TTC and Beyond!

[brunettebimbo]

Just noticed question marks next to my name. I'm due 3rd November! FX!!

 

[morganwhite7]

^Woot woot okay I'll add it... I sneakily added you up there this morning, ik last time you wanted to wait til a scan But I have HIGH hopes for this bean with those darkening lines! (when are you POASing next??)

 

[pdxmom]

Oh wow Amanda...i might actually get preg!!!!!! jeeez....honestly im excited at the possibility of you having your baby but i dono what the right thing to feel aahh well c...Que Sera Sera...BB Amanda was pregnant in october of 2012 if im not mistaken...

 

[pdxmom]

SHIT i just realised im in double digits

 

[asmcsm]

Got to see Lux in 3D!! Was only for a few minutes but I'll take it! Anterior placenta, he said it's not too low which is good. She's still a girl lol! I was worried that I'd go and they'd say it was a boy. Right now she's apparently head down. Her HB was a little faster today, 162, but that's because of all the sugar! Should have GTT results in a day or two.

 

[RobertRedford]

Not nosy, BB! My life really deserves its own reality show right now. MC was October 2012, so october before last! matt and I got married quietly for insurance and tax reasons, with plans of having a bigger ceremony next summer (2015) b/c his sister was getting married summer 2014 and was serious bridezilla already. I didnt want to compete, lol.

And yes Morgan, I could be preggo, actually. no male fertility issues with R! I'm in a true TWW and freaking out slightly.

 

[brunettebimbo]

^Woot woot okay I'll add it... I sneakily added you up there this morning, ik last time you wanted to wait til a scan But I have HIGH hopes for this bean with those darkening lines! (when are you POASing next??)

I'm not. It stresses me out far too much. I have a digi which I may do next week. I'm trying to stay positive so got myself a ticker. I'm terrified. So so scared of losing this baby too.

I've got past hurdle number one, with my last BFP I tested the day AF was due and got a faint line, waited 48 hours and there was hardly any line at all and started bleeding that afternoon. This time I tested 48 hours later and the test was definitely darker.

Hurdle number 2 will be next Thursday which is the 6th. I will be 5+3 then which was when I miscarried the first time.

I've never been so nervous!

 

[morganwhite7]

Amanda- Yah, me too!! I'm just hoping the pains you feel are not O, but post-O cramps!! Lol this is too fun.

Sonia- Yahoooo for double digits, let the countdown begin! I wanna see a pic soon!

Ash- Awww her little hands and nose, I can't believe how amazing 3D is!! They're real live humans in there!

BB- I think once you get past 5+3 you will be in the clear!! Try to relax, you're doing great already. Stay busy and stay positive!!

 

[brunettebimbo]

Lovely scan

 

[RobertRedford]

Ashlee, her little face is too freakin cute.

Morgan, I'll be testing next week. im already anxious.

BB, hang in there. You'll make it past this hurdle and all the others, and you will have a little babe in your arms soon.

Thanks, Sonia. i'm not sure what to feel yet! eeeks. Not stressing myself out too much (or, as much as i can control) until I get a positive/negative

 

[HWPG]

ashlee, her little nose is perfect!
sonia, i have been thinking about doign cord blood banking. my OH has a chronic condition; cord banking may or may not benefit our child in the future if they developed it, but the research is still out. i talked with my dr about it last time and she said that for her, personally, there was not enough research in the last phase (4???), just research in the early phases, for her to recommend it.

 

[asmcsm]

Thanks ladies! She totally has her daddy's nose! I noticed it right off the bat! I think maybe she has my mouth though lol hard to tell since she likes to put her hands in it all the time

 

[Disneybaby26]

Ashlee- she looks amazing!!! Love the pics!

Re: placenta capsules- not enough true medical backing for me to put my placenta in my mouth, to each their own though! I've know women who have sworn by it, and woman who have actually had an increase in PPD from them and had to stop taking them.

Re: cord blood banking-it's very expensive and *most* of the time you can't use the cold blood for that child, so it's beneficial in some cases for siblings.

 

[pdxmom]

Ashlee very cute pics... cant wait for my u/s which is not yet scheduled but will most probably b ard the 30 week mark.

Thanks for the info Kara...if cord banking is actually beneficial for siblings rather than the child itself then theres more thinking to b done bcos right now we dont plan to have more kids...they will obviously b welcome but well take it from there...this was sth i was goin to talk to my doc about in my next app...till then i have LOTS more reading to do about the same

 

[Cowgirl07]

What a cutie lux is.
Hi Sonia.
I'm home from work and still no call about my hsg.

