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11/9/08 10:49
10/9/08 22:30
Hello! Its me again after so long....
Went for my first scan today and yes, there is a big black hole, a sac with a blob in it and the most important thing - A HEARTBEAT yay!!
Symptoms are hitting really hard now. I'm just about coping but sickness is with me all day and the only thing which keeps it down is to munch constantly. So if all goes well I'm going to be the size of a house in 7 1/2 months lol. Work is tough as well - no one knows yet. I still feel like its too early. So I've got a handbag full of crackers and breadsticks which I nibble on very discreetly so that no-one thinks I'm going mental.
Wishing all you ladies the very best. I'm not posting as often these days because I'm so tired but I'm am still here thinking of you all and reading what your all up to. Sending big
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Ah thank you so much ladies it means so much. Thank you for extra
I wish I could be prescribed that instead of yukky pessaries bleeugh!! Can't wait for them to finish.Its been a funny day today. I actually felt quite normal this morning and for most of the afternoon. Its as if my brain knows that I have things to do and so keeps the symptoms at bay. But then I got home and a days worth of tiredness and nausea has hit me as soon as I get to sit down and relax. So anyway I have bathed ds early in an attempt to keep myself awake and now I'm going to tackle some ironing. xxx
1/9/08 20:43
Woooowwwwweeee! Great score, lol! 4000, fan-bloody-tastic!
Can't wait for you to post your scan pic, so don't keep us waiting too long after the 10th!
Sending you more 'cos you can never have too much. xx1/9/08 20:21
Hi thunderbird1 glad you are feeling ok and can't wait for the 10th sep thanks for the post and yes i am looking forward to tomorrow... anyway sorry about he abriviations i am really no good at this thing i can't even get the smiliy faces on etc but hey never mind. Anyway the question was did you and hubby do any bedding after your IUI ?? sorry hope you don't mind the question...xxxx Tinker
1/9/08 19:48
Glad to hear everything is going ok for you. Not long til your scan when hopefully you'll feel a little more reassured.
1/9/08 19:40
Well I now have my results for week 5 and the HGC levels are still really good at just over 4000. My scan date is 10th September so it feels like that is the last hurdle before I might start believing its actually true. They could also date the pregnancy with any luck as well which will be exciting.
Short and sweet today - very tired! xx
31/8/08 18:07
Hi everyone
Its been a while since I've posted. Been a long week! All I've done really is do everything which has been absolutely necessary (eg washing, ironing, looking after ds and working) and then using the time in between to sleep!! With ds I was symptomless for about 3 weeks after I found out I was pg then sickness hit me like a ton of bricks. This time I felt sicky and tired before I even had my bfp but the intensity is not as bad if that makes sense.
Anyway it still hasn't sunk it yet and we haven't told anyone. I'm still taking the pessaries and there has been no bleeding whatsoever which I guess can only be a good sign. My hgc level last Monday was 125 and its my repeat test tomorrow, exactly 7 days apart so I am praying like mad that the levels should be more or less into the 1000's by now??
Tinkersmummy sorry I missed your post earlier in the week. I see things are moving along for you as well. I've sent you some
on your diary xx. In answer to your qu sorry for my ignorance but I don't know what bd means. Theres a list of abbreviations somewhere but I can't find it. xxxxxTake care everyone xxx
28/8/08 07:17
Hi thunderbird how are things going..... there are a few people on here that were drinking pineapple juice do you know why??? oh also did you bd after your iui or just leave it ? sorry for the questions i hope you don't mind. I go tomorrow for a scan and blood test it will be cd10 they have suggested i will have IUI on 3rd sep so its going to be fun telling little white lies to work.... anyway hope you are felling well and congrats once again..xx
26/8/08 09:38
Morning everyone! Well its now the morning after the night before. Still can't quite get used to the news I had yesterday and I am even starting to have to think hard about whether I actually made the phone call to the clinic or whether I dreamt it!! Having said that - I couldn't eat my breakfast this morning and that vile taste in my mouth is still there so perhaps I'm not dreaming.
The hospital want to see me again on Monday for a repeat test. I'm supposed to be working that morning so I was going to tell my boss the real reason why I need to be late. But I have decided against it and thought up a little white lie about not being able to get ds into Nursery until 9am!! This is going to be my (and your) secret for a little longer just until everything is 100% xxx
24/8/08 09:26
Well its Sunday morning and the birthday celebrations are over. I am now officially a member of club 30's. My dh and ds had a wonderful surprise for me, I love them both so much I am very lucky. I was told to be ready for 6:30 so I had a shower and got my face on. Then there was a knock at the door with a very smartly dressed man stood on the step and a limousine parked on the road. My face must have been a picture. I got into the limo and the next surprise was my heavily pregnant best friend, her bf and step dd inside it shouting "surprise" . She had texted me days before saying she wasn't very well and couldn't make it over which I now know was a porky pie!! Anyway we then drove to a Chinese restaurant for a lovely meal.
Anyway - the good news is that there were no witches present at the restaurant which makes me 1 day late for my AF. I also feel tired and sick on and off. Sounds promising doesn't it except for the fact that for the first time in my life I took Clomid this month and I'm also taking progesterone pessaries, both of which have side effects and may also do something to the length of my cycle. Never mind only 29 hours to go until I know one way or the other!!
