On the road again graduates

[rayraykay]

30 weeks!!!! Yay anchor!! Congrats!

I'm with you about both starry and red, couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[Carybear]

Okay... So I had my pity party and pouted for awhile but the truth is I just can't stay away... As much as I'd like to be pregnant, it doesn't diminish one bit my excitement for everyone of you!

Is there room for me to squeeze in?

 

[skyesmom]

hey girls, i'm not pregnant with my rainbow yet, but i know some of you from the mc support group and well some of you are already there like topanga and some of you are almost there like starry and well... it just fills my heart knowing at least some of us got their rainbows on the way

if you don't mind a stalker that is

 

[rayraykay]

Cary and skyesmom- you are always welcome. Thank you for being so supportive and kind. I know I don't just speak for myself when I say I appreciate it.

xoxoxoxoxo

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi Cary and Skye , I for one am delighted to have ya along for this journey . I for one need all the support I can get lol.......... It's one scary journey !!! The worry never stops !!! Last night had really bad cramps and was so worried that it was contractions , I'm only 17 weeks ! Anyway they were not like the other cramps I had up to now ..... Well turns out it was trapped wind

What a relief !! I am not one to worry but now its constant lol............every ache , pain , no pain !!! It's preparation for the next 30+ years

 

[SusieC]

Hi Cary & Skye
Nice to have more joiners - the more the merrier!
Poor you Left - glad it was only pesky wind!!

 

[skyesmom]

thanks for the welcome girls! left, it's so great to know it was nothing serious.. actually just a funny gas inconvenience... i guess you never stop worrying once you become a mother!
when i lost my first angel, i was worried he was all alone in the heavens, somewhere far where i couldn't reach him or help him from where i was.. i think being a mom makes you kinda silly!

is LucyLake also posting here? i know she's expecting twins and that's one awesome news!

 

[Topanga053]

Hey Cary and Skyesmom!! So glad to see you both over here... you are ALWAYS welcome!! Like Ray said, the support means so much. And, I have to say, I really admire how strong and kind you are (that goes for Starry, too!). Personally, I was so bitter when I was TTCAL that I found it really difficult to even see announcement on the TTCAL board, let alone read the posts over here. So, I guess what I'm saying is you ladies are much better people than I am! At any rate, so so glad to see you over here and I can't wait until you're all announcing!!!

Skyesmom- no, I haven't seen Lucylake on here in awhile. Certainly not on this thread. If she's posting on other threads over here, I've missed them!

Left- not to laugh, but that's happened to me SEVERAL times now!! I get these AWFUL cramps and start to worry (not TOO much, since I've had cramps off and on throughout this pregnancy and everything has been fine so far, so I don't let them freak me out too much), and it FREQUENTLY turns out to be insane gas. I don't know if it's related to the constipation, but sometimes the gas I've been passing it just insanely embarrassing!!

As far as other symptoms, I was really freaked out because two nights in a row last week I woke up with crazy chest pain and I was completely out of breath. I really felt like I was having a heart attack or something and it took a long time to go away; I had to walk around or sit up for awhile. I thought it might be crazy bad heartburn, so last night I took Tums before bed and used an extra pillow. It didn't happen last night, so I'm crossing my fingers that solves the problem!! It's not fun waking up and thinking you're dying!!!!

It's been a couple of days since I've noticed any movement, so I think I might cave and buy a doppler. My gender ultrasound is in just about a week (next Monday). I'm excited, but already nervous that something will be wrong. You'd think by this point I would be over my fear of seeing something wrong on the ultrasound screen, but nope!

 

[Left wonderin]

Topanga , thanks , think it also has to do with everything shifting around in there as in the last 4 days my bump has really popped ! Ms has lessened and the pattern of it has changed , think I'm digesting things differently lol........

As for the 20 week scan I've mine on the 30th of the month and am already panicked !!!!! Don't think ill ever relax , every stage brings a different worry lol...... And I usually don't worry about stuff !!!!

 

[Starry Night]

Topanga - I often deal with bad heartburn, pregnant or no, so what you describe definitely sounds like heartburn. It can also feel like the flu with chills and feeling feverish. Very annoying. Glad that the tums worked for you. When I was pregnant with ds I just assumed all heartburn meds were bad and didn't even bother asking my doctor about them so I just suffered through it. yikes.

And it does seem a bit early to feel consistent movement. Some girls don't feel any until past 20 weeks if not later. I remember my SiL refusing to believe I felt my son move at 16 weeks because she was 24 when she first felt hers. Even then, it was about 25 weeks before I could do kick counts that were reliable. I had loads of scans and I would see him moving around like crazy and I didn't feel any of it other than the biggest kicks and rolls.

I understand the nerves though. It's a mom thing, I think. A doppler could help if you're really nervous.

Left - good luck with your upcoming scan! So are you going to stay team yellow or are you going to find out the gender if you can?

skyesmom - lucylake is pregnant?! And twins! Wow! I didn't speak with her overly much but I do remember her from the MC forums. That is so exciting. I'm very pleased for her.

