NOVEMBER 07 BABIES "gobble, gobble"

[ka]

After 2 failed IVF attempts last year, we were getting ready of IVF #3 for this April. I did Clomid challenge test in February and guess what? I'm pregnant!!! Still can't believe it till I have my scan on April 3rd.

I'm really happy to have found you gals.

According to most websites, my expected due date is November 16th.

Kams

[gdph630]

hey ladies i went for 1 st scan twins!!!!!!!!!!!!

i can't believe it we are very happy they want tosee me next week ,then i can go to my reg ob/gyn anyone else get released

[jenhope]

I am just wondering, I am almost 8 weeks. Have any of you experienced very mild dull AF cramps. I have had it like 2 times in the last 2 days. They are different from the others. Just curious. I am just being really paranoid. Scared of m/c.

[Ange]

Welcome Ka... we are glad you found us too! Great support system here and a big Congrats on your BFP!

GD...TWINS!!! We have alot of twins on this thread! I'm so happy for you. I think there are 4 of us on the thread carrying twins, oh boy! I have not been released yet and am in my 8th week. I have another appt. this Friday and I'm guessing he's getting ready to release me.

Caroline...sorry you are not feeling too well. I definitely have my moments too. I am also starting to stress about the child care aspect of one I deliver. I get 3 month maternity leave, but I know that won't be enough, not sure what my husband gets.. maybe a week. I'm sure we'll figure it out.

Jennhope...I am also 8 weeks and have had both AF type cramps as well as really bad back cramps. They have subsided and if there's no bleeding I'm sure it's all normal. Ligaments stretching, uterus growing, etc. I hope you feel better. I know it's so hard not to worry. Come on 12 weeks, hurry up and get here so we can all breathe easier.

Mom...Sorry you are going through a rough patch and really so sorry to hear you and dh have separated at such a critical time in both your lives. Hang in there sweetie and I hope you can work it out. NOne of my clothes fit either. Today my one friend at work who does know I'm pregnant told me I won't be able to hide it for another 4 weeks, that I totally look preggo today. I'm guessing with twins things show faster? Who knows? But I have definitely lost my waist.

hugs,
Ange

[ka]

Mom: I'm really sorry to hear about you and DH separating. Hopefully this is just temporary and will pass over soon.

Is it just me or did anyone else have this problem. I'll be 7 weeks
pregnant in 2 days and I already have a tummy that bulges out, my
pants do not button up, and I feel like a kangaroo... Is it just
bloating that will go down or did anyone else have to buy maternity
clothes this early?

I'm not a small person (5'7", 155 lbs) and have always carried the
extra pounds around my waist (stick thin legs and arms) - this bulge
is making me look all the more disproportionally fat

Please tell me this is normal..
Thanks!

[jenhope]

ka,

I am almost 8 weeks. I bought new clothes, maternity clothes at 6 weeks. I felt like I grew overnight. I am not technically showing, but my stomach sticks out, I just feel fat and bloated. I can't stand anything touching me down there. I cant stand anything tight either. I thought this is way to soon to feel like this, but reading other posts, we aren't the only ones. It is normal. Now I feel much better for feeling like this and shoping. I am a short 5'2" and after IVF 200# ( I gained 20). I think everything is just pushed upwards and sticking out. SO you aren't the only one.

[mominwaiting]

