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So last night after a few mental breakdowns, I was laying down on the couch with my hands on my belly like I always to feel for movements from the baby. After what seemed like 5 minutes and tons of gurgling/bubbling, I finally felt two little kicks. At first I dismissed it as my belly playing tricks but I felt such a relief come over me that I can't wait to start feeling more and more of them as the days go by.

Morning ladies. I hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to give you all an update. My girlfriend who suffered a miscarriage a few months back (2 weeks behind me) messaged me last night to tell me that she's now pregnant with her baby and due the end of May. She started using progesterone oil after ovulation and tested at 12dpo and got a line on FRER and a "yes" on a digital. Very happy for her.

Right there with all you ladies- #3 & last baby. I will be 35, so will also do the extra screening. I’m super excited to find out the gender early!
Yesterday I had some bleeding, but got my ultrasound and things look great. My Dr put me on progesterone in the hopes of reducing any bleeding and to support the pregnancy with my history of loss. I’m really feeling optimistic after seeing that beautiful little heart beating!

Hi ladies!!!! I am due 3/30/21 so barely made the group I've had a total of 5 miscarriages (3 since TTC #3) so I am SO scared and nervous and bracing for the worse again. Doc, though, is happy with my hcg levels this time:
07/18/20: 22mIU
07/20/20: 58mIU
07/22/20: 122mIU (was 14dpo-ish here)
07/28/20: 1529mIU at 5 weeks along
Despite these wonderful numbers, I am nervous to discover another blighted ovum (I've only experienced one at 7 weeks at first ultrasound, but found out hcg levels were only 3000 at the time). So maybe these good numbers is a good sign this time. By Saturday they should be around 6000mIU when an ultrasound should detect a heartbeat, so looking forward (nervously) to my first US next week.
Congrats too all you other lovely ladies

@Calvin so glad you got an appointment for a scan sooner! That's great!!

@crystal Im6so sorry to hear that tiings are stressful for you right now. I know lots of women who had bleeding from sub C hemorrhage and went on to have healthy babies if that's any consolation! As for morning sickness, taking methylfolate (which I need instead of folic acid/folate because of me gene defect) has made things much easier this pregnancy than my last with regards to sickness right from the get go. I haven't vomited yet but do still get nauseated! Then my napro doc recommended b6 supplementation at 100 mg/day either all at once or spread out (I take it spread out) and that has helped enormously, within days! Now I mostly just feel nauseated in the AM before breakfast, but feel better within a little while of eating and taking all my supps. I also take ginger pills and digestive enzymes, and they help a lot with the bloating and constipation/diarrhea/general digestive turmoil! Another thing that has surprisingly helped a lot has been gentle bouncing to music on my rebounder (got the ok to do it from my pregnancy chiropractor as long as I always have one foot on the rebounder at all times, no big jumps.) Gentle exercise really does help a lot by encouraging efficient digestion and boosting endorphins, and I particularly love bouncing because it's just plain fun. I put on my old fave K-Pop Playlist, pretend I'm 17 again and have a blast!

Took this picture yesterday of my 16 week belly.

How is everyone feeling today? Today, I took the kids to my parents house and finally told them. Surprised that my mom took it as well as she did. Plus she kind of knew as my clothes were getting tight. I'm just glad it's off my chest and can relax a bit now. Still don't plan on telling anyone else except my other grandma. The rest can find out at Christmas and when it comes time to delivering. I think on the bright side that my mom is glad that I will be getting my tubes tied.

Hi ladies. Just want to update you all. My doctors appointment went well. Doctor did another sweep. Been tightening up all day. Tonight my husband and I DTD and when I was laying in bed, I felt/heard a loud pop and then I got up and water was trickiling out. So, I'm pretty sure my water just broke. Will updste soon.

Baby has arrived. We got to the hospital not long after midnight. At 12:43am our son was born. Weighing in at 3.28kg and 52cm long. His name is Jacob Paul Joseph. Didn't even get a chance to get an epidural. Never experienced pain like that in my life. For the longest time, I thought for sure we were having a girl. I'm happy he is finally here.

Hi, I’m 12dpo today. Tested positive at 8dpo. Have had 3 chemicals this year in a row. Feeling better about this pregnancy so fingers crossed. This is my test today