the waiting game

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:19 am

hiya yeah got my pessaries

.we had no choice really but to tell people as so many of are friendsa and family new we were going through ivf.im so excited cant keep it in anyway

i am feeling much better thanks only morning nausea which im quite happy about lol.thankyou you and dh have a lovely easter break too.xx

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:19 am

hiya yeah got my pessaries

.we had no choice really but to tell people as so many of are friendsa and family new we were going through ivf.im so excited cant keep it in anyway

i am feeling much better thanks only morning nausea which im quite happy about lol.thankyou you and dh have a lovely easter break too.xx

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:23 am

hiya yeah got my pessaries

.we had no choice really but to tell people as so many of are friendsa and family new we were going through ivf.im so excited cant keep it in anyway

i am feeling much better thanks only morning nausea which im quite happy about lol.thankyou you and dh have a lovely easter break too.xx

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:51 am

hiya sorry laptop was playing up so sent the message over and over again

Quita · Post by **Quita** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:49 am

Ello!

Hasn't the weather been lovely the baby/babies really enjoying it.

Milestone day today three weeks from ET and there by five weeks pregnant!!!!!!!!! Yeahhhhhh

And boy do I feel pregnant. Been having trouble sleeping coz I have a bad back and have had serious problems with sciatica in the past which mainly I feel in my right knee. As a result I can not sleep on my front or right hand side and have to sleep either on my back or on my left hand side with a pillow between my knees.

It has been getting better since I started doing physio every morning and evening since October, but the last few nights the pain has been waking me up and I felt like I was gonna get cramp last night, which I know is common in pregnancy.

My physio told me it's not good to sleep flat on your back during pregnancy so I propped myself up with lots of pillow and that did seem to work, so fingers crossed thats the answer.

Mean while my once modest bust is growing and had gone kinda solid, which is cool.

35 weeks to go Huh!!!!!

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:06 pm

HIYA YES WEATHER IS LOVELY SORRY WHATS SCIATICA HAVE HEARD OF IT BEFORE BUT DONT EXACTLY KNOW WHAT IT IS.? MAYBE THATS WHAT IVE GOT AS SIMILAR SYMPTONS.
I HAD THE WORSE SCARE YESTERDAY HAD PAIN AND SWELLING IN MY LEFT CALF IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL WENT TO A&E AND THEY KEPT ME IN WITH A SUSPECTED DVT,THEY EVEN GAVE ME 1 INJECTION WHICH WAS FOR BLOOD THINNING ,WHICH I WAS TERRIFIED WOULD EFFECT THE PREGNANCY EVEN THOUGH THEY REASSURRED ME IT WOULDNT ME AND DH WERE PETRIFIEED.BUT I DID MANAGE TO SMILE WHEN ONE OF THE NURSES CAME IN AND SAID YOU WOULDNT BE PREGNANT BY ANY CHANCE WEVE JUST CHECKED YOUR BLOODS AND THEY ARE EXTREMLEY HIGH I THEN HAD EMERGENCY SCAN TODAY ON MY LEG AND IT TURNS OUT THANKGOD THERES NO BLOOD CLOT

IM HOME NOW AND SO RELIVED I MUST HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE OR SOMETHING WITHOUT REALISING BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE THE WORRY ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE OHSS WHICH CAN CAUSE DVT.MY OHSS IS ACTUALLY MUCH BETTER TODAY AND MY MORNING SICKNESS REALLY KICKED IN THIS MORNING AND IVE HAD IT ON AND OFF ALL DAY NO VOMITING YET THOUGH JUST REALLY BAD NAUSEA , THE GOOD THING IS ITS MADE ME GO RIGHT OFF CHOCOLATE SO WONT BE EATING ANY EASTER EGGS.DH CAN HAVE MINE. GOD I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER GO OFF CHOCOLATE JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT MAKES ME QUEASY LOL
MY LEG FEELS A BIT BETTER TOO NOW I HOPE I CAN ENJOY REST OF THE BANK HOLIDAY GOING TO DO SOMETHING NICE TOMORROW ,I THINK ILL TAKE YOUR TIP AND SLEEP WITH LOTS OF PILLOWS TONIGHT TAKE CARE XXX

