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Hi Ladies,
Here are the updates for the week of 5/7/2012. If anything needs to be corrected, please let me know!
If you'd like to be added to next week's list, just respond to the post and I'll get you on here next week! Please respond with your due dateand how far along you are and if you know if you're on the blue or pink team or if you want a surprise! ***Yellow means you want a surprise and green means you are going to find out.***
Additions and Updates:
********Welcome robynbyrd — Robyn to the 3rd trimester!!! ******
********Welcome Livelaughmore to the 1st trimester!!!!**********
If you have any upcoming appt.'s you'd like added to the important dates section, I can add them.
***IMPORTANT DATES! (OB and Peri appts, U/S's etc)***
Rooni134- weekly appointments
BridgetBurke — Bridget —5/9 Anatomy Scan
Beckyatmoms — 5/8 — Growth scan
Gjbsgirl5705 — Surgery for cyst removal 5/8
codysu — Cody- 5/10- growth scan and GD test
nordygirl33 — Nicole- C-section booked for 5/25
***LABOR WATCH!! (37 weeks and/or Special Cases)***
ninjarbaby - Jane - 40w4d - EDD 5/4/12 - Blue Team
Manda0814 - Manda - 38w4d - EDD 5/17/12 - Twins Green Team
***THIRD TRIMESTER (27w until Labor Watch)***
nordygirl33 - Nicole - 35w5d - EDD 6/8/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
canwedothis - Amanda - 33w6d - EDD 6/21/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
rooni134 - Rooni - 33w3d - EDD 6/22/12 - Pink Team
nicram8683 - Nicole - 33w - EDD 6/25/12 - Blue Team
melikib - Mindi - 31w4d - EDD 7/5/12 - Blue Team
leji1 - Ellie — 30w6d - EDD 7/10/12 - Twins Pink Team
FrenchBulldogMom - Mary - 29w5d - EDD 7/18/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
BabyParks - Courtney - 28w - EDD 7/24/12 - BLUE Team
codysu - Cody - 28w4d - EDD 7/26/12 - PINK Team
robynbyrd - Robyn - 27w1d - EDD 8/5/12 - Blue Team
***SECOND TRIMESTER (13w2d to 27w)***
beckyatmoms - 24w4d - EDD 8/24/12 - Twins Pink Team
mosley36 - Danielle - 23w3d - EDD 9/1/12 - BLUE Team
BridgetBurke - Bridget - 20w - EDD 9/25/12 - Green Team
Lopersgrl - 17w3d - EDD 10/6/12 - Green Team
Gjbsgirl5705 (Amy) — 15w2d — EDD 10/27/12 — Green Team
***FIRST TRIMESTER (Conception to 13w2d)***
Lindsycd- Lindsy — 11w3d — EDD 11/25/12 — Green team
Jon3brn- 11w2d- EDD 11/25/12 — Green team
Deliela999 — Erin — 8w5d - EDD 12/10/12 — Green Team
Livelaughmore — 4w5d — EDD 1/9/2013 — Green Team
Tx,
RooniView Thread



Provera is a synthetic form of progesterone. For women who dont ovulate on their own and therefore do not shed their uterine lining, it is used to stimulate what i like to call a "fake period". It builds up the lining and then sheds it. This is done to protect the uterus from damaging because if the lining keeps building up and does not shed, it can cause problems to the uterus. Provera does not stimulate egg growth which means that it does not lead to ovulation but it does not prevent it either.
So what all this means is that, if you were to ovulate on your own, provera wouldnt stop it, but if you dont ovulate on your provera wouldnt do anything to get you to ovulate. I was told that sometimes if you keep taking provera your ovaries might kick back into gear and grow an egg, but the chances of that happening are very very slim. Usually, Provera is accompanied by ovulation drugs such as clomid. Clomid tells your brain to release FSH which in turn tell your ovaries to grow eggs and ovulate them. If clomid is successful, you would get a period on your own and will not have to take provera, but if not, then you would have to take provera again. If you were to take a combination of clomid and provera, your doctors would monitor you closely and you would know if you were pregnant therefore you would know not to take provera. But conceiving on just provera (if you are chronically annovulatory) is not very likely.
If your goal is to get pregnant, your doctor should run tests on your to determine what the underlying cause of you not ovulating is. For example, i didnt ovulate because i have PCOS. were you regular before you went on BC? Sometimes it can take upto 6 months for normal cycles to resume. If i were you, i'd ask your doctor to start running tests as soon as possible so you have an answer.
Good luck, i pray that everything turns out ok for you.
RooniView Thread


