Winter Cycle Friends 2009/2010 - Everyone Welcome!

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Hey girls,

Sara and Katie hopefull you both are mommies by now, i pray all went well xxxxx

Natasha as i developed an all over body rash at around 14 wks (omg the itch!!) i can only use non hypo allengenic products so i use Aveeno cream for extra dry skin on body and ordinary baby oil on my belly, touch wood no stretch marks so far!!!

Babyluv as you can see above i dont know if i developed that Pupps (sp??) but if you remember i had an awful all over body rash from around 14 wks i swear i was going to rip my arms and legs off, i had to use all alcohol free cleansers,toners, moistuisers etc and Aveeno body cream and shower gel, i tried to use an ordinary shower gel a few wks ago but the itching came back straight away i think it goes away after birth. You look great in your pics and congrats to making it to Nov!!! Only 11 days left for you to meet your precious babies.

Steph Alex looked great as a cheerleader, she is so pretty and gonna break a few hearts in the near future!!! Its great you got a nice lie in i am sure you need all the rest you can get.

Angela hopefully Gabriella will co-operate today with scan!! I am lucky to only be feeling heavily pregnant now actually today i am grand not much pressure! Had lots of period type pains at 4am this morning and lower back pain was wishfully thinking maybe this is a start nope disappeared after about 2 hrs damnit, i just said to jason i Love been pregnant but my nerves is starting to get to me and i need to hold her like now!!!!

Ronda hmmm hopefully that seed will implant and grow!!!! Your age is fine didnt you get pregnant this yr, your body is in full working order it was just pure tragic event that you lost your little baby so late in pregnancy.

Claud isnt it exciting we are nearly there!!!! This is the 1st time i am actually enjoying analysing every twinge as it means labour compared to when we 1st got pg and nearly died when i got so much as a cramp.

AFM had to go buy crib sheets for the hospital today good thing i read the hosp. booklet i asssumed they provided them, have a gp appt tomorrow for heart rate checkup for Kayla and urine bp for me other than that back to knicker watching for my mucus plug!!!! I know she still has 2 wks cooking time left but hey a girl can pray for an early delivery :lol: I am sure 13 days isnt going to make that much of a difference!!

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Whew! I am wiped out and its only 4:30! Ok, so the OB said that there are still NO signs of this baby wanting to come out on his own, big surprise there, right? He said he'll induce me on Wed 11/3 at 6:30am and that I'm to be NPO from midnight tomorrow. He said its his job to deliver me a healthy baby so if the inducing doesnt get me dilated and the baby in the right spot (since he's still not engaged :roll: ) that at the first sign of fetal distress I should be prepared for a c section. ( the thing I've been dreading) he said inducing doesnt always go as planned and some babies get too exhausted by the Pitocin and told me to make sure I pack planning to stay 3 days.He said that since this a "big healthy baby" he would have like to have seen some more progress at this point - by Wed I'll be 10 days late. UGH! He did also say that nothing can be predicted until you try the meds and he's infinitely patient and dont be suprised if he ends up more patient than me. Ummm, ok, but I wasnt sure how to take that comment? as long as theres an epidural I can be pretty damn patient too! He didnt offer me tomorrow, like he said last week, but told me Wed, so I guess I'm getting him and not the HR OB (this is the one that I was calling "the comedian" ) but I notice that when Chris goes with me, the OB lays off the jokes - so good :wink: Please cross your fingers for me guys that Ryan gets with the program and decides to come out vaginally, I'm going to have a really hard time if I have to try to lay down and heal, when I'm way too hands on - I'll probably mess up my incision if I have to have a c sect. OK, so if I can get through tonight and tomorrow - I'll FINALLY get this baby in my arms!
Eeeek! I can count the hours now! :mrgreen:

Sara - Aw, no honey, its not fair to have contractions with a scheduled c section! Part of the benefit is getting out of a painfilled labor. Hope you dont get any more of those! Good Luck twin mama! You'll have them in your arms soon!

