Mid-August Testers

[NewbieLisette]

Hey girls :wave:

How's everyone been keeping? Almost Friday!!! WOOT WOOT!!! Been a long week on my end...cold keeps creeping back up and I feel low energy and headaches almost every afternoon Trying to just keep drinking lots of water and sleeping earlier and earlier!

Snow I've been stalking ya too and its looking great girl! When are you planning on testing?

Nic that's sooo lovely you're having great weather and feeling pip kick so much more! I'm dying for those days to come already! I feel like I need that reassurance soo bad some days!!!

Hands congrats on the double digits! My God its getting close now hun Soo sorry to hear about H's boss being that way...how stressful for you! When will you know if things have been sorted out? Saying a special prayer for ya!

Bea wow no more work??!!! Aaahhhh the day can't come soon enough!!! Are you excited to just be home and have your LO in your arms finally?

CH sounds like things are moving in the right direction...wish it were faster for you hun

Bex you look adorbale sweetie! I'm sooo happy to see those pics up here How have you been feeling?

 

[InHisHands]

Nic - Here at 28 weeks they ask that once a day to try to count kicks for 2 hours (when baby is most active) to try to make sure you feel movement at least 10 times. They say if you can't, to go to labor and delievary cause it can mean that the baby is in distress. There are some days though i don't think i feel dexter move a total of 10 times... let alone in a 2 hour period... but honestly i think that is because he's up all night. Every time i turn to change postions at night i feel him moving but i end up falling back to sleep. He's on the wrong sleep schedule!

BTW - we got an answer back from his work. He'll be leaving before the baby is to be born. *shrugs* I guess Dexter will have to just see daddy on the laptop for the first several months. I'm still trying to let it all set in and be positive, but it's hard to when you see your loved one hurting so much.

 

[CHDickey]

Thanks y'all me too! We have been off of bc for a year now and right when I think we are going to get answers we have to wait yet another month before knowing anything. Just frustrating. Especially since all 15 of the women I personally know that are pregnant just have to look at their husbands to get prego. Sorry just extremely frustrating...EXTREMELY!!! That is why I have been distant because my craptastic attitude doesn't need to be bringing all of you down.

 

[NotNic]

CH - firstly before I forget I am loving that expression and will now be stealing 'craptastic' for my own personal use!! You never, ever need to hide away from us. Without you we would never have found each other and formed the friendships we have, so we owe a lot to you. Your thread has given me way more support then almost anyone in real life, do if you ever feel like venting make sure you come over here. I owe you plenty. Any time you need it - we're here. It is so frustrating that you have to keep waiting, but if you keep believing it will happen for you. Those final 6-8 wks before my +ve test I knew it was coming. I just had to keep waiting. You have shown massive amounts of patience. A skill you're going to need in bucketloads when you become a mummy real soon. xx

Hands - I don't know what to say my love. I guess there is no changing their mind? Get hubby to record lots of nursery rhymes and stories so you can play them to Dexter so Daddy gets to be part of his nightime routine. What meanies your hubby's bosses are.

Pip's kicks are definitely more frequent. I feel almost constant movement all day at the minute. Pip is a real fidget pot! I will bear that in mind if Pip's quiet days return just to be sure. Since I've been back from hols Pip seems much more energetic.

Lisette - lovely to hear from you and sorry that you have a cold too. I really miss being able to take cold and flu remedies. How's the bump coming on? Any more pics? Also aren't you due another appt soon? Xx

 

[Srbjbex]

Hi everyone! Happy Friday - woop!

Hands - so sorry to hear about the decision about your hubby, it is completely rubbish. I assume he is being deployed which means he will be away for a long time. I think here, a tour for our troops is 6 months, but do US troops do a year is that right? I love Nic's suggestion of getting him to record lots of stories

CH - you can bring your craptastic attitude on here as much as you like! Dont EVER feel like you cant. I find it much easier to rant on here than to other people, because I know you guys wont be offended / annoyed by my rants. I really hope you and hubby get some answers soon!

Snow - Grrrr about your insurance!!! I am keeping everything crossed for you that this month is absolutely it for you so you wont need to worry about it going forward. Only a week till testing - woop woop!

Nic - hope you get your results today!

Lisette - so anoying that you keep feeling ill. Your little bubba must be doing so much growing in there that he is zapping all your energy out of you!

Any one doing anything exciting this weekend? Bea- did you say you had a wedding? I am at a wedding on Saturday too down in Bristol (at the zoo!). I really hope the rain stays away but I dont think the forecast is looking good. The on Sunday we are taking hubbys parents out for Sunday lunch seeing as it is Mothers Day!

