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

[MamaTex]

mama - I like to think you can get a hint at a child's personality while they are in the womb. I just knew my son was going to be a social butterfly who would also be bit of an imp! He would kick up a storm whenever there were children in the same room as me and at every check up he kept rolling away from the doppler and the doctor had to "chase" him around just to get the heart beat. But between those times he would often lay quiet so I felt he would also be somewhat congenial. My son is more active than what his womb activity seemed to indicate but he does love other kids, is always getting into mischief and loves to laugh and play tricks. He's generally been a very happy, easy-going kid. Just busy. My predictions were not too far off of the mark.

That definitely has given me courage to give personalities to my little angels too. I always felt certain characteristics from them. My first angel would have been a sensitive sweetheart, the twin would have been like DS but to a milder degree, my third angel would have been the Diva and the last one a more practical sort. All of them would be tenacious and stubborn too because they all held on longer than the doctors predicted. They fought for survival. When DS gets sick you can just see him willing himself to get better. Always smiling...even with a high fever.

mama, I do hope you can get the birth you want. Why is your OB so insistent on having an early induction if there is no medical evidence that it is necessary?

Awww Ya, I like to think my angel had a personality all its own too!!

As to why my OB is insistent on having an early induction in absence of medical evidence, I think he is just being cautious. He is practicing standard-of-care on me and tbh I think it has more to do with avoiding a medical malpractice suit than anything else. I am of the belief you should treat each patient individually and not just apply a textbook solution to an issue that arises. Granted, the textbook solution may be what is needed to reduce risk or complications, but it isn't always the case. I feel this causes a lot of people to go along with what the doctor says in spite of their individual situation. Anyway, I have a week to see how things play out. I bought an exercise ball yesterday and have been bouncing on it. It is great for back and hip pain. I am using it to encourage my baby to get into position, but if all it does is take pressure off my back and hips, I consider it a good investment. I see myself getting a lot of use out of it after the baby comes.

 

[eyemom]

Hello ladies. Hope everyone is doing well/hanging in there. Been thinking of you all.

This morning I had my appointment with my new PCP. I liked him. My diagnosis was correct. Pityriasis rosea. He said no one knows for sure exactly what causes it. It's a self-limited skin condition, and yay for me that it's not the least bit itchy. He gave us the go-ahead for ttc, didn't think it should really matter, especially since it could take a few more weeks to go away, and when ttc, time is of the essence. Most of the spots have already faded quite a bit, but he thinks I could still get a few more before it's over.

So I'm feeling better about it. I think I might call the new obgyn's office and ask them too though. Decided to wait til Monday rather than put a call in on a Friday afternoon (It was after 1:30 before I had a chance to call), didn't want anything lost in the shuffle over the weekend. That'll still give us time to get an answer before it's time to start BD.

I've been talking to my fb friend (who recently announced her pregnancy on there). It's been really good to talk to her. They had been trying for a year and a half before conceiving. She had some interesting ideas on things to try, but for her it was a thyroid issue. My TSH was perfect, at least it was a year ago when they were last checked.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Edit: it brought a tear to my eye too, thinking about what our angel babies personalities would be like. With mine, I wish I had more time to get to "know" her. I say her...I feel in my heart it was a girl, but I guess I don't know. I think she would have been a lot like her big sister.

 

[ESwemba84]

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a good weekend!

Mama, not very long now! Hope everything goes smoothly with your induction and delivery.

Eyemom, glad you like your PCP. It's really important. Hope your skin clears up soon! Good luck with your cycle.

Mackjess, I would feel the same way. It's ok to be overwhelmed and joyful at the same time. This is a huge change for you, and I know you'll adjust wonderfully.

Starry, I never thought about my baby's personality, but that's a good way to remember them. I hope your BFN changes to a BFP!

Tricia, sooooo sorry about your loss. I hope baby A hangs on in there.

Pink, Left, Never, Kat, everyone else, hi!

AFM, CD 18 and just waiting for AF to arrive in the next week. Already having those burning cramps so I know I'm nearing the end of my cycle. I've got leftover Femara so I was thinking about taking that next cycle, and just skip the trigger and progesterone, since I seem to ovulate on my own. My new job leaves little time for Fertility doc appointments.

 

[MamaTex]

eyemom: Glad you had a good appointment with the PCP and like him. Also good news to hear that you can TTC!!

ESwemba84: Hooray for ovulating on your own. Good luck on your upcoming cycle.

Starry: Good luck with this upcoming week

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. I had a burst of energy this morning so I decided to clear off the kitchen counters and the table. I am now back to bouncing on my exercise ball.

 

[Starry Night]

eyemom - glad to hear the doctor thinks you're alright to TTC and that the condition isn't too serious.

mama - it's so annoying when doctors treat patients as a paint-by-numbers. I wouldn't agree to treatment either unless I was shown how I specifically needed it.

