I am 31 yrs have a very loving DH and a cute 3 years old DS. First we planned just to have 1 child only, but at last...can't fight with mother instinct :) wanted another one.
I am one of the woman who is lucky when ttc. with my son I just need 2 cycle to get preggo.
So in sept. I did try ttc and it was :bfp: right away, I found the second line right on the day I was supposed to get the AF. On that time, the funny thing was that I can;t stop thinking about ectopic pregnancy and I kept asking my friend who got ectopic couple yrs ago and searched alot on the internet too about the sympthoms.
almost 2 week after I got my :bfp:, I got a very bad cramp...almost like a labor pain :( I know something was wrong, the pain was all over my stomach. I went to ER, did the intravaginal ultrasound, found some cysts and some blood clot there, stayed 1 day in hospital, did another ultrasound and at last found the "renegade embryo" so I had a surgery when I was 5 weeks 5 days :( when the doc told me about the ectopic I wasn;t so surprised but still that;s made me cry especially when they have to take my left ovary out.
So after that we were planning to wait until next year before ttc again but :) on Nov 12 I BD with DH, I suspected I might be ovu because I have some CM but on that time I didn't chart my BBT because I didn't expect it so soon after surgery that my circulation already work on the clock, anyway to fill my curiosity I did OPK and I indeed ovu at 13 Nov,the ovu cramp started from nov 13-14. I told my DH about it,and he is sooo worried because not even 2 months ago I lost my pregnancy. Well...the doctor already said that it's ok for me to get pregnant again.
So from that day on...I started my journey to find how early I can get :bfp:
My first symptom was tired, I was sooo tired on 3 dpo, tiredness like when you have AF, but that only for 1 day. And the sore bs started on 5 dpo, and I did test on that day :P can't resist the temptation,I got :bfn: using $tree.
I tested on 6,8 dpo all :bfn: sore boos getting worse and I got alot of CM eventhough it past my ovu date. The CM is creamy, yellowish. At last on 9 dpo I can't stand it anymore I used FRER :P I planned to use them if I got the bfp from $tree to confirm it. I used FMU...wait around 4-5 minutes and it is :bfp: :)
I am so happy but the line is sooooooooo faint, when I showed it to my DH at first he could see it but at last he too can see it.
On 11 dpo I tested again using $tree, the line was soo faint I need to take out the casing to see it clearly. By then I started to feel worry, what if it was another ectopic? why the line wasn;t getting darker after 2 days?
But I thought maybe because I used different brands. FR is more sensitive than $tree (in my opinion) so I keep testing using $tree on 12 dpo the line is still faint, 13 dpo the line was getting darker (yiipiieeeee :) and today 15 DPO the line is darker than 13 dpo :dance:
I still have 1 Frer left, planning to use it tomorrow 16 dpo to compare it with the 9 dpo's stick.
I have an appointment with my OB on Dec 2nd to test my beta and I will keep them all posted here in my journal. I am still scared it will went wrong but happy to hear many encouragement from the girls in this forum.
Today when I went to kohl to do some x'mas shopping, I can;t help my self to buy some new maternity clothes that already put on sale for next year, I bought couple pieces.. Gossshhhh hopefully I will use them next spring.
My baby due date is Saturday,8th August 2009, hopefully it's a boy again :))
My DS b'day is August 12 so it seem that I will have 2 Leo in my home :) ]]>
:hug: and :dust: to everyone. :D
Well, I am finally ready to admit this just might be it. :happydance: I got my first :bfp: on Thursday, November 20th. Since I have had 2 more :bfp:s and a 48 hour quant. 18dpo was 320 and 20dpo was 740. So, I decided I was ready for this. :yipee:
First, let me insert this link:
http://www.babyandbump.com/ttc-journ...yssey-cub.html
That is/was my TTC journal. Hopefully I will be done with it for the foreseeable future! But it has the details of my journey to here, of OH asking me to marry him (before we knew I was preggers), my symptoms in my 2WW, and the day I got my first every :bfp:!
As of today, I am 5 weeks gone. :cloud9:. Symptoms have been pretty good to me all in all. I am hungry all the time and bloated. And very very tired. Housework seems to be piling up (which is NOT like me at all!). But I'm sure I will adjust soon and get back into the swing of things.
At first OH was in shock :shock: and it took a couple of days to sink in. But he is getting more and more into things every day. :happydance: He fondly touched my belly for the first time tonight, which is sorta a big deal as he isn't really the mushy sort. He also has started telling everyone. :D
I told my sis first. She is completely over the moon. She had lost hope that she would ever be an aunt, so this is just wonderful for her. I told my mom over the phone and she started bawling. I haven't told my dad yet, and may not for a little while yet.
We went out of town to pick up my engagement ring yesterday and stopped by B and N while there (not one in town where we live). It was surreal to go to the baby section for the first time. I bought a name book. LOL! I also found a PERFECT book for OH. The Caveman's Pregnancy Companion: A Surival Guide for the Expectant Father. :rofl: The reason this is so perfect is because I have ALWAYS called OH "Caveman." It is even what I have him named as in my cell phone! It has been a running joke since our relationship was very very young. The nickname fits him very well. He has actually been reading the book! :yipee:
We also bought a book for MIL - a Grandma book to fill out about her life and give to the baby. We wrapped it and stopped by her house on the way home to give it to her. She unwrapped it and started crying. That was very sweet.
