Beautiful Babies Due in 2011 (Combined Group)

[Sweetpea614]

It's 100% a Boy.

He looked healthy and was very active. He weighed 8.3 ounces. So half a pound already. They said that was very good. He's measuring ahead still. They saw no markers for downs and saw no reason to do further testing. My cervixx was 3.2 and nice and long and the only reason why I got a cervix check was because there is 3 other people with my name and one with twins and they gave the nurse who was helping my doctor the wrong chart and she measured my cervix via vaginal us and than when she saw the baby's head and saw only one she was like wait aminute this can't be a 14 week fetus it'a too big. So of course she than checked the chart and totally flipped out on the people who pulled the chart and didn't look at the birthdate. I just need to go back in 4 weeks for my next US.

Annashope-I'm so sorry you are not feeling well. I sure hope these next 16 days goes by fast for you so you can meet Paul and be back to feeling better.

WeHaveHope- Congrats and please don't stress about the bleeding. It seems a lot of girls on here had a lot of bleeding. I will say a prayer for you though.

Blair I can't wait to see pics. Yay on hitting the 20 weeks tomorrow.

Chris- Awesome news on Jack. I wouldn't worry about your weight sicne he's growing nice and healthy.

Ryann- Dylan and Isabella are great weights. Sorry you are having issue with the breast milk. That must be hard to pump. How often do they get up at night? So sorry about the fever. I wonder if it's caused from exhaustion.

Lou- You look fabulous. I love the picture and the background.

Sorry if I missed anyone.

Kat

[gina55]

Wehavehope: I had major bleeding and clots from a subchorionic hemmorage. It was so bad my DH called an ambulance (pants soaked from top to ankles ) when I got to the ER the doctor told me I was miscarrying, 2 hours later had an ultrasound and everything was fine, 2 perfect little beans. We now have 2 beautiful boys. I'll be praying that things turn out well for you. If you're not feeling comfortable go to the ER instead of waiting for an RE appointment. Good luck!

[WeHaveHope]

Dear fiends,
Thank you all for your words of wisdom, personal stories, and emotional support. You have no idea what it means to me, especialy now, to have the support of such a bunch of wonderful ladies. I have stopped crying, for the time being. I am sure I will start up again soon. I can't help but feel despair. We have come this fat an I don't want it to end this way. DH is trying to hold up for me and keeps asking me about the bleeding and saying that maybe it's just one of those freak things. So many feeling and emotions right now. It's overwhelming. I feel like I have hit bottom and can't possibly get up one minute and then the next minute I am thinking about never giving up and finding the strength to move on to the next cycle. I love you all and thank you. The bleeding has now realy subsided. Still there but significantly better. Of course, I realy am unsure if that is good meaning that it was sone freak thing like my DH said or if now I am not bleeding anymore because my babies are gone. God, please let it be nothing important and let my tiny little beans be ok. Thank you all again.

[riogirl71]

I have been reading up but posting is hard specially typing one handed on ipad while feeding! Lizzy is not gaining weight despite constant breastfeeding, it is not supply or her latch but the fact she constantly falls asleep. I went to the lactation consultant again and she took 2.3 oz after feeding, i am now supposed to feed her every 2 hrs and only let her have one 3 hr break, i am supposed to pump when finished feeding her and give that milk with a haberman bottle, also taking mothers milk tea, using mothers love balm be cause my nipples are about to fall off, great tip from consultant put olive oil on the nipple shield part whenpumping, makes it hurt less, doesnt get in the milk, if it does than it is good fat, it actually helps the suction. So she needs to gain weight soon! My scar is still bleeding but ob said it was ok, it hurts like heck, i am so tired of the pain, i just want to heal already!

We have hope i hope your baby is fine, praying for a wonderful outcome sorry it is so scary

Ryann. If you are sleep deprived, tired and stressed your milk suffers, kudos for you for doing it, try the olive oil tip and the ea, are you drinking enough water and eating? Sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves! Drink lots of water and also skin to skin contact does wonders for milk supply!

Kjm. It is hard to bfeed when you dont have a support group who has done it, same way for me, ask away i would love to help you in any way i can! It can be very tricky but once you get past some hurdles it becomes much easier, i was able to bfeed ds to 17 mos. Target has great selection of bras, buying online is tricky since you cant ttry them on. Motherhood maternity and other places have good bras too, i would recommend, aimee gowns and pjs for sleeping and lounging, glamourmom for tanks and bravado tanks, bras with no wires. Also a couple of nursing tops, i have some from motherhood i got on sale and some from old navy. For pump i went witht the best, medela.

