TTC or pregnancy on prednisolone or similar part 13

Hello all how are you?

team Lots of hugs - I really am so happy for you xxxx

Allis ok in my camp - I'm 32 weeks on Friday which seems crazy.

The weekend was surreal - had an actual baby shower organised by my close girlfriends - which always seemed like an impossibility and it was very over whelming. Everyone was so kind and generous. I couldn't help but bulb a little when opening little baby's clothes etc.
Yesterday we went for a 4d scan we booked months ago on group on. I have to say I didn't love it, the lady kept saying do you want more picture s and I was like that's quite enough thanks. Im sure the baby was like 'right f*ck off now and leave me alone' it was all a bit weird.
It was mad seeing her face, I thinks she's a beaut but she was rather squished so will see how she comes out. Haha.

In other news just one week to go until I'm finished at work. Yay!!

The baby is still breech and the placenta is low. I have a cardiologist app on 1st as I used to have a heart condition and I want to check that being induced is not going to have any impact heart wise. I hope my tiny hasn't inherited it either but only time will tell.

Hope everyone is well xx

Hugs Team, I'm thinking of you x

Sue willit thank you so much!

My days seem to have merged into one and I'm extremely teary! It's defo not sunk in yet!!

MrsP hope you are ok! There is nothing easy about pregnancy is there? Hope you are taking it easy!

Waves to everyone else!

Xx

Feeling so tired and emotions up and down. Sorry for short post. Haven't got it in me to even write properly but want to say you lovely ladies are all in my thoughts and I'm waving to you all this evening xx

team - huge congratulations on your little early arrival Esmé. Enjoy being her mummy.

team congrats on your early arrival! Glad all is going well. At least you will get to rest and recover after the c section before she comes home.

Team it's lovely to hear your news and I am so glad you are ok. Rest up while you can and enjoy being a Mummy xxx

Hi everyone
free , Tanny, mrsP, Tum Baking

Thank you so much! I can't quite believe I'm a mummy! It's all a bit surreal! As I'm not with her all the time it hasn't sunk in yet!

Basically when I asked on here about waters that's what had happened, they had started trickling out so Sunday am I called the midwife and they asked me to go in for a check up!
They decided to admit me although my cervix was closed and there was loads of water round the baby.

Monday at around 3.30 am my waters just went. I was told they would like baby to bake a bit longer (up to 34 weeks) but on Tuesday morning after several heart dips she decided to arrive early! I was rushed in for an emergency section under general!

But she is doing absolutely fine! And she can hopefully go home in 3-4 weeks!
Apologies for the long story!

The one thing this has taught me is " be prepared" hahah I thought I had a good few weeks ahead of me and now I have to rush and finish things! Lol!

baking how is little Faith?

Free I hope you are enjoying this pregnancy? Will you find out what you are having?

MrsP not long now for you is it!? And Tum how you doing?

And Tanny hope everything is good with you too!

Like I said on my last post! Miracles do happen and this just says that part or all of this treatment does work! Esmé and Faith and all the other babies are proof! Don't give up!!

Xxx

Congratulations team love the name. hope you are both ok and she doesn't have to stay in nicu too long.

Oh my gosh thsi is amazing news! I hope you are all doing really well. How much did she weigh? I cant wait to hear the full story when you are feeling up to it and have some time. Lots of love and HUGE congratulations xx

Team huge congratulations. That's amazing news. Delighted for you. Are you ok?

Team wow! So glad you are both doing well. Biggest congratulations x

Oh my gosh Team! You've had a baby!!! Huge congratulations on becoming a mummy. Is everything ok, what happened with the waters etc to make her come early? What a beautiful name. I'm soooo happy for you xx

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is well!
Tum thank you so much for the advice on waters! It just so happened that's what it was!

Baby Esmé arrived yesterday morning via emergency section at the ripe old age of 31 weeks and 3 days! She is doing wonderfully in the nicu breathing all by herself!

