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

[kizzyt]

oh melly, I am so so sorry for your loss and so sad for you, it brings a tear to my eye, life can be so precious yet so cruel, thinking of you and your family, and I hope you have your much longed for beautiful baby before long xxxx

Vix, I am so pleased for your wonderful experience, so exciting! our first girl!! yay! xx

 

[pixie p]

Melly - im am so very sorry to hear your sad news. I know there is nothing i can say to make it better but my thoughts and prayers are with you xxx

 

[angelashope]

Melly, how devasting, hugs and prayers to you and yours please keep us posted about your test results and I will pray you will be rejoining us very soon. It was very sweet for you to have us in your thoughts during this time of sorrow-wish there was more we could do to help.

 

[angelashope]

I just got back from the doctors and he was very re-assuring and tried to find the heart beat with the doppler-he said there was only a 20% chance of hearing it at 10.5 weeks but then he found it straight away and said it was strong. Happy Dance-great way to start the week!

 

[Amberyll23]

Melly--- I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your little one. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope that the testing is able to give you some answers. Thank you for your kind words and well wishes to us. Please don't be a stranger and I hope to see you back here with us very soon!

Angel--so glad that your doc was able to find the hb right away on the dopplar, that is wonderful and reassuring! very happy for you hun!!

Vix--congratulations hun! Team pink takes the lead! So glad to hear that everything went so well, that is awesome!

milos--glad to hear your family and friends were so overjoyed and happy for you! and you and your sis may just be having the right vibes! guess we'll find out in October!

AFM: I still can't kick this nausea and I am almost 13 weeks, it is driving me loopy! I'm hoping to get the blood test results back this week from my 1st trimester screen so we can tell everyone and my appointment with the dietician is set for Wed morning. My MIL is driving me batty too--she is one of those people who for some reason believes herself to be an expert on everything, when she is an expert on just about nothing (haha), so when DH told her that I was dx with Type II Diabetes, she immediately started telling him what I could/could not eat, etc. etc.--hello! she is not my dietician--plus! my diet will be different from the average Type II because, hello, I'm pregnant! sheesh! (not to mention the diets have changed over the years, it is mostly about portion control and exercise these days, not denying oneself specific foods). I am just glad DH was thoughtful enough to tell MIL I was resting and could not come to the phone so I could avoid the lecture!

I hope you ladies have a nice day!

 

[grandbleu]

Mellybelle - I'm so utterly sad for you and your family. This is so unexpected and I too thought you were just busy with your family life. I hope they do find a reason. I know when I had my miscarriage that was the worst is simply not knowing the question to "why me?". My heart goes out to you. I'm so glad that you shared and never be scared to at all...that's what we are here for so if you need to ever just let us know how you are getting on please do and let us know all about your angel when you find out yourself. I'm so sorry hon - I will light my "loss" candle for you and your little one tonight. Your plans to honor him/her sound perfect and I would love to know how the ceremony goes when it happens.

 

[milosmum]

Mellybelle - as all the other ladies have said I too am so sorry to hear of the loss of your little one. I really hope the testing can give you some answers this time and that the fertility specialist can help you in the future. All my love to you and your family xxx

 

[shelleney]

Melly, I have been thinking of you all day. And I just wanted to add, I think you are so kind and thoughtful to be trying to reassure us during this time. The fact that you took the time to worry about us, and reassure us that our babies were going to be fine, well what a selfless thing to do in your time of need. What a dear friend you are.
Please dont be a stranger. All my love xx

 

[Vixmar]

Melly, my heart goes out to you, i cant begin to imagen how painful your loss is....
x

 

[Mellybelle]

Thank you so much ladies for your kind thoughts, prayers and well wishes. I'll keep you all updated on anytest results etc. We are waiting for the hospital to contact us with babies gender. Its really important to me to name baby. Until we know all this we cant go ahead and organise the service. We are TTC again now(since last week actually). I'm not expecting anything to happen this cycle, but you never know. I'll go to the FS armed with my charts, babys results, results from my tests (being tested for a range of clotting disorders). He costs $150(AUD) per appointment so I dont want him sending me for tests I can get done through my GP.

Thanks again ladies, you are beautiful.
I'll continue to pop in and see how you all are, and hopefully I can come back and join you soon.

 

[neffie]

Melly - I don't know if there are any words to ease your pain. I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you will be back here soon with your forever baby.

 

[mumatmadhouse]

hello ladies

Melly I wish there was something someone coud do to ease the pain. You are a very amazing lady, thinking of everyone here when you are going through such heartache. I pray you get some answers and your forever baby soon. sending healing your way xx

Ladies- sorry i have been a stranger lately. i have been having a bit of a battle with depression recently, and then felt guilty for feeling depressed when i have so much to be grateful for. Anyhoo i am feeling much better now so can get back on track. So glad everyone is doing well, lots of scans and moving to 2nd tri for many now, YAY!! I had my 12wk scan which showed a healthy baby with hb and i got a low downs result too, fab news. Its all starting to feel really real now, silly i know, lol. They even moved me forward a couple of days so i am now due 20th october which makes me 14wks tomorrow. Just got to figure out how to change my ticker now.

