when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

[JCM]

Yay!!!! That is wonderful news! I was waiting and waiting! I can't wait to see her! Glad you're feeling better today!

 

[SoonToBePreg]

Congratulations PD!!! I'm glad to hear that baby is healthy and that you are doing much better today. Wow 9 lbs...she really was cozy in there, and if you weren't induced she might have gotten even bigger. Congrats again.

 

[curiousowl]

Congrats PD! That sounds scary but that's so exciting that she's here now! Abigail is a great name... speaking from experience

 

[ladders]

Congrats pd I'm so glad to hear she's here safe and beautiful name too!

You next soon2be! !!

 

[MgreenM]

PD - how are you feeling? Are you home yet? I hope all is going well!

How is everyone else doing? It's been quiet the last couple of days.

 

[jumpingo]

PD - how are you feeling? Are you home yet? I hope all is going well!

How is everyone else doing? It's been quiet the last couple of days.

here to liven things up a bit!

hpt was positive yesterday and still doesn't feel real

 

[PDReggie]

Hey everyone. We are home. It was quite the adventure. Turns out the one downfall for being at a hospital that is obsessed with breastfeeding is that they tend to push so hard for that that they can miss the fact that you are not producing ANYTHING. So baby didn't eat for about 2 days and lost an entire pound before I finally freaked out and said screw it I'm not breastfeeding how much bottle do we give her? Now we are all better. They pushed me really hard to keep pumping so that my milk would come in and we could switch back to breast. But day 4 there is still only drops of colostrum and no indication that breast milk is coming. So at this point, after being sore and miserable for the past few days, I have officially given up and decided that we are sticking with bottle feeding. Had a pretty large melt down about it, but once I was done crying in the shower, I had a nice glass of wine (!) and have decided to forgive myself and my body for this and focus on the positives, like wine. And help feeding. So, that is my birth story. And I just want to say this, I know that M's story and mine are about as far apart in how to have a baby and feed as it gets. And you know what I have learned from all of this? That both of them are okay. We both have beautiful baby girls that will bring us joy and frustrations and many more crazy stories. So in the end, it's all worth it and the most important thing is to stay focused on the baby and not on the things we feel are good or bad about how we get there. Sorry about the one being upside down but I can't get it to rotate

 

[PDReggie]

pd - how are you feeling? Are you home yet? I hope all is going well!

How is everyone else doing? It's been quiet the last couple of days.

here to liven things up a bit!\\:d/

Hpt was positive yesterday and still doesn't feel real

yeah!!!!!!!!

 

[curiousowl]

Yay jump!!! That's so exciting! So glad to see you here.

Aw, PD, she's adorable. Congrats! Glad you guys are both home and happy. Don't feel bad about the breast-feeding. A very similar thing happened to a friend of mine and her son is perfectly healthy. You seem to have a good outlook and you're so right!

 

[MgreenM]

congrats jumpingo!

PD- there is nothing wrong with using formula! Just because something is right for one person, doesn't mean it is the right thing for someone else! I think it is okay to feel guilty, but like you did, you let yourself be upset and then you moved past it knowing what you needed to do in order for both you and your daughter to be healthy and that is what is important!

So, I have developed a yeast infection on my nipples (yup, it can happen!) and have had horrible pain the last few days! It got so bad, that I pumped and then put the milk in a bottle and fed Josie that way yesterday. And Tuesday she even got some formula because I was so tired and in pain and overwhelmed (Tuesday was a bad day and I didn't eat enough because of things that were somewhat out of my control). But, it's okay. I did what needed to be done for both of us to get through this. I got meds and a cream and Josie has meds too (she hates it). It has gotten significantly better.

One week from today, I have my surgery to get my gallbladder out. I am a bit anxious about it, but I think it is normal anxiety.

 

[ladders]

Yeah jump that's awesome news congratulations!

Pd your daughter is beautiful and what a fantastic first family photo! That's definitely one to put on the wall!

I have some pretty exciting news too (well it is for me lol) my house sale and purchase has finally gone through after 5 months of stress and alot of tears as we exchanged contracts today and we move into our little village house two weeks today!

 

[curiousowl]

So I had my 12 week appointment today.This baby gave me it's first Halloween trick. My doctor couldn't find the hb on doppler so after a couple minutes she sent me for an ultrasound. Of course I was freaking out. My doctor was looking very low though, like around my pantyline, with the doppler. The ultrasound tech found it 2-3 inches above that! She said it's on the high side for 12 weeks (which fits with how I've been feeling like my clothes are fitting and my mom saying she popped early for a FTM with me). Also the baby was jumping around so the tech said she wasn't at all surprised the doctor couldn't find it. But it had a great hb of 154. Everything else is good, I got blood drawn for the Harmony test and a prescription for Pepcid. So yay. The scare was not nice but it was a treat to see this baby when I wasn't expecting to. Isn't it a cute baby-shaped blob? And I've gained 5 lbs, which is less than I was expecting so that's something.

