Due Sept/Oct/Nov 2017 (2)

[XXforhubby]

Awesome! FX for a nice healthy bean with a strong heartbeat !!



8/2010, 6/2013, & 11/2015
EDD 9/30/2017 for pink

[ahorn586]

Hey ladies! I hope everyone is doing well especially those dealing with morning sickness. I have a couple of questions (I apologize in advance for the long post) I've had the same OB for 8 years but I have been looking for another doctor because after I did some research I learned that he should have offered me a trial of labor with the DS2 but he refused to even attempt a vbac and me being younger I didn't think to find another doctor. So I found a doctor that is willing to entertain the idea of a Vba2c. So when I found out I was pregnant with this baby (currently 4 weeks and 6 days) I went to the new doctor to have blood work done because of I had a mc before DS2. He said he wasn't going to do any blood work and then I explained that I had to take prometrium with both pregnancies to sustain them so he agreed to do the blood work but that whole night I couldn't sleep because I felt as though he didn't have the same sense of urgency that I did. So I called my first OB and scheduled blood work they got me right in and took my blood work. As I was leaving the doctor's office the new doctor called (it was actually him on the phone and not his nurse) and said that my levels were 492 for hcg and 22 for progesterone. That same day my old doctor's office called (the nurse) and said that my levels were 816 for hcg and 29.2 for progesterone. They both wanted me to come back on Monday for a follow-up. My old doctor called later on that afternoon and said that my hcg level was 4651 and my progesterone was around the same at 29.33 (which she said is awesome). The new doctor just called and said that my hcg level was 34something (I can't remember the exact number) and my progesterone was 17...WTH...why did it dropped and why wasn't he concerned? I don't want to have another mc. Now my question is which result do I go with? It's not like I can tell the new doctor that I've been going to my old doctor as well and their results are way different. (I had the blood work done within 2 hours of each other). Plus, I have to choose a doctor because my insurance is not going to pay for two doctors. So I have to decided rather quickly. I would like to mention that the new doctor understood that I was concerned and said that I can come in next week for an ultrasound so they can hear a heartbeat even though he normally doesn't do them until 8 weeks gestation. Any thoughts? I'm so conflicted.

[Shannshaff]

XX and BB - I am so excited for you guys. Not lang now and you will find out! BB - such a cute baby and I to am leaning girl!

Nann - Hi and welcome! So happy to see another Team Green person here!!! If all goes well with this pregnancy, we will be team green too. But I know I will be searching for a nub on my 12w scan.

ahorn - I am not sure what to tell you other than go with your gut. I will say that I have read that progesterone can change throughout the day, so that may be the cause. Also, different labs can have different reading for levels, so it is gets to compare numbers from the same lab.

afm - still so sick. I actually am having a hart time brushing my teeth (gross, I know) because it is a never ending cycle. Brush teeth, puke and repeat. Poor DH was so worried about me last night as I just could not stop dry heaving in the sink and he was trying to get out of my way to the toilet if I needed it (which he was sitting on waiting for me). I am having a hard time eating breakfast at all and then when I do I am super nauseous. Then if I eat a larger lunch, I am bloated, sick and not hungry at all the rest of the day. Vicious cycle. I need to try to eat smaller meals, but I get so hungry, I can't stop till I am miserable. And the flavor of what I ate will NOT go away. This sucks. Sorry to vent.

I would feel better if I did not have this feeling in the back of my mind that all is not well. I don't have my appointment with my Dr till 9w (currently 7w1d). I figure she will try to find the HB with the doppler. If one is not found, I will demand another u/s that day! I am tired of the waiting. I have not told the kids, work, or anyone other than a really close friend about the pregnancy. I want to tell my boss because he is super supportive and a good friend, but I just can't yet.

Also, has anyone encountered food aversions that are sudden? I baked bread the other night because it sounded good. Ate 3 bites and that was all I could eat without puking. And now I look at it and can't even smell it without gagging. I did this last night with an apple pie. Same thing. I have a strong desire to bake something and then can't eat it. So very strange.

[Shannshaff]

Also, any ideas to help the ms. I am so sick today. I have tried pickles, sour stuff, peppermint candies, cinnamon candies, small meals (large meals do make it worse), not eating, crackers, ginger ale. Nothing is helping. And it is not all nausea. I have this overall yuck feeling. I just can't shake it. My poor DH keeps asking what he can do to help and I just tell him I don't know because I can't even pin point what is the matter.

Anyone else feel that way?

