Femmes Fetales - (PAL) Holding onto Hope 9 months and on...

[NewToAllThis]

Fxd Lil

 

[lilrojo]

Thank you new

 

[loveanurse1]

kizzy..i like that saying..one and done..lol

this week is the week for u/s's..lol
i have mine in the morning to check follies..amber's is fri and new's is thurs..
i did do the opk yesterday..it was a neg..it was dark but still negative..tmi alert, i am feeling that wetness you get before the o ..anyone's guess what today will be..lol
hope all are doing well

 

[Amberyll23]

Love- hope you catch that egg this month, get busy!

I am home with a sick little girl today. Was up all night with her again, poor thing. I think she caught the cold DH and I have been fighting. Giving her extra snuggles and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse today.

 

[lilrojo]

Hope grace feels better...

Catch that eggy Love.. fxed for you

New hope the us goes well.. on thursday.. your doing great!

 

[loveanurse1]

awe, hope she gets feeling better amber...i hate it when my kiddos are sick

so went for my scan today, and I had three eggs ready to drop..(never had that many before) actually the u/s tech said "wow, you have a busy ovary" and there were a lot of smaller ones too..
so nurse called with directions and told me to trigger in the morning ( which will one, induce ovulation , and two make some of the smaller ones grow as well) and then start having in the evening..and for the next three days..so i trigger and i usually consider the day after trigger my o day. so friday i will be in the tww too LIL
i did another opk today , still negative, so they are knowing what they are doing with waiting..
can you imagine, triplets..eeeeeekkkkk...lol
off to work..hope you are all doing well

 

[Amberyll23]

OMGosh, FX'd for you Love!!!!

Catch that Egg/eggs!

Thanks for the comments on Grace, she was doing well enough today to go back to school (which she was excited about!). DH and I are still dealing with coughs and sniffles, I hope this clears up by Friday, I hate lying on my back with sinuses draining, blech!!

 

[IMPPEARL]

Hi all. it's been a while since I've checked in. So glad everyone seems to be doing well. I've actually got some news myself.... Af is three days late so thought I'd better test... Low and behold !!!! Omg we only just stopped pulling out!! Really wasn't expecting it this quick. Alia is 14 mos so timing is good I think but it's just sooo crazy. Still trying to process!!

On another note I have a question for ya'll. my sister is using the blear blue fertility monitor and trying at home insemination w a live doner. Anyone know what day is best to actually inseminate? She is doing it twice but not sure which is best?? Thought some of you here may have used the cbfm and were familiar?? The thing is she tests in the am then doesn't inseminate till after dinner so that could change the reading but you can only use that once a day.

 

[GreyGirl]

CONGRATULATIONS Imppearl!!!! That's brilliant news, sorry I can't help with the other question.

Good luck Lil and Love!

How's everyone else doing?

Well, today we got Isabelle's TT re-cut and they discovered a lip tie as well. No DR would help with my PCOS-induced supply issues and so it's almost gone Feels like my BF journey was doomed from the start

 

[Amberyll23]

Congratulations IMP!!! So happy for you! That is wonderful news!!! I hope this is just the beginnning of more 2013 BFPs in here!!

I have no advice on the insemination, sorry. I think Lil uses a CBFM, she may be able to give some input on how to read it.

Grey--so sorry to hear about your BF struggles. The important thing is that you are doing your best for your DD and fortunately formula these days is far above what it used to be. If no MD will help, are there any lactation consultants out there that may specialize in PCOS-related supply issues?

New--good luck with your scan tomorrow!

AFM: my gender scan is in TWO DAYS!! ARGG I am so impatient the closer we get!!

 

[NewToAllThis]

Congrats Imp

Re the CBFM. The best time for insemination would be either of the two peak readings as they detect ovulation as being 24-36 hours away. But the high readings are also a good time for sex/insemination too. But personally I would go with the first peak reading.

Hoe this helps!

 

[milosmum]

Imp congratulations wonderful news! More babies for this thread is very exciting! Sorry no idea about CBFM but I am sure there must be and AI thread on BnB somewhere to help her x

Amber glad to hear grace is feeling better and hope you and DH feel better soon too x

Love great scan results I hope you catch those eggies!

