Winter Cycle Friends 2009/2010 - Everyone Welcome!

[claud662]

ok! I am attempting to post a pic of my belly at 8w3d. You can see my doggie in the background!!! I will see if it works and then post personals

[claud662]

wow! It actually worked!! Next time you guys post pics I want to see what you look like as well!! It's nice to put a face with a name

Katie & Steph-you guys have such cute baby bumps already! I can't wait to see what I will look like in 4 weeks! I can't believe that I'm already showing and have to hide belly in person! Especially since I'm around teens all day they definitely notice the slightest things!!!

Hope-I would have been mad if someone asked me as well before I'm ready to tell! I had a neighbor (man I might add) that said something to me in the gym BEFORE I was actually pregnant and my DH saw him the other day and told him he put his foot in his mouth!!!! Hope you are feeling better from the m/s!

Angela-it will be such a huge relief when you get your first scan on Monday!! Fingers crossed for you.

Lou-where is your baby bump picture? I'm dying to see it!!! Yah for working your last double shift! I don't know how you do it!! I work till 9:30 a couple days a week and want to pass out once I get home and that is with taking a 1-2 hour nap during the day!

Gi-I can't wait till you hit your 12w scan and feel a little more secure. That is so scary about your family member losing their child because the cord was wrapped around their neck. I'm never going to relax during this pregnancy!!!

Tammy-I also forget a lot during the day when I'm busy that I'm pregnant but every time I call my mom she asks how I'm feeling so it reminds me very quickly!!

AFM...They have taken me off all progesterone except one prometrium a day and I go back in for b/w and if all looks good it looks like I will be weened off the progesterone ASAP! I'm sort of nervous since I have a tendency to have low progesterone so we will see...if I start spotting or camping I will call them immediately to test my levels. Yes, I feel very fortunate that both my RE and OBGYN are very understanding of this roller coaster I have been on for almost 2 years and will see me weeks 9 & 10 for a scan. I know they are both invested in Flick and want to see me not nervous. I will take it!!! Enjoy your Saturday and I want to see more pics now that I have figured out how to post and was brave enough to do it!!! I know have to figure out how to scan Flick's sonogram but in the meantime I will also post a picture of my baby that will make you smile!!

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[claud662]

[claud662]

ok-I'm not going a little photo happy but my hope is everyone posts a pic in their signature like Stephanie and I so that we can start to put faces with names!!! It's how they do it on the twoweekwait.com site and I like that!!!

[gi]

Claud your little belly is so cute!!!! and so is your dh and doggie

gi xxx

[katie99]

Olim- midwife appt on 4/21 - EDD is on Aug 4
Hazel- midwife appt on 5/26 - EDD is Sept 7
Riley -EDD is on Oct 5
Malya -next u/s on 5/4 - EDD is Oct 10
Katie -RE for b/w on 4/27 - OB appt on 4/30 -EDD is Oct 24
Merri - EDD is on Oct 26
KTelise - NT scan on 4/23 -EDD is on Nov 3
Hope -EDD is on Nov 7
Gi -Saw 1 perfect baby waving! - next OB appt on 5/6 - EDD is on Nov 14
Positive thinking -1st OB appt on 4/22 - EDD is on Nov 14
Ronda- HB of 183! Released to OB! 1st OB appt on 4/23 - EDD is on Nov15
Lou- HB of 146! - OB appt on 5/5 - NT scan on 5/18 -- EDD is Nov 17
Claudia HB was 157! - 1st OB appt on 4/22 - RE appt on 4/29 - EDD is on Nov28 - Thanksgiving weekend!
Helene 1 perfect bean! next u/s 4/27 - EDD is on Nov 28
Meganlynn -HB of 169! - EDD is ?
Dr Boots (Ryan) 1 perfect little bean! - next u/s on 4/26 - EDD is Dec 16
Tammy - next u/s 4/30 - 1st OB on 5/3 - EDD is on Dec 21
Angela - 1st u/s on 4/29 - EDD is on Dec 22 - A Christmas baby!