[cosmosis]

Also, has anyone encountered food aversions that are sudden? I baked bread the other night because it sounded good. Ate 3 bites and that was all I could eat without puking. And now I look at it and can't even smell it without gagging. I did this last night with an apple pie. Same thing. I have a strong desire to bake something and then can't eat it. So very strange.

Here here!! The other day I spent hours in the kitchen making sushi (cooked) and by the time I sat down I had a couple of bites and I wanted to hurl. I had been craving sushi since right after BFP lol. The only thing I can really eat for sure is fruit. Everything else is hit or miss. Very frustrating. I just downed 2 bowls of lentil soup and feel icky.

I'm also team green. I may go get a nub shot, but still debating that.

afm, I finally scheduled a midwife appointment I'm not really excited though, all this feeling ill has me not excited about much. I'm counting the weeks until my 3rd tri.

[Nann3r]

Shannshaff I will totally be looking at skulls and nubs at my next ultrasound! Though I have to wait till 20 weeks for my next US!
and as far as ms, are you on unisom??? It is like a godsend for me. Not only does it help me sleep, but I guess the compound in it counters the preggo hormones throughout the next day. If I miss a night, I feel HORRIBLE the next day! But when I start again the next night, immediately I feel so much better the next day!

Ahorn - I agree with shann, go with your gut. And I have read it fluctuates throughout the day, which is why they make you wait at least 24 hours to test again, to ensure its at least doubled. So I wouldn't worry about your numbers! They sound great actually! WAYYY higher than mine at 4-5 weeks! I was only at 44 at 4+6! And then 137 at 5+2! I would worry about which OB you prefer.



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[kc15880]

I am having an early scan tomorrow (7weeks+5) & I am 100% that it will be another missed miscarriage. I still have no symptoms & the only symptom that I had (sore nipples) has dissappeared. Im just not sure what I will do next. 1 M/C was bad enough. Not sure that I can face 2 in 3 months. I dont know that I can bring myself to do the LE diet again but then I will always be wondering what if.....

[Wantanother2017]

Oh KC, I'm sorry you're going through this.
Let us know what happens.
I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.


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[Jconger]

Here here!! The other day I spent hours in the kitchen making sushi (cooked) and by the time I sat down I had a couple of bites and I wanted to hurl. I had been craving sushi since right after BFP lol. The only thing I can really eat for sure is fruit. Everything else is hit or miss. Very frustrating. I just downed 2 bowls of lentil soup and feel icky.

I'm also team green. I may go get a nub shot, but still debating that.

afm, I finally scheduled a midwife appointment I'm not really excited though, all this feeling ill has me not excited about much. I'm counting the weeks until my 3rd tri.

Why are you counting down to third trimester?? Do you usually feel sick through second tri too? I am definitely counting down the days until 2nd tri and hopefully feeling better. I just recently started having this almost gagging sensation. Like not nauseas but like something coming up in my throat (I don't think it's my acid reflux) it's just a weird sensation that happens like all of a sudden. Thankfully I'm not gagging but just curious if anyone else has experienced this.

[lucyandboys]

Hello everybody, sorry I haven't posted for AGES (wow, you're 12 pages in on a second thread). I have been through a very difficult time with my narcissistic mother sending abusive emails/texts etc - so haven't slept due to butterflies in tummy/brain working overtime (I'm a typical boy mum worrier) plus the nausea which is constant.

If this isn't a girl, I'll be pretty annoyed as it is my worst pregnancy by a million miles. I wish I was on the girl diet now as so easy not to eat any healthy or nutritious foods! All I want is to sip lemonade, eat chewy sweets (haven't craved them for years), chips and the occasional rice and steamed green veg. The rest of the time I can't stomach anything. My husband is getting really fed up as he wants to eat things with tomato sauce or spicy or at least some meat! I didn't really have any cravings during my 3 boy pregnancies and nausea only lasted a couple of weeks. I hope the baby will be OK because I don't feel s/he's getting much in the way of nutrients...

XX, for ds3 my sonographer definitely could tell he was a boy at the 12 week scan (I think I was 11wks 4 days). I said I was hoping for a girl and she said 'well, we can't always get what we want'. I knew then it must be another boy!

I sleep on my tummy. I can't sleep any other way and have to teach myself during the later stages of pregnancy to sleep on my side due to large bump/tender boobs. I struggle. I can't wait each time, to not be pregnant, just so I can sleep on my tummy again! This is probably the reason why two out of my three boys had anterior placentas and were back to back. I really hope this isn't the same.

I am not bothering with scan until 12 weeks (3 weeks away), as if I have a dating scan too, I have to pay for the 12 week one (cheapskate)!!!

Good luck all, sending anti-nausea, girly vibes your way!