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Who would have thought?! :hugs: It's so exciting!
 
Hi! :wave: I got three bfps today at 9dpo! This is our 4th, estimated due date is Feb 17th. Still early so hopefully a sticky. Although this pregnancy was not planned! Our youngest will be 8 months next week :argh:

https://i62.tinypic.com/2n9g9ar.jpg
 
Welcome and congrats milosmommy!! That's a great line for 9 DPO!
 
confuzion said:
Welcome and congrats milosmommy!! That's a great line for 9 DPO!
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I wasn't convinced I was pregnant until I caved to buy the FRER. I was using internet cheapies and got two "evaps" yesterday. My friend swore they weren't evaps and pestered me to get different tests this morning. :baby:
 
bridgetboo62 said:
if they dont let me have a unattended birth then i will leave
i dont want anyone else to hold baby first or be in the room when he/she is born except me and OH
its a special moment for only me and OH
and i dont want to be hooked up to monitors they have to respect that
for all they know my religion could prevent it

thats a good idea about consolidating debt. i will talk to OH and my dad about that one. (my dad is like our accountant and life couch he tells us how to do things how to go about things)
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Hi Bridget! Welcome and congrats! :happydance: (Sorry I'm late, I'm just getting caught up on everything now :))

You might want to call around to your local hospitals where you plan to deliver and ask to talk to them about their policies. Some hospitals are very strict due to malpractice insurance. They might say they you have to be monitored due to liability reasons (same with OH catching baby). I think it would be absolutely wonderful for you to find a hospital that will work with you knowing you want things to be as natural as possible! But I would definitely do some heavy research. I almost went to a hospital here until I found out that they don't even allow husbands to spend the night! So instead I found another hospital that actually had a guest bed in the room for fathers :) And don't feel like you have to settle for any one particular hospital, most hospitals will even allow you to take a tour of the labor and delivery rooms, that way you can judge whether or not you'd feel comfortable there :thumbup:
 
Wow!!!! This is the busiest thread!!!

Hi and congrats to all newcomers!

I had planned to have a natural birth, but my baby had other plans last time! I was very ill with severe preeclampsia and had an emergency induction at 36 weeks. Baby's lungs weren't quite ready so he had an unexpected nicu stay. I ended up on a bunch of different medications (so much for an unmedicated birth) and wasn't even allowed out of bed for 48hrs after he was born because i was on magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures! I guess i want every one to know that sometimes things go wrong and its important not to beat yourself up if your birth goes differently than you hoped. I felt so guilty for having an epidural... so not worth stressing over it!!!!!

This time I'm already high risk so i have a more relaxed attitude toward a birth plan. Hoping for natural and no meds, but if i have trouble again i will not spend as much time feeling guilty or disappointed like last time. I am trying to be as healthy as i possibly can to do all i can for a healthy pregnancy and birth. So just wanted to share that with everyone who will be having their first labor and delivery experience. just wanted you all to know that it's okay if things don't go as planned and everything will still be ok. No need to feel guilty or like you didn't do your best.
 
I'm in a similar boat TTC. With my youngest I hired a doula and was all ready. But then around 34/35 weeks I went to maternal fetal medicine because I was borderline gestational diabetic (had it with my daughter). They did a growth scan to find my AFI was only at 3 and hooked me up for a stress test. Which we discovered the baby was in distress! Luckily he stabilized and the rest of the pregnancy was closely monitored. He failed two more stress tests and my AFI couldn't stay above 5 for too long. Finally two days before my due date he was failing another stress test and my doc didn't feel comfortable with me going past my due date and was sent for induction a few hours later. Then my son decided to be malpositioned and wouldn't drop until 20 hours into labor and stalled me at 6cm. Luckily after my water broke he fell right into place and was born an hour later! The good part was they tried to let me have as less of an invasive induction as I possibly could :thumbup: I dwelled for a while because I was still very limited with what I could do for pain management, but I'm telling myself that this time I can't be so hard on myself if my labor doesn't go as planned!
 
I think I will be really upset if I don't get the labor I've been dreaming of. Like my journey hasn't been difficult enough already! Lol. I guess you have to roll with the punches sometimes, and as long as I end up with a healthy baby in my arms I will be happy.