Karen- EDD is Oct 4
Ashley -EDD is Oct 7
Stephanie- 2 strong HBs 130 & 149! - NT scan on 4/30 -EDD is on Nov 4
Sara OB appt on 5/3 - EDD is Nov 22
Babyluv- Surprise twins! 2 strong heart beats of 110 & 119 -EDD is on Nov 28

[lou71]

First of all... to the brave girls who posted their pics:

STEPH -- WHOA MAMA!!! That's quite an impressive bump you have there! Beautiful! Are you sure there's just two inside??? hehe

Katie -- Gorgeous belly mama! I love it!!!! I know I started it... but it's super fun, right?

Claudia -- Aww... I see the bump, and I love it! You are one gorgeous lady there too.



My turn:
OK ladies... I'm going to post all of my belly pics that I've taken since I got my BFP. You all are going to be sooo tired of looking at me soon...lol.
I periodically take swimsuit pics for my gym progress and for my trainer. This one is the last one I took. I was 6 weeks preggo here and very proud of it.



Here I am at 7 weeks, just after a workout.


Again at 8 weeks... again just after getting home from the gym.


And now I took these next one's today at 10w3d after I got home from the tennis club. I never did have much of a waist, but now it's filled in completely. My tan has also faded almost completely too. I don't think I'll ever go back to tanning, but I might give spray tanning a try.

[lou71]

Oh... and for Claudia.... here's my headshot... I had already cropped the others.



And here's me and my dog Roxy. She's a Boxer.

[katie99]

Claudia That is the absolute cutest bump ever! And you're still bikini ready too! Hee hee I guess that we are all taking our own pics in the mirror
Oh, honey you and your DH and your pup are simply gorgeous! Yippee for weaning off the progesterone, as long as they check your levels afterwards. Mine had a 60 point drop so, someday I'll wean off also, at least I hope so -lol. I think us all taking pics is a great idea - I mean we've all been through so much together, and we still have a ways to go, i think /wonder about you guys during the day & cant wait to check in with you all each day and see how my IVF sisters are doing
What a shame that we all live so far away...

Angela Yep, the wait for the 1st u/s just feels like it takes forever to get here, but when you see the HB, well that makes all the waiting worthwhile
How are you feeling?

Steph Hope that your DH is helping and lifting for you this weekend - wait for him, please - dont get impatient and do it yourself - Mama of twins!

Hope UGH! I dont know what is wrong with some people with their inappropriate and intrusive questions -pay them no mind. How have you been feeling?

Sara - I'm glad to hear that you like your OB, that makes things a lot easier, I'm still not sure how I feel about mine, I'll let you know after the 2nd appt

Helene Makes perfect sense to me to seel stuff before a move and then buy more stuff after - what? shopping is totally allowed for us girls - its in our genes actually! Better that than to have the male's "football gene", right?

Gi Tee heee your post made me laugh! Anytime the topic of infertility / IVF comes up, the first thing out of my mouth is "Hey, after 7 tries"...
We are both blessed that it was lucky number 7 for the both of us! Ooooh, you lucky girl, I was I had a Mam to help out, my house is definitely in need of a proper scrub down lately.

Lou Whhhooo Hoooo! Now THATS a belly to be envious of!!!! OK, suddenly I'm feeling quite large. Ummm, you look like a sports illustrated model! You'll be the sexiest mama on the maternity floor for sure! I told you my "bump" looks way more bloated than pregnant. But Good Lord, woman if I could find a "wolf whistle" blinkie I would post it I looked like that once too but that was when I worked for NordicTrack and I got paid to work out 5 days a week.
Hope that you can catch up on your rest this weekend, enjoy some weel earned time to yourself! Love Roxy, love Boxers!

[lou71]

OK, I'll try to get some personals out before I hit the books (I'm taking an on-line course). But this is nice procrastination.

Hope -- That is totally tactless what your co-worker said to you! So be testy all you want.

Sara -- Sorry you've been so sick. I'm glad you love your OB. I love mine too. My next appt is right after yours on 5/5. I'm hoping for another scan!!

Helene -- I like your "play money" theory. Where are you moving to? Oh, I wanted to ask you about your adopted embies. You said because your baby was created in the US he/she will be a US citizen? Is that right? What constitutes "created"? I always thought you had to be born in the US to be a citizen (unless, of course, you go through the naturalization process).

