Femmes Fetales - (PAL) Holding onto Hope 9 months and on...
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Amberyll23
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Just a quick pop in to say hello and to check in on our new mommy and soon to be mommies!!
New--I am so happy you guys are home!
Imp--extremely happy that your little man has turned, phew!!! Hopefully smooth sailing for these final weeks!! Very excited for you!!!
Nichole--hoping that your silence means bubs is here! Can't wait to see pics!!
Lil--how are things going with you?!
Love--I have not and never will lose faith for you! You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Is IVF an option for you? I know it is expensive, but my one friend who had an ectopic and lost her tube went that route.
milos-hey hun! hope you are enjoying holiday!
kizzy--
Loving your pictures of G btw on facebook, she is such a gorgeous little lady!!
bean-hey hun! how are you doing?
AFM: I go back to work full time in 2 weeks, these past 3 months have flown by, I don't know where they went! (still have yet to do Hayleigh's birth story!) Still having IB issues and my periods are all out of wack--yes, my friggin' period started back 2 months post-partum even though I am BFing AND pumping! Arg!! Then I get a second one barely 3 weeks later, stupid hormones!!
I went on the minipill, not sure if that is affecting anything or not. But I made the decision not to get my tubes tied with Hayleigh, so I needed some form of birth control, and the, um, pull out method was a proven failure after Grace, lol!
Im actually a little worried about my body. I did not bounce back as quickly as I did with Grace after this Section. I have this IB issue and now these really close periods--if it keeps up, I will have to get things checked out I guess.
(And here I thought I was done having folks poking around my nether regions for a while!)
I may be a mess, but the girls are doing great, thank goodness!
New--I am so happy you guys are home!
Imp--extremely happy that your little man has turned, phew!!! Hopefully smooth sailing for these final weeks!! Very excited for you!!!
Nichole--hoping that your silence means bubs is here! Can't wait to see pics!!
Lil--how are things going with you?!
Love--I have not and never will lose faith for you! You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Is IVF an option for you? I know it is expensive, but my one friend who had an ectopic and lost her tube went that route.
milos-hey hun! hope you are enjoying holiday!
kizzy--
Loving your pictures of G btw on facebook, she is such a gorgeous little lady!!bean-hey hun! how are you doing?
AFM: I go back to work full time in 2 weeks, these past 3 months have flown by, I don't know where they went! (still have yet to do Hayleigh's birth story!) Still having IB issues and my periods are all out of wack--yes, my friggin' period started back 2 months post-partum even though I am BFing AND pumping! Arg!! Then I get a second one barely 3 weeks later, stupid hormones!!
I went on the minipill, not sure if that is affecting anything or not. But I made the decision not to get my tubes tied with Hayleigh, so I needed some form of birth control, and the, um, pull out method was a proven failure after Grace, lol!
Im actually a little worried about my body. I did not bounce back as quickly as I did with Grace after this Section. I have this IB issue and now these really close periods--if it keeps up, I will have to get things checked out I guess.
(And here I thought I was done having folks poking around my nether regions for a while!)I may be a mess, but the girls are doing great, thank goodness!
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Nichole, I second Amber's thoughts, hoping the silence means a healthy safe delivery of your LO
amber: three months gone already. I took the minipill after I had Hayleigh and had to quit that after two months. It was 60$ a pack. Now my insurance pays for it, plus Obama passed the free bcp thing, but I don't need it now.. so since no tube's being tied does that mean you may decide to have another in the future, far future..lol
Ivf is NOT an option for me as I do not get any of it covered by insurance and I just don't have that kind of dough lying around, especially since their are no guarentee's that it'll work. If perhaps I didn't have my two dd's then my mind might be different or if I had an abundance of cash or insurance covered the majority, all bets off, but alas, none of that is there..lol
to everyone, New I posted in your journal
Bean, hope you and your boys are doing great.
afm: something is still working in my girly land, I have had gobs of ewcm these last couple of days and ovary pains, but no +opk. They have been stark white last few days, making think that perhaps my body was going to work..Last time I had that ewcm was when I was on clomid months and months ago. However, today I took opk and it the line is pretty dark but not a clear cut + just yet. I will test again in a few hours after holding my urine. I am happy that my sliver of an ovary is working and producing hormones at least. it's like the little engine that could
I didn't follow dr's advice and wait to have 
for 6 weeks. we have done it like three times and it was of my choosing as the hormones just kicked in. I have no real huge hopes that a 
will be at the end of this month's rainbow as my body is healing but it is just nice to know that it's working on the hormone end.
