@Furmommy that makes me want to get a Doppler so bad. I have 2 long weeks to go until our first MW appointment and 11 weeks is soooo long to wait without hearing the heartbeat.
My confession: we've definitely decided to stick with the same birth center we used last time, but a new one is having their grand opening close to my house. The birth photographer I want will be there doing a raffle. I'm going just to try to win the raffle and I feel a little guilty because I know full well I already love my midwife group
@DuchessOfCambridge I hoped that with my last! A week early would have been both Mother's Day and 5/10/15. It would have been so cool. I was even reall, really dilated at my appointment that week and completely thought it would happen. Buuuuut, then he decided he was comfy and came 6 days late.
@DuchessOfCambridge I am hoping my 11/11 date doesn't change and the baby actually is born on that day bc "1" is DHs favorite number. He's actually a bit OCD about it.
@DuchessOfCambridge That's funny! With DD my original EDD was my late MIL's birthday, so my DH was hoping she would be born on that day, but it turned out I ovulated two weeks later so the EDD was moved. Kind of a disappointment.
My confession: I make a lot of cheesecakes and I love to eat cheesecake batter (it's almost better than cheesecake itself). I made a cheesecake last week and couldn't lick the spoon because raw eggs, so I offered it to my husband and he said he didn't want it. I actually got really angry at him for making me waste delicious cheesecake batter. Poor guy.
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@DuchessOfCambridge@jess0211 my due date according to my ultrasound is 11/11 so I'm hoping that I make it that far haha. But I imagine when I get to November, I will just want it to be over!
Me: 32 Husbando: 49 Married Since: 7/29/2012 omgosh
Our EDD is 11/4 but DH is hoping baby comes 11/5 so he can "Remember, remember the 5th of November" (He's a bit adorkable). I don't particularly have a preference though I don't really want to go over by much and apparently everyone has told me how they hope I deliver mid Nov! >.< My patience isn't made for that. But DD's "gotcha day" is 11/9 so I do want to avoid that so it stays special for her, though I suppose it could be special/sweet in its own way if it matched up.
~Ziggy
Me:27 (diagnosed anovulatory May 2016) DH:29 (normal) Met 2008 | Dated 2010 | Married 2012 TTC#1 since June 2015 June 2016- 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 12), thin (2.45) lining | BFN July 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 10), thin (~4) lining | BFN August 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | BFN | Referred to specialist, visited once, was told we have less than a 3% chance even on medication, recommended to IUI for up to a 50% chance, decided not to pursue at this time | Stopped "trying" October 2016- We became licensed foster parents November 9, 2016- Arrival of DD#1, 4yo March 1, 2017- 1 day late, feel like crap (low fever & exhausted) | Mom suggested test before taking meds, I laughed but did it anyway | BFP! *shock*
@DuchessOfCambridge, I really couldn't tell you though the insinuation was that the dates they picked were significant to them. Like, DH's grandmother said she hopes I have baby on Nov 18th... Maybe that's her birthday?
~Ziggy
Me:27 (diagnosed anovulatory May 2016) DH:29 (normal) Met 2008 | Dated 2010 | Married 2012 TTC#1 since June 2015 June 2016- 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 12), thin (2.45) lining | BFN July 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 10), thin (~4) lining | BFN August 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | BFN | Referred to specialist, visited once, was told we have less than a 3% chance even on medication, recommended to IUI for up to a 50% chance, decided not to pursue at this time | Stopped "trying" October 2016- We became licensed foster parents November 9, 2016- Arrival of DD#1, 4yo March 1, 2017- 1 day late, feel like crap (low fever & exhausted) | Mom suggested test before taking meds, I laughed but did it anyway | BFP! *shock*
@DuchessOfCambridge@zigzag8412 I have always thought it was weird when people make comments about when they want someone else's child to be born. It just seems odd to me. Though I am sure when we finally tell our family they will have an opinion on this.
@kissthesky32 As a twin, and having lost one in January already, not seeing twins on my ultrasound was sad.... I actually thought the tech was going to say my cyst was a twin! But I'll take one healthy baby!
@toesinthesand-2 Zulily has them all the time. Hold out for the PinkBlush - those are the best quality!
