TTC and Beyond!

[clynn11]

Kara- Try not to stress it love. Lots of women test positive for strep B, you just have to get some antibiotics via IV and you're all good. I think makayla will be small because you're so freaking tiny!!! Lol.

Morgan Sounds like a long and painful night, but just one step closer to Marley being here! Eeeek!

Mirolee- LOL! I feel like DH needs to step up his game too! Or I need to get a freaking toy or something. He is SO SCARED he is going to hurt the baby. It freaks him out now that he's seen her looking like a baby during the ultrasounds lol.

Ash- Glad you and DH are getting counseling I hope it helps.

Brittney- Awwww the cutest little puppy eyes in the world! We got our first pit at 6 weeks and he was trained within two weeks, BUT there was ALWAYS someone home with him watching him. We just took him out every other hour until he learned that that is where we go potty. If he went potty inside, we'd show it to him, tell him no, and put him outside for a good 30 minutes or so. She'll learn! Puppies are stubborn, and some breeds more stubborn than others lol.

Katrina- Sorry AF got you, but so excited for you to start Femara!

Julie- you look freaking amazing lady!! Boo for Olivia still being breech. But hey, at least they're still cooking in there!!

Sandy- definitely sounds like some wittle baby movements! So exciting!

Sarah- Sorry you're not dilated at all and that they won't do sweeps or anything I hope Evan decides to make his appearance soon!!!

Waves- thinking of you! Saw you've been having a tough go with Hannah being home. I hope she adjusts quickly and is a little easier on you

Amanda- Thinking of you today. I think today's the D&C right? FX that all goes as smooth as possible and that your recovery is extra quick.

AFM, woke up with morning sickness once again. BLEGH! Over puking lol. Loving feeling Zuri's movements get stronger every day though

 

[HWPG]

haha, thanks gals! i asked OH "i wonder what i have to do to get you to put out for me" and he said, "just ask!" and i said, "yeah... that didnt work last night, and you promised!". i also said, "good thing i'm not ovulating when you broke your promise, or this conversation would be completely different!". i think we just need to make it happen - we get comfortable after dinner and doze off - you guys know OH and i are like super snuggly, right? - so we intertwine on the couch, put on "the Voice", and we're out!
julie, your pics are great! actually, everyone's are. i love seeing all these amazing bellies and miracles happening!

 

[goldstns]

For those of u that have raised puppies....i think the first few months raising a puppy was harder then a baby. Just my past few months of experience. You and dh working together to raise a puppy is great practice.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Um DH and I haven't dtd since OCTOBER!!!!!!!! I can't wait for the all clear. I can't believe I pushed a baby out of it seeing as it had no action for so long. It's prob crazy of me to even be thinking of sex but I can't freaking wait!!!

So the dealership gave us a complimentary photo session worth $400. I called to schedule it and asked about a disk with rights to print...$700!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it lol. I had to ask again bc I thought I misheard her. My sister got some pics but it was hard to do being in the hospital and her having tubes and crap all over her. So now I'm currently searching for another photographer.

Yay Sandy for bubbles!! I remember my first baby bubbles.

 

[goldstns]

Rachel that's how our photographer was...so we didn't get pics.... Might still look into it. How long are you taking for maternity leave?

ugh all 3 of us a sick with a cold and sore throat... Thank you daycare!

 

[RobertRedford]

oh rachel, my heart goes out to you. october was a long time ago! Glad Ellie is doing well though

For those of you who have already given birth, is the post partum bleeding really as awful as evryone says?

Morgan, I think i said yesterday, but I have a feeling that marley is going to be making an entrance soon! Hope you can get some rest tonight.

Mirolee, better whip out that lingerie! I received the $$, thank you

Ash, nice to see you on here! Hope all goes well with counseling, I am a strong supporter/ believer in counseling. Even if nothing is "wrong",its nice to have a neutral third party to help communicate in a constructve manner.

D&C was scheduled for today but it was moved and now im ticked off. I want to get it over with at this point. It seems really unnecessary to begin with, and now they're dragging it out. MS is still here with a vengance, and my boobs are still ginormous. I had an epic meltdown about it this morning-- I have all these symptoms for pregnancy but no pregnancy to show for. I am ready for the D&C tobe over so I can feel like myself again. I don't mind the pregnancy symptoms while I was pregnant, but its really hard to feel yucky when I have nothing to show for.

 

[morganwhite7]

^Amanda you said they saw a "shadow of something" still in there.. unless you passed the embryo don't you think it would be smart to have another US to make absolutely sure?? I bled so bad, clots and all and she was still alright. Just a suggestion! Sending love! I can't imagine having that pushed back, I'd be ticked too!

