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[x_Rainbow_x]

oooooo 2 babies now

congrats x

 

[bumpyplease]

ahhh lou im so happy for you! welling up here at my desk at work! congratulations mummy! bet you were amazing!
your story about the poo made me smile, i can imagine me doing that!

cant wait to see pics of your ickle cutie pie xx

 

[puppycat]

Congrats on your arrival Lou xx

 

[daviess3]

Lou we need pics of ur lil bundle! X

 

[hopeful23456]

Congrats Lou and welcome Ethan!!!! Tearing up here too, so happy for you!
Can't wait for pics!

Congrats Jen on great test results!

I am still so fuckin sick!!!! Driving me nuts with worry. Taking extra strength tylenol (same as paracetamol i think?) to keep fever down and fever keeps coming back after 8-12 hours. Stuffy head, coughing, sneezing and I feel super hot. How long does this usually last? Had it since Sunday. Dr said there isn't anything i can do as its just a bad cold. Wearing dh's nose strips to breathe. So sore from coughing, stomach muscles and ligaments hurt

 

[heart tree]

Lou!!! That's so exciting! Welcome Baby Ethan to the world. I'm so so so happy for you sweetie! Enjoy every second with your son. Can't wait for details and a picture!!!

Jen, those are brilliant results. Things are going your way right now. Isn't it nice for a change?

Mom2, I've definitely felt jealousy at friends who had girls. Mine stemmed more from the fact that I couldn't carry a baby and all my friends around me were having girls which has always been my dream. I remember feeling relieved when my husband's cousins both had boys. It's totally normal.

Davies, sorry you have to start jabbing yourself, but you have some great mentors! And just think, it's going to get you closer to a healthy delivery and baby!

Hopeful, you poor thing. I wish I had advice. I'm sure a cool bath sounds horrible, but could that help break the fever? I can only think it will pass soon. If I lived near you I would bring you soup.

I'm feeling very sad today. I brought my mom to the airport late last night. I cried the whole drive home. I woke up this morning feeling sad. My house is empty and I miss her so much. Tim won't be home until tomorrow afternoon. I took the day off from work. I just feel a little empty. I think I would feel better if I wasn't feeling so concerned about my cervix. But even so, I just hate that I live so far away from my mother. It always takes me several days to recover after we say good bye. And I don't think my pregnancy hormones are helping. I'm going to sew today and watch a movie to distract me.

 

[heart tree]

Oh and Hopeful, I haven't been around much, but wanted to wish you a happy banana week (one day late). It seems to me that cantaloupes are bigger than bananas, but I'm guessing they are talking about length. Maybe a banana is longer than a cantaloupe?

 

[croydongirl]

Lou - CONGRATS!! Welcome to the world little Ethan. We are all celebrating your arrival. You survived Lou, proud of you! My friend who is a midwife said most women poo but they don't usually tell you unless you ask and they clear it up before you know, so even women who think they didn't may have let one go! With so much going on down there I am not surprised you don't know all that s happening. I know it wasn't how you wanted it but I am glad you seem at peace with how the birth happened now he is here!

Hopeful - so sorry you are still feeling crappy love. That sucks. I think rest is probably your best medicine - along with the other stuff you are taking, it can be easy to overdo it when teh medicine kicks in but if you can put your feet up and just keep hydrated. Really hop you feel better soon.

OK ladies, last day of the quarter. One big assignment left to finish and hand in and I am free for a week and a half!! Hurray!!

Talk to you all later x

 

[croydongirl]

Heart - sorry you are having a sad day, I hope that you can distract yourself doing some fun prep for that baby girl of yours. And I totally agree - Bananas are way smaller than cantaloupes not sure how that works! ha ha

 

[jenny25]

Thank you Amanda it's such a relief I need to dig out my results from Jamie but no way this is so much better I'm happy , sweet try not too worry I know it's easier said than done hun xxx I know how you feel about your mum my mum will be down a week on Tuesday and it will be hard saying goodbye but the thing is I will see her again 11 days later but that will be until the birth xxx

 

[Mom2mmcjg]

Lol, Mom, I think I'd be thinking the same as you if I were in your situation. As much as I am looking forward to having ducky as a boy I would also love a little girl someday. Although I'd maybe not go to quite such the extremes as you are If this one turns out to be another boy, will you try again? Or are you planning more babies anyway?

Here in the UK we had a tv programme about gender disappointment on a while ago. It followed a few women who were desperate to have a different gender with their next child. One of them had 9 shock boys and was trying to fall pregnant again. She saw her GP and asked his honest opinion about what her chances were. He said that normally it is 50/50 with each new pregnancy but in her case he was pretty sure she would have another boy

Can you imagine if she ever got that girl? One princess in a football team of boys
I don't know whether she ever did, tbh.

