January 2012 ladies who took a bit longer to get pregnant - Page 8

[Emaya]

So glad you're feeling better and can eat something, Chili.

Sweetest, I'm thinking about you today! Let us know.

[contactmaya]

Sweetest, im so glad the dates were sorted out, What a scare.

Chilichick, i hope your ultrasound went well.

Sweetbee, the pictures are gorgeous!

Nothing much here, just tiredness, nausea, hunger, food aversion, and craving salads. Boy, im loving those salads.

[sweetest77]

Thanks for all your thoughts ladies!  I'm still in limbo over here...

Dr. was able to see the heartbeat this time and thought she saw the beginning of a fetal pole (I don't remember her saying this but DH told me she said she thought she saw it squished up on the edge of the gestational sac).   She didn't measure the HB, but we definitely saw it...  So now I know there is a baby in there, but I'm really worried that things seem to be going too slowly.   I was measuring 5w 2d last Wed, today she said 5w 6d.  Not a weeks worth of growth but something...

Again this Dr. said maybe my dates are wrong, but by my calculations I am 7w 2d at the absolute earliest (that would be assuming I got my BFP 7 days after conception!) by LMP I am 7w 6d.  I know I'm more than 6 weeks pg, but I also know that ultrasounds have some margin for error    Dr. wasn't too reassuring nor was she overly concerned, so I guess all I have to do is just wait for another week (followup ultrasound next Friday)

I'm actually doing ok.  Had a teary phone conversation with my mom who helped me put everything into perspective.  DH is still very positive, so I'm going to try to follow his lead!

Hope you are all doing well!

[Kewpie80]

EDD: 1/28/12

Birth date guess: These are twins, so likely will come around Christmas

TTC for: 12 years

# of children: This will be first and second

Boy/girl guess & actual: No idea yet

Next prenatal appt: June 21

Belly pics: None yet

Anything else: We had a m/c in January after our first IVF, so we're quite cautious.  The babies are measuring on time and look healthy so far. 

 

[Emaya]

Welcome Kewpie! Goodness, 12 years. May I ask how old you are? I imagine you started quite young. And a m/c at 11 weeks, I'm so sorry. I can understand why you feel cautious. I hope you're allowing the joy to sneak in too.

Sweetest, I'm sorry you're still in limbo! How frustrating! I was so hoping for definitive positive news from you (though what really is definitive when it comes to all this baby-making stuff? I'm still hoping my dd is going to make it, and she's almost 3. I think it lasts forever.)

Contactmaya - I'm into salads too! What are you making? We have tons of lettuce, arugala, asparagus, and radishes in the garden now, so its different combinations of that mixed with my favorite dressing: fresh lemon juice (or lime), lots of sea salt, good olive oil, juice from the caper bottle, garlic, and pepper. Pretty much anything with that dressing makes me happy.

I stopped taking my iron pills and feel much better. I've been eating pretty well and scoffing down loads of roasted and salted pumpkin seeds for the iron. I felt so good this morning, in fact, I was nearly bouncing off the walls, back to my old self, teasing my husband and daughter relentlessly through breakfast. But then I got the sinking feeling -- no symptoms = problem. And I had a dream last night (I know, I need to stop thinking about my stupid dreams) that I started bleeding. So now I'm sitting here at work (only two days left before summer break!) thinking, hoping, maybe I do feel the slightest bit of nausea...yes, definitely, I only have to think of the smell of sesame oil and I want to barf (some spilled in our car on the way home from the grocery store, and the thing reeks).

[Sweet.Bee]

Kewpie, I've added you to the front page. Congratulations!

sweetest, I think ultrasounds are not always so accurate, and then the interpretation is based on the skill of the person doing it, too. It's encouraging that there has been development since the last one.

Emaya, I think it's great that you're feeling better. This week, I'm not having nausea all the time like before, though it seems stronger when it does hit. I still haven't thrown up (been close many times), and I think it's because I know how to avoid those triggers better this time around.

Overall, I feel kind of different than last time around. Different cravings/eating habits. Somewhat different flavor of nausea. More tired. It makes me wonder if maybe this one is a girl. Then again, I'm still guessing boy due to my husband's family tradition of having only boys. 

P.S. Eating a peanut butter sandwich right now. I also craved peanut butter last time (the only same craving so far). Weird. I never eat it usually; it's kind of expensive here. Oh, well. Num, num, says baby. 

[Kewpie80]

Sweet bee - Thanks!