Sonya - Well this time your EDD will be definite! You deserve this after struggling for so long! Any luck getting them to move up your u/s?

Gi -Ah, no today was just an OB appt, he said that he would induce me on tues, but today booked me into the hospital for Wed am. Ugh 2 MORE days to wait. Wheee you're so close now too! The pelvic / hip pain & pressure only gets worse at the end, but its almost over and hopefully before Mam's birthday
Aw, I wouldnt worry about Jason's footaball final - hee hee he's surely waited way longer for Kayla"s arrival than for his sports! How are you feeling honey?

Natasha - i've just been using regular moisterizer (Aveeno) and luckily I havent gotten any, but I did start out like 30 lbs overweight so there was extra skin to stretch I guess. Haha - its funny when it feels like the baby is trying to kick their way out isnt it?

Angela - Be careful of that finger swelling. I'm glad that you'll see your OB today just in case it hasnt gone down yet. Oooh, I cant wait to hear how all your imaging goes today - its a big day for you & Gabriella - lots of chances to see her!

Steph - OMG! Alex is as gorgeous as her Mom! I sure hope that Andrew has some shotguns around cause he's gonna need them to be beating back the boys! I'm so happy to hear that you're healing more and feeling more like yourself, getting in & out of the car like a normal person? I dont remember what thats like, but I'm looking forward to it. I'm as big as a whale! At least it feels that way. Wow, girl you went all out for Halloween, and with 2 brand new babies? bravo for you guys! I didnt realize that you may not be on post when Andrew goes to recruiter. Is the COLA allowance going to be enough to compensate living off post? It better be, espeacially if you're there for 3 yrs no matter what. Its scary to agree to go whereever they tell you, but neither one of you are loving TX, right? and for him to make his 7 after this? Thats pretty sharp. Are you guys definitely on board with this? How long til you find out when & where? I think its a great idea and at this point getting out of that unit is job #1. I'm excited for you guys! We got 0 kids this year again - its the price of life in the country and there really arent any little ones around here - I think the teens are more interested in house parties, so stuck with candy again. much love - xoxoxo

Babyluv - You look sooo beautiful twin mama! you'll make 37 weeks I think - you've done a fantastic job cooking those babies and you're almost done now! bet you cant wait to meet them! I hope the contractions leave you alone already - so not fair if you're having a scheduled c sect!

Ronda - I do hope that the seed you planted sprouts and turns from idea to child. I'm so glad that your DH was receptive and see? maybe he was just more cautiuous than you first realized. - much love xoxoxo

Claudia - How are you and the cutest bump ever doing? Um, yes its real, you can believe it now! What a long road we've all had to go down. and now fixing /finishing the nursery and buying all the baby supplies just makes it feel even more real! Can you imagine what it feel like when we fianlly get those babies home?? Wheeee! Just 3+ more weeks for you little Flick! You must be absolutely dying to find out if you've got a pink or blue blanket to take home - you must be, because I'm dying from curiousity! Hope you're feeling good mama - xoxo
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Katie - I had to jump in here. I've had a c-section and in my opinion alot easier than labor pains,. lol I went through 16 hours of labor and the majority of the time either they wouldn't give me the epidural cause I wasn't dilated enough or it wore off :roll: My DD wouldn't come out was stuck, she was coming out neck first. So, that is why after all that time being fully dilated and effaced after pitocin, you could actually see my DD that is how low she was and I still had a c-section. After 20 minutes in the OR baby is out. I had 20 staples in for a couple of days, it hurts to move I won't lie but nothing like labor. This baby is a scheduled c-section baby in 30 minutes, YAY !!!! Good luck and don't worry, hugs :D
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Sara – I have been thinking about you today and I hope that the c-section went just fine. I can’t wait to see the pictures … I am sure they are just so adorable!

Stephanie – I just love the pics of Alex. She is so darn cute! How has it been for her being a big sister? It sounds like you went all out for Halloween … did you take any pictures?

