn't a concern at all.

Katie how frustrating you haven't ovulated yet

 

[kdmalk]

Fleur- YAY!!!!! So happy everything seems to be going well! I bet this baby will be a take-home baby!

Kate- my cycles have been outrageous. Pre-mmc, I Oed faithfully at cd18 or cd19. After everything I have had a cd20 and even a cd23! This month was on cd16, which has literally never ever happened to me. I hate my body right now. I know you are frustrated, but maybe just a long cycle? Hope you O! Is it possible you Oed early in your cycle? Were you testing?

AFM- Kylee-world is a weird place to be right now. I feel pretty much convinced I am out this month because I am having my normal week-before-AF sore bbs that should last a few days and then go away. But I have also had the most outrageous cramps today! Horribly painful. Like I'm in the middle of AF. Not sure what to think of that at 5dpo. Googled my way into seeing that a lot of people got a bfp after cramping so early, but I think that is just a coincidence because nothing would be happening at 5dpo.... can't even implant that early. I am definitely not feeling this month. But I have come to terms with January. Like I told myself yesterday, any month is a good month to have a baby!

Hope everyone else is well!

 

[KTJ006]

Kaylee - I am glad you are right there with me on the whacky cycles. It's driving me flippin' nuts! I'm using a fertility monitor that tests every morning and I haven't seen a "peak" yet (which means you're ovulating). I've had "highs" since Sunday - I wonder if it's possible the monitor missed my O? Who knows! We are DTD every other day just in case...

Had dinner with my parents tonight - we made whoopie pies...ha! They were awesome. My little guy has been sick since Monday so we have been soooo unproductive besides that. I have been living in yoga pants because no one has had any sleep. God bless the person who invented them.

 

[NDH]

Katie how long have you been using the monitor? I've had friends get pregnant on the first cycle using the monitor after it never showed a peak as apparently it can take a couple months of use to be able to detect your peak properly. One friend in particular had 20 high days in a row followedby a bfp the next day. Crazy.

 

[kdmalk]

I need to stay off the internet. Someone claims implantation at 5dpo. I'm losing my mind here. I hate the tww.

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/two-week-wait/684021-can-implantation-occur-5dpo.html

 

[KTJ006]

Kylee- you are google obsessed!! Yes, stay away! Haha. The internet is bound to drive you crazy.

Fleur - I've used it since October, and then again before when we were trying to conceive my youngest. We've always fell pregnant on the first try, but clearly this time around my body is not ready.

In great news....Happy Ovulation Day to me!!!!!! We will be a bit busy tonight and tomorrow Fingers crossed we get a Xmas baby, ladies!!

 

[Fleur828815]

Thanks so much ladies ! Unfortunately I’m back into panic mode… The ONLY symptom I’ve been having is sore/heavy boobs when I wake up, they’re just slightly tender the rest of the day. This morning I woke up and nothing, no soreness or tenderness at all. This is exactly what happened last time, at 7.5 weeks also, I woke up one morning and my boobs weren’t sore anymore so I’m freaking out. Everything I’m reading says a sudden loss of symptoms isn’t usually a good sign. DH wants to go back in for a scan tomorrow but I’m not keen.

Katie, happy ovulation day! Fingers crossed all this BDing you’ve been doing will be successful. I’ve heard people mention Magnolia a few times, can’t believe I’d never heard of it when I went to New York! Sorry to hear your little one hasn’t been well, hope he recovers soon. P.S : I want whoopie pies! Are they easy to make?

Kylee, it’s so hard not to symptom spot but wouldn’t 5 dpo be a tad early for implantation? I suppose it can happen… but definitely stay away from Google for a few days!

Natalie, did you wait till your girls were born to find out their sex? Any inkling this time?

 

[kdmalk]

Yes, 5dpo is definitely too early. Lol. But leave it to me to find someone who claims it's possible. But I do live in the real world, so I know that my cramping is probably unrelated. Still cramping this morning. My body is being so annoying. Sigh. Only a few more days until my first test (10dpo).

 

[tcinks]

Kylee, I definitely think it's possible. But yes, maybe stop googling for now. Monday isn't too far away!

Yaya Katie! Hope you catch the egg! Have fun

Oh Fleur, I hope everything is fine. I actually am feeling about the same, and I'm really nervous. All of a sudden breasts aren't that sore, I'm not nauseous , I don't have that weird taste in my mouth anymore. I'm considering calling my doctor but I'm not sure if she'd scan me again this soon.

 

[NDH]

Yah for O Katie! Better get busy!

Fleur I don't have much by way of symptoms and what I do have comes and goes. Try not to worry though I do totally understand the anxiety
Yes I was team yellow both times before and I'll be again. I was dead certain DD1 was a boy and was obviously wrong My mom was certain I was a boy as well, to the point that she told the Dr hebwas wrong and should check again when he announced I was a girl If I wasn't too gun shy to say my guess the second time I would have guessed girl. I "know" my angel was a boy, I felt that from the beginning quite strongly but I don't have a feeling either way this time, and I don't really trust my gender vibes anyway

 

[Fleur828815]

I'm sorry you're feeling this way too Terrissa... It's so hard isn't it? I so hope your little baby is doing fine in there. If you're really worried, ask your doctor for another scan... I understand not wanting to "bother" her but our peace of mind is more important.

Natalie, you and your mom are funny! I guess mother's intuition is not always right. So we're going to have to wait till October to know what you're having! Have the girls asked for a brother or sister?

 

[NDH]

I'm always spot on about everything but the gender

Sara initially said she wanted a sister and then said "no no no I have an idea. There's a little teeny teeny tiny baby Elsa in your tummy! She has a blue dress and long long hair and she's going to be my baby sister Elsa! She's so beautiful and I love my baby Elsa". Chloe is too young to know the difference and doesn't talk much but she likes to point to my tummy and say " see baby" and then make cute noises and laugh at my belly button lol.

 

[KTJ006]

Natalie - that is too cute! We have an Elsa/Frozen fan here as well. I can't believe the Frozen craze has lasted as long as it has.

Terrissa & Fleur - I would definitely put in a call to your doc if you're concerned. That's what they're there for - they definitely won't think you're crazy. If it'll put your mind at ease then go for it! Will keep happy thoughts for your sweet babes