Mid-August Testers

[MrsBea23]

Bex - Aw so sweet of hubby to suggest going to look at baby stuff. What time is you appointment tomorrow? All so exciting.

Nic - 1 week to Third Tri wee hee, are you jumping between the 2 now?
I ended up buying one I thought it is good to have in the house for all the injuries DH gets at football anyway. I got the elle tens, it seemed to have the best reviews.

 

[NotNic]

I am a bit, though I mostly lurking rather than posting in 3rd Tri. Seems scary to read so many birth stories though. Can't believe baby's arrival is so near!

I'll take a look at that Elle Tens Machine. I didn't even think about it's use for injuries. OH's rugby and half marathon training can be a bit tough on him and I'm sure he'd get his money's worth. There's a NCT nearly new sale on near me this week. I'll look there and if not buy one new. There didn't seem to be too much difference in price and I think you can buy your own pads in mothercare and online. Thanks hun.

Lisette and CH - How are you both doing? Haven't really heard from you recently. xx

 

[snowflakes120]

Happy to hear everything is going well with everyone.

I picked up my Vitex last night - the one store didn't have an all natural brand that I prefer to take so I had to run out after work to another store. I took my 1st dose today, didn't want to take it at night, in case it kept me up or I had weird side effects. So FX that my LP fixes and my OV moves up. From what I have read online and in some books - I believe that I truly have a Luteal Phase Defect. Boo!

I feel like a walking pill popper. I am taking my Prenate, DHA, B6, EPO and now 2 Vitex. Holy crap.

Anyways, We are going to Atlanta this weekend to stay with some friends so I am exited to go and it will help to keep my mind off things. Even though my friend has been TTC for just as long as me with no success - she has PCOS so we can wallow in our sorrow together!!

 

[NewbieLisette]

Hey girls :wave:

Sorry to be MIA this week! Still been fighting my cold and back ache from my deep clean LOL Also after sending out a bit of an announcement email on Sunday we have been overwhelemed with emails back and LOADS of advise and things we should start doing ect ect ect

How have you girls all been?

Hands sooo sorry to hear about your scare and trip to the hospital alone Is H home now? How long do you have him with you for? What did he say about your bump

Nic Welcome back girl! We missed ya!!! Crazy story about the attitude you got in Eygypt

Bex thats soooo sweet of your H! Are you feeling like its a little more real now? I can't wait for your first MW appt update tmmr Will you then have an appt for the first ultrasound?

Bea you're getting sssooooo close

Snow major big I've heard great things about the Vitex helping and don't worry too too much about a short LP...I had that too (between 9-12 days) and the only thing my Dr said was to start the Promegrium as soon as I got PG again to help the bean stick! That being said I was sooo angry reading how she treated you! I wanna call and yell at someone for you Hope you have a nice time away with your friend and do lots of drinking now while you still can!

CH :wave: how you been?

 

[InHisHands]

Hey. Went to my doctor's appointment. The results from my 21 week ultrasound says everything with baby is fine and that he's in the 26 percent tile. She said that doesn't mean he'll be small when he's born persay as things change so much much between now and then... but that at least he's not a hefty man already lol

So yay for good results!!!!!

Hubby came home yesterday (there were some delays)... and he likes the bump. He says it means his lil boy is growing. He's even gotten to feel dexter kick on 3 seperate occassions and loves it!

Bex how did your appointment go?

 

[Srbjbex]

Hi everyone!

Had my midwife appointment and it was great. She came round to my house and was here for about an hour, filled in all my notes, did urine and blood pressure, had a nice chat about where I wanted to have baby. At these initial stages, I am considered low risk, and neither me or my family have any history of anything, so if it stays that way, I will have the option to give birth in a midwife led unit rather that main hospital ward, so something to consider there!

I needed to get my bloods done, but I was able to do that at Boots in town this weekend, all very efficient, so I was quite impressed with that! So now that I have had the booking, the hospital will be in touch with a scan date, so I should hear in the next week or so!

Hands- great news that hubby is back and that he is getting to feel dexter kick.

Snow - have a great weekend in Atlanta, it will be bd time again soon for you when you get back!

