The miracle of speedy labours (No 1 Babies Detective Agency Part 7)

[nomoremagnolia]

Time for a new thread, here`s to speedy conceptions and speedy labours

MT - i too have found a spirital MN home - ttc#4. its less baby focussed and basically just chat with the odd 'oh im not pg' announcement, lol.

I've found a tea room - ideal! Lots of beverages on offer, interesting food options during the day, and alcohol during the evening! Its on the one child thread, but doesn't exclude people with more or less ifyswim

bump - didn't want to get lost down the list! hiow is evveryone?

oops thought i'd proof read that

Iiim fyine- hiow are you?

p&p
I'm good, looking forward to some time off work after the L&D. (I'm not looking forward to the L&D mind you, but am trying to stay focussed on the time off afterwards!) How's DD doing?

Babypearls is great, though growing too fast for my liking. I swear she answered me back tonight

Good idea to focus on the holiday- I had a miscarriage last week. Didn't know I was pg, but as I went down with flu the following day, I'm actually quite grateful since it meant I could take the anti-biotics. Odd that anti-biotics can take your mind off things!

((((P&P)))) to hear of the m/c and that you're not well either. Life's pants.

Thanks- it do suck sometimes. But I am luckier than so many so am tryig to be grateful for what I have. Philosophical so early on a Wednesday

[squeezes eyes tighly shut to send Gilly special vibes]

Glad you're ok gilly 10 eggs is great - esp from 10 follicles - often some don't have an egg so that's great that yours did Take it easy and I hope tomorrow's phone call is good news. I found it more stressful when everything was out of my control - I know egg growing isn't exactly 'in' your control, but it just felt (to me) that when the eggs/embryos were inside me I could look after them, now they're in the care of someone else. Though I'm sure they know what they are doing with them!!! I guess it's like the first day you leave your kid at nursery - just think of it as parenthood practice

L&D is Fri - am so nervous/worried I haven't slept all week. Doesn't help that Dh is away and I'm on my own until tomorrow evening.

P&P ((((hugs)))) how are you doing?

Thanks nomore- I'm surprisingly OK, really. So busy chasing after babypearls I suppose I haven't had the time to dwell on things. I've been thinking about you a lot this week. It's a shame you are on your own but it'll all be done soon.

Not the same thing at all but I'm having my wisdom teeth out on 16th. It's been making me very nervous (((hugs)))

[crosses fingers again for Gilly]

Hello. Bit that it's been so long since I posted, but I have lurked a bit so mostly know what's been going on.

Gilly Great news about the embies. Am keeping everything crossed for you - well, maybe not my legs as baby is currently lying back to back (or was last week) which apparently can make labour harder, so trying various positions to encourage it to move! Really hope there's even more good news tomorrow. Hope you'll be able to relax a bit and enjoy your time off.

Nomore Best of luck with the L & D tomorrow - really hope it gives you some answers or unblocks your tubes.

Scorpio Hope you're doing ok - has DH gone to Thailand yet?

Mistlethrush Just in case you lurk here, glad you've found a virtual home in the tea room - sounds fun!

A virtual hello to Pureeandpearls I don't think we've met. Sorry to hear about your mc. Good luck with the wisdom tooth extraction.

Wave to Ready, Toomuch and Sybil (and anyone else I've forgotten!).

I've been busy sorting out nursery, baby stuff and having work done on the house (nothing like packing it all in at the same time!) Am feeling a bit more in control now though - two and a half weeks to go - hope it's not too early as still one or two things I'd like to get done but much more prepared than two weeks ago!

gilly great news about the embryos being suitable for blastocyst transfer, does that mean transfer tomorrow or Mon? So pleased for you still crossing fingers of course, but all is so positive so far it's fantastic
I'm very sore today, yesterday I felt fine but I think the GA is worn off now as I feel pretty ropey! Unfortunately the L&D didn't give any clear anserws, they now want to do a HSG to look more at my uterus as the L&D shoed my RH tube is too blocked to fix and the LH tube wasn't very blocked at all - two little bits of endo but not enough to be blocking the tube. He did say there was lots of scar tissue iin my uterus though, and that's why they want to do the HSG. So really I've got no proper answers and have to join another waiting list instead Feel really cross, I thought the L&D would be worth the pain/wait/worry/fear/ everything else because it would at least give us a reason/answer but now I feel cheated
Sorry for big me me me rant there Hope everyone else is ok

Oh Nomore So sorry it hasn't given you the answers you wanted . I always thought that L & D would tell you more than an HSG. I do hope you don't have to wait too long for an HSG - from memory, they're limited to when they can do it in your cycle but hopefully there won't be too much of a wait. I remember being told that there was an increased chance of pregnancy after it (even if it didn't work for me!) By the way, I think you're perfectly entitled to rant! Isn't that what this thread is for?!

Gilly Great news - they're doing really well . It sounds like you'll probably have some to freeze as well. Roll on 10am on Monday!

As far my baby lying back-to-back, I have to admit the midwife didn't seem that bothered about it - it's more from reading (on here and elsewhere), that I've discovered it's not ideal and can lead to greater back ache in labour. She wasn't the usual midwife and I've got my next check-up on Monday so will see what the normal one says then, or if, with a bit of luck, it's moved! (ever the optimistic emoticon!).

Nomore I am so sorry that you didn?t get the answers that you hoped for. Hope you are not in pain for long. Just keep thinking that it is another step closer to getting more answers. I know I am a pain in the rear with my optimism, but you have to keep strong. Hugs.

Gilly, fingers and toes crossed for you. I really hope it all goes well and the 2ww flies by for you. I am really excited for you, and hope that the outcome is a positive

Hobnobs, have you been suffering with backache do to the back to back? How do you sleep at night? I read that sleeping on your left hand side with knees propped encourages the baby to change position. Not long to go

Hope everyone else is just dandy.

Gilly Hope it all went ok this morning.

Ready Lovely to hear from you. How are you keeping? Fortunately, I've not had any back ache and at the moment, am mostly sleeping better than I have done for most of the pregnancy, thanks to the purchase of my Dream Genii pillow a couple of months ago (Was awake between 4 and 6.15 this morning but that's now the exception rather than the rule). Saw the midwife today and baby is still back-to-back so she suggested half an hour on all fours each morning and evening Well, if it works, it's worth a try!

Keep strong Gilly- it will happen.

(((hugs))) nomore.

Hobnobs- I was all about the pillows towards the end. Back to back does make for a more uncomfortable labour, so I'd do your best to move mini-hobnob- birthing ball bouncing, lying on your left. But I can recommend the drugs in the delivery ward

I keep dreaming I'm going to die when I have my teeth out!!!!

Gilly Sending you lots of virtual hugs. It sounds like it was a real roller coaster day. Please stay positive.

Pureeandpearls Thanks for the tips about pillows. Am doing my best to encourage mini-hobnobs to move! Good luck with the dentist.

gilly my darling, glad you're back. I've beed waiting to hear from you. Don't feel down about only having 2 left - I had exactly the same thing from more eggs only 2 were suitable for tx at 3 days. Stay positive, it only takes one Really hope this is the one. Our clinic said it was more common to not have embryos for freezing than to have some for freezing, though I was really expecting to have some to freeze dexpite them saying that! On the positive side it did mean I didn't have the moral dilema of freezing embryos - I felt I couldn't leave them to die (like I owed them a chance of life) but also thought if we ended up with the 2 kids we wanted and still had frozen embryos then I would still feel obliged to give the embryos a try. Does that make sense or have I just rambled?