On the road again graduates

[Left wonderin]

Hi everyone how is everyone doing ? Any current photos of babies or bumps ???

 

[skyesmom]

awww no massive surprises from myself here, but... i am really enjoying this holiday today and taking some rest from a really really busy week!

...and OH surprised me with a poshy dinner out tonight! he's so so sweet!

 

[Starry Night]

No real updates. I'm officially 9 months today but that's about it. Not sure I want to take any more bump photos. I've gained way too much weight and it's definitely not all bump. And my allergies have really flared up this year after being dormant since a child. Can't even open the windows to enjoy the fresh spring air because I get so sick. Blah.

And I think baby is settling in for the long haul. 42 weeks here I come. lol

 

[RedWylder]

Things are going well here. Piper is 3.5 weeks old. Time flies. I'm trying to survive the last week of school and final exams. Pretty sure I failed one yesterday. I've had a solid A in the course all semester but studying with baby and my mom visiting just didn't work out for us.

Starry don't give up hope. The morning I went into labor I was convinced I was going to 42 weeks. Things can change quickly, lol. You're a week and a half out from when I had my baby so who knows, maybe we'll be meeting your little girl soon.

 

[Starry Night]

I have been losing little bits of plug here and there but I've also heard you can do that for weeks on end. I would love to have her early. DH is convinced she will be and so is MiL. If she takes after DH's side of the family then she will. Not only do their babies come early but extreme punctuality is the clan's family trait. My family is a bunch of last minute Charlies. My latest niece was born at 42 weeks and she had to be induced. We were born to be late (literally!). ha ha

I started to go into labour on my exact due date with DS but he was a dawdler and didn't come until 4 days later. He's still like that. So we'll see.

 

[skyesmom]

....ok, so AF is officially late again, i did get some brown spotting a day before and the day it was due, still nothing so far but i've tested one day after it was due and it's bfn.

i was wondering if to post here or not - the thing is, i "know" i'm out and definitely do not feel pregnant and i haven't had any symptoms, so... i wasn't surprised of the result and i didn't wanna raise hopes and panic here!

but... on the other hand... every time i do get to the POAS stage i feel that at least something is going on, regardless of the result so i thought in the end, if someone can understand, it's you ladies here!
i also gave up on waiting (but haven't given up on a baby)... it's a miracle and have no idea how it happened but it did and is making the whole life and the entire NTNP business much much easier. phewwww.

lots of love and hugs to all of you ladies, and thank you for your amazing support! i hope it is all going great with you... and am very antsy to meey Starry's little rainbow!!

 

[Left wonderin]

Sky your not "out" just yet not till the ol cow AF arrives maybe she has decided to take a 9 month holiday !! Are you temp taking using FF or charting ?

 

[skyesmom]

no charting as it was driving me nuts, we decided to NTNP this time around as back in 2012 the ttc obsession almost got us broken up. way too much stress on both sides.

af actually arrived today afternoon or i thought it did, just checked the tampon (sorry, tmi!!) and well it's not even a 1/4 of what i'd usually have on the first day (in twice as many hours on top of all!!!). it's red though, no doubts on that and still no symptoms so let's see tomorrow. maybe it's just a whacky cycle because i was sick the last month.

POASed on a frer again and again a BFN. (even though i said no poas addiction this time!!! but i waited out until it af was already late for the first test so this one doesn't count!)

9 months vacation of the witch would give me a nice january snowflake though!!!

 

[Starry Night]

I hate when AF does kooky things. Throws the whole system off. I've had AF come late when I caught the swine flu just days before it was due. However, I have heard of some girls getting late bfps complete with AF-like spotting. You seem rather zen about everything so it's a good attitude to have. And even the most 'zen' amongst us get crazy when it's time to POAS. lol

afm - I'm officially full term tomorrow and I'm so "over" this pregnancy thing. I've been pregnant on and off (mostly "on") since September 2012 so I'm feeling like "just give me that baby already!". ha ha I joke, but I'm starting to feel quite depressed on a regular basis.

I think the worst is the physical pain. And, for the first time in YEARS, I am suffering from seasonal allergies. I outgrew them in my preteens but in years where the allergens are really bad I will get the occasional reaction. Well, this year is supposed to be REALLY bad for allergens and now with my pregnancy screwing up my immune system I am just out and out sick. The worst part is my allergies are presenting more as asthmatic...and I don't have asthma. When the windows are open I struggle to breath. It feels like something is sitting on m chest and I can feel my throat close up. I had been so scared of blood clots or my bp, etc, but then I realized that I only felt that way outside or by an open window and that my eyes would puff up and feel gritty at the same time. As soon as I went and closed the windows I felt better. I'm hoping once the baby is born that the symptoms go away. To get such a severe allergic reaction when I live out in the country is not exactly ideal. I would love to go outside and go for long walks to kickstart labour but I can't breathe outside so it's not happening. I miss outside and the fresh air.

 

[RedWylder]

Skye you can totally use this thread. It's great to keep up with you and I want to know when you finally get your bfp.

