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TTC #4 - Join the madness... If you dare!!

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babyblue3 · 15/08/2009 03:05

Ok Ladies... new thread, since the old one was getting too long and dragging my computer (and Kat's) down with it!

MrsD - cant believe you are 30 weeks already! So you found that cutting out the lactose helps? It will be almost a week for me and I have noticed some improvement, but not a lot. Of course, he is still getting a milk-based formula supplement to the BFing. I am going to switch to a soy formula and see if it makes a difference as well. Until then... God give me strength!!! LOL

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babyblue4 · 19/01/2010 18:27

Means - would have to agree about the HPTs... second one looks waaay darker. Hopefully this baby is sticky!

Rainbow - How far along are you now???

Loopy - I say go for it! You never know what may come of it this month. Besides... I hardly think your DH will mind the extra practice this month!

Kat - guess you get to practice with baby food!! I ate baby fruit when I had my teeth pulled (had all 4 done at the same time). Couldnt manage much more than that! And having all my meals through a straw got old very fast!

Loopymumsy · 20/01/2010 18:03

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babyblue4 · 25/01/2010 20:07

Means??? Hows it going??? Everything ok??

Meanbeansmum · 27/01/2010 10:33

Sorry girls I moved house lol! It's been a mad week, thankyou for thinking of me.

I had a bleed on cd 24 so went to the EPU at 4 weeks, I had 2 sets of bloods. The first hcg was 452 and the second was 896. So I really hope I am here to stay. My progesterone was a bit low at 33.8 which worries me.

I have a scan on Thursday, I'm so scared. I hope I have a little 5 week sac in there!

How are bumps babies and mums all doing?

babyblue4 · 27/01/2010 18:08

Means - hope your scan goes well and you get to see your little bean... or a sac at the very least. Did the move go ok? Hope you took it easy

How is everyone else doing? I cant believe how quiet this thread has gotten!

rainbowdays · 28/01/2010 13:00

means - hope the scan goes well today.

I have not had such fun with early scans and have to wait another 10 days before my next one. So I am in limbo land with this pregnancy still. I am trying to keep relaxed and patient, but it is hard.

Kat - hope your house move has gone smoothly, and that you will be back online sooon too.

big wave to everyone else too.

Meanbeansmum · 28/01/2010 15:07

Ok scan news...had a long chat with the sonographer who wasn't keen to scan me as I'm less that 6 weeks (5 weeks today) but we went ahead on the principle of the cd5 BFN being potentially dodgy! She took ages and I was so scared I was borderline hyperventilating! She said she found a sac consistent with 5 weeks of pregnancy and only showed me a very zoomed out image. I had to probe her for measurements and then got an approximation of 1cm for sac size. She said she didn't want to scan me in a week as there won't be enough change, so to make it a fourtnight.

Consultant wanted me scanned in 7 days, we compromised on 10 days but that falls on a sunday so it'll be 11 days!

Interestingly Chris said he definitely saw a white bit in the sac and he 'reckons' he saw 2 sacs that she measured both horizontally and vertically. But surely if she'd seen 2 she'd have said and surely she was just remeasuring from a different angle?????

I'll pass out if their's two little beans in there!!!! Surely she'd have said but then maybe she wouldn't if no heartbeats yet??? God my husband is a git!!! I'm going with she saw one and measured it twice, not saying I disbelieve Chris but well ya know he's a man and all lol!

So I'm on course for 5 weeks today and I have another scan in 11 days, praying to see a heartbeat then.

I feel a bit better now, it's at least in the right place even if nothing progresses I implanted an egg in the right place, phew!

Rainbow, I hope you get some more news soon, what's happened on the scans so far, so sorry if I've missed an update.

Sorry for long scan post.

babyblue4 · 28/01/2010 16:45

Yay Means!!! Glad you at least saw something and that is was in the right place!! Its soo comforting! I remember when I went to an early scan and they couldn't find anything at all... was horrible (ended up M/C a week later). I would just go under the assumption that its one in there for now. If you end up with two, its a bonus!

Rainbow - have you had an early scan with this preg already??

