Post by bethelgal42 on Feb 3, 2015 16:03:21 GMT -5
Hi Pink!
Anne is almost 16 months old and walking everywhere. She is just under 20 pounds and almost 30 inches tall. Everyday, it seems like she learns something new. We had a nice snow storm over the weekend (about 12-15 inches), so we brought her outside to play in it. Last year, she was just too young and it was just too cold to enjoy the snow. Yesterday, we bundled in several layers and snow pants and went sledding in my parent's driveway. She had so much fun.
I'm 9 weeks, 3 days along with BFP #4 and really nervous. I'm still searching for new OB because my previous OB doesn't take my new insurance. I didn't find this out until I called them about this baby. I was able to get in for an early ultrasound last week at a free clinic through a good friend. Baby measured 8 wks, which is right on schedule and had a heartbeat of 174 bpm. I have another ultrasound at a different free clinic at 10 weeks on Monday, so I'm anxiously awaiting that. Praying that we hear a heartbeat again and that I can find a new OB.
Other than that, life is doing pretty well. On the NPgal front, I'm back to work part time. I don't love it but it's bringing in some needed income right now. Anne gets to spend the days with Grandma, which she loves.
Diagnosis: Endometriosis and PCOS 5/23/2011 - Twin boys born 2/15/2013 - Daughter, lost due to T21 6/24/2014 - Twin boys, lost at 13 weeks 12/21/2015 - Boy born
I am 14 weeks today, still nervous but starting to tell people. We told DS on Sunday and he seems interested and happy about it, he listened on the doppler with me this morning and wanted to hear more when I read the weekly development. But that may be mostly because I read that the baby is peeing now, he thought that was crazy. I will tell my family when they are down next weekend for DS' s birthday.
This is a great idea! Isaac will be 5 months old tomorrow! I can't believe it. Time is flying by. We are struggling to get sleep still (he wakes every 2-3 hours at night). I am amazed by how much he is learning and growing. We are most likely one and done. I have the Mirena IUD in so in 5 years when it gets taken out we will reevaluate our decision to not have any more children. But most likely Isaac will be our only one. I love reading all the updates on everyone!
BFP#1 7/23/12 EDD 4/1/13. MMC discovered on 9/4/12 at 10w1d. BFP#2 3/9/13 EDD 11/12/13. Natural MC on 3/16/13 at 5w3d BFP#3 12/24/13 EDD 9/5/14. Our Rainbow baby was born on 9/4/14!
I am 14 weeks today, still nervous but starting to tell people. We told DS on Sunday and he seems interested and happy about it, he listened on the doppler with me this morning and wanted to hear more when I read the weekly development. But that may be mostly because I read that the baby is peeing now, he thought that was crazy. I will tell my family when they are down next weekend for DS' s birthday.
In other news we are buried in snow and ice!
mara005 - We are also buried in snow and ice. We got between 12 and 15 inches since Sunday.
OMG, I'm so happy to see this! What a wonderful idea Pink!
I'm still TTC and added Acupuncture to the mix this time.
I looove acupuncture and have been doing it weekly during this pregnancy. So far it has really helped calm down my PGAL brain. I did it while TTC, too. I hope it helps you!
Me (37) + DH (39) BFP #1: DS born July 2011 BFPs #2,3,4,5: Four losses from Nov 2013-Nov 2014. Yeah, that sucked. BFP #6: 1/5/15 - Rainbow baby boy born 9/16/15
Post by BookishMomma on Feb 3, 2015 16:59:51 GMT -5
My update: I'm chugging along at 7w6d. I've already had one ultrasound last week where we saw a heartbeat. My next one is on Thursday, and I'm really hoping to see good growth. The 7-9 week window is when I had the latest 2 of my 4 miscarriages, so I cannot wait to get to week 9 and blow past my last loss milestone. Luckily DH and I will be on vacation when that happens! I'm saying WHEN because I'm not even letting my brain go there about what would happen if I start miscarrying on vacation. Uh-uh, no way, NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
Me (37) + DH (39) BFP #1: DS born July 2011 BFPs #2,3,4,5: Four losses from Nov 2013-Nov 2014. Yeah, that sucked. BFP #6: 1/5/15 - Rainbow baby boy born 9/16/15
Almost 27 weeks here! I'm feeling pretty good. All of movement is so reassuring. I've had some bouts with heartburn, but I'll deal with all the heartburn if I get a healthy baby at the end.