Margi. Yeay for 24 weeks! Huge milesrone! Pls keep taking it easy

Bliss. I am so sorry about your friend how devastating to lose such a chubby cheek angel, i cant even imagine, i hope they find out what happened for peace of mind. That was always my biggest fear to go a couple of days longer and have that happen, i am so sorry.

Annas. Sorry you are so uncomfortable, the tail end of it is hard on your body and mind you want them to bake but you are tired of being preggers! So happy you made it this far!

Lou you look awesome and i love your top! Hope your friends go get all the stuff on your registry!

Sweetpea congrats on a little boy! How awesome!

To have fun. Yeay for baby being on track!

Blair awesome dh felt the girls and you are 20 weeks! Woohoooo!

Thanks for the sweet comments !!

[WeHaveHope]

It's 5:41am my tune and I have barely slept all night. The bleeding has finally completely stopped. I definantely. Slowed down significantly when I passed what I think were two blood clots, but I am not sure what they were. All night I have cried and then fallen asleep for shorp periods of time to only have vivid dreams that would wake me up. My DH is glad the bleeding has stopped and thinks that this is a positive sign that we are still pregnant and everything is ok. I on the otherhand don't know what to think. I POAS this morning and the electronic HPT said "pregnant". But what does that realy mean at this point? My mind is swimming in a sea of emotions. I think I don't even feel pregnant anymore. Which is so hard for me to even think about and brings me to tears everytime the thought crosses my mind. I am usually a pretty strong and optimistic person. It's one if the things my DH lobed about me. I can always see the positive in almost everything. This is so different. So much different that the BFN's I have had in the past. I guess with those I wad mentally prepared for the result, the possibility of not being pregnant. Even this tine, I remained realistic after 7 or 8 HPT because I did not want to get my hopes up. But when the Beta came back positive and with such a good strong level and then the second one as well, it was very difficult to stay detached from the feeling. I suddenly realized I was truly pregnant and began yo enjoy the moment. How hard it is for me after so many years of TTC to just let go of that feeling. God, I wanted this so much. With every fiber of my being. I feel so hurt because I just feel like it has ended. I am staying home today. I feel so absolutely hopeless I can't possibly be effective at work. I've done nothing but cry all night so my eyes are puffy and I must look like hell. I know I feel like hell. I have my appointment for the 3rd Beya this morning. The wait is going to compound my feeling of dispair. I don't want to have yo wait all day yo find out if we are still pregnant or not. My heart can't possibly take that. But that is out if my control. It's all in Gods hands , it has always been. And I know I have to trust, have faith. Right now, God I am really sorry I am struggling a bit in that department. Please pray for me.

[leorira11]

I met with my OB this morning... he has no answers as to why this happened. He kept reassuring me that there was nothing he or I could have done differently to prevent it. He said that even if I had a check up the day before, they wouldn't have seen any signs and once the PTL started, they couldn't have stopped it.

As for 'next time' (if there is a next time, please please please) - he said there isn't much we should do differently. Avoid twins again (duh) and add the P17 injections (which we didn't do because they aren't proven to help in twin pregnancies). Continue with the bi-weekly (maybe I'll insist on weekly) u/s cervical checks. He is really insistent that my problem is NOT cervical incompetence and that a cerclage would only be a hindrance, not a help. He is really against me doing a cerclage pre-pregnancy. I understand his reasoning (IC really isn't my problem), but I'm considering getting a second opinion.

He also said that there is no need to wait a long time to TTC again. He said 3-4 months is plenty. If these babies had lived, there is more incentive to wait (waiting would be best), but there is no *need* to wait if we feel up to TTC again.

I made an appt with the IVF clinic for a month from now (the earliest appt I could get without it being an emergency). Hopefully they will agree that I can start ASAP.

I asked the national health care system about continuing to pay for my IVF even though I had 2 babies. They said that they will pay until I have 2 children at home with me. Even if we do have 2 children, I would re-qualify if one of them died (God forbid!). Since I don't have any living children at home, I continue to qualify for the IVF coverage. Phew. That's really great news.

