"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

[jas]

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Meg...I hope you are able to pamper yourself in someway tonight...even if it's just curling up under a blanket and watching something mindless. I am thinking of you during this emotional time.

 

[Missy0483]

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Meg - Still thinking positive for you. I hope you get some better news soon.

LC - Well, I'm waiting for my first appointment on Monday! Don't wanna jump the gun yet. Kinda scared I'll jinx myself or something.

 

[Sha]

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Hoping the best for you, Meg! So sorry you're going through this!

 

[bobbin]

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JGator: I am so so sorry for your loss. Sending you lots of healing thoughts and love for this difficult time.

Megumic: How frustrating and emotionally draining! I have everything crossed for you that your betas go up! Or at least that you get some answers and closure soon.

MerryMary: Welcome and good luck with your doctor’s appointment on Monday! A few girls on here have said that they had the same concerns early on – pain which led them to think they were having an ectopic pregnancy and it turned out fine! I think as soon as you find out you’re pregnant your mummy worries kick in!

Welcome also to EmmaM, Missy and Stephbolt. How exciting for you all!

S&I: Yay for a successful NT scan! Are you going to be moving to the big thread now? I am only a few days behind you but it just feels… scary to ‘graduate!’

AFM: I had my NT scan today. It was amazing. We have been referring to the baby as ‘bean’ and the last time we saw bean – at 6 weeks, that was a very apt description, it was just the pole. But today there was a BABY! With arms, and legs and feet and toes and fingers and a face! DH fell in love! It took my breath away. Bean was waving to us to begin with and then spent the rest of the time jumping! I would never have thought that a baby could move like that. Bean’s whole body would just suddenly leap up. The measurements were all okay and baby has a nasal bone. We don’t have the bloods yet as my GP didn’t fax them to the ultrasound place in time. I have my first appointment with the OB on Monday afternoon so I have to pick up the full report just before then.

Another good thing was that DH said that after seeing bean he wanted to find out the sex, when before he had wanted a surprise. I am a type A personality and have always REALLY wanted to know the sex, so fingers crossed he doesn’t change his mind again.

As far as work goes, well it got worse but now it seems to have settled down a bit, by that I mean that I am able to cope with what has happened a bit more. I am still upset though and am going to go and see a counsellor on Wednesday to have a chat about it.

Finally, a picture:

 

[choro72]

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Meg, thinking of you!

Hello everyone, I'm going to poke my head in here. Got a BFP yesterday, and have my first appointment for Nov 4. I'm not going to put my name on the list until I find out for sure when my due date is.
I used to spot continuously a week before AF, and AF only lasted about 3 days. I'm worried about a short LP, and it doesn't help that I don't know when I Od. On the other hand, I had an unexplained spot 2.5 weeks ago, and severe cramps 2 weeks ago so I'm being cautiously optimistic.
Sticky thoughts to everyone! Meg, again, thinking of you!

 

[S&I]

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Missy, I've had the sore boobs since the beginning and they're still here. I know how you feel about wanting some symptoms to reassure you that everything is going well in there, but trust me, you'll be sorry once they hit! It's probably a good idea for you to take the day of your appointment off, since they might be taking a LOT of blood from you that day. Let's just say that after they took 9 vials out of me, I was ready to take a nap. Happy belated anniversary!

Steph, I'm sure you could pull your parents aside at some point to tell them. I think it'd make a wonderful anniversary gift to tell them they're going to be grandparents!

jas, so glad your bright pink spotting stopped. Do you have any idea what might have caused it?

Meg, still thinking of you. At least you were able to confirm that it wasn't ectopic, so that's good. Hoping for some doubling betas today! I totally forgot to wish you a happy anniversary on Monday too!

JGator, thanks!

LC, thanks for checking in. I might wait until I start posting in the big-girl thread to add myself to the list. Congrats again on TEAM BLUE!

bobbin, yay for your successful NT scan too! Did they tell you what your nuchal fluid measurement was? Hope you don't have to wait too long to find out the combined results. Love the ultrasound pic - don't they just look so comfy in there? Glad you're able to tolerate work a little better. Since you're only a few days behind me, why don't we make the jump to the big-girl thread together?

AFM, 13 weeks today! One of the nurses called me on Wednesday with my combined NT results. Down's is 1:8300 and Trisomy-18 is 1:10,000. She also sent me a copy of the results so I could see all the details, if any. Anybody else getting close to "graduating" besides bobbin and myself?

