It fell out! 2 births so far! :-)

[inkdchick]

ooo yeah i cant be long i wish you all the best hun and hope we get our bfp's together that would be so coooool xx

 

[inkdchick]

loving that pumpkin Nat xx

 

[Nat0619]

Hi Ladies

How is everyone? Lou, waiting for you to come on and let us know how acupuncture has gone today, would think you are still there at the moment I am so excited about you having it - after all, you and OH have both had all the tests and confirmed nothing medically wrong so it can only be that nature just needs a boost from a treatment like this. I am praying that you get your very, very soon - you so deserve it.

Ink, you too. Have you thought about trying acupuncture?

I am still feeling amazingly 'normal' I cannot believe I am pregnant at all, the only thing I have is a very bloated tum and a few extra veins showing in my boobies I've took another test today!! That's 9 now . Each test is darker than the previous so hopefully that's a good sign

Kim, you made me think with your comment about acupuncture and a lack of symptoms. Maybe that is why both of us feel so normal? Maybe we are just very 'balanced' still from our treatments! Although obviously I could be speaking way too soon here for me, every symptom under the sun could kick in any day!!

Glad you like my pumpkin girls. It's from a thread over in First Tri that I've become a part of called 'Halloween babies'. All ladies in it are due around end Oct/early Nov and one of the ladies made it on some site x

 

[Toots3495]

Evening all, nat you are officially awarded the title of poas addict 2011
The acupuncture went well. He was v pleased to hear that I'd decided to try acupuncture before iui because the iui will really mess my hormones up. He took my pulse on both arms and had a look at my Tongue! His gut feeling is that stagnant blood may be the issue. Todays treatment was lots of needles in my back and I'm going next Thursday and the needles will go in my stomach, knees and lower legs.
He said he is waiting to hear from two of his patients over the weekend to see if they've got their bfp so that'll be interesting to find out next week.
Has everyone else had a good day?

 

[Nat0619]

That sounds fab Lou Is yours a fertility acupuncture specialist? Is he a little chinese man? I wonder what 'stagnant blood' means then. Maybe that's what I had too? All I know from mine is that my 'earth meridian' was out of whack Plus my 'water meridian' was a bit weak too.

When are you due to ovulate? It's great that you're having another treatment next week, that could be really helpful this month

x

 

[windswept]

Ladies, ladies, ladies!

I'm here for one night only! Just popping on to see how things are going? I see lots of positivity, and I like it.

Nat - if you scroll back all those months ago, you'll see that I never had many symptoms either to begin with... Just more hungry and peeing loads - I think that was all. Wow - a Hallow'een baby!

I am doing well - I had a bad couple of days through the week there. I felt fabulous, larger than life, over the weekend, but then on Monday afternoon I just conked out - felt totally floored. Along with it, I felt really dizzy. A midwife appointment on Wednesday showed that all is fine - blood pressure, etc as it should be - but that I do have excess fluid, including fluid in the back of my neck which is causing an imbalance so when I turn my head it feels like my neck, brain and eyes all move at different speeds and makes me dizzy. Also, I have carpal tunnel syndrome which is uncomfy, esp at night.

Baby has quietened down this last few days, but is still very strong and very present! Kicks are stronger, and my whole belly moves!

On the downside, I appear to be outgrowing my maternity skirts! And, am getting a little peeved with people telling me that there are twins or triplets in there! Bump picture to follow!

Cx

 

[windswept]

Still over 16 weeks to go! My nearly V day bump!

 

[Nat0619]

Stina, hi

What a gorgeous bump I can't believe you are now nearly 25 weeks already.

Gotta ask though, what do you mean by 'V' Day?? (sorry if I'm being thick)

 

[Toots3495]

hey stina, so lovely to catch up with you. Bet you miss being able to pop on here during the day. I was actually thinking about emailing you to keep you up to date with what's going on, how does that sound to you? Your bump is massive!!!! The nasty symptoms your getting don't sound to good, how long are you likely to be putting up with the dizziness etc?
Nat, I'm gutted cos I haven't got a little Chinese man!. Although he was v nice and seemed to know what he's talking about. I'm guessing that stagnant blood is old blood hanging around after af. Perhaps small amounts of old blood builds up over many cycles.
Personal question girls but I can't remember how fanatical you all were with dtd on the cycles you got your bfp, can you enlighten me? I'm thinking about every other day for at least the next 10 days cos I'm not sure exactly when I'm due to ovulate and I've run out of tests. Trouble is I'm not sure if oh is going to be able for it!

