November 2016 Moms
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PGAL Check-In 3/14
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This is for those of us moms who are pregnant after loss. If you have not participated on the weekly thread yet introduce yourself first.
Weeks:
Next milestone/appointment?
Rant/Rave/Anything else:
Questions?
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done?
Weeks:
Next milestone/appointment?
Rant/Rave/Anything else:
Questions?
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done?
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TTC#1 July 2015
- BFP: 9/16/15 — MC: 11/8/15 Blighted Ovum
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
- BFP: 9/12/19 — EDD 5/15/20
Re: PGAL Check-In 3/14
Weeks: 6 today
Next milestone/appointment? I have an ultrasound tomorrow. Hoping I'll see a heartbeat. My husband can't come unfortunately.
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I can't find my one pair of maternity jeans (I bought them when I was last pregnant and since that went poorly I hid them away. Apparently too well!) and now Old Navy apparently doesn't sell maternity clothes in Canada anymore so even when I do find them I can't get another pair of the best ever maternity jeans.
Questions? None, really. I've been through this all before time and time again. You become an old hand at it after a while.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I knit, crochet, and do calligraphy. Probably my favourite project ever was a little dress I crocheted for my daughter when I was pregnant with her. It's quite amateurish I think (I made it six years ago, I've improved!) and I for sure should have made it longer since my kids are always long but I did love it so much and it's now in her baby box. She was about a month old here.
Son, K, 9 | Daughter, C, 5 | Daughter, M, expected November 7, 2016
Next milestone/appointment? Going to get my second beta tomorrow at 15dpo. My first was 16
Rant/Rave/Anything else: not much here. I don't know why but I just have a good feeling about this pregnancy. Way different than my first.
Questions? So you may have read it last week, but a close friend is currently going through a mc. Turns out she is about 7 weeks and it was tubal. She took the medicine to dissolve everything so she probably won't loose a tube. H and I were planing on telling our family and close friends pretty much right away and probably FB around 8-10 weeks. Now I'm not sure if we should. I sort of think we should push everything out to give her time. So how long do you think we should wait to tell her and her husband? I plan on telling them in private/person I just don't know when now. The husband is my husband best friend and I have actually known him since kindergarten so we are really close.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I sort of am. I guess I'm more artistic than crafty. Right now I'm doing my first pallet project and I'm so excited. I will post pics when I'm done.
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Weeks: 5w6d
Next milestone/appointment? Ultrasound and first appointment on March 31!
Rant/Rave/Anything else: starting to feel a little nauseous today. Other than that, just sore boobs. I'm thinking we might tell my dad and in laws and siblings this weekend. My mom and SIL are the only ones who know right now.
Questions? Nothing I can think of.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done?
I have seen 2 baby quilts for my niece and nephew. Need to start on one for my next nephew due in May!
BFP February 2016 Baby Girl born 11/2016
BFP 8/16/2018 EDD 4/29/2019 MMC 10/3/2018
BFP 12/16/2018 EDD 08/26/2019 MC/CP 12/20/2018
BFP 03/28/2019 EDD 12/07/2019 Hoping for our rainbow
Next milestone/appointment? 4/4
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I'm having the same cramping and feelings as I did in my first tri last time. I honestly didn't have many symptoms until nearly 13w before, so I guess it's possible it may be similar this time? We did just get home from Maui, and I was exhausted the entire time I was over there... Just trying to stay calm and optimistic about this pregnancy and focus on the good.
Questions? Nothing yet!
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I'm not super crafty, but I have started working on this giant dream catcher that we'll put up in the nursery. I'll be sure to post photos when I've got a good amount of it finished.
ETA: My dr called this am and bumped my first spot up by one week.
Married: September 2012
Began TTC: September 2015
BFP #1: 10/12/16, EDD: 06/23/15,
(pPROM, 16 wks + emergency D&E 12/31/15)
BFP #2: 03/09/16, EDD: 11/16/16
Next milestone/appointment? HCG Blood draw today and Wednesday. First appt at 7 weeks, 2 days on 4/4.
Rant/Rave/Anything else: Even though my last pregnancy the heart stopped beating at 8 weeks, I feel like I am going to lose this one earlier. My H is already fed up with my freakouts and I've known I've been pregnant 6 days.
Questions? I'm having lower back pain and pelvic cramping that comes and goes. Anyone else? Is this normal?
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? So not crafty at all, so I commissioned all my DIY stuff Wedding on ETSY. It was surprisingly affordable and I highly recommend it if your someone like me. I'd love to be crafty, but I just don't have the fine motor skills/creativity to pull it off!
@m6agua I would hold off announcing on Facebook if your friend is hurting. When you do post, I would give your friend plenty of warning that it's coming, so that she can hide you for a few days.
