PGAL weekly check-in

CMDD

happy monday! What's going on for you this week?

yl1m32015

This week I'm turning 9 wks and will have a green olive sized baby, that's exciting. It's our anniversary this weekend so we are heading up north for a long weekend to get away. I switched to gummy prenatals because the fish oil Dha pills were making me puke, feeling much better now.

nik6499

I have my first OB appt tomorrow. We have scheduled this appointment with three pregnancies but have never made it that far so we are excited but super nervous, due to my school schedule I am doing this appointment at 8 weeks vs 10 which I would have preferred. AND we have our final RE ultrasound wednesday and if everything goes ok they will sign off on me other than some nausea this morning and killer boobs still feel pretty good. 8 weeks tomorrow!!

ToneGirl

Had another early u/s today since I'm considered high risk.  Baby is growing and looking good.  Very exciting!!!  I will have another one next Monday.  Feeling a lot more pregnant this past week with nausea, headaches, extreme exhaustion, etc. 

Naljim

Hi! New to group. First pregnancy, found out I was pregnant Thursday when I went in for a pap,then had an ultrasound Friday with tech, and this thurs have my first appt with nurse to get my file started. I'm a little lost and confused about how it all works, and it's all going so fast. I think I'm 7 weeks 4 days (blueberry)

BostonBaby1

Despite having a bad head cold/low grade temp, I'm having a great day! It's our first anniversary today so very exciting! Today is 8w3d and I don't go back until June 8th (when I'll see both my OB and my MFM.)

vbrannin2010

Blueberry this week! Had my first OB appt this morning and so far so good, pending blood work results within a week.
Congrats to those having anniversaries! Mine is May 27th. :-)

CMDD

@embuzz247 i cant wait to get to 9 weeks, that is so exciting! have fun on your anniversary

@nik6499 i'll be sending good thoughts your way this week for the appointment!

@bostonbaby1 happy anniversary!!

congrats everyone on getting this far! 

@naljim this page is for women who have been pregnant before and had a loss. i'm glad to hear you're doing well though!

CMDD

Wednesday we will make 7 weeks- the days are draaaagging by! But today is my appointment for an ultrasound after the scare last Tuesday. I'm going alone in the middle of a hectic day, lots of driving, and i'm already anxious. I had the scariest pregnancy nightmares last night and they felt so real! I'll update after the US.

BostonBaby1

@CMDD please do! You may be going in alone, but you definitely have the support of us here! And of course DH :-) please let us know as soon as you find out what the US says?

cards10

CMDD said:

Wednesday we will make 7 weeks- the days are draaaagging by! But today is my appointment for an ultrasound after the scare last Tuesday. I'm going alone in the middle of a hectic day, lots of driving, and i'm already anxious. I had the scariest pregnancy nightmares last night and they felt so real! I'll update after the US.

Good luck at your u/s, sending tons of well wishes your way

tralalablah

This is week eight, but my midwife doesn't have us come in until week twelve, so I'm just in a waiting game.  My previous loss was around now, though I didn't memorize the dates.  I was with an OB then and he knew we would lose the baby from an ultrasound, but I decided to miscarry naturally.  Still hopeful, but I know hearing the Doppler at the end of the month will give me some peace.

nik6499

@CMDD let us mean girls know how it goes!!! I'm hoping for great news and a bumping little bean for you!

vppittman

9 1/2 weeks here! I wish I wasn't such a worrier all the time and I could just enjoy everything, but I can't! I am so jealous of people who have never experienced a loss. My next ultrasound is 5/20 and it seems ages away!

kimb311

Sounds like a good week all around for all of us! Today is 9 weeks. And the week we lost the last pregnancy. I've been kind of nervous, and sure I will be until I meet with the MFM on the 27.
But my husband called this morning out of the blue to check in on me. When I asked why ( he usually only calls at lunch) he said " well I know this is the week we lost the baby last year. I wanted to make sure you were ok and still feeling like crap" my only symptom last time was a sudden and complete loss of morning sickness.
The fact that he remembered and checked in made me ball like a baby. Love that man sometimes :x

gerblah

I've been around here for a few weeks, and just figured out PGAL meant.  I guess I'm part of the club.  I miscarried last December and am due on the day I started bleeding. 
I'll be 11 weeks tomorrow when I go in for my genetic testing.  DH asked if I needed him to be there.  I told him that I'll only need him if we get bad news.  He is currently trying to adjust his schedule.  So, with any luck sometime next week I'll have results that tell me I have a healthy baby boy or girl. 

yl1m32015

gerblah said:

I've been around here for a few weeks, and just figured out PGAL meant.  I guess I'm part of the club.  I miscarried last December and am due on the day I started bleeding. 
I'll be 11 weeks tomorrow when I go in for my genetic testing.  DH asked if I needed him to be there.  I told him that I'll only need him if we get bad news.  He is currently trying to adjust his schedule.  So, with any luck sometime next week I'll have results that tell me I have a healthy baby boy or girl. 

