Long cycles and the tww

[crazycatlady5]

Sorry about af ksquared! Glad this af seems more normal.

Exciting about movement Silas!

I'm 34 weeks now. Things are getting very uncomfortable! I'm going off work after thanksgiving (next weekend here in Canada), and can't wait! So hard being on my feet all day at work.

 

[mommyxofxone]

morning ladies 12dpo and CAUTIOUSLY announcing my I'm terrified because i had some spotting yesterday and the cramping is heavy today- but hoping this baby is the real deal. never saw a line on a wondfo before- and it's way darker in person (my phone camera SUCKS) but, here you go ladies:


https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=901283&d=1444046306

 

[ksquared726]

Ahhh!! Congratulations!

 

[mommyxofxone]

Thanks Hun

 

[Teeny Weeny]

A huge congratations Mommy. Xx

 

[TexMel]

Sorry about AF, ksquared! Fingers crossed this is your cycle!

Congrats, mommyxofxone!!

Crazycatlady, so jealous of you going off work soon! I am trying to stick it out until I actually deliver. I work on my feet, too, and half of my work days are 12 hr shifts. I do have a stool I've been using lately, but my feet still kill me at the end of the day! And then, I don't sleep at night. Oh well, it is all worth it!

Hope the rest of you ladies are doing well!

 

[crazycatlady5]

Good luck sticking it out! No way I could've done it!

I don't have to start my mat leave early though, just use sick days until then. And I have tonnes, I never call in sick. I think I have 44, so when I go back to work I'll still have lots left. And we get mat leave for a year here anyway, so I said for my mat leave to start nov 1.

Happy Canadian thanksgiving everyone!

 

[mommyxofxone]

last one i promise ladies


21 dpo, 5 weeks pregnant.
https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=903307&d=1444826259

 

[crazycatlady5]

Congrats!!

 

[aidensxmomma]

Congrats mommyxofxone!

 

[HopefullyOpto]

Hi all,

Thought i would show my face as its been a very very long time. Many months have passed and so much has changed. Congrats to momxofxone! Exciting times ahead for you and those are lovely dark lines. Crazycat and TexMel you are sooo close i cannot believe it! I hope you are both doing well and the strain of the 3rd trimester is not too much.

Babeawait i hope you are doing well, not sure how far along you are now...

Aidensxmomma how goes it? Sorry about your cp i cant imagine what thats like im a complete BFP virgin.

Ksquared hope your ovulation is pending, fx this is your cycle!

As for me, im on my 2nd round of clomid. Very late ovulation first time and ovulation on cd20 this time and im now 7dpo. This tww is killing me! Its going sooooo slowly. Im not feeling so optimistic but im happier to have ovulated and my progesterone level at 4dpo was 91! So yay. Anyway this journey feels never ending and maybe thats why i decided not to post much as every month was a disappointment and it gets harder and harder as time goes on. Fx i get a BFP before xmas

 

[crazycatlady5]

So glad to see you hopefullyopto! Fx for you!

 

[TexMel]

It's so good to hear from you, HopefullyOpto!! Fx that clomid does the trick for you! You are over halfway through this tww!

AFM, I am now on bedrest until I deliver. I am "at risk" of pre-eclampsia, so we are doing weekly scans and will re-check my urine next week. My dr expects that we will deliver sooner than expected, but not sure how soon. Oct 28 will put me at 37 weeks. It'll probably either be then or the week after that.

This all just happened yesterday, so it's still kind of new. I am doing ok with it. I was at work when my dr called, so I had to call and see if they could find a replacement for me so I would be able to leave, and that took a couple of hours. My husband in the meantime googled pre-eclampsia at his work, freaked out, and rushed to my work. Where he waited the 2 hours with me until I was able to drive home. He has been wonderfully attentive and caring ever since. He actually has cleaned the house today and has it looking better than I had done in weeks!

The reality of us being parents very soon is starting to set in, which comes with a whole range of emotions. I'm just planning on watching loads of Netflix and hoping the next few weeks fly by.

I wish I could say that I will get good rest, but I seem to have lost the ability to sleep. I was awake from 12:45-4am last night. No nap today. Maybe I'll sleep tonight.

Anyways, sorry this is so long!

 

[aidensxmomma]

Nice to see you, HopefullyOpto! FX that clomid works for you. You're halfway through your tww, so keep hanging in there.

