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Cautiously Optimistic
ErnieELF8
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Hi friends!
I am new here, as I just found out that I'm pregnant about a week ago. This is my fourth pregnancy in just over a year. We have a son, who was our little oops. So, we thought we would get prego again easily. 15 months, and three early losses (longest lasting 6 weeks), here we are! I'm soo nervous. I'm just over 5 weeks. Turned 5 weeks on Saturday. I'm being followed by a reproductive endocrinologist, and we've been checking my hcg leves. On Saturday (5 weeks exactly) it was 197. Yesterday, (48 hours later) it was 603. I know those are really good numbers. So, I celebrated a little bit, for having the good numbers.
I just don't want to get my hopes up. How do you all cope? Its so hard to not know whats going to happen. And, I hate that I can't get excited yet. Were/are you all on pins and needles until the end of the first trimester?
I think what I'm going to do, and I remember doing this with my son, is just set little goals for myself to meet. Like getting through my hcg level tomorrow, then six weeks, then ultrasound, then end of first trimester. You know?
And, I love having this site. Its so therapeutic to know that there are other women out there, who are going through the same things, and can support each other. Hooray for bumpies!!!
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Hope you're all having a wonderful day,
Erin)
I am new here, as I just found out that I'm pregnant about a week ago. This is my fourth pregnancy in just over a year. We have a son, who was our little oops. So, we thought we would get prego again easily. 15 months, and three early losses (longest lasting 6 weeks), here we are! I'm soo nervous. I'm just over 5 weeks. Turned 5 weeks on Saturday. I'm being followed by a reproductive endocrinologist, and we've been checking my hcg leves. On Saturday (5 weeks exactly) it was 197. Yesterday, (48 hours later) it was 603. I know those are really good numbers. So, I celebrated a little bit, for having the good numbers.
I just don't want to get my hopes up. How do you all cope? Its so hard to not know whats going to happen. And, I hate that I can't get excited yet. Were/are you all on pins and needles until the end of the first trimester?
I think what I'm going to do, and I remember doing this with my son, is just set little goals for myself to meet. Like getting through my hcg level tomorrow, then six weeks, then ultrasound, then end of first trimester. You know?
And, I love having this site. Its so therapeutic to know that there are other women out there, who are going through the same things, and can support each other. Hooray for bumpies!!!
)Hope you're all having a wonderful day,
Erin
)
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Re: Cautiously Optimistic
married my best friend 10/04/08, TTC since July 2012
BFP#1 Thanksgiving 11/22/12, mo-mo twins(one sac), traditional EDD 7/27/13, EDD due to risk 6/15/13
mmc Angel 2/7/13 @ 15w3d, mmc Aubrey 2/13/13 @ 16w2d, D&E 2/16/13
BFP#2 9/21/13, EDD 6/2/14, DD born 5/17/14
All AL always welcome in my threads!
Celebrate every little milestone. On the days that I find a calm about myself it's because I've really embraced the, 'I can't change the outcome, but I can enjoy this pregnancy' mentality.
BFP # 1 - 12/19/09 EDD 08/27/10 - D&C 1/26/10 @ 9w5d
BFP # 2 - 06/05/10 EDD 02/17/11, DS1 born on 2/14/11
BFP # 3 - 04/10/13 EDD 12/21/13 - D&C 05/15/13 @ 8w4d
BFP # 4 - 07/27/13 EDD 04/08/14 - CP 07/29/13
BFP # 5 - 09/14/13 EDD 05/28/14, DS2 born on 5/22/14
We can't wait to meet you, our baby surfer GIRL!!!
BFP#1 05.2005- didn't know I was pg until m/c.
BFP#2 11.01.11 EDD 07.15.12 m/c 11.26.11 @ 6.5 weeks
BFP#3 03.12.12 EDD 11.26.12 mm/c 04.29.12 @ 8 weeks
BFP#4 10.08.12 EDD 06.08.13 m/c 11.29.12 @ 8.5 weeks
cp on 03.27.13 BFP#5 09/10/13 EDD 05.25.14 Induced & Emergency C-section 05/09/14
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2010: son born 9/1
2013: 2 miscarriages + d&cs, both at 10 weeks: April & July
2014: son #2 born 6/29
2016: Baby girl stillborn at 21w6d 4/29 and baby boy stillborn at 20w 3d 11/16