Lisette - have you recovered from your cold now?

Anyone else doing anything exciting this weekend!

 

[snowflakes120]

Bex - Glad everything went well with the Midwife appt.

Hands - Hooray for hubby being home. I bet you are just over the moon.

Lisette - How exciting sending out an announcement.

Hey there Bea, Nic & CH!! Hope all is well with all of you!

We had a great time in Atlanta. It felt good to get away. And we did tons of stuff while we were there!! Gonna be very tired this week but good news is that hubby is on Spring Break so I get to see him a bit more than usual and I should OV this weekend - Going to pick up my OPK's today on lunch break. FX for me. My cousin is having her baby girl today - I am soooooo insanely jealous.

 

[NotNic]

Hey Snowflakes! Sounds like you had a great weekend and how exciting for your cousin! Let us know how she gets on.

Hands and Bex - Yay for good appointments. Does it feel real now Bex?

Hands - Ah how great that hubby got to feel Dexter kick. How is hubby looking now? Has he lost the weight he needs to?

Nothing new here really. We're trying to get to John Lewis (a department store) this week to order our pram system - but apart from that I'm plodding along.

xx

 

[Srbjbex]

Nic - yes it does feel real! For the first time I am starting to think really positively. I just want that scan sooo much, hopefully only a couple more weeks to wait!! I LOVE John Lewis, there is a lovely big one in Solihull where I live so i think we will be getting quite a bit of baby stuff from there (see, positive thinking!!). Let us know which system you decide to get, I am very interested!

Snow - sounds like you had a really lovely weekend! And coming back to ov'ing too, woop!!! Dont be surprised if the Vitex lengthens your cycle a little bit, just hang on in there and keep on i think you should stop taking after ov though.

Hope everyone else had good weekends!

 

[snowflakes120]

Oh yea. I forgot one big detail. I made an appt with another OBGYN to get a 2nd opinion. His professional interests include Infertility so he should def be able to help me. I got my appt this Wednesday at 8:30am. Back to being excited! I really hope he will do bloodwork or whatever.

Nic - Hooray for pram system!!

Bex - I really hope that the Vitex doesn't push my OV out - I was honestly hoping it would move it forward. I think I have decided to only take 1 capsule after OV instead of the 2 before OV because I really need help with my LP and from what I have read it helps alot with LP. I'm not sure - I will talk to the new Doctor on Wed. - I have a feeling he will just tell me to stop taking it all together.

 

[NotNic]

So we have finally ordered our pram system! I spoke to hubby and he agreed I could go and do it tonight and I took my mum. We ordered **drum roll**... the iCandy Strawberry. Yay! Really glad I took my mum too. She preferred the Silver Cross system but after playing around with the iCandy she really likes it and actually commented on how pleased she was that we chose it. Really great to have a play with it too. Just need to pray that all the bits come in on time!

Great news about your 2nd opinion Snow. Can't wait to hear what he says xx

 

[NotNic]

Woop woop on Bex's scabby prune too

 

[InHisHands]

Nic - isn't baby buying fun? Hubby and I went on a Dexter shopping spree this past weekend and ended up spending over 200 dollars on baby clothes. We couldn't help ourselves. Of course we bought things in various sizes from newborn to 12 months. Just stuff that we thought was cute and functionable.


Whoohoo for 10 and 15 weeks!!!! Each week is just another step closer to having our little ones in our arms. I can't believe that Nic and Bea are in 3rd Tri already!


As far as hubby being home, im estatic! My best friend is back. He gets this glow in his eyes when he feels baby kick and talks to Dexter. It's the sweetest thing.

So far he has lost 10 lbs over this past month. I still say he's starving himself. But he is exercising twice a day, taking a supplement to curve hunger, and eating a diet that consists of mainly fruits and veggies. He'll eat a banana in the morning, either veggies or tuna for lunch, and comes home and has soup, a veggie (salad, broccoli, greenbeens etc), and apple sauce or yogurt (as a dessert). He has another 10lbs to lose... but he looks so skinny already.

 

[MrsBea23]

Lisette - I hope you are feeling better hun, how did you get on yesterday with the anoouncement is everyone super excited?

