10/5-10/11 Open Discussion Thread - Page 3

[mhaddon]

Originally Posted by grisaleen

Well, I'm out, ladies. Lots of clotting today, pretty sure it's over. I wish you all the very best, sincerely.

Oh no my heart is torn for you Lisa
LMK if you need anything or someone to talk to

[organicpapayamama]

Originally Posted by Tenk

I got my mercury free seasonal flu shot today, and I was told by the PA that there will NOT be a mercury free H1N1 vax so that counts us out no matter what. Not that I was planning on getting it anyway, but just thought I'd share that for Starky.

Really? so all the reports out there saying there is or will be one without mercury are false?

[starkyld]

Originally Posted by Tenk

I got my mercury free seasonal flu shot today, and I was told by the PA that there will NOT be a mercury free H1N1 vax so that counts us out no matter what. Not that I was planning on getting it anyway, but just thought I'd share that for Starky.

All of the news sources I've found state that there will be single-dose thimerosal-free vials available, and I just now double-checked. Supplies of the thimerosol-free version will be limited and the mist will be available first, with the multi-dose vials coming in another week or so and the t-free vials following shortly. Mercury limits have been suspended in WA state for the standard multi-dose vials in order to make sure that sufficient quantities of vaccine are immediately available for women and young children who choose to have the version with thimerosal, but there have been no plans to halt production of the t-free version.

It may also be the case that your local PA isn't able to get the t-free version for the practice that you visit.

So thanks for the heads-up, but I still think it's going to be available.

[Tenk]

Originally Posted by organicpapayamama

Really? so all the reports out there saying there is or will be one without mercury are false?

I don't know, I asked her if she was sure there wasn't going to be one, her response was, I just don't think they made one. So I'm just posting what she said to me yesterday. Now, this was only 1 doctor at a CVS minute clinic (I had to travel around to find one with a mercury free vax for my seasonal flu shot) so I haven't spoken to any other doctor about it, just her. Another lady waiting also said her pedi was so against it he wasn't even going to get them in his clinic at all nor would he be recommending them to patients. Don't shoot the messenger

She wasn't my Dr, just a minute clinic that offered the t-free of the seasonal which I even had a hard time finding btw. She did also tell me the mercury levels in the regular one is only .05mcg, but if someone were allergic to thimerosol they still wouldn't give them this one because even tho that's a very low amount it's too risky with someone allergic to it.

[poetgirl]

Hi!
I had to work hard to get a t-free flu shot as well. My reg doc didn't have any of them ever and my OB ran out, so I hit a Walgreens. I keep asking about a t-free H1N1 and no one seems to know if they are getting it or not. So I call every few days in case there's a short supply and a waiting list. I don't even really want to get it, but my immune system is not great and I'm at the beginning of a hard-fought pregnancy so I'm leaning toward it.

In other news, so we told our parents about seeing the heartbeat and then DH's parents immediately started calling and telling their whole extended family without asking us first. They thought they had permission. Uh, no, I am still being monitored as a high risk preg. I figured it out when his niece practically outed us on FB at 6 f'in weeks! Luckily I caught the post right after she sent it. I deleted it, figured out what happened and we promptly told his parents to put a lid on it. I'm glad they're happy but they don't *really* get what we've been through. We also asked them to keep the ivf between us, but I think it's too late. I think they already told everyone. I think it just brought up feelings of being misunderstood in this whole process all over again, but I'm trying to let it go...

[katelove]

Went into the OshKosh shop at our local DFO today. I could spend a LOT of money in there!!!

[Bubblette]

Originally Posted by grisaleen

Well, I'm out, ladies. Lots of clotting today, pretty sure it's over. I wish you all the very best, sincerely.

I am so sorry

[Bubblette]

No flu shots for DH or I either. The one and only time I got one was when my mom's oncologist asked all of us to in order to protect her. The again, I'm allergic to formaldehyde (and a lot of vaccines use it as an adjuvent) so I try to avoid anything injected into me anyhow.

