Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[blessedmomma]

Second time I hope you can figure it what's best for you!

Gagrl- that is an outrageous cost! I hope you can figure out something your insurance can cover. What about the triple or quad screen? I thought those were pretty routine even without a 'need'?

 

[Maries_s]

Maries I hope it helps! I have a friend who always has her babies early. The last one they put her on it and it was the longest pregnancy she has ever had so it seemed to help her. Before that, her first 3 babies came earlier and earlier. I use progesterone cream (about 150 mg to start with) in every pregnancy until at least the end of first tri. Sometimes I use it all the way through. I recently stopped it, but only because my progesterone levels have been higher this pregnancy than my others.

That is good to know since I feel this injections are pointless.

Yeah, mine are for a history of preterm labor as well. When my betas were drawn my progesterone was fine and dandy.. I had my son at 35 weeks and since they don't know why my dr recommended the injections. I'm not thrilled about it given the 50/50ish success rate.

I still don't know why doctor prescribed the injections either. My daughter was born at 35w5d and thank God she was totally fine.
I'm not thrilled either but I hope is for the good of this baby.
They're going to give it to you every week? Did they stop at some point of the pregnancy?

 

[Weebles]

My Dr says they are usually started at 16 weeks but we are going to start at 18. I'll then have them every week until 36 weeks. My son had a lot of developmental delays and while it's hard to say if that was due to being a premie or not my Dr feels that the benefits of the injections far outweigh any risks.

 

[808malia]

Well, I finally started to tell some of my friends that I am pregnant... Have been putting it off due to previous losses, but I am starting to feel like this is really happening! I almost can't believe that I am this far along...

 

[Maries_s]

My Dr says they are usually started at 16 weeks but we are going to start at 18. I'll then have them every week until 36 weeks. My son had a lot of developmental delays and while it's hard to say if that was due to being a premie or not my Dr feels that the benefits of the injections far outweigh any risks.

Doctor wants me to start at 15week but I haven't heard from them. So I have the feeling that I'm going to have to call them soon to get more information.

 

[Mummafrog]

Well, I finally started to tell some of my friends that I am pregnant... Have been putting it off due to previous losses, but I am starting to feel like this is really happening! I almost can't believe that I am this far along...

Malia! I remember your profile picture from a long time ago I'm sure, congratulations on your rainbow I'm glad you're able to share with your friends now.

Our scan is Friday so I'll put it on fb then but I told most of my close friends/family at Christmas. Right now I'm waiting for essay marks so I'm a bit tense

 

[Girly922]

We told immediate family at Christmas, there's still a fair few people that don't know though.

I've got my NT scan this afternoon. I'm pretty nervous, especially so since we've told family members and I don't know how I'll cope if we have to tell people that something is wrong.

 

[lesondemavie]

I've slowly and cautiously been telling family and close friends, but bc of the previous losses it is hard to open up. I just keep reminding myself that so far the baby is healthy and thriving, but still I feel like I'm just waiting for my world to come crashing down some days.

 

[second.time]

Good luck at the NT scan, Girly! I'm sure it will all go wonderfully. And your family and friends will support you no matter what.

Lesonde, I understand that. I didn't tell anyone last pregnancy until nearly 15 weeks, despite having nothing but good signs. It's hard to let go! I did find it a little vulnerable to share, but once I did, people were so enthusiastic and sweet and it felt good to talk about it openly.

I don't know when to announce this time! I'd like to wait for the testing/scans, and then in early February I have something big happening and need to focus on that. I'm wondering if I'll be past the halfway point before I tell? I've seen couples do that but I didn't plan on doing it myself!

 

[Girly922]

I know my family would be supportive if the worst happened, but they've never known I've been pregnant until after I've lost the baby, or once I'm in second tri so this was a big step for me. None of my immediate family have ever lost a pregnancy or a baby so they struggle to understand my feelings when I've had losses in the past.
My difficulty this time is believing that I can have a pregnancy without issues. My daughter was conceived the cycle after a miscarriage so it feels strange to fall pregnant and not have any complication this time.

My NT scan went great however. We were there for ages as the tech struggled to get the measurements due to the amount of gas I had so kept sending us for a walk and to come back. Third time lucky and an hour later she finally got a good enough view to get measurements. Baby is measuring ahead so my due date has changed, and everything looked perfect. DH has guessed that the baby is a boy, he tends to be fairly good at guessing. Lol.

 

[808malia]

We are planning on making our "BIG" announcement on January 31st after the anatomy scan!!! I thought that way it would be more fun like "it's a boy" and people can be like what?! I didn't know you were pregnant ect...lol I'll be almost 17 weeks then...

 

[Thejoie]

We are waiting to announce till we know gender too! 26 days!!

Had my 12 week appointment today and everything is looking great! Met my OB for the first time and loved him. Met with the billing lady who made me sooooo happy by telling me that my pregnancy is 100% covered!!

Baby has been lifting the ban on protein and my eating has been getting back on track.

Great day today... great day!!!

 

[PrettyInInk42]

I've told a handful of friends, but not my mom or the baby's father yet. I was considering telling my bosses this week, but I'm still worried I could have an MC, so I think I'll wait til next month.

 

[second.time]

Girly, I totally understand about the losses and how that would make you more hesitant to share the good news. You're right, it is a vulnerable feeling no matter how supportive people are. But I'm so glad your scan went well!

I'm happy I'm not the only one who's been keeping pretty quiet. It makes me feel better about waiting. Just close family and a couple of friends know. My 4-year-old ending up telling his daycare teacher, which isn't ideal, but she just said congratulations and has been tactful about it since then. I'm sure they see a lot of pregnant women there so I'm not too concerned.

 

[Girly922]

Second, we found out yesterday that DD has told all the nursery staff Turns out she told them all yesterday so none of them have said anything yet but it was mentioned on her online record. We had asked her not to tell them yet but I suppose at 3 she was just too excited to understand.

 

[blessedmomma]

So cute girly

808 and thejoie - I think it's adorable you're waiting to announce gender at the same time

 

[second.time]

Second, we found out yesterday that DD has told all the nursery staff Turns out she told them all yesterday so none of them have said anything yet but it was mentioned on her online record. We had asked her not to tell them yet but I suppose at 3 she was just too excited to understand.

Oh no! We were worried about telling our son because we know he's too young to really understand how to keep things secret. I'm sure at daycares they're used to kids spilling the beans early ... it's so hard for little kids. But it's cute that she's so excited!

 

[Girly922]

She has been asking for a sibling for over a year now so we wanted to tell her once we were past the 12wk scan. She has bonded with my belly already and just wants everyone to know she's finally going to become a big sister. Lol.

Like you say, most daycares must be pretty used to this sort of thing and know how to be tactful with it.

 

[lesondemavie]

I don't know why girly but that made me tear up. So adorable that she's so excited! I was just recalling the story of when I was 3 or 4 and my mom was pregnant with my second sibling. I already had a brother, and had told my parents that I loved him so much that I wanted a second one. One day they asked me what I thought the baby would be. I told them to hold on one second and then turned and whispered to my imaginary friend, Jesus (I know, I know...I was just raised in a strict Catholic family and was probably confused about the nature of prayer ). I turned back to my parents and told them that the baby was a little girl named Heather. Later that year when my sister was born what else could they do but name her Heather ?!? They made the name they had chosen her middle name instead. My sister and I shared a room growing up and were very close for many years. So special to hear of all the siblings-to-be experiencing those moments now too . Hope I get to give this little baby a brother or sister one day too.

 

[Weebles]

Omg, such sweet stories! I have one too. My teenage son wrote me a letter telling me how excited he is about his tiny little sibling on the way.