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Pregnant (IVF) Worriers/ Warriors Part 5

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MrsHY1 · 06/01/2014 16:48

Hello ladies! Come and find me! Grin

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SweetieTime · 28/01/2014 16:33

Keep we had one of those days yesterday, E had 3 full changes of clothes including vests yesterday. One was a poonami and the others were sick related.

Ceara congratulations, join us on FB and share your pictures. Twins are FF and doing really well. As the others say it doesn't matter if BF or FF.

Went to local childrens centre yesterday to the babies group. It was really good, we got to make little hand casts of the twins. Glad it was yesterday and not today as I am knackered after a tough night as E was really unsettled after being sick all over our bed. She seems ok today but I have been taking her feeds really slowly and holding her upright for 20 minutes afterwards (thanks for the tip Keep)

keepitgoing · 28/01/2014 16:44

glad she's a bit better sweetie. I noticed more sicks eg when I did her nappy. friend with reflux baby has to do 30 mins after each feed for weeks. hope it's not that.

we have our second baby massage tomorrow. v fun. and I'm trying a baby group on Thursday!

Ginestas · 28/01/2014 17:42

Congrats ceara! That's fab news and I'm pleased to hear you are recovering well. Need pics and name :) As keep has said, we had troubles BF and used a lot of formula to start with, as my milk didn't come in properly for a while. We then had problems with people telling us to top up with ff, which buggered my supply until I found an excellent MW at a BF group, who told me to wean her off top ups to increase supply. The HV wanted me to use more FF again, as ginster is allegedly dropping weight percentiles but we're resisting for the mo under the MW's advice. Plus the HV didn't plot the weight right. I've had some very painful evenings of G cluster feeding, but my supply seems to be ok now. We still have a bottle late evening, so I can go to bed, but am managing to pump more so may be able the phase it out with expressed milk. However do what works for you. I just wanted to share my experience and let you know it is possible to get back to BF if you want. I may get fed up with it (G is on the boob a lot and still a slow eater), or we may have more weight issues and have to ff, but it's kinda working for the mo.

choc great news on the scan! We had one consultant appt cos of the ivf and were then discharged to normal care. I too found week 10 was the worst morning sickness wise, so it should get better soon for you hopefully!

sweetie your baby group sounds ace! We went to one with the lovely shazz and Shazlett today. It was nice to see other mums etc, but the activities were pretty poor!

keep I'm hoping to start baby massage soon although I'm not sure how it'll go down with ginster, as she hates being undressed.

I hope the poorly ladies and babies are starting to feel better.

Ginster had started to properly smile and it's just so cute! Makes all the shouting we have from her ok. I've managed so far this week sans granny and have actually enjoyed it. Just used the vibrating chair to shake a shit out of her Grin

Looking forward to seeing some of the Yonis on Friday!

putthecrispsDOWN · 28/01/2014 19:52

Hi folks. Apologies from the outset for no personals except to say huge congrats to Ceara. Things are pretty bad here. Last week N had a huge bleed and had to have emergency arterial surgery to keep the ecmo cannula in her neck. Over the weekend her xray cleared a little but as the bronchiolitis faded they were able to see a pattern on her lungs. She has emphysema as a result if having to be ventilated when she was so small which has damages lung tissue. A ct scan yesterday showedthat her left lung is still collapsed and the right lung has expanded but that they are both full of emphysema damage. The consultant thinks it unlikely that she could recover from this and the damage is still too extensive for her to be absorbing oxygen well enough for us to move her on to a ventilator at low pressures which is the only treatment for it. As she is still on ecmo and stable they have decided to give her until the end of the week, just in case she makes any improvement but this is unlikely. They plan to turn off her bypass machine early next week if ner xray still shows damage and have talked us through what that involves and what will happen. We are numb, devastated and heartbroken. I really can't believe this is happening. And we still have to wait here, living in a hospital in a tiny room as a family for more time, it feels like purgatory. Dont know what else to say. It is just so awful and I honestly dont know what we are going to do. Love you all.

