Early 30's TTC #1

[MsJMouse]

The comment I get a lot is "you've finally popped".

Great bump pic MrsP. The scan pics are cute. I find my bump changes size depending on where Fuzzy is sitting. And sometimes my bump is super firm other times less so and that's when I feel like fuzzy is sitting my bladder/cervix. Not comfy.

Happy Halloween everyone. We had lots of trick or treaters this year. Good thing I bought a big bag of lollies. Some of the little kids were so cute

 

[Nola0841]

Hello! Can I join your group. My name is Dana and I'm 32 and we are now on our 5th cycle trying for #1. I knew going into it that it might take some time, but now it just seems like it's taking longer than expected or we are doing something wrong. I hope everyone is having a good halloween so far.

 

[mrsmax]

Just had my 31 week midwife appointment = anaemia for me, but minimax is doing great. However, s/he is 3/5 engaged!!!!! Freaked when I saw that in my note when I got home - but midwife didnt seem that worried and I guess it is better than being breech - just hope it doesnt mean they are going to make an early appearance!

Friday here (although working Sunday so not quite the same!). Hope everyone is doing good

Hi Nola :wave: This thread has been going a couple of years and most of us were TTc for 20 months or more and/or had/having IVF so although you are always welcome, you may find another thread a bit more relevant to you Hope you get your BFP soon.

 

[MsJMouse]

So did they prescribe you some iron supplements for the anaemia? Wow 3/5 engaged. I think I read somewhere that first babies usually turn early and get in place. My question for you is where are you feeling the kicks? In your ribs? Do you feel them anywhere else? I only ever feel kicks below my belly button (I know I am a few weeks behind you).

Last night Fuzzy got in the most painful position - kicks were on the right below my hip, there was a lump near the right of my belly button and some part of Fuzzy was sitting low on the left to the point where it was extremely painful to change gears in my car. I struggled to push the clutch in. It hurt so much - glad I was close to home. Thankfully Fuzzy moved overnight.

Hi Nola.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi ladies :wave:

Welcome Nola

Mrsmax sorry to hear about the anaemia but glad minimax is ok

MsJ that sounds very painful!

Can I ask you ladies when did you/dh start to feel & see your LO's moving from the outside? Really looking forward to dh being able to feel Baby P! X

 

[MsJMouse]

Hi MrsPttc - I think it was around 22-23weeks. Dh is starting to learn now that he needs to leave his hand on my belly for longer than a couple of secs. He is feeling heaps more movement now especially as Fuzzy has taken to performing what feels like acrobatics just after we go to bed.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Thanks hun, I keep trying to feel for it myself but no matter how much I prod (poor baby!) I can't feel it yet. It's been very active today though so thinking I'm feeling it more and more, so hopefully soon...

God I've been in a right bad mood today, stressed to hell, bad day at work, and I feel really emotional. Think this is the first sign of the pregnancy hormones kicking in! x

 

[MsJMouse]

 

[mrsmax]

MsJ - I have kicks all over, but mainly on the left hand side (looking down and in my pelvis). Lots of weird squirmy movements too!!! Goodness knows what the bubbas do in there!

MrsP - sorry to hear you had a stressful time eralier this week. I have had 2 random crying fits in the last month - def the hormones!!!!! (well, that's my excuse!)

Hope everyone is doing good. Any news from Crumbs, Hakuna, Regal, Jogu, SB etc ? Miss you ladies

 

[MsJMouse]

Mrsmax I am loving your ticker about how many days till you finish work. I think I might 'steal' that idea

 

[MrsPTTC]

I know I miss them all too Mrsmax! Come back ladies!

Unfortunately my week has got worse! Calls/callers at work been awful, complicated & arsey but never mind, will start afresh next week...

My other scan a week tomorrow!

x

 

[MsJMouse]

MrsPTTC. Pregnancy hormones and tiredness hit my house last night too - poor DH - it was his birthday and I ended up in tears over something stupid.

TGIF is all I can say!!!

First prenatal class is tomorrow. Now that just seems scary - how did it get here so quick??

 

[MsJMouse]

I know I miss them all too Mrsmax! Come back ladies!

x

I agree. I wonder how everyone is going??

 

[MrsPTTC]

Ahh bless you hun, its a horrible feeling isnt? You feel like you're not in control...

Scary that your classes have started. It's funny I keep thinking you're more than 6 weeks ahead of me!
x

 

[mrsmax]

Wow that was a scary evening. Had some bleeding and hospital said to come in right away and bring hospital bag. Got rigged up to lots of monitors to check I wasn't going into early labour and they did an ecg for minimax. Found protein in my urine but had to second test and get results in couple of days. They also took a swab and other stuff but let me come home. No more bleeding so hoping all ok.

 

[MsJMouse]

mrsmax. That does sound scary. Hope everything is okay. Look after yourself and minimax.

 

[mrsmax]

Thanks
main comfort is that if mm had to come now the chances of survival are excellent. X

 

[MsJMouse]

Very true but hopefully mm can cook for a bit longer.

 

[pink80]

MrsMax - sounds almost identical to what I had and at pretty much the same stage. I had no more bleeding since but I did lose my plug (tmi - but it was huge chunks of brown Kelly like mucus) in the following week. They found no reason for it, but the swab was how they found out I'm group b strep positive

Hope you're resting today

 

[rosababy]

yikes, mrsmax! very scary! protein...are they checking for pre-e? hopefully mini max can stay in there for a few more weeks, but you're right, at least you know chances of survival are very good.

hi ladies! sorry i've been mia. most days, it's all i can do to manage to pop into my own journal and update, but i'm having trouble finding time to get to all of my threads and journals.

jack is doing great! I feel like we're starting to get a routine down. Not a routine that is like "he will eat at ___:00 and sleep at ___:00" but that's okay. Hopefully soon we'll be able to really get some times down. Right now, he eats every 2.5 to 4 hours, has great wake time in which he LOVES his play gym (is starting to grab for the toys and smiles at them), we read stories, sing songs, explore the house, take walks with the dog and then I notice that he starts to get a little cranky and his brow line gets red (just a little) and that's my cue for naptime. So, I swaddle him and put him down for a nap (still have to rock him, but we'll work on sleep training in a month or so) and he's down for anywhere between 40 minutes to an hour and a half. He's also to the point where I can put him in the play gym for a little while so I can shower or do dishes, etc., so I don't have to hold him all the time, which is very nice.

Still nursing and formula feeding, and looking forward to him giving us longer stretches at night. We had one night of 6 hours and we were like holy CRAP! and then it went back to every 3 hours on the dot.

I hope everyone is doing well!