In terms of what we do next, we have to talk to the IVF doctor but we are already thinking about it. We have one frozen embryo of middling quality. FETs have NEVER worked for me, although the doctors insist that is just coincidence (I've been pregnant after all 3 of my fresh cycles, and never after one of my 3 frozen cycles). Also, I hate the idea of doing a FET cycle with just one embryo - what if it doesn't thaw correctly. I'm open to transferring one at a time, but only the best quality embryos. If the embryos aren't the best quality, I'd want to transfer 2 (I know about the twins risk--- but how many more IVF cycles can I handle?) So ideally, we would do a new fresh cycle, transfer the one best embryo and freeze the rest -- but the insurance in the past has insisted on doing FETs if there are any frozen embryos. We have to talk to the IVF clinic and see if they are willing to help us convince the insurance that we need a new fresh cycle.

Sorry no personals -- I'm following all of you, even if I'm not writing. It's really painful to see everyone else's ticker keep on counting and I'm stuck waiting to cycle again... I'll keep y'all updated on how I'm doing, if you are interested.

big hugs to everyone and thanks for all the support... (ps - the TTC again soon is a super super big secret!)

[blairwh58]

Leora- It was so great to hear from you. I hate it that they still have no idea what happened this time, but they sound very optimistic about future attempts which is great! Im sure you have mixed emotions for your apt next month but by then hopefully you will be in the right state to get things going again and finally bring your little one home. Such great news about the national health care system paying for the IVF until you have 2 little ones at home with you. I know it will work out for you all! You are such a strong person and I admire your courageousness and determination.

WeHaveHope- Try to stay positive despite the bleeding and cramping. Like all the others have said there are lots of people on here who had bleeding at the beginning but are still pregnant or have babies now. Hopefully you get great news from the MD and it was just a scare.

Rio- Sorry to hear Lizzy is not gaining weight…sounds like shes just too exhausted. I hate it that you are so sore from the breastfeeding but hopefully that will get better now that you are taking the tea and using the balm. As for the olive oil I will have to keep that in mind when the time comes. Good luck with all the pumpings/feedings and post more pics of that beautiful baby whenever you can.

Kat- Wooo hoooooooo!!!!!!! Congrats on finding out he will still a little boy!!! I am so glad to hear he was very healthy and active and that they saw no markers for downs. Even though the cervix check was a mistake im glad its holding out nice and long. I cant wait to hear baby boys name (if you decide to tell). Now you can go out and buy all the blue stuff!

Kjm- Ever since I hit 19 wks I kept telling myself Ive reached the halfway point since the MD wont let me go past 38 wks. I think its great that you put in for a planned vacation before the babies get here- that way you have time to rest up, relax, and get everything done.

Ryann- OMG I cannot believe they are already 3 wks old! And it definitely sounds like they are starting to chunk up which is great! Sorry to hear that the pumping isn’t going so well and that you’ve been feeling icky. Hopefully once they get down a solid routine you can get more rest and starting feeling better. I have heard that the Amazon Moms club is well worth the investment. Just having diapers and formula delivered to your door would be great (though Im sure you have a stockpile of diapersright now from all the showers).

AFM- Yeaaa for 20 wks!!! Even though I know we are still a very long way from the end I just feel like this is such a big accomplishment. Maybe DH and I will celebrate tonight with some ice cream or a blizzard from Dairy Queen. I will try to post a quick pic soon. Hope everyone is doing well- sorry if I missed anyone.

[WeHaveHope]

Dear friends,
I just got home from my RE's office where they drew my blood for Beta#3. I dat down to speak yo my RE for a while. I was a nervous wreck and barely able to speak without crying. He said that lots of woman bleed early in pregnancy for absolutely no reason and the fact the the bleeding only lasted a few hours with no visible bleeding today was a good sign. He felt that if it was a full blown miscarriage that there would have been alot more heavy bleeding for a longer period of time. For what it's worth he was a bit optimistic that it could be something else. I asked about having an ultrasound today. I old him hay I was fully aware that at 4 weeks/5 das pregnant that i knew we would not ser anything and that I just thought that an ultrsound may be beneficial to ser if anything else is going on. He graciously disagrred and said that an ultrasound at this point would tell Us nothing but that today's numeres were good then we could schedule an early ultrasound next Wednesday at 5 weeks/6days at which point we will probably not be able to see a heartbeat but see a gestational sack. I am so nervous. I haven't slept. I am a complete mess today. My RE was speaking to me the entire time like I could still be pregnant and God, I don't even feel like I am anymore. I know I should have a little more faith than that but it has been so hard to pull myself back together after yesterday. I am trying so hard to kip dome glimmer of hope as small as it may seem but I sm finding it hard to do so. My DH I'd so strong and he remains optimistic but I know inside he is hurting so much. Do today I worry and hurt for him as well. I will not receive the Beta results until about 2:30pm my time and it's now only 9:12am. I have all day to sit here and think and pray. Sending you all lot of love.