I've now had two friends guess I'm pregnant. One because I haven't been drinking coffee (which I gave up buying on campus months ago due to cost!) or alcohol at the two get together in the last 2 weeks. The other because I was running to my car for my Dr. appt. and she wanted to chat- I said I had a check up/pap and had to run. She asked 4 hours later. And here I thought as long as I could keep from looking like a zombie and puking at school I could keep it hush hush. I'm only 6 weeks 4 days!!

[starkyld]

Originally Posted by poetgirl

In other news, so we told our parents about seeing the heartbeat and then DH's parents immediately started calling and telling their whole extended family without asking us first. They thought they had permission. Uh, no, I am still being monitored as a high risk preg. I figured it out when his niece practically outed us on FB at 6 f'in weeks! Luckily I caught the post right after she sent it. I deleted it, figured out what happened and we promptly told his parents to put a lid on it. I'm glad they're happy but they don't *really* get what we've been through. We also asked them to keep the ivf between us, but I think it's too late. I think they already told everyone. I think it just brought up feelings of being misunderstood in this whole process all over again, but I'm trying to let it go...

That would frustrate me to no end. Your privacy really needs to be respected. We've told a few friends, but no one in either family. We ended up telling both families very early on last time because we were going on a vacation with my husband's family and I was being extremely cautious about food. We asked them to keep it a secret for a while; my family did, his didn't really. I finally told my mom that she could tell her siblings and a few nights later she sent them all an email when I had a really bad feeling about things. I found out the next day that I had lost the podling.

A couple of weeks ago, my husband & I discussed who to tell and when. He really, really wants to wait. I'm not quite sure if he wants to wait until the kid is born He can be very, very private and very pessimistic about things, and I know that he's scared of losing this pregnancy as well. I don't want to tell people who I wouldn't want support from if this pregnancy doesn't make it, but I definitely want to tell people that I'd want on heartbreak patrol. We've compromised with me telling a couple of close friends who live nearby so that I can go out with them without being conspicuous for not drinking and a few professional colleagues from whom I needed help or advice. I'm pretty sure others have guessed, including most of my students, but they haven't asked.

In other exciting news, I puked up my first dose of my antimalarial last night, I didn't finish grading the exams that I had promised to return today, and I'm still in the throes of pregnancy induced insomnia, wherein I pass out sometime between 9 & 10:30, wake up sometime between 1:30 & 4, and am awake for at least a couple of hours before falling back asleep and then having to wake up again for work.

[Tenk]

Originally Posted by poetgirl

Hi!
I had to work hard to get a t-free flu shot as well. My reg doc didn't have any of them ever and my OB ran out, so I hit a Walgreens. I keep asking about a t-free H1N1 and no one seems to know if they are getting it or not. So I call every few days in case there's a short supply and a waiting list. I don't even really want to get it, but my immune system is not great and I'm at the beginning of a hard-fought pregnancy so I'm leaning toward it.

Yeah, I'm not sure why it was so hard to find them here either, there was seriously only 1 CVS within 40 miles that had it, oh and my kids pedi had it, but they weren't gonna give it to me.
I also wanted to say I'm sorry for what happened with your IL's, that can be so frustrating. My IL's know because they were visiting from Cincinnati when we found out, but they won't tell a soul and it'll be obvious when we go up there after Christmas (as long as I'm still allowed to travel at that point. My mom on the other hand, has probably announced on her facebook or twitter or what ever else she does. We haven't even told our neighbors BTW, and my stomach sticks out since I've been pregnant what seems like 100 times.

[Mosaic]

Poetgirl, I'm so sorry your ILs are spilling the beans! I'm sure their actions are motivated by excitement and happiness, and I think to a large extent it's impossible for them to understand what all this is like for you. All the same, this is YOUR good news that YOU get to share on YOUR timetable, and they should have realized that.

starkyld , I totally understand waiting to tell folks. Especially if you've experienced a previous loss but even if you haven't, pregnancy really and truly is such a miracle, I think it's normal to want to protect it for a while before letting everyone know.