After the sadness that FB pregnancy announcements caused me personally, I am not sure that I will do this. My MIL, who is a FB addict, will probably hate it, but I think I am going to leave my pregnancy off FB until the baby shower.
Weeks: 5w and 3 days
Next Appointment: This Friday for an ultrasound at the 6w mark!
Rants: M/S and exhaustion is out of control, but at the same time, feeling hopeful about this LO sticking. So sort of a happy rant?
Also, dreading work. I'm a therapist and listening to ten hours worth of clients tomorrow while feeling like vomiting seems like my own private hell.
Are you crafty?: Yes- mostly with paper crafts and baking. I do all the birthday cakes for friends and family and make flag banners as toppers. Right now, I'm lucky if I can pour myself a bowl of cereal!
We have gone ahead and told our parents and my sister, mostly because *if* we have another loss, we need the support.
Everyone else will will find out when they see me with a big belly.
And I second the pain of watching others announce on fb etc. In fact, we just found out that my sister in law (husband's brothers wife) is 12w, and that's been VERY tough to swallow! Especially because they conceived RIGHT after finding out we were pregnant last time. All of this is so sensitive and I just don't think that people get it unless they've experienced a loss.
Married: September 2012
Began TTC: September 2015
BFP #1: 10/12/16, EDD: 06/23/15,
(pPROM, 16 wks + emergency D&E 12/31/15)
BFP #2: 03/09/16, EDD: 11/16/16
I'll be getting my HCG tested starting on Tuesday, first Appointment isn't until April 7.
rant: progesterone is a pain. I have to do a suppository every night, but I'm never sure if DH wants to get busy or not so I wait to take it. I'm worried I'll fall asleep or forget one night. So annoying. I wish I could just be like Hey! We doing this or not? But that feels so unromantic ha ha. I'd initiate but honestly I mostly don't feel like having sex these days so I'm kinda always hoping he's too tired or forgets about it.
@m6agua I'd give them a few weeks at least recover a bit emotionally. I've gone through similar type MC's and it's tough at first. Plus you are only 4 weeks. I'd personally wait until I was out of the first Tri to tell many people. But then again I'm speaking from a history of losses so my perspective may be colored by those events.
Weeks: 4
Next milestone/appointment? Beta testing today/Wednesday. DPO 19 and DPO 21
Rant/Rave/Anything else: With my miscarriage from the moment I got the BFP I wasn't truly excited and I think deep down I knew even though I didn't have any miscarriage symptoms. This time feels different mentally, I am more excited and hope that is a good sign.
Questions? No
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? Not really. I will do some projects but I have to follow instructions for those crafts. I am not a very creative/artistic person.
Next milestone/appointment? Ultrasound on Wednesday (hoping for 2 strong heartbeats and a smaller SCH) and then the 7w mark on Friday (time of my last loss).
Rant/Rave/Anything else: it's really adorable how attached DH is to the idea of twins right now. PGAL brain makes me worry of course, and the large SCH next to Twin B worries me a lot, but DH is so excited about twins. We've talked about vanishing twin syndrome and stuff, but he said now that he knows there's two he says he won't be happy unless he can bring two home with us!
Questions? Nope!
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I recently taught myself to crochet! I've gone baby crazy and made hats for the two recently birthed babes at work, as well as a blanket for one of them. I've also made like five hats and a pair of booties for my future LOs, including a bear hat with ear flaps that I'm in love with. I also bake a lot, especially funky cupcakes (fan favourites are cookie dough stuffed and s'mores).
Bear hat on the left, pompon beanie and matching booties on the right...and the cat lol
Basket weave blanket and flower beanie for a first baby at work
Next milestone/appointment? Just had our first ultrasound today!! Saw and heard heartbeat. One beautiful baby!
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I'm still on cloud nine from my ultrasound!
Questions? When can I stop the crinone? Ugghh.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I can sew. I sewed my daughter's crib bedding and curtains. But it all was ruined when we moved. I've made bows to match her outfits.
Here is our ultrasound pic from today!
Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!
Weeks: 6 +6
Next milestone/appointment? Next appointment is 4/4. It will be my first appointment with my regular doctor. I'm excited to go over what the monitoring will be for the rest of my pregnancy so I know what to expect. Also, she should give me a referral for an ultrasound.
Rant/Rave/Anything else:
My first appointment was emotionally awful. The office uses digital charts so until you get to the computer to input info they don't have any clue of your medical history and are just asking questions. Which meant I had to tell three different nurses I had a stillborn son in September. Why can't they have some system of letting them know to save me from having to keep repeating it? This was a problem during both my postpartum visits when the nurses asked me excitedly how the baby was. Also, the nurse practitioner I saw for my appointment asked me if I would be considered high risk. Seemed to me like something you should know not something I would seeing as this is my first appointment. Blerg!
