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Monday Updates 5/7

Julie & Boy Bug 18w2d w/g: Still down 4 lbs s/c: My hips hurt if I sit at my desk for too long, I...

Julie (28) DH (35).
^i^ May 2010
PAL grad Kawika born 4/25/11
EDD 10/7/12

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Reply: Updates-5/14

Hi everyone! Hi Becky!! Julie & Boy Bug 19w4d (as of Weds) w/g: Still down 2 lbs s/c: Lots of BHC,...

Julie (28) DH (35).
^i^ May 2010
PAL grad Kawika born 4/25/11
EDD 10/7/12

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Reply: Arixtra?

Hi,[br>I was curious to know what the outcome was after taking arixtra during your pregnancy? Did you have any...

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Reply: My Last Week!!!!!

hope it went well!

Heather(24),DH Lee(25). PCOS w Hemmoragic cysts. BFP:1/23/11 M/C 2/10/11. Carson Lee born 3/31/12. Love this little man with all my heart

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Reply: results

I'm sorry, but I don't even know what that is. Have you called and asked an OB if it's safe?

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Reply: Happy mothers day!

Happy Mother's Day to you Mandy!!

Pam 38, DH 39 ~ MC 1 7/7/09 ~ MC 2 12/20/09 ~ BFP 7/24/10 DD born 3/24/11 ~ Surprise BFP 3/29/12 EED 12/2/12

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The List, 5/10

This is our List as of May 10, 2012!!! http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/p/pallist PLEASE don't forget...

Julie (28) DH (35).
^i^ May 2010
PAL grad Kawika born 4/25/11
EDD 10/7/12

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Reply: D/A Update

Exciting update!! Keep us posted!!! And hang in there too!

Pam 38, DH 39 ~ MC 1 7/7/09 ~ MC 2 12/20/09 ~ BFP 7/24/10 DD born 3/24/11 ~ Surprise BFP 3/29/12 EED 12/2/12

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Reply: The List, 5/3!!

Just found out today that we are on the PINK team!!!

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Reply: Thanks for all the support - My Short Birth Story

I know what you mean on being a busy lady. Yep I posted a birth story. Lil man was born 3/31. 17 days...

Heather(24),DH Lee(25). PCOS w Hemmoragic cysts. BFP:1/23/11 M/C 2/10/11. Carson Lee born 3/31/12. Love this little man with all my heart

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Reply: Diet Tips?

Oh goodness during my all day morning sickness I only ate things that stayed down. I just depended on my my...

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Reply: Mobile Sonogram

Lurking from TTCAL...... I'm so,so happy for you! I'm so glad you were able to see and hear the...

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Reply: The List, 4/26!! Welcome Kailah and Melissa!

Hey all. Just an update on myself. I get to meet my new OB here in Arizona on Tuesday. This week I had an...

Nicole(28)Mike(30) 7yr old DD
Diagnosed MFIF June 2011 after 27 months no BC(12 months active trying)
BFP: 8/2011 M/C @ 6 weeks 9/2011
BFP: 10/2011 EDD 06/25/2012

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Reply: U/s update

That's awesome! We're in the same boat here too....dd born on 3/24/11 and I'm due on 11/30. We're really...

Pam 38, DH 39 ~ MC 1 7/7/09 ~ MC 2 12/20/09 ~ BFP 7/24/10 DD born 3/24/11 ~ Surprise BFP 3/29/12 EED 12/2/12

Posted by cheyenne828

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Reply: Urgent Care Trip

Oh no! I hope you are feeling better!

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Reply: Monday Update 4/30

Pam and Baby N #2 9w5d (as of Tuesday) w/g: Up about two s/c: Some nausea and my hoo haas are feeling a...

Pam 38, DH 39 ~ MC 1 7/7/09 ~ MC 2 12/20/09 ~ BFP 7/24/10 DD born 3/24/11 ~ Surprise BFP 3/29/12 EED 12/2/12

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Reply: Lost after miscarriage tested positive again

I would contact your doctor and have them do 2 hcg quant tests. Since you said one of the tests prior...

