"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

[Loves Vintage]

Date: 6/2/2010 3:10:28 PM
Author: puppmom
LV, That recipe sounds delish! I don't make the dry beans. I just use the canned black beans. I wouldn't have a clue what to do with dry beans!

The tofu rancheros is good! I used to get it at that restaurant on my lunch break all the time when I worked in New Haven. Ahh, those were the days!

I heard from my doctor's office, and it seems I won't be having any further ultrasounds there. They're cutting me off!

Ah well. The doctor told me that the risk of a m/c is very low at this point, like single digits, and honestly, the only time I really worry is right before an u/s appointment. They do want me back for blood work to check my progesterone, which I am still taking as a supplement. My progesterone level is 17, but he apparently wants to see it stay high for a few weeks before taking me off the supplement. The nurse said, "especialy for me, since I have a history of m/c," which really doesn't make any sense since the m/c was caused by a chromosomal issue. Progesterone was irrelevant. I think the nurses sometimes do not know what to tell me, so they make stuff up! Also, I know there is this whole debate about supplementing with progesterone or not, so I guess I will just take it for what it is.

 

[cdt1101]

Laila - you look great!! What a cute belly!

Icekid - LOVE the u/s pics, it's so awesome to see how much they grow. And I totally get the "OMG there is a person inside me!!"...and I'm on number 2

Lanie - Sorry you're feeling so sick, I hope it gets better soon!! HAng in there!


AFM, doing pretty good! I will be 9 weeks tomorrow, it's also my DS 1st b-day

Makes me so sad he's turning 1, I wish they'd stay babies forever

No nausea yet, but just a general feeling of not feeling "well" after I eat. I don't know, food just doesn't sit right w/ me right now, but I'm not nauseous...it's hard to explain. And I'm always hungry, so it's a vicious cycle

I'm just so happy to have gotten this far though!

 

[HOUMedGal]

Cdt, congrats on 9 weeks!! And Happy Birthday to your little man!! He''s not a baby anymore, but you''ll have a new one before you know it!!!

LV - Yaaaaaay for single digit miscarriage risk!!

And double yaaaaaay for your 3rd awesome ultrasound!! Arm buds....awwwww.

I hope you have a good Ob/Gyn visit!

IceKid - you can post here for as long as you want! I can''t believe you''re almost done with the 1st tri!! Time fliiiiies. Your little one will be in your arms in the blink of an eye...crazy!!!

Pupp - I *heart* black beans. One of my most favorite cheap, easy, yummy meals is black beans on saffron rice topped with shredded mozzarella. Sooooo yummy, and so cheap and easy!!!

Lynnie - LOL! Just because you''re good at being pregnant doesn''t mean you have to do it over and over and over again. hehe!! Exhaustion and sore boobs is pretty much all I''ve had so far too. I get a hint of nausea every now and then, but nothing bad at all. Then again, I''m only 6 weeks tomorrow, so it may set in soon.

Noel - thanks for the happy thoughts and hugs! I''m sorry your MS is rearing its ugly head today. You ARE soooo close to the 2nd tri! How exciting!!! I really really really hope you make it too....I so much want healthy pregnancies for all of us. I feel like I''ve gotten so close to you ladies that I''d be devastated if anything bad happened to any of us.

Lanie - I couldn''t have waited till Friday, unfortunately. I got really lucky to get the appointment that I did for tomorrow....it was only due to a cancellation. So 6 weeks even it is!!! eeek!! I''m just gonna go into it with the right attitude, like you said.

Icekid - I would have waited until next week, except I will be out of town from Sunday thru next Friday, so it was either now or wait till after I get back, and apparently my doc wants to do it now, which I am OK with. If I DO see the HB tomorrow, I''ll be soooooo happy. If I don''t, then I''ll just know that it was probably a teeny bit too early, and I''ll ask to come back for another ultrasound after I get back from out of town. My doc is pretty cool, I bet she''ll ultrasound me again then anyway.

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Sooooo ultrasound is set for 8:30 tomorrow morning!!! Eeee! Excited and nervous at the same time!! Unfortunately DH can''t be there because of work, but that''s OK. I''m a big girl.

 

[wellinsm]

HOU- Yay for an U/S! How exciting. I hope you get to see a great picture and hear the heartbeat!

LV- ?? for you, you said your doctor has you on progesterone. How did they decide that you needed it? Was it before or after you discovered you were pregnant this time, or was it as a precaution because of your previous m/c?

