Michele & Chris ~ Making More Dreams Come True

[Chele&Chris]

We are officially TTC starting this month.... Did the first round of OPK's and got a positive on June 3rd and did the baby dance. Now the 2 week wait :ooh:


We already have a theme picked out for the baby's room "Froggy Tales"


I have a 9 yr old son from my first marriage and he wants a baby brother or sister in the worst way.. been begging us for over a year and we keep telling him "it is in the Lord's hands"

[lilmsjess]

froggy tales, and Baby Dancing....
sounds like oodles of fun!

have some baby dust, i definitely don't need it!

*******(sprinkles)

[Qtpie]

Good Luck with the Baby Dancing, cant wait for you to join the expecting club.

[Brian's Bride]

I checked out the Shettles Method and can't wait to find out if it worked for you! Good luck with everything!

[Chele&Chris]

ooooo thank you for the baby dust!

[Chele&Chris]

I checked out the Shettles Method and can't wait to find out if it worked for you! Good luck with everything!
ummm that wasn't me with the sheddles method but thank you

[Chele&Chris]

Chris and I were talking yesterday about baby names:

For a girl we like Isabella Rose

For a Boy he has all kinds of ideas... he likes the name Mathew but for a middle name he likes:
Aidan, Asher,Blake, Braydan, Christpher, Cole or Malachi and he also likes the name Dominic Mathew

I like Mathew Malachi

[Mrs.Goff]

I wanted to wish you luck and sprinkel some *~*~*Baby dust*~*~*.

Also to say that I LOVE the name Isabella Rose!

[Chele&Chris]

I wanted to wish you luck and sprinkel some *~*~*Baby dust*~*~*.

Also to say that I LOVE the name Isabella Rose!

Thank you! I've loved that name since I was a little girl :)

[Chele&Chris]

I had today off from work and was bored so I went "baby window shopping" or so that was the plan. When I went to Once Upon A Child which is a second hand store they had the whole Froggie Tales set minus the diaper stacker and sheet that comes with it for $35!!!! It retails at Baby's R US for $190. I also found a couple of the really cute froggy patterned onsies from Carters for $1- $2.50. Then I went to Baby's R US to look around and they had a swing in the clearence for $29.90 originally $99.99!!!! Needless to say I snatched up those deals real quick.

[Ninedays9]

Congrats on the big decision! I have always loved the name Isabella, too. Isabella Raye, to be exact.

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you for the well wishes


Chris and I have been watching that new show "I Didn't know I was pregnant" lately .. kind of interesting. Anyway last night I had this really weird dream.....


Chris and I were in the livingroom of my old house I grew up in and all of the sudden I started having pains and I gave birth to 2 baby girls., names Isabella Rose and Natasha Rene..and then my son for some reason was upstairs with my mom and dad and he came down stairs and said "I finally have sisters!" Then Chris and I were at Walmart and my mom hands me 2 $5 gift cards to buy diapers for the babies.. Then I woke up. LOL

I woke Chris up at like 3:30 just to tell him about my dream and he said "that's not the only weird thing you did, a little bit ago I put my arm around you and you yelled at me 'DUDE WATCH MY NIPPLE THAT HURTS!'"

[FFC]

I have had wierd preggers/baby dreams as well, but yours made me laugh :)

****baby dust****

[Brian's Bride]

ummm that wasn't me with the sheddles method but thank you

D'oh! That was scarymary! But good luck with everything! So you don't mind a boy or a girl?

[Chele&Chris]

We don't mind if it's a boy or a girl as long as it is healthy and happy.. Although secretly I would like a little girl just beause I already have a son :)

[Chele&Chris]

Sooo... this wasn't our month... I was hopeful though.. last Tuesday I had real light spotting for about an hour which was about 13 days after the bfp on the opk... and my boobs were really sore for the past 2 weeks and that has never happend before.... but last night I actually starting bleeding and today it's even heaverier :( Onward to next month

[Qtpie]

Im sorry this month wasnt your month, maybe next month, good luck and heres some

~BABY DUST~

[Nekochanpurr]

Aww, poopsies. I wish you luck for the next month!

[Brian's Bride]

Too bad about the BFN, let's hope this month is your month!