I have been reading Mayo Clinic's Pregnancy book and bought a Pregnancy magazine. It is out of control all ready! :rofl:
As requested in my TTC journal, I think I am going to keep taking bump pics. Obviously there is no bump yet, but it should be fun to watch in the end. I happened to take one at 12dpo (I had never done that before!) and I took another today (5 weeks/21dpo). The only difference is my bloating! :rofl:
I'll post my ring pics in the next post.
Thanks for reading, ladies! And thank you for all your support during TTC and the support that I am sure is still to come. I'm so glad you are here for me. Remember I am here for you, too!! :hugs: times millions!
So i decided to test again saturday morning for one last try before FINALLY expecting AF to show up on sunday morning. So i used a cheap test strip from ebay that's meant to pick up hCG at only 10mui. Got a faint line! Was convinced it was wrong so did oodles more and got faint lines too! Tried a midstream and got a barely there shadow if i squinted at it next to the window and tried a digi and got a :bfn: Well this evening i tried a sainsbury's midstream test and got my :bfp:. Hubby works away and last he knew i deffo wasn't pregnant! Not telling him til i can see his face on thurs! Going to do my other clearblue digi thurs morning to show him! Wish me luck! x ]]>
My basics - Found out I was pregnant at 18, I'm now 19 though. Baby's sex is still a mystery even though I'm nearly 23 weeks now.. I'm due March 22/09.
Here's some of my story so far.. :)
July 28, 2008 was a sunny, hot summer day that changed my life and my boyfriend's forever. I had taken an at-home pregnancy test a few days before and it was positive.. and I was tossing around the idea of having an abortion in my mind for a bit because I was 18, had paid for my upcoming semester of college, didn't want to stir up trouble at home or "ruin" anyone's lives (my boyfriend's in particular..)
However, me and the boyfriend decided that route was not for us. I couldn't imagine how I'd be feeling now if I had one.. and the baby has brought my boyfriend and I closer together. We really were a good match, pefect almost, and just needed some sort of "push" I guess to make us get a little more serious. Say what you want about that, but it's the way life is sometimes I guess.
Telling our parents was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. He made me go first.. and I was the one in a rush to tell them because I had college coming up and we needed to see about whether or not I'd be staying in it or needing a refund on my tuition.. so I told my mum, cried my eyes out.. she didn't though. She told my dad, I think he cried.. because he was all red in the face when I had to sit down and speak to him:( and they really pushed aggressively for an abortion at first. But they came around after a couple of weeks, and my boyfriend's parents took the news extremely well and have been amazing to me:)
I was so thrilled that my healthcare providers have been so wonderful and treated me just like any other pregnant patient, I was really worried they might be judgmental. I guess it's not their place to be though...
My care is shared by a nurse practitioner (an RN who has extended training beyond what a typical nurse would have; can do certain exams and give prescriptions, order tests, etc) and a general practitioner at my family doctor's office (my GP does not deliver babies; this doctor however is in the same building and handles low-risk pregnancies).
I had an IPS test done and everything was fine, I didn't expect to have any risks really but wanted to be able to prepare myself I guess for whatever was coming my way. All of my tests actually have been 100% normal and very healthy (except I have low hemoglobin even on my prenatal vitamins..)
Baby must hate ultrasounds though... we've had 3 so far; first was at 5 weeks, second at 11-12 the baby was VERY uncooperative throughout the entire ordeal~ stubborn just like daddy! And the 3rd at 19 weeks indicated a perfectly healthy baby with all the normal bits a baby should have, but the little bugger covered up his/her privates, which upset me because I really want to knowww! I want to buy outfits, crib bedding.. etc!! :hissy: Anyways, had to get up and walk around, lay on my side, go pee, etc. trying to get baby to cooperate for both the 2nd and 3rd scans.
So, we're hoping to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done.. my boyfriend is a bit reluctant, he doesn't care if we find out what we're having or not.. but I'm dying to know, plus I want the pictures!! So we're going.. whether he's THRILLED about it or not!
Also today had the doctor's.. got another appointment in 4 weeks and after that I start going every other week because I'll be in my 3rd trimester (FINALLY, although I'm sure when I'm in labour I'll be wishing I was only 22 weeks pregnant again!) Got my registration forms for the hospital and my information for booking a tour.. things are finally starting to get exciting again!! Haha. ]]>
My nickname on here is massacubano. However most people call me Kathy in the real world. I am 31, Mom of many... blah blah...
I found BnB by total accident looking for a pregnancy ticker site. I love meeting people from all over the globe. The way we chat on here is very fun, I love the slang of UK vs USA. I now know what a "scan" is and "pram".
I am kind of sleepy and just erased most of what I wrote. I will make more sense when all the blood goes back to my head in June! ]]>
I'm not really much of a diary person, but want to record this magical time that is happening & where better to do it than BnB? :hi:
Ok so I'll tell you a bit about myself first - I'm 27 & OH is 28. We have been together for 10 years, lived together for 3 & have 2 gorgeous cats!! I came off the bcp at the end of September 07, when oh made me the happiest girl alive when he suggested we started trying :happydance:. We have been trying ever since then but it took my cycles a long time to regulate (I was having 50, 60 days cycles). I would say it only regulated itself in August 08.