amber: three months gone already. I took the minipill after I had Hayleigh and had to quit that after two months. It was 60$ a pack. Now my insurance pays for it, plus Obama passed the free bcp thing, but I don't need it now.. so since no tube's being tied does that mean you may decide to have another in the future, far future..lol
Ivf is NOT an option for me as I do not get any of it covered by insurance and I just don't have that kind of dough lying around, especially since their are no guarentee's that it'll work. If perhaps I didn't have my two dd's then my mind might be different or if I had an abundance of cash or insurance covered the majority, all bets off, but alas, none of that is there..lol
to everyone, New I posted in your journal Bean, hope you and your boys are doing great.
afm: something is still working in my girly land, I have had gobs of ewcm these last couple of days and ovary pains, but no +opk. They have been stark white last few days, making think that perhaps my body was going to work..Last time I had that ewcm was when I was on clomid months and months ago. However, today I took opk and it the line is pretty dark but not a clear cut + just yet. I will test again in a few hours after holding my urine. I am happy that my sliver of an ovary is working and producing hormones at least. it's like the little engine that could
I didn't follow dr's advice and wait to have for 6 weeks. we have done it like three times and it was of my choosing as the hormones just kicked in. I have no real huge hopes that a will be at the end of this month's rainbow as my body is healing but it is just nice to know that it's working on the hormone end.
Nichole
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Thanks ladies. I wish my lack of info meant baby was here... but sadly, she's stubborn like her father and seems perfectly content to stay where she is, despite the end of the p17's and every other sure-fire symptom. I've just been so exhausted the past several days, I can only sleep for a couple of hours at a time, but I sleep ALL DAY LONG! I have 0% energy. Now, if I can just get those darn contractions to become regular, we'll be good to go. Just playing the waiting game now.
Amber - I'm sure you're fine. Every recovery is different, and can get harder ater the 1st.
love - fx'd for you
Thanks for all of the good thoughts ladies!
Amber - I'm sure you're fine. Every recovery is different, and can get harder ater the 1st.
love - fx'd for you
Thanks for all of the good thoughts ladies!
Amberyll23
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Nichole--aww, what a stubborn little lady you have in there! She is probably so happy and comfortable inside her momma, that she just doesn't want to leave! I hope you somehow manage to find some rest, nothing worse than exhausting yourself BEFORE the baby is here!!! 
Please keep us posted!
Love--totally understand on the IVF. DH and I had talked about it back when we were trying for our first, because it was taking so long, and with my friend going through it, we were shocked at the expense involved--and she did it TWICE with no BFP (she got her BFP naturally, with one tube, which is why I have hope for you!). They were exploring adoption when they got the happy surprise and she now has a gorgeous little boy.
Yeah, Im not sure if the minipill is playing a role in my periods restarting so soon or if it is just simply my body. I know that some women just simply get their periods, even while BF, I know mine came back early with Grace, but not this early!! I have not been on a pill since my early 20s, because of my high blood pressure (they did not have mini pill back then) and it would skyrocket while I was on them, so I went off. I remember those packs being expensive (well, expensive for a poor grad student eating a lot of ramen noodles for dinner, lol). I was in grad school with no insurance, and even with the college discount, I was still paying something like 25.00 a pack, and we are taking 15 years ago. And you are right, pills are free now, I had no clue this was the case until I went to pick up my rx expecting a copay and they were free!
On my tubes being tied. When it came down to it, I just could not get it done. I could not bear the thought of preventing myself from having more children if God in some way wanted to bless us with another down the road. I mean, we were blessed with Hayleigh when we weren't planning for her (yet) and, as exhausted as I am, I would not go back and change things for the world!
We tried so hard and went through years of BFNs and a loss to have our girls, and I just can't take the option for another off of the table. We actually aren't thinking of/talking about trying for another (hard to think about more kids with 2 under 2, they are their own form of birth control, lol!), but if we do ultimately decide to try, it will be after Hayleigh is at least 2 years old, which would put me at 41 years old, so we will just have to see. I know DH is content with our girls, as am I. When I told him I changed my mind on tying my tubes, he was very supportive, and said "Honey, it is your body, I would never expect you to do something like that, I support whatever decision you make. And who knows how we will be feeling 3 years from now anyways?" Gotta love a supportive man!
Please keep us posted!Love--totally understand on the IVF. DH and I had talked about it back when we were trying for our first, because it was taking so long, and with my friend going through it, we were shocked at the expense involved--and she did it TWICE with no BFP (she got her BFP naturally, with one tube, which is why I have hope for you!). They were exploring adoption when they got the happy surprise and she now has a gorgeous little boy.
Yeah, Im not sure if the minipill is playing a role in my periods restarting so soon or if it is just simply my body. I know that some women just simply get their periods, even while BF, I know mine came back early with Grace, but not this early!! I have not been on a pill since my early 20s, because of my high blood pressure (they did not have mini pill back then) and it would skyrocket while I was on them, so I went off. I remember those packs being expensive (well, expensive for a poor grad student eating a lot of ramen noodles for dinner, lol). I was in grad school with no insurance, and even with the college discount, I was still paying something like 25.00 a pack, and we are taking 15 years ago. And you are right, pills are free now, I had no clue this was the case until I went to pick up my rx expecting a copay and they were free!