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rainbowdays · 29/01/2010 08:35

I have had 7 scans now already!!!!! Due to pain on one side only, I had one at 5 weeks, but hcg less than 1000, and they could not see anything! They brought me back 3 days later and levels had risen to 1500 so they brought me back two days later, and rescanned me..... nothing.... next doctor came and scanned me ..... nothing, so they took bloods and hcg levels came back at 3000, perfect doubling.... next doctor came and scanned me again..... could find nothing,therefore declared possible ectopic and kept in hospital. Next day another doctor for another scan.... she found the sac right away in the uterus where it should be - argggg, why could the useless doc's not find it the day before. The sac was measuring about 5.5 weeks.
A week later another scan, doctor could not find anything in the uterus....!!!!!!! Got the consultant in to see me instead, he found the sac with a yolk sac inside, measuring about 6 weeks..... no heartbeat.

So the situation is that I was told to come back in a week, but the following day they rang back with my blood test saying hcg had risen from 3000 to 12000 in 10 days, and could I come back in 10 days. However due to that being a friday and I am working it is now moved to the following Monday. So looks like Means and I will be having scans on the same day.

Part of me is worried that in 10 days the growth was only 6 days worth, and that at by my dates 7 weeks there was no heartbeat. BUT with my dd I had a scan at 7weeks1day and they said it was only at 5 weeks, told me that either i had got my dates wrong (I knew I had not) or I would m/c. However at 8weeks5days, my dd was measuring exactly right for dates!!!!! so I know that early scans on me are a waste of time!!!!!

Means hope we both have good news on the next scans.

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babyblue4 · 29/01/2010 18:37

Rainbow - how stressful! Hang in there. Your little bean will be ok Its a good feeling to know that at least the baby is growing in ther right place, and your HCG seems to be going up normally. Its going to feel like time is dragging for the next week and a half though. Have you felt any other pains? Are your pregnancy symptoms still the same or worse?

Many sticky vibes to you and Means!

Loopy - Go for it! It wont hurt to get the practice in... even if the circumstances are not ideal this month. You may get lucky!!

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Meanbeansmum · 30/01/2010 20:49

Loopy, noooooo. Well you never know, that egg may hang around for a while and pop on cd 18. I hope so. If not is next month good timing?

Rainbow, no wonder you are stressed. Early scans can cause stress, I hope we both get a good result next monday, crossing everything for you.
3xxxx

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Meanbeansmum · 31/01/2010 15:05

5+ 3 still stticky and I'm very very sicky! Crossing everything.

Loopy, you will get there next month. ;)

Kat, how are you and baby buump?

katnkittens · 31/01/2010 23:20

Hiya! Still no Internet in new house so using my phone which is v slow and frustrating! Pleased to hear from means and rainbow that your beans are hanging in there! Keeping fingers crossed for you both.
The move went well, we all love the new place but are not loving living out of boxes!
Baby is fine, had mw on Friday and lookinggood at 25 weeks, My bump is getting pretty big and I have about 2 pairs of trousers that fit me I'm too tight to spend loads on mat clothes so i'm not exactly a fashionable yummy mummy ATM, giant sweatshirts seem to be the way forward for me
anyway, I'll keep checking the thread and hopefully will be back online asap xx

Meanbeansmum · 03/02/2010 10:15

25 weeks Kat, wowzers!!! Don't other people's pregnancies just fly by lol!!!

Bump pics must be due by now lol!

All is well here, I'm sick sick sick! Morning voimitting has arrived lol!

Busy unpacking etcetc, sorry I'm not about much.xxx

Meanbeansmum · 03/02/2010 10:16

Rainbow, how are you doing hunni?

katnkittens · 03/02/2010 12:06

Yey for morning sickness means very good sign I'll put bump pics up when I eventually get back online I promise - it's so frustrating not having the net. Dhs 30th birthday tomorrow so I'm taking him to see avatar since were probs the only people on the planet yet to see it!
Hope everyone is well, scorps how are you doing? Thinking of you too rainbow xxx

rainbowdays · 06/02/2010 06:28

HEARTBEAT seen on scan....!!!!!!!

Wallace · 06/02/2010 07:42

Great news, rainbowdays!

katnkittens · 06/02/2010 14:21

so pleased for you rainbow!!!!
I got a good feeling about this one!
You must be over the moon xxx

babyblue4 · 06/02/2010 16:41

WOOOOOT WOOOOOT!!! Awesome news Rainbow!!! Looks like this one is sticky!!! Sooo happy for you. You must be so relieved! Are you past the first worrisome milestone???

Means - hows the morning sickness??? Hope it passes soon and you can start enjoying your little bean!

Meanbeansmum · 06/02/2010 19:09

Rainbow yay!!!!!! Excllent news!!!! I just need to join you now!!!

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