Kate, try to resist! It's your first, so just point your family in that direction and watch the baby gifts roll in.

[Jlcampbellkidz]

M/s is definetly not over. 2 or 3 days of good , then 4 or 5 of yuck. It's a constant cycle. Im still amazed that I am fitting in my jeans just fine. I've always started popping out by 8 weeks. This is so strange to me. Feeling bloated today though. I just want to go back to bed and sleep. The fatigue and exhaustion is by far the worst symptom. I have two kids that I get up at 6am and prepare for school. My other two kids ages 3 and almost 2 get up shortly after and don't allow much room for resting.

[Jenne]

Good morning mamas!

Well, yesterday I had my first midwife appointment. She set me back another 2 days for my due date to 5/27/09 and for some reason I had counted that I was 8 1/2 weeks and she set me back to 7 weeks. I was sort of complaining about it on the way home and DH said, "BabyBean will come when he/she is ready. It doesn't matter what the EDD is or how many weeks."

I puked 5 times yesterday 4am, 10am, 12:30pm, 10pm, 10:30pm. I'm hoping today will be better.

Last night crazy preggo brain struck and I spent at least an hour, maybe longer, sobbing hysterically. Love it! Love it! Love it! Today my eyes are all swollen and I'm so tired. How do those of you who get this cope? I mean, I knew what was going on was just in my body and not "real." Ugh. Gross. Poor DH.

On a wonderful note, when I called my Mom yesterday to tell her about the appointment she seemed genuinely pleased and happy. So, that's a bright spot. Hope it lasts!

Okay, I think I should go try to do something productive...

Jenne

[pianojazzgirl]

Ugh, I've been doing way too much reading about H1N1 and gotten myself all freaked out again. I swear I am the most freaky-outy pg woman I know. It drives me nuts cause when I'm not pg I just scoff and roll my eyes at all the ridiculous things I worried so much about the previous pg, but as soon as I'm pg again it's right back to paranoid land. Sigh..

The good news is that DH took both kids and let me sleep till 11:30!!! And I was still exhausted and could have slept even longer!!!

Hope everyone's having a great day!

[theoldmommers]

I hear you, Kate! I really just have to stop reading and listening to all the crap out there. I'm always waiting to hear information supporting my decision not to vax, like that Canadian study. Can we hear more stories about all the unvax preg women who don't get it and all the one's who did and got better just fine and finished their healthy pregnancy!?! Oh, wait...that wouldn't make anybody any money.

Does anyone know if oscillococcinum is safe to take in pregnancy? I'll ask my OB, but I doubt they've heard of it.

[chels_c2000]

Originally Posted by poetgirl

In other news, so we told our parents about seeing the heartbeat and then DH's parents immediately started calling and telling their whole extended family without asking us first. They thought they had permission. Uh, no, I am still being monitored as a high risk preg. I figured it out when his niece practically outed us on FB at 6 f'in weeks! Luckily I caught the post right after she sent it. I deleted it, figured out what happened and we promptly told his parents to put a lid on it. I'm glad they're happy but they don't *really* get what we've been through. We also asked them to keep the ivf between us, but I think it's too late. I think they already told everyone. I think it just brought up feelings of being misunderstood in this whole process all over again, but I'm trying to let it go...

I can totally relate to in-laws spilling the beans to early. With our first pregnancy we had not told them we were pregnant yet and then we did tell them about the miscarriage. We did not want the extend family to know about because I didn't want to talk about it. But with in hours the in-laws had told Dh's craziest aunt and of course when she saw me at Christmas she started crying and making a big deal about it. Then we were pregnant with Ds we told them but were very specific about not tell anyone. Well, by the time we were ready to share out great news, the family already knew again. So this time they don't get to know until we are ready to tell the world.

