PAL, due in 6/2012

[Hi I'm Louise]

Louise - avoid salty foods (including beverages!), eat a banana or two each day, and exercise....even just a brisk walk for 10, 20, or 30 minutes is better than nothing. Checking the sodium content on everything you eat is important if your blood pressure is high. Even things that you might think would be harmless, like vegetable juice, contain a ton of sodium. And sodium raises blood pressure. Also, if you do a google search, you can find lots of tips on lowering blood pressure naturally. Just make sure it doesn't include supplements or food that isn't safe to eat during pregnancy.
Good luck!!

Thanks I will do that!

Midwife phoned earlier to tell me I'm getting an extra scan at 15-16 weeks which is good news

 

[ahsat017]

Thank you for sharing these pictures! So cute, and gives hope to us all.

 

[Beeahappy1]

Hi everyone......

We lost our little angel today at 11 weeks 2 days. I am relieved it is over, so to speak. Now on with the healing. We are going to go to an RE and get thoroughly checked out (especially for polyps) before we TTC early next year.
I saw my OB on Friday and she actually told me she was sorry for our loss, for the first time in THREE mc. Wow. Anyways.....

I am VERY excited for all of the little beans on this thread that are doing so well. I can't wait to see the first baby bump photos!!! I probably won't post here anymore but I will look in on you all. Love and hugs...my best to all of you on a healthy, successful pregnancy Thank you so much for your support over the past few weeks. You all helped make a very difficult time a bit easier to deal with.

 

[LittleBird]

Aw, bee. I'm sorry that it's happened, but I understand what you're saying about being relieved it's over.

I am glad that your OB has expressed that she's sorry. Although it would have been appreciated earlier! And I'm also glad that you're taking it to the next stage. I really loved my FS and her nurse. They were so good to me and helped get tests done quickly and never made me feel like I was wasting time on the TTC journey. I hope you get the best care and you become pregnant with your rainbow baby soon!

You have supported everyone on here, too! It's not always easy to do that when experiencing loss, but you were so kind to all of us! Thank you for being part of this thread and you're always welcome here! Take care of yourself, post when and if you want to, and please tell us how things are going in your TTC efforts in the new year. I always say this, and I always mean it: there are so many people here on BnB who I have gotten to know and I want us to all end up with healthy pregnancies and babies in our arms. I hope I can see that happen for all of us!

 

[Anna Purna]

Bee: So sorry hun. I double everything that LittleBird said. Take very good care of yourself, and I hope for nothing but the best for you.

 

[kaboom]

bee - im so sorry take care of yourself hun wishing you all the best xx

Had some more spotting on fri and sat but because its not heavy their not too concerned and ive just to wait untill my scan next monday

 

[lilmamatoW]

Hi everyone......

We lost our little angel today at 11 weeks 2 days. I am relieved it is over, so to speak. Now on with the healing. We are going to go to an RE and get thoroughly checked out (especially for polyps) before we TTC early next year.
I saw my OB on Friday and she actually told me she was sorry for our loss, for the first time in THREE mc. Wow. Anyways.....

So sorry for you, Bee! Please take care of yourself and surround yourself with others who will love you and care for you too.

 

[chistiana]

Bee- i am very sorry hun, but you go check those polups and i m sure you ll have your precious little baby in the next year. Take care of yourself and remember a lost bay is a found angel.

Kaboom- Dont worry too much hun, i know it's easier said than done but i d say if it was anything at 11 weeks it d be more than just the odd spotting here and there. Monday will be here soon!

Question for the ladies who have used a home fetal doppler before... We got ours in the post today (yayayayyaya soooo excited) and so i waited till my dh got home and ds in bed before we tried it. I seemed to get it right away but the monitor read something like 70 so after a while it hit me it was my own heartbeat ...duuuuhhhhh....anyway tried a little bit more and both me and dh had the earphones and we both heard at the same time a very fast little heartbeat under my strong loud one...it was much faster and we could definitely hear it but the lcd only registered mine. Do you think my loud stupid heartbeat is overpowering the little one's or what? Has it happened to any of you?

 

[LittleBird]

Chistiana, I haven't had mine for long, and I haven't successfully found anything but my own heartrate. The demos I have seen on YouTube show that you should change the angle to the side and up and down to get a better reading. Are you trying that?

 

[PitaKat]

Oh Bee, I'm so sorry. I'm glad you're going to get checked out, I really hope they can give you some answers. Take care of yourself, dear girl

 

[chistiana]

Littlebird...yesterday i was just rolling it over my belly but i tried it again this morning and tried pushing it a bit and changing the angles...i got a fast 135 heartbeat for about 5 seconds and then lost it and could only hear mine....i ve read you shouldnt try it for too long at a time so i will try for 2-3 minutes again tonight with my dh! The only comforting thing is that i have another scan tomorrow morning so even if i get freaked out today it wont be long before a definite hb or not (please please please be a definite hb!)

 

[Tisiphonie]

Sorry ladies for being AWOL. I went non-technological for just about all of our holiday weekend!

chistiana - Symptoms are definitely coming and going for me. I had almost a full week of no throwing up and then bam, throwing up for 2 days and then gone again. That's just an example! As for the doppler, you can find your own heartbeat, and you can also get the artery noise which is about 120-135. My baby's heartbeat was hiding under my own and at 13 weeks I can't get a reading either. But my OB was able to clock it somehow. We're still so early which is the problem. You can try to count it for 10 seconds and multiply it by 6 but at this point until your uterus pops out behind your bones it's too faint for that home doppler to get reliably. The only reason I know it was mine at all is because it sounded the same at the OBs!