 

[Loves Vintage]

Wellinsm, My doctor is an RE, not an ob/gyn. He began prescribing progesterone, after ovulation, on my first treated cycle, back in December. I took progesterone on all cycles since I started seeing him.

One of the first steps in fertility diagnostics is blood work on CD3 and CD21. CD21 blood work tests, among other things, your progesterone level, which can confirm that ovulation did, in fact, occur. Assuming that ovulation occurs around CD14, a progesterone level of 10 or above is considered good. Anything over a 3, I believe, indicates that ovulation has occurred.

Being that I ovulate late (CD18 or 19), my progesterone level was considered low. I think it was 8, but I could be recalling incorrectly. I went to an ob/gyn (new for me at the time because my regular gyn does not do obstetrics) who did the CD21 testing back in Sept or October. She told me that my level was on the lower side. I asked if she would prescribe progesterone, and she said "NO, you don't need progesterone." However, when I went to the RE, he immediately prescribed progesterone.

Use of progesterone to support a pregnancy is apparently a debated topic. I do not have a medical background, AT ALL, so it's a bit difficult for me to articulate the reasons. From what I understand, many doctors see no risk to using progesterone, so they prescribe it, taking a "why not, it may help" approach. Other doctors believe that it has not been adequately tested. There may be no known substantial risks, but we really don't know for sure. Also, because progesterone increases uterine lining, it may prolong a miscarriage. Even though a pregnancy is not viable, it may be difficult for a miscarriage to occur naturally because the embryo has implanted, and the progesterone causes the embryo to "stick" whereas, if left to nature, it would not continue to.

I read this book, which I found tremendously helpful following my miscarriage. It really helped me understand that my pregnancy was non-viable from the start and that there was nothing that I could have done differently. The author is an ob/gyn from Boston. He is against progesterone supplementation, and my explanation above of the cons of progesterone was taken from this source. I happened to find this book in my local library.

I hope that helps. I do not recall how long you have been TTC'g. Rather than meeting with your doctor to discuss your charts, maybe he will order CD21 blood work for you. Every doctor is different. Some may not want to order any testing if you have not been TTC'g for 12 months, or 6 months if over age 35, but each doctor is different. Also, given that you had an early m/c, your doctor may be more inclined to do the testing.

 

[noelwr]

today started out rough with another throwing up session, but it was all worth it because we went for our 11w1d u/s and all is well and the baby is still measuring 4 days ahead. according to this midwife, my due date should be changed to 18 Dec.

heartbeat was good and we heard it, but she wouldn''t measure it. could see the baby''s head, nose, chin, body, arms, hands, thumb, legs, feet, spine, stomach, bladder (which was full which means baby is swallowing). also baby turned to face us so we saw the skull (two holes for the eyes) which I believe we also saw in icekid''s u/s. and apparently my placenta is located more towards the back. don''t know what that means. baby is lying horizontally, with the head on the right and body on the left of my body. still behind my pubic bone. in pics, head is on the left.

then we had to wait for the baby to move because it was sleeping or something but suddenly it did which was really cute and we have that on dvd.

really happy mommy here and here are my u/s pics. the top is of baby''s head turned towards us. the middle one, you can see baby''s hand/arm by its face, and a good chin. the bottom, you can see leg (or maybe that white dot is a foot?) and a spine.

 

[Loves Vintage]

Congrats on a great ultrasound, Noel!! Those images are amazing. Thanks for posting them for us to see, too! Very happy for you and your DH!!

 

[Laila619]

So cute, Noel!! Awww.

How do you ladies post your U/S pics? I have a bunch, but only paper copies.

 

[dcgator]

Hey ladies,

Just a quick pop in to say, OMG, how cute are your LO''s Noel and Icekid!

How exciting to get to see them on the big screen!

And for the rest of the TTC graduates on here, I love the preggo bellies.

You all are adorable! I can''t wait to have one too

Lots of sticky dust to all you ladies!

 

[noelwr]

Laila - you have to scan them onto your pc. do you know anyone who has a scanner who can help you out?

 

[HOUMedGal]

Wellinsm - thank you!! How are you holding up?? I hope you''re still feeling OK. *hugs*

Noel - those are some absolutely gorgeous ultrasound pics!! Ahhh, look at your little baby!!

