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[blueblue]

Hi everyone

Hope and DSemcho - I'm really glad everything was well at your scans

Mrs R - glad you are getting on well too

I'm 4 weeks into my 5th, my HCG blood test came back high . It's very early so will see what happens. Starting to feel a bit sick, much earlier than normal for me but not sure if it's the pregnancy as was feeling nauseous before due to a diet change.

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Hello blueblue!! Congrats on being 4 weeks along!! Glad your HCG levels are high!! That's a great sign!!

 

[DSemcho]

Oh I didn't have a scan - just the Doppler that the doctor has was used. I was hoping for a scan, and for them to be like oh btw you're having a "insert gender". No such luck.

The doc didn't want me taking more than 2,000iu a day because I'm already so far into my pregnancy that it's not such a big concern now, and my prenatal already has between 400 and 800iu in it.


MrsR - Yay for finding baby!! Mine has been moving all over from the left side about an inch under and to the left of my belly button, down to my pubic line on the right side lol.


Blue - congrats on the high numbers!!!

 

[floridamomma]

Hope and d glad everything went well!


Hope everyone is doing well. These are my test the top is yesterday bottom is today. I won't be testing anymore as I get myfirst beta Friday.

 

[floridamomma]

Blue do you have a protocol this pregnancy?

 

[DSemcho]

Yay florida!! I admit, I kept testing until the test line was taking dye from the control line lol. I couldn't help it.

 

[floridamomma]

D lol I know I've used a lot since iui. Lol I talked to my dh and told him if I didn't get pregnant we'd be taken a few years off. Is it normal to gain weight on steroids? I'd thought I wasn't having side effects but I took a picture yesterday with my dh and realized my face is so swollen.

 

[Hope39]

Moon face is one of the side affects Florida, my face looked puffy yday

X

 

[DSemcho]

Moon Face? What a cute name for something I wouldn't want to happen lol.

 

[Tasha]

even my Mw called it moon face. She said that I didn't have the moon face look of a steroids lady. Biggest compliment this pregnancy

 

[Squig34]

Congratulations Florida & Blue!

 

[floridamomma]

Moon face? Lol oh no Hope I was not alerted of this possibility prior to taking the steroids One thing I inherited from my mother is extremely high cheek bones. I look like the marshmallow man from ghostbusters now and right before we go away for the weekend well dh said he's too scared to bd so I guess attractiveness is futile

Tasha 18 weeks? I am so happy everytime I read your tickler hon. I'm so happy for you it brings me to tears. You are so deserving of this lo. All if you ladies. Your stories and triumphs are sometimes all that keeps me fighting

 

[blueblue]

Does anyone else find it hard when your friends and family become pregnant, even though you are pregnant too? Some lovely friends of ours are expecting their first, just announced after 12 week scan, I'm really happy for them but it's still hard to hear, even when I'm pregnant again. It feels like such a long way to a positive end-of-first-trimester scan.

florida - I'm on the response-trial for a new drug for unexplained rm, to keep the results accurate we don't find out whether we got the drug or placebo at the end of the trial. We take the drug til the end of week 12 and are monitored by the hospital. Regardless of the trial, this would be my first pregnancy under proper hospital care.

Your ghostbusters moonface description has made me laugh so much (in a nice way ), are the steroids for the first trimester only?

Tasha - It's great things are going so well

 

[floridamomma]

Does anyone else find it hard when friends become pregnant, even though you are pregnant too? Some lovely friends of ours are expecting their first, just announced after 12 week scan, I'm really happy for them but it's still hard to hear, even when I'm pregnant again. It feels like such a long way to a positive end-of-first-trimester scan.

florida - I'm on the response-trial for unexplained rm, to keep the results accurate we don't find out whether we got the drug or placebo at the end of the trial. We take the drug til the end of week 12 and are monitored by the hospital.

I'm glad you have a protocol blue. And I know exactly what you mean. Everyone around me just announces all the time and each and every time stings. I've not made it out of the first trimester in any of my miscarriages but I won't feel safe at 12 weeks or 37 I'll only feel safe when my baby is in my arms. My nephews first birthday is today and it still hurts. I love him but I've miscarried 3 times since my sister for pregnant and gave birth. Rmc is so hard. Hugs blue

 

[Hope39]

Florida - you wait till your beard starts growing!

I didn't get moon face with Isaac, I got lots of fluffy hair growing out my chin instead!

Not everyone gets side affects, some suffer more than others

Xx

 

[Tasha]

Awwww thank you Florida. Marshmallow man made me laugh.

You paint such an attractive picture Hope I didn't grow a beard, only symptom was the odd day of non-stop eating.

blue I think it's the fact that we are pregnant not expecting a baby. Not something seems certain for us.

Atm I'm 18+4 which means yesterday was my half way point

 

[blueblue]

florida - It's so hard, hope today isn't too bad for you. It must be really tough for you. Nearly everyone we know has had babies since we lost the first, I am happy for them but it does hurt.

Tasha - congratulations on the half way point . You hit the nail on the head, for everyone else, it feels certain, for us it never does.

 

[loeylo]

Hey ladies, hope you don't mind me dropping in here again! I just got my bfp today (it really was a bfp, came up before the control line!) after an ectopic and two miscarriages. Not sure how many dpo I am but I'm on cd35 of what is usually a 32 day cycle, so I'm thinking 4+2-4+6 based on my usual range. Was told I would get early scan because of my ectopic but I can't remember how many weeks - getting one at 7 because of miscarriages but I can't remember if it was 5 or 6 for ectopic! Can't remember About blood either.

I'm slightly concerned as I have had sharp twinges at the ectopic site since about cd20.

 

[blueblue]

Loeylo - congratulations on your BFP . If you are worried, could you speak to your doctor soon? You could ask that you definitely get a scan at 5 or 6 weeks for reassurance.

 

[Ummi2boyz]

Lots of new ! Yay!
Sticky thoughts for all of you! xx