Heather(24),DH Lee(25). PCOS w Hemmoragic cysts. BFP:1/23/11 M/C 2/10/11. Carson Lee born 3/31/12. Love this little man with all my heart

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Reply: HCG levels rising but not doubling?

Lurking from TTCAL.. First I wanted to say I am so sorry that you have been through so much..all those...

Posted by vybe77

Lurking from TTCAL..
First I wanted to say I am so sorry that you have been through so much..all those pregnancies and all those losses ((hugs))
I am also sorry that you are going through this difficult time again..I will share my story with you..
I had a m/c last summer (Aug.) where my HCG was at 215 at 6 weeks along..they said I was m/c and I started to spot the same day and I lost the pregnancy 5 days later..
Got a BFP in Feb. again..started to spot 2 weeks later..got seen by my OB..cervix was high and closed..no signs of bleeding (except that I was still spotting a little)..they took blood work and the results were 500..they said for a 6 1/2 week pregnancy that was low..they said m/c again..a week went by (spotting everyday) went to the ER to have a D&C (I was tired of waiting for things to move along naturally) so they took blood again and HCG was 1500 but this was a week later don't forget..they did u/s..we saw a gest. sac which measured according to LMP but no fetal pole or yolk sac..they said come back in a week..I did and the HCG had risen to 1700 (which then I knew was inadequate)..they did u/s again and this time there was a fetal pole but still no yolk sac..they didn't want to do a D&C before checking again a week later..four days later I m/c the pregnancy..
From talking with repeated nurses and OB's I've learned that at 6 weeks your HCG should be at 1500 at least..but that does not mean that your pregnancy couldn't end up being successful..some Dr.s even told me that sometimes they will say m/c according to the facts and then it turns around positively..
Here is the link to two charts that I was told to consult when I was asking the ladies here for help as you are:
http://www.babymed.com/hcg-level-in-early-pregnancy

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html
Remember that these are general guidelines..
GL, I hope all turns out well..
KUPView Thread

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Reply: I'm dying!!

Awww, lame! Our entire house caught the same cold over a week ago, and I'm the only one still battling it....

Julie (28) DH (35).
^i^ May 2010
PAL grad Kawika born 4/25/11
EDD 10/7/12

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Reply: Attention Newbies and List Updates!!

Sign me up! lol MelBrody Melissa 6 weeks 3 days Decemebr 15thish Team Green! (hoping for a boy) Thanks!

Posted by MelBrody

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Reply: D/A Update... exciting and inconclusive!

Congrats on a great appt! Hopefully you'll be able to confirm the sex at the next appt, but very exciting to...

IVF 1 Nov-10, m/c at 6wks, IVF2 BFP 11-11-11! EDD 7-26-12!!

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Reply: Monday Update (4/23)

Aw he is so cute! That is too funny! My stepmom kept telling my dad names she thought would be cute for the...

IVF 1 Nov-10, m/c at 6wks, IVF2 BFP 11-11-11! EDD 7-26-12!!

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Reply: I gave in...

Lol, more power to you! I am also 6 weeks and my stomach is so bloated all the time I look more like 3 months!

Posted by MelBrody

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Reply: D/a Update (maybe triggers?)

I don't think I answered your question on the other board, so I will here... I didn't really like my doctor...

Julie (28) DH (35).
^i^ May 2010
PAL grad Kawika born 4/25/11
EDD 10/7/12

Posted by jedmonds12

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Reply: The list... is coming

I am so sorry you are sick. I agree with the others, don't worry about the list. We all know where we...

Mandy 27, DH 32, Angel Baby @ 13weeks April 2010, my beautiful Gweneth Grace entered the world April 4, 2011. Current EDD Late August 2012. Green team!

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Reply: miscarriage

I am so sorry that you have had to go through this and that your Dr. is giving you the famous "have to have 3"...

