Mid-August Testers

[NewbieLisette]

Good Morning Girls :wave:

I can't believe this week is just flying by!

Our gender reveal party went great and I will post a couple pic's here for you ladies...although more and more I'm reading about mistakes with girls so i'm a little nervous about getting too attatched to the idea of my little girl Melina....I have a 3D scan booked for the first week of June so hopefully i will get proper confirmation at that point and no surprises the day of delievery!

CH thinking of you hunni, hope the Dr gave you some good direction yesterday?

Snow I'm sorry to hear your levels weren't as high as they like...your chart is still looking good to me...any symptoms? Are you planning on testing soon? Best of luck sweetie, i know how hard this must be

Nic very excited to see your nursery decor!!! No real kicks yet but lots of real squirms everyday which makes me very happy u/s tech confirmed my placenta is right in front of the baby so its like a big cushion which means its very normal not to feel real kicks till about 26weeks.

Hands I think you're doing just perfect on your weight gain hunni, don't be hard on yourself or feel you need to eat rabbit food! LOL - Hope your little Dexter turns for you soon too!

Bea we miss you but understand baby comes first now...we can't wait for pictures

Bex that's TOTALLY awesome you are feeling bubbles already! Sooo happy for you Hope you have a wonderful appointment and enjoy hearing that beautiful heartbeat

 

[NotNic]

Lisette - Hands and I both have anterior placentas too. I was around 20wks before I felt definite ones and if I remember rightly 22 ish wks when they can be felt on the outside. My bf didn't feel a thing until 24 wks - not even butterflies or twitches!

CH - looking forward to hearing how you got on. And you Bex. xx

Hands - yesterday I went and did some painting at the house, met with the carpet people and the kitchen designers. Hubby and his bf ripped out the kitchen too so we had a very productive day. I'm hoping we will see great improvements in the next two weeks. The only slight hiccup we have is the electrician has been held up on a previous job so no heating until Saturday. This time last year it would have been a blessing. We would be sunbathing in the garden, but now it's mostly wet and cold. Also I've been getting really strong braxton hicks. I was in agony last night and I think the decorating didn't help!

 

[InHisHands]

Nic - What do braxon hicks feel like? My doctor keeps asking me if i have had any... and i don't know if i have? ROTFL She has asked me if i've been in any pain, and i havent experience any pain other than stretching/ligament.... and that seems to satisfy her as a NO. Shouldn't i be getting them by now? My tummy does get hard sometimes, but i think its just dexter cuddling up to the outside because they are normally where his little butt/back is.

Lisette - With my anterior placenta.. i didnt feel anything until 21weeks + 4. No bubbles, nothing. But when i did start to feel things, they were already full pledge on kicks that could be seen from the outside.

 

[NotNic]

Not everyone gets Braxton Hicks so I wouldn't worry. To me it feels like extreme tightening. It starts of with a muscle tightness on the top part of your bump like the day after a heavy gym session and then the pressure builds. It's a bit like when you clench your fist hard and the pressure builds up, getting stronger and stronger. To begin with I got a hard tight stomach that was noticeable but not painful, but the last couple of weeks these have become painful and I have got back pain at the same time. I also wake up in the night with them. It's a bit frightening because the pressure is so strong and the pain takes your breath away, but if they can be walked off, or last more than a couple of minutes then it is braxton hicks rather than contractions. So many women don't have them at all. Dehydration apparently makes it worse so I'm trying to drink more. I also wonder if the stomach muscles that kept Pip hidden for so long are making the BH's more painful. My next appointment is on Tuesday so I'll ask then.

 

[InHisHands]

Nic - BTW congrats on the melon. I'm still not sure if the hard pressure spots are dexter or not, but i suppose time will tell. Maybe i wont get them. Let me know what your doctor has to say.


AFM - Dexter moved positions again this morning and i can feel him more. Makes me feel so much better feeling him move around again.

Some of the girls at work were talking about a woman who befriended a pregnant woman and then took her out to a wooded area and slit her wrists and throat and then cut out her unborn baby and tried to pass him as her own. She obviously got caught... but it just got me thinking about dex. Someone would have to kill me before i would let them hurt him. My protective momma instincts are coming out lol

BTW I have a lacatation appointment this afternoon and tomorrow is my baby shower (though at the moment it doesnt look like it will be very successful, but im keeping my fingers crossed.)

 

[snowflakes120]

Well, just as I suspected a BFN today for me. Boo. My dream of a 2012 baby is out the window. My EDD was in less than 2 months now. OMG. I can't believe this.

 

[NotNic]

Snow. Is there any sign that the witch is on her way? The pattern of your temps seems promising. xx

 

[snowflakes120]

Snow. Is there any sign that the witch is on her way? The pattern of your temps seems promising. xx

She won't come while I am on the Prometrium (Progesterone) it keeps her away so I can have a long enough LP. Once I test and get a BFN - I have to stop taking it so she will come. Last month she came 3 days after my last pill so I guess if everything stays the same she should be here on Monday or so.

It's probably a good thing I'm not PG. I need to get my hormones in good working order 1st. So I guess my plan of action this month is get them at a number that is really good and not still low. Will see what the OBGYN recommends for me next week. Probably higher dosages of what I already am taking or maybe something new. I don't know, I just want them to be a good number while on the Meds. I hate that I took the Meds last cycle and they still weren't up to par. So I guess it was just a trial and error.