Babyluv – I am glad that the contractions slowed down and you were able to have fun passing out candy. So your c/s is scheduled for next Thursday, huh? I can’t wait to see your babies too! This is such an exciting time because we finally get to see our babies!

Ronda – I am glad that you are exploring your dreams a little further. Hopefully, you and DH can come to an agreement concerning another baby. Oh, and I agree with babyluv about the age thing too.

Claudia – I am glad that you got the car seat and stroller over the weekend. It is exciting isn’t it? My hands and feet seem to swell often lately so I have to be careful like you said.

Gi – You are 38 weeks today! Yeah!!! You are getting oh so close. And, no I don’t blame you for wishing for an early delivery because I am too! It is a good thing that you read that material so now you will have what you need for the delivery.

Katie – So, Wednesday at 6:30am it is. Finally an end to your pregnancy … thanks for sharing the info from your OB as it will probably pertain to me too since I will be induced in 6 weeks also.

AFM – Well, today it seemed like my day just wouldn’t turn out right. We arrived for our scheduled appointment early this morning and the receptionist says did you go to registration and register and I said “no” we have been coming here for weeks and registered months ago. She said oh you have to re-register every 3 months! I was so mad … I said look, someone should have told us that prior to arriving so we could have arrived earlier (we live an hour away) to re-register. Of course that made us more than 30 mins late for our OB appointment following my NST/AFI. I was not a happy camper! Then I think Gabriella didn’t get the message because they NST took about 45 minutes because no matter what they did her HR wouldn’t elevate 15 bpm above her baseline. I thought oh well let’s move onto the 4D u/s. And guess what … she didn’t cooperate again. She wouldn't move her face away from the placenta so we only got a picture of her eyes and nose. So we will give it one more try next Tuesday evening. Actually, I don’t want to go back as I am just exhausted and want to rest in the evenings but my DH wants to try one more time. Oh and the OB said I have a trace amount of blood in my urine, which seems to happen every once in awhile since I was a teenager. But they will double check to make sure it isn’t a urinary tract infection.

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Angela - Sometimes I want to strangle the people at that office you go to! Why do they always do this to you? You have so far to travel and even showing up early turned out to not be early enough because of this "reregistering". I have never heard of that before. At least you don't have to worry about doing that again. Sorry Gabriella didn't cooperae with the scan, maybe third time is a charm? Lets hope so!

Katie - So now it's Wednesday not tomorrow? Ugh, ok, one more day won't hurt. Make sure you get as much rest as you can. Labor is a lot of work. I never understood why they make you starve yourself for labor. I know it is the "just in case" for surgery, but it is still rediculous in my humble opinion. With Alex the nurse let me have a frosty from Wendy's. lol As long as the doctor didn't see, we were home safe. :lol: I will keep my fingers crossed that Ryan comes out nice and smoothly the right way. You already know my opinion on labor vs surgery. lol No matter how it happens, I am sure that you will be a trooper because the end result is AMAZING! :) Andrew went to work oday and went on ASK and put in for recruiter so that decision has officially been made. All we do now is hurry up and wait. Because they are DA orders, no matter when they come to get him, even if it's after they stopped lossed him, he will be able to leave the unit. BAH should cover living off post wherever we go, but I do worry about rent on a 4 bedroom house. I would prefer to live on post so we can have a nice 4 bedroom no worries. Only time will tell though. We basically have it all figured out. He will get his 6 shortly after becoming a recruiter and should get his 7 right before or right after returning to his MOS. Since it will be at the end of his contract, his E7 will be almos a guarantee since they will likely offer him his 7 to stay in for another term. That will be enough to get him to Seargant Magor-land for retirement which will be a good pension. This is not what we really wanted, but it's best for his career and with twins, we need the promotion. I just wish we knew when he would be being picked up to recruit. lol

Gi - Crib sheets is something I forgot about. You are right, a lot of hospitals don't have sheets for them. What we did though was use pillow cases. So we just took the pad out of the bassinet and put it in a pillow case then used a receiving blanket on top of that. We had two bassinets in the room, but co-bedded the twins in one and used the other one as a changing table. lol Oddly enough, the staff said that was the first time they ever saw that. 13 days isn't too early at all, look at my babies who were 3 weeks early! Kayla will be perfect, hopefully she comes soon! I can't wait!