Despite all the hours of research I have put in since starting our ttc journey :comp:, I only realised about 2 months ago that I don't actually get ewcm. It was only when I saw pictures of it that I realised I didn't get it. So I bought some preseed.....and after using it every time we :sex: this cycle, I finally got my :bfp: at 9dpo, Sat 15th Nov!!!! :happydance::happydance:I can't believe that it has finally happened, we were just starting to get tested, I'd had my cd21 tests done, OH was getting his SA done & we'd been referred to the fertility clinic. I was honestly beginning to think it would never happen, I really didn't expect a bfp on Saturday.
So....my symptoms. I'm quite disappointed to say I've not really got any!! I have small ones - bloated, creamy cm, metallic taste on & off, sore nipples, twinges (which I LOVE - my little bean getting comfy :cloud9:), feeling a bit sick, irritable, hungry. I suppose it looks a lot when it's written down but it doesn't feel a lot to me!! I'll be cursing in a few weeks when I'm suffering with morning sickness etc!! :rofl:
I'm at the doctors on Thursday, not sure what he'll do, I'm hoping for a blood test. I tested on Sat, Sun & Mon & line is getting a little darker but still very faint. Didn't test today but am going to in the morning, hope line will have got darker. I want to get this week over with & get to 18dpo, as I got my :bfp: very early I'm worried that af will still show. I may be late now though, I don't know how long my lp is.
Thanks for taking the time to read, sorry it's a bit long! Congrats to all that have already got their :bfp:'s, and for the ones TTC, don't worry you'll be writing a journal like this very soon! :hug: ]]>
I am still in such an early stage of pregnancy, (4-1), that I worry every day about the health of the little thing growing inside me. Ohh - there's a cramp - is all OK? I don't feel anything, is all OK? Should I tell someone at work, or are they going to wonder why I am going to all these doctor's appointments suddenly? Natual and normal, I guess. I was telling my Dh that there is a 10% chance of miscarriage at this state, and he had to remind me that that meant that there was a 90% chance of no miscarriage!!! LOL. Sigh. It seems higher though to me :( I've had two friends tell me, in response to my news, about people they knew who miscarried. It's as if they think me a fool for telling anyone so early. I'm a schnabble-schnuss though - my life is an open book! Besides, I want people to know so that I can go to them for support if something happens.
I'm 34, been married for 5 years - waited for this long enough!!!!! Will tell darn well who I want :)
My sister was the funniest rxn to date. "OMG, let me get a chair, I need to sit down, I'm gonna be sick!" She didn't realize how that sounded until I reflected it back to her, LOL!!
In other news, I sent an e-mail to the midwife that I've picked out. I am happy, because she has experience with delivering for Japanese people, so my husband should hopefully feel more comfortable. It's a good sign!
Phew, this journal thing is good! Good to get it all out! Thanks!
:)
A. ]]>
I was reading a book today about how to bond with you before you arrive. It was a good book by Dr Mirriam Stoppard (or what ever shes called) it was called Bond with your bump. The moment i saw it i thought of you.
I sat in the libary reading chapter 1 while waiting to pick Caitlin up from school. Caitlin is the high pitched one you can hear through mummys tummy.
So weve known eachother 6 weeks now... How are you liking it in there? Your daddy and i hope you are settled in nicely its going to be quite along journey for the moment.
Are you eating ok? at the moment you seam to be very fussy on what you will eat... Daddy cooked us Pasta bake tonight that went down nicely but then i felt a bit sick too much cheese i think but its one of the few things i know you like. Along with chicken :) Oh i got you some chicken noodles nice little snack remember small regular meals and we will be alright!
The first few weeks are quite slow for me but for you a lot has happened. Your heart is beating, your arms and legs have started to grow along with your liver, pancreas, lungs, and stomach.
you must be growing well because my face is breaking out like before i used to when i was a teenager on and your not leaving in much room for my bladder :blush:
Anyway i better let you get on with what your doing and please leave off the baldder ...
With love,
Mum ]]>
So.... I’m 31 and my DH is 5years older than me. We have been married for over 2years, together nearly 6years. I have been broody all my adult life, but we decided to wait until our lives were a little less hectic to begin ttc. I came off the contraceptive patch in Dec 2007 with the aim of over the next few months “if it happens it happens”, however didn’t get the amount of baby dancing sessions in we would have liked due to illness and trips in and out of hospital. So May was really the start of things (including joining BnB), with June / July being the first month we really put the effort in.
It is early days, I got my BFP on 12th Nov :happydance:. We are thrilled, shocked and a little scared, all normal I suppose. We so want a LO of our own and so here goes, the start of a fabulous new chapter in our lives....
:hug:
P.S. Huge thanks to all my ttc girls and pg in 2nd and 1st Tri, I couldn't have done this without your support - oh and of course a little help from my DH :rofl:, you really are the best :hugs: ]]>
After many years TTC I can't believe how blessed I am to be able to do this.
I am 4 weeks today, still very early and praying for my little lamb to stay sticky!
All I have to do now is cure my FRER addiction before I bancrupt myself! (the lines are lovely though :happydance:)........................ ]]>
So this is how it all came to be. Got married to hubby dearest in April last year, weren't really baby crazy yet but still feeling the brood. So without going into too much info here. We weren't exact TTC but we weren't doing anything to stop it - if ya know what I mean ;) If it happened GREAT, if not then maybe some other time. I did a few pregnancy test in that time, all coming back BFN and I was starting to resent the whole home pregnancy testing process and the disappointment it brings.
So lets go back about 3 months. By this point there was no sign of a baby coming and the broodyness was at an all time high. I was being told 'Guess whose pregnant?' every other week and it was really starting to grind on me because I was beginning to worry that the whole having a family wasn't going to happen for hubby and I.