My preschoolers have all started commenting on my belly. They ask me constantly when she will come out and I keep saying she needs to keep growing. So today I told them she needs to keep cooking to which one replied..."what's she cooking in there?" Too funny. Also a special Ed student that is in a nearby classroom asked me how the baby was doing. I told him she was was fine. Then he told me he could call an ambulance if I needed one.
Post by grailseeker14 on Feb 3, 2015 17:40:07 GMT -5
29 weeks today and taking it one day at a time. Overall my OB keeps reassuring me everything is fine, and feeling babyGrail's movements daily reinforces what my OB is saying. A few weeks ago I failed my GTT so have been scrambling to wrap my head around low carb / balanced carb-protein eating, taking my blood sugars 4x/day, and ultimately accepting that insulin is probably in my future. My OB has started talking induction and possible C-section, which terrified me when he brought it up, but the lovely ladies here talked me off the ledge and I'm feeling much better about it now than I was last week. SO, 10-11 weeks to go!!! I can't wait to meet her, but at the same time I already have been thinking how I'll miss aspects of her being an inside baby (feeling her move, and getting a sense of her reacting to things like my voice or when I poke/prod/massage and she kicks/pokes back).
Non-PgAL news, I got my first chapter of my dissertation approved and my chair helped me simplify my lit review to focus on what I've already introduced in my first chapter, so my faith in my ability to complete this monstrous project has been at least temporarily restored. Now hoping to get my methods section and at least part of my lit review done before babyGrail makes her entrance.
So happy to read everyone's updates!!!! Keep 'em comin'!!!
Post by MoreThanSparrows on Feb 3, 2015 17:51:39 GMT -5
Hey everyone! My rainbow, Judah, is 1 week old today, and he's absolutely perfect! At his check up this morning, he was already up past his birth weight of 7 lbs 3 oz, weighing in at 7 lbs 11 oz. I realized after he was weighed that his diaper wasn't clean, so that may have contributed an ounce or two, but either way, he's gaining weight very well! My older boys absolutely adore him. DS2 (6) tells anyone who asks that, yes they can hold the baby but they have to wash their hands first. And DS1 (8) just loves to sit and hold him while he sleeps. They are awesome big brothers.
I'm recovering well from delivery, and, while quite sleep deprived at the moment, am doing very well. I feel like I've been more emotional this time around than I was with my older boys - just random moments where I have this urge to cry for no apparent reason. I'm very grateful that I planned ahead and made freezer meals to keep us through the next week and a half!
Other than that, I'm just trucking along, one day at a time. Loving all your updates, and looking forward to seeing more! Thanks DoesItComeInPink for posting this!
DS #1 born 8/3/06, DS #2 born 10/2/08
TTC since 8/13 BFP 11/27/13, EDD: 8/3/14
US 12/9 found 2 Gestational Sacs, MC 12/10/13 6w3d
BFP #4 5/15/14, EDD: 1/25/14, HB 6/4/14 Movement 8/13/14
DS #3 born 1/27/15
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29w 2d here... this week I feel like I have really started blowing up, 3rd tri definitely brought the discomfort.... it's all worth it in the end I know... but ouch.
Non baby wise, I am also buried in snow and on my 2nd snow day this week so I have been binge watching Parenthood, with an episode of the bachelor mixed in.
PGALwise I am 32 weeks and fully feeling the third tri. Everything is achy and because she's refusing head down my ribs and hips seem to get a daily workout. We are still awaiting our 34wk ultrasound to see if my placenta has moved up enough to attempt a vaginal delivery.
Well my rainbow is now almost 3 weeks old. Still in the NICU (ga is 34 weeks today) but he's a total show off. He's been gaining about 2 ounces a day lately and is up to 4 pounds 6 ounces from his birth weight of 3 pounds 10 ounces. Right now we are just waiting for him to get a bit bigger and outgrow the occasional apnea and we need him off the feeding tube. He's way ahead on trying to breastfeed but he's still struggling with actually sucking and swallowing while still breathing. No word on when he will come home but probably between 37 and 40 weeks. So these days I'm jusr hanging out at the hospital a lot. I'm still in awe of how perfect he is. I just love every tiny thing about him.