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:10 pm

HIYA YES WEATHER IS LOVELY SORRY WHATS SCIATICA HAVE HEARD OF IT BEFORE BUT DONT EXACTLY KNOW WHAT IT IS.? MAYBE THATS WHAT IVE GOT AS SIMILAR SYMPTONS.
I HAD THE WORSE SCARE YESTERDAY HAD PAIN AND SWELLING IN MY LEFT CALF IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL WENT TO A&E AND THEY KEPT ME IN WITH A SUSPECTED DVT,THEY EVEN GAVE ME 1 INJECTION WHICH WAS FOR BLOOD THINNING ,WHICH I WAS TERRIFIED WOULD EFFECT THE PREGNANCY EVEN THOUGH THEY REASSURRED ME IT WOULDNT ME AND DH WERE PETRIFIEED.BUT I DID MANAGE TO SMILE WHEN ONE OF THE NURSES CAME IN AND SAID YOU WOULDNT BE PREGNANT BY ANY CHANCE WEVE JUST CHECKED YOUR BLOODS AND THEY ARE EXTREMLEY HIGH I THEN HAD EMERGENCY SCAN TODAY ON MY LEG AND IT TURNS OUT THANKGOD THERES NO BLOOD CLOT

IM HOME NOW AND SO RELIVED I MUST HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE OR SOMETHING WITHOUT REALISING BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE THE WORRY ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE OHSS WHICH CAN CAUSE DVT.MY OHSS IS ACTUALLY MUCH BETTER TODAY AND MY MORNING SICKNESS REALLY KICKED IN THIS MORNING AND IVE HAD IT ON AND OFF ALL DAY NO VOMITING YET THOUGH JUST REALLY BAD NAUSEA , THE GOOD THING IS ITS MADE ME GO RIGHT OFF CHOCOLATE SO WONT BE EATING ANY EASTER EGGS.DH CAN HAVE MINE. GOD I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER GO OFF CHOCOLATE JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT MAKES ME QUEASY LOL
MY LEG FEELS A BIT BETTER TOO NOW I HOPE I CAN ENJOY REST OF THE BANK HOLIDAY GOING TO DO SOMETHING NICE TOMORROW ,I THINK ILL TAKE YOUR TIP AND SLEEP WITH LOTS OF PILLOWS TONIGHT TAKE CARE XXX

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:15 pm

HIYA YES WEATHER IS LOVELY SORRY WHATS SCIATICA HAVE HEARD OF IT BEFORE BUT DONT EXACTLY KNOW WHAT IT IS.? MAYBE THATS WHAT IVE GOT AS SIMILAR SYMPTONS.
I HAD THE WORSE SCARE YESTERDAY HAD PAIN AND SWELLING IN MY LEFT CALF IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL WENT TO A&E AND THEY KEPT ME IN WITH A SUSPECTED DVT,THEY EVEN GAVE ME 1 INJECTION WHICH WAS FOR BLOOD THINNING ,WHICH I WAS TERRIFIED WOULD EFFECT THE PREGNANCY EVEN THOUGH THEY REASSURRED ME IT WOULDNT ME AND DH WERE PETRIFIEED.BUT I DID MANAGE TO SMILE WHEN ONE OF THE NURSES CAME IN AND SAID YOU WOULDNT BE PREGNANT BY ANY CHANCE WEVE JUST CHECKED YOUR BLOODS AND THEY ARE EXTREMLEY HIGH I THEN HAD EMERGENCY SCAN TODAY ON MY LEG AND IT TURNS OUT THANKGOD THERES NO BLOOD CLOT

IM HOME NOW AND SO RELIVED I MUST HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE OR SOMETHING WITHOUT REALISING BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE THE WORRY ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE OHSS WHICH CAN CAUSE DVT.MY OHSS IS ACTUALLY MUCH BETTER TODAY AND MY MORNING SICKNESS REALLY KICKED IN THIS MORNING AND IVE HAD IT ON AND OFF ALL DAY NO VOMITING YET THOUGH JUST REALLY BAD NAUSEA , THE GOOD THING IS ITS MADE ME GO RIGHT OFF CHOCOLATE SO WONT BE EATING ANY EASTER EGGS.DH CAN HAVE MINE. GOD I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER GO OFF CHOCOLATE JUST THE THOUGHT OF IT MAKES ME QUEASY LOL
MY LEG FEELS A BIT BETTER TOO NOW I HOPE I CAN ENJOY REST OF THE BANK HOLIDAY GOING TO DO SOMETHING NICE TOMORROW ,I THINK ILL TAKE YOUR TIP AND SLEEP WITH LOTS OF PILLOWS TONIGHT TAKE CARE XXX

Quita · Post by **Quita** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:27 am

Goodness Chvonne, you have really been the wars you poor thing. That is dreadful you must have been terrified!