And since I don't like being all negative I do want to rave about my office. I love my doctor so much and I'm lucky to have such a wonderful doctor. Also I understand it's not the nurses fault for asking me and not knowing.
Questions?
Am I the only person dumb enough to go somewhere with Zika? I really didn't think I was pregnant.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done?
I'm fairly crafty. I'm an average sewer and pretty good knitter. For my son I sewed large clothe letters and numbers. For this little one I think I'll knit some stuffed animals or maybe some little outfits.
Waiting to hear what my third beta was from this morning. Then I have an ultrasound Wednesday to check for an ectopic.
My rant is that this mobile app sucks so much compared to the website. It keeps crashing and I hate that I can't copy and paste things and the formatting is a butthole.
Why isn't it naptime yet? That is my only question.
I love to weave baskets when I have time, but lately I never do because it isn't really something you can pick up and put down throughout the day. Also my dog loves to destroy reeds, and that doesn't help.
@lilwonder Maui! I'm jealous. We don't really do too many vacations.
@cdbishop I'm with you this pregnancy feels different than my last. I actually feel good about this one. The last one I just had a feeling.
@chloe97 & @lilwonder & @rspalding001 Thanks for the advice. I actually went public on FB with my mc about a month ago (mc was in Nov). I just wanted to break the silence and educate people on how to support someone going through a loss. That is part of the reason why I wanted to announce on FB around 8-10 weeks this time and not wait the typical 12 weeks. But given the situation I may end up waiting. I'm telling my BFF on Wednesday and we plan on telling our family on Easter (6 weeks). I don't plan on telling anyone else until after I tell my friend going through the mc. I think I just will not tell them for now and continue to give her support and feel it out.
On another note. This morning I had very very little brown spotting/discharge. The last couple times I used the restroom (i've been about 6 times already) there has been none. I had a moment of freaking out but now I'm good.
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 20196 weeks, 1 day
Next milestone/appointment?
First OBGYN appt. on March 28. I cannot wait! I feel like it won't feel real and I can't get too excited before then.
Rant/Rave/Anything else:
I've been feeling crampiness/twinges/pressure the last day or so and it's kind of making me nervous :-/
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done?
Not really. I have to really be in the mood to do anything crafty. I have been really good about working on my son's baby book though, and that feels sort of crafty (like scrapbooking, right?).
@m6agua Glad the spotting stopped, I'd probably still let your doctor know about the spotting just in case!
@comealongponds I have it my head that I'm having twins even though I have no justification for this. I had my 7dpo progesterone checked and it was 14, so no reason to think I ovulated 2 eggs. Just wishful thinking. Fx for 2 string heartbeats Wednesday!
Next milestone/appointment? I have a group appointment with a nurse practitioner next Wednesday (3/23).
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I'm just doing my best to be patient. Hopefully at my group appointment I will get to set up my first meeting with the OB and I'll know when I will get an ultrasound. Time is moving slowly.
GTKY : I am not crafty.
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
Next milestone/appointment? Ultrasound on the 24th. It can't come soon enough!
Rant/Rave/Anything else: Like some of you I feel very different this time around. Last time we we happy, but we were moving across the country to start a new job and living with my MIL so the timing wasn't ideal. After the MC we decided to wait a few months before trying again so that we could settle in our new place and until I had been at my new job long enough that I would qualify for FML by the time the baby is born. This time it happened the first time we tried and it just feels so different. Fingers crossed that everything keeps going down this path!
Questions? Anyone else out there with a bicornuate uterus? Apparently mine is pretty severe and may cause some problems down the road. At this point I'm just hoping to make it that far.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I try! I sew and dabble in various other crafty activities. My favorite was my niece's 1st birthday present. I made her a sign with pegs with "Name's Tutus" and then made her a rainbow of 8 tutus. She loves them and a year later still wears them every chance she gets.
I have 1 living child who is 14 months. He was a fertility baby and preemie. We had a spontaneous pregnancy (surprised the hell out of us--technically we were trying, but we didn't expect to get pregnant so easily) when he was 5 months old. They would have been up to 14 months apart. But the new baby had anencephaly (a neural tube defect which prevents formation of a brain) so we terminated at 12 weeks. This was actually our first month trying again, but I felt really optimistic--with good reason apparently. I'm on a high dose of folic acid and also making sure to take in lots of natural folate. Hopefully this baby will not have a neural tube defect. We'll be able to find out about anencephaly around 11 or 12 weeks, and spina bifida around 16 weeks hopefully.
The biggest difference for me is that while I am still optimistic about this baby, I'm not excited like I was the other two times I found out I was pregnant. We haven't told anyone else yet whereas before I couldn't wait to call my sister.