Only other news is that we found out DH's cousin is getting married in CA on July 25. I think we'll be attempting a cross-country flight with an 8 week-ish old. Should be interesting!

 

[jumpingo]

So I had my 12 week appointment today.This baby gave me it's first Halloween trick. My doctor couldn't find the hb on doppler so after a couple minutes she sent me for an ultrasound. Of course I was freaking out. My doctor was looking very low though, like around my pantyline, with the doppler. The ultrasound tech found it 2-3 inches above that! She said it's on the high side for 12 weeks (which fits with how I've been feeling like my clothes are fitting and my mom saying she popped early for a FTM with me). Also the baby was jumping around so the tech said she wasn't at all surprised the doctor couldn't find it. But it had a great hb of 154. Everything else is good, I got blood drawn for the Harmony test and a prescription for Pepcid. So yay. The scare was not nice but it was a treat to see this baby when I wasn't expecting to. Isn't it a cute baby-shaped blob? And I've gained 5 lbs, which is less than I was expecting so that's something.

Only other news is that we found out DH's cousin is getting married in CA on July 25. I think we'll be attempting a cross-country flight with an 8 week-ish old. Should be interesting!

yay for good news! can't wait to have hb and scan appointments...!!

my due date is july 9th and my younger brother is getting married sept 6th so we'll be taking a flight from tokyo to minnesota around 8 weeks too! i will be picking your brain in august next year!

 

[curiousowl]

yay for good news! can't wait to have hb and scan appointments...!!

my due date is july 9th and my younger brother is getting married sept 6th so we'll be taking a flight from tokyo to minnesota around 8 weeks too! i will be picking your brain in august next year!

Have you scheduled your first appointment yet?! The wait is so frustrating, I know.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes My BFF did it with her baby this year so I'm sure it'll all work out.

 

[jumpingo]

yay for good news! can't wait to have hb and scan appointments...!!

my due date is july 9th and my younger brother is getting married sept 6th so we'll be taking a flight from tokyo to minnesota around 8 weeks too! i will be picking your brain in august next year!

Have you scheduled your first appointment yet?! The wait is so frustrating, I know.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes My BFF did it with her baby this year so I'm sure it'll all work out.

i haven't. my husband works at the hospital on base, and so do all his friends. his best guy friend is our PA's assistant and would be the person to order the test! also, word spreads like wildfire there. so i am sort of dragging my feet about making the appointment. it's saturday here now anyway, so can't really do anything until monday anyway.

i hear traveling with little babies is way easier than, say, a 2 year old. feed 'em, change 'em, keep 'em in a carrier. that's my plan anyway

 

[MgreenM]

love all the great news!

 

[SoonToBePreg]

Wow, lots going on in this thread.

Congratulations jumpingo.

PD, you're baby's so adorable. Sorry about your troubles with breastfeeding but I really appreciate you sharing your story. I hope to breastfeed but it's good to be realistic and understand that things don't always work out like we want to and it's ok as long as baby is healthy.

Mgreen, a yeast infection on nipples sounds horrible. Glad to hear you got past it.

Ladders, congrats on your your house sale. That's one less thing to stress about during your pregnancy.

Curious, 12 week appointment with an ultrasound...awesome!

So I had my due date dr. appointment today. I'm only 2 cm dilated and 20% effaced, -2 station which is basically no real progress. Everything else looked good, blood pressure was fine. My contractions have started getting more painful so at least there's hope that my body is doing something. I'm planning to start walking daily and bouncing on my ball. Guess it's just a waiting game now.

 

[MgreenM]

not quite past the infection yet, but it is MUCH better!

waiting to hear the news, soon!

 

[MrsKChicago]

I have a lot to catch up on! Congratulationson your beautiful girl, PD! And congrats on all the other great news, ladies. Nothing new here. We loved our cruise, sitting in the airport waiting for our flight home now. I could sleep for four days...

 

[treeroot]

Congrats PD! (finally!)

And I'm so glad to have you with us jump! So excited!

Glad your house sold ladders, that's a huge stress you're able to move forward with.


Sounds like most of you are progressing well; sorry to hear about infections.