Claudia - YAY for going and getting some much needed things! Due this month... good feeling to be able to spi that out. lol

Ronda - We will ALL be crossing fingers and praying for rain on that seed! :)

Babyluv - Gosh... I am so jealous of you! lol You look so damn perfect! I don't see any swelling at all! Just a skinny, beautiful woman with a beautiful twin baby bump! I got that itching on my lower belly too towards the end. The nurses and doctors all said it was from the stretching. Hopefully yours is the same and not PUPPS! I just mentioned in my personal to Gi that sheets or pillow cases is a good idea to pack in the hospital bag. Some hospitals don't provided sheets for the bassinets. I was cheap and used the hospital pillow cases and receiving blankets. lol If you aren't comfy with that, then I suggest packing those.

Sara - I hope everything went PERFECT today! I can't wait to read your update!!

AFM - Nothing much to report here. Twins are great... feeding time is in about 30 minutes. Andrew is out like a light and I am doing just fine. I ran out of the good pain meds so it is all up to the ibuprofen now. lol Thanks for all the compliments on Alex, she is turning into a beautiful young woman. To answer the gun questions, Andrew didn't have any until his family brought down his 30/30. He still has to register it on post, but I am sure once boys start actually knoking on the door, it will make it's appearance. :lol: Alex has a lot of boy's eyes looking her way, but none brave enough to knock on the door yet. lol Hope everyone had a good start to their week and I can't wait for this big spill of baby birthdays we are about to have!!
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Jenice - thanks for checking up on me and telling me how it went for you. Jeez, you went throught alot to go through 16 hrs of labor and still end up with a c sect? Thats exactly what I'm afraid of. It seems wrong to have to end up having both, ah, what can you do? Well I'll see how tomorrow goes for me. how are you feeling honey? Hopefully you're having a routine pregnancy with no surprises, when are you due? And hahaha did you ever kiss that horse's behind? or did your DH let you off the hook? - xoxoxo

Angela - UGH, you really had arough day yesterday. What is it with that place? Who has to reregister after 3 months? I've never heard of that either. And then Gabriella wasnt in the mood for her NST & 4D scans? Oh, I hope that she's feeling more cooperative on Tues. You're not the only one though, Babyluv had a real hard time getting the gils to get with the program for some facial pictures too. I wonder if the babies can pick up on some electromagnetic noise from these machines and dont like it? I wanted to go for a 3D scan but they said it was better to go before 34 wks since it gets harder to get a facial shot after that since they run out of room in there, well that plus they wanted a Dr's order and my OB wasnt too keen on the idea :roll: X'd for next Tues pics! xoxo

Steph - Yeah, NPO puts me in a bad mood too, I can go without food no pbig deal, but for me having no water is a HUGE deal - I'll be begging for ice chips I guess. Or Chris will sneak me a little bit. I'm hoping that the OB is just letting me know the worst case scenario, but my gut says he's seeing something that makes him keep warning me of c section.I know his head has been down for at least a month + now, but he's not in my pelvis at all. The oblong belly shape I've been making fun of, its his head, so please baby, tomorrow go where you're supposed to be! Chris says I'm just being nervous & paranoid, and boy do I hope he's right about that! We'll see tomorrow, i'm so eager to meet this baby already! It feels like i've been pregnant and waiting forever! And tomorrow will end all the wondering we'vwe been doing all this time as to what he's going to look like too. Chris likes to think he's funny and jokes that the baby will turn out Japanese or Latin - I keep telling him he's not funny, but the jokes just keep coming - grrr! :roll:
Ack, the Army's favorite passtime -"hurry up and wait" well there isnt anything that can be done now except wait and hope that he comes on orders quickly. Its so hard to not know how long you'll all be waiting though, or where you'll be living next, but its got to be a great relief to know your man wont be going to Afghan while you're home alone with 2 - 9 month olds. Even though it wasnt exactly his career plan, those two cuties are now running the show, and this is a really good alternative route to get the hell away from that unit. I do hope that you all get on a post though, it would just be easier all around. And umm, yeah rent on a 4 BR house would most likely be sky high - even in the middle of nowhere. So glad that you're getting back to normal and give those cuties a kiss and a squeeze from me. I'll let you know as soon as something happens tomorrow - much love - xoxoxoxo