ETA: Congrats again choro!!! My LP was 10 days the cycle before this one, so I was a bit worried too. Sticky dust to you!

 

[Missy0483]

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Congrats Bobbin! It for sure looks like a little baby now

Choro - Welcome to the thread!!!!

S&I - I know that's what I keep telling myself. I really do NOT want major symptoms haha. I figured whether I get good or bad news on Monday, work just wouldn't be fun for me. I could be on a real high and work could pull me right back to the ground. I really dislike my job sometimes!

Steph - Good luck spilling the good news if you choose to do it tomorrow at the party!


DH has been joking and calling me a "bum" the last few nights because I'm falling asleep by 9:30pm but then he turns off the light and goes to sleep too. Crazy men!

 

[Sha]

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choro - maybe you could have your progesterone checked? The spotting before AF could indicate low progesterone, which could be problematic. Just a thought...

 

[Puppmom]

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Choro, I always started to spot around 8dpo and would get my period at 14dpo like clockwork every month. I bugged my OBGYN about it and she said it was *normal* and that my cervix was pretty vascular and spotting didn't concern her. I can see having a vascular cervix but I still wonder why it always happened at the same time. Anyway, the month of my BFP - I still started to spot at 8dpo so I thought I was out but it stopped the next day and I got my BFP 3 days later. I also spotted again for a day or two around 8 weeks or so.

Since DS was born, I don't spot before my period anymore. Go figure....

 

[MuffDog]

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Hi I'm MuffDog and I recently got a BFP.

Although I'm convinced it isn't real until a doctor tells me so, I thought I'd dip my toe over here and say hello to all the JBPs over here!

 

[ChinaCat]

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Congrats Choro and MuffDog!

Dipping my toe in here, cautiously. I got a BFP on Sept 17, so I'm currently 8w2d.

Had first dr appt, all looks good, saw heartbeat, only one in there. However, we had a loss at 13 weeks back in March, so I'm holding my breath and taking it one day at a time until we clear that milestone this time.

I spent a lot of time on these threads when I was pregnant with my first child back in 2009, so happy to be joining in again. I know Jas and PhoenixGirl from then, but looking forward to getting to know you and all of your soon to be aches and pains.

All day sickness and general nausea started at 6w1d like clockwork. Have felt progressively worse since then, but I guess that's technically a good thing. EVERYTHING makes me nauseated. Food. Smells. WATER. Went and saw Moneyball and almost had to leave due to the excessive dipping and spitting that was going on on-screen. I'm also super grumpy and mean, so I'm loads of fun to be around lately. I promise to be nice to you ladies though.

ETA: I mentioned this on the TTC thread, but I am "friends" with a ton of ladies on another site, so please don't mention anything on there yet! Just not ready to out myself over there yet. I know it's silly since you can read it here, but being a paranoid superstitious fool. Just seems more "public" over there.

 

[MuffDog]

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Congrats China!!

 

[megumic]

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Bobbin, baby looks great! Such a great memory photo too!

Choro, CONGRATS! That's great news! Fingers crossed for a sticky lil one!

Muffdog, congrats to you again as well! Glad to see you over here in JBP!

ChinaCat, congrats to you as well!! You shouldn't have waited so long to poke your head in!

How is everyone else doing round here?

AFM, hcg went up to 1000. Didn't quite hit the preferred double, but did hit more than the minimum 60% increase in 72 hours. We're very very cautiously optimistic. Dr said we'll stop the beta tests and I'll come see her a week from Monday. She said everyone is different and while that little drop did happen, things have been steadily going up the minimum 60% since then. We're crossing our fingers and holding our breath.

As far as symptoms, the only one that stands out is headaches, constant thirst and peeing. I don't feel pregnant like I did the first week, but I might have felt extra pregnant b/c it may have been twins initially, and the drop in hcg + spotting could have been a loss of a twin (vanishing twin syndrome...)

We really have no idea. Just praying and hoping...thanks everyone for your continued support!

ETA - totally unrelated but since this is a diamond forum....hubs got me a diamonds by the yard bracelet from whiteflash for our anni/my birthday and it is STUNNING! LOVE IT!

ETA 2.0 - so I guess I'm still jbp...tiniest squee ever for fear of jinxing it...

 

[stephbolt]

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A tiny yay to you Meg! I'll be thinking good thoughts for you.

 

[Missy0483]

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Meg been thinking of you. Glad to hear a little good news! I hope this turns out well for you! Keep trying to stay positive. And yay to the new bracelet!

