January 2020 Garnets!!!

[co_fostermom]

Aw red_head I'm sorry you're feeling anxious and worried. It's so hard not to, but do try to be kind to yourself and take it easy over the next few days. Speak "life" I like to say. Every time you feel worried about losing your baby, say something like "I'm not losing this baby" or "I'm going to have a healthy baby in 8 months." It has helped me this pregnancy. Try it. If it's not for you, know worries, but I bet it'll help!

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

Becca that’ll be here before you know it and by then you’ll have a lot more to see! I keep wondering about putting mine back. I feel so traumatised after my last pregnancy I just don’t want to deal with it! although the worry is eating me up! Also after this one I don’t think I get another until July which seems crazy. I can’t believe some people don’t get one at all until 12 weeks!

Has everyone heard from their midwife? I can’t remember how far along I was last time when I saw her.

My husband’s going away for a few days for work and I am so so scared something is going to happen when he’s away. I just keep waiting for it to all end. Horrible! Don’t know when this is going to get easier!

I was just saying that. I want to crawl in a hole and wait for the bad

 

[red_head]

Foster mom thank you - I do need to do that I know it is so important to have those positive affirmations. I do keep trying to picture myself heavily pregnant and with my baby. But then I worry I’m getting my hopes up - not that it’ll hurt any less anyway!
OnErth it’s awful isn’t it. My symptoms are fluctuating so much I just can’t cope! Xx

 

[missdani]

Becca that’ll be here before you know it and by then you’ll have a lot more to see! I keep wondering about putting mine back. I feel so traumatised after my last pregnancy I just don’t want to deal with it! although the worry is eating me up! Also after this one I don’t think I get another until July which seems crazy. I can’t believe some people don’t get one at all until 12 weeks!

Has everyone heard from their midwife? I can’t remember how far along I was last time when I saw her.

My husband’s going away for a few days for work and I am so so scared something is going to happen when he’s away. I just keep waiting for it to all end. Horrible! Don’t know when this is going to get easier!

The midwife i had my booking apoint.ent soon as i found out i was pregnent. Wont see her now till after my 12 week scan so you should be around the same?
My anxietys been horrible too i told my partner not to cross any busy roads because i keep having the same dream

 

[Literati_Love]

Becca - it’s nice you have a scan coming up next week at least! I won’t have one until sometimes after June 19th - so it’s quite a long wait.
Interesting that you’re just now experiencing foods tasting different on your 3rd pregnancy! I hope they don’t turn into full on aversions! This weekend we had burgers, and for some reason they tasted like mint to me? Now I can’t even think about burgers without feeling nauseated.

Redhead - sorry your hubby is going away. I understand worrying about something happening when he is away. I truly hope everything is totally fine and you will have been worrying for nothing.

Sorry to everyone feeling extra anxious this pregnancy. It is so hard not to worry. I find I have been particularly anxious about my baby not being healthy/having defects. I’m not sure why it is preoccupying my mind so much, but I am trying my best not to worry.

 

[beccabear86]

My husband’s going away for a few days for work and I am so so scared something is going to happen when he’s away. I just keep waiting for it to all end. Horrible! Don’t know when this is going to get easier!

The best you can do is just keep your thoughts positive and take care of yourself and baby! Don't stress yourself out with all the what ifs, it'll drive you absolutely bonkers!

 

[beccabear86]

This weekend we had burgers, and for some reason they tasted like mint to me? Now I can’t even think about burgers without feeling nauseated.

Yes! For me, walnuts tasted like stale bread and oranges tasted like... I don't know something very medicinal and just off. Toothpaste maybe? I didn't even want to say that out loud until I saw your mint comment. So weird!

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

Going for hcg and progesterone test today. Results on Wednesday. Im not concerned about hcg, more the p4

 

[Fit_Mama2Be]

Sorry for everyone feeling stressed and anxious, I totally get it. Literati_Love my last 2 losses were due to chromosome abnormalities so I have the same fears about something being wrong.

I am spending a fortune on food because my cravings and aversions are ever-changing and what was delicious yesterday makes me nauseous today. DH was out of town last weekend and DS and I ate so much garbage, ugh. When I got home from grocery shopping last night DS started rooting through the bags and asked me where the burgers and fries were.

I haven't thrown up luckily but came close the other day when I was driving and DS was snacking on tortilla chips (which I normally love) in the backseat. The smell of those chips...

They called today to book my first ultrasound for next Wednesday when I'll be 7 weeks 2 days.

I find week 6 to be such a hard one. The first ultrasound is still a ways away, there are no more HCG draws and testing is pointless as even with my doomed pregnancies the tests were always blazing dark in the 6th week.

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

I know. I hate this part. You have NO idea what's going on. Can I go back to ds or either dd, when I was blissfully ignorant?

 

[Fit_Mama2Be]

I know. I hate this part. You have NO idea what's going on. Can I go back to ds or either dd, when I was blissfully ignorant?

Yes, I miss the naive days of my first pregnancy when I thought that as long as I wasn't bleeding then everything was great! Little did I know that I'd go on to have three MMC's where I never had so much as a speck of blood even long after the babies had passed.

 

[Literati_Love]

Becca - That *is* so weird! Pregnancy does some very strange things. Glad we can commiserate on these weird aversions, though.

Fit Mama - sorry you’re feeling so sick! I hear you on the spending a fortune on food lately. I’ve also been buying things to suit my cravings and then the next day they’ll be repulsive to me. It’s hard to keep up! And I seriously can’t resist if I crave *anything*!

Agreed with you all about missing the days of blissful ignorance. It’s so hard. Thankfully, we have each other to go through this with.

 

[co_fostermom]

I'm certainly glad there are experienced women I can talk to on this thread! I've never had those blissful days of ignorance unfortunately so it's nice having women on here who seem to have been through it all.

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

Found some crinone 8 online. Should be here Wednesday or so. I'll have that and the cream plus b6 until the dr appointment. I feel 100% better now!

 

[co_fostermom]

I wish I could afford crinone gel. So much better than the injections!

 

[co_fostermom]

Good morning everyone! How is everyone feeling? I'm 7 weeks today! Yay! Totally got freaked out by what all of you were saying about miscarrying and not knowing it so I totally took another test today. Positive as ever and got dark before the control line even formed lol.

Feeling twinges and stitches here and there. Not a lot of food I'm friends with right now, bbs are fine but hurt on and off, normal pants are still fitting tight and I prefer the maternity pants now. That sums it up for me.

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

Hcg came back and progesterone! 28862 and progesterone was 41.0!!!!!!!!


Oh that makes me happy!!

 

[Cornishmama]

5w6d today and had my scan, they were happy with the measurements and what they saw, no heartbeat yet but they’re not worried.
They are having me back in two weeks to re scan and just make sure everything is growing as possible.

 

[red_head]

Thank you all for the reassurance sorry I’m crap at replying honestly I’m so tired I just can’t keep up although I am reading everything!

Glad there’s been lots of good results today! All sounding very positive! Xx

 

[J.D.]

Struggling to get through the workday now with the nausea. Still not throwing up much but it's like I have the spins until about 4pm.

My mom is visiting. OH doesn't want to tell family until tomorrow's scan so I'll be relieved to get that over with so I don't have to pretend to feel good anymore. Like either way, even if it goes badly, I'll be telling people I just need to hibernate and to leave me alone