22/8/08 21:05
Hi thunderbird... thanks for the reply and all the best and baby glue xxxxx
22/8/08 11:14
Oooh excellent Tinker its all go for you then as well. I took Clomid for my second attempt and they said it gives a higher chance of twins!!! There was only one follicle though which I suppose is good news. Less chance of a pregnancy overall but no chance of multiple birth either so I was happy with that I guess. All the best for the next few weeks and hope you have frisky ovaries this month. xxx
22/8/08 10:37
Hi thunderbird how are yo doing... thanks very much for your advice, we went to the clinic on wednesday and luckly i was on cd1 so they have started giving me the clomid and started taking it last night, got another appointment today to go through with the nurse.... they have suggested that the iui could be about the 3rd september based on the info that have been given to them. will know more today.
Happy birthday and i will keep everything crossed for you not that you will need it as i am 100% it will work for you and then for me too and all the other ladies on here..
Let us know how you get on xx Tinkersmummy x
22/8/08 10:12
Ah Luci what a good idea think I might do that. His favourite thing in the whole world is Thunderbirds (hence my nickname lol) so might see if I can nip out and see what I can find to add to his collection. xxxxx
22/8/08 09:58
Aaah Thunderbird, I'm sorry u r feeling down today
. Don't beat yourself up about it though, it's only natural to want another child and of course u would feel upset seeing a BFN after what you've been through. After all, the whole reason u r going through IUI is to try and have another baby - and a little brother or sister for your ds. So it is him that u r probably sad for 2.Anyway, u know you can't believe the pregnancy test as it is still too early to give you a tru result, so try and hold your head up and stay positive until the real test day on Monday.
It's only natural to feel the way that u r feeling, and the fact that u r feeling so bad for your ds only shows how much u care and what a good mummy u r. I'm sure he hasn't even noticed that u r feeling down though! Maybe buy him a little treat to make him really happy and therefore cheer yourself up too!
I hope you enjoyed the party, try and enjoy your birthday weekend and forget all about it until Monday XXX
22/8/08 09:46
Well I have done something really really silly and something I will never do again.
It was my party last night so ds went to his nannas. I don't have to pick him up until later on so I've got a morning to myself. Anyway so I woke up this morning and decided to use one of my pregnancy tests I bought yesterday. It was negative of course which to be honest was no surprise as AF isn't even due just yet. Don't know what made me do it so early I just couldn't help it. I always said to myself during our time on the waiting list that I have no right to let treatment get me down as the most important person in all of this is the ds we already have. It hasn't worked out like that as now I feel really down which means I'm going to find it hard to go and collect ds with a smile on my face as a Mummy should.
Why oh why can't I just forget about it, use my me time to do something constructive and wait for my official preg test at the clinic on Monday?? Stupid stupid me!!
21/8/08 17:56
Hi ladies - well I am just washing my hair and getting ready for my birthday party tonight with the lasses. Feeling really naughty as I've concocted a little white lie about how me and dh went out for a drink last night and got bladdered which is why I'm not drinking tonight cos I still feel a bit rough
never mind. I'm hoping that one day I can confess that it wasn't true!!Bought a pregnancy test today - not sure why. My official test date at the clinic is on Monday but I figured that if there was any news it might show by now. Anyway I've decided not to use it just yet because whatever the result is I don't want to be thinking about it at my party when it might be too early anyway. Whether or not I will last the weekend is another matter entirely! xxx
21/8/08 12:39
Good luck Thunderbird!
I really hope that you get a BFP for your birthday, the perfect birthday present for your 30th birthday! R u going to test on Saturday or wait a bit longer?
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Stay positive
20/8/08 18:46
Thanks ladies for your kind wishes it really means a lot.
Tinker - it might be a bit late now but IUI is a relatively simple procedure. You start off on CD2 by going into the clinic for a blood test and a scan. The bloods are to check your baseline hormones and the scan is to check that your womb looks OK and that your ovaries are cyst-less and inactive as they should be. Then round about CD10 (depending on your cycle length) you go back in and have everything done again. This time they are looking for your womb lining thickening and that your egg follicles are growing. If all is well you should have one (maybe two) dominant follicle which will be the one which bursts to release the egg. They then get you back every one or two days to try and pin point the time when the follicle is at its maximum size and your bloods show that its about to burst. Thats when they will get you back in perhaps the same day to inseminate you. It should be quick and painless if you can relax. They clamp you open and then insert a long tube into your cervix with the sperm in. Only takes a few minutes and then you can go off and endure the long 2ww. They also give you progesterone pessaries which you have to take every day which I think supports implantation. Hope that helps and let us know how you get on at the clinic today.
Not much news to report today. Still waiting patiently for the weekend and hoping that I don't have an unwelcome witch at my party. xxx to you all.
Congratulations hon, thats the best news ever. What an amazing feeling to see the heartbeat on the monitor!!!! You must be over the moon. Hope the sickness eases up a little. Look after that little cargo you have on board and make sure you take things easy.
Big hugs!!!!!!!
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