6w3d for me...just chugging along. We have a birthday party for my cousin's daughter to go to later today. I so desperately want to tell my family, but my parents don't know yet so my secret remains quiet for now

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[choro72]

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A cautious yay from me Meg. Sending positive thoughts!

 

[MuffDog]

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Yay Meg!

Missy - when are you planning on telling your parents?

Choro - thinking of you - hope everything stays on this good path! I'm with you on the constant peeing. I've never peed so much in my life.

And because I promised, here it is:



At least this one worked!

How many tests do you guys take - I want to keep taking them every time I pee (which as discussed, is a LOT!).

 

[mayerling]

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Congrats MuffDog!

I'm a bit confused as to how it calculates how far along you are. Does it count from the day of the last period - which I've been told is the way people usually determine how far along a pregnancy is - or from the day of conception?

 

[MuffDog]

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I think it is based on my hormone levels. Not sure how accurate that part is!

I just saw a friend of mine who has been trying for a year. I will be her fifth "first cycle" friend. I don't know how I will tell her. Ugh.

 

[MuffDog]

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PS - does anyone have any insight as to whether I can still ride horses when I'm preggo? I'm supposed to go tomorrow and now I'm worried...

 

[megumic]

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I think it measures the level of hcg. I know my blood test results came with a range for how much hcg you would expect for each week of pregnancy.

MuffDog, I'd say this early horseback riding is totally fine. I'd think it might get risky when you're bigger and might be more uncomfortable for you and potentially hazardous to the bean if you're ejected and land belly down.

 

[jas]

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So much to catch up on. Hello mamas!

Missy -- hope your appointment tomorrow is everything you hope it to be! And I totally get the asleep-by-9:30-thing. Growing a human is hard work!

Bobbin -- Congrats on the US. Those are the best kinds of days.

Choro! Welcome!

S&I so close to graduating to the "official" preggo thread...and AWESOME NT results! Rock on!
I have no idea what caused the spotting. I'd like to blame bad mojo. That's my scientific explanation and I'm sticking to it.

Hi MuffDog! Welcome and congrats! No idea about horseback riding. Sorry.

China! You secret-keeper, you. We can be cranky together. Not here of course.

Dear Meg, what a tough time...but a squee from me, too!

AFM, I've put on about 5-6 pounds already. I did with my first pregnancy, too, but, you know, that was twins. I have no excuse. Unless an excuse is eating like a horse. Heh. My NT ultrasound is this Thursday. Already did the blood test. The doctor will discuss the results with me a week later, but I know the u/s tech and she'll say something if she sees a problem. I'm nervous. I'm 38. I'll be 39 when Beany arrives. I have no reason to worry other than being old. Trying to stay positive and focus on the fact that I get to see the baby again.
I'm still pretty darned tired but not queasy anymore. Going pumpkin picking on Tuesday. Very excited to see somethings that are rounder than I am.

 

[stephbolt]

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Hello lovely ladies! Happy Monday!

Bobbin, look at your little baby! Glad things look good and hope the bloodwork agrees with it.

Welcome Choro!

S&I, glad all your numbers look so good! Congratulations on getting ready to jump to the big girl thread!

Oh, Missy, I feel you on the falling asleep early. I've been heading upstairs and getting ready for bed around nine! DH tried to go to bed early with me a night or two in a row, but now he's taking advantage of the time to play video games. I guess he should enjoy it while he can...

Welcome Muffdog! I've taken...maybe 8 or 9 tests in the last week? Four of them were on the first day though. I have a whole pile of internet cheapies so that's how I justify it to myself. DH told me I should save them for the next kid and I told him not to get ahead of himself! I think if you typically ride horses it should be pretty safe to continue until you are big enough that you might have balance issues, but you have to do what you are comfortable with.

Welcome China! Ugh, I am getting a little queasy thinking about watching all the spitting - I had a similar experience with an episode of Survivor last week!

Meg, still thinking about you, hope the next week passes quickly and you have a good US next Monday.

jas, I'm giggling at your joy over seeing something rounder than you. Hope everything goes well with your NT scan!

AFM, I was able to get my parents to be the first ones to show up to the party since my mom was bringing some food. I told them "Happy Anniversary, I got you a present, but it won't be here until June." She didn't really react, so I said, "In nine months." She definitely got it then and started crying. She is so excited. My dad is quieter about it, but he's not the type to show a lot of excitement so hard to say how he feels about it. We told MIL yesterday morning, since she spent the night after the party. She's thrilled too, and made us promise not to use any "weird names." We finished out telling people by calling my sister and telling her and her husband. Hopefully all of them can keep the secret until we are ready to start telling more people!