I began to open up to my mum and tell her about how much I wanted a baby and how it didn't seem to be happening etc and she suggested that before I go rushing to the doctors that I try the home ovulation kits.
So we went out and bought one (not cheap! 20 quid for 5) read the instructions and guidelines and was told I'd be ovulating 9 days after the last day of my period. I did a test, negative. Then another and another. I was down to my last ovulation tester and finally saw it was time to start...you know.
This being my first attempt at actively TTC I wasn't expecting a baby so soon. I was blissfully wrong! I didn't want the let down of going to the loo and being greeted with my period so I went out and bought a 2 pack ClearBlue digital. I was washing my hands waiting for the 3 minutes to pass. Not holding up any hope, when it said 'pregnant 1-2' (weeks since conception) I couldn't believe it. My hands were shaking as I went to tell hubby but we still didn't pin up hopes. I am not THAT lucky (usually lol). Took the other test the next day, same result. Started feeling a bit more positive. Waited for my period and my due time came and went. Just to be sure I needed to head for the doctors I took another 2 tests and they were as BIG and FAT as positive could be. I kept looking at the last test I did all day, letting the feeling of success sink in. I made an appointment with my GP. Wee'd in the smallest pot in the world, gave it to my doc and he congratulated me with a 100% BFP!
Since then, I've told my family, a couple of friends and my college mates. I know I should of waited, but pretending its not happening makes me worry even more.
I've had mild cramps since I found out, which I worried about at first but was reassured by a college tutor/ex midwife not to worry, stretching pains etc. Other than that I've been so tired, queezy, hot, thirsty. These first 3 months feel like a 3 month hangover without the pleasure of being drunk the night before! The part of this that's shocked me the most is my breasts. I'm a big chested gal as it is but now at nearly 7 weeks gone I had to buy maternity bras already! I'm a hefty 36DD and growing. Talk about backache!
Anyway, thats all I'm updating this journal with at the moment. Long read I know, but what the heck, its what this forums for lol.
Although it worries me that my midwife hasn't even called to arrange my first appointment yet :( ]]>
I guess I'm just feeling a little down overall, I know it's probably the hormones. I just can't seem to get the energy to do anything lately. I also feel kind of lonely right now as hubby is at work. I think I just really needed to vent.
I've been so happy that I'm pregnant but I just can't help but wish sometimes I lived closer to my family. I will be going home for the holidays but it just doesn't seem enough sometimes to only see my family once a year. It sucks too because they wont get to see the baby for a long time either. Sigh. I love being here just wish we were closer to my family as well. Hubby's family is awesome and I love them all but it's not the same.
Luckily I've not had to much ms yet but the last couple of days it's been pretty bad. Not sure if it has to do with me having the flu or not. It still doesn't quite seem real to me that I'm actually pregnant. I don't think it will until I've had my first scan.
Anyway enough rambling for now. Thanks to anyone who actually has the patience to read this! ]]>
well a bit about me.
my name is Helen i'm 32 my fella is called craig he's 33, we have been together 7 yrs in January and we met on a blind date through my ex lol who happens to be one of Craigs best mate lol, very bizzare and strange but there is absolutely no hard feelings and he comes round for tea haha.
I have a daughter who will be 14 in January from a previous relationship her name is Rosie and she's a loveable rogue she's suffered with bad epilepsy all her life bought on we think from bronchilitis when she was 6 weeks old, but touch wood for the last 2-3 yrs she has been loads better although she does have migraines now. i had her when i was 17 and i don't know how i bought up such a well mannered child lol.
we bought our 1st home 2 yrs ago and are very very busy tearing it up and doing it up and now only have 2 rooms to do which will be babys room and the stairs woohoo. just finished the kitchen needs blinds putting up and i'll show some before and after piccys.
we been ttc for almost 4 yrs but after a year coming off the pill nothing so officially its 3 yrs after loads of scans bloodtests etc etc i was found to not be ovulting at all and i had high prolactin which meant my body thought i was pregnant and i was producing milk lol , so i had 6 months of progesterone to kick start that and 6 months of clomid.
I worked at Harley davidson for 5 yrs as sales admin and accounts
i changed jobs last April and now work in the parts dept for a insurance motorcycle repair centre, (i hate bike but oh well) so said I would stop treatment for a few months give myself a break as it was just too much temp, ovulation tests, doing rudey's on demand lol.
and guess what i got my BFP month later lol.
they say when you stop you get caught but i thought it was hear say haha.
so there it is we have our little boy on the way and we couldnt be any happier if we tried, we've had our rows and one point thought as a couple we werent going to make it doing a house up the way we were knocking walls down putting walls up, working fulltime, and bring up a teen and a baby on the way.
but... we know god has blessed us and we've never been so in love happy days...
rambling now lol. so here's to 10 weeks and counting down everyone.
:cake::wine:
xxx ]]>
and well.. im pregnant... again!
this is my sixth pregnancy now, i have two beautiful children already, this will be my third baby (fingers crossed)
i got my :bfp:on bonfire night, and ive spent the best part of the last week in a daze. the thing is, following 2mc in july and september, we werent actually trying (on docs advice to wait 3 months) and had switched to condoms for the time being.
so shocked was an understatement, i only took the test because i wanted to rule it out being the reason for the late period, only for the test to turn positive. im glad it was a clearblue digital in my cupboard, because according to the conception indicator i was 4 weeks. the miscarrige was 7 weeks prior to that, so id be sitting here dating the pregnancy based on that, and worrying i had no symtoms at 8 weeks lol!
i have a appointment booked for tuesday next week, to discuss blood tests, after so many mc i feel the need to check the HCG levels are doubling as they should.
right kids killing each other, gtg, will check back later xx ]]>
As a Mum to 2, 1 who lives wth me and 1 who lives in my heart.
