[CLOSED GROUP] TTC to 1st diaper - Welcome Freya! Congrats to fezzle!

[Pirate]

Awwww! Congrats on the pink bundle!

Lilly, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! Hopefully the temp weirdness is a good sign.

 

[txbiscuit]

Yay for Ameli's pink bundle!

Lilly, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that different will be good.

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Congrats on the girl Ameli! How exciting to know!!

As for me, it was just a quick appt. Mostly just talked about my history, weighed in, peed in a cup, checked blood pressure and tried to find the heartbeat. I guess it's still too early because they couldn't find it. They said sometimes it's because the baby goes behind the pelvic bone and since it's so small it could be anywhere but they heard the placenta pumping away so I'm gonna call that a good sign. I go back next Wednesday evening to check again but still may not hear it til week 12.

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Tx, when is your 3 hour test??

 

[Ameli]

Fingers crossed for you Lilly! Glad your appt went well, JJ! Wish we knew a date for your first scan though.

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Me too! At this point we're possibly looking at 20 weeks. :/

 

[Ameli]

Geez, hopefully not that long! Maybe at your next appt!

 

[txbiscuit]

Yikes, JJ! I hope you don't have to wait that long for your scan. If you do, though, I bet it will be that much more amazing.

My 3 hour test was this morning. I'm pretty sure I failed with flying colors, but I'll find out for sure tomorrow. I meant to write about what the test was like for my journal, but I felt so drunk when it was over (my blood sugar was 48) that what I wrote down earlier makes almost no sense. If I get pregnant again, I am going to skip the tests and just tell them to assume I have GD.

Edit: 74 days left, 74% complete. For some reason, I love when numbers line up like that.

 

[MIZZYD]

What is GD?

 

[txbiscuit]

Sorry - gestational diabetes.

 

[MIZZYD]

Oh, thx, I had been wondering what it was, I thought it was something like that but wanted to make sure.

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Ya I don't think I'll be getting a scan since the midwife doesn't do them, it's something I have to go out to an ultrasound place to do and as far as I can tell so far the only one they expect me to do is the one at 20 weeks to check the gender and make sure it has the required amount of limbs.

TX, I hope you didn't fail! If you're able to control it with diet will you still be able to stay with the birthing center? That was the question I asked my midwife today, made me feel a bit better!

 

[Twag]

Ameli Congrats on Team

Lilly FXd for you

Mrs JJ wow I am amazed they tried to find the heartbeat here they will not even attempt it until 16 weeks and even then they warn you it may not be found as it is early and bubs moves about etc etc - FXd they find it next time but reassuring they found the placenta I really hope you don't have to wait until 20 weeks for a scan do they not do the NT test scan there??

TX FXd you haven't failed the GD test the test does sound awful

 

[Fezzle]

Yay- Pirate's in the group!

I love hearing about nursery plans- that floor sounds really nice, Twag!

Yay for good appointments! Are you going to tell us potential names, Ameli?

Not much going on with me- or maybe it is- I have no idea. CD16 and based on my temps I don't think I've ovulated yet. Pirate- I would definitely have excitement if I saw a positive OPK!

I've been away at a music festival in Wales- here's a photo of the lovely setting!

 

[Twag]

Did you go to V Festival Fezzle?

The only month I saw a true blazing +ve OPK was the month we got a BFP every other month although it got a 2nd line it was never as dark as the control and I defo ovulated every month peeing on sticks is stressful

 

[Fezzle]

No, we were at Green Man- I would definitely go again. It was really family friendly and not too big for a festival. Plus the toilets were very well maintained!

That's comforting, Twag- now just tell me that people can O and get BFP without temperature shifts!

 

[Twag]

Oh right I have never heard of that one toilets being well maintained is a must

Sorry I always had a clear shift but I am sure yours is coming

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Twag - I really thought that it was normal to do the NT scan but apparently it's not offered by just any ultrasound place, you have to go to a special doctor who can read the results and everything I'm reading in this booklet makes it sound like it's done only with blood results from first tri and second tri. I'm super confused. Just had to call my midwife, hopefully she can give me more answers.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@TX-Uno: I think the names for the various parts of your house is cute. It doesn't make you two weird, it makes your house your home

Thanks for the hugs Twag, I'll update my journal at some point today, once I catch up on everyone else's journals!

YAY for adding Pirate, Lilly - I'd have voted for the add, if I had been near BnB!
LOL: re: ship invasion by her!

Fabulous for team Ameli! Will pop over to your journal in a minute!

Awwww Mrs. JJ, I hope you don't have to wait that long for a scan!

At txbiscuit, I also get postprandial hypoglycemia - though not as bad as yours. I know I feel like I'm going to die when my blood sugar goes into the 70s, I think at 48 I would be on the floor passed out. If anything you might just have high insulin, hopefully it's something that can be managed by reducing your carbs/ simple sugars in your diet. I do have a friend on here who had GD during her first pregnancy (baby is now just past 1 year old) - if you have it and want to talk to someone I'm sure she'd be OK talking to you on here.

@Fezzle: the festival looks lovely! Hell yes to decent toilets at a festival!
And I wouldn't worry about no positive OPK yet, Lilly and I both have gotten them at CD 20+ (my latest has been CD 22 and I think hers was something like CD 27) - you are not out this cycle by any means!

Mrs. JJ: I'm sure you could always get a private scan at any point, if you wanted. I am definitely going to check the birthing center near me when I get a BFP to see if/when they do scans. You shouldn't "need" one at this point, but I can understand how it would be reassuring.

 

[Ameli]

Thanks and welcome back, Clandestine!