[Chele&Chris]

hmmmm... today is cycle day 19 and I had some light spotting when I went to the bathroom a little while ago!?! Maybe it's just stress from working 6 days the past 2 weeks?

[FFC]

hmmmm... today is cycle day 19 and I had some light spotting when I went to the bathroom a little while ago!?! Maybe it's just stress from working 6 days the past 2 weeks?

Do you usually spot when you get stressed out?

[Chele&Chris]

Do you usually spot when you get stressed out?

No, I was just trying to make an excuse for myself so I wouldn't freak out. Chris couldn't even sleep last night he was so worried about me, he's such a worrier but that's one of the reasons I love him. ;)

[FFC]

No, I was just trying to make an excuse for myself so I wouldn't freak out. Chris couldn't even sleep last night he was so worried about me, he's such a worrier but that's one of the reasons I love him. ;)

Hmmm... could be a good sign though :winktongue:

[Heywie]

Since I'm sure you're trying not to get your hopes up about the spotting, I will for you!!! Hope it means something great!!!!

[Chele&Chris]

I haven't had any more spotting today just VERY tired. Chris has called twice already to check on me since he went to work. We were talking and he says "are you sure you had your period?" lol yeah pretty sure but hey my aunt had hers the whole time and didn't know she was pregnant until what they thought was her apendix burst turned out to be she was in labor and delivered a healthy 6 lb baby.

I have had a lot of headaches lately and light cramping in my abdomen off and on and my blood presure has been slightly elevated for the past couple weeks. Before I started last month my breasts were very sore but they haven't hurt since.

[Chele&Chris]

Since I'm sure you're trying not to get your hopes up about the spotting, I will for you!!! Hope it means something great!!!!


thank you ;)

[FFC]

So was the 19th the last time you tested? I'd say do a HPT just to be safe.... or a blood test. My mom and her best friend had to have blood tests to determine pregnancy - HPT's didn't work for them. Maybe you're that 'fortunate'....?

[Qtpie]

I hope this means something GOOD!!!!!

[Brian's Bride]

Didja take another HPT?? What's going on?? Inquiring minds want to know!

[Chele&Chris]

Sorry I've been MIA.. been really busy at work and stuff.. sooo hpt were all BFN... had another period :(we're on cycle day 8 today. onward to more baby dancing!

[Danielle9608]

Good luck! Sending you lots of baby dust!

[Chele&Chris]

Wow I suck at keeping up with my own journal! Too busy reading everyone elses.
Anyway.... no baby yet... just had a weird period though... was 6 days late first of all... BFN.... bleed heavy for 2 days, then very light spotting and then by afternoon I had nothing... ok I can deal with that ;) BUT when I least expect it BOOM it's like I started all over again in the middle of the night. Just go away so we can get back to BD. I really hate my body sometimes.

On a brighter note I had to waste some time this morning so I went to Target to look around and found some awsome deals.... I got a box of 92 size 1 Huggies Snugglers for $2.97!!! They we reduced to $5.97 for some odd reason I didn't find anything wrong with them and then I had a $3 off coupon! Then I was looking through the clearence clothes and found 2 pair of Maternity pants for $3.98 each!

[Danielle9608]

I'm sorry to hear about the sucky period :( But sore for some awesome deals!

[KMS]

On a brighter note I had to waste some time this morning so I went to Target to look around and found some awsome deals.... I got a box of 92 size 1 Huggies Snugglers for $2.97!!! They we reduced to $5.97 for some odd reason I didn't find anything wrong with them and then I had a $3 off coupon! Then I was looking through the clearence clothes and found 2 pair of Maternity pants for $3.98 each!

Wow! Me and Target have a date tomorrow! :lafhard:

[ikkin510]

Hmmm, I think I may be making a date with Target for today or tomorrow too!