My niece was born on 11-11-11 (her due date) at 11:34, weighing 7 lb. 11 oz. She was a scheduled c-section due to being breech and the docs thought it would be fun to try for 11:11. She had actually gone into labor that morning, but someone else had an emergency c-section before her.
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
@DuchessOfCambridge@zigzag8412@jess0211 I know my family will have some "I hope it's this date" because my brother and I are both November babies so I'm thinking half will say they hope it's early and on brother's birthday because he's enlisting military right now so we're all a little sentimental about him, and half will say my birthday because it would be funny to them. Unless there are a lot of November birthdays in your family though it does seem weird to say "I hope this is when"
We've been getting a lot of due date "hopes" mainly that it comes on my due date 10/31 for a Halloween baby. I hope it's not because forever sharing your birthday with a day that's already a big thing would sort of suck.
DS was born at 1:11 on 12/13/14 which was pretty cool.
@DuchessOfCambridge I am overly excited about pregnant Halloween costumes! Love, love the gumball machine. I also like maybe a magic 8 ball or the Kool Aid man, oh Yeah!
@DuchessOfCambridge I had my oldest on November 5th and I really wanted to dress up for Halloween. I was so miserable that I just dressed up the dogs instead (they looked sooo adorable though). I hope I feel better this time, because I want to wear something funny to take the kids treat-or-treating in I love the gumball dispenser idea
It'll be so fun to see the Halloween costumes! I know I won't do anything though. That's exactly the kind of attention I loathe. I'd be okay with one of those mama and baby skeleton tees, and that's about it. (Or a costume that would try to downplay how huge I will be by then!) I'm so boring, I know lol
My edd is 11/7/17 and I just like the sound of that. I haven't had anybody tell me a day they hope for, but now I'm curious to see if they will..!
@zigzag8412 I actually hope this LO comes mid-November! Lol mainly because I don't want his/her birthday associated with Halloween or Thanksgiving! But they come when they're ready, I suppose! I had two that came one day past their due dates and one that couldn't wait to come out and came 4 weeks early and had a rough go of it at first, but now he's very impatient and it all makes sense!
Confession: Mondays are mine and DH's only night off together so that usually means sexy time. I'm soooo not feeling it tonight and praying I doze off before his show is over.
@DuchessOfCambridge Love that idea for a costume! We made DS2 a gum ball dispenser costume for his 1st halloween because he was such a fat cheeked baby. Turned out super cute.
I hadn't thought about baby coming on 11/11! How fun! Our DD is the 4th but my babies tend to stay in past (or well past) their EDD so I wouldn't be surprised if this one was late too.
@kissthesky32 Bit late to this thread but I was totally hoping for twins. I had my first U/S last week and there was only one but I had a dream that the Dr. found a second one at my next apt. I guess we'll see haha
My due date is 11/10 which is the Marine Corp's birthday and my dad was in the Marines so he's excited. Then he said that 10/18 (his birthday) would be okay too. Who hopes for an early baby? I mean I guess it's not that early but come on. His reasoning was that I was 4 weeks early and over 6 lbs and just fine. They know I was early and not just wrong due date because I didn't have lines on my feet apparently.
This is my third pregnancy and I just have this strong gut feeling it's twins. There's really no other logic behind it. They don't run in my family at all, I'm under 30, I'm built small, etc. Can't wait until the 12th (my first ultrasound) so I can let my mind rest!!
@baby3forme I'm convinced I'm having a boy and I have no idea why, I just am. Excited to find out if your intuition is right and it's twins!
I'm a strong believer in the heart rate old wife's tale (has always been right for me). As soon as I saw your ultrasound post I guessed boy! I guess we shall see.
Before my BFP sometimes I would go to the gym just to sit in the sauna and take a long shower/dry my hair without a toddler around. I've been lazy all day and I know I need to go this evening so DS can run around the daycare, but I'm super sad the sauna isn't an option and I'll actually have to workout. I feel like bumping in the locker room for an hour might be frowned upon.
Confession: I loathe being pregnant. The excessive puking is enough to drive someone mad. I'll apologize to all those ladies that have had such difficulty getting to this point for any future bitching and moaning I will do. I know it's all worth it in the end but I will take my right to bitch because for me pregnancy sucks.
DH actually made me laugh about the entire situation saying that my pregnancies are like Bruce Banner going Hulk. I can never remember what pain and suffering I experience while I "Hulk out". His statement was so true...for me at least.
