October Sticky Beans!

[cupcake.]

That's so lovely jess!
You'll feel her wiggle around in no time i'm sure!

 

[Blackrain90]

Yay congratulations!!!!!!!!

 

[cupcake.]

Double digits for me 99 days until due date

 

[krissie328]

Yay Heike! Almost to third tri now.

Afm, here is some morning pee porn. I'm 8 dpo.

 

[Angel5000]

I'm 20 weeks today! Halfway!

Dh keeps randomly saying things like "I can't wait until she's Inviting her friends over
And they're running around playing". I think it suddenly became very real to him after the US

Heike - that's so exciting!!

Krissie yay like porn! I feel like I don't get any line porn anymore I don't see anything but 8dpo is early. Can't wait for more


So random question - my sisters on meds to make her ovulate (nt clomid but similar). After 3 bfn cycles they gave her the meds again and then gave her w shot this time and told her to make sure she didn't test before 2 weeks because of the shot. I'm assuming that was a trigger shot. So we know she was ovulating on the pills she just wanted to know what the point of the shot was. Was it for specific timing because they then told her exactly when to have sex, or does it somehow affect eff quality? Just wondering for those of you who have used clomid and or trigger shots.

 

[krissie328]

Jess- I cannot believe you are already 20 weeks!! How exciting. It was after my 20 week ultrasound things felt so much more real for me.

9 dpo with a clear bfn. I am pretty sure this cycle is a dud. Just everything about it feels wrong. So I am debating if I want to take a break for next cycle or ask for the femara. I honestly have no idea what I want to do. I think the only reason I want a break is because the baby would only be a couple weeks old when BIL gets married next year and I don't think I would be able to take the baby and I am not sure I would want to leave it for the few hours either. But on the other hand late May/June baby works well with my job. And I am honestly tired of ttc and just want to get pregnant asap.

 

[cupcake.]

Awe happy 20 weeks! Can't believe you're halfway already. It definitely gets more real when you know the gender and you'll start feeling her kicks any day now!

Krissie i can totally understand the dilemma. Though i have to say if it was me, i probably would continue. I think if the following cycles were unlucky you may always wonder that the missed cycle might have been the lucky one.. But also, 9dpo is so early still, there's still lots of time for that BFP! still having my fingers crossed

 

[krissie328]

Thanks Heike. Honestly, we have been ttc for awhile now and I do feel like we should just continue. At this point I don't know if I can handle a true break from it. I need to try to feel like I am working towards this illusive goal. I don't think I will do opks though this cycle. I think at the very least the pee sticks need to be gone. They are so much of my stress!! I will continue to temp though to make sure.

 

[Angel5000]

Krissie - me either! I'm in shock that I've made it to 20 weeks. I can't believe it. I'm starting to feel her move around a little more.

As for you, I can understand where you're at, wanting to take a break but yet being tired of ttc and just wanting to be pregnant already. It's a hard place to be. If a May/June baby works out really well for you work wise maybe take another cycle ttc and if that doesn't work then take a break if you want it? I don't know much about the drugs, so I wouldn't know what would be best there.

I do think that no OPKs is a great idea. just dtd and temp so that you can confirm when O has occurred.


Heike - Thanks! I know that DH is says it feels quite a bit more real now, and I think I'm getting there too. Especially now that I've got a name and a gender and it isn't just "baby".

 

[lvksa]

Hi everyone!
Wanted to leave this for you all.
I'll be back very soon to read and make a post.

 

[Angel5000]

Beautiful bump Ivska! I it!

I just posted this pic to my FB.

 

[cupcake.]

Awe, such cute bumps!!

 

[krissie328]

You guys are adorable..

 

[lvksa]

Shan - Best wishes with everything May God give you everything that you are hoping for when the time is right. Will keep you in my prayers for sure .

Heike - so near to third tri! excellent. I’m just behind you, so its fun read how everything is going for you.

Krissie - Thinking of you. Hoping you’ll have a great surprise very soon and won’t need to be thinking about time of year and such. I don’t think that its a bad idea either to take a break from the opks. I can definitely understand your stress from them.

Jess - lovely picture! yay for 20 weeks .

I’ve been at my dad’s house in the Adirondacks since the end of July and it has been nice to be out of the desert heat (even if it is still a bit warm and humid here). Beginning of August we had a Celebration of Life party for my Grandfather who passed away this past December. It was really nice and a lot of people came. The day after that my gram and mom had a baby shower for me. It was nice and I was happy because I proved everyone wrong when I fit all of my gifts into my luggage .

My husband has been traveling around…Canada, D.C., Florida and now he’s in California before going back to Saudi. He’ll come back second week in September and then I’ll go back with him to Riyadh mid September. Then it’s back to work!

My belly is growing. Baby is moving all the time. The only thing that’s bothered me recently is when I try to sit up in bed, my belly gets a bit of a weird shape in the top middle. It’s not painful, but I found it frightening the first time I noticed it. I’m guessing it is just my muscles. Has anyone heard of this/had this happen?

 

[cupcake.]

Is it just while you are getting up, like during the getting up part?
I had a friend and she had this as well and her midwive said it was the muscles but that it's not a good thing. It's better to get out of bed by rolling on your side and swinging the legs out first and then pressing up with the arms, so you don't use the abdominal muscles as much.

But i'm not sure exactly it might not be the same

 

[lvksa]

Is it just while you are getting up, like during the getting up part?
I had a friend and she had this as well and her midwive said it was the muscles but that it's not a good thing. It's better to get out of bed by rolling on your side and swinging the legs out first and then pressing up with the arms, so you don't use the abdominal muscles as much.

But i'm not sure exactly it might not be the same

Yeah, it only happens when I use those muscles to get up (I guess the same use as if I were to do an abdominal crunch or sit up). It's not painful, but looks crazy. When I did a Google search it seems to be as you said, a problem with the muscles separating.

Since, I first noticed it I've been trying to move/ get up in different ways. I'd like to check with a doctor, but I can't do that here as I don't have insurance.

 

[krissie328]

Ivksa- It does sound like the muscles might be separating. Definitely talk to your doctor about it.

Afm, af arrived today. I am relieved this cycle is over. I was hoping to start femara this cycle but I have not heard from my doctor's nurse and I would need to start Sunday.

 

[Blackrain90]

It's called diastasis recti (separating of the abdominal muscles). It's not necessarily a really bad thing depending who you ask (one doc told me not to worry about it, another told me to deal with it once baby was born). You might want to see about going to physiotherapy once baby arrives. They can help with exercises to re-strengthen the muscles, as you will notice anything that engages your core post partum will be much more difficult than before. (I had this with both pregnancies but worse the second time)
Love your bumps ladies!

 

[lvksa]

Thanks for the replies ladies.

I sent a message to the doula I'm thinking about using back in Riyadh. She spoke with her doctor friend who confirmed that it seems to be diastasis recti (as you said, Heather) and to just try not to isolate those muscles. She sent me a YouTube video and the woman in the video shows what it looks like and such, she was 37 weeks and it looked a lot more severe than mine (all her belly - when mine is just below where my sternum ends).

I'll definitely let my doctor know about it when I go back mid-September.

Heather - did it cause any problems for you during your pregnancies/labors/deliveries?

 

[Blackrain90]

Nope. My first was the only one that I actually went through labor and pushing, and I had no issues from it. I did have back labor but it was because of how baby was laying. (Second was a scheduled csection for unrelated reasons). It's more the post partum that was a bit trickier (stomach muscles were sore for a while) but that's more likely from the csections.