Ka Congratulations!!!Thanks You and I am happy to see you here!!
Ange I bought some maternity clothest yesterday and they are super comfortable. i only have one baby and I am 8wk4dys. I was not heavy at all before 5'7" 130 meaty but not skinny, I did have a pretty flat stomach though so I think that is why I am showing like I am now, I have gained 18 #'s since beginning of cycle back in Jan. So not too bad.
JenHopeI have had the same cramps I have had some that lasted all day, and bay and I are both fine!!, Ask your dr if you can keep regular weekly or biweekly visits just for reassurance until your 12week mark. I am going every 2 weeks. But my ob will see me any time I feel insecure!!
GDWay to go on the twins!!
Ok as for me, I thought I would tell you all a little about my DH situation and see what you thought. First of all we are not married, Living together for almost 4 yrs.
We had very hard struggles with the whole IVF procedure. He basically did it for me. He already has a child from previous marriage and this was my last chance.He really did not want another baby right now. Secondly after BFP his attitude changed to happiness. He was excited over being a dad again, well he got to where he was working alot and going out with his friends, i could go but I did not want to because some of them smoke and I am not being around anyone smoking. ANYWAY, on Thursday night he went out with some friends to cheer one of them up who is getting divorced. At 3:30am I finally find him at his sisters house. He said they were just drinking and singing, I asked when he was going to come home and his sister started to sing "Devil Woman"refering to me, which all of us know what hormones and bad things do I was Pissed!!!!!(EML) So I hung up on him, he did not call back or anything, so at 6:00am I decided to go see what he was doing. I went to his sisters house and all the lights were off, I figured they were passed out or something of that nature, cause you can't play guitar in the dark. When I walked in there was a friend of his sisters in the kitchen with nothing but a tshirt and panties on, and my guy was in the bedroom calling her to come in there!!!
I met him in the hallway door and hit him so hard I knocked him about 4 foot down the hall and onto sisters bed. Then oh no gotta go I am preg. So I left very mad and screaming at the top of my lungs!!!
Now, here is the "STORY" His sister said that the girl had diarhea and had messed her pants ( how do you mess your pants and miss your panties???) Anyway. He said he was in bathroom did not know anything had happened that sister told him to get this girl some jogging pants out her drawer and he was calling her in there to get them.
Now in his defense(like he needs any) He was fully dressed two shirts, and ballcap!!
Now he is of course promising he will never do anything wrong again, here is the biggest kicker, he has a trucking business and I have been running the office for the last 3 yrs and noone else knows the passcodes or how to find anything, so it makes me wander if it is for love or money!
So any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.

On a better note I had second sono yesterday and everything is great baby is still measureing one day big HB was 171 bpm, And I got to see it move!! It did not like the dildocam!!lol I go back next week for pregesterone test then release to ob.
Have agreat day ladies and I will try to keep up!!

Mominwaiting Due Nov 3 -1 little beanie 118bpm
Ange Due Nov 5 - 2 little beanies
Nanae Due Nov 6 - 1st Scan 3/21
Wannababy Due Nov 9 - 2 little beanies
Jenhope Due Nov 8 - 1 little beanie
Jen779 Due Nov 14 - 1st Scan ???
Daniellewngs Due Nov 15 - 1st Scan ???
Carbev Due Nov 11 -1 little beanie
gdph630 Due Nov 22 - 2 little beanies
MommyTfive Due Nov 21 - 1st Scan 4/2
CheekyMonkey Due Nov 20 - 2 little beanies
Teen Due Nov 12 - 2 little beanies
Rebecca Due Nov 22 - 1st Scan 4/2
mumtojazzie Due ??? - 1st Scan 4/2
Ka Due Nov 16 1st Scan 4/3

[rebecca79]

Goodness gracious!!!! I don't think you needed to be dealing with all that while your pregnant. You poor thing! Sometimes I really wonder what part of the body men think with, cause for some of them it certainly isn't the brain.

Please stay calm and take care of yourself. Big hug!

[teen]

Hi every one hope your all ok, sorry if you have the dreaded morning sickness, don't know who came up with that name because its not just in the morning is it, its all the time!!

I feel very lucky its not hit me yet i feel very nauseous all the time and have to eat regular but have not been sick as yet, i'm 7wks 3 days so still time for it to hit me lol.

I caved too on Monday and had to go out and buy some maternity wear, they are like wearing my PJ's sooo comfortable, also has anyone else told work yet? I'm starting to get really funny looks, as i look pregnant i think people want to ask but dont want to come across rude, i mean i could just have put weight on ha ha.
i've been feeling really peculiar today, not had any real cramps but stomach feels weird. anyone else been having this???

Mom: Men eh they really don't think, especially the way you are feeling at the moment he has to go and be extremely selfish, self centered and act like a little boy on a night out!!! by the sounds of it all though, he was fully dressed. I would maybe give him the benefit of the doubt. Now with regards to the pass codes, you totally have the upper hand. Love or money time will tell, but hey his gone through this incredible journey with you so i'm guessing its defo love.

Take care, make him make it up to you big time.

Happy bumps to all

T xx

[jenhope]

mominwaiting- sorry to hear about your situation. That is something I think you need to avoid right now. You need to avoid stress. I think you have every right to be mad. And don't blame it just on hormone and being pg. I would be mad no matter what. Trust me, I probably wouldn't talk to my DH for a long time. And I wouldn't care. To me it is time to grow up. Staying out all night should not be in the picture. He should be there with you and supporting you. Guys are so hard to trust, period. Take care, and don't stress now for your baby.