Weeks: 4 weeks 5 days
Next milestone/appointment? 1st appoint April 1, first two betas look good, third beta tomorrow
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I probably covered most of this in my intro
Questions? Anyone else here after a TFMR?
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? Not even a little bit crafty.
@m6agua Our loss was in Sept and after going through our wedding in Nov and the holidays after, of course EVERYONE thought they had the right to harass us about getting busy making babies or the opposite who tell you not to have kids too soon. We couldn't take the pain anymore and I hated that it was so taboo to talk about because it made me feel like it was somehow my fault or my failure and I also believe that if I had any clue or idea that a miscarriage was possible it wouldn't have been easier, but it might not have been as much of a shock. So I did a facebook post with my H also to educate and make it known that it is a possibility and it does happen to more people than we know. That's why we also wanted to tell early on this time as well, because after the loss I found that, although still hard, it was easier being around those that knew and could support me than those who innocently offended me.
@chloe97 I have had a little back pain and lower stomach cramps on and off too and have been trying super hard to not let it freak me out.
Weeks: Six today!
Next milestone/appointment? Two weeks exactly but whos counting?
Rant/Rave/Anything else: Already got all my ranting and raving out in my ticker change I think! I do agree with you ladies that feel this pregnancy is just..... different. Both H and I have good feelings about this one. I also feel that things are changing around me for the better.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done?Questions? None!
I am really crafty and creative. I am very good with paper type crafts, painting and I crochet. I made everything for my wedding including making my trifold invitations, painting quotes and signs as well as making and painting table numbers with different scenes from movies. (Im a disney fanatic but it was very classy and low key!)
Next milestone/appointment? Ultrasound was this morning. I started spotting yesterday so I was really nervous. We saw and heard a strong heartbeat, but the sac is very small and baby is measuring almost a week behind so things don't look promising. Follow up US next Monday if nothing happens in the meantime.
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I just can't believe this is happening again. This was our last try with the RE before moving 9 hours from home for 6 months and I'm just so freaking tired of losing babies. I'm not giving up hope on this one, but it's tough to stay positive.
Questions?
Nah.
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I love my cricut. I make personalized cards, shirts, onesies, water bottles, etc.
Married 9/18/10
TTC 1/1/12
BFP #1 12/13/12 MMC Confirmed 1/30/13
BFP #2 6/17/13, (Clomid+Ovidrel) CP Confirmed 6/26/13
BFP #3 8/14/2013 (Letrozole+IUI) Charlie Grace born 5/2/2014
Laparoscopic surgery 8/15 to remove misplaced IUD
BFP #4, #5, #6 (Letrozole+IUI)all MMC, BFP #7 EDD 1/3/2017
Weeks: 6w3d
next milestone: ultrasound this Thursday to look for the heartbeat. So damn anxious!
Questions: A million for my body, but none for the group
rants and raves: I tried not getting excited, hopeful, and attached this go around and have failed at that. I'm all in ...again!
Gtky: I think I'm the opposite of crafty. I always wanted to learn to knit or crochet as it looks relaxing.
I feel like I can root our baby on when I look at the picture. I debated posting it on this thread, I will take it down if it brings up bad feelings for anyone. I was just really excited at the time!
Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!
Next milestone/appointment? April 5th
Rant/Rave/Anything else: Like many other ladies had said, I feel different this time around. Even though I have been getting sick a lot, I feel like things are healthier with this pregnancy. I don't know how to explain it. Last time I felt nauseous all day long and just miserable, I just felt unhealthy. This time I've thrown up more, but don't feel as miserable. I feel like I'm in a good place mentally as well, just trying to stay positive!
Questions? None
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I'm a wedding planner and I have my own company. I've done tons of DIY projects for my couples over the years. Everything from building a bar out of wood pallets to creating paper flowers to sewing table runners and much more.
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
I just got my second betas and it was 187! that is more than doubling from 16 on Thursday. I am so thankful and for now not too worried about the minimal spotting. I am getting another beta on Friday just to be sure.
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Next milestone/appointment? 3/25, 2nd ultrasound
Rant/Rave/Anything else: We had an US today and saw the baby and the heartbeat! Posted the pic in the Ultrasound thread.
Questions? FF says I ovulated on 2/13, which would put me at 6w2d. The baby measured at exactly 6 weeks today, which would put conception at 2/15. H and I had sex on the 13th, and then not again for a while. Does that make sense that I could have O'd on the 13th and conceived on the 15th? (This sounds like a school math problem...)
GTKY: Are you crafty? If so what is your favorite project you have done? I like to refinish furniture that I find on the side of the road. I've gotten a pretty cool side table and bench this way.
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!