Just precious!! I bet it all seems so "real" now that you''re almost out of the 1st tri, and you''ve got these beautiful pics of your little one too!! Congrats!!

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Just dropping in to tell y''all about my ultrasound and doc appt. earlier today!!

First of all, apparently I miscalculated my dates because when the tech put the dates into the machine, it said I''m 5w6d instead of 6w today. Ultrasound was good, we saw a nice (appropriately) sized yolk sac, and a teeny weeny little embryo blob that had a teeny weeny little flicker in it!

The tech didn''t get a good CRL on the baby since he/she is still quite tiny, but she did measure the yolk sac and gestational sac which were both appropriate. She tried to measure the HR, but again, was too tiny to get a good reading. But there WAS a visible flicker, which made me feel better.

Was seen by my doc after the ultrasound, she reviewed the pics and was very happy with everything! Including all the betas/progesterone I''ve had up till now. Incidentally, they found a big (3x4cm) right sided ovarian cyst, which my doc says is just the corpus luteum cysts from the eggie that was released, and she''s not concerned in the least. I haven''t had any pain at all, wouldn''t have even known it was there! She sent beta and progesterone today, along with a load of other "new OB" labs (6 tubes of blood!!!) and my next appt is Tuesday, June 15th, at which point I''ll be about 7.5 weeks and we''ll hopefully see a growing baby with a great HB!! That day also happens to be my birthday, so I''m praying for an awesome birthday present.

I feel good after today''s appt, but I still feel nervous in general. It''s just so early....everything we saw today is completely appropriate for where I should be, but I''m still nervous, because I feel like my last pregnancy probably looked just like this at this point, because there was always a nice normal-looking yolk sac. I think I''ll just still be nervous until I get a good, solid, heartbeat and evidence of good growth. I wish I could fast forward time!!

I wasn''t this nervous until the past few days....I was doing OK, and now that I''m getting closer and closer to when I lost my 1st, the fear is creeping in. Even despite today''s appt (I guess I feel somewhat better after today). How do I keep the what if''s from taking over??

 

[Bliss]

Hey Ladies!

Lili! How are you doing? Your little girl is so cute! I say that all the time, but she is just...the most precious little girl I have EVER seen. Your photos of her make me want to run out and buy girl baby clothes immediately! She is really special and just...looks smart! You know how some kids just look smart? Well, she looks very smart! Love it!

Lynnie!!!! Ohhh, how are you doing? Still sleepy? Oh boy, you poor dear! I hope your schedule gets better. I miss coffee sooooooo much! OHHHH you heard the heartbeat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a relief and such a wonderful thing to hear! Go peanut, go!!!

Noelwr!!! Thanks for the great tips on avoiding nausea. Oh, I am so happy for you. Your pregnancy is doing so well and I'm totally cheering your little bub on! So wonderful. Don't worry. I am right here with you. We'll hold hands the whole way!

I love how you have fetal doppler! That's fantastic!

HOU!!!!! Oh, my cycle sis! How are you doing? YAY for your last 30 hr call in the PICU!!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! Oh, you must be so happy! I can hear it in your posts!!!! Yay for being a fit mama, too! You're awesome. I can't imagine working out anymore. I consider going out for frozen yogurt exercise!!! And yay for your awesome numbers!!!!!! Sorry about your sore BBs, but I am so excited for your u/s!!!!

wellinism, I am so sorry about your loss. I wrote to you in the TTC thread, but I also wanted to let you know that we're here for you and hope to see you here again soon. (((hugs)))

Lanie!!! Ohhhhhh, Lanie. Sorry you feel so sick. Oh, it is the worst! Have you tried fresh lemons? I have found that sniffing them, eating them and just having them around helps a lot. You can even put sugar on it. No worries about the Zofran. I got a prescrip today as well and I DO plan on using it if things get too bad. My OB said it doesn't harm the pregnancy at all and I feel totally comfortable taking it if things get out of hand. And this is from someone who refuses to take any medication unless absolutely necessary! I have fond memories of Zofran because after my mc, I was crying from the nausea; but then they gave me a dose of Zofran and I felt SO MUCH BETTER. This is about survival, sister! Don't feel badly about it. Your bebe is healthy and happy!

Bella! Oh, you and HOU are so funny! Put the licious in barfalicious! LOLOLOL. I definitely put the chuck in upchuck! Oh, I hope we get to welcome you here soon! You're going to be the best mama of all!

icekid!!!! Noooooo! Don't leave! Don't leave!

