Ltttc graduates!

[crystal443]

Belem, yes your are right it can also affect egg quality which is how it came up for me because I don't have PCOS. Hope the boys are sleeping well for you and they are settling in well

Peace, yahhh another day I bet she makes it to 36/37 weeks

LadyH- glad she's growing well now as the girls said she will get what she needs

Hi everyone

 

[peacebaby]

Hi Crystal

How are you? Can't wait for you to get your timeline.

35/36 wks is what my gp said to expect. Who knows what my body is up to

 

[Milty]

Peace: just be sure to take a 5 min break during labor and let us know what's going on!! JK

 

[crystal443]

Peace, I know this wait is torture our lovely donor has her screening appointment on Wednesday and it will take 7-10 days to get the screening bloods back, she has to go to the phsycologist that week to and then up to 7 days after the bloods come back I get my treatment plan...so it could be about 3 weeks still

Yes please take 5 minutes to update us when you go to the hospital...my DH said that will be a long night because I'll keep waking up to check BNB but he'll be wondering too asking me if there's any news yet

 

[peacebaby]

Haha Milty, Crystal I'll definitely update here. I think I'll be so fed up with contractions by the time the real stuff starts that I'll just want it over with.

Is it true that babies go quiet and aren't kicking and active when true labour starts?

Crystal 3 weeks will fly by, we'll wait with you.

 

[LLbean]

Peace you better update me...email or imessage (if you have an iPhone) or something!!!!!

 

[Bravemom]

Haha Milty, Crystal I'll definitely update here. I think I'll be so fed up with contractions by the time the real stuff starts that I'll just want it over with.

Is it true that babies go quiet and aren't kicking and active when true labour starts?

Crystal 3 weeks will fly by, we'll wait with you.

Hey your nearly 33 weeks now

 

[peacebaby]

LL - i was thinking that!

Bmom - i'm counting down hours to every milestone, but still 2 days to go so fingers crossed

See the waiting and counting days nevers ends - counting days to ovulation, counting down the tww, blah blah it goes on & on!

 

[crystal443]

I know the waiting just never really ends does it?? You are doing so well though, hang in there it won't be much longer lovely

 

[Bravemom]

Sending lots of love hugs and hope to everyone today

 

[Sus09]

Hello Ladies, how are you all?

Wana, how are those gorgeous boys doing?
Crystal, 3 more weeks... well it is not a long time, Hopefully they go by quick! How exciting.
Peace! I too think you will get to full term

Bmom, LL, Milty, Jax, Lady H, and anyone I might have missed

My mother has finally left It was not as bad as It could have been, as I did not aknowledge her negative comments, following the advice that a wise lady of this thread gave me not to let her get to me! But it still was not good, she did not help at all, I was struggling to do all the housework, cooking, looking after Lia, taking my mother out...

 

[peacebaby]

Sus glad you survived the week

We are hanging on for dear life, she feels so low now full term would be miraculous.

Hope everyone had a restful weekend
Please let there be good news in store for all our lovely ladies!!!

 

[LLbean]

Peace tell the princess Auntie Liz says to hang in there a little longer!

 

[crystal443]

33 WEEKS!!!!!!! She's hanging on Have you dilated anymore?

 

[Sus09]

33 weeks Peace! getting very close to full term! every day is a bonus, and you are not far from 36-37 weeks

I want to post a photo of Lia´s baptism outfit but for some reason it is not happening here on bnb, I have it on FB but I wanted Peace to see it. We are going to have some professinal photos done tomorrow as it will be the Godparents gift. Only 3 weeks now for the Baptism

How are you all? I am enjoying being free after my parent´s visit

I have booked a ticket to go to Barcelona on the 2nd of July, I am hoping to stay there a month with my family and I have a specialist lined up to see Lia about her reflux.

Has anyone heard of Jen? Has she had the baby?

sending you all

 

[peacebaby]

Hi ladies

Yes i feel a little more secure at making it to 33wks - its better than 30wks right? But i dare not get my hopes up! They say every day in utero is 2 less days in NICU.