Still hoping it goes as planned though!
 
I beat myself up for months with my daughters delivery. I was in labor for over 30 hours and by hour 26 I was so emotional and physically drained that I caved for an epidural since I was still only 8 cm and they were afraid I would never be able to push at the rate I was going. I took it and napped for an hour! Lol.

I was mad at myself though for the longest time. But now I've accepted that although it was not ideal, we were both healthy and that's what mattered. So I am going in with an open mind but have my ideal set of plans for which I hope. :)

So for now I am focusing on the future delivery so I can hopefully stop being so nervous about a potential loss to add to my list. LOL. Distraction mode!
 
Lol swan you and and me both! I made the mistake of venturing into the first tri forum and now I'm freaking out about another loss. Think I will stay away from now on :haha:.
 
LOL. That forum is the bane of my existence. I avoid it at all costs. I'm neurotic enough on my own! :rofl:


My first blood test is at 11 tomorrow. Am hoping for quick results that may at least comfort me slightly. &#55357;&#56841;
 
Good luck! I know my first blood test made me feel better for sure. But waiting for the results is nerve wrecking!

Will they only measure your betas? Or progesterone as well?
 
They're measuring both -- low prog was a factor in my first m/c. Second was a chemical so they did no testing or anything. My bfp and chemical occurred within an hour of one another that time.

So anyway they're going to check both. If tomorrow's tests show need, they'll get me on a prog supplement. If nothing else, I appreciate them being proactive even if there's very little they can do at this stage lol.
 
Yeah I had my progesterone tested too. Midwife said she would give me a script just in case I need it. My progesterone came back at 24.5 so she said it was adequate. I asked if I should still fill the script and she said yes she recommends it (because of my history). So I'm on 100 mg twice a day now.

I didn't have any testing with my chemical in March either. I was 5 days late for my period when I started to bleed but I knew it was coming because my tests got a smidge darker before starting to slowly fade away. 17 DPO it was a BFN. 18 DPO bleeding started. I was heartbroken. Which is why I obsessively tested this time around too. Thankfully the tests were reassuring. And it's the first pregnancy I've actually gone in to see the midwife before 5 weeks.

I'm sure your numbers will be great!
 
ZombieKitten said:
bridgetboo62 said:
if they dont let me have a unattended birth then i will leave
i dont want anyone else to hold baby first or be in the room when he/she is born except me and OH
its a special moment for only me and OH
and i dont want to be hooked up to monitors they have to respect that
for all they know my religion could prevent it

thats a good idea about consolidating debt. i will talk to OH and my dad about that one. (my dad is like our accountant and life couch he tells us how to do things how to go about things)
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Hi Bridget! Welcome and congrats! :happydance: (Sorry I'm late, I'm just getting caught up on everything now :))

You might want to call around to your local hospitals where you plan to deliver and ask to talk to them about their policies. Some hospitals are very strict due to malpractice insurance. They might say they you have to be monitored due to liability reasons (same with OH catching baby). I think it would be absolutely wonderful for you to find a hospital that will work with you knowing you want things to be as natural as possible! But I would definitely do some heavy research. I almost went to a hospital here until I found out that they don't even allow husbands to spend the night! So instead I found another hospital that actually had a guest bed in the room for fathers :) And don't feel like you have to settle for any one particular hospital, most hospitals will even allow you to take a tour of the labor and delivery rooms, that way you can judge whether or not you'd feel comfortable there :thumbup:
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i will be definitely being going over our birth plan with our midwife at one of the appointments. i do know that hospital i want to give birth that definitely lets people stay overnight. they have a couch in all of their rooms at the maternity ward that pulls out into a bed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhQGC0uIE_Q

^there is a short video tour of the medical center and labor and delivery department
 
readynwilling said:
i had my son at the birthing suite at the MW office. Its directly accross the road from the hospital, large double bed, huge tub, arm chair for dh to hang out it in. I told them i'd be doing that again. It was like a HB but no mess at home LOL!
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that sounds wonderful
i wonder if they have something like that where i live?
what kind of hospital?
was it covered under your insurance?
 
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