On my tubes being tied. When it came down to it, I just could not get it done. I could not bear the thought of preventing myself from having more children if God in some way wanted to bless us with another down the road. I mean, we were blessed with Hayleigh when we weren't planning for her (yet) and, as exhausted as I am, I would not go back and change things for the world!
We tried so hard and went through years of BFNs and a loss to have our girls, and I just can't take the option for another off of the table. We actually aren't thinking of/talking about trying for another (hard to think about more kids with 2 under 2, they are their own form of birth control, lol!), but if we do ultimately decide to try, it will be after Hayleigh is at least 2 years old, which would put me at 41 years old, so we will just have to see. I know DH is content with our girls, as am I. When I told him I changed my mind on tying my tubes, he was very supportive, and said "Honey, it is your body, I would never expect you to do something like that, I support whatever decision you make. And who knows how we will be feeling 3 years from now anyways?" Gotta love a supportive man!
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Nichole, Awe she obviously likes her current home. 
Hope you can get some rest.
Amber, I can understand that. It's why I never chose to get my tubes tied. My mom told me long ago never to do it incase you change your mind and I listened. Glad I did as I did change my mind, sadly I haven't been able to conceive but twice since changing my mind.
I also found that a lot of women who get their tubes tied end up getting adenomyosis of the uterus and having to have a hysterectomy. They call it something else but, a lot of my friends who conceived so easily who had their tubes tied are suffering now. My dh and I decided if we wanted to ever have a permanent solution to birth control that he would get a vasectomy as it's less invasive than tubal ligation. I am like you , I want the option there, so NO tubal ligation for me.
Have you considered the Mirena(IUD)? My friend likes it.
sad that IVF is so costly.
New.. Hope you are settling in with Hugo at home.
to everyone.
afm: got a +opk today...so my ovary is truly working, whether it's releasing an egg remains to be seen but no SURGICAL MENOPAUSE HERE yay
Hope you can get some rest. Amber, I can understand that. It's why I never chose to get my tubes tied. My mom told me long ago never to do it incase you change your mind and I listened. Glad I did as I did change my mind, sadly I haven't been able to conceive but twice since changing my mind.
I also found that a lot of women who get their tubes tied end up getting adenomyosis of the uterus and having to have a hysterectomy. They call it something else but, a lot of my friends who conceived so easily who had their tubes tied are suffering now. My dh and I decided if we wanted to ever have a permanent solution to birth control that he would get a vasectomy as it's less invasive than tubal ligation. I am like you , I want the option there, so NO tubal ligation for me.Have you considered the Mirena(IUD)? My friend likes it.
sad that IVF is so costly.
New.. Hope you are settling in with Hugo at home.
to everyone.afm: got a +opk today...so my ovary is truly working, whether it's releasing an egg remains to be seen but no SURGICAL MENOPAUSE HERE
yay
Amberyll23
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Oh Love, fx'd that it is releasing an egg!
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Excellent news Love. Come on eggy 
AFM. Adjusting to life at home. Will update more when I have a few minutes to myself, lol (could take a while!)
AFM. Adjusting to life at home. Will update more when I have a few minutes to myself, lol (could take a while!)
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Time is no longer your own! 
Spend as much time as you can with your new little man, we will still be here! These precious days go by super fast, and you will note him changing and growing every day, so soak it all in! I am just so happy you are home and finally able to enjoy motherhood to the fullest!!!
Spend as much time as you can with your new little man, we will still be here! These precious days go by super fast, and you will note him changing and growing every day, so soak it all in! I am just so happy you are home and finally able to enjoy motherhood to the fullest!!!
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Soooooo... I went in for my 38 week check up. I noticed, getting out of the car that she must have dropped again, because I was having much difficulty walking, but I slowly waddled my way up, lol. After monitoring my BH contractions (like they do every week) the Dr. decided he wanted to do a pelvic exam since I was having sooo many. I was 1-2cm, thinned and softened quite a bit. He informed me that with cases of GD, he likes to deliver by 39 weeks, so if I hadn't delivered by the 30th, he would induce me. Last week the u/s tech measured her at approximately 7lbs.
I got home just after noon. At 3:30, I had the mother of all contractions. Couldn't move, speak or think. I lied down for a bit to see if anything progressed. An hour and a half later, I got hit with another. I made plans for my oldest daughter (just in case) and took a shower. The contractions started coming every 5 minutes apart after the 2nd one hit. It didn't take long for me to be begging to go to the hospital. OH's mom drove, while he sat in the back with me and let me crush his hand. We live only about 10 minutes from the hospital, but by the time we got there, I was pushing and had no control to stop it, lol. OH came out with a nurse and a wheelchair and while his mom parked the car, we went to triage. They tried to get me to answer some questions, but the contractions were roughly 1 minute apart at this point, so one of them threw on a gown and pushed me into a room. She told me to change and she'd check me.