Gi -- Yeah, we really wanted to keep IVF private from everyone. I'm even a little nervous that someone I know will see my pics up here and find out because I've heard of others doing IVF in my area. So, of course, when I picked my screenname, I wanted anonymity so "Lou" isn't my real first name. But I've really gotten to like it! Lou is actually my cats name...lol. My first name does at least start with an "L" though.

Claudia -- Cute dog! yes, I am soo glad no more double work shifts! I am down to a 1/2 ml of PIO daily. I was told I could stop after 3 days but I at least want to finish the bottle. I think I've got 2-3 more days left. My doc isn't planning a level or anything, so I'm a little worried. Oh, and I added my pic to my signature. Good idea!

Katie -- HAHAHA...."Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model".... lol... riiiight. Remember I stand only 5'4", so I'm definitely not "model material". Thanks for the compliments though. I know some super fit people (think trainers and fitness competitors) so I look ridiculously not fit compared to them. Oh, and Nordic Track.... I still have an early 90's model at home which DH and I STILL use on occasion. I wish I got paid to work out! I could triple my gym time!

[katie99]

OK then if we're all posting pics, then i'm on board too! The only problem is we barely have any pics - I swear that we both run from the camera!



This is Cassie - she's elderly for a Great Dane - she's 10 1/2!!!



This is Gracie -AKA "the terror" or "the destructor" my DH decided that an English Mastiff would lift my spirits after IVF cancellation #1



She didnt quite understand the concept of raking leaves last fall - maybe next year?

[Stephanieford78]

OMG everyone is so pretty! I guess I will go ahead and post some more pics too so you can meet my family. First I will do some personals.

katie - You and dh are so cute! No worries, I am not lifting anything, though I did do a little mopping before my back started killing me. Andrew finished up like a gentleman though he is being a crabby butt now. Poor baby is sore, he did do 99% of the work and we have to make sure things are perfectly clean or they will charge. He has back problems so I feel bad for him but at the same time, I don't ***** that much and I am always aching for no reason! My joints and bones seem to ache all the time lately. Men can be such babies.

Lou - You and that perfect bod! Cute little bump but I am sure it's a lot more than you are use to seeing. I can see why you don't want to stop going to the gym! lol I use to love tanning since without it I am practically clear! Of course I can't now, can't raise our body temp up so I have thought about doing mystic tan. I have done it before and it covers well and lasts a while, but just haven't made it over there. I am really pale so I have to get the dark just to look medium.

Claudia - You are too cute too! This should be renamed the hot mama club! lmao Awesome little baby bump to go along with your cute little bod! Your dh and your fur baby are also adorable. As far as your docs, I am sure they will continue to monitor your prog. to make sure you are at safe levels. I worry about my levels too, mostly because it was an FET cycle and I had to rely on shots alone until the babies started making their own. As far as how to scan the sono pic of Flick, what I did was simply take a pic of the pic. lol We have a scanner but I thought this way was faster and simply easier for me. Mines turned out well and I plan on doing it again with the next one.

Gi - Thanks! I like it.. kind of proud that though I have somewhere around 5 lbs or so of baby in there I have only gained 2. I know that won't stay that way. Hoping I can keep eating right and keep the numbers down but safe. Hope you get to post your bump soon!

Helene - I feel the same way. Though I have never liked my body. I had eating disorders most of my life, started when I was 12. So you can imagine how I can't stand looking in the mirror after gaining 30 lbs while cycling. I couldn't do a lot of what I was doing to my body and gained, that is how I know it is my fault not the meds. My trainer use to yell at me all the time for not eating before a workout but was glad I drank lots of water at least. Enough about that. Doesn't matter what you look like nakie, we don't want to see those kind of pics anyway.

Sara - I am not exactly thin anymore either. Though everyone notices the bump. I look like I am about halfway there already and I am only 12 weeks, I can't imagine how huge I will be once I am full term! Yikes! I'd love to see your twin baby bump though? Glad your appt went well! I love people with a good sense of humor, let out a cuss word and I am totally comfortable. lol

Hope - Funny how hormones treat us poor preggers huh? Getting so upset over that question, at least you held your compsure well! I know what you mean, no one is suppose to assume a baby. It would have been a horrible outcome if you hadn't been. I know I would blow up if someone asked me and I wasn't. At least she was right. lol Glad the bumps made your day though! Why not be brave and show a bump? I was surprised I got the courage to be honest. lol Everyone was talking about it and I just got the wild hair up my arse to go for it. I figure if I can do it, anyone can.

