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hi ladies.

its been a whirlwind holiday season and i am finally back home and settled into a routine.

cd36 for me, i had a quickie scan at the doc a few days ago in prep for IUI next cycle. she said that my AF should be here within a week... looks like my lining is already shedding. will start femara after AF arrives... so im just counting down the days... im trying to stay positive but we all know how hard that can be.

cocoa! how are you feeling? i am so so so so so happy. i know what a journey its been for you.

longedfor- sorry about AF but hey 2017 is a new year so you never know!!!! fingers crossed for you. stay positive, we are in this together :) youve always got us here to chat & rant to. its been a long long long road for me, hang in there, we are gonna do it together!

storm - how are you girl? any updates?

Hope everyone is well.

I started with the morning sickness a week ago tomorrow which was such a relief at first as it showed me that things were still developing. However, on Saturday I didn't feel any nausea in the morning and starting to spot a bit so I phoned the hospital who wanted to see me yesterday for a scan. The scan went well and we have a healthy wee baby with a strong heartbeat (which was so amazing to see). The doctor then explained that my spotting was completely normal (again) and that symptoms can come and go at different times of the day. I think I'm just so scared that things are going to end. I'm so anxious about it that I'm hardly sleeping and just keep googling everything that can go wrong. I know I need to relax about it as stress is also bad for the baby but I've no idea how to go about it. My sister suggested looking into what preparations I need to do for when the baby is here but I don't want to look at anything like that until at least week 12 (I'm only week 7 just now). Does anyone have any tips?

A xx

I'm so happy for you Coco :)
It is very hard to tell a person that has went through so much for it to just relax! I tried my best but still was a nervous wreck for at least the first 14 weeks (the time I started to feel the baby).

Until now I haven't even dared to start preparing anything but this is the moment I start. We just bought a stroller this weekend but beside that we have nothing prepared yet. One sweater and a stroller. But baby has started kicking me so hard that I guess it's giving me the hint to go hehe. We won't know the gender till birth and I find it so exciting but my family is hating it. Making me happier with my decision so we won't be receiving all presents pink or blue (that gender color thing really bothers me, I'm a person who wouldn't mind dressing my son in pink even hehe or the opposite)

Are you sick? I ve never been as sick in my life as those three first months of this pregnancy.

Prima I hope you managed to relax a bit through the holidays so you come strong and refreshed in for your iui! When do you have plans to start again?

Kungfupanda- omg I've been so sick. It's gotten worse and worse and starts first things in the morning until I go to sleep at night. It's eased up tonight and I managed to eat some dinner (for the first time in 2 weeks) which was so good. The severity of the morning sickness has helped ease my concerns as there must be something going on to make me feel so bad. I get another scan on Monday at 9 weeks so keep your fingers crossed for me.

Did you ever find anything to help the morning sickness? I've tried ginger snaps an sea sickness bangles but nothing has worked.

How far along are you now?

Hi everyone!!!

It's been good settling back into routine. AF arrived 2 days ago... it was a stressful cycle. I was totally trying to relax and not overthink but AF didnt show for 49 days.................... i was sure i wasnt pregnant but i started getting frustrated and stressed out because i really wantd it to come so that i could start a new cycle and do IUI.

so cd2 today, waiting for cd10 for a scan and then most likely IUI on cd14.

kungfu!!!!!!! babys kicking? OMGGGGGGG i miss those days. I STILL REMEMBER thinking it was bad gas, but then realizing it was a fart. im so jealous. enjoy it and savour it!!!!!!!!!

cocoa - omg you are 7 weeks already??? i had terrible nausea with DS. from maybe week 8 to week 14. nothing helped unfortunately. i remember feeling permanently hungover.. then suddenly one day, i just felt totally fine again. hang in there girl...

storm and longedfor.. any updates?

ok i guess i will be back full swing into TTC mode....

i am 2 dpo and going crazy waiting for next week :(

Prima- that's so exciting your starting again. How are you feeling about it?

Cgrizz55- good luck with your 2ww. I always tried but never managed to keep myself sane or calm during it. Good luck though!

Afm- I had my 9 week scan today and we have a very healthy and active baby on board. I am so over the moon I can't describe it. It's actually starting to sink in now and I'm not so pessimistic about it all. The Ivf clinic were really happy too and I've now been discharged from them and go to my normal midwife as you would if it were a normal conception (which I'm a little overwhelmed by). Morning sickness is still constant throughout the day and I've found nothing helps but after seeing the baby look so healthy today i feel like it's worth it.

cooca, it seems like everything is going amazing for you :) keep us updated as you progress please!!!!!!!!! ahhhhh grinning ear to ear for you.

im still waiting. cd7 today, got a scan in 3 days and then will go from there. hopefully iui around cd14. fingers crossed...

cgrizz55 - welcome!!! good luck to you, how long have you been ttc?

haha thanks for that Melissa...

Prima - How did your scan go? I hope things are moving in the right direction.

Storm - any news?

AFM - Still sick, still can't sleep. Joined a baby group but the girls on it seem to have fallen pregnant quickly and I don't feel I can relate to them at all. Other than that I'm counting down the days until 12 weeks (and hopefully my scan) so I can start to tell people - only 10 days to go :-)

hi everyone!!

cocoa - its been over a week since ur last post.. so only a few more days till u can share ur news with the world!!!!

is the sickness easing off yet? I remember mine eased off after 14weeks with my DS.

storm how are you??

what abt you cgrizz?

i didnt go for IUI this round. in fact, i am going for a day surgery once AF comes. doctors are wondering if my csec scar from the last delivery has something to do with the current infertility. it healed quite weird - not anyone's fault, a combination of the way my body healed, me being very active... so it might be giving the fertilized egg a hard time and its not attaching and hence no pregnancy.

hopefully it will help.

i cant ttc for 3-4m after the surgery so i guess i will be quite quiet. but the time i start again, cocoa will be due soon haha and im sure kungfu would have delivered.