I'm glad I told my mom but she is already being a little ridiculous. At the party I was eating a cookie, and she said something along the lines of, better only have one, you don't want to gain a ton of weight like so-and-so did. Wow, way to give me a weight gain complex already! My dad's extended family has a tradition to play a street hockey game at our early Thanksgiving celebration which is in four weeks, so she also told me I shouldn't play, and maybe we can pretend I have a sprained ankle. I'm thinking there is a discussion in our very near future about how I am perfectly capable of deciding how to take care of myself during pregnancy, and if I want to ask her something I will, otherwise, keep your mouth shut!

 

[choro72]

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Muffdog, I didn't know Pstick could do that! Did you end up horseback riding? How fun!! I think it's fine as long as you don't fall, and as long as it's in the early stages.

jas, good luck on your NT result! Our friend had her first birth, twins, at 38. I'm sure your baby is fine! mmm, pumpkin.

stephbolt, 8 tests!? I guess I would too if I had so many! So funny about your mom. That's how my MIL is going to react too. Do you think your MIL will have boundary issues too?

AFM, am I pregnant!? I don't feel anything! The only symptom I have is sensitive nipples, and it's not that much. I feel great jogging and my appetite hasn't changed.
I freak out about every little thing. We cleaned our kitchen water heater, and the hot water still tasted like chemical. I immediately washed it, but now I'm worried I deformed the little seed. I also ate some chocolate truffles before I remember that I had put rum in them. I lay on my stomach yesterday and freaked out I squashed the baby. *sigh* must calm down.

We haven't told my parents yet. I haven't found my mom on Skype recently. My grandmother just passed away, so I think they are exhausted from the emergency trip. We're wondering if we should tell DH's parents or wait. IL live close, and I just know that MIL is going to do a lot of "research". She'll shove me 20 lbs of plums or whatever, and tell me not to eat warm soup. Other than our parents, we're definitely not telling anyone until Christmas. Well, my mom has the worst track record for keeping secrets, so perhaps we won't even tell her. Have a great week everyone!

 

[ChinaCat]

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Thanks everyone.

Jas- I'm a geriatric preggo too. I'm scared too. Have plenty of friends that have had babies at 38 or older, so chances are we're fine. Will be holding my breath and crossing everything for you though.

Choro- How far are you? I never felt a thing until 6 weeks. Also, you don't really share bloodstream with the little one till about 6 weeks, so don't worry about that teeny tiniest bit of alcohol! Have you signed up for babycenter? They will send you an email every week to tell you what's going on, how big your little tiny bean is, what's safe, etc. But you can totally lie on your stomach right now!

Stephbolt- Oh man, I saw a clip of that Survivor I think (does it involve a pig?) G-R-O-S-S. Seriously had to leave the room.

Meg- Yay! Let's just be optimistic now. I was really hoping this was going to stick for you. Glad all seems to be going ok so far.

 

[Missy0483]

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Hi everyone!

My first appointment went well, but I was a little disappointed, see below! She went by my LMP and said I should be about 10 weeks now, but I know I'm not. I told her about my long cycle. She did an internal after my pap and said 7, 8 weeks at the most by feeling my uterus size (I calculated 6 weeks 5 days, so pretty close). DH went but he sat in the waiting room. I told him I'd have them get him if we needed him. She listened for the heartbeat with the doppler, but I knew it was too early to hear anything so I wasn't worried.

Now for why I was slightly disappointed. I didn't realize that I would not be getting an ultrasound at this appointment. That's why I called to ask questions to see if DH should be there today or not. I thought they had the ultrasound machines right in the room, but it's actually in a seperate building and you have to schedule an appointment or I can go to the hospital, which is what I'm doing, but I need an appointment there as well! So DH came with me for no reason really except for support and to drive me today! I thought they at least want to know his family medical history, but she said they only needed mine and our pediatrician would need his medical history only after the baby is born. My transvaginal ultrasound is this Wednesday, but DH probably can't go because he took today off without pay [] We really need the money right now, so we'll see. I think we might try to tell my parents tonight or tomorrow so my mom can go with me. I think she'd like that! I'd rather tell them in person, but they live 30 mins away and my parents are so tired after work I'd hate to drive down there when they just want to rest! Maybe we can just call them.

