I'm impressed loira. All sorts of random people have made comments to me, including a cafeteria cashier who all but said people who have epidurals are taking the easy way out.
I'm hoping to avoid an epidural myself, but I still feel like...so what? What's wrong with the easy way out if it's available?!
I'm impressed loira. All sorts of random people have made comments to me, including a cafeteria cashier who all but said people who have epidurals are taking the easy way out.
OMG if that's how she feels about epidurals, she'd probably think I'm the devil for wanting an elective c-section. Lol, what an idiot.
I swear I'm not a scary person! boiler717 can vouch for that (unless she's too scared of me to argue otherwise ). I'm also VERY visibly pregnant - I have a short torso and there's nowhere for this belly to go but out - so it's not a case of people wondering "is she, isn't she?"
I have my ultrasound tomorrow to verify that we lost the twin. I am anxious and scared. I just want tomorrow to be over. And its not until 4pm. This week has been awful. I've cried myself to sleep every night. I'm trying to be happy that we still have one but that doesn't change the fact that we lost a baby. And now I am terrified that we will lose the other one as well. No one understands, they say "at least you still have one". I hate this. At the very least, at least tomorrow hopefully we will have some concrete answers.
I'm sorry babyrn. I have everything crossed for your appointment tomorrow, and I'll be thinking of you and your H. Those people who insist on finding silver linings in life's piles of shit can just go fuck themselves.
Big hugs babyrn. A loss is still a loss. T&P for a good ultrasound tomorrow.
shoeless a pound a week?!! Man I should get a gold star because I doubled that from weeks 16-20! Ha!
I ate terribly and didn't workout this weekend and feel so gross. Lesson learned. It was nice to get a lot done around the house but I am feeling so puffy from the Halloween candy and chips and junk. Oof. Back at it tomorrow!
jessnpaul good luck with your glucose test. I'm guessing it was your A1c that was 5.7 and it isn't impacted by fasting status. Thinking of you babyrn. I'm very sorry for your loss and I can't believe people would say that stuff.
I tried on my jeans yesterday. Lololololol. I had no idea my hips had gotten so wide. I'm going to have to go shopping and I am not looking forward to it. Not even a little bit.
LOL at people who think the epidural is the easy way out. Mine was a lifesaver. No way would I have been able to keep going (personally) if I didn't have it! I made it to 7 before I got it and was proud of that so its my goal this time to get to a similar mark.
G22, yay! You are almost there! Go out a lot. Restaurants, movies, all of it. Enjoy the two of you time.
M's crib is still boxed up. We figured the bed in that room would be more useful than a crib that would go unused.
Aaaand, I just realized I never posted the birth story.
Yeah, we didn't use our crib till 7 months. idk why I was so obsessed with having the crib together so early. Oh wait, now I remember.. my mom was supah excited and barely agreed to wait until 20weeks to buy the thing, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't damaged or missing parts. But holy space waster for the next 4 months of pregnancy and 7 months of babiness!
Muddled it takes awhile for your body to go back, it's still very early! Don't lose hope.
I'm 8+3 and have a definite belly. Argh. I bought a poncho and a drapey cardigan and a couple new scarves, in hopes of not being outed at work. Finally, my ultrasound is coming up this Friday at 9 weeks. I have no reason to believe that anything is wrong but after a long rocky road with ttc I am always half expecting the worst.
I have my ultrasound tomorrow to verify that we lost the twin. I am anxious and scared. I just want tomorrow to be over. And its not until 4pm. This week has been awful. I've cried myself to sleep every night. I'm trying to be happy that we still have one but that doesn't change the fact that we lost a baby. And now I am terrified that we will lose the other one as well. No one understands, they say "at least you still have one". I hate this. At the very least, at least tomorrow hopefully we will have some concrete answers.
I lost the twin from my current pregnancy at 9 weeks. It still stings. So many hugs to you.
babyrn I hope things go well today. People are assholes, generally.
Random question: I feel like my boobs are shrinking but I think it's just a visual against my belly. Bigger issue: I got new bras in August when I was busting out of my old ones (pun not intended, teehee). The bands seem to be getting SO TIGHT OMG. Cups are fine. Do I really need to go up ANOTHER band size? Should I hold out? How bad is this going to get?
maybe get a bra extender and see if that helps any?
hmm interesting idea callmehales. I didn't know that existed.
I'm using one right now.
It's ironic to me that pregnancy is one of the only times in my life I'll have boobs that aren't miniature, but you won't be able to tell because my belly makes everything look small by comparison. Something to look forward to about breastfeeding, I suppose!
Ultrasound appointment went as well as could be expected. We lost the twin. The other baby is doing great though. Heartbeat was 137 and measuring 7w4d (2 days ahead). I started bawling during the ultrasound which was embarrassing. I feel so sad and so relieved. It is very bittersweet. I know I need to be strong for our baby so I am trying to just keep focused on that. We will recheck in two weeks.
My RE gave me some Diclegis to try for the nausea and vomiting so I am hoping that helps since I've been throwing up daily and feeling crappy all day. He also told me that I could stop my prenatal vitamin and just take a folic acid if I felt that they were making me sick. I don't know if I will do that or not, it makes me a little nervous since I haven't been able to eat very well lately (my diet has been mostly toast and saltines).
Post by cactuscookie on Oct 26, 2015 22:38:28 GMT -5
So many hugs babyrn. I didn't realize you were so sick on top of everything. I hope the medicine helps, and I'm so glad to hear the other baby is doing well.
Trying for #3; FET 8/18 -- BFN. Leaving things up to chance for now... After three years, three IVFs, and two FETs, we finally have our miracle babIES!
So I obviously pushed it too hard this weekend as evidenced by throwing out my back, but yesterday I started spotting as well It's the first time my entire pregnancy and was so scary. I called my OB office and they chalked it up to the activity and said it would probably turn brown and go away. It has turned brown and tapered a bit, but I'm still really freaked out by it. Thankfully baby has been moving (maybe even more than usual) consistently yesterday and today. And reinforcements in the form of my dad and father-in-law are coming this weekend to help finish stuff around the house with my H so I can rest. Is anyone else struggling with being physically limited? I'm having a hard time with it.
Oh babyrn, so many hugs to you. People are absolutely clueless when it comes to this stuff, and I'm sorry they're saying the right thing. Sending good thoughts to you and your baby.
Post by cactuscookie on Oct 27, 2015 10:06:05 GMT -5
So scary, ivy! I'm glad the baby is moving a lot to reassure you. Mine's been really active too, and I read somewhere that activity increases around this time, for the next month or so.
Post by callmehales on Oct 27, 2015 10:12:18 GMT -5
sooo...almost had my first puke of the pregnancy last night! it hit me like a truck, and i debated either sitting in front of the toilet waiting for it, or going to bed. went to bed, and luckily it never manifested.