 

[Topanga053]

Left, I didn't THINK I was showing that much (even though other people kept saying it, even people who hadn't known I was pregnant) until this evening when I tried on some of my tighter work clothes that I haven't worn for awhile. Yikes!!! I couldn't even get some of them ON and others made my belly look huge!! And I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who still worries at scans!!

Starry, I know it's really early, but it's still hard not to worry, especially when I do usually feel something every other day or so! Thank you for the reminder though and a huge thank you for letting me know that my crazy heart attack like symptoms are "normal" for heart burn sufferers!!! I've never felt anything like it!!!! So glad I'm not actually dying! Where are you in your cycle?? Are you testing anytime soon??

 

[rayraykay]

Topanga- I got a doppler around 9 weeks. I used it EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. (multiple times even...) until around 21 weeks when I started feeling more consistent movement. I still use it if I don't feel her move for awhile. Don't let anyone tell you it's bad for the baby or whatever, it isn't true. I asked my doctor about using it every day and she said it's 100% okay. Some woman on here when I was posting in a different thread about dopplers told me it was terrible for my baby to use it every day. Well, she had never lost a baby and sent me into a tailspin. Low and behold, that isn't true. If it would help you, get one. Mine has paid for itself tenfold. Again and again and again.

The worrying never stops. That is why I still use my doppler sometimes. If I don't feel her move very much during a period of time, I use it. If I on accident bump my tummy into something then don't feel her move right away, I use it. Like you ladies have said before me, I guess pregnancy prepares us for a lifetime of worrying about our LO.

As usual, thinking of all of you and hoping your weekends are going well. xoxo

 

[skyesmom]

Starry - yes LucyLake is pregnant and it's twins by surprise, natural ones, identical and for now monochorionic and monoamniotic!!

and Topanga, we're no better people then you are, feeling resentful and repelled by other people who are already pregnant is totally normal, especially when you ttc after a loss and you don't get to conceive immediately. Both Starry and I have been dealing with the losses for a while now, and at least in my case, seeing other women who have had losses and managed to get their rainbows gives me hope that i will get my rainbow baby too

 

[RedWylder]

Hi Guys! I'm in Vegas right now for a conference for work. I was having fun but today my symptoms don't seem as bad and while I know that this is 100% normal I having troubles staying calm and not worrying. I just want to feel like crap again.

 

[rayraykay]

aww Red I promise everything is okay!! I know it doesn't feel like it. But relish the days you feel okay if you can because you never know! You could be hugging the toilet all day tomorrow. Remember, you saw your little bean, and heard the beautiful heartbeat. I am so sorry that you are scared, but I truly truly believe your little one is doing just great.

"I am happy, I am healthy, I am pregnant. My body is working just as it's supposed to. My baby is growing strong and healthy inside of me. Everything is happening just as it should."

Even if you don't believe it as you're saying it a few times... say it. Say it looking at yourself in the mirror, say it in your own head, say it out loud while falling asleep. Have your partner say it to you. It helped me so much even when I didn't believe what I was saying.

xoxo

 

[Starry Night]

Topanga - I'm not exactly sure when in my cycle I am. I meant to temp this time but forgot. I got ov signs last weekend but I got a second round a few days ago though the strongest signs were last weekend. By my normal cycles I should have ov'd this past Friday (the day after my second round of ewcm) but my last cycle was off at 50 days so I can't go by the calendar. I'm finally getting post-ov signs so I do think I'm in the TWW. Either way, I plan on testing around the 18th. I'll be 12 to 17dpo by then.

Red - if you weren't having super strong symptoms to begin with it is possible the fun you were having distracted you and made you notice them less. But I sympathize with your worry. Just take a deep breath and put up your feet if you need to. If you're still worried call the doctor and see what s/he says.

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi Guys! I'm in Vegas right now for a conference for work. I was having fun but today my symptoms don't seem as bad and while I know that this is 100% normal I having troubles staying calm and not worrying. I just want to feel like crap again.

Oh Red , I know exactly how you are feeling !!! I had many many panic stricken days in the first tri as my symptoms were not consistant and seemed to be less or go completly , some times for a couple of days at a time even now at 18 weeks tommrow ( even though I want it to go ) I am uneased by the fact I don't feel as sick hang in there and like Ray says , today you ae pregnant and all is ok xxxxxxxxxx

Try remember it is very normal and expected for symptoms to adjust as your body adjusts to the rising hormones xxxxxxxxxx

 

[SusieC]

Hi All
Had my scan this am at 6+2- it doesn't look good, no yolk sac, fetal pole or heartbeat. 2 small areas of 3mm & 4mm that "might" be sign of a gestational sac. I'm v sure of my dates as I had a scan which showed when I ov. They took bloods, I go back weds for a repeat. They weren't hopeful, neither am I. I'm feeling pretty devastated right now

 

[Topanga053]

Oh Susie, what awful news! I know it doesn't look good, but I really, really hope that your little bean is just taking a long time to grow. No matter what happens, we're all here for you, however you need us. Let us know what happens on Wednesday.

 

[SusieC]

Thanks so much Topanga. I really value the support I get here. Just going to do my best to get thro the next few days and hope for a miracle