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Did anyone struggle to conceive and now feel very grateful for the bouncing baby they have

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Debbsyandson · 21/02/2007 22:23

I do my little boy is 9 weeks old,took over 2 years and 3 mcs to conceive,and i feel like shouting it from the rooftops how much i love my little boy,and how grateful and happy i feel to have him.I just thought it would be a nice thread to start to give the ttc hope...

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AitchTwoOh · 22/02/2007 09:19

actually i do think 'the most technologically advacned thing you'll ever pee on' is pretty funny. and shows a blessed lack of babies.

Tutter · 22/02/2007 09:20

oh yes

waited only 18 months to conceive ds (now 21mo) but it seemed like an eternity, made worse by an ectopic pg and 2 m/cs during that time

i think it makes you incredibly grateful, and less likely to complain during pregnancy

dueat44 · 22/02/2007 09:21

When I was living in the States there was a mum in our baby group who 7 times got pregnant, found all OK at the first scan, but no heart beat at the second scan.

The day (8th time lucky) that there WAS still a heart-beat, she cried, everyone in the scan room cried, her obstetrician came in and cried ..... we cried when she told us about it.

She safely had a little girl, thought that she could never be so lucky again and had a lot to be grateful for so wouldn't push it ... but another little girl came along 18m later.

Hurray!

AitchTwoOh · 22/02/2007 09:22

at least they'll see that shit happens to a lot of people, and that the majority get there in the end. although my great fear was always being part of the minority that don't, and i don't suppose there's anything that can be done about that until you've got the baby in your arms. at least i'll never say 'it'll happen when you least expect it' to anyone. funnily enough, it's always happened about two weeks after ovulation for me...

Tutter · 22/02/2007 09:23

arf aitch

AitchTwoOh · 22/02/2007 09:23

hurray for your friend Dueat44.

lissielou · 22/02/2007 09:24

what a lovely thread. as most of you know with ds we ttc for 6y had awful pg and birth and have since had 3mc and 1 ep so see specialist on the 21st march. but im still grateful for ds. every day i look at him and while it breaks my heart that he might be our only lo, i know how very lucky i am to have made it this far with him, when i think ofall the things that went wrong i shudder. but hes a v big right

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Debbsyandson · 22/02/2007 09:25

ahhh what a lovely story.
Yes tutter i hardly complained when i was being sick morn noon and nite till i was 16 weeks pg,and just being ables to eat baked beans and apples mmmm lovely.

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bran · 22/02/2007 09:34

I'm a bit misty-eyed now. This is such a sweet thread. Yes, I am hugely grateful that I have ds, he is absolutely perfect except when throwing a tantrum or whinging, and even then he's sometime quite unintentionally funny. He is absolutely worth the wait.

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Debbsyandson · 22/02/2007 09:40

d is fast asleep i just keep popping in to our bedroom just to look at him.

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twoisplenty · 22/02/2007 09:41

I'm really enjoying reading all of the stories, and makes me think of the moment when I looked at the 2 blue lines...heaven. Good memories! (after trying for 2 years). And no morning sicknes!!!

twoisplenty · 22/02/2007 09:41

Must add that the 2 blue lines happened 4 years ago! Not pg now, 2 children is plenty (hence the name)

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Debbsyandson · 22/02/2007 09:44

Lol yes we would like another one too,if we are fortunate enough.Dh said to the mw see you in 18mths then i wouldnt mind but ds is only 10 wks old now.

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berolina · 22/02/2007 09:45

I don't have trouble conceiving as such, but I had a mc before ds and two after. I'm now pg again and slowly inching towards the end of the first trmester. The two mcs since ds's birth in particular have made me very acutely aware of what a miracle he is and deeply grateful for him.

ArcticRoll · 22/02/2007 09:46

What a lovely thread.
It took us over two years to conceive our ds. We were just about to embark on IVF (paid for by MIL desparate for grandchildren) when I conceived our ds.
I was in a state of manic euphoria for the first year of ds's life - weeping with joy as I hung out the tiny babygros.-I was completely bonkers if I remember.

twoisplenty · 22/02/2007 09:47

Did anyone do the alternative medicine thing to help conceive? I went to a Chinese Doc and he did acupuncture and horrible herbs. After 6 months of this, he looked in the diary and told me to "make happy time" on Saturday!!! And you know what, he was right!!

ArcticRoll · 22/02/2007 09:49

Ooh yes the feeling of shock and joy when the two blue lines show up.
I didn't believe it so we went off to late night chemist to buy three more testing kits

twoisplenty · 22/02/2007 09:52

4 testing kits in all? They say having children costs a fortune ...

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Debbsyandson · 22/02/2007 09:55

Doesnt it bring back wonderful memories.I had the herbs (yuck want the word) they bloody stunk the house out too even the dogs wouldnt come in the kitchen rofl.Good luck in this pg Berolina.
Arctic that happened to a friend of mine,they sold their house in order to pay for ivf..... just before they were due to move out and i mean that week she found out she was pg.Yes i confess i cry all the time im a bubling emotional new mummy,dh when he gets home sometimes,notices ds babygros are wet now he just asks "have you been crying all over him again"

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saralou100 · 22/02/2007 09:55

awww debbsy, this is lovely! you really d love your little dude!

ds1 was conceived after 18 months and 2 mcs worth of trying (and exactly 1 year after the first mc, dates were identical strangely enough)

ds2 was conceived after getting very very drunk and forgetting the condom!

theirs no justice in this ttc business!

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Debbsyandson · 22/02/2007 09:59

Yes i do Sara so so much(as we all do)
and i agree there is no justice in the ttc lark it is a v v hard thing to go through.How are you anyway?Funnily enough i brought ds a seattop yesday and its got written on it im my mummys funky little dude.lol.

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Lullabyloo · 22/02/2007 10:03

Yes a million squillion times over
took me 10 years to have ds
he is my sun,moon & stars

saralou100 · 22/02/2007 10:05

we are good... am sat here cuddling ds2, whilst beng fed cold weeetabix by ds1!

the miracle of life indeed!

Chillout · 22/02/2007 10:07

I did a test even after I'd had my first scan .

What a happy thread

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Debbsyandson · 22/02/2007 10:16

Aww Sara the miracle of life indeed,yes i did that too tested till i was over 12 wks i can remember going to 12 week scan a nervous wreck thinking something would have gone wrong,dh v happy on the way to hospital me as quiet as a mouse until scan was over,when she said can you the little flickering heartbeat,i just started to cry,i even had a copy of my scan pickie on my work lap top and showed all my customers and make no apologies fro it either.

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