[Stephanieford78]

Ok, picture time! Now... He and I are hardly ever together. He is usually deployed and even when he is home I take all the pictures, so not very much of us together. I found one though! I included a few funny ones too and my DD and the fur babies as well! Oh... by the way.. most of the pics I take of myself are for him so excuse me if I look a little "hungry" in them?

Us, he kind of has a goofy smile in this one lol but not many of us together.. sad huh?


Andrew and Alexandria my almost 11 dd who is going on 20! OYE!


Just me


Me again, no one takes pics of me so hard to find a full body one. I will keep searching for later though.


This one was taken in Iraq next to the kind of big trucks he works on.


I took this at Ripley's... He sat down on a couch that would make fart noises and a wax figure that would turn to look at you when you sa down next to him. The look on his face was priceless.


This is a bit older but funny so I thought I would share!


This is Rizzo, my little spoiled cuddle bug!


This is Boo Boo or as I call him... Fatty Fatterton. He likes to squeeze into the sink or sprawl out in the tub!

[babyluv]

You guys are all hysterical!!! I love the pics! I haven't taken any yet (I know, totally thought I would start at five weeks and I'll be nine tomorrow!! have to get on the ball). I'll get some soon. And we DO have a lot of gorgeous women on here!

Claudia, my bump looks almost exactly like yours. So, I'll just use your pic

Lou - you TOTALLY remind me of my friend Juliet. She works out a bazillion times a week, so much that she finally became a yoga/aerobic instructor. She looked AMAZING her entire pregnancy, to the point where I told her that with her next, she must do pregnancy modeling. She used to model for Nike, so I know she can.

Oh, you all have such cutie bumps.

Ok, MUST go to bed. At my parent's house for the weekend, and while Mom gives me every opportunity to sleep (she takes the kids when they get up at six and I go back to bed...love her), I was too busy visiting a friend that I never got a nap in. Hoping tomorrow I can sleep past 8 (which only ever happens when I am with them). Dad was at work this morning and Mom had to go feed the homeless like she does every Saturday. Have I mentioned she's 72 and Dad is coming up on 70? They're awesome.

[lycase]

you girl's bumps are so cute... how amazing... And yes it's nice to see people's faces...

Claudia - so you are off progesterones fantastic news. Must be such a relief?I can't wait to see your baby pictures and all the others that is great. Love the dog picture

katie - yes I sell stuff used that I got at a cheep price, I get at least the same thing sometimes more depending on my luck and research and then I buy used stuff again. Those are like structures outside and kids stuff. Stuff they don't really use and so this time I got a train set you know the one in wood that fits on a table... I love building stuff with the kids we had so much fun. Of course waiting for after the move would have been better but I got a great deal on it.

So you posted pictures how nice to see who you are also... totally awesome. You make such a nice couple Love the dog pictures too

lou - wow are you a model Wow your trainer must be happy with your results I can see the bump now how cute and adorable. Well I don't think I will put my pictures mine are horrible

yes i call it my play money... we are moving just a few blocks away and the great thing is it's in front of a gigantic park the kids are going to love it. we just have to cross the street and we are at the park Just no pool though too bad.

For my embies well they will be born in Canada so they will be Canadian but in my heart they are American cause they were created at the clinic in the US so they are USA citizens No they will not get their USA papers just in my heart

Steph - me when I am pg I gain so much pounds it's bad... so my last pg I was strong enough to fallow the books. Cause I started at size like 8 when I got married and then was at 16 last year... well I just saw me going up and up if I didn't do anything. So I was careful during pg and after. Now at least I am in the "normal BMI" range but I am on the far heavy side... I mean I think I will never loose the hips and belly but when I am done I will try and do something about it too lets hope it works then...

so nice to see the pictures... how much fun thanks for sharing them.

AFM - still selling stuff not much packing I will have to get back to that and might know my test results today so will let you all know

Have a good day

Helene