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hi ladies.

Rio- my Edd is 10/18.

I had a 2nd u/s today and was really nervous after hookey news. My baby measured 1. 52 cm and a heartrate of 162. I am 7w5d! How long does the heartbeat continue to rise?
I go for another u/s next week and then my reg doc. The equipment at my Ivf center is so much better than my doc. I heard my heartbeat on my first scan at 6 w6d! Anywho, as for m/s it comes but it never comes out! The car and the subway( I live in ny) make it worse..

I can't wait to start showing and telling the world! Its going to be a beautiful summer issnt it mommies2be? Well be dressing in the nice summer dresses! I'm so excited to c my little 1 again!

I have a poll question for u mommies! Who will be waiting until birth to know the sex of the child? I'll answer first.... I want to wait until delivery time. B4 I bcame pregant I said I hope I have a girl, now that it took such the long hard journey to get here, I just want a healty baby and I dont care a he or a she!
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Hi Girls
Thanks Weezie but i think gecko is right i had been to the doctor about two weeks or so ago with a pain in my back he tested me and said yep it's a UTI but the antibiotics he prescribed wasn't that compatible to the type i had so had to go back in after the antibiotics were finished to see if it had got rid of it or not well the particular back pain i had went in for originally had gone so i presumed that it wasn't related to a UTI and told him it was gone thinking the other back pain i was having was related to the ivf but after Gecko's post today thanks by the way i looked it up on the net and yep i have most of the symptoms so i'm definately of to the doctors again tommorrow to be tested again and hopefully get rid of it properly.

which now brings me to my question do you think having this UTI for the last two weeks roughly could have caused trouble for the baby you know i'm extra worried now seeing i haven't had my scan yet to confirm things are ok

Sorry its all about me at the moment hope your all well and i'll check in later
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I knew you ladies would understand why I was so ticked off. It almost made me want to change doctors.

Jomae-I had several UTI's with my dd. It never had any effect on her. I didn't drink as much water as I should ...(I was 18). I was thinking about my pregnancy with her the other day. I only got one u/s in the whole 40 weeks and never worried about a thing even though I had severe pre-eclampsia. Amazing how things change. Oh and about the huge ovarian cysts on both ovaries....it is sharp burning sometimes stabbing like pain in the abdomen but it off to the side a little. That's why I know it's not the baby. They won't do anything to treat them unless it becomes unbearable. Fine by me...I don't want to do anything to risk the baby.

Mbre- I will find out the sex of the baby as soon as possible. I am really hoping for a boy since I already have a dd but at this point it really doesn't matter.

Suga- I hope you feel better soon!

Geck- I am still on 200mg of Prometrium (progesterone suppositories)

I have an appt for genetic testing on the 27th for the nucal test. I will not have an amnio though regardless.
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Good morning ladies!!!

Sassy- trips! wow congratulations
a whole big family all at once!

I really was hoping for twins, but the universe probably knew 1 is just right for us -and i'm not ruling out going for a sibling- ivf or adoption. my sibs are adopted twins, so i guess that's why i'm so into the idea of a set!

Mbre- yes i've always wanted a girl, but now, like you, I am just so excited for a healthy little one. I am not sure yet if we will find out - part of me wants to so that I am prepared- other part feels that everything up to now has been so regimented that something should be a surprise - bottom line - don't know! :wink:

Kelly- what's the deal with these OB offices?- I mean sheesh!!! they may deal with pregnant ladies all the time, thus should know better and they should be more conscientious.

weee! October babies rule!!!!!!


I am cruising toward 8weeks, and feel like it's been 4 months already- partly b/c of my big belly and swollen butt from the PIOs(maybe :wink: ) and b/c of bcp, stimming, waiting etc before we even began - I know i'm not the only one feeling this way, but it's maddening to think I'll have to wait another month to tell the amazing news -and sort of explain why i've been so tired and unfocused at school, work, etc.
do you think waiting until 10 weeks is ok? or is it really 12? Some friends already know, others know b/c 1 friend cannot keep a secret :evil:

I called my RE and had them talk to their office people regarding my bad treatment trying to schedule my 1st OB appt as they are in the same office. They were very helpful on their end and I was put through to an office mgr who calmed me down. I ended up talking to the same receptionist i'd spoken to the day before, and she didn't even remember me!!!!!in the end, I got an appt for the 19th, so at least it's sooner.
1st time i called, she scheduled me for the 25th and said i would be 9 weeks pregnant!!!:twisted: WTF!! she can't count I'd be 10 and a half)
I am starting to think that I may want to find out where my OB who left the practice went ( and why she left :? )

ok- enough ranting- oh wait, one more thing - um, crinone inserts - ew! so sick of them- girls who are doing them 2 and3xs per day- you have the strength of 100women - and it doesn't really make me want to be intimate with my dh, either!