[Chele&Chris]

Sooo.. I've been feeling a little odd since I found out yesterday that the girl I work in laundry with at the hotel finally found out for sure she is pregnant. She's been telling me for the past month that she thought she might be because he and her boyfriend had an "opps". Well what makes me upset and well actaully down right :realmad: is that even though she didn't know for sure she's been smoking cig and uhumm other things and drinking, on top of eatting ibprophin like they are candy. She had a toothache and her bf took her to the ER where she said they never asked her if she could have been pregnant but well she didn't tell them either. She was taking vicodin, motrin and intense antibiotics. Well now she's making dumb comments like "well if I had known I would have laid off the pot" or "I don't know that I even want a child, I'm back in school and I'm only 24" Well hunny you had a "feeling"! Anyway she's been spotting for 3 days and had an appointment with a doc today, She's already had 2 miscarriages before. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing.:bbconfused:

[FFC]

Wow. How upsetting! It's so sad to see people out there who just don't really care about the well being of their unborn child :( When there are people who would give a child a loving family and a home who can't seem to get pregnant. I hope she wakes up and smells the roses and starts treating her unborn child like a human and not a science experiment.

[Qtpie]

Wow. How upsetting! It's so sad to see people out there who just don't really care about the well being of their unborn child :( When there are people who would give a child a loving family and a home who can't seem to get pregnant. I hope she wakes up and smells the roses and starts treating her unborn child like a human and not a science experiment.

I second that Justina.

[Chele&Chris]

Well it seems that Amy has wised up about the baby and is actually really excited. She down to a half a pack of cig a day and stopped with the pot and drinking. I pray she has a healthy/happy pregnancy. Today one of the front desk girls told everyone she's pregnant too, she's due in April, Amy's due in May. They say things come in three's maybe I'll be next!?!:crossfingers::yesnod:

[yam102284]

That's true, things do come in 3s!

:crossfingers: that you will be next! :star:

[FFC]

Yay that's good news!!! I'm glad to hear she's cleaning up her act!!!

[NOTKT]

Fingers crossed for you!

[Chele&Chris]

My computer is down but I wanted to check in on everyone and give a quick update..... still no BFP. Also Amy lost her baby this past Monday morning at 10 weeks 3 days, Please keep her in your prayers that she makes it through this tragic time in her life.

[FFC]

My computer is down but I wanted to check in on everyone and give a quick update..... still no BFP. Also Amy lost her baby this past Monday morning at 10 weeks 3 days, Please keep her in your prayers that she makes it through this tragic time in her life.

Oh nooooo I'm so sorry to hear! She's in my prayers for sure.

Good luck to you in your endeavors as well.

[Chele&Chris]

Still having computer problems but I had to find a way to get on let you ladies know that on Dec. 1st we got our :bfp: I go to the doctor in about 2 hours for full conformation.

[Danielle9608]

Congrats!! Wishing you a happy, healthy 9 months!

[ikkin510]

CONGRATULATIONS Michele!!!!!

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you all for your well wishes

[Chele&Chris]

WE'RE DUE JULY 19TH!
:confetti::cloud9::jphappy::pompom::preggo::baby:

[Ninedays9]

Congrats!!

[yam102284]

Congratulations!! :star:

[Heywie]

I know I already posted this on the TTC thread, but Congrats! I'm so happy for you! July 19th will be an amazing new date in your life!

[gwenshack]

:confetti: Congrats on your :bfp:

[NOTKT]

WooHoo! Great news and congrats!

[Nekochanpurr]

Congrats!!!! :D thats really exciting!!

[KMS]

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you.

[Qtpie]

Congratulations.

[Chele&Chris]

Just wanted to update and let you all know I lost the baby last Thursday Dec. 10th

[Danielle9608]

Oh Michele, my heart goes out to you and Chris. I am truly so sorry for your loss.

[FFC]

DANGIT! I'm so sorry to see this Michele. :hug: I hope you two can try and be successful again soon. You and Chris are in my prayers!

[savepaws]

I am so so so very sorry. :sorry: I know how devastating it is, I had a miscarriage on December 5th. What a crappy month this has been. I will keep you and your husband in my thoughts and prayers. :hug:

[yam102284]

Oh Michele, I'm so sorry for your loss! You and DH are in my thoughts and prayers! :hug:

[Heywie]

I am so sorry! I know that probably doesn't help you at all, but my heart really goes out to you and your hubby.

How are you doing? If you need to talk about it, we're all here for you. You can always PM me too if you want it to be private!