So they think its complete coincerdence and nothing to do with the OHSS?

If it is going to persist I would ask you GP how to look after you leg, don't know if you need to raise or lower it or they might tell you to put some stretchy bandage on it when your walking around.

My physio told me the best thing for swelling is to put a bag of ice (peas) on for 30 second then move it and keep moving around swollen area for 5 mins no longer, then every few hour repeat. She said this send signal to brain to de swell. But please don't take my word for it.

The best thing I have ever found for pain is those cura heat raps you can buy in the chemist. the heat goes on your lower back and its held on by a stretchy strap. Try it you can wear it all day and it goes down your nerves to your leg. So relaxing!

Sciatica is a trapped nerve in the back. Both me and my sister were born with scoliosis - s shaped twists in our spines - not that any can every tell unless we point it out thank goodness - even in our bikini's.

My sis who's 5 years younger started having pain in here back about 10 years ago and went to a chiropracter who keeps it in check. I, had always been fine and done lots of dance and yoga. But one day two half years ago my knee suddenly swelled up and got so painful I couldn't walk.

Anyway its a really long boring but basically because all the pain was in my knee no one made the link to my back utill last year when I finally saw a chiro; turns out where my twist is in my lower back, the nerves go to your knee and interestingly your womb!

So I've had a year of chiro and 6 months of fizz to rebuild the mussels around my knee and keep my back supple.

I am so much better now but I do worry how my knee/back will cope when I am heavily pregnant.

Goodness that was a rant wasn't it!!! Going to go out now and seize the day xxx

Quita · Post by **Quita** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:25 am

Hi honey hope you are feeling better today.

Thinking of you.

Love Quita xxx

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:36 am

hiya hun feeling ok leg is still playing up have no idea what it is?its like a really bad cramp it comes and goes cant actually walk on it at times feels like all the muscles are pulling when i walk its so strange as i know i couldnt have done anything to pull muscles ? it seems to be getting worse thinking of going back to get a diagnosis there must be something wrong with it?on a good note had a lovely day out yesterday then went for a lovely pub carvery food was delicious.morning sickness getting worse everyday and my boobs have gotten huge looks and feels like ive had dd implants

how are you hope all is well xxx

Quita · Post by **Quita** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:47 am

Well jealous of your dd's. I'm only small everywhere to begin with and I think it would take another year of growth to get me up to a dd.

Funny that we've both got doggy legs, which one is your's mine is my right.

What I would say is make sure you use it, mine lost muscle around the knee at an alarming rate and it's taking for ever to get it back.

If it is like mine, then wear a streachy bandgae when you are standing for long periods eg cooking, washing up, shopping, housework.

raise your leg on cushions whenever you can.

go for a walk everyday if possible (I don't need a bandage for this)

massage your leg with baby oil towards your hip every day

use the ice if you got swelling

use a hot water bottle or wheat bag on it if's not.

If in a week it's still bad don't wait for the NHS. I waited so long I was on crutches in the end. Get your self some private physio, it will be worth it we have got to be fighting fit.

Thats my advice anyway.

Quita · Post by **Quita** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:52 am

just lost really long posting, very annoying.

Had a lovely day yesterday, sun shining meal out. So nice. Hope your leg feels better today.

Quita xxx

CHVONNE · Post by **CHVONNE** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:21 am

hiya how are you feeling ?
i went to gp yesterday with my leg i was told it is due to resticted blood flow because of pregnancy theres nothing i can do except have paracetamol hope it gets better soon.ive got scan a week from today i cant wait but im so worried and anxious .

Quita · Post by **Quita** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:49 pm

I was pleased to see my long posting came back thought I'd lost that.

Restricted blood flow already. I didn't know that could effect us already, that must be why my knee has been extra throbby at night. I just put it down to tention. Have noticed as soon as I stand up it starts feeling better.

Not a great deal we can do about that then huh.

Is it your scan next week already, how exciting. Then you will know if it is indeed twin trouble!

Can't wait ti 26th for mine - 9 long days away!!!!

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