🦕🦕 The dinosaur crew - part 9 ttc after mc 🦕🦕

[Annny27]

Hi ladies,

You know the drill after this long haha! All of us ladies are ttc after miscarriage (whether that's MMC, MC, TFMR, ectopic or CP)

We have all been here a pretty long time and this is safe space to share our journey, troubles and worries with people who understand our losses 💗

The TTCers:

@babyghirl
@27donfin
@elm7
@peanuttybutter
@apwilso
@Kelb79

The recent BFPers along for the ride:
@kiwi17
@sunnysideup2020
@sweetbabydust1989

Apologies for those I have forgot to tag - please add yourself :)

@Annny27 @PeanuttyButter
She did indeed, wee girl she a wee cutie, 5lb 9.

I did ladies sorry been so hectic I am still not straight yet have about 30 messages on my phone I still need to get through so hoping no one gets offended if I don't respond quickly 🤦🏻‍♀️ she was born at 37 weeks 4days she broke my back waters last Wednesday night and I went in for an emergency induction on Thursday as she didn't come and I had her last Friday morning 2/9/22 was a slow Labour I was like Rachel from friends 😂 I didn't have my water birth as the dilating was taking far too long like but I did take full advantage of their drug selection for the first time ever I went completely natural with my boys.. after I had my epidural they broke my waters and then put a hormone drip in to ramp it up a bit.. total length of birth was 2 hours 40mins so nice and quick and walked out with a tiny graze.. I am so so happy she is here my heart melts every time I look at her.. i finally got to use the name I wanted for my second son.. her name is sienna xx

Please please please be my rainbow ❤️ 3rd time lucky I’m hoping. The clear blue is a lot less clear but I’ve got 2 first responses with a line like that

@MrsF111 oh congratulations, have my fingers crossed for you girl xx

Congratulations @Sweetbabydust1989

Congratulations @MrsF111 got my fingers crossed for you xx

@MrsF111 congratulations fab line!

@MrsF111 ❤️❤️❤️ The best news!!!! Congratulations!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳

Congratulations @Sweetbabydust1989 I am so pleased for you! Are you and the boys adjusting to your new addition? 💕💕 37 weeks 4 days sounds ideal haha! No waiting around past due date!

@MrsF111 lovely news 🥳🥳

@Kelb79 how are you getting lovely? How often are you having to travel out to spain for scans etc?

@ELM7 @27DONFIN thinking of you both too, how are things going for you?

Pregnancy update from me so feel free to stop reading here if that's something that you would rather not read :)
I am 34 weeks now and baby is a little on the small side but growing well :)

@Annny27 thanks lovely yes we're all settling in well now was a shock to the system as she was early so unpacking her stuff the day she came my dp had to put her crib up while I was still in hospital 🤦🏻‍♀️ I cannot believe she is 3 weeks on Friday it's gone so quickly my due date was today I am kinda happy she didn't come today as it wouldn't feel great celebrating while everyone is mourning over the queen.. had a few issues with feeding my milk sadly didn't come through only a squirt so couldn't breast feed but she seems content on the formula.. I honestly could do this all again worst pregnancy best birth out of all my children.. I kinda feel jelly over all the pregnant mamas waiting.. had some baby blues but midwives kept me on an enhanced plan so won't be discharged until day 28 just incase it turns into postnatal depression which I had with my boys xx

@Annny27 im battling on!! Been back and forth to Spain 4 times already! (That was not the plan 🤣🤣) I’m on day 4 of my third round of stims for IVF now 😵‍💫
1st - ovulated early so got nothing
2nd - did a back to back round but my left (and dominant) ovary was still recovering from attempted egg retrieval so only had 5 follicles, 5 eggs but only 1 fertilised as the others were immature. That one made it to a day 6 blast and is tucked up in the freezer 👌🏼
we decided to do a final round to try to bank more before sending to PGT-A testing - only 1 in 4 are viable at my age 😵‍💫
I go back to Spain on Sunday for EC sometime next week.
All the mini holidays are great but I’m sooooo tired and completely fed up with the process - plus totally skint!!!! 😩😩😩

Hi everyone! Thought I'd pop on to see how everyone is doing!

@Annny27 I can't believe how far along you are now! How are you doing? It only feels like a few weeks since your BFP, you might not feel like that though!

@Sweetbabydust1989 congratulations!! Ahh I remember the broodiness for a newborn when I still had a newborn! Hormones are wild things aren't they?!

@MrsF111 congratulations - keeping everyone crossed for you.