[gwenshack]

I'm so sorry. All the best to you both. :hug:

[Nekochanpurr]

I'm so sorry. I'll be praying for you both. :(

[KMS]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[FutureKelley]

I am so sorry Michele. :(

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers, it really means a lot to Chris and I. We are taking things one day at a time. He has been my rock through all of this. Just holding me close and telling me how much he loves me and that when I am ready we will try again.

[savepaws]

I'm so glad your husband is there for you. I know my husband has made the whole horrible ordeal easier just by being there for me and holding me and taking good care of me. I am so glad yours is doing the same. :heart:

[Chele&Chris]

Just got a letter from the Dr. office they need me to go in for blood work on the 28th to check my levels. I'm almost positive they've got to be down to 0 or in the negative like they want them. I went from 1200 the day I found out to 800's the Sunday after that and then they were only in the 200's the day I lost the baby.

[savepaws]

Hopefully the level will be down to 5 or below by the 28th. From what I'm learning its different for every woman/miscarriage. My levels were at 12 last Friday (two weeks after) and I had assumed they'd be down to 0 by then. I also have to go in on the 28th for another blood test....I'm crossing my fingers that they'll be down to 0 for both of us by then. :crossfingers: :hug:

[Qtpie]

OMG, I am just getting around to catching up on journals, Michelle I am sooooo sorry for your loss.

[Chele&Chris]

Yesterday was really hard, I spent half the morning trying to keep from crying. I was trying to be happy and stay positive for my son but WOW was it hard, I kept thinking about the baby and how in the next couple weeks we should have been able to hear the heartbeat and all that fun stuff. Chris just kept holding me and kissing my forhead telling me it would be ok and stay strong, it will happen again when the Lord wants it to.

[Qtpie]

I am so sorry you are having to go through this.:hearts:

[ChristineLS]

Just saw this, I'm so sorry for your loss. :hug:

[scarymary48]

I just saw this too. I am so, so sorry for your loss. I have had several miscarriages over the last few years, so I know a little bit of what you're feeling. If you ever want to vent or cry to someone who understands, whether it be this week or months down the track, please feel free to pm me. I'm a member of a couple of miscarriage support boards, so if you want info on those I am happy to give you that as well.
Be gentle with yourself <3

[Qtpie]

Just stopping in to see how your doing and to bring you some Love!!!! :hearts:

[Chele&Chris]

Just wanted to update a little... Aunt Flow FINALLY showed up yesterday morning..so now we can move on to trying again!!!

[yam102284]

Yay for AF showing up! Wishing you lots of baby dust for when you start trying! :star:

[Danielle9608]

Glad she finally got here. I wish you the best of luck with this cycle and lots of baby dust too!

[Heywie]

Hooray for Aunt Flo! Lots of baby dust your way!

[Nekochanpurr]

Yay!! :D Good luck to you! <3

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you all for the baby dust! I never thought I'd see the day I was happy to see AF lol

[Goin2thechapel]

Yay for AF...You'll be back "in the sack" before you know it....LOL

[Chele&Chris]

AF has come and gone... wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.. was really pretty normal aside from the first day where I had horrible cramps and the third day I felt like I was going to bleed to death lol Anyway.. if everything goes normal my cycles are usually about 40 days long and I usually ovulate on day 20 which will be Valentine's Day!!!!

[Heywie]

Sounds like you have some mighty good plans for V-day!

[KMS]

Sounds like you have some mighty good plans for V-day!

Agreed!! :lafhard:

[Chele&Chris]

I think I may have Oed a day early, my overies were hurting all day Saturday but we're good even if I did because I made sure we baby danced Friday when he got home from work at 11pm and of course last night too.:lafhard: So on to the waiting game:crossfingers:

[savepaws]

Good luck Chele, I really hope you are lucky this cycle! :crossfingers: I hope the next 2 weeks fly by.

[Heywie]

On to the 2WW! I'll be crossing my fingers you were successful this time around!!!

[Danielle9608]

Good luck and lots of baby dust to you!!

