FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[MellyH]

Given my druthers, I'd be telling everyone too! But my husband wants to wait, he's much more risk-averse than I am in general, and his grandmother just passed away in May which his mother is still dealing with, and we didn't want to give her good news and then turn around immediately with more bad news. So I am having to hold it all in!

 

[christina1612]

Hi ladies, just checking in as i cant keep up with the conversation! I'm 7 weeks on Tuesday, think my nausea finally hit me yesterday though only when I'm getting hungry. I've got some travel sickness bands which also work for morning sickness, got them for ds and they were a lifesaver! Got my first appt on 15th so not long now, though still got to wait until 12 weeks for a scan! The doctors have offered me blood tests to check my hcg levels are rising so i think ill take them up on the offer so i can feel a bit better as the lack of symptoms was concerning me!

 

[Megamegan]

Melly- I had to look up "druthers" lol. New word for me! But I see what you mean, if hubby had wanted me to wait, I would have. But he was just as eager to share the news. We're kinda doing it slowly, so each one of our friends gets to hear it in a special way. But at work I'm just telling people in response to something they say... like if someone says "Wanna go get a drink after work?" I'll say "Eh, probably not good for the baby". Haha. It totally catches them off guard.... they are like "Wait, what? Seriously!?" I'm having fun with it.

Hey Christina my due date buddy! Although I changed my ticker to be based on ovulation... and I have a scan on Tuesday so hopefully they'll give me an accurate measurement. Sucks that you have to wait til 12 weeks for a scan! I'm sure everything is just fine, I'm also only feeling a little bit of nausea, nothing crazy, and my sore boobs are even calming down... now it's mostly just the nipples that are a bit sore. Not worried though. I just count my blessings when I have a day that I feel good.

 

[swanxxsong]

I told at 8 weeks with my first. No regrets.

After my two losses I'm only holding back now for the sake of my toddler. I know she won't fully 'get' the concept of me being pregnant yet but I don't want to explain if things don't go well. I'm paranoid that way. Haha. So we are waiting a little longer. Though a handful of people already know, they are aware that it's not fully public yet.

8 weeks today! Can't wait for my appointment this week!

 

[NickieMcG]

Hi ladies, I would like to join please and my edd is 21st feb :-D

My name is Nickie and im 37, my partner is James he is 43. We have been together for 14 years and ttc for 13 years! After finally settling down in Scotland we started our ivf journey back in 2005. 2 failed attempts and many years later we are finally here and we can't quite believe it tbh, we thought it would never happen!

I am currently pregnant for the very first time and am 7 weeks and 3 days :-D and still in shock lol

It would be so nice to make some friends on here that are all around the same time in their pregnancies. Look forward to speaking to u all soon xxxx

p.s how do I get a banner signature thingy lol im rubbish at this type of thing lol

 

[Shey]

Welcome Nickie. Your due date is my older nieces bday.

 

[maisie78]

Hi Nickie. Huge congratulations!! I can only imagine how excited you both are after so long ttc. I can't help with the banner I'm afraid as I still don't quite know how I managed to get mine to work

 

[nicole6212]

Hi ladies, I would like to join please and my edd is 21st feb :-D

My name is Nickie and im 37, my partner is James he is 43. We have been together for 14 years and ttc for 13 years! After finally settling down in Scotland we started our ivf journey back in 2005. 2 failed attempts and many years later we are finally here and we can't quite believe it tbh, we thought it would never happen!

I am currently pregnant for the very first time and am 7 weeks and 3 days :-D and still in shock lol

It would be so nice to make some friends on here that are all around the same time in their pregnancies. Look forward to speaking to u all soon xxxx

p.s how do I get a banner signature thingy lol im rubbish at this type of thing lol

Welcome, and congratulations Nickie! To get the banner to work you need to use the pseudo html code, the UBBCode, or the BBCode, not the html code.

 

[NickieMcG]

Thank you but that had confused me even more lmao he he he

 

[nicole6212]

Thank you but that had confused me even more lmao he he he

Lol, OK, so you're using a ticker from thebump.com, right? So once you've put in your due date, and picked your colours etc, it takes you to a page with code to copy. There's two blocks, the first says HTML code, and gives the part you have in your signature right now. The second part is the pseudo HTML code, and if you use that, you'll see your ticker on your posts. Hope I explained it a little clearer that time.

 

[NickieMcG]

Thank you but that had confused me even more lmao he he he

Lol, OK, so you're using a ticker from thebump.com, right? So once you've put in your due date, and picked your colours etc, it takes you to a page with code to copy. There's two blocks, the first says HTML code, and gives the part you have in your signature right now. The second part is the pseudo HTML code, and if you use that, you'll see your ticker on your posts. Hope I explained it a little clearer that time.