My dd is also the day I started miscarrying. Hoping this rainbow baby can turn that awful day into a good one.

soccsm13

Hi ladies!

@CMDD, good vibes for a healthy ultrasound!

I am 8w3d, and just chugging along. Today I had a "history" appointment. It seemed pretty pointless since nothing has changed about my history since my last one 4 months ago, aside from my d&c. I did schedule my next ultrasound for 6/12. I'll be 13 weeks exactly. Seems so far away! Just waiting until then now...

CMDD

The appointment went well. We saw a heartbeat and everything looked good. I'm 6w5d but measuring ahead to 7w2-3d. Next appointment is with my doctor in one week. I actually feel really relieved after this app, and i'm so grateful for that.

blackw15

Have my first spot Wednesday where I'll have an u/s, lab work, and see the doctor. I am more nervous than excited. So worried we won't see a heartbeat. According to when I THINK I ovulated, I'll be 8w2d, so hopefully we'll see something.

CMDD

blackw15 said:

Have my first spot Wednesday where I'll have an u/s, lab work, and see the doctor. I am more nervous than excited. So worried we won't see a heartbeat. According to when I THINK I ovulated, I'll be 8w2d, so hopefully we'll see something.

oh good luck! the waiting is the hardest. then you get in there and you feel so good afterwards. 

glovebug

I'm turning 10 weeks on Wednesday! We only made it to 6.5 last time so I'm feeling mostly hopeful. I wish I didn't freak out every time I have back pain. That was how my miscarriage started...pains in my lower back. So now I feel uneasy with every odd pain below my waist. I appreciate this thread and all the hope it's bringing.

yl1m32015

CMDD said:

The appointment went well. We saw a heartbeat and everything looked good. I'm 6w5d but measuring ahead to 7w2-3d. Next appointment is with my doctor in one week. I actually feel really relieved after this app, and i'm so grateful for that.

That's awesome! I'm so happy you're feeling relief, that's great news!!!

SomedayInMyArms

It's great to hear such positivity! I am happy everyone is doing well and the ultrasounds have been good.

I am 10w4d today. I had my first appointment with my OB last Wednesday at 9w6d. We had not had an ultrasound since being released from my RE 2 weeks ago. I was worried that something had changed. My OB checked me and said everything looked good. When it came time to find the heartbeat using the doppler I felt so nervous! When she couldn't find it after searching for less than a minute she said she was going to do an ultrasound. That was the longest 10 minutes of my life waiting for the machine to be moved in!

As soon as she started the ultrasound we saw the baby moving around. The heart was beating wonderfully and the baby was measuring ahead at 10w2d. He/she grew amazingly over the two week wait! She didn't measure the heartbeat, but she said it looked around 140 which was good and in the middle. I don't know how she knew by looking at it, but I guess she did. 

I am scheduled every 2 weeks with her to check the heartbeat and to make sure everything is going well. I was so excited when she asked me if I would come in every 2 weeks because I was worried I would now be pushed to every 4 weeks like normal pregnant people do. I go again Monday the 18th, so please say a prayer I can actually hear the heartbeat this time! 

jenEP

I'll be 9 weeks on Friday! We told my in-laws yesterday for mother's day and both my MIL and FIL started crying. It will be their first grand baby. I was nervous to tell them so soon, but I am so happy we did. We will have the support just in case things don't go as we hope. They're the only people we've told so far, but I think we will tell a few friends in the upcoming weeks; they're going to start noticing that I am not drinking! I don't have another ultrasound until 13 weeks. I had my first and only so far right at 7 weeks and everything looked great, but it still makes me anxious waiting so long in between. I'm trying to not hold onto every symptom or lack of symptom as a sign of things going well or not going well. 

blackw15

CMDD said:

blackw15 said:

Have my first spot Wednesday where I'll have an u/s, lab work, and see the doctor. I am more nervous than excited. So worried we won't see a heartbeat. According to when I THINK I ovulated, I'll be 8w2d, so hopefully we'll see something.

oh good luck! the waiting is the hardest. then you get in there and you feel so good afterwards. 

Thanks @CMDD! I am trying to stay positive! I'll update after my appt!

enigmaanjel

Ugh i went to the beathroom and had a ton of gooey stuff with brownish blood. Wtf???? I will be 11 weeks tomorrow. This is driving me insane

enigmaanjel

Checked hb on doppler. Its 168. So baby is okay i think. Just wish i knew whatbthis gooey brown stuff is. My bleed healed. Ugh

soccsm13

@enigmaanjel, I'm so sorry! That must be so stressful. I've heard that brown is ok and just old stuff coming out, its when its bright red that it might be a problem. Hang in there.