Post by backstreetpixie on Feb 3, 2015 19:01:02 GMT -5
31 weeks 2 days here! Passed a kidney stone on Sunday! I Had been miserable with it because i couldn't do anything for it. Now feeling tired and breathless but other wise good. Mentally i am kinda freaking about about the labor and birth part of this journey and child birth classes have made it worse... Lol but i have 2 more of those classes so maybe they will ease my mind? Idk. Lol
BFP# 1 7/7/12 Beautiful DD born still at 36 weeks 5 days on 3/2/13 BFP #2 8/7/14 Rainbow DS born 4/2/15 Started adoption process July 2016 BF#3 8/29/16 DD2 born 4/21/17
Post by sarcaztic10 on Feb 3, 2015 21:09:44 GMT -5
Thank you for starting this! I lurk on the AL boards all the time to check on everyone but it is nice to have all of the updates in one place!
My update: I met with my new RE last Friday and she went over all of my testing and everything that I had done with my old RE and basically gave me three options all of which include Femara but one is with just TI, another is with TI and trigger, and last is with trigger and an IUI. I am going with Femara, trigger, and TI for this next cycle. Right now I am in my TWW with what looks like a pretty great chart but I have lost all hope with our natural cycles so I am just planning on AF being here next week and starting Femara. I am trying to be more positive and hold on to a little hope that I will be able to intro over here again sometime!
Hey ladies- I love reading all the updates from everyone.
sarcaztic10 Good luck with the femara (If AF arrives...) DoesItComeInPink Thanks for the check in. Isn't it fun when they start trying real food? bethelgal42 Congrats on your BFP rmpar29 I've always wanted to try accupunture. Hope it helps! mara005 That's so cute he wants to hear what baby's up to this week doglover31 Hope baby starts sleeping more soon! (my kids were the worst sleepers- it's tough!) BookishMomma Can't wait for Thursday's fabulous update! kate6214 Hi almost due date buddy- my DS1 keeps asking when the baby is coming out....not yet, buddy! grailseeker14 I'm glad you're feeling a little bit better about the GD. MoreThanSparrows LOVE the name Judah! jlword710 3rd tri is no joke! Hang in there. cobaby1 Hope your placenta has stopped blocking the exit! meladorie So glad to hear little guy is doing well. backstreetpixie The classes can be overwhelming but it's so good to be prepared & informed. You'll do great! shandorfml2 8 weeks will fly by!
As for me- Last week was the EDD for the baby I lost over the summer so it was a rough few days but the ladies here helped more than they know.
I'm 26w3d with baby girl and feeling pretty good. Anytime I feel uncomfortable or tired or like hot lava has taken up residence in my throat, I think about holding this baby and how it will all be worth it.
NBR We just moved a few weeks ago into our first (non-rental) home and it's wonderful. My goal is to be done unpacking, hanging things on the walls, decorating, etc before the baby gets here.
AFM I'm 36w5d. Holy shit. And last week at 35w5d I was 1 cm and 50% effaced. I go again today and will have her check again to see if in progressing at all. I'm in a good place to leave work and I'm feeling ready at home. My goal for this weekend is freezer meals galore.
We've been having problems getting into a birthing class but I found a local doula group that will do individual sessions for next to nothing. I'm going to get a prenatal massage today with them and will schedule that & we're touring the birth center on Saturday after DHs daddy boot camp :-) I'm finally feeling good and ready for all of this!
Married the love of my life June 18, 2011 -- Me (28) DH (29)
TTC #1 since June 2012
BFP #1 6.29.12 EDD 3.12.13 MMC discovered 8.11.12 9w5d D&C 8.15.12
BFP #2 11.2.12 EDD 7.14.13 MMC 6w5d discovered 8w6d D&C 12.27.12
BFP #3 8.5.13 EDD 4.18.14 MMC 11w1d Emergency D&C 10.2.13
RPL Testing. DX Asherman's November 2013. Low AMH (0.44) January 2014.