So after my ultrasound my next appointment is in 4 weeks on November 14th and it's just a checkup to make sure everything is going okay. She said "you can keep your clothes on for this one"

 

[MuffDog]

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Missy - I'm sorry about your appointment. That stinks that your DH was there and you were probably all excited thinking you were getting an ultrasound. They should have been more communicative with you when you booked the appt!

Choro - I didn't end up horseback riding. I went up and groomed her etc but didn't ride. I just don't think it is worth the risk. As much as I love it. Ah well. Just the beginning of the sacrifices mothers make, right?

Steph - I'm glad I'm not the only one who took a lot of tests. I'm already planning on stopping by the dollar store on the way home again. I've got a sickness. A POAS addiction. I wonder if there is a group for that.

Hi, I'm MuffDog, and I'm addicted to peeing on a stick. If you see a cup in my bathroom, don't drink from it. I probably peed in it.

AFM, my doctors appt was moved up to tomorrow morning. I don't know what will happen at it - I imagine just a blood test and maybe get a referral to a OB near where I live.

Still feels like it isn't real...

 

[Missy0483]

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Missy - I'm sorry about your appointment. That stinks that your DH was there and you were probably all excited thinking you were getting an ultrasound. They should have been more communicative with you when you booked the appt!

Hi, I'm MuffDog, and I'm addicted to peeing on a stick. If you see a cup in my bathroom, don't drink from it. I probably peed in it.

AFM, my doctors appt was moved up to tomorrow morning. I don't know what will happen at it - I imagine just a blood test and maybe get a referral to a OB near where I live.

Still feels like it isn't real...

Yes, I was excited, but at least I know I really am pregnant since she felt my uterus size haha. Like you, I wasn't thinking it was real. I just wish I would have asked ahead of time. I got all of the information I needed on the phone and just assumed the ultrasound would be the same day. I hate when that happens!

As for the cup in the bathroom and not drinking from it...hahaha that's hilarious!!

Do you have to go to your reg doctor first? I only requested blood work from them to check my HCG level, but never actually had an appointment. My first real appointment was today with the OB. We talked about family medical history, did a pap, internal exam, listened for the heartbeat, talked about do's and don'ts, and upcoming appointments and ultrasounds. I had to pee in a cup twice today on demand and I totally wasn't ready. I didn't drink enough this morning and it was hard to just go because they needed me to!! They took like 5 vials of blood I believe. Good luck tomorrow!

 

[MuffDog]

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Ya - I wasn't sure what to do when I found out so I called my doctor and they just said to come in. I guess I could have just asked for a blood work thingy but, well, whatever. I'll go see her and at least I can talk to someone about this! All this secret stuff sucks!

 

[S&I]

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Missy, I was also extremely tired and going to bed at least 1-2 hours earlier than normal - guess it's just hard work growing a human! Sorry your first appointment was a letdown in terms of the ultrasound. The practice I go to has more sophisticated ultrasound equipment on a different floor, and there's only 1 OB that specializes in ultrasounds, so I have to make separate appointments with him for the "important" ultrasounds. My regular OB has some older machines that aren't as high-tech, that she used vaginally on me at my first appointment (7w+6d) with her, only because she had to see the heartbeat per their policy. I think my OB said the same thing to me about being able to keep my clothes on for future appointments too!

Welcome and congrats again, China! Sounds like you're right on track with the nausea at 6 weeks. Hopefully it doesn't get any worse. Have you scheduled your NT scan yet?

Meg, continued dust to you that your appointment next Monday will go smoothly and you'll have more concrete answers! And congrats on your new DBTY bracelet!

jas, love your scientific explanation! Good luck on your NT scan this Thursday!

steph, yay for being able to tell your parents before the party got started! Now that I think about it, I started getting lots of "advice" from people once they knew about our pregnancy. I just nod and smile. It does sound like you might have to gently tell your mom that she might need to cut back on her opinions about what you should and shouldn't do.

choro, I know how you feel about freaking out about every little thing, but try not to. This early on, you're not even sharing a blood supply with the LO yet, so your rum-infused truffles did no harm. And don't worry about not having many symptoms this early on. I didn't have much in addition to sore boobs until closer to 8 weeks, and now I'm wishing for that magical 2nd trimester bliss to get here!

Welcome and congrats, MuffDog! Hope your appointment tomorrow goes well, and you can get your referral to an OB.

AFM, 13w+3d today. I had some pains on my right side last night while laying down, but I don't know why. I'm still feeling nauseous all the time, and it gets worse at night. Ugh, where is my 2nd trimester bliss?