TTC and Beyond!

[goldstns]

stay strong Rachel. So sorry its been so hard on you!

Oh and soooo happy.... diabetes test came back NORMAL!!!! I am diabetes free!

 

[clynn11]

YAAAAAAAY NIKKI! That's awesome!!!

 

[goldstns]

One of the ob docs I left told me I was most likely really diabetic (not just while preggo)... Part of me wishes I could call her a rub it in her face!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Yay that's awesome Nikki

 

[RobertRedford]

beta hcg from this am came back at 2312!

 

[jury3]

Sandy-From what I've been reading online about Ketones....Ketones come form 2 things: Not eating enough and your body breaks down your stored fat causing ketones to form OR your blood sugar's are too high and the blood sugar is spilling into your urine. Most of the people who had ketones were told to 1. make sure they were eating enough and eating healthy and 2. to make sure they were staying hydrated. I have no personal experience, so this could be completely wrong lol Just what I researched.

P.S. I don't know how the heck you work so much and manage to clean or do anything...You make me look like the most pathetic pregnant person ever! lol

Cassidy-I wouldn't worry about the name thing...you obviously picked it first and everyone knows it. Plus, it's a middle name...if it was a first name I would be fuming, but middle name...not such a big deal. I would talk to your mom and let her know how you feel about your sister, make sure she knows it's not that you are unhappy for her and you realize that your mom will be helping her out a lot since she doesn't have a support person (like you have a husband), but this is your first pregnancy and you want your mom to be excited for your milestones too and to be involved. She probably doesn't even realize she's doing it or how it makes you feel.

Amanda-Sorry about the hormones and the divorce sadness...it gets better, I promise! Like I said before, even a divorce you know is for the best and one where everyone gets along is still really hard! It's letting go of a part of your life that has been prominent for a while, a huge change. It will get better

Britt-I totally feel you on the sleeping...the hip pain started early in the pregnancy. I am a stomach sleeper and it has been so hard for me. I start out on one side with a body pillow between my legs and hugging another pillow. I spend all night rotating from one side to the other. I can NOT sleep on my back at all. That started getting uncomfortable a long time ago as well. I can't lean too far forward without squishing my belly enough that babies start kicking me. My pubic bone feels like it might break in half every time I roll over. My heartburn has now kicked in so bad that I can't sleep too flat either. I wake up coughing from reflux and burning...it's so bad now. All I can say is that I hope it doesn't get that bad for you! Be glad you can still lay on your back for some relief! I miss it! lol

Sarah-That's amazing they spent all that time trying so hard to get pregnant and then end up with spontaneous twins!?! That really is crazy how things work out sometimes

Waves-I stalked some of your fb pics of the girls. My opinion is that Autumn doesn't have any dimples at all and Hannah has one on her right cheek but you could only see it in a few pics and it was barely there. Definitely not a deep one. My other opinion is who gives a f*ck (towards your mother) lol Like it's really a big enough deal that she needs to argue it and then search for a picture (the one picture she could find) to prove her point. Either way, if you call those dimples on Hannah and Autumn, they are obviously still not as noticeable as the one Leah has! lol

Rachel-I'm so sorry you guys are still in the hospital...I can't even imagine how difficult it is...

Kara-AAAHHHH Crazy! Are you just supposed to call if things progress or are they going to monitor you every so often? Were they at all concerned about lung development? I find it hilarious that you shaved and are getting a mani/pedi lol I would totally do the same thing! So exciting things are moving along, but hopefully she waits a tad bit longer to make her appearance!

Nikki-Alia is getting so big! She's adorable Glad you passed your test!

Thanks for asking about me Cassidy I'm good. So pregnant and huge...I had my first bout of cankles the other night. We babysat our friends little girls and by the end of the night I could barely walk from back pain and was super swollen. Trying to make sure I take about a 10-15 walk with the dogs every day and get up every so often. Also trying to monitor my water intake. I gained 6 lbs this last week! That has me worried since I've been swelling a bit more the last few days. Took my bp at walmart yesterday and it wasn't too bad..138/82 or something like that. At the doc it's usually 12?/7?. I figure it's pretty close.
Anyway, the babies move like crazy. Seriously looks like aliens, pretty soon I think I'll be able to distinguish body parts lol Starting to feel a lot of pain in my back and pubic bone. Both kids are hitting my pelvis now. Been feeling a slight bit of pressure between legs, so I think maybe they are either starting to move down or it's just all the weight. Really hoping they can stay in there for at least 3 more weeks!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Hi Julie it's nice to hear from you. I'm glad everything is going well and your bp good. The alien comment made me giggle.

