New this 'this side' & due October

rae76 · Post by **rae76** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:26 pm

Thank you Wisconsingal.

Well, everything seemed OK today - there was a nice heartbeat and the baby measured even a tiny bit bigger than expected. It's impossible for the doctor to know the cause of the bleeding so for now we'll just hope it won't come back. So, good news although I'm still a nervous wreck...

How's everyone else doing?

Macca8 · Post by **Macca8** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:19 pm

Rae,

Thats fantastic news honey. I have been on pins worrying about you.
I bet your heart melted when you saw its little heartbeat.

Lisa XX

kholtan · Post by **kholtan** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:38 pm

GREAT NEWS GALS. . . .TWINS!!!!!!!

Just returned from our first u/s! We are beside ourselves with giddy excitement!!!!!!! Saw the heartbeats and they measured different but still right on schedule! We were secretly hoping for twins and were just over the moon to see the two little ones!!!
What an amazing thing to see. Things are really seeming more real everyday!!!!!

Thanks ladies for the endless support!!!!!

Much Love~ Kimberly

rae76 · Post by **rae76** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:25 pm

Thank you, Lisa. So far so good.

Wow Kimberly, great news! You must be over the moon... Congratulations to you & DH!

Macca8 · Post by **Macca8** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:45 pm

Kimberly,

I bet you are in shock. Did you think that twins might be possible? Did you have loads of symptoms?

I am really pleased for you and DH. Make sure there's no winter sports and loads of rest now.

Lisa XXX

kholtan · Post by **kholtan** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:32 pm

The funny thing is that I have no symptoms yet really at all. Sometimes I think I feel some bloating and one night I felt very close to vomiting but never did and a little constipation at first. . .sorry TMI! My Dr. says not to worry at all and that only 2/3rds of all pg's have symptoms at first. He said I'm just lucky!

The DH really took my lonely weekend to heart and surprised me with a huge gift of bath stuff, CD's, baloons, and a very sweet card to make me feel better. I don't miss my snowmobile as much as I missed hanging out with him all weekend. He totally understood why I felt how I did and was very sweet about it.

We'd do anything for these babies but that doesn't mean it's always easy. We are just thrilled that they look healthy and normal so far.

Rae76~ Glad everything looks so much better. I bet it's quite a weight lifted from your shoulders!

missmolly · Post by **missmolly** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:08 pm

Kimberly - WOW TWINS!!! You must be so excited. I am so happy for you. I am glad you are feeling better about things now - your DH sounds very sweet and thoughtful

Rae - I am so relieved for you. You must have been thrilled to here the heartbeat. I am so happy for you.

We had first ob apppointment yesterday. He seems really nice. I have been taking a blood thinner - clexane - but he is unsure if I should continue to take it. He has referred me onto another specialist to make the decision.

Hope everyone is well
Missmolly

Lis · Post by **Lis** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:32 pm

Hi girls sorry I've not popped in for a while, Have had some hols this week.

Kimberley, congratulations on your 2 little ones!! That must have been amazing to see. Yu will be on cloud 9 for weeks!

rae76 - I am sos orry to hear about everything you've been through recently - How are you doing? I am so glad to hear the scan went well. I hope you are putting your feet up. I can only try to imagine what you are going through right now. Hugs to you xxx

Macca - my fellow Brit and a lady who has been through so much --- how are you keeping?? Taking it day by day? Hope you are well xxx

Mismolly - you and I are due on the same date 4th october! How is the m/s??

Dh and I have had a bit of a tense few days. Our beanie has been conceived using donor sperm, which is obviously a very sensitive subject - we told our close family and friends but don't plan to broadcast it to the rest of the World. However dh's mum has went and told her sisters who have told their children (ie dh's cousins) even though we told her not to. So they know EVERYTHING. We are not close to the rest of the family (ie aunt's uncles cousins etc) so we are so upset with her. To be honest they are all quite a bitchy / gossipy bunch so we don't trust them to keep it to themselves. However the damage is done now and we will have to live with the fact that far more people know about how our child was conceived than we planned. Also we told her not even to tell them we are preg until after 12 weeks but again she has blabbed that too! I just don't understand what is so difficult about understanding the simple words "don't tell anyone". Dh feels like his mum had betrayed his trust. We are just so mad right now. I don't think se understands the consequences like what if one of the relatives blabbed somethig to our child before they understood what the situation was?

Sorry for the rant!

Lisa xxx

rae76 · Post by **rae76** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:44 am

Thank you all for your encouragement! What a great forum this is

Lisa, so sorry to hear that your MIL is so insensitive about your situation. It seems quite unbelievable that an adult would behave so immaturely and inconsiderately - esp. towards her own son and DIL! No wonder you feel the need to rant a bit - and this is just the place for it

I hope the rest of the family will be more discreet and give you the opportunity to spread the good news at your own good time and let you decide who to tell about the donor thing.

