Yay!

[mae141]

Two awesome things happened today: 

1.) I discovered that maternity jeans are much more comfortable than the hair tie trick

2.) This board!

[mae141]

I'll go ahead and post a third awesome thing:

3.) I started the first thread!

But I kind of feel like a kid playing in a sandbox all by herself...

[discogranny]

Tag some friends, let them know the board exists.

[rugbywife]

I am here...is anyone else a PGAL? I am a nervous nelly, everything I 'feel' makes me worried. Today I was doing housework all day and I was worried about how much I was lifting...last time around I was doing crossfit not even knowing I was pregnant and now I am just so worried...

anyways, happy to have friends here!

[speyedr]

I am here too! I am also so on edge with this pregnancy so far. I worry about every pain and twinge.Glad I am here for the moment though.

[mae141]

Aug 5, 2013 19:23:17 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

I am here...is anyone else a PGAL? I am a nervous nelly, everything I 'feel' makes me worried. Today I was doing housework all day and I was worried about how much I was lifting...last time around I was doing crossfit not even knowing I was pregnant and now I am just so worried...

anyways, happy to have friends here!

Yep, I had a m/c last fall. Meeting milestones that I didn't get to last time help me feel better, but waiting is very hard. 

[degal99]

I didn't know this board was here! Hurray, yay!

I need to get some maternity pants, but I don't want to spend the money.

[kershnic]

Aug 5, 2013 19:23:17 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

I am here...is anyone else a PGAL? I am a nervous nelly, everything I 'feel' makes me worried. Today I was doing housework all day and I was worried about how much I was lifting...last time around I was doing crossfit not even knowing I was pregnant and now I am just so worried...

anyways, happy to have friends here!

I'm hesitant to even post here, because I'm terrified of this.  I've had two early miscarriages.  I had some cramping and brown spotting last night and am freaking out that this is going to be the same.  

[changedname]

kershnic - I think brown spotting is the ok kind (old blood)? how many weeks are you? Can you call in for an early ultrasound? Thinking of you.


Can I ask a question of those further along than me? When did your first tri symptoms disappear? I had nausea and extreme exhaustion up until last week (10w) and I am really paranoid that I had a MMC and that is why the symptoms went. I am still peeing during the night and boobs are sore but.... My NT scan is next week.

[rugbywife]

icegems I think 10w is fine...I know they say the nausea should let up by week 11 so week 10 isn't bad...but I totally understand where your stress is coming from. I can't help more than that because I have never gotten that far.

I went to the clinic for my 2nd beta today...no news yet but the clinic said that if I have any spotting I can come in and they will do an ultrasound, as long as it is after my 6.5week ultrasound, that will be my first...which I guess means two weeks from today, which is also supposed to be my first day back to work...not sure how I will swing that, hopefully they will be able to do it early in the day.

I also go progesterone suppositories...will start tonight after I hear good things about my beta...

[mae141]

Aug 5, 2013 20:28:51 GMT -5 degal99 said:

I didn't know this board was here! Hurray, yay!

I need to get some maternity pants, but I don't want to spend the money.

I went to Macy's and they had a Motherhood Maternity section. The maternity jeans I tried on were only $30 and they had long sizes! It totally made my day. There's a baby stuff consignment shop near me that has maternity clothes so I am going to check it out today. 

[mae141]

Aug 6, 2013 7:40:19 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Aug 5, 2013 19:23:17 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

I am here...is anyone else a PGAL? I am a nervous nelly, everything I 'feel' makes me worried. Today I was doing housework all day and I was worried about how much I was lifting...last time around I was doing crossfit not even knowing I was pregnant and now I am just so worried...

anyways, happy to have friends here!

I'm hesitant to even post here, because I'm terrified of this.  I've had two early miscarriages.  I had some cramping and brown spotting last night and am freaking out that this is going to be the same.  

I felt like I was in limbo the entire first trimester. I didn't want to post on the pregnancy boards because I was so scared. Like iced said, brown spotting is usually okay. Hopefully this is nothing. Are you going to call the doctor about it? 

[mae141]

Aug 6, 2013 8:59:01 GMT -5 changedname said:

Can I ask a question of those further along than me? When did your first tri symptoms disappear? I had nausea and extreme exhaustion up until last week (10w) and I am really paranoid that I had a MMC and that is why the symptoms went. I am still peeing during the night and boobs are sore but.... My NT scan is next week.

I think that's when I started feeling a little better. I was (and still am) very tired, but around 10 or 11 weeks my symptoms would kind of disappear for days at a time. Of course when you feel good that's when you worry something's wrong. Just remember that you've seen the heartbeat and your chances m/c are pretty low. I also had to remind myself that there was really nothing more I could do other than try to stay as healthy as I could. 

[kershnic]

Aug 6, 2013 10:04:54 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Aug 6, 2013 7:40:19 GMT -5 kershnic said:

I'm hesitant to even post here, because I'm terrified of this.  I've had two early miscarriages.  I had some cramping and brown spotting last night and am freaking out that this is going to be the same.  

I felt like I was in limbo the entire first trimester. I didn't want to post on the pregnancy boards because I was so scared. Like iced said, brown spotting is usually okay. Hopefully this is nothing. Are you going to call the doctor about it? 