Hands - So pleased to hear hubby is back and is doing well with the diet. Yay for shopping sprees lol.

Nic - So pleased you got the buggy you wanted and you are happy with it

Snow - Glad you had such a fab trip. So pleased you managed to get another apointment, maybe try crying and see if that gets you anywhere quicker lol. I hope the AC does the job though and you don't need to worry.

Bex - Yay for your prune. I love John Lewis as well I got loads of baby stuff from JL they have the best sleepsuits.

Ch - How are you getting on hun?

 

[Srbjbex]

Hands - great to hear that hubby is doing really well with his weight loss! and so pleased that you have him home again!!!

Nic - had a look at the pram system you ordered and I really like it! Good choice I say!

Snow - great news on the second opinion! And so soon as well that is brilliant, I really hope that you get the answers you want from this doctor!

AFM - yes I am a prune today, I hope I can hurry up and get to being a lime because I'm not sure how I feel about being a wrinkly old prune! Tell you what though ladies, I am going to have to buy myself something to expand the waistline of my trousers soon, they are getting super tight, I have the beginnings of bump forming down there! Woop

 

[snowflakes120]

Morning ladies.

Bea - I love that your title says cautiously PG even though you are 33 weeks! Silly!

Bex - Your gonna have to share a bump pic soon!! Hooray for a belly! I think the prune looks like a rock.

Hands - So happy that your hubby is home!! How sweet that he talks to Dex!

Nic - LOVE the stroller. Just did a bit of a a peek online. Looks like the icandy brand is hard to come by here in the US. But like it alot from what I see.

AFM, Hubby and I joined a Kick Ball League yesterday. Should be fun! We will play every Wed night. Can't wait!

 

[MrsBea23]

Ha ha snow I hadn't noticed, all fixed now.

 

[NotNic]

I liked the idea of you still a bit in denial Bea!

Snow - The iCandy is pretty flashy and sooo easy. I'm such a doofus with my SIL's pram systems. I can't take the brake off half the time so it's great to have something idiot proof and not too heavy.

Hands - Did you get anything else other than clothes on your shopping day? Have you finished your nursery yet? Would love to see pics if you have done. xx

Also extremely late I know, but here's some of my bump pics (In order): 22weeks, 24 +3, 25 +4 and 26 weeks. I have had some serious jumps since 22 weeks! I do look smaller in the last pic, but we all think my bump has dropped a bit and Pip isn't breach anymore. More transverse the little Stinker!

 

[InHisHands]

Nic - We actually havent bought a thing as far as decor for the nursery yet lol. I have a baby shower April 21st and so maybe around then we will get things set up... who knows?

I love your bump btw!!!!! When you google image a baby that is the same age as the one you are carrying it makes it so real how big they are getting. Pip is definately growing and before you know it he/she will be here! YAY!

Bex - nothing wrong with prunes! Baby has to get bigger so consider this one of those "akward" stages kids go through, before something better comes along

AFM I love Dexter more and more each day and find myself humming "You are my sunshine" over and over all throughout the day.

 

[snowflakes120]

Nice bump Nic!! Looking good girl!!

Mrs. Bea - Haha! So you are over your denial at 33 weeks?

Hands - Can't believe you haven't started decorating yet!!

AFM, I am back from my new OBGYN appt. Talk about a world of difference. This OBGYN spent 45 minutes talking with me about everything. He knew exactly what he was talking about. Went over my charts with a fine tooth comb which he said I got an A+ on and said multiple times that my charts are very consistent and some of the best. He did diagnose me with Luteal Phase Defect just as I suspected that I have.

He gave me the option of either Clomid or the Progesterone. Which I found to be a tough decision. Since I am already CD12 it is too late for the Clomid this cycle. What I decided was that I will do the progesterone this cycle. I have Crinone to help and am scared to bring the RX in to see how much my co-pay is though. It's going to be either $60 or $100. Ouch. Then I have to go into his office before CD5 to get checked for cysts and then I will go to the Clomid and drop the progesterone. I felt the Clomid was a better choice as it will address both an ovulation or LPD issue and should be cheaper than the progesterone. I hope I made the right choice.