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Pregnant after a Loss
krwact
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Before you knew you were pregnant
krwact
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Assuming there was a window between getting pregnant and finding out, what were some of the things you did before you knew that you might not have done otherwise?
Edit to add: These are NOT things you feel guilty for, just things you might not have done had you known.
Kim
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Re: Before you knew you were pregnant
For me, there were certainly a couple adult beverages (the last was a week after we conceived).
The biggest though? I climbed Mt. Washington, the tallest mountain in the northeast US. Sometimes when I'm angsting up a storm, I tell myself "This baby climbed a freaking mountain when she was like 24 hours old. She can do anything!"
We made sure we travelled LOTS before we started trying in March! We knew this year would be big with our wedding in Feb and buying our new home and trying to get pregnant, so we figured we would do alot of our travelling before 2012!!
And between each of my losses I drank a crap load of wine....mmmm wine......
BFP#1 D&C May 18th 2012 at 9 wks. EDD Dec 17 2012BFP#2 CP Sept 17th 2012 at 4.5 wks. EDD May 23 2013
BFP#3 EDD June 24th 2013 IT'S A GIRL!
BFP#4 EDD March 2 2015
Wow that's hardcore lol!! Impressive
BFP#1 D&C May 18th 2012 at 9 wks. EDD Dec 17 2012BFP#2 CP Sept 17th 2012 at 4.5 wks. EDD May 23 2013
BFP#3 EDD June 24th 2013 IT'S A GIRL!
BFP#4 EDD March 2 2015
I drank alcohol before I got my BFP at 10DPO, but I wouldn't necessarily change that as I don't believe it has an effect that early.
That's awesome you climbed Mt. Washington!
Mother to DD, born sleeping on 9/28/11, and DS, born 3/12/13, 5lbs 13oz, 19in
I totally agree - I wouldn't change the alcohol either. I don't feel an ounce of guilt. It was the thought of that nut brown ale that kept me going down that mountain! I should have figured something was up though when the ale was so/so but the fat free chocolate milk I got from the vending machine at the Pinkham Notch visitor center was the most amazing thing I had ever tasted in my life!
type 1 diabetic for 7 years. Been on the pump for 6 years.
BFP #2 8/22/12 | EDD 5/5/13 | DS1 born 5/9/13
BFP #3 4/25/15 | EDD 1/7/16 | MMC 7/2/15 @ 13w1d | D&E 7/8/15
BFP #4 12/9/15 | EDD 8/22/16 | DS2 born 5/18/16 at 26w2d
Just keep swimming.
BFP#1 D&C May 18th 2012 at 9 wks. EDD Dec 17 2012BFP#2 CP Sept 17th 2012 at 4.5 wks. EDD May 23 2013
BFP#3 EDD June 24th 2013 IT'S A GIRL!
BFP#4 EDD March 2 2015
I'm glad you got your fun and travel on!
No guilt here at all. I too felt terrible (irrational) guilt over my last pregnancy, but this is more about the other stuff, the "huh, well who knew?" kind of stuff.
Wait, like Bubble Boy from Seinfeld? Did you also play Trivial Pursuit?
All of this exactly!
~~PgAL March Siggy Challenge - Pet Shaming~~
TTC #1 since Feb 2011 Dx: MTHFR C677T Homozygous, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, LPD
BFP #1: 8/4/11 c/p 4w5d
BFP #2: 9/4/11 c/p 5w0d
BFP #3: 1/16/12 c/p 4w0d
BFP #4 8/9/12 m/c 7w3d
BFP #5 11/2/12 ?EDD 7/16/13? PLEASE grow sweet baby!!
BFP#2 5/28/2011, EDD 2/1/2012, chemical pg
BFP#3 10/22/2011, EDD 6/30/2012, natural m/c 11/3/2011 @ 6 weeks
BFP#4 4/16/2012, EDD 12/24/2012, Beta #1 23 @ 10dpo, Beta #2 68 @ 12dpo, Beta #3 370 @ 16dpo, Saw baby and heartbeat on 5/11/2012.
It's a boy!
Same here
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2/12 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16/12 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20/12 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB
baby girl born 5/10/13
TTC#2 since 12/17/2014, Cycle 8
Repeat Testing...FSH=12, AMH=3.8, AFC=28.
IUI#5 5/10/15- c/p?
IVF#2 8/19/15 - cancelled due to cysts
IVF#2 take two 10/2015 - 5 blasts frozen
FET#4 12/11/2015 - BFN - 4 blasts remaining
FET#5 2/18/16 - BFP!!! Beta1-3, 126, 250, 745!!
Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my IF sister NMscubagirl
BFP#1 on 02/14/09 BIRTH to Mason 6lb9oz on 10/12/09
BFP#2 on 5/28/11 EDD 2/1/12 Natural M/C on 6/13/11
BFP#3 on 1/20/12 EDD 9/30/12 Natural m/c on 1/27/12
BFP#4 on 4/23/12 BIRTH to Isabella 7lb1oz on 12/19/12
Before I knew I was pregnant with DS, I had champagne for Christmas and on New Year's my mom made this cake dessert that was soaked in rum. By that time, I had my suspicions and was really nervous about eating it. I couldn't fake it or reject it because then everyone would have known. I felt guilty for a long time but DS ended up totally fine!
Fast forward to this year. I think I had a small glass of wine for Easter before I got my BFP. No guilt there. I recently went to a wine tasting party and while I did not drink the wine, I did stick my finger in DH's glass to get a little drop on my tongue.
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
Honestly, nothing. We were so aware of my fertile days that I had eliminated my morning coffee and evening glass of wine. Things probably would have been different had we not been so fresh on the TTC wagon. We were very fortunate and only had a two months in between our loss and getting pregnant again.
Now? I am back to drinking my caffeinated coffee but only 1-2 days a week and it's only one coffee cup. I don't feel guilty about it. I have changed so much of my life and my body is so uncomfortable at this point even with only 20 lb weight gain and I am also dealing with GD that I don't feel guilty for indulging occasionally.
Celebrated DH's 40th Birthday away at the Beach ! Let's just say it was a 4 day drinking bender ! I took at First Response Test Thursday Morning before we left cause my period was due over the weekend and got a BFN - So I thought I was good to drink.. After AF didn;t show, that Monday after I took another test and BFP...Yikes! Good Thing I drank a lot of Orange Crushes.. ( made with Fresh Oranges) I guess. I also Smoked, and Quit Cold Turkey when I found out.
... let's just say the BFP was quite the surprize!