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you for all the well wishes :hug:

I am soooo mad right now! The caseworker for my insurence just called me and said "You stated you had a miscarriage but you never reported you were pregnant in the first place" ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?! :frantic::chair:I found out I was pregnant and lost it a week later! I told her to call my doctor to get the proof she needed! Yeah I just said I lost my precious baby I was carrying for the fun of it lady!?! :realmad:

[FFC]

Aw Chele I'm sorry she's so cold about it :(

[Nekochanpurr]

I'm sorry your case worker was being a jerk. :( She could have said it a little nicer!

[Heywie]

UGH! What is wrong with people? Don't they realize your case involves actual people who have feelings?! There are ways to approach things and that is just not the way! I'm sorry you had to deal with that!

[savepaws]

Wow, how about a little sensitivity lady? I'm sorry you had to deal with someone like her.

[Dani]

OMG..can you report her to anyone???

[Brian's Bride]

What a b*tch!! :realmad:

[Chele&Chris]

Well the B*tch must have got the info she needed because I got a letter in the mail stating everything was covered and I didn't have to pay anything!!!


On another note....
I'm about 10 days or so post O and I am extreemly tired(can barely keep my eyes open) my breats are a little sore...I have to pee constantly and I keep getting little pinchy pains in my tummy again.:crossfingers:& :pray::pray:this all means something good;)

[Danielle9608]

Those all sounds like good signs! I will be praying for you! :crossfingers:

[FFC]

Oh Chele I hope that those are good signs!!! Since you're 10DPO - when are you going to POAS?

[savepaws]

The signs all sound good!! When are you going to test? I got my BFP on 11 DPO this time around. ;)

[saltyveruca]

Well the B*tch must have got the info she needed because I got a letter in the mail stating everything was covered and I didn't have to pay anything!!!


On another note....
I'm about 10 days or so post O and I am extreemly tired(can barely keep my eyes open) my breats are a little sore...I have to pee constantly and I keep getting little pinchy pains in my tummy again.:crossfingers:& :pray::pray:this all means something good;)

That sounds gooooood!! :crossfingers:

[Chele&Chris]

I had like 3 dreams last night that I got up and POAS and they all came out positive so when I woke up this morning I did but it was neg.... with my periods being so out of the norm I'm thinking it may still be too early... I average 38 days per Fertility friend and 40 days per mymonthlycycles.com. Which makes my period due somewhere between the 3rd and the 5th :blink:

[Danielle9608]

10 DPO is still really early. Hopefully in another 4 days it will be a BFP!!

[savepaws]

It's still early....and my first pregnancy I didn't get a BFP until 13 DPO so I guess you never know when you'll get a positive.

[Heywie]

Don't get down from an early BFN! You are still on track to get your BFP this cycle! You have a lot of really great symptoms! I'm crossing my fingers for you!

[Chele&Chris]

Soooo I POAS this morning it was faint but it's still a :bfp: !! Lilypie says I'm at 3 weeks 6 days according to my last period.

[Danielle9608]

I was thinking about you on my drive to work this morning! Congratulations I am so happy to hear this!! :confetti:

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you !!!

[FFC]

Oh YAYYY!!!! Another :bfp:!!!!! I'm so happy for you Chele!!!! I will be praying for you!

[Heywie]

Let the OW baby boom continue!!!

Congrats congrats congrats!!!! I'm so happy for you! I'm wishing you a very healthy and happy pregnancy!

[savepaws]

Oh yay!!! Congratulations!!! I pray that everything goes perfectly this time around!!!

[Nekochanpurr]

Congrats!!!! There will be lots of prayers this way, as well. :)

[yam102284]

Congratulations!! Praying for a safe and healthy pregnancy for you! :)

[NOTKT]

Yay! Wonderful news! Congrats! I will be praying that you have a safe and healthy pregnancy!

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you all for the congrats, well wishes and prayers:hearts:

Chris and I were talking this morning and I can already say I feel different than I did last time... I'm more nausious, my breasts hurt some but nearly as much and it's a different soreness more of a heaviness feeling and I have some slight cramping but nothing like last time. So I'm praying and :crossfingers: that it's a healthy pregnancy this time!

[saltyveruca]

Yes!!! So happy for you!

[savepaws]

I'm praying too! I have felt like this pregnancy is way different than last time as well. I definitely have felt more symptoms and I know at this point last time, the few symptoms I did have, were tapering off by now. So far everything seems to still be going strong!

