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[beth30]

I was just worried that they were low... but excited they were doubling.

 

[ttclou25]

Great news Beth!

There's so many Of you staying team yellow, how do you do it! Im just super impatient I think. I'm also impatient to know what sex all your lo"s are. Heart you should def be able to have a sneak peak at your next scan. I found out at 15 weeks.

Right need to get up I've got hypnobirthing all day today, I'll be super duper chilled later x

 

[x_Rainbow_x]

Great news Beth!

There's so many Of you staying team yellow, how do you do it! Im just super impatient I think. I'm also impatient to know what sex all your lo"s are. Heart you should def be able to have a sneak peak at your next scan. I found out at 15 weeks.

Right need to get up I've got hypnobirthing all day today, I'll be super duper chilled later x

I couldnt do it either! i just had to no. We were convinced we were having a boy right up untill half n hour b4 the scan then we changed our mind. she took a look, which took alot of persuading because she had buried her bum then she asked if we could see what we was having, i shouted boy! she laughed and said no thats a girl, shes just got the cord around her legs lol... then at 20 weeks she had her butt pressed against my stomach showing the world she was a girl lol... flirt!

 

[petitpas]

Beth, what a great doubling time!

Heart, fab news on your results! I think I feel a bit like you do and find it quite hard realising that I will have a baby at the end of this. It'll be 2.5 years from when I was first pregnant and we were waiting to start even before that!
It's like I went to university all over again...
I really need to get a grip and start organising the nursery and buy clothes!

Davies, I can't remember what my results were but for Downs it was in the thousands. Whether it was 1,000 or 10,000 I really don't care. What I was really worried about were the other two results - Pataus and Edwards syndrome as they are incompatible with life but the risk was negligible.
Xxx

 

[bumpyplease]

Morning ladies!

Lou have a fun day hypnobirthing!
Beth great that your numbers are increasing appropriately!
Heart I'm so happy that your results are looking good great news!!!!

Afm I'm happy as got a 3+ on the digi this morning! Came up in about 40 seconds rather than the 3 mins also. Anyone know how high your hcg should be at 3+ is it 2000?

 

[daviess3]

Thanks pip do they do that test at 20 week scan? I do feel bit better! I also feel like u guys I can't get my head around will actually get a baby soon! My first loss was 2 years ago an have been trying for 3 an half years do it almost feels like it will never happen! X

Well it's popped out all of a sudden it's popped!! X

 

[bumpyplease]

Pic davies!!!!!!!

 

[filipenko32]

Aww girls your pics are gorgeous all round!! I'll post some of mine again later but I away then take them off here just to be safe!

Bumps it's definitely 2000+ are you going into your fifth week now? X x

 

[filipenko32]

Heart that is so fab!!

 

[filipenko32]

Beth great news!!
Lou - hope you enjoy your class!

 

[filipenko32]

I went to see a consultant last night after our London day trip, because we went privately he fitted us in on his last appointment at 8pm!! Spent 2 hours reassuring us. He thinks I should go down the steroid/intralipid route again and reassured us that the trisomy loss was random. He thinks my other losses were likely normal chromosomes even the large yolk sac one and that this was random bad luck, that the meds I was on prolonged a bad embryos life when most women wouldn't even get pregnant! He said having no cramps was excellent though as when you do get period pains in pregnancy it means the placenta is coming away!!!!! but so many women do get them and are ok aren't they ? So perhaps the steroids did work for me implantation placenta wise and it was just a bad embryo this time. How unlucky can I get!!??

 

[Embo78]

I just wanted to go back to what pups said. We had the testing done because we wanted to know whether something was wrong so we could prepare for a downs baby (if that was the case) If I'd been told I had a baby that would've been in great pain when it was born and wouldn't survive very long we wouldn't have been prepared to continue.

I don't judge anyone for these very personal decisions. These are just our thoughts and feelings over testing.

Anyway, I'm off to go swimming now with my three and my neice. Might as well enjoy the last day of half term with the munchkins!!

 

[bumpyplease]

Thanks puppy over 2000 is pretty exciting! I'm 5+1 but because it came up so quickly I reckon it might have shown 3+ a couple of days ago! I'm getting my hcg done on mon and wed and also the following week so praying for good numbers!!!!

Have fun swimming embo!

Fili although that does sound really lucky I'm really confident that next time will be it for you. I'm glad he reassured you s bit and hope you had a fab day out too!

 

[filipenko32]

I personally agree with embo, but also know it's a very personal decision and one i totally respect. Personally i would not want to bring a child into the world with disabilities, i think life is hard enough so i would want to know. Sad as it is age-wise I'm afraid random is ramdom and younger ladies are affected too. Girls your risk of having a chromosome abnormality is only slightly higher in your 30's, it's more when youre 40 + that the risk is significant. My age related chance of having a trisomy loss was ridiculously low but it happened and my last loss was normal. That trisomy 13/18 loss could have continued to full term but not for long so that scares me personally even more. Again though it's a very
personal decision and I completely understand someone choosing not to have the
test done either for different but equally valued reasons as embo said.

 

[bumpyplease]

Sorry that meant to say unlucky not lucky!

 

[filipenko32]

...also for recurrent miscarriers I think once bitten twice shy, you no longer have that laid back pregnant luxury as you know things can and do go wrong. But Davies I do want to add that with numbers like yours you've got more chance of being hit by lightning than anything being wrong so don't worry one bit!

 

[filipenko32]

Have you decided what to do scan wise bumps?

 

[bumpyplease]

For now I'm not doing anything. Going to see how the bloods go over next two weeks and then decide whether to pay for a scan or not. I've ran out of tests now and not even tempted to buy any more (yet!!!)

 

[puppycat]

Having those tests for preparation is such a good idea. I don't have much faith in the results though because my younger sister was diagnosed spinabifida while in utero and my mum was advised, strongly, to terminate. She didn't and there was nothing wrong with my sister but my mum had months of unnecessary worry

The beauty of it all is that we have that choice. Its so important that women feel like they're completely in control.

 

[heart tree]

Bumpy that's awesome news about the 3+! You are on your way. I have no idea what the hcg should be because we don't have those tests in the US. But it sounds like Fili has you sorted, as always.

Fili, glad to hear you got reassuring news from the consultant. I have to say I agree with him. It seems the most logical. So does that mean you are going to hold off on IVF/PGD for now? When will you start trying again?

Davies, I want to see your bump! I'm going to have my husband take one of me today. I want him to start taking them so my face can be in the pictures too. I'll post it once he takes it. It's only 6:30am here so he's still sleeping.

I didn't take progesterone again last night and it's the longest I've gone without it. 4 days now. And I haven't felt that niggling pain from my adeno. I've been checking the hb to make sure it is still strong, and it's stronger than ever. I'm feeling more confident that my body is working properly.

I went to the gym yesterday. It was great to exercise again. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and did a few arm exercises. I read a celebrity magazine while on the elliptical and kept it pretty mellow. It was fun. Baby's hb was definitely faster after the work out. I made sure to keep my heart rate at 120 though so I was in the safe zone.

I keep waking up every morning thinking I'm getting sick. Sore throat, stuffy nose. I can't tell if I am or not. It kind of goes away during the day. Today I feel a little achy too. Not sure if I'll go to yoga today or not.

Hope everyone is out enjoying their day!