I'm only 5w1d so still crazy early. I actually have an appointment this afternoon so I'll talk about it then. Many people seem to have early bleeding and be fine, but its very similar to my previous miscarriage so far. And this is pg from IVF #2 so I'm nearing the end of my path to biological parenthood....

[kershnic]

UPDATE: Gestational and yolk sac seen. Too early for a fetal pole or heartbeat of course. Not much word on the spotting/cramping other than could be normal, could be bad news, just have to wait.

[Cheesecake]

Aug 6, 2013 10:04:54 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Aug 6, 2013 7:40:19 GMT -5 kershnic said:

I'm hesitant to even post here, because I'm terrified of this.  I've had two early miscarriages.  I had some cramping and brown spotting last night and am freaking out that this is going to be the same.  

I felt like I was in limbo the entire first trimester. I didn't want to post on the pregnancy boards because I was so scared. Like iced said, brown spotting is usually okay. Hopefully this is nothing. Are you going to call the doctor about it? 

Hi, I'm here too!!!
I didn't start posting (here or anywhere) about my pregnancy until I was 12 weeks along and had another great ultrasound.

Now at 28 weeks it's all getting very, very real!

Sent from my Xperia Z, please don't mind typos!

[mae141]

Aug 6, 2013 16:17:05 GMT -5 kershnic said:

UPDATE: Gestational and yolk sac seen. Too early for a fetal pole or heartbeat of course. Not much word on the spotting/cramping other than could be normal, could be bad news, just have to wait.

Well a yolk sac is a good sign! What's next? Will you get another u/s soon? The waiting is the worst part. 

[kershnic]

Aug 6, 2013 17:38:29 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Aug 6, 2013 16:17:05 GMT -5 kershnic said:

UPDATE: Gestational and yolk sac seen. Too early for a fetal pole or heartbeat of course. Not much word on the spotting/cramping other than could be normal, could be bad news, just have to wait.

Well a yolk sac is a good sign! What's next? Will you get another u/s soon? The waiting is the worst part. 

I'm going to be out of town next week, so I have to wait allll the way until I get back - almost 2 weeks.  The good thing is that it'll be 7w and solidly time to expect a heartbeat.  But 2 weeks!  Agh!  

[daisy24342]

This is great! Like others above, I didn't post a lot or even talk about being pregnant to anyone other than DH for fear of jinxing it. I think I waited til I was like 8-10 weeks before I started pinning baby stuff on Pinterest. Even at 33 weeks, I still can't believe it

[catsarecute]

Hi! I never posted on T-TTC (I used to post years ago on the bump board) but after 4 years of IF, 5 failed IUI's and the final decision to try IVF next year, last Friday I got a positive pregnancy test.

Is it okay if I post here? I think I may have the same worries and concerns as all of you, considering how long we waited to get to this point.

[discogranny]

Aug 7, 2013 9:03:29 GMT -5 catsarecute said:

Hi! I never posted on T-TTC (I used to post years ago on the bump board) but after 4 years of IF, 5 failed IUI's and the final decision to try IVF next year, last Friday I got a positive pregnancy test.

Is it okay if I post here? I think I may have the same worries and concerns as all of you, considering how long we waited to get to this point.

I almost tagged you the other day when I saw you get the fun treatment over on Getting Pregnant. Welcome to the board! Feel free to post on both TTTC and TTTC Grads, we are an inclusive group.

[catsarecute]

Aug 7, 2013 10:44:49 GMT -5 discogranny said:

Aug 7, 2013 9:03:29 GMT -5 catsarecute said:

Hi! I never posted on T-TTC (I used to post years ago on the bump board) but after 4 years of IF, 5 failed IUI's and the final decision to try IVF next year, last Friday I got a positive pregnancy test.

Is it okay if I post here? I think I may have the same worries and concerns as all of you, considering how long we waited to get to this point.

I almost tagged you the other day when I saw you get the fun treatment over on Getting Pregnant. Welcome to the board! Feel free to post on both TTTC and TTTC Grads, we are an inclusive group.

HA! I still feel guilty for that! I don't think I considered myself in the "got pregnant" category yet and didn't even think to post there. DURR.

Thanks for the welcome, I appreciate it a lot!

[degal99]

Aug 6, 2013 10:02:48 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Aug 5, 2013 20:28:51 GMT -5 degal99 said:

I didn't know this board was here! Hurray, yay!

I need to get some maternity pants, but I don't want to spend the money.

I went to Macy's and they had a Motherhood Maternity section. The maternity jeans I tried on were only $30 and they had long sizes! It totally made my day. There's a baby stuff consignment shop near me that has maternity clothes so I am going to check it out today. 

I really just need to bite the bullet and do it.  I'm sure I'll be a lot more comfortable.  Apparently the Buy Buy Baby around me has some maternity close too.

[sonrisa]

Hi!

I started to relax and tell a few people after the CVS results came back at 14 weeks. The anatomy scan also helped. I haven't completely relaxed at 20 weeks. For example, I haven't told out of town friends (only those who have see my belly) and I won't tell my toddler daughter, or buy anything, or prep the nursery until we get to viability around 28 weeks. My PGAL brain is still back there even if the anxiety has diminished.