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Well ladies, are you ready for this? We're having a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! Wow - we were surprised, shocked really! But we are so happy - she's just perfect in there - it was a very detailed u/s - and everything was great - she likes to flip her legs up over her head, and she's practicing swallowing and a nice, strong heartbeat still 159. And she looks like dh, has the same shape head, his chin and nose - it was so cute to see! Everything was fine with me, and go back in 4 weeks - it is so nice to be normal after all the other traumas. I will update the blog later with pictures, etc... but I had to tell my 'girls' the big news. Hope all is well with you guys - Laurie - thinking of you - hoping you are getting through. Nice to hear from you Natasha! Tracy - you doing ok? Dana - what's your update? Stacie - glad the boys are back closer to home, thinking of you! Hi to everyone else! |
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Natasha, I had a friend whose baby was having reflux, it is definitely no fun. I am sorry you are having to deal with that. Are you nursing or is she on formula? I know this friend had to switch to a really expensive one. Meme, awesome news! Very exciting. I just feel like I am going to have a period pretty much any time. That is basically it. I am really not expecting much, bad as it is to say, but I feel like the betas were never great numbers anyway. Next week. Until then, just a waiting game. Laurie |
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Hey tracy88 - how ya feeling? When is your test day?? My IUI didn't work, got af on Tuesday. :-( |
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I just wanted to wish you all a happy holiday season and upcoming year. May we all have healthy babies and pregnancies! I also want to thank you for being so supportive to me over the past two years. I couldn't have asked to join a better group! You all are the best, and I am blessed to know you. Take care and Merry Christmas. Stacie |
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Hope you all had a Merry Christmas ladies! meme..wow, a girl! Congrats my dear! I tell ya, I was sure that I was having a boy, and when she came out, it took me half an hour to let it sink in. BUT, I have to say that I love having a girl..if only just for the pretty little clothes. :) My friend has a little boy and he's SUPER busy..I hope my little one doesn't get that busy! TTC #3, sorry to hear about af..the new year is going to bring the rest of us the bfp's..I know it. Laurie, I was certain that af was coming when I got pg. I told my friend that I was 100% sure I wasn't pg that month. Until we've been pg, there's no way to know how it feels..fingers are still crossed for you. Stacie, I hope you had a nice Christmas with your boys, and that they're doing well. I haven't checked your website in a while... Dana, how are you? Rachel..how's everything? Tracy, anything new to report? Oh, and Meme, my lo is breastfed..I'm told that's actually best for a baby with reflux..it is challenging, but we're dealing with it as best we can. We had such a nice Xmas with family, that I just feel blessed..can't complain. TTY all later! N. |
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Ladies, I just cannot believe it, particularly since I have no signs of pregnancy, which still worries me. Bean is there, measuring 8w1d (right on, righ on). I am so stunned I do not even know what to think. Seriously, I don't know how to take this. Should I believe it???? Laurie |
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Yeah - Laurie, that is AWESOME news!!!!!!!!!!! Yes you should believe - and we just talked to some friends of ours in England who are pg with #2 and they said other than the visible bump, she would never have known she was pg this time - zero symptoms! So you can have no symptoms and everything be fine - seems like you've got a good bean in there - here's to continued good news for you! When's your next scan/appt or are you released to an ob now? |
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Two more weeks, but of course, now that you mention it, I have totally forgotten when my next appointment is exactly. I just can't believe it. I just can't. Laurie |
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Laurie, that's fantastic news! I know just how you're feeling, but just it give time... Our fingers are all crossed that your little bean continues to thrive..go beanie go!!! :) |
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Laurie... you should believe it! I didn't have any symptoms at all with this one either. Nothing. It was the craziest thing, but it was true and still is. 29 weeks and counting! I'm doing all right. In fact, better than all right. I have problems sleeping at night and everyone under the sun tells me that it's just my body preparing me for motherhood... if I hear that one more time I'm going to scream!!!! Anyway, tis true... sleep is not so good, but I'm feeling great. Baby is running on Energizer batteries in there I swear. Soooo active. It's good to feel though. As much as it sometimes keeps me awake at night and is uncomfortable, I relish in every single movement. I have another ultrasound on Jan. 17 (at 32 weeks) to make sure baby has turned around as it was breech at the last U/S. I think it has. We start prenatal classes on the 7th, have a hosptial tour on the 15th... Once I go back to work on Jan. 2,, I only have 6 weeks of work left!!! Unvelieveable. My sister-in-law is also pregnant, due in May. Although unfortunately we had a serious relationship crisis in DH's family this Christmas and the relationship with her is pretty much over. I'm going to tell you guys the story because I have no one else to