Confession: while the bloated belly is super uncomfortable and less desirable than my normal tummy, it has come in quite handy helping me carry things in from the car! Hahaha I was literally using it like another hand to help carry in some boxes! Yay for my bloat hand!
@BayCamp I looove saunas. On a similar note I miss my heating pad. It made all my stomach pains feel better and I wish I could use it now because it would be a cureall. Le sigh.
My confession today is I'm looking at maternity and newborn photographers and feel SO BAD I don't want to use any of my photographer friends haha we have such a solid community and don't treat each other like the competition but none of them super specialize in maternity and I know exactly what I want from that session. Major major friend/career guilt.
@QTAMum3 I loathe being pregnant too. I don't even have HG.
*slight tangent on mental health here* Mentally, I don't handle well the changes happening to my body outside of my control (feeling sick, getting bigger, etc). I don't feel happy looking at pictures of me pregnant with DS; I feel a little horrified and a little like I'm looking at a stranger. Being a mother is a amazing and I love it, but I will not get pregnant again. There are other ways to expand our family, if we decide it doesn't feel complete.
I know I've said some of these things before.. but I feeel compelled to share just in case it's the right time for someone else to read this. I hated myself for a little while pregnant the first time for feeling this way (and I hate myself a little bit this time for thinking I'm tough enough to do this again). But in the end, it IS worth it. I feel so lucky to get to share life with DS. You can't top that kind of feeling.
Fyi- I am in therapy and I encourage anyone struggling to reach out for help. Unbiased support (where I don't feel like I'm weighing so hard on DH or bottling it up) has made a huge difference this time around.
@QTAMum3 It took us a long time and an IF diagnosis/medication to get pregnant. There was nothing we wanted more. And now I am having a horrible experience. I never expected to be this sick or to have my symptoms take over my life. I never expected to be thinking about HG and weight monitoring or to feel guilty for hating this thing I wanted for so long. So I hear you. Big hugs.
@adirat the guilt is so hard and I truly hope you start to feel better soon and have the chance to enjoy being pregnant. I never really did despite moving past the ms, but I'm trying to be optimistic for this go 'round.
@kaitieb14 we had that issue with our last baby! My father in law is a photographer, but the newborn baby pictures is not his speciality at all! Soooo, I may have fibbed to him and a couple other photographer friends of ours. I told them that I had won a raffle at a baby expo and got a free sitting with a photographer! I still let my FIL take newborn pictures to keep him involved. And none of my photographer friends were mad. May not have been my most honest moment, but I didn't have to hurt anyone's feelings, so I felt okay with it!
Hugs @QTAMum3 and @adirat! It took so long for me to get pregnant the first time and then I was so miserably sick the first 14 weeks that I absolutely hated it and sometimes found myself wishing I never got pregnant ("why did I want this so bad?!?) and then feeling so guilty. Being so sick really sucks, and you should be able to admit how you feel without feeling guilty!
I just had one of those weird little gas bubbles move through my lower abs region (intestines I guess??) and I was like "omg! The baby!" And then I laughed at myself hahaha
you know what pregnancy is? It's nine months of thinking gas pain/movement is something way more exciting than it actually is. Can't wait until I'm like, was that a contraction??
Re: Pregnant girl confessions
My confession: we've definitely decided to stick with the same birth center we used last time, but a new one is having their grand opening close to my house. The birth photographer I want will be there doing a raffle. I'm going just to try to win the raffle and I feel a little guilty because I know full well I already love my midwife group
My confession: I make a lot of cheesecakes and I love to eat cheesecake batter (it's almost better than cheesecake itself). I made a cheesecake last week and couldn't lick the spoon because raw eggs, so I offered it to my husband and he said he didn't want it. I actually got really angry at him for making me waste delicious cheesecake batter. Poor guy.