Hi ladies,
Here are the updates for the week of 4/30/2012. If anything needs to be corrected, please let me know!
If you'd like to be added to next week's list, just respond to the post and I'll get you on here next week! Please respond with your due dateand how far along you are and if you know if you're on the blue or pink team or if you want a surprise! ***Yellow means you want a surprise and green means you are going to find out.***
*****Congratulations to Jessi10909 — Jessi on the arrival of her baby boy!!!! We are so happy for you! We hope that you and the baby are doing well*****
Additions and Updates:
********Welcome Manda0814 — Manda to Labor Watch!!!*******
********Welcome BabyParks — Courtney to the 3rd Trimester!!!********
********Welcome codysu — Cody to the 3rd Trimester!!!!********
If you have any upcoming appt.'s you'd like added to the important dates section, I can add them.
***IMPORTANT DATES! (OB and Peri appts, U/S's etc)***
Rooni134- weekly appointments
Deliela999 — 5/4 — ultrasound
BridgetBurke — Bridget —5/9 Anatomy Scan
Beckyatmoms — 5/8 — Growth scan
codysu — Cody- 5/10- growth scan and GD test
***LABOR WATCH!! (37 weeks and/or Special Cases)***
ninjarbaby - Jane - 39w4d - EDD 5/4/12 - Blue Team
Manda0814 - Manda - 37w4d - EDD 5/17/12 - Twins Green Team
***THIRD TRIMESTER (27w until Labor Watch)***
nordygirl33 - Nicole - 34w5d - EDD 6/8/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
canwedothis - Amanda - 32w6d - EDD 6/21/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
rooni134 - Rooni - 32w3d - EDD 6/22/12 - Pink Team
nicram8683 - Nicole - 32w - EDD 6/25/12 - Blue Team
melikib - Mindi - 30w4d - EDD 7/5/12 - Blue Team
leji1 - Ellie — 29w6d - EDD 7/10/12 - Twins Pink Team
FrenchBulldogMom - Mary - 28w5d - EDD 7/18/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
BabyParks - Courtney - 27w - EDD 7/24/12 - BLUE Team
codysu - Cody - 27w4d - EDD 7/26/12 - PINK Team
***SECOND TRIMESTER (13w2d to 27w)***
robynbyrd - Robyn - 26w1d - EDD 8/5/12 - Blue Team
beckyatmoms - 23w4d - EDD 8/24/12 - Twins Pink Team
mosley36 - Danielle - 22w3d - EDD 9/1/12 - BLUE Team
BridgetBurke - Bridget - 19w - EDD 9/25/12 - Green Team
Lopersgrl - 16w3d - EDD 10/6/12 - Green Team
Gjbsgirl5705 (Amy) — 14w2d — EDD 10/27/12 — Green Team
***FIRST TRIMESTER (Conception to 13w2d)***
Lindsycd- Lindsy — 10w3d — EDD 11/25/12 — Green team
Jon3brn- 10w2d- EDD 11/25/12 — Green team
Deliela999 — Erin — 7w5d - EDD 12/10/12 — Green Team
tx,
rooniView Thread

i am glad you and the baby are doing well. just goes to show off they can be about the measurements. 3 weeks ago, i remember you telling us that the baby was measuring so big that they werent even going to attempt labor and delivery and he came out at 6lbs.
I am actually having a scan done next week to see how my baby is measuring. at this point, she should atleast 3 lbs, but we'll see what they say.
all my best wishes! congrats again!View Thread