[teen]

Hey everyone

sorry forgot to ask this one earlier is anyone else having a mare with sleep? The one thing i'm finding hard is feeling really tired all the time. I'm up a couple of times in the night to go to the loo but then i carnt get back to sleep and am up for an hour at a time.

Just wondered whats helping you with feeling like this, plus can anyone recommend anything.

Once again take care,

T xx

[Ange]

Mom...I felt so bad reading your post. I guess a good question to ask yourself is...do you want to be with DH? Are you ok with being a single mom? Not an easy task, but you don't need the added stress in your life and either will your child. He sounds like he has some growing up to do and your life has taken a different direction with your bundle of joy on it's way. So much to think about, I don't envy your position, but wish you the best with whatever you decide. Lots of hugs for you!

Teen..I am experiencing the same sleep issues. I get up to go to the bathroom 3-4 times a night and have the hardest time falling back asleep. I'm guessing it's anxiety about being pregnant. It's all I think about. I try and do some deep breathing exercises I learned in yoga, or just take my little dog and cuddle her near my belly and that helps me fall asleep. Of course dh's snoring doesn't help. arrgghhh!

I am so glad everyone else is having distended stomach issues too. I am planning to tell my boss next week, because there's no way I can keep this a secret another 3.5 weeks. I am so uncomfortable most of the day, that I need to let it hang out and get comfy. So he comes in to NY next week and I'll break the news.

Glad everyone is feeling well, I'm just tired. Nausea is better, hopefully I'm almost out of that feeling. The nurse was suprised I wasn't sicker being pregnant with twins. I'll be amazed if I dodged that bullet!

hugs,
Ange

[mumtojazzie]

hey guys i just done my calculation on the ivf due date web site and i am due on the 15th novenber ,cant wait for my first scan appointment on the 2nd April hope all is good

[wannababyIVF]

Wow, I’ve been gone too long. A lot has happened since I left and all these newbies and twins! Welcome! Welcome!

First and foremost—Mominwaiting---I would love to send you a virtual hug and a high five! A hug for all this crap you are going through right now with DH and you shouldn’t be, because this stress is not good for the baby. And a high five for knocking his a$$ out! I would have done the same thing in that situation. But sorry, I’m the type of person that reacts first and asks questions later. Hey, you always have the pregnancy defense. I have heard that it can get you off for murder…but I’m not giving you any ideas. lol Now, I have the same question, how do you have the shyts and mess up your pants but not your underwear. Unless she was a nasty a$$ skank who didn’t mind walking around in shyty drawers. Next, when you met DH at the door before you cold copped him, did he have any sweats in his hand? What exactly was he doing? This is a tough one, especially since DH was fully clothed. Thank God. Whew! But first off, you are pregnant, it’s not like you are due any day now but what makes him think it’s going for him to be away from home at 3am or 6am in the morning. 3am, ok, I can live with that, you get a pass. But 6am? Once the sun is coming up you need to have you’re a$$ in the house, unless we discussed other plans the night before or unless you are too drunk to make it home. That’s just inconsiderate. How would he feel if you did something like that? Marriage/Relationships are all about respect and communication. If you don’t have that, you don’t have anything. If he is so head over heels about this baby he needs to act like it and be there for you and the baby and not hanging out all night. And what’s up with his sister calling you the devil woman? Do you and her have problems? If so, that needs to be discussed. He should not let his sister disrespect the mother of his child. If she was an upstanding woman she would have told his a$$ to go home! Since nothing happened (not sure if you stopped it or nothing was going to happen), I would just have a long sit down with DH. Tell him how the situation made you feel. Don’t attack him. Just let him know that it made you feel uncomfortable, disrespected, etc. Ask him how he would feel if you did something like that. Just make sure you get your point across. Then add that something like that cannot happen again. Hope things get better. Whatever you do, don’t let it stress you out. You have a little one that needs you right now. He’s a grown a$$ man (well we hope he is) and he’ll be okay. Your number one priority is that baby. Glad to hear that he or she is doing well!