@jenEP, whoa, we are twins! I'll be 9 weeks Friday, had an ultrasound at 7 and my next is at 13! Is yours on 6/12? Lol it's going to be torture waiting another whole month! We told my parents and my inlaws too and I'm glad for the same reason. We have a 2 year old son so someone needs to know in case we need help with him!

kimb311

It is so great to see al the good news! It makes my heart happy!

BostonBaby1

@CMDD so glad to hear the appointment went well!!! Yay!

@gerblah glad you found us sweetie

@jenEP @soccsm13 I am also supposed be 9 weeks on Friday. My next u/s is June 8 so also a long wait:-)

enigmaanjel said:

Ugh i went to the beathroom and had a ton of gooey stuff with brownish blood. Wtf???? I will be 11 weeks tomorrow. This is driving me insane

Am I confusing you with someone else because I thOught you were on progesterone??? I'm sorry if I've got it wrong. When I was on Crinone (suppositories) there was a rainbow of colors (scary but true.) Either way, glad you are getting a good heartbeat on Doppler.

Charmndmom

We are still riding high off our good u/s last week...which is good since we don't go back for another three weeks. Long wait indeed! And our next u/s isn't until week 17. My hives from the Seasame oil from my first three progesterone injections still flare up whenever I get a new injection. That and I'm getting over a cold...coughing a lot. Can I use cough drops?

BostonBaby1

Charmndmom said:

We are still riding high off our good u/s last week...which is good since we don't go back for another three weeks. Long wait indeed! And our next u/s isn't until week 17. My hives from the Seasame oil from my first three progesterone injections still flare up whenever I get a new injection. That and I'm getting over a cold...coughing a lot. Can I use cough drops?

My OB says all cough drops are fine. She is also letting me use chloraseptic and if I really need, sudafed and mucinex (pretty sick though.)

Feel better soon!

Goldsgirl9

Hi Ladies! I am 8 weeks as of Saturday and will be celebrating my 5yr wedding anniversary Friday. No big plans since we are in the process of renovating our new home and are still living in our apartment with our toddler, 2 dogs and my husband's anniversary present, our 16lb puppy that arrived a couple days ago. Sigh, thought we'd be in the new house by now so we are feeling slightly overwhelmed at the moment.

I feel like I am getting sick, probably from lack of sleep. Morning sickness comes and goes and is worse on days I don't get enough sleep. Other than that I feel pretty good and looking forward to my follow up sonogram on Monday.

Goldsgirl9

vppittman said:

9 1/2 weeks here! I wish I wasn't such a worrier all the time and I could just enjoy everything, but I can't! I am so jealous of people who have never experienced a loss. My next ultrasound is 5/20 and it seems ages away!

I am exactly the same! I wish I could let go of the fear but it's always in the back of mind. I gave this pregnancy to God and that has helped with some of the worry. My u/s was scheduled for the 20th as well but I changed it to 18th due to work. Good luck at yours.

nik6499

I think my own morning breath is making me nauseous this should be fun....

vppittman

@Goldsgirl9 thank you! Good luck on the 18th! I am also putting my faith in God that He will protect me and my LO. It's all we can do!

BostonBaby1

@nik6499 What time is your OB appointment? Please update us & good luck! Fx

imfunsizeniki

Hello again ladies....

I will be 11 weeks tomorrow.  Next appt is a heartbeat check next week, then a level 2 u/s and amnio at 16 weeks.  Still battling morning sickness and gas {gah the gas!} but I am coming up on the timeframe we lost our last pg.  It was either late 11 or early 12 weeks, so I'm panicking over every little thing.  Took 3 tries to find the hb on the doppler yesterday... but it was such a huge relief when I finally did.

enigmaanjel

soccsm13 said:

@enigmaanjel, I'm so sorry! That must be so stressful. I've heard that brown is ok and just old stuff coming out, its when its bright red that it might be a problem. Hang in there.

@jenEP, whoa, we are twins! I'll be 9 weeks Friday, had an ultrasound at 7 and my next is at 13! Is yours on 6/12? Lol it's going to be torture waiting another whole month! We told my parents and my inlaws too and I'm glad for the same reason. We have a 2 year old son so someone needs to know in case we need help with him!

The brown doesn't bother me so much its the big glop of goo that gushes out. Its snot like. I am trying to stay calm. I go monday to my dr and i have called and told them and they don't seem worried at all. Just said keep taking my asprin and progesterone.

nik6499

@BostonBaby1 I'm in the lobby right now