 

[wavescrash]

Waves-I stalked some of your fb pics of the girls. My opinion is that Autumn doesn't have any dimples at all and Hannah has one on her right cheek but you could only see it in a few pics and it was barely there. Definitely not a deep one. My other opinion is who gives a f*ck (towards your mother) lol Like it's really a big enough deal that she needs to argue it and then search for a picture (the one picture she could find) to prove her point. Either way, if you call those dimples on Hannah and Autumn, they are obviously still not as noticeable as the one Leah has! lol

LOL thanks. Tyler said Hannah has one too but I guess I just never noticed. And I realize how crazy this sounds but in the 1 picture my mom found of Autumn with a dimple, I honestly think she photoshopped it in lol. It doesn't look natural AT ALL and I have never seen one on her in 8 years. And that's the ONLY picture she has one in? She just can't stand Hannah or Leah having something any better or different than Autumn (because she's raised Autumn.) ANYTIME I post about something Hannah or Leah has/says/did/wears/whatever, 9 times out of 10 her reply will be something related to Autumn having/doing/wearing/saying the same thing or better. She has to 1-up with her ALL the time. I don't play favorites with my kids but she totally does with Autumn and it's annoying. They're going to be different. One of them is going to excel in an area different from the others. One of them is going to say or do something cuter than the others. They don't have to be all the same or have all the same things/traits/whatever. She's obnoxious and annoying and ugh. lol.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Kara I hope she bakes longer. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Thanks Rachel- I'm sorry it's been so hard, stay strong mama! Xo

Julie- glad to hear you're doing as well as can be expected! I know I've said it 100times but I REALLY can't imagine having two in there!! Lol. They didn't say anything about her lung development. We have another appt next Tuesday for a growth scan and strep B. the contractions seem to have calmed down now so hopefully I can get a good nights sleep. I think doc wasn't worried bc I wasn't dilated at all and baby is still up fairly high.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Girls I'm worried about taking femara then being away from Dh if I o late. If af comes on time I will be gone CD 16 and 17.

 

[Disneybaby26]

Hmmm gone totally Katrina? Like can you bd right before you leave and right when you get home?? I'm not sure if femara delays O.

 

[HWPG]

hi gals, so much to catch up. i'm sorry i wont touch everything.
K, can you have sex before you leave on the cd16 (use a softcup, girl!) and then again on cd18? or maybe evening of cd15 (softcup, hint hint) and evening of cd17? my bfp month on femara, we had sex saturday MORNING and monday NIGHT - and i thought it was "too far apart, too much travel, yadda yadda" - and look where i am!
RR (i think) is in charge of gifts? or the moola for gifts? whomever it is, please let me know who and how to send the cashola - i'm in!
i wish i could take a picture for you guys of my before and after meal belly. it's amazing and truly unbelievable to me - before, it will be soft and normal and not busting me. after, it feels like the skin under my ribs is going to pull apart. and i'm not eating as much on purpose! i feel huge.
my day of travel is over and first day of work. travel was.... well, travel. it's tough to negotiate a disgusting airport bathroom with backpack, coat, purse, roller suitcase, and +20lbs in my front end while trying to squat-pee. Mission (almost) Impossible. same with the bathroom on the plane. work was busy but easy. and for dinner i had a grilled mahi, ceaser salad, and french fries. oh, and i did 15 misn on the elliptical (but then the uterus was doign some weird heavy feeling), and 30 mins on the bike. so still committed. so far so good. tomorrow's another day!
again, i'm sorry i missed to much....

 

[Cowgirl07]

I leave early in the morning cd 16 and get back morning of the cd 18. I guess two days isn't that bad.