ExpatAl · 28/01/2014 20:00

Dearest Crisps. No words. Holding your hand.

fairypangolin · 28/01/2014 20:11

Oh crisps, jesus. I can't think of what to say but I guess it probably doesn't matter anyway. Poor poor Nancy and you and your family. x

OnionRing · 28/01/2014 20:20

Oh crisps I'm so desperately sorry for you all and especially Nancy. Lots of love to you, I can't say anything helpful at all except that we will all try and support you in whatever small way that we can.

SweetieTime · 28/01/2014 20:21

Crisps how awful for you all, nothing more to say.

keepitgoing · 28/01/2014 20:26

oh god how dreadful. I'm so sorry x

Buzzybee123 · 28/01/2014 21:20

oh crisps i am so sorry, thinking of you, big hugs

Nokkie73 · 28/01/2014 21:48

crisps I am so so so sorry. I messaged you earlier today on FB. There are no words which will do your situation justice. It's so fecking unfair, after everything you have been through. It shouldn't happen to anyone, let alone you. You are in my thoughts such a lot - I will send Nancy I as many positive thoughts as I can. Lots and lots of love. Nxx

ceara · 28/01/2014 21:53

Dear crisps I am so very very sorry, I don't know what to say either.

Ginestas · 28/01/2014 22:04

crispy dear, I'm so incredibly sorry to read your sad words. I know I can't say anything to help but send you and your family lots of love. Xx

MotorcycleMama · 28/01/2014 22:33

Oh crisps no words can express adequately how sorry I am. Absolutely devastating and cruel. Our hearts and prayers are with you and Nancy and your family.

resipsa · 29/01/2014 00:01

Crisps - we've spoken before on MN, albeit some time ago and I have to add to the messages here to say I am so sorry to read your update. There are no adequate words.

MrsHY1 · 29/01/2014 10:43

Crisps I'm thinking of you. So very very sorry. X

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Dildals · 29/01/2014 17:00

Oh shit, I have only just read your news Crisps and am sitting her crying. To lose another twin. Seriously. That's just fucked up.

There's so much I want to say and yet I don't know what to say at all, because nothing I say is going to help or make it better or give you some sort of great insight. Just know that we are all thinking of you, grieving with you a little and thinking of your family. xxx

chocolocodowninacapulco · 29/01/2014 17:23

Thinking of you crisps and sending all my love xxxxxxxx

Shazzamattazzerly · 30/01/2014 05:25

Oh my God Crisps there are no words. I'm devastated for you and your family. We are thinking of you and are here whenever you need us. Much love x

keepitgoing · 31/01/2014 17:17

crisps thinking of you all always

well we went to the baby group it was like a big clique, not very welcoming. and most babies 6m+. s was overwhelmed too. I think we will find better things to do

Ginestas · 31/01/2014 18:14

I'm thinking of you today too crisps. Lots of love.

keep that's a shame bout the baby group. The one Shazz and I went to is for 6 months and under and people seem friendly. Come and live in the hood!

ExpatAl · 31/01/2014 19:38

Crisps you're also in my thoughts and prayers. xx

SweetieTime · 31/01/2014 20:12

Crisps thinking of you and your family

keep what a shame your group wasn't very welcoming. I took the DTs to our local Childrens Centre Jelly Babies group for babies who aren't yet walking on Monday. It was really friendly and there were a few babies under 4 months. We even made little hand casts so I have to go this Monday to collect them. Every week they make something to take home. I only stayed an hour but might go for longer now I know what it is like, you are very welcome to come along with me if you are ever in the area.

Shazzamattazzerly · 31/01/2014 22:15

Thinking of crisps, nancy and family. Much love to you all.

Sweets that sounds like a great class. Gin is right the group we foto in the hood is ok. We don't do much but the other mums are really nice and friendly and the teacher keeps saying that next week we will start something but we haven't yet!

Keep Shame about your group. Are there other children's centres in your area?

Lovely afternoon in sarf London with the yoni aunties.

Shazzamattazzerly · 31/01/2014 22:15

'Go to' not 'foto'n