ES - hope your plan for the next cycle works and reduces the stress of doctor visits.

afm - AF should be showing up today or tomorrow if I'm returning to my regular cycles. Before DS my cycles were all over the map so I could be returning to that. I really hope not. It makes TTC all the more difficult. I am getting some preggo signs but don't think they're real. I can accept not being pregnant but I shouldn't have to put up with pregnancy annoyances (ie. awful heartburn, insomnia, extreme fatigue, very sore/sensitive nipples and peeing every 15 minutes) unless I'm actually growing a baby. Not much longer until my OB appointment. Am anxious to get things going with that.

 

[essie0828]

Hi ladies

Yay for getting the all clear to ttc eyemom.

Es Good luck hun!

Mama how's your back feeling? If your back and hips are getting pretty achy that may be a good sign
Hey Kat how's it going??

Mack hope your little man starts sleeping better

Pink, left, tricia, mowat, never and everyone else

I feel like AF is just around the corner. Pretty sure I ovulated too early for us to catch. Testing in 9 days if no AF by then

 

[essie0828]

Starry hope time goes quickly until your OB appointment

 

[Tricia173]

Has anyone else had issues with swelling so early on? I have issues with my ankles mostly, I asked the nurse about it and she said as long as my blood pressure is good it is nothing to worry about it, my bp is great, but it still worries me.

To make matters worse last weekend my foot was in the wrong place at the wrong time and a wood pallet fell on it. I have a hair line fracture and have to wear a boot. Last night my ankle swelled up inside boot so much that when I took it off there was bruising... I am at a loss

 

[essie0828]

I had issues with swelling but not quite so early. Drinking tons of fluid and elevating my legs helped. The ankle with the hairline fracture will probably swell for a while.

 

[nevergivingup]

Hi ladies, a quick pop in b4 I doze off for the night bc I'm way past my bedtime (10:00pm and its 11:16pm) trying to hang with the grown folks.

Eye mom; I do believe that's great news that you got the ok to go ahead and ttc. Usually when I get good news that I really was hoping to hear I usually run with it and forget any other advice from any other doctors but that's just me trying to hold Unto all the hope that I can. FX for you ma'am.

Starry: I don't know now....you're having all the prego symptons...insomnia was my #1 give a way that I was always pregnant, every time. Ma'am I'm hoping AF stays away...bc we may have something here

Mamatex: My OB made me go early as well, I really didn't want too bc I knew inductions more then likely will lead to a c-section. Not for everyone bc some women I know had theirs natural but of course my luck I wasn't one of the "vagi-girls". But I'm sure it was all in my Gods plans and yours will be too. So ready to hear about your labour, I do find them exciting to read.

Tricia: Sorry ab all that you have going on, def hoe it gets better. Like Essie say ill help if you lift those feet up, I didn't have swelling until 28 wks prego.

Hi Eswemba: i guess that'll keep your mind busy with being so busy at work maybe.

Essie: Hi ma'am.

Hi to all the ladies, Kat S, left, mackjess and BAMAGURL and everyone.

AFM: Nothing new in WTT world except Waiting to Try

If my spelling is off forgive me, im on my iPad and I'm so sleepy. Goodnite

 

[MamaTex]

essie: My back and hips have been hurting a lot more in the last few weeks, but less so now that I am on this exercise ball. No amount of support I got through shoes helped my back and hips. The exercise ball is definitely redistributing the weight and pressure.

Tricia: I did not have an issue with swelling so sorry I cannot give you any personal advice. Ouch @ the foot. Be careful girl!!

never: What will be, will be. As long as me and baby come out alive, I will be ok.

 

[eyemom]

Eye mom; I do believe that's great news that you got the ok to go ahead and ttc. Usually when I get good news that I really was hoping to hear I usually run with it and forget any other advice from any other doctors but that's just me trying to hold Unto all the hope that I can. FX for you ma'am.

Thank you. I am totally the same! I want to just take his input and run with it! But I talked to dh about it and he still wants me to ask. Which I understand. His reasoning is that he doesn't know if he could endure another loss. Which I mean...God forbid...we would survive it. But as much as I want to take that advice and run with it, I don't know if I could live with myself if something did happen and then I'd always be nagging myself with the "what if...."

Starry~ FX for you so much! That was me last month though. Stupid progesterone. I hope for you it means something good!

Tricia, hope you're feeling better soon.

Hi everyone else! Hope I didn't miss anything. I'm so tired, I don't know why I'm still up. So if I missed something important, that's my lousy excuse. :-/

AFM, nothing really to report. Didn't really get to temp this morning b/c dd got me up 4:30 am and I was in her room until 5:15 (storms here). I usually temp 7:00-7:15. I slept in as much as I could before work and temped really late, so I don't think today's temp is really good for anything. I'll start up my OPKs tomorrow if I can remember.