PP bleeding- TMI ALERT- I remember just standing in the shower and watching clot after clot pour out of me.. like a murder scene on the shower floor. My sister had to help me shower bc the sight made me ill :/ But after a month or so it's supposed to taper off lol. I had a lot of belly trauma from my seatbelt so that's why it was particularly awful for me.

 

[RobertRedford]

Morgan, I just emailed my doctor and asked if it would be possible to have a follow up appt/ US this week now that the D&C has been moved. I would like to know if anything is still in there/ comparison to the last US.

 

[goldstns]

I may have mentioned this before, but those of u breastfeeding....eating oatmeal does wonders to increasing milk supply!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Good idea Amanda. I can't believe they keep moving it though.
I want to not schedule sex I hate it. And after scheduling it for the first half the month I don't feel like doing it anymore. I'm sick of drs giving me orders to have sex eod. I hate my ovaries!

 

[goldstns]

Robert- I agree with another us...maybe ur still preggo or maybe u passed everything and don't need a d&c. Feel better babe.

yes the bleeding pp sucks!! I still am spotting brown (again today). Has anyone tried a douche? Do u think it would help.clean me out?

 

[HWPG]

i think douch is supposed to be "bad', all around. it does something like set your pH off balance or something - maybe i'm crazy or have read too many internets....
K, i think we all totally understand. i REMEMBER all of that, how you feel. my cycle used to be - cd1-cd10, almost nothing. cd10-cd whenever i ovulated, sex EOD. cd after ovulation to next period, sex maybe once. so yes, sweetie, we understand! but it's for a worthy cause! and soon you'll be like me and wondering "when was the last time i had sex? shouldnt i be putting this in a calendar? should i be tracking the volume of CM pouring out of me?" hehe. (on a side note, i watched several episode of "True Detective" and "Orange in the new Black" this weekend and there's lots of sex in those shows, so maybe that's another reason i'm all hot and bothered).
making lentil and black bean burritos for dinner tonight - trying "one meatless dinner" per week. we have fish once a week (last night) but i'm actively trying NO meat. it's hard because i dont like fruit or veggies, and having a smoothie wouldnt go over with OH - although i'd be fine with it!
RR, hope the dr calls you back. being in limbo si the worst, whichever way it goes!

 

[RobertRedford]

Mirolee, I try to do two meatless dinners a week! and yum, i love lentils. I love meat and steak, but I am trying to limt our consumption of animal products. we went to vietnamese last night and I had shrimp pho. SO yummy.

Still waiting to hear from doc, getting antsy.

 

[Cowgirl07]

You guys are trying to limit your meat consumption and I just took a fat to the meat locker and am so excited for home grown beef again

 

[TTCaWee1]

Nikki - never ever douche. It's bad. Messes with your ph and can send the good bacteria from your vag up into your uterus if your cervix is still open which it most likely is if you are still bleeding.

I am taking 12 weeks off

As far as the oatmeal, the lc at the hospital told me the same. I have texture issues with oatmeal but I try to eat it. I have been eating more Cheerios and granola bars though. They prob count right? I increased my domperidone to 40mg last night. Hoping it's helping. I got out of the shower a bit ago and couldn't figure out why my hair was still dripping and it was my boobs lol. I had to stop and go juice myself to get it under control.

Kara - any update??

Amanda - I agree with another ultrasound. And as far as the bleeding, mine has tapered off for the most part. I get intermittent gushes (sorry) after bf or pumpkin bc it stimulates the uterus. I'm still wearing pads bc I'm too afraid to switch over to a panty liner. And btw pads blow. If any of you wear them monthly - mad props. I can't stand them.

Waves how are you?

Hi to everyone else

 

[RobertRedford]

Rachel, have you tried steel cut oats, instead of traditional? I like the texture WAY better.

 

[TTCaWee1]

Haha pumpkin...obviously meant pumping. Never even heard of them till the lc told me. I like to keep it simple and do the instant ones lol. Quaker makes apple and cranberry instant oatmeal that is delish

 

[HWPG]

i have oatmeal every week day morning for breakfast. i like mine with shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese.

 

[Cowgirl07]

I eat oatmeal or malt o meal everyday during the winter anyway. During the summer it's usually fruit and cereal

 

[frsttimemama]

Rachel what about grinding it up in the blender and making a smoothie?

My bleeding was awful for a couple weeks, then it tapered off and wasn't horrible.

Katrina, I like refrigerator oatmeal in the summer!