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Re: Welcome May 2016 Moms! Introduce Yourself Here!
I'm going to cautiously introduce myself since I've been posting a bit. I have a 18 month old boy who's silly. His pregnancy was easy and uneventful. I planned a homebirth for him, but had to be transferred to the hospital. (Yes i'm quite crunchy and no you don't want to push for 8 hours.)Then I got pregnant in February, but had that baby on April 1. Then got pregnant again in June and had that baby on July 20. We were about to sign ourselves up to be an adoptive family and SURPRISE! I'm pregnant again. So in the name of "third times the charm!" Here i am taking progesterone and due May 28 ish.
I have been looking through the messages over the past few days and think it's time I finally introduce myself. My name is Jessica and I live in New Zealand. I am 31 and have been married to my DH (Todd - 29) for a little over 2 months. I have one very active 4 year old from a previous relationship and can't wait to give him a sibling. My EDD is the 21st of May so am just over 6 weeks. I am super excited but anxious due to a loss early this year.
Looking forward to getting to know you over the next 9 months :-)
We have a rescue pit mix named arya after the character in game of thrones !
I am a therapist (clinical social worker) at a mental health facility for children and adolescents. My hubby manages a financial recruiting team . Our EDD is May 20 th which happens to also be my MIL 's birthday (eek!)
Our first appointment is this Friday!
I'm Breanna (24) my fiancés name is Spencer (22) this is our first pregnancy it was a huge shock but were extremely excited! I'm 7 weeks today and my EDD is May 16
I look forward to getting to know all of you! I'm super close with all of my July/2013 ladies in our Facebook group and I have to admit I haven't been on the bump since we started it back when were all around 3 months pregnant or so. I will try my best to stop in often to get to know everyone here and keep up to date!
DS • Tate Zachary • 05.07.13
Married to my Best Friend 04.28.11
I have anxiety / cyclothymia ("bipolar lite") and I'm on celexa for those issues, so that's an added worry for my pregnancy.
I'm 8 weeks 5 days, due May 6th, two days after our 6th anniversary!
I really can't wait to start showing and feeling those little kicks. I feel like I've waited my whole life for this! So far pregnancy has been very good to me.
I'm a homemaker to one 4 year old boy, one husband, and two cats. We wanted to have more kids by now but put it off because we are living overseas while husband does research and works, and thought that it would be easier to handle a pregnancy on our own turf where we were totally fluent in the language.
Had to take out my IUD because of horribly painful periods and we decided "meh, what are the odds we'll get pregnant right away anyways?" ...a month later aaaand I'm pregnant. Both of us are not so secretly over joyed and can't wait to see our family grow. We might have to go home a month earlier than expected because my due date is when we were supposed to be heading home.
I love love love to cook, sewing, teaching my son about anything he's interested in, and doing yoga/lifting weights/playing soccer. I went to grad school for linguistics (mostly social) as well global social problems (a fun mix of sociology, economics, and anthropology). I like discussing broad ideas and keeping my mind busy
Here's to a happy and healthy 9 months! Congrats on your BFPs ☺️
I'm Charissa and I live in Pretoria, South Africa.
Carrying hubby and my first born!
Really nervous about something going wrong! But super excited.
We went off the pill a couple of months back cause we thought it would take a while of trying to get pregnant. BUT like all things concerning hubby and I, it happened fast
His dad passed away in September, and I had a funny feeling then that someone close to the family was going to fall pregnant. Little did I know that it would be me
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!Today is the 8 week ultrasound so that should be fun. This will be the second since she went in two weeks ago already because of really bad shoulder pain, but was given a clean bill of health and a heartbeat that was pretty much just a pixel flashing. Maybe we'll see a bit more this time around.
She works IT at a local university, I'm an engineer in an aerospace company here in Charleston, SC. We have an eskimo dog and a cat, and hopefully they'll be able to adapt to the big change somehow. The cat will I think will just stay away but the dog probably won't have a clue what to think.
BFP 1: 9/15/2013 | DD 5/23/2014
BFP 2: 9/15/2015 | EDD 5/26/2016
I'm excited to introduce myself on here! We found out at yesterday's ultrasound that I'm due on May 9 with baby #2! I don't have a LMP to go by since I have not had one yet (been breastfeeding DD). Our baby girl was born last Oct via C Section and we will have a repeat C section with this one. It was a big surprise, but we are excited!