 

[InHisHands]

Bex - a wedding? Whoohooo! I have a marriage retreat we are going to tonight and tomorrow.

CH - Feel free to rant. We can take it

Nic - I'm excited about Pip and hope i start to feel dexter more soon. I can't believe we are so far into our pregnancies.

As far as my hubby goes.... there is no changing anyones mind. The flight dates may change for sooner or later, but he's going and he's going to be going before dexter is here. He even got in trouble at work yesterday because they were claiming that he was trying to get out of his long business trip... which isn't the case... he just wanted to stay for a few more weeks. So we have a security camera set up in baby's room so he can log on and view baby whenever he wants on a private network. We will video tape after the delievery (because we can't during the labor), and see if we can't run a live feed (not recordable) during the labor. We have those recordable story books that he'll record his voice. Baby will see daddy via web cam and have daddy's picture on his crib... but besides that, there isn't much more we can do. The fact is, when Dexter is 9 months old, he's going to be meeting a stranger and it's going to be hard on everyone for a few weeks.

 

[CHDickey]

Nic- feel free to use my word. I love using it! It's a great alternative to shitty.

Thanks BEX and hands!!

I really do love you guys!! Muah!

 

[snowflakes120]

Ch - Huns. Please come on more often. I need ya girl. I really do. It's just the 2 of us. I have lots and lots of down days. More often than I lead on truthfully. I hate to be a bother alot of times too. One of those bad days being today. We can support and uplift eachother during our craptastic days. It's been a hard journey for both of us. I totally understand how hard it is to see/hear about others being PG. My co-worker, who is right next to me - there are only 3 of us girls is about 10 weeks pregnant right now. It's all she talks about all the time. She doesn't know about us TTC or the MC so I have to act all happy. When in my mind I keep thinking I should be in 3rd trimester all happy and excited with my own pregnancy but I'm not - I'm still stuck here TTC with a loss and also extremely frustrated. My insurance blows and my body's not right. Please don't be distant. I really could use you here.

 

[NotNic]

Snow. Sorry to hear that you are so down at the moment. Don't let yourself get too upset that things aren't working like you'd like. Your body just needs a hand at the minute and all the money and effort will be well worth it soon enough. That lady sounds really annoying at work. Doesn't she know how long pregnancy is?! Assuming she stays healthy she has months ahead of her. She'll end up boring herself and will end up eating lunch on her own!!

Bex - thanks for remembering my test results. I read your msg on the train this morning and I couldn't think what they were for. I've just called the clinic now and apparently my iron stores are fine. Well they're still borderline (27?)- but not any different to my booking in bloods. While this is good news that I'm not anemic, we're also none the wiser about my 'possible iron deficiency' as there is no reason to investigate. It would have been good to know if I have something, since all the indicators suggest I do!!

This weekend I'll be entertaining myself tomorrow as hubby and his best friend are off to Twickenham to see England vs. Ireland at the Rugby. A rugby match, against Ireland, on St Patrick's Day = Probable carnage! If he comes home with his door keys and his wallet tomorrow it will be a miracle Sunday he'll be feeling very delicate and we'll be seeing our Mums.

Can you believe another week has gone by like that?? Not long till you test Snow! FX'd for you xxx

 

[CHDickey]

Snow I'm here for ya girl!! Promise!

 

[NewbieLisette]

Happy Saturday Ladies

CH & Snow please please please know you can always come on here no matter how craptastic you are feeling! That's what we're here for! We can relate and want to be there for you guys esspecially on your hardest days! I pray for you both they will be a distant memory very very soon

Hands I'm soo sorry you got such crummy news! You are such a strong woman and mommy already to be so brave and find beautiful special ways to keep daddy close!!!

Bex OMG almost 12weeks girl!!! WOOHOO!!!! How you been feeling? Hope you have a wonderful time at the wedding and enjoy Mothers Day Its only in May for us here in NA! Not long till you get to see your LO! Sooo exciting!!

Nic I'm finally feeling better thank you I think I may just be allergic to work cuz after a nice 12hour sleep on the weekends I'm always in a much better state! LOL - I have a regular appt on March 28th which doesn't include a scan but I'm hoping for a hb sound alteast! Then April 12th for my gender scan! I can't wait!!!! How about you? Any more scans now?

Bea :wave: How you feeling? Work free!!! YAHOO!!!!! Hope you are enjoying this little time off before the baby

AFM I think I finally felt tiny bubbles last night!!! Sooo hope it was and it keeps up so I can have that daily reassurance you know

 

[MrsBea23]

Hi Girls,

How is everyone today?