That's one good thing (the only thing I can think of) that has come from my losses, I now just really want a healthy baby. Of course I want a girl, a daughter would be a wonderful addition to my life! But I love having sons and I certainly wouldn't be disappointed if I had a 6th healthy son. I told my hubby last night that I'm glad my friend is having a boy because I have a feeling we're having another boy too. He didn't want to hear that. But I told him that 3 out of my 5 boys I thought for sure were girls, so maybe its a good sign that I think this one is a boy.
I don't know if we'll go for a 7th child or not. I won't rule it out, but I am getting a little older and really don't want to be a Grandma and new mom at the same time. So if we do go for a 7th it would be pretty quick.

 

[Embo78]

Congratulons Lou We have two babies born in the thread now

 

[sara1]

Lou- Congrats on your baby boy!!! (BTW, I love the name Ethan) Pictures please!!

Davies- I'm on clexane already, was for my last pregnancy as well. I was freaked out about the idea of it at first but it turns out to be no big deal! No side effects whatsoever, and if you follow Petit's advice and do it nice and slow it doesn't hurt at all.

Heart- So Sorry to hear you're sad... I teared up just telling my mom I was pregnant again today (she lives in NY and I live in Greece so I do know how you feel about the distance). An empty house can be a hard thing...When does your hubby come home so you can get some tlc?

Thanks so much everyone for the warm welcome. I got my first beta back today it was 43 (I think I'm 13 dpo) so I guess thats ok, but I'm nervous because the hpt I took early this morning wasn't as dark as yesterday's. Will have to wait for Friday's beta. Other thatn that I'm crampy and constipated (tmi sorry ) which I know is normal, but really I'm too scared to move...

 

[Mom2mmcjg]

Lou- Oh I'm so happy for you! Congratulations on a beautiful, healthy boy! I had two inductions, with #2 and #3 (both 2 weeks overdue) and they were both about 9 lbs! I wasn't able to get an epidural with them as by the time I got far enough along that they'd give it to me I gave birth within 30 minutes! I did get one with #5 though (not an induction) and thought it was just heaven! No pain with the contractions, but could feel the delivery. Perfect! Oh, and I'm sure I made a delivery out of the "back end" several times, but my hubby and doctor were kind enough not to tell me! So happy for you!!!!

Hopeful- So sorry you are feeling so poorly! Are you taking lots of vitamin C & E? I've always found that if I take 6,000 mg of vit C per day when I'm sick or others are sick around me that I'll either not get it or feel better much sooner. And Happy Banana! Must go by length, I think bananas are longer than cantaloupes but definitely not bigger.

Heart- Sorry you're feeling down, hun. I live 1600 miles from my parents, so I know how you feel. When my dad left after his visit this past summer I was sad for weeks. But hubby will home tomorrow and that will definitely lift your spirits!

AFM- I finally made my ultrasound appointment. Hubby said he'd do it for me if I was too nervous, but I decided to suck it up and make it myself. So my ultrasound will be tomorrow at 10:15am. Pray for me ladies.

 

[Mom2mmcjg]

Sara, I hate the waiting game for betas! Those 2 days in between are torture. Hopefully friday will bring good news and that HPT just didn't have enough ink. I tested every few hours in the beginning, couldn't help myself.

 

[croydongirl]

Sarah my beta at 13dpo was 26 - I know its the rise that matters but sometimes doctors can give you negative reactions even from a single draw result. Mine wasn't very encouraging at that time, preparing me for the worst and now look. Wishing you all the best xx

 

[sara1]

I gave in and added a ticker... I've always wanted a ticker! I know it seems kind of silly this early on and I told myself I should wait till my second set of betas come back but I'm trying to think positive. And whenever I lurked here before I always got a kick out of the fruit thing

Petit- to answer your question about the steroids, my FS says that my NK cells are fine and within normal range. Plus the higher the dose the less effective my t4 is and it becomes harder to regulate my thryoid. I'm hoping its enough, but this is a worry for me

 

[heart tree]

Sara that's a beautiful ticker. Try not to make too much out of one hcg number or the POAS tests. As you know, it's the doubling that matters and 43 is well withing the range of normal for 13dpo. The normal range is so large. Friday will be a nerve wracking day. We'll be here for you.

Mom2, good luck tomorrow! I have a good feeling for you.

Bumpy, how is your dad? I hope all is ok.

Croy, congrats on being almost done! You are going to relish in the time off with your baby boy in your belly.

Thanks for the lovely words about missing your moms. I'm 3,000 miles away from mine and I hate it. She's going to get a new computer and a webcam so we can skype. That will make it better. And once baby is here, she plans to visit much more. I just need my husband to get home so I can have some hugs. Feeling quite vulnerable at the moment.

 

[croydongirl]

Totally understandable. My mum is in England, and I miss her even more now I am expecting than I have before. But Skype really does make the miles seem shorter, we often make a cuppa and just chat for a half hour or something, she fill me in on all the gossip from back home - not that she would call it that!! ha ha

Sara - LOVE the ticker!!

 

[pink80]

Ladies,

Can I join

I found out on Sunday that I'm pregnant again - I had 2 MMC last year, both diagnosed as a blighted ovum at the 12 week scan.

I went to my GP today to ask for an early scan and blood tests. They booked the scan for the 5th April, when I will be 6+2. I had the first lot of bloods taken today and go for a second test on Friday.

I'm trying to stay as calm as I can

xxx