AFM - I'm excited and nervous about tomorrow, but had a rough night with those pains that go all the way across your lower belly, you know the sharp ones you get when you move too fast? So i feel like I got no sleep, then the reflux kicked in and it occured to me that this baby is just as tired of being inside as I am of feeling like this - so all I have to do is get through today and get to the hospital and we'll all get what we want, I feel bad saying this, but ummm, being pregnant this long? its just too much, I'm ready to meet this little guy already! And hopefully the last minute "boy" bedding will come today, its been killing me to have the expensive girl set packed away, and we picked a winnie the pooh set in like 5 minutes just based on a sale price. Hmm, didnt we spend like 4 hrs trying to choose girl bedding not too long ago? Oh well :roll: I'll try to post later, but I may get sucked into last minute cleaning chores, if anyone wants to update the list all you have to do is use the "quote" button and the last page was on 151. much love to you all - xoxoxo
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Sara - have you gotten to meet your babies yet? hoping your delivery went smoothly and that you are all doing great! - xoxo
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Sara - I hope that you are healing well today. The first 24 hours after surgery isn't that bad in my opinion so I recommend getting up and moving within that time frame! Don't let your nurses be lazy and wait till the following day like I did. Boy did it hurt! Everyone told me that I should have gotten up earlier, but without a nurse's help it was impossible, especially since I still had the cath in!! lol I am so eager to hear your news!

Katie - TOMORROW!!! Can you believe it?? I am so excited that you are there! Just get through tonight and Ryan will be in your arms tomorrow. I hope that your doctor isn't trying to hint at something. I am sure he is just causious because of your age. It feels strange to say that since you are obviously so healthy so your age shouldn't be a factor but I guess doctors don't look at it that way. I would have Chris be prepared to sneek you a little something, maybe a dixie cup of water or a pint of apple juice at least! A mouth full of ice chips is ok, but a bit annoying when you are really thirsty. Don't try to be too brave! If you feel like it's epidural time then make sure you get it! Normally I would be suggesting that a woman try her best to get through the pain because to experience the whole thing at least once is so worth it. However, that is just my opinion and I wasn't always so brave myself. lol I can say that I have now experienced it all, but in the end what I prefer doesn't mean shit. :lol: Make sure you keep me updated tomorrow! Oh and PICTURES asap! lol

AFM - Well, I came across some pictures that Andrew took of my incision after we came home. I was still so swollen that I couldn't see it and he made it sound so monsterous so I made him take pictures and measure it. I had a few friends who are preggers want to see it so I thought maybe some of you might want to see it as well. Since it might be TMI for some of you, I won't post the actual picture, instead the link for you to go look at them. I did crop them so all you see is the incision and not my parts. lol It was fresh at the time so don't say I didn't warn you. Now, the cut is longer because of twins so don't think this is what everyone's will look like who has surgery! Also, those with twins... if both heads are down there is a good chance that yours won't be this big either! Either way, the end result is a thin line. It is still fresh but I can tell that it will be close to invisible once it is all healed up. :) It already looks 10 times better than my lumpectomy scar on my boob that the stupid Army hospital did. Ok, time to change Ethan's poopy diaper... I can hear him grunting away over there. lol

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Hey ladies,

Jenice glad to see you are doing well, i can never remember how far along you are as you have no ticker but i am assuming over half way mark??