I'm doing quite well - no more bleeding thank heavens! But of course I live in daily fear... Started exercising lightly again, it really makes me feel better. It's not like my m/s (although I should call it evening sickness) is that bad - I don't have to throw up or anything but I have to eat all the time, so some light exercise stops me from starting to feel too bloated and tired. Still have to take a nap almost every day (I make my own work schedules so it's possible) and most nights wear sea bands... they don't really take the whole nausea away but I think there's definitely some relief.

Have a great Sunday everyone!

kholtan · Post by **kholtan** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:09 pm

Lis~ Sorry to hear your MIL totally disrespected your wishes. IVF is such a personal desicion that in my opinion, our friends and family we do share it with should feel like we really trust them and felt blessed enough to share something so special. Not every baby starts their journey so wanted and loved. I hope it gets better and you and your DH feel tons of warm hugs and lots of love from those in your life that feel how blessed you truly are!

I don't know if anyone has this happening to them but I am getting more unsolicited advice than I can shake a stick at!!! Yesterday, a woman we know very well, literally asked if she could deliver our children. She stated that she had assisted in 8 births and felt very comfortable doing so plus it would cost nothing.

Needless to say, I about dropped my jaw to the floor but still managed to politely decline and say thanks anyway. What the???? People have asked me all sorts of questions and one of DH's friends ( a big buff fella at that) told me "You better breast feed them no matter what!" He literally was giving me orders. Then the MIL told me it was rediculous that I should even consider breast feeding over one year and that it will be a scene to see children that can walk attached to my chest! It's so entertaining that I'm thinking of writing it all down so I don't forget all the crazy crap people are saying to me!

Hope everyone is happy and healthy with little snugglers!

EYCI · Post by **EYCI** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:28 pm

Hi Ladies -

Just stopping by to catch up with my October Gals! Sounds like you are all doing well. I can't wait to hear how the scans go. They are so exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. For our first (at 8 weeks) the doc was zooming around so quickly that I couldn't see anything and I was panicking for the first 15 seconds. Then he announced "well, it's TWINS" (Congrats on your twins Kimberly!)

Lisa - we had a similar situation with a blabbing relative. It's not that I care that people know, it's just that it really isn't any of their business in the first place. I understand that yours is a bit stickier with the donor. My reaction is always this when people ask... If they are polite (ie Congrats... I heard you did IVF... can you tell me about that?) then I tell them what it was like. If they just say "so, you guys did IVF right?" Then I say "wait, you had kids first. So tell me, when you conceived them, was it doggy style, missionary, did you use predictor kits first?" You get the point. It USUALLY shuts them up pretty quick

For the rest of you... Hang in there! You'll start feeling really good between 14-16 weeks.

Continued blessings for all of you!!

--Julie

kholtan · Post by **kholtan** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:21 am

Julie~ LOVE your remark to insensitive folks!!! I have to try it! Thanks for joining the twin club!!!! When are you due? CONGRATS!!!! Twins. . .we just keep saying that one word!!!! TWINS!!!!!

EYCI · Post by **EYCI** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:08 pm

Hi Kimberly -

I'm more or less just "crashing" your October thread. I actually had my little one already - in October of 2006. I saw this thread and started reading it and it brought back so many memories, as I was going through all of this a year ago. There were MANY of us due in October of 2006 and we had a similar thread going. I wonder if cycling in Jan/Feb is somehow better as there were tons of BFPs. As for my twins, we sadly lost Baby A at about 11.5 weeks (at least thats when we found out). The doc suspected that it had happened around 9 weeks, but I had no symptoms. Rest easy, it is very uncommon for this to happen once you see the heartbeats. Hope you are feeling well! Get plenty of rest!

--Julie

Macca8 · Post by **Macca8** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:40 pm

Ladies,

I am mega worried. I have been having awful dreams about having an empty sac when I reach my scan. I had one on my first pregnancy (blighted ovuum). I feel these dreams are because I'm worried that my symptoms aren't much. I don't have sore boobs, not even in the slightest form. Its been like this for over a week too. I do have the odd cramps and the feeling of PMT, constipation etc..

I rang the clinic to see if they would do the scan this week at 7 weeks and they won't do it before 8 weeks due to possible "empty sac " syndrome that they get sometimes if the embryos implanted late.

I am so frustrated and driving myself crazy. Thanks for listening to my rant.

Lisa XX

kholtan · Post by **kholtan** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:07 pm

Good morning gals!

Julie~ Sorry to hear about baby A. Must have been difficult to suffer a loss and celebrate still being PG. Sounds like you are loving life at home with your little one though! Congrats on being a new mom. Can't wait to be in your shoes!

Lisa~ All the waiting and anticipation is horrid! The dreams can't be helping either. If it helps at all, I really have almost no symptoms at all. Not tender bb's, no m/s, nothing that the earlier meds didn't already do and we saw two little ones at 7 weeks. It would be great to have some m/s or something to reassure me but in the end if we get all the way through with nothing we will really be so lucky! Stay positive and relax! those of us w/ no symptoms tend to worry a lot more naturally! Can't wait to hear your good news!

Have a great day everyone!
Kimberly

New this 'this side' & due October

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