Emaya - I'm almost 31 (next week).  We got married at 19 and started trying right after.  We moved to fertility treatments about 4 years into marriage and tried various treatments and surgery with a couple years in between each until deciding to move to IVF last fall.  Yeah, the m/c was a pretty low blow after everything.  We're feeling really hopeful about the twins cause by this point in my last pregnancy, they had already discovered something was wrong.  This time, everything is the way it should be.  We don't know 100% what caused the last m/c, but the doctor is pretty sure it was chromosome abnormality.  

I do have a subchorionic hematoma next to baby A right now that's making the doctor a little nervous, but I'm on bedrest for another week before he checks it again.  I understand that most of the time, they clear up on their own after a few weeks. 

Originally Posted by Emaya 

Welcome Kewpie! Goodness, 12 years. May I ask how old you are? I imagine you started quite young. And a m/c at 11 weeks, I'm so sorry. I can understand why you feel cautious. I hope you're allowing the joy to sneak in too.

[Sweet.Bee]

How's everyone feeling?

I hit 10 weeks yesterday. My next appointment is a week from Friday. The nausea is still here, but it's not the all-day variety anymore; rather, it's triggered by just about any smell, but I'll take that over being constantly queasy.

[Emaya]

Glad you're feeling better, SweetBee. Lucky you to have another appointment so soon. I might wander in to see if they'll check my iron, but I don't have another appointment until August 1st. Feeling ok here. I'm leaving for El Salvador in two weeks, and will stay for 10 days. I planned the trip a long time ago, not thinking I was going to be pregnant anytime soon (since it hadn't happened...). I was a Peace Corps volunteer there for three years about 8 years ago, and I want to get back to my village and renew friendships. Now that I'm pregnant, though, I'm feeling a little worried. I don't want to get malaria, dengue, or any nasty stomach bacteria while in early pregnancy. And I'm not feeling terribly energetic. But mostly, I'm totally stressed and anxious to leave my dd for that long. The longest I've been away from her is 2 days. I have separation anxiety. I know she'll be fine - she might miss me a bit, but she'll have a great time with dad all to herself. But I'll yearn for her.

[Sweet.Bee]

Emaya, how exciting that you're taking a trip! I hope you don't get sick. When I visited Latin America, I drank boiled/bottled water and steered clear of the street food vendors, and I didn't get anything nasty.

I guess we'll probably be driving a few hours to see family in ~2 months. I'm not looking forward to it because my nausea kicks up to vomiting if I'm in a car too long. Ugh.

[sweetest77]

Just wanted everyone to know I'm out.  Started spotting/cramping on Saturday and had a miscarriage on Monday.  After the two bad ultrasounds I really was expecting it.  I'm thankful that it happened naturally and quickly, but so sad that it didn't work out.  Hopefully it won't take 2 years to conceive again!  Wishing you all the best... 

[Kewpie80]

I'm sososo sorry! 

Originally Posted by sweetest77 

Just wanted everyone to know I'm out.  Started spotting/cramping on Saturday and had a miscarriage on Monday.  After the two bad ultrasounds I really was expecting it.  I'm thankful that it happened naturally and quickly, but so sad that it didn't work out.  Hopefully it won't take 2 years to conceive again!  Wishing you all the best... 

[Sweet.Bee]

sweetest,  This is so sad, esp. after trying for so long. I hope you are doing ok and will not have to try too long this time.

[Kewpie80]

We had another u/s yesterday and the babies put on a show for us.  They kicked and bucked and wiggled for us.  It was adorable!  They tiny hands and feet looked like tiny little balls.    He said they look fantastic so far and my SCH has completely healed so I'm finally off bedrest.

[chilichiki]

sweetest- I'm so sorry. Sending hugs your way!!

[MommyMatsumoto]

Sweetest - Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry for your loss.  I wish I could give you big hugs in person.  

[Emaya]

Sweetest, I'm so sorry to read your news. I only wish your doctor had been more "with it" the first ultrasound -- as with it as you were -- to know that something was not looking as it should. Or maybe it would have been emotional limbo anyway, I don't know. I'm so sorry for your loss. You sound strong and calm and ready to try again. You got pregnant, and you'll get pregnant again. Please let us know here when you do! Hugs.

[Emaya]

Kewpie - wonderful news from your ultrasound. Must be moving to see your little ones bucking and wiggling about!

[Kewpie80]

I was very moving.  I cried.  It was also my birthday and I couldn't have asked for a better scan. 
 

Originally Posted by Emaya 

Kewpie - wonderful news from your ultrasound. Must be moving to see your little ones bucking and wiggling about!

[contactmaya]

Sweetest, i am so sorry.  ((((hugs))))