[Reenie100]

Ryann- Google mastitis and see if that sounds like what you have. When you had a fever, that was the first thing I thought. I made it 3 months with breastfeeding as my milk supply just wasn't great enough and I didn't have time to pump as often as I needed to once my husband went back to work. At the end, I was down to one bf session each for each one of my twins.

Amazon Mom + Subscribe & Save is great for diapers and wipes. Right now, we are using Diapers.com just for diapers because they are giving me $5 off each box + they take manufacturers' coupons. Otherwise, I would use Amazon Mom. I signed up for it anyway and got two travel cribs via free 2-day shipping with the free Prime trial they gave us. For wipes, Amazon and our local grocery store (surprisingly) are much better, price-wise, than Diapers.com. As for formula, my son has reflux so he's on a different formula than my daughter, which is a pain, but it needs to be done. I shop around for that and just buy where it's cheapest, which is sometimes (again) our local grocery store.

[Happy Bunny]

All: I've been following along but it's tough to do personals with a baby wiggling on my lap. Just know that I'm cheering you on.

Brooke at 5 weeks:

[klinger13]

Leora - I've been thinking about you so much lately. It's so good to hear from you and I'm glad you should be able to start trying again soon. I'll be sure to stalk the IVF threads when you start TTC. I definitely would still get a 2nd opinion on having a transabdominal cerclage placed either pre-pregnancy (like Karen & Anna) or post-pregnancy (like me). I never had IC but having so little cervix to start and not even having enough external cervix to do a rescue cerclage if we had to, my TAC was more of a preventative measure because I didn't want to take a "wait and see" approach. A cervix with a properly placed TAC really shouldn't dilate (if it does, it's only about a cm or so) because the band is placed at the very top of the cervix where dilation would start. I'd definitely consider a TAC even if your doc isn't convinced you had IC. Just don't go with a TVC - not only would it increase your chances of infection but you could end up tearing your cervix if dilation does occur before it should.

[Sweetpea614]

Leora-I'm so glad to hear from you. I'm glad the doctor feels you should TTC again sooner than a year and that you will get it paid till you have your baby in your arms. I agree on getting a second opinion on the TAC. Definitely let us know when you start TTCing so we can stalk you.

Happy Bunny- Brooke is so cute. I can't believe it's been 5 weeks! How has she been sleeping?

WeHaveHope-I'm so glad the bleeding has stopped. It's awesome your doctor is being positive. He's right when I miscarried it was for a longer time and more bleeding and there was more thna just clots it was tissue like matter that was pretty big. Almost like the lining.

Blair- We don't have a specific name yet picked put. We keep saying Lucas and Matthew though. We will see. The middle name will most likely be Wesley as that's his Dad's name, brother's name and Chris's middle name. So that part is a done deal I think;) It's still early. Dairy Queen Blizzard sounds sooo good. I might have to go this weekend when I'm in Maine.

Riogrl- Thanks for the advice. Sorry your little peanut is not putting on weight. Fingers crossed she starts staying awake longer. Hopefully your scar decides to heal sooner rather than later. I know c-sections are very painful and I don't recover easily either so i feel for you, the worst part for me is the pain pills make me super sick.

Kat

[Happy Bunny]

Rio: Have you tried undressing her when she starts to fall asleep? Also, touching her feet can help her stay alert... Brooke was a sleeper at first - being nude and having her feet touched kept her awake.

[WeHaveHope]

Beta #3 1238. Went down

[blairwh58]

WeHaveHope- Im so sorry to hear that the number went down. Hopefully you can gather the strength to keep going and try again. It took a lot of people on this board multiple attempts to get success for hopefully like me the 4th time is the charm for you. Wishing you all the best.

Kat- I love the name Lucas!! I think both your picks are very cute and timeless which I really like. We would have done a similar thing had one of the twins been a boy, and would have used DHs middle name (also his dads, grandpas, and great gpas middle name). And as for the bliizard- not sure if they have the same flavors up in Maine but I would highly recommend Triple Chocoholic!!

Happy Bunny- Brooke is getting so big!!! I love the little smile too!