YOUR BABY LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!!!! So beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, you are soooooooooooooooooooooooo amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for the NT scan! Just incredible! Wow. You can totally see the little bebe!!!

I am laughing because your description of the bebe jumping and launching him/herself over and over again in utero... is SO CUTE!!!!! I wish mine would do that! Love your Jumper stories!

Kunzite! Thinking of you!!!!! Hope you feel better! What have you been trying in terms of fighting ms? I wanna hear tips! One thing may work for me, but then it won't work the next time. So I have to cycle through tons of remedies to survive. Oh, survival... oh, it is tough!

Loves Vintage,

Yay for your 3rd ultrasound. Ohhhhh, yay! Arm buds! Precious!!!!!!!!!!! You are so lucky not to have morning sickness!!!

Hudson, I hope if I get pregnancy acne, it's anywhere but on the face!!!!! You're lucky!

Laila!!!! Ohhhhhh, the NT scan!!!!!! So excited for you!!!!! Oh, a little WIGGLER! Heeehee. And sucking his/her thumb??? PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great heartbeat, too! Oh, this is wonderful! Congratulations! Just beautiful, Laila!!!

puppmom!!!!! Hehehehe, stop poaching the JBP thread! LOLOLOLOL. I'm totally joking!!!! Hehehehehehe. How are you, beautiful?

split_shank!!!! Don't goooooooooooo!!!!!! Yay for your beautiful pregnancy going so well!!!!!

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So ladies, I had my 7 week ultrasound today!!!

Oh, it was so incredibly scary. I didn't sleep a wink last night. Sent DH to the couch because he was tossing and turning from worry as well. He actually volunteered and I accepted! We were both praying and terrified. DH woke me up this morning saying, "Time to see the baby! Time to see the baby!" And I just turned pale because I was so afraid.

We went to the OB's office and waited 45 minutes! Ohhhh, the wait was agonizing! I didn't mind one bit because my doc takes his time with patients and I like that so much. But it prolonged my anxiety! Finally, we were called into the room with the ultrasound machine. Ohhhhhhhhhh, I was really scared - so nervous that my teeth were chattering! DH held my hand and I told him to please watch the facial expressions because I was going to watch his face instead of the ultrasound screen.

Dr. Kind came in...and he was so wonderful! He talked to us for a long time and let DH ask his list of questions. Then it was ultrasound time. Oh, torture! I had so many hopes... I wanted to see a good strong heartbeat, a yolk sac, the fetal pole...good measurements... it brought up so many emotions from the last pregnancy. I was so emotional.

Then the OB put the ultrasound wand in and I anxiously watched DH's face for clues. I couldn't bear to look at the screen! DH looked blank...then surprised in a worried way. My heart SANK! Then his face broke into an expression of complete wonder and happiness. I asked, "Is it there?" And he said yes! So I looked! And there was the blob with a strong heartbeat! It was SO CUTE!!!! The little galloping heart was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and I cried and cried with relief. Everything looked great! Oh, I am still so emotional because I finally believe! There is really a baby in there! DH videotaped the heartbeat! So cute!

For the last few weeks, I refused to believe it. It didn't feel real and I was emotionally guarded. I also had nightmares of seeing an empty sac.

Now, I feel like I can finally begin to believe. What a difference from the last pregnancy! It's so different. It's really in there! A strong heartbeat of 153! And it was measuring at 7 weeks 1 day, the exact date according to my BBT chart! I thought that was pretty cool how exact it was. According to my LMP, I'm 7 weeks and 4 days. But according to ovulation, I'm 7 weeks 1 day.

Outside the OB's office, I asked DH why he first looked so worried - because that alarmed me! He said that when the image first came up, it looked like an empty sac! But then the OB moved the wand and everything came into focus! Geez, he scared me to death with that expression but I guess he was scared, too.

So that is my roller coaster ride of a day! Whew. Oh, ladies! Lots of love and hugs for your beautiful bellies!!!!
Here's a pic of our blobbie baby!

 

[Bliss]

Holy Moly!