Its so hard to think positive that this 1 will come home and stay with me forever.
But so far my PMA is paying off. And Spud is tucked away safely for the nxt 23 weeks.
To all of you who have popped in for a read.
Have a healthy pregnancy and to all the ttcers, u keep baby dancing, ur :bfp: will come. :hug::hug:
V x x x ]]>
Im Stephanie (steffi)
Im 23 and DH is 27 we got married in August of this year and we started TTC in Sept, and we got our first BFP 31 Oct 2008
Im totally bricking it to be honest, its our first and im constanly thinking that something is going to go wrong and latly Ive been in the werid mood happy one min on a downer the next.
at the mo it a hot and bothered momement.
Not sure if im tired or if its im my head, I thought I had my appetite back yesterday but take a bite of food today and I start to dry heave....
Loving this preg feeling but id like to do it with a smile on my face dont think thats gonna happen today xx ]]>
Well, what to write here. Today I'm 24 weeks and 4 days, and I'm just settling in on bedrest. I was told to start bedrest on Friday after being in the hospital with an irritable uterus, but had prenatal classes that night and next day, and wasn't about to miss those as last time I did, giving birth the night before my class! I did take it easy there though, and it went well. Sunday I wanted to go see my Grandma, as she's recently been put in a care home and so me going there is the only way to see her. So it was a full day, and probably not such a wise move, but it might just be the last time the kids and I get to see her so I'm still glad I went.
Monday morning the kids had their preschool classes, so I took them to that, and then afterwards, dropped them off at a friends place and went home and watched telly ALL AFTERNOON. My gosh, I can't remember the last time I've had so many hours of peace and quiet in a row!
Today the plan was that hubby would take the day off work and take care of the kids, and do a few chores around the house. That didn't work out so well! It's really really hard to stay laying down when there's so much that needs doing (laundry is at a critical point here, and I hired a cleaning lady who's coming in the morning, so there was picking up to be done, and the kitchen was a disaster), and hubby, no matter how politely I nag, isn't getting it done!!!! It was driving me absolutely NUTS how little he was getting done. And when he actually did get one of the necessary chores done (rather than one of his pet projects, or taking care of the kids) it was only because it was 5pm and I was freaking out on him. I had already been up waaaay more than I should have been to try and keep the peace, but was completely fed up at this point.
So now it's 8:30pm, and I can happily say that I have clean underwear for tomorrow, the kitchen is clean (though I did the majority of that one!), but unfortunatly, the picking up that needs doing isn't done. He'll just have to do it in the morning, because all that bending over causes me contractions more than anything else. I really hope it doesn't cause a fight again. I really stinks being so useless around here.
So what does the rest of the week have in store? Tomorrow, my friends mother is looking after the kids - we call her auntie Grace. Such a lovely lady. Thursday I have a 9am doc appointment, and a scan in the afternoon. My dear friend Margaret will be looking after the kids the rest of the week. She is such an amazing friend, actually quitting her job to look after my kids 4 days a week while I'm on bedrest. This Wed is her last day, and after that, it'll be her for all days except Tuesdays, when Grace will watch them. Margaret will also try to spend most mornings here so I can spend time with the kids, and so she can help me out by doing laundry and other such stuff. What a dear. Oh and Friday mornings a lady from one of my daughters weekly playgroups will be coming over - we've only been friends for a few weeks, but have great conversations and our kids have a great time together. So that will be a nice change of pace, and Margaret can have a break!
Another friend, Candace, will be helping me out with the cooking - doing shopping and making up meals at her house that she can bring over here. Add that to the casseroles the ladies at my church keep bringing by, and I think we'll be eating far better than normal!
So, other than all the hiccups I've had getting started with bedrest, I think it's going to go pretty smoothly. ]]>
I have one son already from a prevous relationship called William. He is 6 and three quarters(very important) and he really is the funniest person Ive ever met. I am now in a relationship with the man of my dreams, and hopefully when we've stopped saving for baby things, we can save for our wedding.
I fell pregant in July of this year and had a horrible 10 weeks. I have an intolerance to progesterone, and pregnancy is a hard time for me and (and my OH on occasion!) I went for a scan at 10 weeks only to discover our LO had died at 9+2. We were given no reason, just one of those things.
I had an ERPC that day, and began to feel better a few weeks later.
Amazingly enough my AF came exactly 28 days later, and after that we started TTC again.
Even more amazingly, I conceived the first month and I am now 4+5 today!
I have been finding it difficult to make it sink in, as I am obviously very worried after last time, but I am so excited inside!! :happydance:
Symptoms so far have been varied. On and off nausea, headaches, creamy cm (urgh) and the worlds lowest labido - untill now! I feel like a new woman this morning!! Woo hoo!!:blush:
I think I will leave it there as the sofa is calling me (the sofa is my new best friend)....
xxxTTFN xxx ]]>
Here goes...I got my :bfp:4th November. I was over the moon!!