CH & Snow - Please don't ever feel like you can't come on and share how hard you experience is and how you are feeling. If you want to come on everyday and be down I am more than happy to listen. One of my girlfriends who has been ttc for about 2.5 years emails me most days saying how low she is feeling and I love that I can be there for her and would love to be here for you guys as well .

Snow - Chart is looking good. Fx'd for you hun.

Bex - How was your wedding? It was lovely weather up here just perfect for a wedding. I must admit I found it quite hard going with everyone drinking all day so i left about 9 when it was getting really busy and my big old bump was getting knocked lol.

Nic - Did DH get home ok? We don't do kick counts up here in Scotland they say they aren't a very good measure because it can depend which way baby is facing to what you will feel etc. I did have a day where baby was quiet so my midwife just sent me up to the hospital for monitoring and the midwives up there where so lovely and didn't make me feel like I was wasting their time or anything.

Hands - I am so sorry they are sending DH away before Dexter is born big

Lisette - Oooh exciting any more bubbles?

 

[NotNic]

Hiya,

Remarkably hubby was home and tucked up in bed at 10pm on Saturday! I think he's started to get a bit sensible in his old age.

Bea - Where has the time gone? You are so close to DD it's scary!

Lisette - Yay for bubbles. Keep us posted on those movements. I know how hard it is to try to figure out what's real and what's not when they first start out! Loving the new picture too.

Bex - Is your scan tomorrow? How are you feeling?

Hope everyone else is doing well. xxx

A belated Mother's Day pic for you all:

 

[NotNic]

Snow - I've just checked out your chart. It's looking good! FX'd and for you

 

[snowflakes120]

Happy Monday Ladies!! Thanks so much for the support. I feel much better today. Love you ladies. xoxo

I am feeling what I think might be symptoms or it could be the progesterone. I don't know but I am feeling like I might actually have a pretty decent shot at getting 2 lines tomorrow when I test. I don't want to get too confident as I don't want to be totally devastated if it is a stark white test. But I can't wait to test tomorrow to have a answer one way or another.

 

[Srbjbex]

Snow!!! I dont want to get your (or my own!!) hopes up either, but chart really is looking good today. I really really hope there is good news for you. When I tested back in January, I had a good feeling, even if I didnt share it! how are your boobs feeling that's the giveaway for me!!

Nic- my scan is on Thursday and I absolutely cant wait, although I will admit to being a little scared! all the signs are good though - I was even sick last week for the first time!

Bea - the wedding was lovely. It was at Bristol Zoo, in a fabulous Georgian (I think) pavilion they have there, PLUS we got to go and look round the zoo in all our finery! Haha it was ace, although it was raining which was a shame but we still had lots of fun. We left about 11.30 so I was mainly impressed that I managed to stay awake that long. my best frind was there with her 1-year, and all I could think was how hard everything is! Although bless him he was very well behanved!

Lisette - amazing news about the bubbles. It is so exciting! Please let us know when you feel more!!

CH - have you managed to get your Good Friday appointment? So annoying that your hubby's work arent being very accommodating.

Hands - really sorry to hear about hubby being away. I'm sure Dex will still recognise him, because he will be hearing him now and he will recognise the voice

 

[NotNic]

Snow - Really looking forward to tomorrow for you. I'm with Bex. I don't want to get too excited, but it's hard not too. I had a sneaky feeling (which I think I may have shared with you guys - but not hubby ) the few days before and I made myself wait to test because I wanted to be really sure when I got that result. If you want to share your symptoms then please do! Maybe Lisette can offer some progesterone insight too?

xxx

 

[MrsBea23]

Oooh Snow so excited to hear your results tommorrow, fx'd for you.

 

[InHisHands]

Snow - I really hope you get your BFP!!! Your temps are nice and high right now. Fingers Crossed.

CH - Hang in there sweetie. We are here when you need us.

Lisette - BUBBLES!!!!! oh yay!!!! *does the happy dance* Keep us posted!

Bex - I'm super excited about your scan. I can't wait to see your little one. What an exciting time.

Bea - Only a month to go!!!!! Whooohoooooooooo! Has baby turned yet?

Nic- Love your picture sweetie! How is your weight gain coming along?

Is anyone else here RH-??? I go in on April 2nd for my first shot. I haven't heard any of you mention it yet and was just wondering.

 

[NotNic]

Thank you honey. So far I'm 11lbs up which I'm okay with. I feel huuuuge though! My picture makes me look much slimmer than the view I get in the mirror.

I'm not RH negative myself. I was expecting to be though because my Dad is O-, but my Mum is an A+ so I've worked out being an O+ which is nice and regular. There seemed to be a few in around my weeks so if you have any questions maybe you should post something in 3rd Tri. You're practically there anyway!