While I was writing my mini novel to you ladies, so much already happened!!!!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

HOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY FOR THE HB, GREAT ULTRASOUND AND EVERYTHING!!!!! This is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I hear you about being worried but this pregnancy is SO different. Even from the beginning, it was different for you! And it was the same for me! This one is meant to be. Don''t you worry! Like I told Noel, we will be here for each other the entire pregnancy! What an awesome sign! Let me tell you, in my last pregnancy - I had SO much monitoring done and they could tell things were off from a 5 week scan. Then a 6 week scan. And really at a 7 week scan. That you saw such great things now mean only AMAZING things and it''s time to celebrate!!!!! Things are VERY good and I know when you see your next ultrasound with the cutie heartbeat, you will feel SO much better. SUPER HUGS because I know exactly how you feel right now. As the dates pass, you will feel differently, I promise!!!! Squeeze!

NOEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GORGEOUS LITTLE PUMPKIN POOTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, such amazing developments today with you ladies!

Super hugs!

 

[noelwr]

I feel like holding hands with HOU and Bliss and skipping in circles! I was secretly keeping fingers crossed for HOU all day and I knew that Bliss would have an u/s some time this week, but didn''t want to pressure her in to saying when, so she''s also been on my mind all week...

 

[Bliss]

Laila! Howdy! You can scan your ultrasound pics in or just take a digital photo of the ultrasound pic in macro! Then upload!

Can't wait to see yours!

 

[Bliss]

Date: 6/3/2010 3:15:12 PM
Author: noelwr
I feel like holding hands with HOU and Bliss and skipping in circles! I was secretly keeping fingers crossed for HOU all day and I knew that Bliss would have an u/s some time this week, but didn''t want to pressure her in to saying when, so she''s also been on my mind all week...

Oh, you totally made me cry just now! I feel the same way!!!!!! Hopefully our stories will also help our sisters who have also had losses. There is hope on the other side of the rainbow!!!!!!!

 

[Bella_mezzo]

BLISS, NOEL, and HOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats on your gorgeous ultrasound pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am soooooooooooooooo happy for you!!!!! What a special day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Puppmom]

Ladies, I''m so happy for you all! This thread is just overflowing with good news lately! I''m seriously thrilled!

 

[Bliss]

Oh Bella! You have been such a wonderful friend. Oh, I am so happy for Noel, HOU and Loves Vintage. We've all been through so much and now that we can finally celebrate, it's overwhelming and I'm full of love and gratitude. Bella, you are such a beautiful person inside and out. I can't wait to celebrate your news soon! SUPER HUGS!

ETA: Puppmom!!!!! Ohhh, thanks for being our cheerleader! How are you doing, pretty mama?

Heehee, I'm not leaving this thread without HOU! LOLOLOL... but once she moves, I will! Pssst, split_shank is more than 14 weeks! LOLOLOL Hehehehe, I'm so giddy today. You are wonderful! Thank you!

 

[geri]

Wow, what a big day for wonderful news!!

LV, Noel, Bliss and Hou - I have been lurking on here to see how you are all doing and just wanted to say how excited I am for all of you that things are going so well.

It's so stressful waiting and it is great to see you getting such positive news. Best wishes for continued strong growth by those littlies!

 

[Bliss]

Oh geri!!!! I think about you, Noel, HOU, LV and others all the time. It's so funny how we bond so quickly here because we have been through so much together. When I had my ultrasound, all I could think about what Lindsey's post about how she couldn't bear to turn her head to watch initially, and then saw the flicker of a heartbeat. Her strength and faith kept me strong in that moment because I knew I could make it, too. I'm constantly amazed at how strangers can become friends, how we quickly create a sisterhood that is so magical. I am praying for you and sending you positive thoughts and vibes. I know you will be here soon and that will be a beautiful, magical day for us all. Love, Bliss

 

[lili]

Awww....so glad to see all the good news and awesome u/s pictures.
I'm so happy to hear that you lovely preggos are doing great (except for the m/s) and that your little ones are thriving.
Hope to see each and everyone of you graduate over to the big preggo thread and ultimately to the mommies thread.

cdt
Don't know if I've congratulated you yet, but congrats on your 2nd little one.
And happy 1st bday to Lex.

LV
Yay for 3 good u/s.
And how lucky to have m/s skip you.
My dr told me that if by 9 wks you don't get m/s, chances are good that you won't get it.
My husband was concern about my protein intake as well, so he made protein drink or put some protein powder in my oatmeal.
I'd also snacked on nuts and protein bar throughout the day.