 

[Amberyll23]

Morning ladies!

Mum--I am so glad your scan went well and that your babe is growing fast and healthy! That is wonderful! Sorry to hear about the depression, I hope that you are/have been able to work through it--please know that we are here for you if you need a place to vent/destress!!

I hope all you other ladies are doing well!

AFM: Had my appointment with the Dietician yesterday, and it went very well. She placed zero restrictions on what I can eat, she just showed me how to count carbs and sugars in what I eat in order to try and spread out my carb intake throughout the day so that my body can produce sufficient insulin to break down the sugars. She also gave me my monitor and showed me how to use it. It is really easy and fast, and the prick hardly hurts at all! I have to prick myself 4 times a day (once 1st in the morning, and then 1 hour after each meal). So far it looks like my sugar levels are good during the day, so breakfast and lunch are no problem, it seems to be my dinners where I am being too naughty, so I will have to make some adjustments there!

Going to call my gyn's office today, they STILL have not called me back with the results of my 1st trimester bloodwork from last week!

Also, I think my m/s is finally starting to go away! *knock on wood*. Today I have felt the best I have in over a month!

 

[shelleney]

Hi Ladies

How is everyone this Easter weekend?

MumAMH - I am so sorry to hear of your recent struggle with depression, but so pleased that you are feeling much better now. And great to hear that your scan went well, and your baby is healthy. (to change your ticker, you need to return to the website where you created it, change your due date, and then re-post your new ticker on here). Take care of yourself Hun

Amber - glad your appointment with the dietician went well, and that you are managing to cope well with your diabetes. Im really proud of you for taking this all in your stride. An illness like diabetes can take over your life, and its so refreshing that you have just accepted it, and are focussing on being healthy for Little L. Good for you!

AFM: only 4 more days til my dating scan! Its been over 6 weeks since we have seen Bo, and we cant wait to see him/her again. At the last scan, he/she looked like a little kidney bean, so it will be amazing to see arms, legs, fingers and toes. Im not even nervous, because I know that Bo is safe and well - his/her heartbeat is getting stronger every day when we listen on the doppler! Im just sooo happy

Hope you are all well. And hope to hear from you all soon xx

 

[Beanwood]

Hi all

Hope everybody is doing ok.

Mum - sorry that you have been feeling low. I am glad that you are statring to feel better.

Amber - sound like you are managing the diabetes really well.

Shell - so exciting to be having your scan. The doppler sounds really worthwhile.

AFM - have not been on as much - kids on holiday etc..... and have been suffereing with sickness and food aversions, as I know you guys all have.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. XX

 

[shelleney]

Sorry to hear you're feeling so sick, Bean. I remember it well. But the good news is, there's light at the end of the tunnel. You should be feeling great by 12 weeks.
Take care of yourself until then xx

 

[mumatmadhouse]

Just a quick pop on to say thanks for the support and i hope you are all having a lovely easter.

 

[milosmum]

Happy Easter everyone!

MumAMH - glad you are starting to feel better and congratulations on 14 weeks!

Shellney - can't wait to see your scan pictures honey x

Amber so pleased your dietician appointment went well but I dont fancy the finger sticking! xxx

AFM - all well here belly definately bigger than it used to be so I have borrowed some maternity clothes from a friend whihc are more comfy but now they fall down cause my tummy is not big enough yet! Desperately need to go and buy some new bras only one of mine fits comfortably now so looks like I will have to go shopping!!!

xxx

 

[Amberyll23]

Happy Monday everyone! For those that celebrate it, I hope everyone had a fabulous Easter!

Shell--good luck with your scan this week! I am so excited for you getting to see Little Bo!!! Please be sure to post pics when you can!!

Bean--so sorry you are feeling the ravages of m/s, it will get better though! Hope you are able to get the rest you need, I know that that always helps!

mum--Happy 14 wks!

milos--Happy 15 wks! I hope you are able to get clothes you feel comfortable in that don't fall down! Probably a frustrating phase right now, old clothes are too snug and maternity clothes are too big! arg!

AFM: Sugar went out of wack yesterday (Easter), probably due to a combination of the Easter feast (at which I was REALLY good and ate soo much less than I normally do! frustrating!) and the fact that I was feeling ill most of the day. I've had this horrid headache for a day an a half now, and it is driving me bonkers! Have a gyn appt this week on Thurs, just a checkup and she will probably get me set up for my next scan, which should be in about 4-6 more weeks. It seems so long from now!!

 

[Lisa7]

Melly,
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. My heart is breaking for you. You sound so strong but must be so sad. There are no words to ease this. I hope you continue to be strong and that your forever baby will be yours soon.