Married Since: 7/29/2012
omgosh
Met 2008 | Dated 2010 | Married 2012
TTC#1 since June 2015
June 2016- 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 12), thin (2.45) lining | BFN
July 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 10), thin (~4) lining | BFN
August 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | BFN | Referred to specialist, visited once, was told we have less than a 3% chance even on medication, recommended to IUI for up to a 50% chance, decided not to pursue at this time | Stopped "trying"
October 2016- We became licensed foster parents
November 9, 2016- Arrival of DD#1, 4yo
March 1, 2017- 1 day late, feel like crap (low fever & exhausted) | Mom suggested test before taking meds, I laughed but did it anyway | BFP! *shock*
Met 2008 | Dated 2010 | Married 2012
TTC#1 since June 2015
June 2016- 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 12), thin (2.45) lining | BFN
July 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | 2 follies (14 & 10), thin (~4) lining | BFN
August 2016- 1mg estradiol CDs 1-7, 50mg generic clomid CDs 5-9 w/TI | BFN | Referred to specialist, visited once, was told we have less than a 3% chance even on medication, recommended to IUI for up to a 50% chance, decided not to pursue at this time | Stopped "trying"
October 2016- We became licensed foster parents
November 9, 2016- Arrival of DD#1, 4yo
March 1, 2017- 1 day late, feel like crap (low fever & exhausted) | Mom suggested test before taking meds, I laughed but did it anyway | BFP! *shock*
@toesinthesand-2 Zulily has them all the time. Hold out for the PinkBlush - those are the best quality!
My niece was born on 11-11-11 (her due date) at 11:34, weighing 7 lb. 11 oz. She was a scheduled c-section due to being breech and the docs thought it would be fun to try for 11:11. She had actually gone into labor that morning, but someone else had an emergency c-section before her.
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
DS was born at 1:11 on 12/13/14 which was pretty cool.
My edd is 11/7/17 and I just like the sound of that. I haven't had anybody tell me a day they hope for, but now I'm curious to see if they will..!
I hadn't thought about baby coming on 11/11! How fun! Our DD is the 4th but my babies tend to stay in past (or well past) their EDD so I wouldn't be surprised if this one was late too.
DS#2 3/15
Baby #3~
@kissthesky32 Bit late to this thread but I was totally hoping for twins. I had my first U/S last week and there was only one but I had a dream that the Dr. found a second one at my next apt. I guess we'll see haha
@DuchessofCambridge My birthday is 7/7 and it's pretty cool
My due date is 11/10 which is the Marine Corp's birthday and my dad was in the Marines so he's excited. Then he said that 10/18 (his birthday) would be okay too. Who hopes for an early baby? I mean I guess it's not that early but come on. His reasoning was that I was 4 weeks early and over 6 lbs and just fine. They know I was early and not just wrong due date because I didn't have lines on my feet apparently.
TTC since August 2018
@DuchessOfCambridge I didn't realize you had to do gel...now I don't want to bother either.
DH actually made me laugh about the entire situation saying that my pregnancies are like Bruce Banner going Hulk. I can never remember what pain and suffering I experience while I "Hulk out". His statement was so true...for me at least.
Married: 11/2013
"Q" DS1: 3/2011
"T" DS2: 10/2012
"A" DD: 1/2014
EDD #4: 11/26/2017
*slight tangent on mental health here*
Mentally, I don't handle well the changes happening to my body outside of my control (feeling sick, getting bigger, etc). I don't feel happy looking at pictures of me pregnant with DS; I feel a little horrified and a little like I'm looking at a stranger. Being a mother is a amazing and I love it, but I will not get pregnant again. There are other ways to expand our family, if we decide it doesn't feel complete.
I know I've said some of these things before.. but I feeel compelled to share just in case it's the right time for someone else to read this. I hated myself for a little while pregnant the first time for feeling this way (and I hate myself a little bit this time for thinking I'm tough enough to do this again). But in the end, it IS worth it. I feel so lucky to get to share life with DS. You can't top that kind of feeling.
Fyi- I am in therapy and I encourage anyone struggling to reach out for help. Unbiased support (where I don't feel like I'm weighing so hard on DH or bottling it up) has made a huge difference this time around.
@QTAMum3 It took us a long time and an IF diagnosis/medication to get pregnant. There was nothing we wanted more. And now I am having a horrible experience. I never expected to be this sick or to have my symptoms take over my life. I never expected to be thinking about HG and weight monitoring or to feel guilty for hating this thing I wanted for so long. So I hear you. Big hugs.
I hope the sickness eases up for you ladies soon!
you know what pregnancy is? It's nine months of thinking gas pain/movement is something way more exciting than it actually is. Can't wait until I'm like, was that a contraction??