Told the OH on 4th nightime and he was more than over the moon. He went around shouting, "I'm fertile, I'm fertile!" Followed by..."My sperm swam and swam!..Go spermy, go spermy" Doing a dance like this:happydance::happydance:
Very embarrasing really!! but ever so cute!
I went to the doctors on friday 7th November, he put me on folic acid and put my name down on the midwifes list. He told me I'm about 8 weeks. Yet the receptionist put 6 weeks and midwife won't see me until 12 weeks!
Very angry but also scared if anythings wrong!!
Also I want to go for a scan as I want to know how far gone I am!! I could be 8 weeks, I could be 5 weeks!!
The other day, OH decides to tell me, he doesn't believe in sex while pregnant, at which I thought, we won't have sex for at least a year!! As we will have to wait 9 months, and then how ever long it takes me to want sex after giving birth!!:hissy::hissy::hissy:
We went shopping today and he got me some maternity trousers!! Think he's trying to say I'm fat!
That's it really upto now! Will keep you all updated!!
xxx ]]>
they were wrong of course, 7nov i got much better:bfp:been to the docs 2day (10.11.8) cos i wanted to see if i cud get estrogen supplements, but the doc said i wud be fine, he said the cd21test were obviousley wrong,that i need2relax a little and go bk 8dec,hes goin to reffer me then straight away for dating scan, but really not sure wot to do bout this,as last time i didnt find i went for scan at 11wk(hadnt had one b4 this) and she ad to gimme an internal as i ad MC and this internal scan seemed to bring it all on,so im in 2minds to try wait till 12wk,gary dont want me2av it either :?
ive ad cramping since 6/7dpo and still got it now,hope everything is ok, ive felta little sick in the morning but not been sick...yet !!
praying this is it for me,this is my turn to have a healthy baby in 9mth,am feelin a little more relifed after seeing the doc,this is why ive only just started this journel,and changed my ticker ! PMA PMA :)
so tired:sleep:aswell,will post bk soon.,in the meantime pls wish me a sticky bean [-o<
thanks for reading, n thanks for every1 whos got me to this stage aswell,cud not of done it without bnb lasses and of course gary !!! LOL ]]>
BACKGROUND
I'm 20, other half (Andrew) is 22, we have been together for just over three years now, although before that we were dating on and off for another year.
I found out yesterday [8/11/08] that I am pregnant!
I haven't actually told Andrew yet, because he's away for the next week or so, but I have told him my period is late to kind of prepare him for the inevitable.
We live at home with my mother, who is for want of a better word STRICT! Obviously I haven't told her either yet, in fact I don't intend to tell her till I have 1) Told Andrew, 2) Had his reaction, and evidently discovered if we're going to get through this together, or if I'm doing this alone 3) Formulated a plan to get us/me out of here.
My mother and I have a disasterous relationship, which has been horrendous since my father left her about 6 years ago. We don't get on, and I'm certain she will throw me out once I tell her. She makes no secret of the fact that even though she had me at 27, she thinks I was a mistake, and that she was too young to have a baby.
How I feel about impending motherhood
SO EXCITED!!!
I've been over in the WTT boards for a while, as now wouldn't have been the best time for us to TTC, but now it's happened, I can't wait. I am praying for a sticky little satsuma!
So that's me... ]]>
WEnt on baby gaga and as my last period was on 9/10 it said I am in week 4 and due on 15th July but I guess the doctor will confirm that????
Still cant really believe it, we are soooooo happy.
Hope to meet some other lovely mums to be on my journey.
No sickness as yet but will certainly keep u posted
:hug: ]]>
1st October...
Finished pills, Period started ..
28th October ...
Period was due but had a :bfn: that day , so i decided to wait a couple more than tried another one , and yet again :bfn: , so i waited 3 more days and went to clinic to have one ,,:bfn: yet again!! but she said test again in 10 days ... so heres for waiting ...
8th November ...
so i couldnt wait the whole ten days so after 4 days i decided test again !!
Got up in morning and :bfp::bfp::bfp::bfp::bfp: I'm so excited and so is OH i'm just hoping all goes well from here !!
11th November 2008 ...
Had my doctor's appointment today to confirm pregnancy ... But i have to say it was actually rubbish ! . I came in all lardy-dardy , happy as can be . and hes he was like 'HMMMMMM and how do we feel about that' .. i was like isnt it obvious i feel great about this , then he sent me on my way to reception with a form . No How Are you feeling , no medical checks ! apsolutly nothing ! what a waste of time i could of had that call over the phone !! ... Ohh i do love a pregnant rant lol !!
13th November...
Not feeling Exactly Hopeful,
I'm just really Tearful atm , i'm scared this pregnancy will end up the same way as Jayden, I'm so scared and its really getting me down , as well as Jaydens DD approaching. I know im being silly because they are going to be watching me closely this time , I dunno ?! well im keeping all my fingers and toes crossed regaurdless! ]]>
For those who haven't come over from TTC with me....a brief precis of us....
I'm Lyndsay, married to Graeme, we're both 39 and I am currently 5W 2D pregnant with my second child, My first, my gorgeous daughter Morgandie, is currently 20 months old and very much looking forward to being a big sister....so much so, that she kisses my tummy at every opportunity and shouts "Hi Baby"! I guess we won't be keeping this quiet for long then!