Here are the updates for the week of 4/23/2012. If anything needs to be corrected, please let me know!
If you'd like to be added to next week's list, just respond to the post and I'll get you on here next week! Please respond with your due dateand how far along you are and if you know if you're on the blue or pink team or if you want a surprise! ***Yellow means you want a surprise and green means you are going to find out.***
*****Congratulations to RunJessicaRun — Jessica on the arrival of her twin baby girls!!!! We are so happy for you! We hope that you and the babies are doing well*****
Additions and Updates:
****Welcome FrenchBulldogMom — Mary to the 3rdTrimester!!!!******
****Welcome Gjbsgirl5705 (Amy) to the 2nd Trimester!!!!!*****
If you have any upcoming appt.'s you'd like added to the important dates section, I can add them.
***IMPORTANT DATES! (OB and Peri appts, U/S's etc)***
Rooni134- weekly appointments
BridgetBurke — Bridget —5/9 Anatomy Scan
Lindsycd- Lindsy — 4/23 OB appt
***LABOR WATCH!! (37 weeks and/or Special Cases)***
Jessi10909 - Jessi - 41w - EDD 4/16/12 - Blue Team
ninjarbaby - Jane - 38w4d - EDD 5/4/12 - Blue Team
***THIRD TRIMESTER (27w until Labor Watch)***
Manda0814 - Manda - 36w4d - EDD 5/17/12 - Twins Green Team
nordygirl33 - Nicole - 33w5d - EDD 6/8/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
canwedothis - Amanda - 31w6d - EDD 6/21/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
rooni134 - Rooni - 31w3d - EDD 6/22/12 - Pink Team
nicram8683 - Nicole - 31w - EDD 6/25/12 - Blue Team
melikib - Mindi - 29w4d - EDD 7/5/12 - Blue Team
leji1 - Ellie — 28w6d - EDD 7/10/12 - Twins Pink Team
FrenchBulldogMom - Mary - 27w5d - EDD 7/18/12 - Twins Pink & Blue Team
***SECOND TRIMESTER (13w2d to 27w)***
BabyParks - Courtney - 26w - EDD 7/24/12 - BLUE Team
codysu - Cody - 26w4d - EDD 7/26/12 - PINK Team
robynbyrd - Robyn - 25w1d - EDD 8/5/12 - Blue Team
beckyatmoms - 22w4d - EDD 8/24/12 - Twins Pink Team
mosley36 - Danielle - 21w3d - EDD 9/1/12 - BLUE Team
BridgetBurke - Bridget - 18w - EDD 9/25/12 - Green Team
Lopersgrl - 15w3d - EDD 10/6/12 - Green Team
Gjbsgirl5705 (Amy) — 13w2d — EDD 10/27/12 — Green Team
***FIRST TRIMESTER (Conception to 13w2d)***
Lindsycd- Lindsy — 9w3d — EDD 11/25/12 — Green team
Jon3brn- 9w2d- EDD 11/25/12 — Green team
Deliela999 — Erin — 6w5d - EDD 12/11/12 — Green Team
tx,
rooniView Thread

Just wanted to give you ladies an update. i had my GD class yesterday where i was given a glucose monitor along with instructions of what to eat. Surprisingly it is not the sugars but the carbs they want you to watch. They gave me how many servings of carbs i can have with each meal. So far i am doing pretty well. I figured out that in the mornings i am the most insulin resistant so i have to cut back on carbs in the mornings. Today is the first full day of testing different foods to see how i do. Tomorrow is going to be tough though because i am having my baby shower and im afraid of the cake. can you believe it? this whole thing is got me so stressed that instead of being excited for the shower i am thinking of how much cake i can have and still be within limits...
Kind of sad. Normally i wouldnt even have cake, but my husband's aunt is especially making it for me... The good thing is that the glucose meter doesnt hurt at all. hopefully once i get my diet down it'll be much easier.
Hope all is well with everyone and no one else is diagnosed with this.View Thread

I dont know...i've been really depressed about the diagnosis and i am not sure why. i know that its treatable and i know that as long as i watch my sugars, there is little risk to the baby. i have an appointment tomorrow with a dietitian who will teach me everything and i will check my blood 4 times a day. everything you read online however, just says how dangerous it is. i havent read anywhere that its controllable and that the danger only occurs when the numbers are high all the time. mine werent even that bad. my doctor didnt even take the time to tell me all this or comfort me.
a year ago i didnt think i would ever get pregnant. so i've come a long way. PCOS defined me in so many ways, and i thought that by getting pregnant i finally won. But with this diagnosis i know that it'll always be a part of me. i'll always have a higher risk of so many diseases, plus i can pass it on to my daughter which absolutely sucks because i do not want her to go through what i did. i just want to have a healthy baby. i dont want my child to suffer because my body cant do something its supposed to. i pray that my husband's genes are dominant because i feel like i have nothing to offer her except for this horrible disease.
hopefully i get a good dietitian who can look at my numbers and pinpoint exactly what i need to do. i also hope they give me a couple of weeks to adjust to the new diet instead of jumping the gun and putting me on insulin right away. i tend to over things and in the end it turns out ok. and i hope this is one of those things.
Thank you for asking though
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