talk about it with besides DH. I had an older laptop that I gave to DH's parents to get them started on learning how to use the computer and get on the internet etc. It's from 2003, still has Win XP Pro, up to date software, anti-virus and anti-spam stuff. It's not slow. Slower than a brand new one for sure, but good for a beginner. I told them that eventually they will need to upgrade to something newer but this would be good to get their feet wet. They were happy. SIL and her partner are furious with us. They say that we have overstepped our bounds in the family by deciding what was best for their parents and giving them a piece of crap and in the end we have hurt their parents. We have decided that his parents were stupid and incapable. She attacked us with a visciousness that I have never, ever in my life been attacked of before. She accused us of awful things. In all the hours I spent reformatting that laptop for them and getting it ready, it was always about their parents and helping them out. Sure they have money and could have easily bought one. It wasn't about money... never was. She's furious. Won't back down. For us we can't believe that a stupid computer has caused, in essence, a family rift that is not going away. I know I should be able to forgive her because I know I haven't done anything wrong, but it's sooo hard and I just can't face her. I'm so hurt. My husband is devestated. Now our kids won't have a relationship with their only cousin their age. How said is that? Over a stupid computer???? How old are we? |
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Dana, did your sil get any bad news about her pregnancy? Is she always like this about stuff? I think you all need to sit down. That is really a ridiculous reason to get upset, thus it is a cover for something bigger. Or is she jealous that you are also receiving attention for your pregnancy? How very strange. Why would she be offended by THIS computer if they had NEVER had one before? My dh won't use newer computers for internet access because he said you pick up a lot of crap out there that you don't want on your home computer. There is more here. Laurie |
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Sorry to just jump in but that IS crazy!! 1st of all...congrats Laurie!!!!! I am super excited for you! Dana, none of that situation makes any sense at all. Her partner is actually mad at you guys too or what does he say? What are your parents saying about it? I agree that they are using this as an excuse to be pissed at you and something else is the underlying issue. She is jealous. |
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Fetal movements are going to drive me insane! The last two days I haven't felt nearly as much fetal movement as before. The energizer bunny quit bouncing around quite suddenly. Normally I can just lay on my side and the baby starts kicking and moving because it hates it. But I lay on my side now and it doesn't do anything. It is still moving, but not the same and the action stopped so suddenly. So today, I drove myself to the ER at the hospital I will deliver in. They took me directly in, strapped me to a monitor and... breathe easy... everything is ok. Heartrate is completely normal. I was strapped there for 30 minutes and the heartrate stayed steady and firm. The nurse did notice on the printout that the baby had some big movements where the heartrate spiked, but neither she nor I felt it. I'll go in again in a few days, unless the movements go back to normal. I'm telling ya, I'm going to go insane before this baby is born. I feel better knowing everything is ok, and they didn't make me feel like an idiot for going in and actually told me to come back if I just wanted assurance. Phew. It's just unsettling, y'know? |
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Hi everyone. I hope you all have a happy New Year! Dana--I am so glad everything is okay! Tell your little bub to stop scaring us all! Sorry about the sil situation. I hope that it gets better sometime soon. i'd have to agree that there is something going on with her that you don't know about. Laurie--How are you feeling? I am still so excited for you! To everyone else, I hope all is well. Update when you can...Stacie |
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Happy New Year everyone! Laurie, I am so happy for you! What a great way to start the new year! Stacie, you sound stronger. Any news on when the boys are coming home? Meme and Dana, we are counting the days now until your little ones join us...Tracy and Natasha, hope you guys enjoyed the first Christmas with Savannah and Lea as much as we did with Kyla. And Rachel, we are still thinking about you and hoping all is well. I still cannot believe that exactly one year ago I was reeling from a miscarriage on Christmas Day. My dreams have come true! I still can't thank you all enough for the support. Couldn't have done it without this forum. |
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Hi ladies. Hope you all had a fun New Year's. I went to sleep! I am still having issues suspending my disbelief at this whole thing. This morning at around 4 am I got up to search the internet to see if there was a correlation between Down Syndrome and no morning sickness! I know, I am a freak. And I need to get more positive. Now, reading Dana's post, it is like being on pins and needles the whole time. Then they are born and wham, that much more worry. I am kind of terrified of my age and the risk factors for Downs. When do we start testing? I am really not sure when I am going to be released to an OB. Actually before my guy decided to retire, he usually delivered all the babies in his clinic. Anyway, help me out and jump in here ladies. Advise, advise. Laurie |
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