 

[RobertRedford]

Katrina, I'm sorry I don't know much about femara but my fingers are crossed for you!

Mirolee, shoot me a message for info re: gifts.

Kara, glad she's still in there cookin.

Rachel, so sorry that things are so rough! Thinking of you all, hoping Ellie ges discharged soon.

Julie, thank you. I needed that. It is hard and it does suck. I can't believe that you're so close to having your babieS!! Craziness.

Morgan, how are you doing?

Nikki, Alia is precious! Thank you for the pictures

 

[RobertRedford]

Oh boy Pregnancy hormones got the best of me again. Just watching the news. A local egg farm got shut down and 18,000 chickens are now homeless. Que the tears. I've been crying over these poor chickens for 5 minutes now.

 

[jury3]

Amanda-LOL at crying for the chickens...it is sad though, hopefully they will find homes.
That is an awesome hcg count!

Katrina-I agree with the other girls, I think some bd right before and right after would be good. Clomid didn't change when I O'd, not sure about femara though. And who knows...maybe you won't even have to worry about it!



Seriously, I am so huge! lol My brother invited me to go shoe shopping with him with a promise of dinner afterward. I considered not going bc I hurt, but decided to go. I made him push me in a wheelchair around the mall lol It was kind of pathetic...it just hurts my entire pelvis area and puts so much pressure one everything down there. I can't walk without limping...

We got the babies' dresser put together, so the room is really starting to come together. So crazy that things are getting done and babies will be here soon!

P.S. My MIL is getting on my freaking nerves! She has started texting me every couple of days to ask how I'm feeling and/or how the babies are doing...what am I supposed to say?! I feel huge and uncomfortable. The babies are getting bigger and move all over the place. Same as every time she asks lol I'm not in labor and they aren't here..I'll let you know when that happens! She asked DW when she could come over and see me...that woman has never given a crap about seeing me before. All she wants to do is come over and gawk at how big I am (she literally stared at me the last time we were at her house) and try to feel the babies move when I don't want her to...She asked to come to our last u/s next week too. I think DW told her no already thank goodness.
Plus she keeps going back and forth on daycare. When we first talked about kids/got pregnant she didn't want to help at all. Now she wants to help, but doesn't want to commit. We talked about 2 or 3 days a week so we only have to pay for 2 days of daycare. She was worried about taking care of 2 babies at once and was worried about not being able to do the things she needs to do. Now all of a sudden she is telling DW not to put a deposit down on daycare bc she will watch them. She will only charge $125 a week...what?! Before she couldn't handle them 2 days, now she wants to watch them all week???? And now she's charging??? I seriously don't get this woman! So what if we don't put down a deposit, she changes her mind again and then we lose our place at the daycare we want??? I seriously might go insane...I wish we had the money just to pay for daycare all week and tell her to f off lol I appreciate that she seems to want to help, but I can't stand the back and forth. Plus I'm big on socialization and learning routines and education...I don't want them with her all week and don't want to pay her when they could be at daycare and get those things...Ok, rant over! lol

 

[RobertRedford]

Just woke up in excruciating pain and a puddle of blood. Soaked through my undies, pj's and sheets. Cramps are going down my legs and back. Off to the ER

 

[Ingodshand]

Amanda- I pray everything is okay with you and the little one.

Julie- you truly look awesome! That belly is massive but you carry it so nicely! Those babies will never wanna come out! As for the mil, I literally think they are all crazy. I told mine she was f**king crazy and needed professional help when alyssa was born. Also do not understand the need to get "their"stuff done. Really, all you need is to take care of the babies... So selfish!

Rachel- I hope Ellie comes home soon! It must be so hard bit you are doing a great job!

Kara- so glad the contractions calmed down! Hopefully you area getting some sleep!

Katrina- femara actually moved up my o date so I think you will be good!

Afm- yes I am up at 2am since my idiot husband went out and came home drunk. I can literally hear him hiccuping through the walls. I could strangle his stupid ass.

 

[clynn11]

Julie- your mil does sound a tad bit overbearing lol. You look wonderful. Love the nursery coming together. Crazy they'll be here so soon.

Amanda sending you lots of love and positive vibes. I hope everything is ok with your lil bean.