TTCAL Mommies To Be - Chit Chat Thread

[bluesky]

Ahhh Isaac is 10 months crikey!!!

Oh our colds are just hanging around and me and DH feel awful and are both very moody! grumpy house here.

 

[bluesky]

Hey everyone, popping in to wish you all merry christmas.

We are at our house this year with the in laws. Looking forward to our first christmas as a family!

 

[Tigerlilies]

Merry Christmas! I hope you have wonderful Christmas with the baby!

 

[tryforbaby2]

Hope everyones holidays were great! Finally starting to get some time just to start getting hectic again anyhow.

I am going back to work next month and I am excited and nervous at the same time. Not sure if I am ready to leave my children!

Hope all is well!!!

 

[bluesky]

Hey try all lovely here, Well I handed in my notice so am officially a SAHM!

Hope all ok, miss you all x

 

[tryforbaby2]

How exciting blue!!!! I have to admit that I am going to miss being home. I am going to miss my babies!!!

But the benefits are awesome compared to what we have, there is 80% tuition reimbursement, $500 per person in my family for massages/accupuncture and lots of opportunities for advancement!!!! I am afraid being home for a few years will make it very hard to get a decent job. BUT I am still sad about leaving my babies....

I bet you are loving it!!!

Are you pregnant yet???

 

[bluesky]

Watch this space!!! Here's hoping for a 2013 baby no 2!!!

 

[neffie]

Girls!!!!

Remember me???? I know, it's been that long. Sorry I've been MIA, but just don't seem to have the time these days to get on here. Hope all of you are doing well.

Blue - did I read correctly?? You're TTCing again? Good luck chick! Hope you get that soon!

We're doing fine. Coco is already one, unreal!! Super fun times with her personality coming out more and more these days. But at the same time, it feels like time is just flying by...how did my baby grow up so fast??..

Much love to you all ...I'll try not to be MIA for so long again....

Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!!

 

[Tigerlilies]

Neffie, Happy Belated Valentine's Day! So glad you and Coco are well! Yeah, time does go by fast! Is there any talk in your house of another baby?

Blue, how is the TTC going?

Try, how is work going? If I had the opportunity to be a stay at home mom, I don't think I could go back to work until they were all in school! Did they adjust okay to the change?

I've been meaning to come on here and update about the twins but seeing the specialist every week I was expecting different news from them to share with you. So Baby A is my big girl, she had over 10cm of amniotic fluid and baby B is my smaller girl (about 20% smaller) with about 3 cm of amniotic fluid. So they went ahead and classified the pregnancy as early stage 1 TTTS (twin to twin transfusion) . Its when there's a blood vessel from one baby's umbilical cord that goes through the placenta to the other baby's umbilical cord which can be an imbalance of blood flow/nutrition. Not to mention, baby B's umbilical cord attached to edge of the placenta which is not enriched with blood ad the center is.

So I am being monitored weekly. Three weeks ago they saw baby A's heart was showing signs of hypertension. They thought it might be caused by too much amniotic fluid around her causing her heart to work harder so we tried an amnio reduction. It didn't reverse it but it was worth the try. Last week I wet to a pediatric cardiologist who discovered that baby A's tricuspid valve isn't fully developed and her pulmonary valve/artery is too small circumference wise. That's what's causing the hypertension. So the plan now is wait and rescan at 32wks in hopes her heart will mature more. If not, medical intervention when she's born.

So this whole pregnancy worrying about baby B b.c she was so small and the cord insertion now its baby A that really has the challenge. But we're just taking it week by week and praying for the best.

 

[Chilli]

Hello all - just checking in on you all!

Tiger - you're on number 2... and 3!!! Congrats, hoping they're doing well even with difficulties.

Hey Neffie! How are you doing - loving being a Mum?!!

Try - your job sounds great, I'm sure you'll enjoy aving the odd coffee in peace back at work.

Blue - go girl!

AFM - am surprisingly 8 weeks pg! Unplanned and crappy timing as OH made redundant last month but here we go again... lst scan showed sac but nothing else - possibly too early, possibly just too old? Have to admit it's all starting to screw with my head again this week and just need to know if I need to get all my pg and baby clothes back from those I gave them to or not?

 

[Tigerlilies]

Oh wow Chilli, congratulations!!! Well I hope everything is okay and the next scan will be good. When do you get scanned again? What do you mean OH made redundant?

 

[bluesky]

Hi ladies! So so lovely to hear from everyone.

Neffie can you believe our babies are 1?!

Tiger-will be thinking lots of positive thoughts for your twins. Glad they are taking care of you so well.

Wow Chilli big congrats!!!

I have news too, I am 11 weeks pregnant. Not had a scan yet and sending myself silly with negative thoughts so know how you feel chilli. I have to wait another week and half. I wish I had just paid for early scan to put mind at ease a bit. Been really struggling with the good old morning sickness all day long, not fun with a baby to look after.

 

[Chilli]

Oh Blue - we might be pg buddies again! Many congrats and hang on in there!

Thanks Tiger - it's great to be able to share somewhere. My next scan is on thursday when I'll be 8 weeks - I'm very lucky I get great care from my specialist. Redundant means the recession has hit my little family and my hubby has no work for the forseaable future - it's looking a bit grim and all adding to the stress!

 

[Tigerlilies]

Congratulations Blue! I wasn't going to bother with a first trimester appointment either since nothing can be done one way or another but at least I could do sneak peaks at work. I'm not sure if I could go that long and not know ANYTHING!

Oh Chilli, I hope something comes along for your husband work wise. Just remember God opens and closes the womb, it might not be easy but He wouldn't give you anything you couldn't handle, just have faith!

 

[bluesky]

Thanks ladies

 

[Chilli]

Well scan today showed a small sack and slow hb - obyn says to come off all meds and wait for pg to fail - bit sad and also relieved - it's not a good feeling

 

[bluesky]

Oh chilli I am so sad to read this Do they want to see you again? are they 100% that the pregnancy will not continue?

 

[Chilli]

Thanks Blue. I think it's fairly inevitable. Sack was no bigger than 2 weeks previous and all my symptoms were gone except the exhaustion. We've been there before and I knew before he told me tbh. It's a f***ing horrible feeling having a little life fading away inside you and not being able to help. Just want the next couple of weeks to be over with so I can get back to trying to sort out the mess our life is at the mo. I know it's for the best for so many reasons - so why does it still hurt so much?

 

[cla]

Chilli Iam so sorry xxxxx

 

[Tigerlilies]

I'm so sorry Chilli.