[bethanta]

11 Weeks today!

I've been feeling pretty good the last week or so, but last night I had my first worrisome occurrence. I had been feeling crappy all evening. Not severe but just the achy crampy feeling and then I started spotting. It seems like a lot to me, but it's probably not that much. I had to put a pad on, but overnight it didn't fill up the pad completely. And its all brown (which is less worrisome than red right?).

I'm trying not to freak out, because I know it won't help any and I've read about so many of you ladies spotting as well. But it is still scary, and this is my first pregnancy so I don't know what I'm supposed to do... I'm just gonna try to relax today, and I'm gonna call work and ask them to keep me not too busy.

Hope everyone is feeling good today

[Tenk]

Originally Posted by bethanta

11 Weeks today!

I've been feeling pretty good the last week or so, but last night I had my first worrisome occurrence. I had been feeling crappy all evening. Not severe but just the achy crampy feeling and then I started spotting. It seems like a lot to me, but it's probably not that much. I had to put a pad on, but overnight it didn't fill up the pad completely. And its all brown (which is less worrisome than red right?).

I'm trying not to freak out, because I know it won't help any and I've read about so many of you ladies spotting as well. But it is still scary, and this is my first pregnancy so I don't know what I'm supposed to do... I'm just gonna try to relax today, and I'm gonna call work and ask them to keep me not too busy.

Hope everyone is feeling good today

Brown is definitely the color you wouldn't be concerned about, if it turns red then you need to go in. At my OB's office, they have said to me, if I'm spotting I need to call them and they usually have me in for an ultrasound to check on things. I do have a history of miscarriage though and that could be the reason for it. My suggested to you is, call them, and report it, they may tell you to rest and stay off your feet, they may say come in, they may say nothing at all. At least you'll have some reassurance either way. Good luck mama!!!!

[Tenk]

Originally Posted by chels_c2000

I can totally relate to in-laws spilling the beans to early. With our first pregnancy we had not told them we were pregnant yet and then we did tell them about the miscarriage. We did not want the extend family to know about because I didn't want to talk about it. But with in hours the in-laws had told Dh's craziest aunt and of course when she saw me at Christmas she started crying and making a big deal about it. Then we were pregnant with Ds we told them but were very specific about not tell anyone. Well, by the time we were ready to share out great news, the family already knew again. So this time they don't get to know until we are ready to tell the world.

That sucks mama!! My half brother's response was "really, another one? did you tell dad?" and I responded with, no I didn't and yes another one, I'll tell dad when I'm ready. After he left to Afganistan I called my dad and he and my step mom already knew because of half brother. I was so pissed off at him.


On a different note....my DD2 goes to a camp called Victory Junction Gang Camp, it's for children with illnesses of different types, and she goes to GI week since she has Celiac Disease. Well, I got an email from one of the people there asking if we could vote for them as our charity of choice so they could potentially win $25k for the camp (chairty with most votes wins) You can vote here Vote for Victory Junction Gang Camp Here anyway, I forwarded the email to our entire address book but typed a link into the email as well. I added .com instead of .org and off the email went. About 20 minds later my MIL called and said she clicked on the link I sent out and it was porn, yes PORN and that I needed to fix it because the email went to her whole family. I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. My SIL even called and was craking up. I felt horrible about, but it's too funny not to laugh. LOL

[Jenne]

Tenk- Oh, my goodness! That is HILARIOUS! My bff got an invite to her sister-in-laws bridal shower or pampered chef party or something along those lines. The invite read: It would be so nice to see you. I hope you can @um.
Yes, that's right. She sent an invitation out to her entire family with that horrendous mispelling.

I had another hard night last night. I switched prenatal vitamins and threw up again last night. This is 2 nights in a row. I think I'm going to have to start taking them during the day I guess.

I saw the accupuncturist today so I was able to keep lunch down and I do feel better. Now I'm just really, really tired from not sleeping for the past 2 nights. Oh, yeah, can't wait to have that baby and never sleep!

Jenne