Intro and High Risk Pregnancy

[orangeglow]

So I kind of outed myself below and fasty didn't help. (hot)

I come from GetP and then TTTC.  As of my LMP I am 4 weeks pregnant today... I found out this past Friday with a positive HPT, negative pee test at the doctor, but a positive blood test.  

If you've followed me from other boards I have a severe recurrent hiatal hernia.  Part of my stomach likes to travel up into my chest cavity.  I've had two surgeries and will be scheduling my third sometime post pregnancy.  We had been waiting a couple years to start trying at the request of my surgeons to let things "settle down."  Unfortunately they got worse instead and so my new surgeon told me it was now or never to get pregnant.  They didn't want to do the surgery before pregnancy because of the healing time and my age (I'm only 31, but I have the internal organs of like a 70 year old person).

I've already met with an OB about 9 months ago who then directed me to a team of doctors at Maternal Fetal Medicine.  They will be doing all my care from now until my scheduled c-section.  I am waiting for them to rereview my case and call with my first appointment.  

I am an open book about all my nonsense, so feel free to ask me!  And yes I know I'm posting early, but I would never post pregnancy stuff on TTTC so I needed someone to talk to!

[orangeglow]

FastHands please report here and stop threadjacking.  Thank you.  Lol!!

[bluelikejazz]

Welcome! I'm trying to maintain a presence on TTTC as well, but this board has been great too!

[FastHands]

 ::whistles::

And I know what you mean about wanting someone to talk to. I got so used to calling TTTC "home" that I was like starting to post stuff and realized "oh shit.. I can't post that here!" 

[linz]

Yayyyyyyy!

[orangeglow]

Apr 22, 2014 10:32:13 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Welcome! I'm trying to maintain a presence on TTTC as well, but this board has been great too!

I will totally stick around TTTC.  I can't quit those girls ever.  I also won't be posting about baby stuff at all to them.  I know better.  :-)

[linz]

Apr 22, 2014 10:32:13 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Welcome! I'm trying to maintain a presence on TTTC as well, but this board has been great too!

I still lurke every few days bc I definitely want to see them all graduate but dont post anymore.

[bluelikejazz]

Apr 22, 2014 10:34:14 GMT -5 orangeglow said:

Apr 22, 2014 10:32:13 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Welcome! I'm trying to maintain a presence on TTTC as well, but this board has been great too!

I will totally stick around TTTC.  I can't quit those girls ever.  I also won't be posting about baby stuff at all to them.  I know better.  :-)

Yup.  I still feel really bad about the sex-drought-saga  (I genuinely didn't think it would cause an uproar, but it did, and what I thought when I posted doesn't matter).  I'm still trying to figure out how/if I still fit in over there.

[FastHands]

Apr 22, 2014 10:32:13 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Welcome! I'm trying to maintain a presence on TTTC as well, but this board has been great too!

Bluey, how far along are you now?

[picksthemusic]

I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! Congrats, lady. I hope you have a nice, long, comfortable stay here.

[bluelikejazz]

Apr 22, 2014 10:39:05 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Apr 22, 2014 10:32:13 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Welcome! I'm trying to maintain a presence on TTTC as well, but this board has been great too!

Bluey, how far along are you now?

Based on LMP - 9w4d - But I'm measuring 8w5d - close to O date.  The Dr doesn't want to change EDD (based on LMP) yet, but said to assume I'll go overdue.  I can't believe you're half way there!  Your A/S is soon, right?

[orangeglow]

Apr 22, 2014 10:38:59 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Apr 22, 2014 10:34:14 GMT -5 orangeglow said:

I will totally stick around TTTC.  I can't quit those girls ever.  I also won't be posting about baby stuff at all to them.  I know better.  :-)

Yup.  I still feel really bad about the sex-drought-saga  (I genuinely didn't think it would cause an uproar, but it did, and what I thought when I posted doesn't matter).  I'm still trying to figure out how/if I still fit in over there.

Oh Blue - I was just teasing!  I can totally see myself making a mistake too.  I am going to post the baby nonsense here (I feel like I "know" quite a few of you here too!) and just keep up with TTTC.  And try to not screw things up.  

[blushing]

I am so happy to see you here orangeglow. I was on GetP when you joined, and I may have followed your posts to TTTC. I like to check up on the ladies I was on GetP with (I promise I am not a stalker, well, not the bad kind anyway). Congrats! I hope that you have a happy and healthy 9 months.

[chickadee77]

Congrats and welcome! So glad to see so many TTTC grads here, and I hope we see even more!

[vtdiamond]

Congratulations and welcome!!

[D2M]

Congrats! So great to see you here. Happy and healthy 9 months to you, lady!

[dana2006]

Great to see you here!

[bowies]

Well that condition sounds like buckets of fun! So glad to see you here and I wish you a H&H 9 months. There are a few high-riskers around these parts (including me) so we can help with any MFM questions you may have.

[kermit]

Congrats! So happy for you and I hope your pregnancy goes smoothly!

[anaps28]

Congrats! I posted a bit on TTTC awhile back. Its so good to see you here.

[pinotgrig]

Congrats and welcome! We're happy to have you!

[theatre4life]

Congrats and welcome!!

[MrsDarcy]

Congrats, and welcome!

[FastHands]

Apr 22, 2014 10:53:16 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Apr 22, 2014 10:39:05 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Bluey, how far along are you now?

Based on LMP - 9w4d - But I'm measuring 8w5d - close to O date.  The Dr doesn't want to change EDD (based on LMP) yet, but said to assume I'll go overdue.  I can't believe you're half way there!  Your A/S is soon, right?

Uuugh I wish my Dr had left my LMP EDD of Sept 7th vs changing it to Sept 11th. lol. I don't really care what day the kid is born, but when ppl ask me what the due date is and get THE FACE, it gets old. haha

A/S is tomorrow! Beyond excited. And terrified. You know, the usual.

[bluelikejazz]

Apr 22, 2014 16:03:01 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Apr 22, 2014 10:53:16 GMT -5 bluelikejazz said:

Based on LMP - 9w4d - But I'm measuring 8w5d - close to O date.  The Dr doesn't want to change EDD (based on LMP) yet, but said to assume I'll go overdue.  I can't believe you're half way there!  Your A/S is soon, right?

Uuugh I wish my Dr had left my LMP EDD of Sept 7th vs changing it to Sept 11th. lol. I don't really care what day the kid is born, but when ppl ask me what the due date is and get THE FACE, it gets old. haha

A/S is tomorrow! Beyond excited. And terrified. You know, the usual.

I've just started saying "late November" (If they end up changing it, it will be Thanksgiving day).  You could always say Mid-September.

[Odonata]

Congrats! So glad to see you over here!
I'm not sure if I posted a BFP post over there but I was so sure it was not "for real" this time and then I was too afraid to look on the TTTC board. I don't know if it makes any sense but just being on there and seeing posts about m/c and "this time didn't work" made me so anxious in the first few weeks. Also, I feel like I was "in and out" really fast from there.

At any rate, do you know I still have those chocolate covered cherries from CC? I couldn't finish eating them b/c I became so sick with MS. I just found the box in my cabinet last week! lol. I thought of you when I started eating them again. haha.

[Blue Moon]

So happy to see you over here, congratulations!

[robinsbff]

congrats and welcome! i remember your story from my time on getting pregnant - so glad things worked out with your medical condition and the timing and such!

[zarapipe]

Welcome! How did I miss this post today?! Big news!

[katiek]

Hi! It's been a while! I'm so glad you're over here!