keep up the good work, ladies - we're making miracles :D

BUMPIN' 08

oh and my EDD October 19th

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Loopie: glad to hear you got the OB US thing worked out. I am pretty sure I will be spilling the beans before 12 weeks--- I am just not good at keeping my own secrets :lol:

Jomae: glad you found the Sisterhood thread to be entertaining.... we were quite funny for a while, if I do say so myself :wink:

Mbre: congrats on the great US results! As for finding out the sex... I think it would be exciting and romantic to wait.... but knowing me, I will cave and find out the first possible US :wink:

Suga: wow. Sorry you were so sick. Glad to hear you are feeling better!

Rio: currently my EDD is 10/25, I have 3 beans (may change on Monday), and next US is Mar 10th. Thanks!

Cinci: Wow. Quite the rollercoaster ride you had there at the OB appt. Sounds very stressful! Glad to hear baby is looking great!

Gecko: You asked about what meds we are on... I am still on progesterone suppostories 2x per day, progesterone pills 4x a day, estrace pills 3x a day, estrogen patches, and estrace vaginally once a day. I have 6 alarms still set on my phone so I take them all at the right time :shock: .

Not much new with me. m/s gradually worsening and now from the time I wake up until about 2pm I have to eat about every 45 minutes or I start getting sick. But no more spotting, so I am a happy woman :wink:

Now just waiting on our US Monday afternoon to see how many of the beans have decided to stick around...

Have a good weekend!
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Acapulco, Moonk - where are you????

Sassy- that's a lot of meds! I do Crinone 2x a day and estrogen patches, prenatal vits and aspirin till 3/15 then all stops. Are you gurls stopping meds all of a sudden too?
Loopie am having a hard time hiding it and have already had people ask me bluntly, my belly is still swollen so I look more like 4 mos than 8 1/2 weeks! It is very strange. I had a lady tell me I was going to get huge if I am this big at 2 mos (I am not overweight but my tummy really sticks out right now). I started crying at home. I don't want everyone to know now! I want to tell people at 10 to 12 weeks and not have everyone ask me at 8 weeks!!!! My RE said that after the 8w2d u/s that chances of m/c dropped to 5% and then at 10 to 12 weeks goes to 1%.
MBRE we will also find out the sex of the baby as soon as we can. I am 90% sure it is a boy. Would love boy or girl equally!
Cinci wow you already have a nuchal scheduled, did your OB do it? I have an OB appt on 3/11 and can't wait to schedule mine. I will however do an amnio if the results are bad. But hopefully they won't!!! I would have freaked out if the RE said that he couldn't find the baby!
Jomae - I hope you feel better - UTIs are no fun :cry: I get pains form being gassy and constipated... :oops:
Suga so sorry you got food poisoning - yuck :(
weezie sorry DH has been cranky, making a baby is no easy task! I read a line that said "making a baby is harder on your body than having a healthy (non-preggers) woman climb a mountain" hang in there.
gecko - when do you go to the OB?

I am super emotional, I am crying left and right. My DH and I had a misunderstanding last night and we almost never argue. So he said I was being "bitchy" (I was upset cause he kinda barked "i told you this 3 times already") I was so upset, I had just come home from work and had a night meeting to go to, I was completely red and sobbing and freaked out everyone would know I had been crying. Has anyone else been super emotional?
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Yep, Rio. I have been super emotional too. :oops:
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IVF 4~9.5.10 M/C
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Quick update: Had u/s today heard the hb 150! Re said there looks like there were two - but one didnt make - so a singleton it is! I am still watching my god daughters have little access to internet :(.

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waiting - How exciting! I am glad you u/s showed a strong heartbeat. Sorry about the vanishing twin. I hope you feel good about it all.

rio - I have a genetics appointment on 3/18 and my first ob appointment on 3/20. My IVF clinic would have seen me that week too, but since I got my ob appointment done so early they said I didn't have to come back. As for the over abundance of emotion - yep - that would be me too! I got teary at the heritage assembly at our school today. Please!!!!!!

sassy - Your meds sound like mine were, but I am getting weaned off them. Hang in there!

loopie - I have spilled the beans already to my boss, several close co-workers, most of my friends and almost all of my immediate family. I don't look pregnant yet, but just couldn't keep the news in. Besides, after the 9 week u/s the chances of miscarriage drop to 5% so I figured I could relax a little. I will not be telling my whole family or my students until after 12 weeks though. Your ob office sounds really incompetent! I hope it is a case of the doctor being wonderful but having ditzy office staff. If not, I would look around for another ob.

jomae - Sorry you are feeling under the weather. I hope you find some good antibiotics soon and get rid of that pesky infection.