[Chele&Chris]

I took another test at about 11am figuring that HCG should be doubling so the line should be more definate but wasn't real sure being that my periods are irregular and it wasn't by any means first morning urine ;) and it was indeed a :bfp:and a darker line.

A little concerned though because every once in a while I get a mild muscle cramp in my left shoulder and I know that can be a sign of an eptopic..hoping it's just me over reacting to everything. I check the tp every time I wipe and I know I will till I know everything is fine and I am past the 12 week mark :blink: I do have a previous injury to that shoulder from a car accident a few years ago and it likes to pop out of place so that could be it.:boggle:

[FFC]

It sure is comforting getting that darker line huh? :)

[Jacklynn]

Congrats!!!!

[Chele&Chris]

It sure is comforting getting that darker line huh? :)sure is!!:yesnod:

[scarymary48]

Congrats, that's fantastic, I'm soo happy for you! :hearts:

And darker lines on the test is a great sign, so try to relax!

[Chele&Chris]

I have an appointment w/ my OB's nurse on Tuesday for my bloodwork and all that jazz and then she will set my my first aob appointment from there. She said m/s is a good sign,everything sounds good, take B-6 if the m/s gets to be too much and to remember that it is a whole new pregnancy.

[Danielle9608]

YAY I hope your appointment goes well.

[Goin2thechapel]

YAY conratulations on your BFP!!!!

[FFC]

It's awesome your nurse is encouraging! She's right - this IS a whole new pregnancy! Good luck tomorrow!!!

[Chele&Chris]

My appointment with the nurse went great.. she's so nice and made Chris feel at ease with everything. For some reason my pee got stage fright LOL I could barely get anything in the cup but I guess it was enough because she did the urine test and said you are deffinately pregnant. We went though all the family history stuff and all that jazz.. she took 7 viles of blood and said because of my history of 3 miscarriages that they would test my HCG as well as my Progestrone levels and if they came back low then they would take more blood and if was still low they would give me the suppositories but she said everything sounds right on track and according to her little wheel we are 6 weeks 1 day today but if you go by actual period history we would only be 4 weeks 6 days.... My first actual OB appointment is next Thursday (3/18) and she said doc will do my pap and all the STD tests and then we would do an ultrasound right there in the office!!!!!

[Heywie]

That's great news! It sounds like you are being well-taken care of!

I don't understand how her wheel would put you at 6 weeks if your last period puts you at 4... don't they use your period to calculate your EDD on the wheel? So weird!

I'm sure you'll have even more information come your next appt and your u/s!! So exciting!

[savepaws]

Yay! I'm glad everything went well. I have my first OB appointment on the 18th as well! I think its great they are going to check your HCG & progesterone levels. It's definitely reassuring when you can hear that things are for sure progressing the way they should be. I'm excited that you get an ultrasound at your next appointment!!!

[Chele&Chris]

That's great news! It sounds like you are being well-taken care of!

I don't understand how her wheel would put you at 6 weeks if your last period puts you at 4... don't they use your period to calculate your EDD on the wheel? So weird!

I'm sure you'll have even more information come your next appt and your u/s!! So exciting!
Beacuse the wheel bases everyone on a 28 day cycle and my cyles are irregular with an average of 39 days

[Heywie]

Aha! That makes much more sense!

Well then let's hurry up and get that u/s so we can have a clear date!!!

[Chele&Chris]

Sooo.. I've been craving strawberries but didn't really want to pay the price for them. Anyway my sweet hubby gets out of work at 11pm last night and goes straight to the store to buy me some!!:hearts:

[FFC]

That's so sweet Chele!

[savepaws]

That is so sweet of him!! I'm not usually a big strawberry eater but they are one of my fave snacks right now! Yum!