I had a good pregnancy last time, albeit a long old labour (24 hours), culminating in an emergency C-sec, mainly due to Morgandie being nearly 10lb and back to back....so she got good and proper stuck! She was literally the most beautiful thing i had ever laid my eyes and for 6 weeks my life was utter perfection, until at 6 1/2 weeks old, something started to feel not quite right and a trip to the doctors, followed by referral to the local hosptial, saw us rushed to Gt Ormond St hospital where my world fell to pieces as they told me my beautiful daughter had a huge tumour in her tummy....a rare kind of cancer, and she needed urgent treatment and surgery to have any chance of beating it.
The next few months were a whirl of chemotherapy, surgery, blood tests, isolation and nothing like the happy months I'd planned with my newborn. I aged a good 10 years, but earlier this year we were treated to the wonderful news that my 'baby' had beaten the odds...and the cancer and was now clear, with a good chance of staying so.
We go back to Gt Ormond St every 3 months for check-ups, with my heart in my mouth, but so far all has been well.
This time (this last week) I went with an extra bean on board, and asked the question that was scaring the life out of us....was there any genetic link, and the answer was a categoric....None known, so I feel better, but am assured I will still get well looked after in pregnancy to keep my mind at rest!
So, the normal stuff, the morning sickness, the cramps, the sleepless nights and frequent trips to the loo at the moment are very welcome. Our second little one has been very much wanted for a while now, and my BFP was fantastic news. Just praying all goes well, before and after birth....I don't really know how much more I could actually cope with if it didn't, being honest, but I guess you have to!
So looking forward to sharing good times and bad, exhausted days and sleepless nights and scan stories with you all. Thanks for reading so far xx:hugs:xx ]]>
I'm Niki and I'm 34. Been married to Elliott for 4 years now. We're both from "Oop North" but now residing in sunny Essex. I'm a school teacher at a nice posh school, and Elliott works for the lovely NHS.
I was one of these odd balls who was dead against babies until I hit 30 and my clock began ticking, and I suddenly became DESPERATE to be a Mummy.
I started TTC in May 07, but had no luck until my first :bfp: in May 08. I sadly MCed at 6-7 weeks and was gutted. I discovered B&B just before my MC, and it has been an absolute rock for me ever since. The MC forum was such a support to me, and all the TTC girls have been so fab!!!
I started seeing a Gyny in August, and was due to have a Lap and Dye next Tuesday to see what was going wrong in there. I was also having reflexology from my friend who is a fab therapist. This cycle she brought me some Agnus Castus, as my OV was really late. I started on it straight away, and OVed a few days later. The night of OV, DH and I BDed after work. Then I was going out with mates, as I had decided "No more putting social life on hold for TTC!!!" I just used all my pelvic floor strength to keep the little swimmers inside me while I danced like a nutter all night with my mates. I felt OV about 1am, very clearly, and was convinced it would be a no go, due to my dancing and clubbing.
Last Thursday I had an US scan to get ready for my Lap and Dye. The sonographer told me I was 99% not pregnant as she couldn't see a Corpus Luteum on either ovary.
Imagine how confused I was when I started getting really nauseus and crampy and sore bbs on Monday? I plucked up the courage to test at 14DPO on Wednesday and imagine my shock when it was :bfp:!!!!!
Soooo... I am totally delighted!!! :happydance::happydance::happydance: I'm also pretty scared of another MC and have been paranoid about spotting my symptoms and stressing when they seem to vanish! I am just praying that this LO is super-sticky!!!
Right now I'm sitting on the sofa being totally lazy, and feeling great! I am someone who always feels guilty about being lazy and doing nothing (spot the teacher!!), but now I have the perfect excuse to do Sweet FA and not feel bad about it!!!! ]]>
So basically I had a miscarriage in August, decided to stop actively TTCing for a while and just enjoy our time together. So we went off on holiday... first to Sydney on my own for work, and then together to Japan for 3 weeks... and now almost 3 months on (no :witch: in between), I got a :bfp: without even feeling pregnant!!
I suspect I am only 5-6 weeks pregnant due to my long cycles, but we shall see what the doctors say.
I am so glad I took time off from temping and OPKs and such cause I have felt so relaxed and have been able to enjoy all the food and activities from our holidays without worrying about what stage of the cycle I was on or what I could or couldnt eat or do. It's been fantastic and let's hope this pregnancy is equally fab! :happydance::happydance:
I'm seeing my GP on Wednesday 12 Nov.
For anybody interested in my background:
My TTC Journal ]]>
Came off my BCP 1st Sept and my Last period was 8/10/08
Estimated Due Date 15th July 09 (OMG!)
Am 29 years old and hubby is 32, we have been together for 13 years and I think that most of our family have given up on us trying to have babies - we're musicians and have spent the last 10 years traveling and working abroad etc Suddenly last year we felt the urge to settle and that has been closely followed by our desire to have a baby.
Symptoms
I had a pretty good clue practically as soon as I ovulated as all of a sudden I had an unquenchable thirst - never had anything like it before and which hasn't gone away yet...... (14DPO as I'm typing this)
At 4DPO - 7DPO I became really cranky and depressed for no real reason (work was a bit crap but that's nothing new!)
Also on checking my CP the area felt puffy and kinda swollen (kinda like just before AF arrives)
6DPO started suffering with LOTS of Mouth Ulcers which was kinda random and not all that pleasant!
Also had an implantation dip at 6DPO
At 7DPO the crankiness subsided and the boobs kicked in (at this point though they felt the same as pre AF boobs)
By 10DPO Was starting to feel kinda queasy after eating and drinking - still drinking anything I could lay my hands on - But I was ignoring this as was determined not to get obsessed with symptom spotting!