Hou
Oh, that flicker is just a lovely sight!
Hope you get to see a more definitive little bean on your next u/s.

noelwr and icekid
great u/s.
i always love seeing those 'skeletor' u/s --- so cute!

Bliss

for the blobbie and nice strong HB!!
I seriously can't wait to see you sporting your little basketball belly ^.^
Awww..thanks for the compliment on my DD.
I never gets tired hearing i She's pretty spunky though very bratty at times.
I'm doing pretty good myself.
Didn't get the result I'd hoped for last month, but ready to tackle this month

 

[Mara]

love the US pics...!! Awww i remember those days when J was just a little blob. they grow sooo fast!! and before you know it they are here. enjoy it ladies.

 

[Laila619]

Bliss, GREAT news about your ultrasound!!!!! You must be sooo happy!

Here's my little squirmy worm at 12w2d!

He's in profile and you can see his cute little feet. His arm is up by his face.

I used my digital camera in macro mode (sorry for the glare):

 

[icekid]

Oh ladies... I cannot even tell you how happy I am to see such wonderful news abound on this thread today. My day has been truly awful. My family put our amazing, sweet, precious chocolate lab to sleep today after he became suddenly very sick and in pain, likely caused by metastatic cancer. He was truly a family member, smart and loving and loyal. My entire family is distraught and spent most of the day in tears. And it breaks my heart even more because I could not be there with them and our pooch, living too far away. Awful, awful day. 13 years with our pup was not enough...

My little sister sent me a text that Mario would have loved my little baby...

But truly it lifts my spirits to see everyone little babes growing and thriving!

noelwr- You got it- those are the little eyes

such a precious little love.

HMG- YAY for that beautiful amazing flicker.

Bliss- I am so happy for you! You are going to be such a wonderful, upbeat mommy. What a lucky little baby you have in there. And you don''t have too long at all before you''ll be able to see your baby squirming around. It is truly so amazing.

Lanie- OH I totally was sniffing lemons like bliss. My hubby thought I was trying to get high off of them or something

 

[icekid]

Laila- aww, I just missed your picture! I loooooove that profile shot. That is the one that I wish our darn tech would have printed for us, too. What a little sweetie....

 

[charbie]

Wow all these great news posts just remind me that when life hands you lemons...smell them to get rid of the m/s!

You guys are so inspirational...I am so excited that after all the bad news at the beginning of this thread, so much great stuff has happened! Big hugs all around!

 

[split_shank]

LOVE all the pics and great US stories today!! Yeah for heartbeats! Aren''t they the most awesome thing to see??? I could sit and watch that all day.

Ditto/THritto on the bacne/chest acne... grr.... I haven''t even noticed my skin being oilier at all, but I can''t get a workout in or sweat outside without getting a breakout on my back or some on my chest. And they aren''t even like when I was younger, just red bumps that don''t amount to much other than looking icky for a few annoying days. Oh, the things we sacrifice for our loves...

I have my next appointment next Wednesday, that will be 15 1/2 weeks

Wow that sounds crazy! No US this time, but I can''t wait to hear it on the doppler thingee. Last time we saw it going crazy on the US, but just baaarely could hear it drumming away on the mic. Should be a rock concert this time. Can''t wait!!!! The BIG US is in 5 weeks... will find out (pretty sure I want to...or do I..) what it is!! Everyone is saying boy that I know, but I just have no clue! I feel like a bad mommy for not even having an inkling! I hope once it starts moving and shaking I''ll get the vibe. For now, he/she is just shadow boxing on my bladder at 2 am.

Keep the pics and great appts coming!!!!

 

[Loves Vintage]

HMG - Congrats on a great ultrasound! So happy for you!

Bliss - So glad to hear about your great ultrasound too! Thank you for posting the photos. They are beautiful!! I love it!

Geri - Thanks for checking in on us. I hope you are doing well and getting things figured out. I will be so happy when you join this thread too.

Laila - Your LO is so cute!! Looks like he or she is just chillin''. Very sweet.

Icekid - I''m so sorry to hear about your doggie. It is the hardest thing, but being that he was surrounded by the love of his people when he passed, I''m sure was very comforting for him. It is hard, but it is truly the last gift we can provide to our beloved pets. Remembering the good times and realizing that they are no longer in pain, has always provided comfort to me after such a loss.

 

[somethingshiny]

Just had to pop in and say CONGRATS to all of you with such lovely US results/pics!! I still have Baby Lily''s US framed!