 

[wavescrash]

Amanda- 8 days!!! You can do it. Just know that that is your MAX amount of time. That's just next week.L

Thanks. Some moments I don't even think about it at all, others I realize just how soon that is and the last 8 days flew by so I know the next 8 should as well... but then most of the time I feel like each second is dragging on for an eternity and 8 days will never actually get here and I'll be forever pregnant lol. I just was seriously hoping that even though I have to have a c-section, I could at least go into labor on my own. Get SOME of the excitement out of it happening spontaneously and then get the rush of hormones for me and baby. Oh well... can't make anything happen lol.

If I make it to April 23rd, we have a c-section scheduled for that day. That's 38w 2d. It depends on if the babies flip (they are both breech right now) or if something happens before that.

Obviously every pregnancy is different but there was a mom in my last due date club (when I was pregnant with Hannah) and it was her 3rd pregnancy and they had twins. She made it to 38 weeks and if I remember correctly, went into labor herself, just a day or so shy of her c-section date.

CAPSULES not PLACENTA STEW lmao... and this is not a joke, my earthy/hippie Aunt did this after her 3rd son... ate it in a stew to herself. The thought is just revolting.

One of my friends had it encapsulated but also had some frozen and used it in her smoothies. If I could afford it, I would so totally encapsulate it and take it. I figure it can only help and not do any harm so why not lol. Unfortunately we can't afford it so oh well.



I saw you guys brought up cord blood banking. I recently found out that you can donate (for free I believe) your baby's cord blood as opposed to banking it for yourselves/kids. So you can donate it for other families to use and if your children need cord blood in the future, they work with you and allow you access to the bank. I considered it with Leah since we can't afford to bank it ourselves, no use in it going to waste but I haven't looked into it much more than that.

 

[Ingodshand]

Wow girls, you all have been chatty! I just scanned through about 15 pages and so much is going on! I have been in bed the last two days since I have an upper respiratory infection and they put me on a z-pack. I am feeling better but soooo tired.

Cord Banking- Would love to donate.. might have to look into it
Placenta Encapsulation- I am so iffy on this topic, but the cost is just crazy!

Rachel- Do you have carpel tunnel? I had it with Alyssa and Rob used to massage my hands which really did help along with the wrist brace.

Waves- OMG, you are so close!

Katrina- You are not broken and I know you will be preggers soons!

Amanda- You really do deserve a reality show!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Well I called them, they said they will call back tomorrow with information on my hsg and such. I hate this. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day. Sandy gets her first ever puppy cut, have to go to the fsa office, someone wants to look at my bulls and I have my tax appointment. If I survive it will be a miracle.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Amanda you sound excited about it? I would be terrified.

Sarah - pretty sure I have carpal tunnel. Never had it before. Were your fingers always numb? I feel like they shouldn't be constantly numb. I just hope it goes away after birth.

Cute pics Ashlee.

Contractions got down to every 5 min. I'm at home again and laying down. They seem to have eased off. I had a meltdown earlier bc I'm so uncomfortable. I honestly don't know how I'm going to make it another 6 weeks being this swollen. My face is super puffy today and I can't fit my rings on so I'll dip my pee tomorrow at work to check for protein. I think I'm getting close to taking my maternity leave.

 

[RobertRedford]

Amanda you sound excited about it? I would be terrified.

Sarah - pretty sure I have carpal tunnel. Never had it before. Were your fingers always numb? I feel like they shouldn't be constantly numb. I just hope it goes away after birth.

Cute pics Ashlee.

Contractions got down to every 5 min. I'm at home again and laying down. They seem to have eased off. I had a meltdown earlier bc I'm so uncomfortable. I honestly don't know how I'm going to make it another 6 weeks being this swollen. My face is super puffy today and I can't fit my rings on so I'll dip my pee tomorrow at work to check for protein. I think I'm getting close to taking my maternity leave.

Ugh, so sorry that you're feeling so crappy. I hope little miss can hang in there for a bit longer tho.

Im freaked out one day and calm the next. Theres not a whole lot I can doabout it right now and I'm trying not to stress myself out. I've had some time to let it sink in. I think the real terror will set in if I do end up pregnant. I'm a real mixed bag at the moment!