About now was realising that wasn't getting my usual pre AF cramping and hoped that was a good sign but was expecting cramps to kick in at any moment!
11DPO started finding it hard to know what I wanted to eat, and everything I did eat had to be done SLOWLY!!
Throughout my 2ww I also noticed a few things like dry skin but as it's just getting cold didn't put too much down to that!
From 6DPO (right after implantation dip) I started noticing a sharp pain always in the same place just above my bikini line but towards the right - it took my breath away a few times around 6-8DPO - it's still there now but is more like a finger prodding from the inside.
I didn't want to take a test before the :witch: was late as last month it totally devastated me and I found that a visit from AF was easier to take!
Sooooooo,
Even though it was looking good I waited until the Wed when I was due on, I knew it wasn't gonna happen as I still hadn't had any cramping and my boobs were still sore (they usually ease up around 11DPO) but I couldn't imagine at all getting a HPT to show 2 lines
We (DH and I) had to leave for work about 8.30pm and around 7pm decided couldn't wait any longer, I had pee's in a cup with FMU at around 9.30am and decided to use that - when you go to the doctor they send it off for testing etc so decided that hopefully the HGC hormone wouldn't deteriorate!
If was neg would wait and see what happened and try again in a few days presuming :witch: hadn't shown.
Left stick in the bathroom, sat with hubby on the bed - 3 mins is a really long time!!
Anyway on checking HPT was positive! I think I let out a stream of swear words and DH started blubbing!
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I think that about sums up my journey so far....... :D ]]>
i'm 26 and my OH is 38. we have just got :bfp: for our first baby and are over the moon whilst being pretty scared! it seems so real yet so not at the moment...don't think it'll seem real til i have a scan and a bump!!
it's amazing how much it affects your life even early on, such as something as simple as buying a sandwich for lunch - i found i couldn't eat a single pre-made sandwich so had to settle for a bread roll cos they all had mayo in!
i'm really excited to be starting my journey of a lifetime and i now have a newborn little nephew to get some practice in with the screams and nappy changing...! :rofl:
so here's to hopefully a happy and healthy nine months :baby: ]]>
Ive been so scared of jinxing myself or for things to fall around me but I got to 13 weeks yesterday and heard babies heartbeat nice and strong on my doppler.. about 168-170 and Im thinking this is going to be a sticky babba!!!!!
As lots of you know Ive had two miscarriages and two chemical pregnancies between this baby and my little boy Zac and at times I never dared hope Id get to thirteen weeks pregnant with number two and Im over the moon. :)
Lots of you ladies have seen and helped me when I have had some very low points and now im having a very high one so thought id share my story now!
whoop! :) ]]>
So here's my journal, it might not be that exciting beings as I'm on moderate bed rest but anyways...
4th November 2008
Today is one of my quiet days, no visitors and Matt is out at band practice tonight so pretty much have my time to myself. After having a miniscule (but still scary) bit of spotting last night I decided to stay in bed extra late this morning and finally dragged myself out at 10 o'clock, I think I deserve it. Had a nice surprise email from my friend Lisa, she is on my team at work but had a baby girl back in June and has been pretty much out of touch since then. She sent me some cutie pictures of her and Evie and it was really lovely to chat to her, catch up on everything and compare pregnancy notes. I was pleasantly surprised when I took a picture of my bump for her and saw it didn't look quite as huge as I'd imagined
Spent the rest of the day knitting, watching a bit of Morse and having the occasional nap. We were travelling around Central America this time last year, on what was the holiday of a lifetime, so cheered myself up by looking at the pictures from that and imagining taking Pip there when he's older.
Well that's it for day one, I'll do my best to make this journal work and keep it updated - I don't really have the excuse of being too busy do I?
Thought I should keep one of these this time, since I never got round to it last time!
So we found out Saturday 25/10 that I'm pregnant with a HPT. I'd been having symptoms for a week or two but just put them down to other things. I had been really sick with flu so didn't really think anything of it. But then I started craving peanuts... and I hate peanuts!!... so Josh put his foot down and made me take a test, and there was the :bfp:
[It's probably too early to be getting cravings, but I really have had them SO bad, so whether it's just a random coincidence or what I don't know]
Because I haven't had a cycle since Isebelle was born it's hard to work out my due date, but since she was born there has only been two or three :sex: occasions.. so I'm either 8 weeks, 6 weeks, or 4 weeks (or thereabout, we don't really have sex strictly fortnightly :rofl: ).
I saw the doctor on Tuesday, who did another urine test and took some blood. He thinks it's more likely that I am only around 4 weeks or so, just because of the fact Isebelle is only 10 weeks old. But I think that's crap, there's no justification of that, with the symptoms etc I've been getting - and for a couple of weeks I have had nausea, VERY bad the last few days - I think I'm much more likely to be 8 weeks or so (so conceived 6 weeks ago).
Tomorrow (Monday) morning, I have a dating ultrasound where hopefully all should be revealed. I'm very nervous about it.. more so nervous about the prospect of twins. :wacko: They are very much a common occurrence with me.. lol. We will of course accept whatever we get given and we will be happy about it, but it will be hard to get used to. I think the main reason is, I'm not holding much hope of everything going well. It's very early yet and anything could happen.. I don't even know if the pregnancy is going to last. But if it does, then again, there's not much hope that I'm going to make it to a safe gestation. Even less hope if I'm carrying multiples.
But all we can do is hope for the best and take it a day at a time. ]]>