Aunty Liz, yip i talk to her everyday and explain why she needs to stay in so will pass your message on

Crystal, that is part of my worry, they do not want to do regular checks of the cervix! They say the risk of rupturing the membranes is too great. I can understand that and I think i'm in a better position than most ladies because the membranes seem ok at this point but omw it leaves me wondering what on earth my cervix is up to! They think the progesterone will keep the cervix stable - hopefully its doing its job. Studies have shown it helps to strengthen the cervix. The other thing has been to try to control the contractions so they don't dilate the cervix any further and the bedrest to keep pressure off the cervix.

Sus, such exciting things to look forward to! Hope Lia is all smiles tomorrow for the photo shoot. The weather should be lovely for the Baptism. And then a month in Barcelona in the summer, i'm jealous. I bet the doctor there will have the solution the nhs has not thought about I'll send you my email for the pic

Hope everyone else is well.

Happy Monday everyone

 

[crystal443]

Sus, I saw Lia's dress on Facebook and she absolutely gorgeous!!!! She's going to look amazing for her baptism

Peace, I thought they may have done a quick check every once in a while to see where your at...you know you think there'd be some gadget to check the cervix by now so they don't have to do the exam. It does irritate things for alot of women so with all our technology I just think they should have some way of checking the cervix and also a better way to know how far off labour is Ok that's enough of the nerdy rant

 

[Jax41]

Peace, keep rested and keep those legs Xed! Hoping that little one manages to hang on as long as poss

LadyH, so good to hear the weight's going on and you're both on track!

Belem!! Congratulations you truly are a yummy mummy now

Me? I'm trying, trying, trying, along with Bmom, Liz, Crystal, Milty!!

 

[Milty]

Peace ...ok I'll just say it...I'm gonna be gross

I was 33 weeks when I went into labor with DS. I got the steroid shots and all the good lung building stuff. That part I think you know.

They tried to stop my labor and I did stop dilating but DS kept dropping and everything else. They checked me that first day but like you they didn't want to do anything to help labor along. On that first day I was at 2.5ish 70% effaced and dropped to a +2.

I could have this a bit backward but in the US they measure how far the baby drops like this +5,4,3,2,1,0, -1-2-3-4-5. With the baby crowning on the last one.

So everyday I had to get checked and the could tell he was dropping more and more. They are not putting their hands up there. They could see with their eyes. By the time I was a -3 they could pretty confidently say that's where I was at and I was dilated to a 3 at that point. The next day they told me he had a lot of hair. It was a bit imbarresed but fascinating at the same time. They offered to get me a mirror but I said no way. I didn't want to get freaked out.

They said when you have a slow progression that occurs over days or weeks then the sack or membranes will stretch over the baby's head and not break like most in labor. So when his head was down the sack was stretched around him if that makes sense.

What this allowed me to do was carry him 10 more days after labor first started and get him to 34 weeks and some days. That along with the shot really helped a lot.

So when I walked I felt like he was gonna fall out. I'm not kidding especially the last two days. Of course I did walk much but I remover being terrified he was gonna drop on the floor.

I could tell you more gross stuff but I'll stop now ...

 

[peacebaby]

Crystal guess what? There is a fairly new gadget to monitor the cervix but it will probably take a 100yrs for the NHS to start using it! Anyway maybe I'm better off not knowing, a few midwives have told me that the cervix can close up and go back to zero dilation. So in my dream world I imagine this to be the case.

Jax, oh dear Jax I wish I had a magical potion with which to get all our regular lovelies knocked up. I'm so angry at the injustice of it all. Your feelings are justified and valid, don't apologise for any of it. But I love about all of you is you don't have any of the bitterness that has seen some people become rather ugly. You have beautiful hearts and souls and it must surely be rewarded with babies.

Milty, not gross at all. Thank you for telling me because I totally relate to everything you're saying! She has been so low that I've been afraid to pee, I'm convinced she'll fall out in the toilet. The pressure down there is heavy. Because she's so low my bump looks small compared to other ladies. And you're right as long as the membranes stretch out labour can be prolonged. Im convinced that this is a slow labour, i have cramps and contractions which start up, build up and slow down again
daily. You did well to keep him in for that long. When you did eventually go into labour was it fairly quick?

So my daily routine is all about knocking out the contractions and cramps but its a small price to pay to avoid weeks or months in a NICU unit.

How is everyone doing? Thinking of you all