Fantastic 40+ thread - part 4

Fab news Itslian excuse my ignorance but what/ when happens now? 7 sounds good to me!! Xx
TFLS don t panic my section date is 18 th October 2 weeks on Tuesday. So you haven t missed anything!!! Hope you rd well? Nice to hear from you. gILS is huge! Last scan 2 weeks ago measuring about 6 lbs !!!! Next scan in 2 weeks ( well, last scan!!!) . I am massive and struggling a little now with being heavily pg. However, I m not moaning as very happy and grateful to be in this position.
Hi Hippy think you re ace to try and be so positive.
Curly hope you re recovery is coming along.
Hi all love to all
Seen my Midwive this am all good I m now measuring 37 weeks!!! Having Braxton hicks bug told GILS she's going nowhere now only got 2.5 weeks to wait. I want as little stress as poss this time. All fine; blood pressure, urine etc.... Resting now xxx

Woohoo italian fabulous news

Just popped in as had panic attack in the middle of last night that I had missed Louisesh's due date! Glad you're getting lots of rest - can you remind my sleep deprived brain when GILS is due?

Great news Italian!

Sorry this month hasn't worked out Hippy x

Diege - can't believe you're so far along.

Sorry that I've probably missed loads of people out but just had a very quick skim read to reassure myself that GILS hadn't arrived!

Love to all.

fantastic news Italian!!
Fireflies glad to hear things are moving along a bit now for you. I investigated the cost of a private op, would be around £2500 - I have just got some shares from an employee scheme so I could do it if necessary. Apparently I have to have the 3 and 21 day blood tests again - why?????? Whats have they got to do with having a lap and dye??? I'm going to speak to the Dr tomorrow and find out why as I'm confused, surely these are only needed in the initial fertility investigations??? I think there has been a cock up as the clinic mentioned was the fertility clonic and I was expecting it to be from the gynae clinic, please don't tell me they're referred me for initial investigations again - i've had all those and the bills to show :-(

ever feel like you're banging your head on a brick wall!

Wow Italian that is great news, you must be delighted. So what's the timetable now???

Our news ..... seven eggs

Excellent news fireflies - must feel so good to have an on the ball consultant.
Sounds busy Gum - hope you get a bit of time to relax too xHi
Hi Italian, not long now!
Hippy, how are the temps this morning?
Feeling better here, off to hosp this afternoon for some sort of physio session linked to antenatal care, labour, and post-birth. I think I signed up to it thinking it would be nice to be involved in some kind of antenatal session (no-one asks me to come to the classes anymore!) but as usual the idea appeals more than the slog to get there...At least I can ask about the spd I suppose!
Hope everyone is well and happy - have to try and dig out something vaguely summery from the 'up to the loft' bags with a promised 25 degrees!

Flowers, wow , .

Fireflies glad Dr Cake could be of assistance. Let me know how it all goes, please. Hugs, honey.

TTT, Hippy and co thanks for your kind thoughts and words.

Yes, so much going on. I just want to grab my spot so that it is easy to find you next time.
I'm working everyday this week. Have done two days and feel knackered! Glad I don't have to keep this up all the time. I'm just thinking of the dollars.

Will be back later. Flowers for everyone!

Evening my lovelies. OMG, is busy as ever on here!! Sorry I've been awol for a bit. We had a few days in Italy (same time as TTT, but a but further north), and have been sorting out various bits and pieces. Feeling much more positive after follow up appointment with Lister today. She said that with such a good response up to embryo transfer, and then loss at day 24 was not at all right and need to do immune tests before doing another cycle or transferring Tony/Tonya/frostie transfer (I know Italian - exactly what you suggested!!). Was very good to hear. We had contacted the Infertility Network for independent advice and it took 4 weeks to get a very non-commital response which was just plain depressing, so good to feel on the up again.

We also have finally been given appointment at ARGC - in 11 weeks time in mid-December!

Italian - so excited for you!! Not long now!!!
BB - sorry to hear about morning sickness. Must be grim. But is so good that you are still preggers.
Tina - hope you get some sunshine in the next few days to cheer you up a bit. Your doc sounds truly c$*P. Can you manage to go private? I think it was £1.5K for my lap and dye. Not peanuts, but there was no hanging around and the hospital was quite nice too.

I'm going to have to sign off now without name-checking as I am knackered. Hugs and positive vibes to everyone. xx

No problem. The meds will build up in your system though, which will hopefully mean that the relief you get will soon last longer than at present. I don't envy you the length of time your sickness lasts, though oddly mine seems to have come back a little the past few weeks which is very odd .
Feeling better tonight and hoping that I'm over the worst of the sinus thing. Can fully dwell on the spd now
Hope everyone's ok!

Thannks Diege will try one of those. I think the one I'm on does work a bit but only for a couple of hours. It knocks me out too. I. Am normally sick up to 24 weeks eek! Am only 7 now.

