March/April BFP's who's going for it!! NEW LADIES COME JOIN IN!!

[MamaTex]

AFM: I had a crazy bp spike yesterday evening. I didn't change my diet and wasn't active, so it shocked me to see a blood pressure reading above 150/90 when I checked my blood pressure at 6:00pm!! This was after I had taken my second blood pressure pill of the day and had taken a nap earlier. I took my blood pressure again and it was still over 150/90 so I called my doctor, called my husband, and then started packing my bags just in case my bp was still high by the time I finished packing the bags. Well, I saw it drop down to 120 something/80 something, but decided to go in anyway for observation.

My bp readings were normal in the hospital and the baby looked good on the monitor so they let me go home. The nurse I had told me that when you are sick, blood pressure goes up. She also said that being near 40 weeks probably had something to do with it and suggested I take it easier over these next few days. The on call OB told me that if I was taking my blood pressure when sitting up right this could also cause a spike but that made no sense as I have my blood pressure taken upright at my appointments and they line up with the readings I take at home. I haven't had an insane reading for months!!! I am not sure what happened yesterday but things seem back to normal today. Reading this morning was 127/79. Weird. I am going to keep a close eye on my bp. If it starts creeping up again or spikes all crazy, I am going to see about moving up the induction if possible.

 

[essie0828]

Lol mama I can't believe she is still in there! You were right about going over 40 weeks . I hope you have an easy labor and birth. Enjoy your little princess

Tricia great news!

Pink glad you got signed off work. Hope the SPD eases up, that stuff hurts

Mowat are you sure thats an old positive?? That's a long time for hcg to stick around, you could have some retained tissue. Hope you get it all sorted out. Good luck.

Kat good luck hun. Fx'd

Never so you are officially trying in November. Yay! Good luck hun!

Ladies new and old and I wish you all the best of luck

 

[nevergivingup]

Hi Essie!! Yes ma'am Nov. 2014 is the DTD Date! What's new with you

Pink: Rant on...you are obligated too, those hormones are raging and your circle of people(co-workers) are standing in the way of fire...waiting to get burned! You def should be relaxing, don't let them get you upset, although this pregnancy is painful for you this is your special time enjoy it....yes pains and all sorry ab your boss, some people can be so evil just because. Hope it gets better.

Mamatex: sorry ab the increasing blood pressure, Wowsers. I agree with the nurse you're coming to an end so your body is gearing up to prepare you to be a mommy. How Excited you must be everyday it gets closer!

AFM: boredom is depressing! Hope everyone is having a much more exciting day then me.

 

[Starry Night]

Pink - that's great that your doctor is willing to stand up for you and has made you aware of your legal rights. I think your coworkers would drive me crazy too!

Mama - just stay calm and try not to worry too much about the spike. You're really on top of things so if there is a pattern then you know what to do. Your baby is almost here and you are in very good hands. Babies seem to arrive just when you think they're never going to come.

 

[eyemom]

Hi ladies. I've been too busy to sit down and write anything, but I have been lurking.

Mama, getting so excited for you! Glad your bp went back down to normal. Sounds like you are on top of things. (squeee!)

Left, wooowwww well that is an exciting surprise!

Tricia, Yayyyyy I am so happy.

Pink, so sorry you're running into all this insane drama! But that's awesome that you have a doctor who will go to bat for you.

AFM, I had my appointment with the new obgyn yesterday morning. Would you believe...my appointment was at 8:45, they called me back a little early, I had seen the doctor, had blood drawn in the lab, and I was out of there by 9:15? I could not believe it! I wasn't rushed at all. I just seriously did not have to wait around for anything. My previous doctor, I never had any crazy waits. And really it's an obgyn office, stuff happens. But I was super impressed. Also, this might be old news, but this was the first time I had seen it. When you walk in the new place, they have a TV in there that looks like the departure/arrival screens you see at airports. It listed all the doctors and stated whether they were on time, 30 minutes behind, or whatever. I thought it was pretty cool.

Anyway, I was pretty nervous about seeing a new doctor because I had loved my old one and it was my first time having a male gyno. But he was really great. He was a good listener, seemed smart and mild mannered. He looked at my charts and thought they looked pretty good. There was one he wasn't too impressed with (my temps went up and down in the LP though they stayed above the cover line). But I told him I didn't know how much stock I could put in everything because I can't always temp under ideal circumstances (getting up in the middle of the night or getting up earlier than usual on occasion). He said he preferred OPKs over bbt, but I do both anyway.