 

[Nat0619]

I think I can remember the cycle days we did - CD5, CD7, CD9, CD12 and CD15. Then if you remember OH went away on my CD16 and I didn't hit 'peak' on CBFM until CD17. So was convinced we were out! So not that often really and I'm certain it must have happened from one of the last 2 times which were 3 days apart each.

x

 

[gardenofedens]

Nat - I assume she means Valentine's Day...that's the only thing that came to my mind but I could be off!

 

[windswept]

V day was one I didn't know until just recently! It is the day at which the baby becomes 'viable' - i.e if it were born after 24 weeks it is legally viable and has a good chance of staying alive with medical intervention. One of those milestones you'll strive towards!

I'd love to hear from you Toots - a wee update now and then is always appreciated! Although I am missing popping on, I am getting loads more work done!!!

The nasty symptoms aren't so bad now I know about them - I just have to take it easy and plan my time to allow lots of rest and relaxation... Which is gonna be interesting next week when I drive hundreds of miles home to my folks and have to do all my visits whilst entertaining 3 crazy dogs!

Toots - we did the deed most days the cycle we conceived - I think from day 5 we had rumpy pumpy for 14 days in a row, which proves that the spermies don't deteriorate with overuse!

Cx

 

[Toots3495]

I'll definitely email you stina to keep you up to date with all the gossip and general goings on with the crew
I shall tell my oh that we've got to dtd for 14 days on the trot, it'll frighten the life out of him
I hope you start to feel better soon, feeling dizzy all the time doesn't sound nice!

 

[gardenofedens]

haha, oopsies about V-day

 

[Toots3495]

Good guess though gardenofedens! Stina was just being cryptic

 

[inkdchick]

I cant afford acupunture as i dont earn anything at the moment, cant get a job for love nor money and the tattoo work i have done two for ladies off BNB and i still havent had payment and it has really pissed me off so not doing anymore for anyone on here now feel like ive been taken for a ride but thats how some people are i suppose stupid me....
apart from that im ok a bit pissed off ive just found out that orgasms in the 2ww are not a good idea buggar wished id known that before this morning lol oh well no more til after next period

 

[Nat0619]

Hi Ink

That's bad about those ladies not paying you for those tattoos. I don't blame you for not doing any more!

I've not heard that about orgasm in 2ww. I'm pretty sure I had a couple in my 2ww when I had conceived One thing I have noticed, since getting my , is that they now give me a slight bit of tummy ache, just for a minute or so, straight afterwards. This freaked me out at first but it's apparently normal. We've only a couple of times since knowing I was preg so far, it is a bit nerve-wracking. But I'm keen for OH and I to maintain our usual relationship as much as possible x

 

[Nat0619]

Morning ladies

How is everyone? Good weekend? x

 

[deafgal01]

Fine weekend... How was yours?

 

[Waitin4astork]

Morning girlies Hope everyone is good!

OH and I had a wonderful weekend. We went to Berlin, just for 2 nights but we wanted to get a weekend abroad in somewhere just the two of us, before bubba comes along! We did loads of sightseeing, went to museums, ate well...generally just had a fabulous time as a couple. My back hasn't thanked me for the amount of walking we did, but it was totally worth it!

As for well....Lou- OH and I dtd on CD 8, 10, 12, 13 and 14 (and just for fun, once the fertile time had passed!). I think we did it twice on CD13 too, so we don't really follow the line of not doing it too often either!

Inkd- I was under the impression that having an O during sex, helped to draw the sperm in when contracting?

Nat- OH and I haven't been dtd as regularly as before. I've had cramping almost every time after having an O since I've been pregnant, which terrifies OH! We're still maintaining a decent sex life but seeing as it was very frequent when TTC, it would be a lot to live up to!