Steph without fully reading your message i eagerly clicked your pics as i thought it was the twins.......def. not prepared for sutures my knees went weak!!!!

Katie hmmm sounds like labour pains typical they only start now day before induction!!!! Best of luck tomorrow, i really hope you chris and ryan have a fantastic day meeting each other xxxx

Angela ah pity Gabriella is still camera shy sounds like she wants to keep you waiting until ye both can see each other at the same time :lol: ughh hopefully you dont have a UTI!!!

AFM had gp appt today, she is still head down but not engaged and kept wriggling her head when my doc. tried to feel it, she doesnt think i will go over or too far over and says the increased BH and odd period type pains are all good sign labour might be near but we will see as us singletons on this site seem to be intending to go over!!

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Sara - Hope everything is going well with those babies!

Katie - TOMORROW!!!! YAY!!! I can understand your apprehension about a c/s. I've been expecting one the entire pregnancy so I've gotten used to the idea (though not thrilled about the recovery). Hopefully you can avoid it! My mom gave birth to 4 of us with no drugs, and the boys with 9 and 10 pounds. Not that it was fun, but it can be done!! Good luck!

Steph - I may look at those pics later, but I'm little scared right now! I saw my friends after she had her baby and it was HUGE!!! I thought the doctor totally screwed up, but I guess that's just how it is right afterwards. Oh, and I checked with a friend who works at the hospital I am delivering at and just had her third c/s there. She said they have everything, sheets and all, so that's good. I had never thought to ask before!

Angela - Oh, I feel for you and the 4d! I hope she at least cooperates for the next one, unlike my girls. It's so frustrating.

Gi - Thanks for the advice on the Aveno. I had some so I tried it and think it helped a little. As soon as the gel was put on my belly today for my NST, I started itching again!

AFM - Ok, crazy day again. Had those painful contractions again last night, more than the night before, and I talked to my OB about it today. He warned me that I need to wait to have the babies because he is out of town this weekend! So then he checked me and I am now at 3cm. Had me go to my NST and not eat or drink, because if I showed contractions there, he was going to deliver today!! I was totally ok with that (though I kind of wanted to come home and spend some time with the big kids). Well, NST was uneventful and no serious contractions, so I came home. I called his office this afternoon asking if maybe he could deliver this thursday before he leaves because now I'm scared I'll go into labor over the weekend. He is THE BEST at making incisions, THE BEST at stitching (or stapling, not sure which he does, but it's the opposite of what the other doctors do) and I really want him doing it. He said to come in tomorrow and if I have progressed anymore, he'll deliver. If not, he won't. I'm really ok either way. I don't feel like I'm in a rush to deliver, I just don't want him to be out of town if I go into labor. SOOO...if it doesn't happen tomorrow or Thurs, I need to pray the babies stay in until Monday! Because they are twins, they aren't even considered preemies anymore which is great. CRAAAAZY!! So I'm praying that whatever is best for all of us will happen.
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Good luck tomorrow, Katie! I'm thinking of you and wishing you and your family a joyous day as baby Ryan arrives!
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Hi all!

Jake and Delaney are here-Delaney weighed 5lbs 6 oz and was born at 2:45. Jake weighed 5lbs 2 oz and was born at 2:47. They got to go to the regular nursery with two minor issues (low blood sugars at birth and maintaining body temps). They are working those out already :wink:

I am doing okay and just trying to recover. I will catch up with you all very soon once I am in the swing of things. We get discharged on Thursday.

I hope everyone is doing well! Katie, can't wait to hear your great news!!!!

Here are a few pictures (I hope they come out alright-every time I preview it cuts part off or is too large).