Id like to thank you all for your support you have given me on this long journey to motherhood!

I won't be far (as I'll have a few weeks to fill my time before she comes home) so I'll keep you all posted on her progress!

Miracles do happen!

Xx

free If you do decide to take B12 take the methylcobalamin form, sublingual, as it's absorbed far better.

Thanks Tum, I was thinking iron too but haven't looked up b12 will check that out. I don't eat meat so that probably doesn't help. Man, I'm not enjoying this pregnancy. It already feels so long.

DS will be 2 in about 10 days - I was 37 when I had him although it was a week before my 38th. Why do you ask, just thinking about the next one possibly? It took me 5 months to get pregnant with this one which I know is pretty good. Previously though I got pregnant more or less on the first cycle.

Hi Free - yeah I had dizziness at around 16 weeks (I stayed on progesterone until 18). However I never attributed the dizzy spell to this. After research online and noting my symptoms. Plus checking my fbc results on the numerous blood tests I self diagnosed low iron and b 12. So I added both to my array of vitamins and seemed to do the trick.

Yay Duggs! 25 weeks is amazing - I remember thinking it was great to get up viability.

I'm in my 30s, I'm in my 30s, I am still in my damn 30s... For three more weeks. But I'm definitely still in my 30s You are still a spring chicken - plenty of time for another one after this :)

Ohh just looked on here to hear all the news !! Free I wondered where everyone had gone. Congrats.. How old r u now do u mind me asking ? And how old is DS?
I'm ok 25 wks this week. Nothing much to report of interest. I still have no idea why my 7th pg is working out. 3 mc off treatment and 3 on it and this one half on it but much later ... Just think I got a good egg/ sperm match as they say. Am slightly worried about how I will feel once he is born as I don't want to go through 5 yrs of TTC again so hoping this one baby will be more than enough for us! Best of luck choccy with DD op too x

Lovely to see some old names on here! Thanks so much for all the well wishes. I would like to sit down at the laptop as write a proper post and probably will do but I just have a quick question for you from my phone.

I'm getting really dizzy spells and some breathlessness. I will call my GP for an appointment but I'm guessing it might be low iron, low BP and/or just one of those pregnancy things. However I've also read that progesterone can make you feel pretty dizzy etc. I'm 14 weeks and my protocol with mr s is to stay on suppositories until 16. For those who took progesterone did you have any such side effects and when did you come off?

Sorry for lack of personals. Will do better next time.

Hey y ' all! Just checking in and had to post to congratulate the new expecting peeps!

Plus teams totally had the same issue at week 18. One day I noticed nickers were damp/wet. After trawling sites the best move for me was to get checked out.
First I got a swab done at my docs. Then next day whilst waiting for that packed myself off to A&E for a full check. They gave me a swab, blood test, checked if water was gathering and a scan the next morning. All seemed ok and looked like urine. Plus had thrush which can cause watery fluid. The pesseries sorted it out.

Let me know if I can help anymore but defo worth getting checked out xx

Hi everyone

Quick question! And sorry for TMI! I'm a bit concerned that I may be leaking fluid. I'm going to call the MW in the am but I just wanted to ask if anyone else has had symptoms of feeling wet all the time!

I've been wearing liners and today I had to change my underwear twice cause I was wet.

It had a yellow tinge to it (sorry TMI) which makes me think it was urine. Is there a way they can check?
I did see dr S on Wednesday and he said fluid around the baby was fine!

Thanks everyone

Tanny huge congrats! I hope these next two weeks go quickly so you get to see your little bean again!!

Regarding the pred i was on 40mg first try and it really upset everything! My sleep, my weight! And I was swollen (puffy) this time round I was on 25 which wasn't too bad! I felt like myself I had the odd night if being up early but I think that's a mixture. I did swell up sgain but it went as I tapered off!

I think everyone is different. On such a low dose hopefully your symptoms will be minimal!

X

Tanny that's lovely news x