New - hope you scan goes ok tomorrow x

Grey - so sorry to hear about your BF problems. Have you requested to see another doctor for a second opinion about the supply issues, what about your HV or the local BF co-ordinator? Have you told them you are going to stop BFing? GPS and hvs have targets for how many women they can keep bF and so if you threaten to stop it might encourage them to help you more. I had some problems stamped my feet and said I was giving up and he next day I had the area BF co-ordinator on my doorstep! Good luck x

Kizzy. - Callum is a terrible teether and we are obviously going to get more teeth soon since he has been awake since 9pm tonight and is only just resettling now! I can't wait for the teething to be over x

 

[IMPPEARL]

Gray- look up Dr Jack Newman on the Internet. He is a great bf'ding specialist and you can email him questions etc and is quick to return answers. He also has you tube vides to help w latch etc. and my be able to dire t yiu to a speialist in your area. Also Check out la lache league. https://www.llli.org/ and see if they have a clinic or sepcialist in your area. They also have a # you can call and talk to a speciailist. Maybe you can find some support on one of these resources. Good luck. https://www.nbci.ca/

 

[loveanurse1]

Morning ladies.

Imp..congrats on your ..exciting news..i too have no advice on the cbfm..

Amber..not long for your scan..it will be exciting..i too hate laying on my back with that drainage..it keeps me awake..
milosmum..that is awesome advice..i agree..threaten to quit and they are right there..i did that with my second dd at the hospital..i didn't get to bf my first dd..i pumped for a few weeks and because she was a preemie, it lasted about the whole three months she was in the hospital..i was getting 8-9oz at a time...but with second dd..i was in agony..all she did was cry and the only thing that helped her was bf..and i kept telling them she wasn't getting enough and that i wanted a sugar/water bottle and voila the nurse showed up at my door and gave me pamplet on "cluster feeding" apparently on the second day of a newborns life, research has shown that around the world they had found they cluster feed...it was agony for me...but we got it sorted out.
grey..i hope you can find some help soon..don't give up just yet.
lil..how goes the tww..i'll be joining you soon
new..can't wait to hear your scan update
to everyone else that i missed..this group sounds like home again a lot of familiar 'faces'

afm..so i came home from work yesterday and triggered..then i went for my run..girls, i don't know how i am doing it but i ran 7.22 miles..and felt wonderful..(i'm training for a half marathon in april 13.1miles) i surprised myself..i love that feeling after the run..it puts me in such a good mood..the longest i had run was 6.5 miles..so i surpassed even my own record.
school work is exhausting..been working on that too..It must be done..I am in my Bachelor's program, and graduate may 2014..and will be jumping right back into the Master's program hopefully next fall...but i did make time for
we dtd yesterday afternoon like th fs told us too..and woke up really early this morning and took LIL's suggestion and did some morning ...might sneak another round tonight and tomorrow if I can get dh to cooperate :wink: :wink:
anyhoo..that's it for me..waiting for it to warm up a bit before I go for my morning run..i am off the next 6 days..

 

[lilrojo]

Yay for some time off.. hope you catch this eggy Love.. the tww goes slow.. 4dpo.. will prob start testing at 9dpo.. so next week.. with my ics..

HOpe everyone is well

COngrats imp

 

[Amberyll23]

love--great job on the running! wow!! and hooray for some well-deserved time off! I hope you catch that egg!

lil-I agree, 2ww is sooo slooow! Keeping my fx'd for you!

new--hope your scan went well, thinking of you!

Had my monthly appt today with the md, all is well, baby's hb on doppler was 160, except I have now put on close to 30 lbs! UGH!! And all this child wants is beef and meatballs! I need to put him/her on their sister's salad diet!!

Scan tomorrow! Excited is an understatement! haha

 

[milosmum]

Amber I am also very excited for your scan tomorrow and cannot wait to hear all about graces little brother or sister x

 

[NewToAllThis]

Excited to hear your news Amber

 

[NewToAllThis]

Update for those who don't come into my journal. Well, little Haribo now measures 10 weeks and has tiny little fingers and toes. All looks fantastic!

It was an internal scan as she wanted to check everything in detail and see about the bleeding too. Haribo was sleeping at first but woke up whilst she was trying to measure, and moved his/her hands about, amazing to see. She spent ages showing us his/her head, legs, arms and fingers. Plus she showed us the placenta and the cord. I could have stayed there all day.

She couldn't see any reason for the bleeding

I have now been discharged from the FS and my next scan will be my 12 week one. It was a poignant moment and quite emotional. I couldn't thank them enough for all that they have done for us over the past 10 months or so.

Here's Haribo

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[Amberyll23]

Back from my scan, Baby is doing gorgeous, all measurements were perfect. Baby was wrigging all over the place and finally fell asleep by the end, much to the US tech's frustration, because she needed the baby to be moving for the spine measurement at that time, lol!

Anyways, the big reveal! We are officially:

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TEAM PINK!!!

We are very excited, DH is very proud of himself, says he finally has "his girls"--so sweet!! And Grace is getting a baby sister!! It is going to be so exciting to watch them grow up together!!!