Operative Hysteroscopy January 2014 to remove scar tissue.
BFP#4 6.18.14 Born 3.9.15 Aubrey Anne
Married the love of my life June 18, 2011 -- Me (28) DH (29)
TTC #1 since June 2012
BFP #1 6.29.12 EDD 3.12.13 MMC discovered 8.11.12 9w5d D&C 8.15.12
BFP #2 11.2.12 EDD 7.14.13 MMC 6w5d discovered 8w6d D&C 12.27.12
BFP #3 8.5.13 EDD 4.18.14 MMC 11w1d Emergency D&C 10.2.13
RPL Testing. DX Asherman's November 2013. Low AMH (0.44) January 2014.
Operative Hysteroscopy January 2014 to remove scar tissue.
BFP#4 6.18.14 Born 3.9.15 Aubrey Anne
Welp, I'm 4w4d after IVF #1. Still in shock, still have to remind myself multiple times per day that I'm pg. Very few symptoms, which doesn't help the PgAL brain, but my betas did double. First appt is 2/16.
DX: MFI TTC April 2011 BFP #1 7/15/11, EDD 3/22/12 - CP Varicocelectomy surgery 9/4/12 - T improved to normal, but still MFI IVF #1 w/ ICSI Jan 2015 - 11R/6M/6F, ET of a 3AB expanded blast w/ none to freeze.
I'm currently 16w5d - almost a full week past when my water broke with my angel in July! I had an appointment with my OB yesterday, and he said that my cervix is looking just fine - a relief because that's what we think caused my loss last time. My next appointment is my A/S on March 2nd. I'm starting to feel really hopeful about this baby, and I'm finally starting to get excited!
Post by bootsorhearts on Feb 4, 2015 10:42:17 GMT -5
Oh hai! I love seeing everyone's updates. Baby Boots is almost 15 months old. Whhaaaaaat?? He is walking, nay, RUNNING everywhere and is into everything. He can say a few words including: Duck, Cookie, Car, and Uh-oh. You know, the important things. He makes us happy. Hell, he makes everyone happy. He makes random strangers at the grocery store smile when they see him. We were actively working on TTC#2 until last week I got the devastating news that I'm perimenopausal. Like all of a sudden I went from normal regular cycles to crazy cycles and FSH through the roof. We still have two snowflakes and we will try those this month or next but they are our last shot at another biological child. Then it's onto donor embryos or maybe foster to adopt, not sure yet.
It's been a rough winter with a lot of sickness for the Muppet. Four ear infections (two double) in the last five months, a sinus infection, a couple of upper respiratory infections, and an unending runny nose. Recently, it is tied, I and the pedi think, to his damn canines which still haven't come through despite being right there for at least six weeks. Plus, kids are little germ factories.
I'm 4w3d pregnant and for now, I'm okay. I know with Muppet, I didn't start stressing until the end of first tri (makes sense with a second tri loss), but I'm also just kind of in a weird place. Like, I had one healthy baby; why should I be lucky enough to have another? I don't know.
How about because you are an amazing and inspiring woman and you deserve it and any kid would be thrilled to have you as a mother.
AFM: We are on a treatment break trying to save money. After my CP in November, my protocol changed, and with my salary cut, money is to tight for medicated cycles. It's a huge bummer. We are going naturally, but i have ZERO hope that anything will come of it. CD2 for me today after the biggest MF of a 2ww. I'm pissed about it actually. my chart was beyond perfect, but my body was all, SIKE! I was just joking. Bitches and hoes to that BS. So anyway, that is me in a nutshell. Embittered at my f-ing body. On a crappier note, i think my endo is back and is taking up residence on my colon. Any one wanna trade bodies?
Post by flippinchica on Feb 4, 2015 11:38:47 GMT -5
AFM I am now 13 weeks. I had my NT scan last week and all looked good. I'm currently waiting on my Materniti 21 results. I bought a bunch of maternity clothes off craigslist yesterday since none of my pants fit except soft pants and leggings. The nausea is much better but still feeling pretty exhausted. In general I'm feeling much more positive since my NT scan last week but I still pull out my doppler when I feel anxious.
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