LittleBird - I didn't hear mine until 12 weeks, and with my first, the midwife didn't even hear it until 14 weeks. Hopefully that makes you feel better. With this one, I wouldn't have even known that's what I was hearing unless the OB clocked it herself. It's hiding behind the bone and behind my own heartbeat. It almost sounds like two hearts beating together

Bee - Have you been tested for clotting issues? if you haven't, I think that should be your next step. That would answer the polyps and the clots that you are having. Huge (((HUGS))) and still thinking about you constantly. Hoping you have a very quick and peaceful journey to that next BFP. I am so so sorry.

Anna - I laughed at your hungry icons and then laughed harder because well, the cow is a bit skinny isn't it? LOL. So happy that you heard the baby and love that you're on cloud 9! What a wonderful place to be!

Kaboom - YAY on 11 weeks!!! Congrats!!

Louise - Find ways to destress, that's about the only way regarding blood pressure. See if they can take your bp AFTER your appointment. I notice that before the doppler/scans that mine is MUCH higher than normal and a friend had the same thing happen but they noticed that after the appointment it was much more normal.

AFM - 13 weeks today and yay 2nd trimester! I'm still freaked out about everything. My belly has lost a lot of the bloat so I just feel like I look smaller and my symptoms are going away which I know is normal but it feels so scary I don't go in again until next Thursday. May whip out the doppler tonight just for some measure of reassurance but even that's scary!

 

[TTCbaby2011]

Bee- I'm so very sorry. Take care.

 

[LittleBird]

Tisi, yay for 2nd tri! That is a big deal, girl!

It does make me feel better that you heard yours later. I'm not skinny, so I think my fluff is getting in the way. I figure as they get bigger I will be able to distinguish them, but for now I just wanted to hear something. I'll keep trying every few days. No need to freak out yet.

 

[chistiana]

Hey girls!
Tisi roll on 2nd trimester! I m so glad you re feeling better and as for the symptoms follow your own advice girl!!!


Littlebird keep looking every few days hun and dont worry at all,it s not only whether you re skinny or not, it s what angle uterus is at, whether baby is looking back or front, empty or full bladder etc etc

Afm-found tha hb yesterday after poking around for 3-4 minutes at 160bpm so i went in today very very calm and relaxed! Saw our lo turning and tossing and waving and climbing all over the place, 180bpm and measuring exactly 11w3d as it sould! As you can imagine i ve got a huge grin on my face and cant wait for monday's big scan!i ll post a pic tonight as i m on my mob now!xo

 

[LittleBird]

Chistiana, can't wait to see the pics!

 

[chistiana]

thanks hun...here it is..sorry for the bright light and the wrong angle!!!

 

[Anna Purna]

Hello everyone!

Chistiana: Yay! Great ultrasound pic! Isn't it exciting to see them move around and hear the heartbeat? What type of doppler do you have?

LittleBird: Same Q - which doppler did you get? Have you found the heartbeats yet? I know that when my midwife found my heartbeat, it was in the center, then she moved quite a bit to the left and found the baby's. Also, she was about midway between my bellybutton and my pubic hair line. Good luck finding them!

Tisi: I'm in the 2nd trimester now, too! Although, by UK standards we're still in the 1st...but I'd much rather say I'm in the 2nd. Also, I now differently than when I was in the 1st - I don't feel sick anymore and not as tired, but now I'm getting INSANE headaches that last almost all day.

How's everyone else feeling?

So, have you started telling people about your pregnancy?
We've slowly been telling people since our 12w ultrasound, but we haven't made a big announcement on Facebook or anything. I've gotten some really nice reactions from people...but I'm a little disappointed by some comments made by family members. My MIL, who is really excited, also said, "Hopefully you manage to make it to the end this time!" And, "I had all but given up hope that you would ever get pregnant again."
Also, my sister has got me totally freaked out - when I told her I'd be 17 weeks when I see her over Christmas, she said, "Oh, I lost my baby at 17 weeks. Be careful!" I mean, REALLY?!?
Anyways, I should just focus on the good reactions and NOT think about losing my baby. Admittedly, though, after talking to my sister I went on ebay and bought a doppler! Screw it, I want the reassurance! It should be here before I go away for Christmas...I hope!

 

[LittleBird]

Chistiana -- Aw, look at that perfect little baby!

Anna -- The doppler I got is the HI bebe fetal doppler, model number BT-200. It was recommended by some of the ladies I know from another thread. I'll try again using the instructions you wrote. Maybe I keep getting my own heartbeat because I'm staying towards the middle.

AFM, I'm still feeling pretty sick most days. Every once in awhile I'll have a good day, but I feel like I have to be pretty careful about what I eat and drink to keep the system balanced. It's a little stressful, wondering how my choices will affect me later!

I have my NT test and scan next Friday, so I think maybe I'll be more open about it after that. I mean, we've told so many people already, but I was thinking about putting something on Facebook. I never did with DS2 and I don't even know if Facebook existed with DS1 -- well, if it did I didn't know about it!

But it is fun to get people's reactions, as long as they're reasonably nice. Sorry your mom and sister handled things that way. I was talking to my grandma, who knows about the miscarriages, and she seems as scared as I do about things this time around, but I told her that things are definitely looking better than those two pregnancies, with the morning sickness and the beta numbers and ultrasounds. We're planning on having an ultrasound with my family over the holidays, but I said I didn't want to schedule it before next Friday's ultrasound. And she just said that she's been worried about me. My first reaction was to be upset, but I have shared the bad with her, so I understand what she's saying.

But I think I'm getting close to actually believing that things are going to be fine with the babies this time. I have constant reassurance that things are going well, with the sickness. And it's not too far until I have my next ultrasound, so once I get to that point, I'm just going to trust.

 

[kaboom]

chistiana - thats a lovely pic hun

annapurna - so sorry about you mil's and sister's reactions some people are just so dumb