Mbre - congrats on the 2nd u/s! Sounds like everything is going quite normally. I am looking forward to really cute maternity summer dresses too.

I am feeling ok today. A little crampy since last night which I chalk up to a uterine growth spurt! So far very little m/s today and my boobs have finally stopped hurting! I am just so glad it is Friday so I can nap on the weekend. I never get to during the week because I teach from 7:30 till 3:15 and then get wrapped up in grading papers etc.... It is really hard to work full time while pregnant! I hope I get some energy back 2nd trimester.

Have a wonderful weekend mommies!
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Hi Mia! Great to hear from you - we missed you! Good to hear the baby had a strong HB, how could they tell there was a twin at some point? I wanted twins too but one will be amazing - then we go right back to 2nd ivf when the baby is 6 mos for a sibbling! WOW!
Gecko - we are doing a genetics too but we have to wait until our OB on 3/11 to determine that. The whole thing makes me nervous!
Tammy- glad I am not the only one!
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Ugh. My doc just called. All my bloodwork/urine came back good except that I have a UTI. So she called me in script for Keflex. I always get yeast infections from antibiotics. So I called the nurse back to ask about Diflucan...and the answering service answers and takes a message for Monday...because we are having a blizzard here in NEO Ohio right now, and everyone was sent home. My poor DH is out trying to get my script right now too. Everyone I know was sent home from work early. Crazy. So does anyone know about Diflucan or am I stuck with the messy Monistat if/when I get it. Should I have the doc test me first to make sure that have one first? I have always just taken care of it (since I usually get it) anyways.

Mia: One perfect heartbeat is wonderful! We have missed you around here.

Gecko, Rio, and Loopie: DH and I have been very open and honest about our journey. We never felt that we should feel ashamed or embarrassed about infertility, or even afraid of jinxing our pregnancy. I am not saying anyone here feels like that...but I do know of others who have said that on some of their blogs that I have read. The support has been wonderful.
I love that everyone has been interested and supportive. I can tell you that letting everyone know ...has been great for us. However, every situation is different ...like I know some of you are dealing with steps...which is difficult and understandable. For those who were worried about telling people...I am sure they will be happy and excited for you. :D

Sassy: That is alot of meds! :shock:

Cincinatti: Are you guys getting hit with the blizzard, too? I am getting the nuchal test done at my 11 or 13 week appt.

Jomae: I feel your pain. This sucks. I didnt realize that ...that is why I am having more cramping and back pain, too. :cry:

Suga: Hope you are feeling better real soon.

MBRE: I cant wait to find out the sex. I want get the nursery ready so bad, but will wait till we know if it is a boy/girl.

I had a dream last night that ...I woke up in a panic because I knew that the baby had slept like 8 hours without a feeding or crying or anything...so I ran into the nursery to find a smiling...cooing beautiful baby wrapped in a blue blanket. He was gorgeous. I picked him up and began to nurse him ...feeling like a horrible mother for sleeping soo long. :roll: LOL
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Thanks for all the well wishes!!

Mbre: I want to know the sex because I am a control freak and need to get clothes and the nursery ready. I dont want lots of yellows and greens lol. But healthy is all I want I dont care what sex they are.

Geck: The IVF doc told me to stop everything at 8 weeks but the one OB told me to keep on progesterone. So as I am switching OBs now I am doing just 200mg till that appt.

Loopie: I switched OBs because I just did not feel comfortable with the one I was at. And I hate office people when they are rude! UGH! I told the lady I was having twins and wanted in asap because I am nervous and she still scheduled me a month away!!!

Mia: Woohoo on the heartbeat! I can not wait to hear mine.

Questions! Okay, I got the referral and switched OBs but they can not see me till April 3 which I will be 13 weeks. Well with my other OB I was scheduled at 11 weeks. I just want to see my babies to make sure everything is ok! I think I will call the OB on Monday to see if there is anything at all earlier more near 12 weeks but who knows. I need a stethoscope lol.