@Kelb79 that does sound so exhausting. You have been through a lot. I really hope this brings you your rainbow baby 🤞

@Fizzl
How are things with you, how's not so much baby now doing, and how are you keeping, I'm 26 weeks now feels like ages away thou tell me it flys in lol x

@Babyghirl I'm doing good thanks! Ah she's great, we're very much in the toddler territory now and she does.not.stop ever 😂 it's great fun but I need eyes everywhere as it feels like she tries to injure herself at least 50 times a day.

Ahh if I remember rightly I felt weeks 20-30 dragged the most! From 30 onwards it felt like it came round so quick. I don't think I really sorted much until around week 30 because I was worried I'd jinx everything, so the panic set in when I suddenly felt really disorganised!

How are you doing? Do you know what you're having?

Evening ladies :)

@Fizzl yep these last few weeks are speeding past but also dragging haha! We still have things to sort tbh! Last minute over here 🙈

Have you started trying for baby number 2 now? I know your plan was to start soon

@Babyghirl wow your are nearly in third trimester too! ♥️♥️

@Kelb79 fingers crossed for you that you get atleast 1 or more fertilised embroys this cycle 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 not long now untill EC xx

@Annny27 yes we started ttc again end of June/start of July as we figured we were probably in for the long-haul again especially as I'm still breastfeeding. Long story but we fell pregnant the first month much to my surprise! I didn't know as I'd had what I thought was my period. Anyway I continued to have heavy bleeds and eventually the pregnancy was confirmed as unviable. It all happened really early on and everything settled back down quickly and we've just started ttc again.

I also don't think you ever feel prepared! When do you start maternity leave? Do you know what you're having?

@Fizzl
Doing OK apart from the anxiety, no not finding out what I'm having keeping it a surprise, my mum is only one who knows as she doing baby bag for hospital xx

@Annny27
This time nxt week I will be in the last trimester, hoping it starts to fly in lol x

Sorry for you loss @fizzl ♥️♥️ that's tough! It might be worth taking pregnancy tests every month that you are trying given that you need your special injections when you get a bfp. Sending you all the luck and hopefully it happens quickly for you again 💙
I start maternity leave at 38 weeks so about 3 weeks and it cant come quickly enough haha!
Are you back in work and E in nursery?

@Babyghirl I think you are having a girl that's my prediction haha :D

@Annny27
I think that to tbh, I only have 5 working weeks left of work yeha I'm taking month of November of on a/l and starting m/l 1st of Dec x

@Kelb79 hope you get more this next round and you end up with your rainbow. I can't imagine how exhausting it all is.

@Babyghirl I'm going to say girl too

@Fizzl sorry for your loss. How old is your girl?

@Bubbles1995 how are you getting on?

I'm 24 weeks and had a bit of a rough time since the 20 week scan. Been seen my foetal medicine and things are starting to look bit better. He's small but growing so that's the important thing I think.

@PeanuttyButter I am with fetal medicine too and have had a rough pregnancy, its tricky but in a way I feel well looked after

@Babyghirl exciting not long left now untill you can rest!

@Annny27 it was really unexpected as I'd done a pregnancy test just before what I thought was my period started. It was negative and with the bleeding I just never gave it another thought. The only reason I discovered I was pregnant was the odd mid-cycle bleeding and a blazing positive opk when I started tracking the next cycle. So I never got my hopes up as it just felt like things weren't going to work out from the start.

Yeah I'm back at work now. She's not in nursery, we're very lucky that ive dropped my hours and can work quite flexibly so between me and my husband we're juggling most days and then in between that we're so fortunate to have grandparents who want to look after her.

I hope the next few weeks fly by for both you and @Babyghirl so you can put your feet up and chill a bit before baby arrives

@PeanuttyButter she's 14 months now. Hope things continue to go well for the rest of your pregnancy. It's such a worrying time

@PeanuttyButter hi! Hope you're well. I'm 12 weeks now had my scan the Monday just gone but was on 11+3 but all looked good. How are you? Sorry to hear you've had a rough time x

@Bubbles1995 I'm so so happy for you!! Glad everythings going well. Will you be finding out what you're having? xx

@PeanuttyButter thank you so much! I think so I'm not too bothered either way but my boyfriend wants to. I've found it hard not to over analyse everything during this pregnancy. Every ache or symptom I end up panicking but I don't think I'll get over that anytime soon xx

@Fizzl that must be so confusing for you! Hopefully you can catch quickly again with no complications ♥️

Oh that's handy that you can juggle childcare like that :)

@Bubbles1995 glad everything is going well for you :) are you over any morning sickness now?