Hi BB. I'd give it a few more days (3 max) but would then go back and ask for either cyclazine or stemitol. I had stemitol (buccastem) with ds and couldn't tolerate having it under my top lip which is the way they usually give - horrible bitter taste that made me retch. Cyclazine was, for me, a godsend and I had it this time from 5 weeks until around 16. 3 tabs a day and I'd say within 48 hrs the effect was dramatic. Side effects are dizziness and a sort of sleepy 'high' that last for about a week but then goes. I was still sick once/twice a day but only felt nauseas a few mins before being sick (ie. that day long underlying nausea disappeared) and I was able to go to work etc. Of course, you may find the one you are on now works for you, but I think it's half the battle knowing that there are other more commonly prescribed very safe meds available. Just shout if you need to know any more - I am sadly a bit of an expert in this area!

thanks Diege. Which do you think would be better? Nausea is my biggest issue rather than vomiting (that as well now though!) - and was defo dehydrated yesterday. She didn't really know much about it, had to refer to the book etc and was stressing risks etc. I thought about going back tomorrow, but guess I'd better give it a few more days!

Hi! Tina my first thought also was holiday blues rather than pmt - does sound like you had a great time there
BB Great to hear from you and that you have been to the GP. If the meds don't work (and there are ones which are just as safe but (some say) miles better - metoclopramide is a bit 'old skool' ) then go back and don't be fobbed off. Expect it to take at least a week to kick in too. You're doing so well and being so strong xxx

hello all. tina sorry you feel rubbish. Might just be the grey english weather though rather than pmt. It's enough to make anyone feel crap. Glad you had a good holiday though!

hippy hope it's not all over for you. diegesorry you're feeling crap too. Hope you're on the mend now.

I went to the drs yesterday and sobbed all over her and she gave me some medicine - metoclopramide. I do feel a bit better today (maybe) but hard to tell. and did spend alot of time throwing up yesterday. Haven't gone to work today though but may have to tomorrow.
ttt I love Italy hope you are doing well. How old is M now? and weren't you thinking about ttc again???!

shandy i've been having similar thoughts to you. ridiculous when you think how obsessed I've been with this ttc business. but a little part of me is terrified of the disruption and wondering if I've done the right thing. I have decided that if it goes wrong for me this time I'm stopping.

morning ladies, back from sunny Turkey now (unfortunately) sorry to hear your boob watch may be coming to nothing hippy I still hadn't heard anything from the hospital about my lap and dye op despite the Dr referring me over a month ago so i called the clinic this morning - apprently the hospital now need me to have some blood tests - as if I haven't had enough, I'm well and truly p**d off, the delays are really getting me down now especially as the Dr said in her referral letter that she was under the impression the NHS would not pay for the op - stupid woman if she goes in giving them such an easy way out of paying why on earth should they??? Anyway rant over, lots of SWI-ing on holiday, weather was gorgeous and seemed to 'suit' my dh but as I feel so low this morning I'm practically crawling on the floor I'm presuming nothing happened as it sure feels like PMT to me :-(

hope everyone else is ok? Good luck to italian and fireflies how are you?

Arghh Hippy I really hope that's not it for this month Not over yet as you know, but think I would be feeling equally pissed off.
Feeling bleughh here, as have sinusitus and have been in bed since sun pm. A little better than yesterday, so fingers crossed will be up tomorrow.
Big weak yet well-intended wave to all xxx

Sorry Hippy xxx

Thanks Hippy & TTT so sweet ...Arh..

Yes, we really are in Pompeii. We did the Roman ruins this morning with M in a sling. Would never have managed (us being old codgers that is) if M wasnt under 11lbs and breastfed; though the over cast day helped. I'm just sitting here, trying to figure out where to go next - went to Sorento on the Amalfi coast this pm - but it is too posh for me - I am definitely not a yummy mummy... so thought maybe up into the mountains??

Hippy little silent prayer for you - I know you are 45, but my gran had her youngest at 46, and we all know it does happen - and if it is going to happen to anymore, just desperately want it to be you

Shandy you hang in there girl. Try not to worry too much about coping. Go google the reiki prayer for me... I think it says: Just for today, I will not worry... I think the rationale is that worrying is like using our mental energy to draw bad things upon us... not sure I believe that, but I think it's true that when you focus on positive stuff you feel better. How far along are you now?

Italian so, so excited for you. (jumps up and down) We've all been dreaming of this baby for so long, it hardly seems real that you're about to harvest the eggs.

LOL TG for that... now there's an incentive to get up-duffed.

Lou glad you had a good holiday - nearly Oct now!

Did anyone see the Facebook thread in Conception. I'm a bit of a FB addict, so culdn't help but click on it on my way in here.. It says FB is for smug-parents and smug pg people to show off. Isn't it insensitve to harp on about your pg and kids. Isn't it awful to post your scan pictures? To announce your pg on FB.. Oh well, I did all of that.. ha ha... and I posted them on my blog too... It just seemed a shame to me that people can't take pleasure in other people's good news. I was always pleased to hear friends were pg when we were trying. Sometimes FB does throw up painful stuff - llike C's friends starting school but I wouldn't expect other people not to post stuff just in case it offended me...

Anyway, off for more pizza - love to all x