Starry I can't wait to meet your little girlie! I can't believe mine is already a month old. She's growing like crazy.

 

[Starry Night]

A month already?? You're not serious!! Wow, time really does fly!

Now I just need to kick DH in the butt and get him to install that car seat. I had wanted it done weeks ago already. I would do it myself but I'm so stupid when it comes to car seats. I still screw up the buckles whenever I try to load DS. DH has shown me over and over and over. Still can't do it. Makes me so angry! LOL

 

[skyesmom]

congrats on the full term Starry!! omg the time has really flown! i hope the rest of your pregnancy passes smoothly and that you get some relief from your allergies somehow. it sucks when you can't enjoy spring, but think soon you'll have your amazing rainbow daughter in your arms and hopefully your immune system will straighten up after the birth so you'll be able to enjoy late spring/early summer walks with TWO babies!!! i can't wait for her to arrive!

btw, car seats are traps for parents. our parents were so so lucky not to need them with us.

and Red, already a month??? wow. still feels like yesterday.

this AF is acting up still, i can't really tell it has started, still haven't gotten a real proper bleeding, just lots of spotting (dark red and brown), but a lot of it. i ended up using small daily pads as it is still not enough for a tampon. sorry tmi, it's just so confusing. it could just be it is taking it's time to arrive as i was sick the past month and OH and i traveled over easter and may 1st holidays so... oh well.

i'll keep you updated girls! thank you so much for your support!

 

[skyesmom]

ok, AF seems to be gone. after a day without ever starting properly. is it late to have implantation bleeding from 11-16 dpo?
the thing is - i don't feel pregnant at all. no trace of symptoms. the previous two times i had symptoms from 4dpo and on, had already tested positive and i KNEW i was pregnant from the very start.
this is not the first time my cycles are messed up after the second mc (although it's been over a year since the last time it acted up like this), so nothing new here but still.

if i were to test positive i'd be shocked. not so much for the rainbow on the way, as much as for not being absolutely aware of anything going on in my body (and i'm quite in tune with it).

 

[Starry Night]

I don't have much experience with implantation bleeding. I got a small speck a few days before my first-ever bfp but all the spotting in my other pregnancies were from clots in the womb or the beginning of a m/c.

Your illness and travels (change to routine) sound like plausible explanations for a wonky cycle. Maybe take another test at the end of the week just to put all wondering to rest. If it's still negative then it probably is an off cycle. My only concern would be a possible etopic but you said you've had this happen before so I wouldn't worry too much. You'd probably be getting positives already whether the pregnancy was viable or not.

 

[skyesmom]

thanks Starry

it's a wonky cycle for sure but you're right, i'll do a test by the end of the week just to make sure (let's see if i manage to hold my urge from POAS lol). i don't think it's an ectopic as i have no pregnancy symptoms at all, ectopic ones included. my cycle got this low and wonky before, when i was overworked, stressed and also sick. when i look at the last month, well stress levels are lower than back then, but overworking, traveling and also not eating so well and being sick, it is all there.

oh well. i'll update you girls anyway!

 

[RedWylder]

In my experience, it's usually not implantation bleeding. I think it's a myth we women make up to give ourselves hope. I'm sure it certainly can happen but most of the time it's your period on the way (that bitch!). It sure would be great if it wasn't though. I agree with Starry. Test at the end of the week.

 

[Left wonderin]

Red its definetly not a myth !! I had it on both pregnancies . Not to give false hope Skye but on my pregnancy with Sean I started at 10 DPO and thought it was AF on the way . It was alot more than spotting but brown . Then 11dpo had some red spotting and thought def AF , went out bought tampons ect and even put one in !! Next morning when changing it was only brown blood and small amount ... Spotting continued for another 2 days. Tested and BFP ! I didn't believe either until I experienced it twice

 

[rayraykay]

skye theres totally hope! I never had implantation bleeding but my cousin and sister in law both did! Enough for them to think like Left that it was AF. I hope it means rainbow for you!!

Hi ladies- so sorry for my absence. I have been thinking of you all.

Congrats on full term Starry!

Red, Left, Topanga, Anchor...I hope motherhood is treating you well!

 

[skyesmom]

thanks for your support ladies, you are amazing!

i don't think i'm pregnant this time around, i just don't feel there's a baby inside of me. but it's actually fine like this. i had a viral infection that kept me in bed for almost a week this cycle and i started panicking that if i DID get pregnant on this cycle, the virus might have damaged the baby and so on and so on. and honestly, this would really worry me insane.

i know a rainbow is a rainbow, but if i could conceive them in the month when i'm really physically fit rather than in one where i'm burning with fever and eye infection and so on, i'd be way more relaxed and optimistic!

Still no AF, i lost literally two drops of blood yesterday and two today, but i think it will come eventually. if it ain't here by sunday i'll test again! and update!

..by the way, this is my post nr.1000 on bnb in a bit over a year. awwww. i am so happy this honor goes to this thread. my absolute favorite group of ladies here!

a big big hug to all of you and thanks for being there for me!

 

[RedWylder]

It's a little late but happy mother's day to all mommies here including those with angel babies.