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4 failed IUIs
IVF 1 & 2-canceled
IVF 3-DE cycle BFP
twins born Nov 1
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Stephanieford78
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Re: Winter Cycle Friends 2009/2010 - Everyone Welcome!

Post by Stephanieford78 »

Sara - Congratulations!! What great names and weights!

Babyluv - Wow, 3cm now and you could pop at anytime. I hope the girls don't arrive over the weekend! So hopefully he will deliver before he leaves or they wait till Monday! I am glad your hospital has sheets. I never thought to ask that before either. Before when I had Alex it was a Catholic hospital and they were very well funded. They surely had everything. The hospital I went to, I quickly learned that although they have the best doctors and natal team within 100 miles, they are not well stocked! They just took over another hospital and by doing so they screwed up their own staffing and stock.

Karen - How are you doing? I must say, I love seeing your name in here more often lately. :)

Gi - I tried to warn everyone for those who may not want to see. Sorry you had to see that. Kind of makes you want vaginal no matter what huh? lol Hope you were able to quickly recover, I would hate to have to pay for therapy. ;) Maybe I should edit it to make it even clearer? I hope that the cramps and such do make labor happen since you are right, seems the singletons are staying in past the due dates.
IVF#1 BFN IVF#2 BFN FET Feb '10 BFP!
TWINS!! Born 10/13/10
Ethan Andrew and Angelina Lilly
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Re: Winter Cycle Friends 2009/2010 - Everyone Welcome!

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Stephanie – I am glad the twins are doing well! Yeah, the people at the hospital in the u/s area are such a pain in the a**. It is funny because one of their satellite offices where they also perform u/s said that they are so strict at the other location and that other people have problems with them also. So I am glad that it isn’t just me! I just looked at your incision and it doesn’t look to bad to me. I am sure it looks much better now. You might have mentioned this already but did you already get the staples out already?

Katie – I am so sorry that you had a rough night last night. I am sure you have to be uncomfortable and are so ready because I am and I am weeks behind you. I can’t wait for tomorrow and you will finally have your dreams come true!

Gi – Yeah for your pending labor! I am glad that you seem to be making some progress. I agree with you … I surely hope I don’t have a UTI either but I guess I will find out tomorrow for sure.

Babyluv – That is so exciting … your time is quickly approaching also. So he would have taken them today if you had more contractions throughout the NST … wow! My head would have been spinning. But, if they have to stay in there a little longer, we will pray that they stay in there until he comes back. I know you understand how frustrating the 4D u/s is when she doesn’t cooperate because if I remember right, you went several times and they wouldn’t cooperate for you either.

AFM – Today I was with my manager all day and I will be with her again tomorrow. Of course, towards the end of the day I was really sore and hurting so it is Tylenol time for me! Not much going on for me but just waiting for the big news from several of you mommies to be…

Angela
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1 miscarriage 2002 (nat)
1 ectopic pregnancy 2006 (nat)
1st IVF 10/08-BFP twins/misc-6 1/2 wks & stillbirth 21 wks
2nd FET 6/09-BFN
3rd IVF 2010-April-BFP - DD born 12/7/10

Lost Ashley Nicole Thomas at 21 weeks
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Re: Winter Cycle Friends 2009/2010 - Everyone Welcome!

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Sara – Oh my goodness … while I was busy typing, you posted beautiful pictures of the babies! I am so very happy for you … congratulations!!! I am so excited that I just showed my DH and he said that he is happy that they are healthy.

Gi – I forgot to tell you thanks for the advice for the crib sheets. I just asked my manger who just delivered a baby in March at the same hospital that I will soon be at also and she said they have crib sheets but I feel better prepared having asked.

Angela
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1 miscarriage 2002 (nat)
1 ectopic pregnancy 2006 (nat)
1st IVF 10/08-BFP twins/misc-6 1/2 wks & stillbirth 21 wks
2nd FET 6/09-BFN
3rd IVF 2010-April-BFP - DD born 12/7/10

Lost Ashley Nicole Thomas at 21 weeks
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