Posted by vybe77

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Reply: Overwhemingly Frustrated.

I am so sorry you are on bed rest! I was on bed res with Gwen from around 28 weeks until I was induced at...

Mandy 27, DH 32, Angel Baby @ 13weeks April 2010, my beautiful Gweneth Grace entered the world April 4, 2011. Current EDD Late August 2012. Green team!

Posted by Mandy_Smiles

I am so sorry you are on bed rest! I was on bed res with Gwen from around 28 weeks until I was induced at 42 weeks. It was HORRIBLE! We live in a different state from all of our family (DH came to WI following a job before we met) so I had no visitors, next to no phone calls, and my DH seemed stressed because he had to work all day and then come home and do all of the household chores because I wasn't allowed to get up other than to go to the bathroom, shower, and get myself lunch. You are right, it is very isolating and so depressing. I crocheted a lot a blankets and made Gwen a pillow by hand stitching all of the animals on it (intricate project that took forever, what else did I have to do?). I also started scrap booking and watching soap operas that I didn't watch previous to the bed rest. It was such a dark time for me as well. I had an "irritable uterus" and was having about 10 contractions an hour everyday, effacing, and at around 32 weeks I started dilating. There were other things that were going on with me, but the fact that I had effaced soooo thin with the contractions had then very worried. It terrified me when she would check me and say that she could feel the baby's head. So, I did my best to stay horizontal as instructed, but it was very hard on me emotionally.

I ended up losing my job due to the bed rest. They had to lay me off because there were only 2 of us running the office so they really did have to replace me otherwise the whole place would have shut down. Unfortunately since the company was so small, FMLA did not protect me, so after I had Gwen I had no job to go back to. I have been been a SAHM ever since because I can't get a job now. $$ is super tight. When I lost my job that was a whole new low for me. I felt like everything that made me "me" was fading away.

Due to the extreme bed rest I ended up gaining almost 80lbs. I was in my 120's when I became pregnant and I exceeded 200 when I had Gwen. It was so hard on my body to gain the weight so quickly. It was so depressing to not be able to even walk around my house, let alone exercise.

I am soooooooooo extremely sorry that you are going through this too! You said that you do laundry, so hopefully you are not on as strict of bed rest as I was. I can tell you that now that Gwen is here, looking back, it seems like my pregnancy with her flew by. At the time I was pregnant, it seemed like it was taking forever. I hope you can find some new hobbies that you can become interested in. Do you know how to crochet? You could make blankets or scarves for your loved ones for Christmas? Just a thought. I think I made 5 very large king sized croched blankets, and about 20 scarves! LOL! Everyone loved the hand made gifts.

Sending tons of (((HUGS))).

Do not feel bad about venting about this. This board was literally one of the only things that kept my sanity. I felt like I LIVED on this board with my pregnancy with Gwen, I desperately needed the support. (((HUGS)))!View Thread

Mandy 27, DH 32, Angel Baby @ 13weeks April 2010, my beautiful Gweneth Grace entered the world April 4, 2011. Current EDD Late August 2012. Green team!

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Reply: hi guys...

Hi Shana!! I was just wondering about you last week! I second Mandy's shipment of *~*~BABY DUST~*~*

Julie (28) DH (35).
^i^ May 2010
PAL grad Kawika born 4/25/11
EDD 10/7/12

Posted by jedmonds12

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Reply: I'm Back! re-into

waves* Hi Kailah!! So sorry about your recent loss, but congrats on the BFP! We are in the same boat. I...

Mary (30), DBF, Josh (28). PAL DS, Jack (2/2/2007), 4 angel babies. Expecting our miracle: 7/12/12 - Yellow Team!

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Reply: Might be awhile......

Best of luck with the move, can't wait to hear about the new place and how the nursery is progressing! Have...

K (34), DH (35), TTC 1 Since Oct 08, M/C Jun09 (10wks), Chemical May11. IVF1: BFP Oct 17th EDD 28June2012 Blue team :D

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