I stood up, threw my shirt on the ground (my modesty was nowhere to be found!!!) and told her that I could feel the baby... that she was OUT. The nurse helped me pull my pants off (I couldn't quite reach, lol) and as she lowers them, she realized what I was telling her... THE BABY WAS COMING OUT! Her head was already, not just crowning, but OUT of me! She literally pushed me onto the bed, OH yelled (at the nurses request) for help and one push later, my stubborn little princess was laying on my belly getting her umbilical cord cut by daddy.
She weighed in at 8lbs 3oz, 20 3/4in, 38w1d. We're both doing GREAT.
I got home just after noon. At 3:30, I had the mother of all contractions. Couldn't move, speak or think. I lied down for a bit to see if anything progressed. An hour and a half later, I got hit with another. I made plans for my oldest daughter (just in case) and took a shower. The contractions started coming every 5 minutes apart after the 2nd one hit. It didn't take long for me to be begging to go to the hospital. OH's mom drove, while he sat in the back with me and let me crush his hand. We live only about 10 minutes from the hospital, but by the time we got there, I was pushing and had no control to stop it, lol. OH came out with a nurse and a wheelchair and while his mom parked the car, we went to triage. They tried to get me to answer some questions, but the contractions were roughly 1 minute apart at this point, so one of them threw on a gown and pushed me into a room. She told me to change and she'd check me.
I stood up, threw my shirt on the ground (my modesty was nowhere to be found!!!) and told her that I could feel the baby... that she was OUT. The nurse helped me pull my pants off (I couldn't quite reach, lol) and as she lowers them, she realized what I was telling her... THE BABY WAS COMING OUT! Her head was already, not just crowning, but OUT of me! She literally pushed me onto the bed, OH yelled (at the nurses request) for help and one push later, my stubborn little princess was laying on my belly getting her umbilical cord cut by daddy.
She weighed in at 8lbs 3oz, 20 3/4in, 38w1d. We're both doing GREAT.
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Amberyll23
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Oh Nichole, she is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Congratulations!!! What a precious picture of her all snuggled up in your arms sucking her thumb, and you look fabulous for what you went through, my goodness!!Your stubborn little girl sure was stubborn, but when she decided she was ready, boy did she make up her mind!!
I am so happy to hear that all went well, and so excited for you! Please keep us posted on how you are all doing!! Congratulations again hun!!!
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holy crap, you almost delivered in your car. what a quick labor...
Congrats to you and your family. She's a doll.
Hope you are getting some rest.
Congrats to you and your family. She's a doll.
Hope you are getting some rest.
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Congratulations Nicole - what a drama hey. But at least she's here
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Hi everyone,
Wow, life goes quick with a newborn eh?!
Been trying to find time to update, start parenting journal, so birth story etc, but seem to be always busy, lol.
Hugo is such a good boy for us, we couldn't love him more if we tried
The physio had signed him off as the Erbs had rectified itself thank goodness. Midwife and HV happy as he's putting on weight and doing well. Last week he weighed 8lb 8.5oz so regained what he lost, plus 7oz.
He loves his milk. We do struggle with wind, especially at bught, but other than that, he's quite an easy baby. Will sleep quite well at night, going 3-4 hours when first put down, then it's mainly 2-3. He's very alert, spends quite a bit of the day awake, and is already trying to lift his head if he's lying on me.
In short, he's our everything. Has made our life and our family complete. I simply can't imagine life without him now. He's made such a impact in such a short time.
I'll leave you with a few pics of my beautiful boy
Wow, life goes quick with a newborn eh?!
Been trying to find time to update, start parenting journal, so birth story etc, but seem to be always busy, lol.
Hugo is such a good boy for us, we couldn't love him more if we tried
The physio had signed him off as the Erbs had rectified itself thank goodness. Midwife and HV happy as he's putting on weight and doing well. Last week he weighed 8lb 8.5oz so regained what he lost, plus 7oz.
He loves his milk. We do struggle with wind, especially at bught, but other than that, he's quite an easy baby. Will sleep quite well at night, going 3-4 hours when first put down, then it's mainly 2-3. He's very alert, spends quite a bit of the day awake, and is already trying to lift his head if he's lying on me.
In short, he's our everything. Has made our life and our family complete. I simply can't imagine life without him now. He's made such a impact in such a short time.
I'll leave you with a few pics of my beautiful boy
https://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w388/sarahhibbert/EEE6224A-E45C-48AB-BC2F-4FD816204F90-9939-000003D64E6DC1F1_zps2f8c5f0e.jpg
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