[Chele&Chris]

So I did some calculating last night and figured out that when I go Thursday to my appointment I could be anywhere from 6 weeks to 7 weeks 3 days. I just pray everything is the way it is supposed to be and we get to see our precious little miracle. :crossfingers::pray::petrified:

on a sad note Chris was talking to some friends down in Georgia and found out that one of them was pregnant and went in for her 12 week u/s and they found that her sack was still growing but the baby wasn't :(

[FFC]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I had a friend who had that happen as well - but if it's any consolation, she's also carried and delivered two babies after that. Good luck at your appointment!!! We have 3 big appointments this week that I can remember - me tomorrow, Danielle on Wed, and you on Thurs!

[Chele&Chris]

Sooooooo my appointment was a little frustrating.... it was supposed to be at 9:50am they were running lile 2.5 hours behind. I JUST got out of there!.She said the baby measures about 7 weeks but my uterus measures more like 11 so I have to go to the hospital for a more intense u/s Tuesday so they can see if it's scare tissue from my c-section or whatever. She showed us the sack and we got to see the baby for like 5 seconds. She also said becasue I am over 200 lbs she doesn't want me to gain any weight at all!?! WTF!?! how in God's name do you not gain anything while pregnant!?!

[savepaws]

Sorry your appointment was frustrating and that you didn't get to see the baby for long but I'm glad you got to see it! Try to focus on the positive!

Did you ask her how you are supposed to not gain any weight? I mean that is silly. You will gain weight from the baby and increase in blood and fluids and stuff. That stuff is all going to happen no matter what your doc says.

Again, I'm really sorry it was frustrating. Hopefully the ultrasound on Tuesday will be better.

[FFC]

Sooooooo my appointment was a little frustrating.... it was supposed to be at 9:50am they were running lile 2.5 hours behind. I JUST got out of there!.She said the baby measures about 7 weeks but my uterus measures more like 11 so I have to go to the hospital for a more intense u/s Tuesday so they can see if it's scare tissue from my c-section or whatever. She showed us the sack and we got to see the baby for like 5 seconds. She also said becasue I am over 200 lbs she doesn't want me to gain any weight at all!?! WTF!?! how in God's name do you not gain anything while pregnant!?!

Aw I'm sorry you didn't get to see your baby for very long!

Don't stress over the weight thing. I have a friend who ended up losing 10 lbs with her pregnancy. She avoided most sugars and ate healthy, so there are ways around it. I don't plan on gaining much if any either because I'm way overweight... but we'll see how that goes :crossfingers:

Good luck!!!

[Chele&Chris]

Oh I am very positive...just seeing that there is a baby there and it's in the right place makes me very happy.

As for the weight thing she said if I don't gain any I would end up losing like 35 lbs after the baby is born! We'll see as of last week I've already lost 3 lbs from m/s anyway lol

[FFC]

Oh I am very positive...just seeing that there is a baby there and it's in the right place makes me very happy.

As for the weight thing she said if I don't gain any I would end up losing like 35 lbs after the baby is born! We'll see as of last week I've already lost 3 lbs from m/s anyway lol

Positivity is a very good thing :) Less stress is always best!

I sure hope you and I can turn this pregnancy thing into a positive outcome for both of us!!! We should share meal ideas and stuff! I have maintained lately but I can also fluctuate 10 lbs within a day so when I realized I was still at my starting weight at 8 weeks I still consider myself maintaining, even if the next day I'm 10 lbs more LOL!

[Chele&Chris]

Sooo... today I got to work and find out my boss is pregnant too and is due 18 days after me!?!

[Danielle9608]

Wow that is cool. Now you will have someone at work to talk to about pregnancy stuff. Of course you always have us too though!

[FFC]

Sooo... today I got to work and find out my boss is pregnant too and is due 18 days after me!?!

OMG how exciting is that!!!! The best part about it is when you call in sick or you need some down time or whatever - your boss will completely understand hehe!!! Congrats to your boss :)

[Chele&Chris]

yeah it is kind of cool.... we're pretty close.. I've worked there for almost 10 yrs and she's been my boss for the last 3.. plus she's married to my ex-husbands uncle LOL But really finding this out today kind of makes since as to why she's been so moody lately:yesnod: Before I found out this morning she snapped at me because I told her I was going to have to be late next Friday because they had to reschedual my WIC appointment! She said she doesn't really have any symptoms yet other than she's a little sick but she's had that for years anyway with her acid reflux.

