The 'chit chat' thread

[Pinkorblue11]

I don`t really know how to feel. I feel happy that we can try again, but feel guilty in a way for feeling happy, if that makes sense!

It's very understandable.. Praying that you and your husband are blessed with a beautiful rainbow soon.

 

[dancareoi]

I don`t really know how to feel. I feel happy that we can try again, but feel guilty in a way for feeling happy, if that makes sense!

It's very understandable.. Praying that you and your husband are blessed with a beautiful rainbow soon.

thank you for your kind words. I really hope you too get your rainbow.

 

[Miss Mitch]

What a lovely post! xx And make sure you take it easy madam, whether that means tilted at an angle, bed bound, we want you rested! xx

 

[dancareoi]

What a lovely post! xx And make sure you take it easy madam, whether that means tilted at an angle, bed bound, we want you rested! xx

i will do whatever it takes. We have started practising already, preparing for the right time, which hopefully we be the end of this week or the beginning of next!!!!

i am going to buy some OV tests as well, just to make sure we don`t miss our chance. sorry if TMI , but will keep a look out for increased CM, once that happens DH knows it`s all systems go and we will DTD every night from then until after OV test indicates positive and see what happens. We will have to make sure we get the kids in bed early every night!!!!!

 

[Miss Mitch]

When we can try again, I will go 'au naturel' and see if it happens like before, if not I will use the ovulation tests, don't wanna stress too much! I bet hnny is LOVING it! lol xx

 

[dancareoi]

When we can try again, I will go 'au naturel' and see if it happens like before, if not I will use the ovulation tests, don't wanna stress too much! I bet hnny is LOVING it! lol xx

When we tried for our third 3 years ago, DH had all these ideas of loads of cosy nights in, lots of sex, he was well looking forward to it, so he was quite disappointed when we caught first time!!!!!

He`s looking forward to lots of cosy nights again, but i`m hoping we`ll catch first time again, but might not be so easy now i`m 40 so he might get his way this time!!!!!

Using the OV tests is a little regimented, but at my age we can`t waste anytime!!!!!!

 

[Miss Mitch]

lol your never too old! x

 

[dancareoi]

lol your never too old! x

Last year, before all this happened, i was a happy 39 year old, but as my birthday got closer i dreaded turning 40 - i didn`t mind turning 30 because I was PG with my son, so that was all I was thinking of, but coming up to 40 was scary stuff.

Even on the day i refused to believe I was 40 - I told my DH i wasn`t 40 until 3.30pm in the afternoon - he said it didn`t matter how much i stamped my feet, I wouldn`t be able to stop it from happening!!!!

Now, here i am at 40 , trying for another baby - a lot of people will think we are mad having 3 kids already, but to me it`s just something i have to do, have another baby before i really am too old!

Bought my OV tests this afternoon, so i am all ready to go now - sorry if TMI but hoping don`t get CM until at the earliest sat, because i think the longer the cycle, the better quality the egg will be and hopefully this means a rainbow.

There is always the chance of twins, as my dad had aunties who were twins!!!

 

[dancareoi]

I'm a little bit of a nervous wreck today. I've been in the house the past week so thought I would shop a little this afternoon. Told DH that we would go for 2 hours max. I was very cautious. Walking slow, gentle, etc. By the 1st hour, I started noticing pressure down there. I really don't know if I was imagining it; DH definitely said it was in my head. So came home and stayed in bed since.

Just read another post of another angel baby. It really saddens me and makes me feel everything is so fragile in this world. Special people like us have to endure such situations ... we are somewhat amazing, I reckon, to be able to pull through what we experienced.

Also, I feel like a drug addict now. I have started my Antibiotics today, 4 times daily for 7 days. I am still taking Progesterone orally but this will end in 3 days and after ... it is through "back passage". (Sorry, TMI) I am soooo not looking forward to that. BUT it has to be done... 6 weeks, twice a day worth of sacrifice to ensure this rainbow baby pulls through for us.

I really want you ladies to know that I am sorry that we had to go through what we did bu am proud that we all survived, still healing but survived...

Hey Zoe, how are you today?

All the drugs etc are worth it if you get your rainbow.

i had a similar thing with the gestational diabetes.
in my first PG it was diagnosed late on so I had to inject myself with insulin twice a day and do blood sugar tests 4 times a day.
I had to test my bloods both in 2nd and 3rd PG`s as well.
When I got Pg with the one I have just lost, they first saw me at the hospital when i was 6 weeks PG - they then started me with the testing which i did up until 17 weeks when I found our LO had gone.
Basically I was having to prick my fingers 4 times a day to check the blood sugar levels.
If i get PG again now i will have to do the same again for the whole PG, but it will be so worth it if I get a healthy rainbow.

All the things you are taking are to protect you and your rainbow and it will be well worth it in the end.

when are you having your next scan?

 

[yellowyamyam]

Hey Lisa, Hey everyone,

I've got my Nuchal Scan tomorrow at 11am then blood test on Monday. Cercival cerclage surgery on Tuesday morning so hopefully blood results will be out by end of Monday.

I am getting really nervous about it. It is all coming so soon now.

Anouska, is your appointment today? or next Friday?

 

[WILSMUM]

but its good that they are looking after you and getting everything sorted so you can have a healthy rainbow, but yes still all a little scarey

I've got my appointment at half 3 on Monday. My mums coming up tomorrow till Tuesday to have the kids while we go but think we'll take the opportunity of a babysitter to go to the cinema or something to try and take our minds off it all a bit!