So they drew blood to check my TSH and prolactin levels. I thought they were going to call me...I don't think they did, or perhaps I misunderstood? But I was able to log in and check them online anyway. They were both normal. I thought my thyroid was probably normal because it was a little over a year ago when it was checked when I was pregnant (before the miscarriage). But I didn't know about the prolactin. It was in the normal range but toward the higher end of normal.

Doctor recommends that the SA will be the next step. So we got that ordered and I brought the cup home. But I think we're going to wait and see how this month turns out. Not that I'm feeling totally optimistic, but I think Murphy's Law states that if we have a test done (not sure how much it'd cost but I'm betting it's not free), that's when I'd actually turn out pregnant. So we'll wait and see and then do it in a couple of weeks perhaps. I feel a little sad for hubby because he really dreads it. But it makes more sense to do that before I go through a gauntlet of tests and procedures.

If the SA turns out normal, the next thing would be an HSG. In general, he said we'd pretty much take whatever at our pace, just let him know what we want to do.

So I spotted pink a little 1dpo and 2 dpo. I told the Dr and he didn't think it was any big deal at all. Yesterday was 3 dpo and I still spotted a little (more brownish), which I hoped was due to the pelvic exam though that was pretty easy...didn't seem like anything that would make me bleed. And still a little more brown blood today at 4 dpo. Totally weird. Hoping it's just a one-off. But I guess I'll be keeping an eye on that.

 

[Pinkcasi]

Pink glad you got signed off work. Hope the SPD eases up, that stuff

I didn't actually get signed off work I said I didnt want to just yet - big mistake

I went in this morning and the pain is really bad today, got there and said to my manager that the dr wanted to sign me off and she snapped 'well go then you're not doing me any favours by being here' I tried to contain the tears till I could hobble to the bathroom.

I was in the office for a grand total of 15 minutes and 10 of those were crying in the loo.

So I left, unfortunately I didn't tell my manager and she just called me, I said well you told me to leave so I did, she was so snarky with me saying that I was absent without leave as I didn't tell her, she said why didn't I get a sick note from the dr, I said I didn't want to I'm trying and she said 'and do you think that was a sensible idea.' In that sarcastic annoying tone, I couldn't say anything cos I knew I would burst into tears, but I really wanted to say, well I thought if I had the support of my manager I could still make the effort to go in and do my job but as you've all done nothing but be assholes I figure why should I bother.

All I can do now is cry like I physically can't stop crying its ridiculous, I have the phone number of our union guy so I can call him and see where I stand, I wana make sure the dr isn't wrong but I can't speak to anyone just now cos of the constant bloody crying!
I could really do without the stress, thankfully my oh is off today so he gets the pleasure of looking after me but he hates to see me so upset and stressed out.

Now I have to go call the dr to get a sick note so I'm no AWOL and won't get paid.

Again sorry for the rant.

 

[essie0828]

Sorry I misread, I was in a hurry.

 

[essie0828]

But my comment was supposed to be a general "wishing you well" type thing. Didn't mean to make a big mistake.

 

[eyemom]

Good gravy pink. I don't know if it'd be hard to do or not, but I might just cross my fingers that, sometime after baby girl is here and you return to work, maybe you can find a different job. No one should have that kind of venom in her life. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Don't feel bad for venting. Cry it out girl. Hopefully you'll feel better when you get out of your system.

 

[Pinkcasi]

But my comment was supposed to be a general "wishing you well" type thing. Didn't mean to make a big mistake.

No no I meant my big mistake not yours, sorry, it was a big mistake not getting signed off, I get that you would just assume that I would I mean why would anyone choose to put themselves through this?!!
Sorry, I'm the idiot not you lol

Anyway I've called the dr to request a sick note now, just for a couple of weeks for now, we'll see how I go.

 

[essie0828]

Anyway, Never and thanks for asking, not much new with me thinking we are going to put off ttc as well. Just until we get better informed on what's going on with DD. She has to have a minor surgery soon and lots of visits with specialists. It's just not a good time. Lol. Enjoy your boredom mam. Soon enough your little one will have you busy as a bee.