 

[Hippielove]

I'll be test in September.

 

[Pinkcasi]

Hi everyone just a quick pop in as it's a busy weekend trying to get some decorating done around the normal housework, #exhausted
Love to you all xx

 

[EMC00P]

AF should have shown up yesterday. She has been out of whack lately...not showing up on and being light the last 2 cycles. I will be giving her a few more days and then I will for sure be testing this month. FXed~!!!

 

[Starry Night]

Tricia - I would imagine your injured foot would greatly contribute to the swelling. I'm not an expert, but my aunt is a massage therapist and she says our good legs will often become injured as well from over compensating for the bad leg. And I think things just swell more easily in pregnancy. I never had swelling that early but I think drinking lots and keeping your feet up should help. Some people just have to take it easier in pregnancy than others. And maybe bug your doctor to stay on top of taking your blood pressure just to make sure.

Hippelove - good luck with this next cycle. Sounds like you have longer cycles too.

EMC00P - hope the lack of AF means that a bfp is on the way! I do understand that wacky cycles post m/c can play with our hopes and emotions. In the midst of that myself! FX'd!

Pink - Hope you're at least enjoying all the decorating you're doing. I think it's good to remember that we mostly do the nurseries for ourselves. Babies don't really care about theme or colour. Hope that takes some of the stress out of it.

eyemom - aw, I hope your dd wasn't too badly frightened by the storms. I think I hid in my parents' bed during storms for years when I was a child. There were even times in my teen years if a storm was really bad my sister and I would hop in. LOL Good luck with the temping and opks. I hope your OH is ready to rumble.

afm - still no AF but it usually starts in the evening. And I think my cycle is being really wacky so it wouldn't surprise me if it was late. I couldn't even tell you if I ovulated or not. I will try to hold out until Thursday to test but if AF is a no show I may cave and test earlier. But not before Tuesday.

 

[MamaTex]

eyemom: I think it was you who said you lost your tester? Did you end up finding it?

EMCOOP: I don't recall if you introduced yourself earlier or not, so if you did I'm sorry. Welcome and good luck!! It seems to be the norm for cycles to be off after a m/c

Pink: Pictures of what you have done so far? I would like to put more decals on the wall and some letters, but I am in no rush. We have what we need set up in the nursery. The decorations are just a little extra. I will shape it as I go.

Starry: Holding out hope for you this upcoming week

Hippielove: Good luck!!

AFM: Been cramping since late this morning. I dismissed it at first, but there is no mistaking my insides are not happy with me. I was grocery shopping earlier and left the store hoping to avoid conversation with a guy near the door trying to sell newspaper subscriptions. I was cramping and my back was aching too much to stop and chat. I hate those people!! I know they have to make a living but sometimes they try to call after you and don't take no for an answer. At another store I go to, there are people trying to sell electricity plans near the front of the store I feel like punching in the face because they will follow you out of the store. Annoying, especially when you are not feeling your best and just want to sit down in your air conditioned car.

 

[Pinkcasi]

Starry, i was totally enjoying it but recently i've sort of hit a wall i haven't actually done anything today except go to the store and buy paint stripper, that and go buy baby stuff, I need to sort the nursery and get furniture as im running out of room for all the baby stuff im buying haha

I really need to get a second wind for it, im desperately trying to get it sorted before i get too big and exhausted for it, my OH works long hours so he'll not really have time, plus i really want to do it, it's a nice feeling of achievement.

Good luck to everyone testing fx'd for you all!

 

[Pinkcasi]

Sorry mama I missed your msg, pics wouldn't show much at the mo, all I've done literally is strip the paint off the skirting boards, and taken down the curtains, I'm hoping to get the paint up this week if I feel up to it ill post pics then x

 

[Starry Night]

I have a friend who's dh left the nursery renos until the very, very last moment. He and a friend were working on it when she went into labour but she didn't tell them because they would have stopped and taken her to the hospital. Once they finished a few hours later she then told them she needed to go. LOL

We just needed to paint our nursery but DS was a year before we got around to it. One, we ended up not getting the house we wanted until he was 5 months old. After we bought the house we didn't' have money for paint until later. We have a Peter Rabbit theme which is really hard to find stuff for in North America! Everything here is Winnie the Pooh which I hate. lol

My MiL searched all the fabric stores but found a pattern for a wall hanging that someone was selling at the side of the road and the seller had ordered it from the UK. My mom had to drive 2 hours to the nearest Pottery Barn to find sheets, decorative hanging plates and dish set. She ordered a quilt pattern online. Later, she found a pattern book for cross-stitch online and she framed some lovely pictures. I ordered a lamp off eBay and it shipped in from Thailand. I wish we had a few more things to make the theme more obvious but it costs so much to ship stuff in from the UK.