DH has also suggested I book a holiday for around the time baby would have been due so that we can get away from here and everything for a week and hopefully make the "anniversary" a bit easier.

 

[dancareoi]

but its good that they are looking after you and getting everything sorted so you can have a healthy rainbow, but yes still all a little scarey

I've got my appointment at half 3 on Monday. My mums coming up tomorrow till Tuesday to have the kids while we go but think we'll take the opportunity of a babysitter to go to the cinema or something to try and take our minds off it all a bit!

DH has also suggested I book a holiday for around the time baby would have been due so that we can get away from here and everything for a week and hopefully make the "anniversary" a bit easier.

Zoe, good luck for tomorrow and next week. Let us know how things go.

Anouska, your appoinment seems to have come round quick, hopefully like me, you will hear what you want to hear! Let us know how you get on too.

Our LO would have been due 15th June, but my other 3 have all been 2 weeks early, so in my mind LO would have been born around 2nd June.

We are going to Euro Disney 4th june, so that hopefully will take my mind off things.

 

[yellowyamyam]

Hello!

Had my NT scan this morning and all went well. Huge relief when I saw the lil heart beating. All limbs are visible and NT measurement was 1.6mm, which is the average, I think.

I am 12 weeks 3 days today. Got quite a good picture too. Fetus moved waving its hands after I coughed so that was the highlight moment.

So yes, onwards - blood test on Monday and cerclage on Tuesday.

 

[dancareoi]

Hello!

Had my NT scan this morning and all went well. Huge relief when I saw the lil heart beating. All limbs are visible and NT measurement was 1.6mm, which is the average, I think.

I am 12 weeks 3 days today. Got quite a good picture too. Fetus moved waving its hands after I coughed so that was the highlight moment.

So yes, onwards - blood test on Monday and cerclage on Tuesday.

Hi, brilliant, so glad all is going ok

Looks like you are going to get your rainbow - just keep look after yourself and your little bean.


DH and I are now actively TTC - i thought I was due to OV this weekend as (sorry if tmi) I had CM on wed or so I thought, but can get confused with semen (sorry tmi) so it may have been friday.

anyway been taking OV tests since wed and no smiley face - DH and i are now very tired and I am getting worried that I have not yet had the smiley face.

If i haven`t had smiley face by tomorrow morning I don`t really know what to do - why caqn`t anything be straight forward?

 

[dancareoi]

Anouska - good luck with your appointment today - let us know how it goes.

Tested last night - still no smiley face!!! - will try again tonight. Feeling a little apprehensive now.

 

[Miss Mitch]

Lisa you will be fine!! xx
Ah anouska so so happy for you xx

 

[dancareoi]

Lisa you will be fine!! xx
Ah anouska so so happy for you xx

Hi, thanks Tayla.

I am starting to worry now - i have had to buy some more tests - this time normal ones, not digital and still nothing - I don`t know what`s going on.
Perhaps i`m not going to ovulate this month - just seems to be one thing after another, you feel things are getting better and them wham knocked back down again.

Hope you are ok,.

 

[yellowyamyam]

lisa, don't forget stress doesn't help! it's hard i know but just try ok?

anouska, waiting for your news!

tayla, how are you doing? anymore updates? has it been confirmed that you have Chrohn? Does it effect fertility/pregnancies at all?

 

[WILSMUM]

sorry for the delay girls they were running an hour late at the clinic and then by the time we got home it was a round of dinner and bedtimes!

Anyway the appointment went as ok as expected, one test they did where they grow the cells on didn't work as the cells for one reason or another didn't grow but when they looked at the chromosomes they all showed as normal, so there is no underlying problem or reason it happened its just one of those things. Apparently miscarriages are very commons, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage but its a lot rarer to miscarry after having a low risk nuchal scan, so we were just unlucky and there are no physical reasons for us to wait and she said for me to take folic acid (which i'm already doing) and to have a holiday (which we are already planning) and that in a future pregnancy then I would get an early scan then nuchal scan then abnormality scan and then growth scans from 28-39 weeks but the growths will be because my previous babies were on the small side and that if we don't clearly hear the hb at a mw appointment and I am at all concerned then they will scan me again then.
They were also able to tell us the sex and he was a boy.

 

[dancareoi]

sorry for the delay girls they were running an hour late at the clinic and then by the time we got home it was a round of dinner and bedtimes!

Anyway the appointment went as ok as expected, one test they did where they grow the cells on didn't work as the cells for one reason or another didn't grow but when they looked at the chromosomes they all showed as normal, so there is no underlying problem or reason it happened its just one of those things. Apparently miscarriages are very commons, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage but its a lot rarer to miscarry after having a low risk nuchal scan, so we were just unlucky and there are no physical reasons for us to wait and she said for me to take folic acid (which i'm already doing) and to have a holiday (which we are already planning) and that in a future pregnancy then I would get an early scan then nuchal scan then abnormality scan and then growth scans from 28-39 weeks but the growths will be because my previous babies were on the small side and that if we don't clearly hear the hb at a mw appointment and I am at all concerned then they will scan me again then.
They were also able to tell us the sex and he was a boy.

Hi Anouska, glad all went ok - at least you know there are no underlying problems.
The doc i saw said the same to me that it was very unusal to MC after a healthy nuchal scan.

i`m still waiting to OV- don`t know what is oging on, but i am getting so fustrated, upset and worried . I just don`t know what to do.