DH, DD, fur baby and I live in the DC suburbs, but I'm originally from SC.
Unfortunately, I have terrible all day sickness again this pregnancy and am feeling pretty rough. But I know it's a good sign at least!
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 9 months!
We started trying last month and we are one of the lucky ones and got a positive read after the first "try". Our EDD is May 25th. I'm beyond excited to have all summer off to enjoy the awesome Minnesota weather!
I didn't even know there was an Iowa board.
I didn't even know there was an Iowa board.
They are hidden - Des Moines board, and Quad Cities board. They were pretty much ghost towns though!
Hello ladies! First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to each of you! This is my first post and I have some questions, so I apologize in advance if it is a little overwhelming. I am twenty-eight years old and I have a ten year old son. My fiancé and I have been trying to conceive for 6 years. I have severe endometriosis and had laparoscopic surgery last year, in which they found a blocked tube and could not unblock it. Three months after the surgery, I was pregnant.
Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum and miscarried at 10 weeks. Since then, we have seen a fertility specialist and undergone one IUI which was unsuccessful. That was about four months ago. We went on a trip to Disney world the week before last and decided to discuss our options once we got home. We were either going to save up for IVF or I was going to have the laparoscopic surgery again. I was very nauseous the entire trip and my breasts were KILLING me. I chalked it up to being on my feet for 12 hours a day in the heat and riding rides.
My period was due that week but never came. Again, I chalked it up to my body reacting to me being so active the entire week and figured it would come a little late. By the time we got home, I was 2 or 3 days late and decided to take a test for the hell of it. 10 tests later, we had nothing but POSITIVES. Can you say, MIRACLE? That's definitely what it is. So, my fiancé has been very worried and didn't want to get his hopes up but I am just too excited and want to remain positive. We went to our first appointment yesterday and had an Ultrasound. According to my last period, I should be around 5 weeks and 3 days.
The ultrasound showed two gestational sacs with one yolk sac. My GYNO was called into emergency delivery so she sort of rushed me through explaining what she saw, which really irritated me. The U/S tech said that I have a slightly tilted uterus and the two sacs could either be twins, and one is developing slower than the other, or some type of blood filled sac, which is no threat to the baby. The doctor said for me to not even think about twins because she's almost positive it's a blood filled sac. She also said that the other sac which contains the yolk sac is not perfectly round which concerns her. I did my first beta yesterday and go back in 48 hours.
My next U/S is Tuesday which will still only put me at 6 weeks and two days. My fiancé is worried that the healthier sac is abnormally shaped. Has anyone experienced any of these things? We most definitely want ONE healthy baby but would be ecstatic if there are two. It really upsets me that she didn't even discuss the possibility of twins. I have read plenty of forums where the twin just develops later, even after being diagnosed a bleed. Sorry this is so long. I don't want to leave anything out or stress myself out over it! Thanks in advance.
@sillyfox I got my BFP that day too!
@schicksal I saw my baby's heartbeat today and it was exactly what you described. Congratulations and welcome to the board!
@smteare Congratulations. You don't live too far from me.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!Also, these are my symptoms. I'm not sure if it helps to include them or not.
Nausea (I threw up in my mouth once at Disney and have felt like I would throw up again a few times, but so far I haven't.)
Extreme breast and nipple tenderness. They even itch and burn sometimes.
Backache
Headache
Fatigue
Hot flashes
I have gained 5 pounds (which is strange because I didn't eat very much in Disney)
Slight cramping and twinges in my abdomen and fluttering above my belly button
Gas (so gross but it is what it is)
Also, she prescribed me 200mg of Progesterone that I take twice a day
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!I'm Ariana, 23 years old, and living in the beautiful sunshine state of Florida. I am currently a nursing student and will be finishing up this December (so glad I will be able to graduate before this baby comes along!).
I am 8 weeks and 4 days pregnant and this will be my first child (totally unexpected). I notice many women have had difficulties getting pregnant or have experienced losses, which breaks my heart but also makes me feel very blessed. This pregnancy has been a lot for me- always feeling nauseous and I got an anal fissure (the most painful thing). I also am finishing up clinicals and my practicum so I am almost always exhausted. I am hoping to get my energy back soon!
I have a supportive boyfriend, family, and friends which I thank God for but it still would be nice to speak to other women going through if not the same thing something similar.
Hope everyone has a happy and healthy pregnancy!!