Nicole lol bare with me.....im going to try right now ha ha ha

 

[JACKDOLL]

Congrats Nicki, I have an ivf baby onboard.. I'm 10 weeks this tue & due 3rd feb. is this a natural pregnancy for you & partner? Wish you a h&h 9 months.. I'm sure you still in shock.. I still can't believe it.. Xx

 

[NickieMcG]

Congrats Nicki, I have an ivf baby onboard.. I'm 10 weeks this tue & due 3rd feb. is this a natural pregnancy for you & partner? Wish you a h&h 9 months.. I'm sure you still in shock.. I still can't believe it.. Xx

Hey, this was our last icsi attempt, but have not only got this bfp but also 2 frozen embies at blastocyst too so our last attempt could not have gone any better for us. Congrats to u also hun xx

 

[NickieMcG]

Thank you but that had confused me even more lmao he he he

Lol, OK, so you're using a ticker from thebump.com, right? So once you've put in your due date, and picked your colours etc, it takes you to a page with code to copy. There's two blocks, the first says HTML code, and gives the part you have in your signature right now. The second part is the pseudo HTML code, and if you use that, you'll see your ticker on your posts. Hope I explained it a little clearer that time.

Nicole lol bare with me.....im going to try right now ha ha ha

Thanks hun, it was driving me mad xx

 

[MellyH]

Just a random whinge - I can't decide whether to put more, less, or something different in my tummy but I feel gross.

 

[xxyjadexx]

Diastasis recti is when your abdominal muscles are separated after you give birth. Mine were split 4 fingers apart, and you have to do certain exercises (and avoid crunches) for it to heal. I hope to prevent it from happening as severely this time!

My sickness has got a lot better the past two days thank God!! Congratulations to all those who have seen heartbeats and their little babies on a scan, im still waiting for my first appointment.
I think at my first appointment I will talk to the midwife about a csection. My first baby was born with shoulder dystocia and it was hard to get him out. After the birth shoulder distocya was never mentioned to me I was just told he had been a little stuck! So when I got pregnant again I just assumed everything would be fine and went for a normal delivery again, I had a terrible time and to cut a long story short my little girl again got stuck but this time more seriously. Her chord got compressed and her heart stopped. She was resucitated and spent 10days in nicu.
The midwifes had a debrief a week later and the 1st shoulder dystocia had not been made overly obvious in my notes and then had been missed during my second pregnancy. I don't think I can risk all that again, if it's happened twice I won't chance it!

Oh my, that must have been very scary for you. Hopefully they talk to you about it this time. What position did you birth in? Hands and knees is really, really good for shoulder dystocia and solves it almost every time since your pelvis is open very wide (30% more than on your back). Though it's good to talk to your care provider about it in case you have other issues leading to the dystocia.

I was flat on my back both times as I was induced so connected to the drip and ctg machine

 

[jmandrews]

I don't know, some of my pains are clearly gas pains, and some of them are clearly not. They are more like muscles cramping up or even random shooting pains like in my hips. I think it's all normal and it doesn't really worry me. I too get it when I sneeze, or sit up really fast. I think it's just our bodies adjusting. As long as it's not like excruciating pain, I think it's normal.

ttc126 try not to worry so much dear! I'm sure everything is fine. Lack of symptoms means you're lucky! I don't know, it kinda helps me to remember that this is out of my control, so there's no use worrying too much. I get it though. I hope you feel better soon, anxiety is no fun at all.

This sharp pains in your hips could be round ligament pain. I get that a lot too. Especially first trimester. Hope u feel better soon!

 

[xxyjadexx]

Hi ladies, I would like to join please and my edd is 21st feb :-D

My name is Nickie and im 37, my partner is James he is 43. We have been together for 14 years and ttc for 13 years! After finally settling down in Scotland we started our ivf journey back in 2005. 2 failed attempts and many years later we are finally here and we can't quite believe it tbh, we thought it would never happen!

I am currently pregnant for the very first time and am 7 weeks and 3 days :-D and still in shock lol

It would be so nice to make some friends on here that are all around the same time in their pregnancies. Look forward to speaking to u all soon xxxx

p.s how do I get a banner signature thingy lol im rubbish at this type of thing lol

Best of luck Nickie!!!!

 

[jmandrews]

Congrats Nickie!!!! Such a beautiful miracle after TTC for so long. My good friend have been TTC for 9 years. They are getting ready to try ivf. This will give her so much hope. I bet you are over the moon.
My dr. Has my EDD as Feb 21st but based off my ovulation I have it as feb 25th. I'll officially know on July 16 at my first scan.

 

[JACKDOLL]

Nicki that's amazing, this was our 2nd attempt and we also have 2 5day blasts frozen... Exciting times ahead