Karen - I have been wondering where you have been. I can't believe you are still feeling poopy. Hopefully it will release you soon so you can enjoy the 2nd trimester. My belly at 11w4d was measuring the same as an 18w singleton. Not sure if you got to read all the posts, so thought I would fill you in. I am curious how yours measures since you are a little further along. That is, if you would like to share.
I hope you won't need blood thinners, I hear they hurt and leave nasty bruises. As far as two girls or one of each, I suppose you might find out at your next scan. Maybe doc will be able to tell Monday? I have a scan on Friday and hoping to get a guess. I have an instict that B is a boy but for some reason no instict about baby A... maybe a girl? I would like two boys, but of course.. would be happy with whatever I got as long as they are healthy!
We have picked names a long time ago acually. Way before we even started the IVF journey. That's how excited we were about going through IVF and having a baby. lol Funny enough, because we have always had a feeling we would have twins, we picked out two boy names and two girls names. My mom who isn't with us anymore use to tell me I would be the one in the family to have twins and Andrew and I always seemed to talk about two more than one, so maybe it was just meant to be. How about you... thinking of names?
Helene - The cabbage test is very interesting. I might try it just because I do have twins and I think I would like to see the results for twins. Though I must say, it doesn't convince me... yet anyway. lol I think I would have to see the results for a pregnant woman with a boy to be more convinced. Maybe I have at least one boy in there and the test will prove my scepticism wrong.
Oh... you must have missed my one post saying my spotting came back yesterday. It seems to be ok today. I just wish it would go away and stay away!
Franca - You have a few choices on tickers... You can go to Tickerfactory.com, Lilypie.com, Baby-gaga.com and a few others. You can even Google baby tickers and see what other options you have as well. I like lilypie because you can add your own caption and add a picture!
Go to the site of your choice and click on baby tickers and you just go from there. It will give you a code at the end. You want the code for forums called the BBCODE. Then you copy and paste to your signature. You get there by going into "user control panel" just above the thread in blue. Click on signature and paste and preview. If it doesn't look right, you might have to remove part of the code. Once you are happy with it, submit and you are done!
Malya - I know somewhat how you are feeling. There is only one person that upset me by being pregnant. Some of you other girls might know a person like this too. I have a friend, well... she only comes over if we are having a party. She likes to drink. Well, she is one of those girls that keep having babies, won't use protection, doesn't want more kids but keeps popping them out AND doesn't follow the rules of being safe for your baby so it is healthy!! Now, she is pregnant with her 6th child and got mad at the hospital blaming them for her being pregnant because they didn't tie her tubes during her last c-section. Seriously??? I told her that the hospital didn't get her pregnant, she did! All she had to do was not have sex or use protection. She also tried to claim she only had sex with her husband once and it was a month after her period. So either he isn't baby daddy or she lied. She even tried telling me that the one time she had sex she knew she was pg because she got sick immediately after. Ok... we all know how the process of getting pg works and we know you are not "physically" pg until 2 weeks after intercourse and m/s does not set in that fast. After 5 previous kids you would think she knows how it all works! So, she is a smoker and her last baby almost died because of it. It's just amazing how irresponsible some people can be. Anyway... I might have vented a bit there, but I think I can relate you you and your anger!
Katie - He is career military. That is why he doesn't want to go. Everyone is using the PTSD thing to get out and he doesn't want to get out. I told him just to go and say right off the bat that he is there for help, not to end his career! I also convinced him in enrolling in parenting classes. I know he doesn't want to, but with his PTSD controlling him at times I think it best. He is good guy, he just doesn't take off the uniform when he comes home if you know what I mean. I am very knowledgable about military terms and such but he rattles off document numbers and regulation numbers instead of saying hand reciept or medical board. On top of that, he treats DD like she is a soldier a lot of times and that really has started to get to me. I must say, that is my biggest issue!! I have to keep telling him we are not his soldiers! He came home from his 2nd tour with issues and was seen my a doc and he just dismissed it. Issues like, studdering and forgetting things. Come to find out these are signs of PTSD. His 1st tour he was in the middle of the action and has scars all over his face from shrapnel, a stab mark in his shoulder from an Iraqi trying to kill him (thank god for armor) and not to mention the things he saw and the friends he saw die. This last tour he wasn't a part of any action but his attitude changed. It's like it was more of his breaking point, so if he doesn't get hep now.. he may never come back from the next tour. I must say, I am a little scared that the babies crying in the middle of the night might startle him and make him freak out. Another big reason I need him to get help. When DD comes in at night because of a nightmare, he will freak out at times. I am just glad that he finally agreed.
I would leave a message to call you FIRST thing in the morning!!