teen—I have only told a few close friends at work. But not my boss yet. I want to wait until 12 weeks. but it is getting harder to hide it. A coworker of mine (who is so nosey) asked me the other day so how are you? Anything new going on with you? And she was looking directly at my stomach when she said it. I was mortified. Now in her defense I did have on a shirt which made me look more pregnant than I am. But still I couldn’t believe it. I also have purchased a couple of maternity clothes. Because I haven’t told anyone at work, I have to wear the big tent shirts to cover it up. They make me look fat instead of pregnant. lol The thing is they are so nice and comfy but they are also still very big in certain places. I guess you can’t have it both ways. I would rather have the sexy maternity clothes than the frumpy tent looking clothes. But that’s just me. I can’t wait until summer and when everyone knows so I can stop hiding it and wear things that look nice instead of just big and covering it up. Does that make sense? lol Also, I’m waking up to go to the bathroom every hour and a half. It is very annoying. Not sure there is much we can do. I would advise to cut off liquids maybe 2 hours before you go to bed. Not sure if this would make a difference or not. But I’m willing to try anything. lol

Ange—It’s been rough having nausea these past couple of days. The problem is not throwing up, it’s just feeling like I have to. Feeling woozy. Everything stinks to me right now. The doctor prescribed some meds for the nausea but I’m afraid to take it. Don’t want to find out a year from now that it causes my baby to have 3 hearts or something. Yes, I’m paranoid. So now I just suck on ginger and drink lots of gingerale and try to deal with it. I’m tired all the time also. Yesterday I took a nap in my car for half an hour during lunch. It was the best nap! lol

Jenny—My tummy sticks out also. I constantly feel bloated and fat. I wonder if it’s something with IVF babies. Because all my friends tell me that they were not wearing maternity clothes until 4 months or so. There is no way; I’m going to be able to go that long. Granted with twins I know I will show sooner but this is just crazy.

ka—Welcome to my world. I am so happy it’s just not me. I also carry the extra pounds in my waist and tummy area. Now granted I didn’t have a flat tummy before this, but now it’s really big. I feel like I ate a basketball. I have also gained 5 pounds already. I’m so ashamed of that. I have read so many places that you don’t really gain any weight in the first trimester. Ha…that’s a lie. Congrats on getting pregnant with Clomid! That is awesome. Did you not try Clomid before IVF?

gdph630—Yippee!!! Another set of twins. That’s great. I’m so happy for you. How far alone are you? We need a ticker for you missy. Also, I need to see if any other twin mommy’s that are as far along as me feel like a cow….like me.

mumtojazzie--Good Luck with your first scan. It's the same day as mine. Prayfully, we will have some good news!

This nausea is kicking my butt. I don’t have to throw up. I just feel icky, all day and every day. I can’t even describe the feeling. It’s just a sour feeling in my mouth, throat and tummy. Whenever I tell someone how I feel they all reply, “oh that’s good!” I’m like…FOR WHO?!?!? Because this is not fun. Some people say it means the babies are settling in nicely and they are healthy. But my SIL in 4 kids and did not have morning sickness with any of them and they are all very healthy. So those of you that don’t have m/s, don’t worry and count your blessings. I also read that women with multiples have it worse because of the elevated HCG and other hormones.

I’m still paranoid everyday. Every ache and pain I worry about. I pray to God every day that I carry these babies to full term. I try to stay positive. But at this stage that we are all in it’s hard. And unfortunately God Forbid, if something were to happen, it’s not like I can just “get pregnant again.” So it’s been really worrisome for me. I just want to be able to make it to that 12/13 week mark so I can relax and shout from the rooftops that I am pregnant. I wish I could go in every week for an ultrasound. My next ultrasound is next Tuesday and if everything is good to go (which I pray it is) I will be released to my regular OBGYN.

Am I the only one feeling paranoid and worrisome? Is this normal? For those of you that aren’t, how do you deal with it?? I know this is a happy time in our lives and I am so happy. So ecstatic about my babies. But I also worry about them. I just want to be able to relax and enjoy my pregnancy. I just keep telling myself that God knows how much I want these babies and I have faith that he will allow me to carry them to full term and allow them to be health and happy babies!

Love, Hugs, and Healthy babies to all!

[jenhope]

wannababyIVF- I am also very paranoid. Like you said, it is not like you can just try again. I count daily. 4 weeks left until I am 12 weeks. I think I am going to see if I can get a u/s weekly just to put my mind at ease. I hope they will be ok with that. I have cramping off and on. But everyone says it's normal, but you know, you still worry so much. After everything that we have gone through, you can't help but worry. I think just because, we have all tried so hard, and for it to finally happen, you don't want anything to ruin it.