TexMel - Sorry to hear that you're on bed rest. But that's very sweet that your husband is being so caring and attentive. Hopefully time will fly by for you. And when I was pregnant in my third trimester with my 3 kids, I didn't sleep either. I was so huge and uncomfortable. Hang in there

How's everyone else?

AFM - Sorry that I've been pretty inactive lately. Part of the reason is that after I had the miscarriage in September, I needed more time to recover than I thought I would. It hit me really hard. But I'm starting to feel more positive now. Another reason is that I've been trying to take a step back from TTC as much as possible. As we get closer to the 1 year mark, I'm getting more and more disheartened. TTC has gotten very stressful and I'm doing what I can to lessen the stress. Not focusing so much on it has made it easier and helped me refresh. And finally, I've been super busy. Since my kids have started school this year, we just don't have any time hardly.

So I finally ovulated this cycle and I'm 3dpo today. I didn't ovulate until cd33, which was frustrating but I expected my cycle to be a little messed up. I ran out of pregnancy tests in September so I had to order some more. They won't arrive until next week when I'm 9dpo so that's when I plan on starting testing.

Hope everyone is doing well. Sending lots of to the ladies in the tww!

 

[mommyxofxone]

Texmel what a wonderful husband!!!! I'm sorry about the bedrest but awwww he's a good guy!!!!

 

[TexMel]

Thanks, yes, he is the best.

Aidensxmomma - you have a wedding to plan, too, right? How is all of that going?

How are you feeling, mommyxofxone?

 

[mommyxofxone]

Strange Hun honestly. Stomach ranges from being starving to acting like I ate too much and bloated (when I didn't) and back and forth today. No happy inbetween. So rather uncomfy today. But lately I've been good just kind of crumny today.

 

[aidensxmomma]

Thanks, yes, he is the best.

Aidensxmomma - you have a wedding to plan, too, right? How is all of that going?

How are you feeling, mommyxofxone?

The plans are...eh. We keep having setbacks with planning and finances. Originally, we were going to have a Super Mario themed wedding, but we've since decided that it's going to end up costing too much. Then when I found out I was pregnant, we were going to push the wedding back. Then the wedding was back on but now we're having problems figuring out how to finance everything. It's very frustrating. In the end, it may end up having to be pushed back anyway.

 

[crazycatlady5]

Texmel - sorry to hear about bedrest! Hope you are doing well with it. Were you all organized for baby already ahead of time?

Mommyofone- how far along are you now?

Aidensmomma - fx for you! Hope wedding plans pick up.

Ksquared and babe await how are you doing?

Hopefullyopto - any updates on your cycle? I was so glad to see you back!

Afm - lots going on! I'm 37 weeks this Friday, so full term. I can't believe it! Baby is causing a fair amount of discomfort... He dropped way back at 32 weeks so ever since then he's been pushing nonstop on my bladder and pelvis. I have a bruise on my thigh from his head digging in! Also he is measuring really big. He's 8 lbs 4 oz already! So not much room for my organs, I have bad acid reflux and my stomach is all squished up in my ribs and hurts all the time like throbbing pain! So yes.. Quite uncomfortable! I'm off work now thankfully, just using my sick days till baby comes.

I got lots done this weekend, shopped for final things I needed for baby. And Monday Dh and I worked in the baby's room so it is finally starting to look like a baby's room. I would've been hooped if I ended up on bedrest as I clearly left all of this to the last minute! Finished washing baby clothes and bedding today and tomorrow I'll pack the hospital bag. Although I don't really know how I'm supposed to do that since I wear the same pants like every day since they're the most comfortable and comfort is at a premium right now! Same for bra, only one I can kind of stand, and that's even pushing it!

But I think biggest news is I will likely need a c section as baby is so big and only getting bigger. I'm pretty stressed and depressed about it. I feel like a failure. I wanted to push, but they are saying with the size it's likely even if I tried, I would likely need one in the end anyway as baby's head is in the 90th percentile so just won't fit through. Then I could be in pain through labour, tear trying to push, and end up in an emergency c section anyway. So they are just recommending I book a c section. I guess it makes sense to do that but I just feel so bad. I'll know for sure next Tuesday, but based on last couple discussions with Dr and my latest ultrasound results I think this is what she's going to recommend.

Sigh....

 

[Pukite]

Can I join You, ladies? My cycles are usually 33-34 days long but sometimes even 40 and more days..