Mamatex, I'm still watching for that baby girl

Mowat, Kat, Es, ladies that are trying or getting close to trying good luck ladies. I hope your rainbows come soon.

Mackjess hope that your little man is doing good and that you can get a little rest now and then.

Ladies I am out of the ttc game for a while so see ya

 

[Starry Night]

essie - did I miss something? Where are you going? Well, all the best and we'll see you when you're ready to TTC again.

EDIT: I guess I wasn't reading close enough. You explained it in the post above. Hope everything works out with your DD.

Pink - geez, that sounds so rough. I know businesses need to make money but employees are not their little slaves. You are allowed to have a baby whenever you want and you have the right to take care of your body when you need to. It's OK to take the day to calm yourself down. When you're ready call your union rep and your doctor. I hope things get sorted.

eyemom - sounds like the new doctor is working out. Good luck with whatever you decide in regards to testing.

Tricia - So happy that your baby is doing well!

 

[MamaTex]

To the TTC'ers:

To those in waiting:

To new mommies: Let's see some photos whenever you have the time!!

Pink: Your situation at work is just awful. Don't let that person at work bully you. KNow your rights!! There has to be someone you can turn to in order to discuss what rights you have and what your standing would be if you were to go on sick and/or maternity leave!!

never: Yesterday my day was pretty dull. I managed to take a nap. The new kitten we have napped with me and didn't care to nibble at my toes thank goodness!!

eyemom: Sounds like there is a good plan in place to identify any issues. I do agree it is odd that you are still spotting. When I have had exams, I usually spot that day and it tapers off so yes, keep an eye on that!!

essie: Hope to see you around these TTC parts again. Good luck with everything!!

AFM: Nothing new to report. Woke up feeling like I have been feeling: the exact same lol. I am pretty much over my cold and can breathe through my nose. What a relief!! Officially 40 weeks today.Can you believe it?

 

[eyemom]

Yay! That whole breathing through the nose thing will come in handy. ;-)

I'm hoping the first two days of spotting were from ovulation and the next two days were from the exam. So far nothing today, so fx.

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi everyone

Pink that it awful !!! No one has the right to treat you like that !!! Take as much time off as you need without the guilt ! As a manger I know a sick note is a sick note and once the doctor stands over it you CANNOT be forced to take early maternity leave !! You after all are growing another human being !!!! Nothing is more important than that right now . Xxxxxxx

Mama still hanging in there lol.... Not long now xxxx

 

[Pinkcasi]

Thanks girls, I'm a bit calmer now I've spent the afternoon napping, the new pills I'm on makes me drowsy, that's a side effect I can handle, rather than constipation like the other pills, I mean what dr prescribes a pregnant woman pills where a side effect is constipation?!?!

I called the dr for a note for 2 weeks, and I'll call my union rep tomorrow and see what he says, I know he's had run ins with this manager before, but I don't want to actually complain as she's still my manager and normally we get on fine.

 

[nevergivingup]

Hi ladies,

MamaTex: That is so awesome that ur at 40 weeks, I never made it that far so happy for ya, you're doing perfect just hang in there. And a new kitten they are so cute until they get big then I'm a bit frightened of them. Eeek!

Essie: Wow, I didn't know your DD has to have surgery I'm def praying for her a healthy recovery as well as peace with you. I understand waiting due to everything going on, I'm sure I would do just the same as you. We will totally miss ya, don't stay gone to long but do relax take care of yourself. See ya soon hopefully and we'll be here when u come bk hoping for the best for your DD

AFM: Hubby is finally home from work, I love to feel his presence now I can like a

 

[MamaTex]

never: I am happy that I made it to 40 weeks but I am feeling down because I am now a day overdue with no baby in sight. Trying not to be depressed and focus on other things. We will see how that goes.

Pink: Glad you are feeling better

 

[Starry Night]

Mama - things can change really quickly at this point. It's not inconceivable to think your baby could be here in just a few days. At least you know you won't be going over too much with your induction day coming up.

 

[nevergivingup]

Het mama I agree with Starry at this point anything wonderful can happen. And you know what they like to say your first can come 2 weeks early or 2 weeks late, don't know how true that is being that didn't give me the chance but 40 weeks is great your LO is coming in style!!!

Essie: I miss u already

Garfie: ready to hear ab your Vacae!!!

Mine is coming up soon!! Yayy