Also, I have almost NO symptoms!! I mean I am more tired than I used to be but still. Just pee a lot as well. I am not complaining but it just makes me more nervous!

Have a great weekend ladies!!!
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Hi ladies
I've been back to the doctor today and yep bladder infection is still there from two weeks ago the previuos doctor didn't give me the correct antibiotics but now on the right ones and should be feeling better in a few days

Hi tammy sorry your suffering with a UTI also i ended up with a secondary infection from the original antibiotics i was on also but didn't need to take anything for it because i didn't have any irriatating symptoms i wouldn't have even known i had it if they didn't tell me so i probably wouldn't get ahead of your self just yet and see how things go hopefully it clears up soon >hey were on the same Anitiotics funny hey not funny ha ha but weird

Suga man i hate the thought of food poisoning or gastro i'm so paranoid about getting it i hope your on the mend

Cin thanks were certainly worry freaks i guess its the whole ivf thing and all the suspense i'm sure naturally pregnant women don't stress so much about the whole process as we do i guess we know better than to take it for granted that everything will be fine

Mbr i won't be finding out the sex of the baby as loopie said everything is so regimented i'd like to feel something is up to nature although we did icsi so i guess it wasn't then either i'm just hopeing the genetist who pick out that special sperm picked a pink one.not that i am worried at all boy or girl would be great but if bub turned out to be a girl our family would be completed and i woouldn't have to go through the whole process again

Hi LOOPIe glad your appointment is finally sorted sometime its takes a little kick up the pants for people to pull there fingers out

Sass the spotting is so stressfull i'm glad its stopped do you think you have ms worse because you have three little bumps(wow i'm still impressed) Hey were scan buddies i have my firt scan on monday also cant wait to read how you go wishing you the best.

Rio sorry you've been feeling out of sorts its definately all the hormone changes just tell those nosy people you ate to much and leave it at that with ds i looked bigger at 4weeks and 4 days than i did when i was 6 or 7 months try not to pay to much attention to there questions or comments hope your feeling better soon

Mia congrats on the singleton i had a vanashing twin with DS it was sad and you sort of feel you've lost a child but you just have to tell yourself it was meant to be and enjoy the strong one you have left cograts again

Gecko yep my medication is sorted so should be feeling better in a couple of days my boobs aren't as sore either now it's normal isn't it man i hope so

I think i'm going to have to crack out the bigger bras i've noticed just yesterday my bras have been feeling alittle tighter

take care all jomaexxx
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Mbre: Congrats on your second u/s!

Jomae and Weezie and Tammy: Sorry about the uti's. Hope you're both feeling better soon!

Cinci: Wow. So glad everything turned out ok.

Loopie: We are gonna find out as soon as possible. I can't wait to decorate the baby's room and I think knowing the gender will make it all seem more real somehow.

Gecko: In terms of meds, today is my first day med-free except for the baby aspirin. If my bloodwork comes back ok on Monday I won't have to take anymore!

Rio: I can't believe people asked you that. Unbelievable. I would've been so mad if I were you. When to tell people is entirely up to you and people should know better than to put you a position where you feel obligatged to tell them.

Did you girls hear about Lisa Marie Presley? The press was making such fun of her weight gain that she finally had to tell everyone she was pregnant. That's unfair. A woman shouldn't have to divulge that info until she feels secure about sharing it.

Waiting: Congrats on your second u/s!

Tammy: We've been private about our ivf story. There were a few reasons. First, I didn't want people at work to know that I could soon be pregnant. I was concerned that people might discriminate against me in certain ways. Also, there are a lot of new moms there and I didn't want people to feel awkward around me. We told a few close friends who would've known something was up anyway and once we hit the ivf stage we told my parents and brother b/c I wanted my mom to be with me.

Now that we're pregnant, once we get out of the first trimester I plan to be very open about how we conceived. If anyone I know is going through fertility problems I would really like to be able to help. There is so much I know now that I wish I had known in the beginning and if I can save someone else a little heartache I would welcome that chance. Just knowing someone else who's gone through it might help.

We had our second u/s! At 7 weeks 2 days our little one had a heartbeat of 128bpm and measured 9.8mm. We're so happy!

Now I'm in the process of finding an obgyn. I don't want to go to my old one (long story). I'm also leaning toward finding an all-female practice. I just think I might be more comfortable w/that. Anyway, I plan to set up about 3 appts w/different practices and pick the one I like the best. I'll call it the "obgyn tour '08" :lol:
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Hi ladys!!!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.
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