Good news is that my last months appt was covered under my insurance as he classified it as a hormone issue. So I only had to pay $25 for that appt which I was thrilled about.

 

[NotNic]

That's brilliant news and your temps must prove that it is a hormone issue, so at least on that front there is a silver lining. I guess they start you on a lower amount because it's better to work you up to an amount you need rather than to start high. At least now you have a full cycle to compare with for next month too. It doesn't hurt to keep a tiny bit of hope that the witch won't come. I think I probably have / had the same hormone issue as you - short cycles, light AFs etc. That's why my Dr only wanted me to use opks for 6 mths before coming back (under 30's in my area normally need to be actively trying - not NTNP for 12 months) for referral. Working back I was c. 10/11DPO when I got a negative test and I waited a week until trying again and got my positive. If the progesterone this month has given you a bit longer, than you might still have time. xxx

 

[InHisHands]

Snow - So you were able to talk to the doctors then about reclassifying it... YAY!!!! I'm so glad that they did that for you. I'm sorry that it seems like the witch will come, but hang in there girl.

 

[CHDickey]

Snow- hurray for doctors that are willing to work with us!!

DH did SA and bloodwork now just waiting on call from doctor which I suspect will be this week....then the next step!

 

[Srbjbex]

Hi All

Not sure how it has quite got to Sunday so quickly! My appointment with the midwife on Thursday went well, all on track and got to hear the heartbeat which was great OH is back in the US this week so I hope this week goes quickly. but we did manage to paint the nursery this weekend, wery exciting... and next weekend we are going to go and buy the furniture to go in it!

x

 

[NotNic]

Yay and yay for your announcement too! I can't believe you have painted your nursery. Which colour did you decide? Do you have a sneaky feeling on baby's flavour? We still haven't painted ours and we found out on Friday that the nursery furniture won't be here until after our due date. Arrgh! We are waiting for the company to call us back on Monday to see what our options are.

 

[CHDickey]

Well story short the clinic froze the 13 mobile sperm they found and we are do a cost analysis of IVF, IUI, and the surgery.

 

[NotNic]

Sounds like you have options honey. Let us know if you make a decision xx

 

[CHDickey]

Oh no Nic. We have one option surgery. Other than that IVF and IUI are not fiesable for us. It is $20,000 us dollars for one round and it's not guaranteed to work!

 

[NotNic]

Wow! That's an eye watering amount. I'm shocked by how much that costs over there. It's pricy here and sometimes we can get treatment on the NHS (if you meet all their criteria) but I always thought it would be more reasonable in the US.

 

[InHisHands]

IVF is very expensive, but i have heard of places that would do it for 11,000... but still that's a lot of money. CH i hope the surgery goes well (assuming that is what you decide to do).

Nic - what have you heard about moving?

Bea - I hope you and the little one are adjusting well.

AFM - The baby shower went well. Most people didn't get things from the registry, so we are going to have to buy those things... but the things they did buy won't go to waste (well the diapers will hahaha). Overall it was a very nice shower, with lots of laughts.

I have 4 more weeks of work. 18 actual work days. But whose counting?

 

[Srbjbex]

Nic - we painted it a light chocolate brown type colour, it looks so different. Getting new flooring put in too so think the room will look completely different! I think its a boy that were having, but I prefer gener neutral decor anyway so thought we might as well make a start. When it gets a bit more progressed I'll post some pics! DId you sort your furniture issue out?

CH - ouch, that made me wince just reading how much IVF would cost! Bless you honey What does the surgery option involve? I'm not that clued up sorry so don know what it is! Also, hubby is in Texas again tomorrow, so if you wouldnt mind giving him a wave He's only there for a day though and then onto LA.

 

[snowflakes120]

Bex - So happy for the announcement.

Hands - Hooray for a nice shower! I bet it was grand!

Nic - Hope you got the furniture figured out!

CH - Girl. Major hugs your way. I hear ya about the IUI and IVF. If we have to go that route - I will def probably have to hit up my parents to help with the cost truthfully. Or take out the financing that they have. It would be the only options we would have to get the money - we would never be able to afford it on our own or all at once. I did notice when I was looking at the Reproductive Endocrinologist web site that I would go to last month that they have something called an Attain IVF Program - basically you pay $24,000 and you get 6 IVF cycles - if you end up not taking home a baby from the hospital then you get reimbursed 70% of the costs. Seems pretty fair to me. But I totally understand about the money. Even some of the girls from a dog forum I belong to are doing injectable IUI and it's a little more than $2,000 a cycle and that's even too much for me to wrap my head around. I also saw this thread the other day and thought of you - seems like they are going through the same thing: https://www.babyandbump.com/problems-trying-conceive/837533-varicocele-anyone.html
I am thinking and praying for you!!

AFM, I am having a meltdown. I stopped my Prometrium on Thursday. AF has yet to arrive - she is supposed to come after 1-2 days of stopping. I am on my 5th day. I balled last night and again this AM. I don't know what is wrong with my body other than it hates me. These meds are supposed to help and they are only making things worse. My LP is now too long and my progesterone didn't even freaking raise this cycle. I don't know what to think. I'm totally discouraged. Before anyone even suggests it BFN @ 15dpo yesterday. Not a chance in hell.