[Chele&Chris]

Tomorrow morning is our u/s at the hospital!!! Praying we get to see a healthy little peanut with a strong heartbeat. We're very excited but I'm so nervous because this is about where we were last time when we lost the baby and in the back of my mind I keep thinking what if we go and they can't find a heartbeat or something!?!

[FFC]

Chele, try not to allow yourself to stress too much. Everything will be just fine. We'll be praying for you and thinking about you! I can't wait to hear everything is going just fine tomorrow! What time is your appointment?

[Chele&Chris]

ty! My appointment is at 9:30am Which I'm happy about because of the whole drinking 36oz.:toast: and holding for at least 45 minutes, get it over with early in the morning

[FFC]

ty! My appointment is at 9:30am Which I'm happy about because of the whole drinking 36oz.:toast: and holding for at least 45 minutes, get it over with early in the morning

Awesome!!!! I'll be watching for an update from you bright and early then.... ;)

[Danielle9608]

Good luck today and I can't wait to hear how it went!

[FFC]

By my calculations you should be there by now... I can't wait to hear how it goes!!!! :)

[Chele&Chris]

Everything looked great! Baby was being difficult though.. hiding up in the corner, the tec. had a hard time trying to get a clear pic or good measurment but as far as she could tell the baby is about 7 weeks which pushes my due date back to Nov. 8th..... Heard/seen the heartbeat it was 153bpm!!!!
Was a little upset though because I drank all that water and it hurt so bad I couldn't even walk, so she let me let some out and then because my uterus is so high she couldn't get a good view of the baby so I had to go let it all out and have an internal u/s instead!


ETA: Can someone please move me to the pregnancy journals?

[Danielle9608]

Everything looked great! Baby was being difficult though.. hiding up in the corner, the tec. had a hard time trying to get a clear pic or good measurment but as far as she could tell the baby is about 7 weeks which pushes my due date back to Nov. 8th..... Heard/seen the heartbeat it was 153bpm!!!!
Was a little upset though because I drank all that water and it hurt so bad I couldn't even walk, so she let me let some out and then because my uterus is so high she couldn't get a good view of the baby so I had to go let it all out and have an internal u/s instead!


ETA: Can someone please move me to the pregnancy journals?

I moved it for you. So glad you got to hear the heartbeat. That was my favorite part. They didn't give me an option not to have an internal ultrasound. But I was glad because I didn't have to drink all that water.

[FFC]

YAY I'm so glad you got to see your little one!!! It stinks that the tech was having difficulty, but at least you got to see and hear the heartbeat!!! That's gotta be soo amazing!

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you for moving me! I don't know why they even wanted to do the external u/s being that I'm so early on. The lady said the reason it hurt was because my bladder was overfull, 36oz is just a standard the use. So I know when I have to go back in like 20 weeks for another one that I will not be drinking that much!

[Heywie]

I'm glad you got to see your little bean! So exciting!

I can't believe they'd even try an external u/s this early on! You poor thing having to keep all that water in your bladder! I guess it was just good practice for the next one! That will be even more fun because the baby will be bigger and pushing on your bladder! Woohoo!

[savepaws]

I'm so glad that you got to see your baby and hear the heartbeat! That must have been so reassuring that everything is going well! :heart:

[saltyveruca]

Congratulations for a good ultrasound! I had one today too and we had to move to the internal after the doppler didn't work. It's too bad you had to hold it for nothing, but at least you saw your baby!

[Chele&Chris]

It was very reassuring seeing/hearing the heartbeat the other day.Chris cried, which made me tear up as well.

On another note.. we ended up telling Nick last night about the baby because some rude a$$ overheard us talking at school to another parent and decided to take it upon herself to spread the news to other people and we didn't want him to hear it from anyone else besides us. I sat him down and explained that mommy has another baby in her tummy and there is still a chance (God forbid) that something could happen again like last time but that right now the doctors said everything looks very good and the baby looks healthy. Plus I told myself that if something were to happen, I would be devistated , get very depressed and if he didn't know I was pregnant again he would be hurt that we didn't tell him.

Today I had my first WIC appointment and the nutritionist there slapped a big red sticker on my folder and said you are high risk because A. your weight B. you lost 3lbs. & C. you've had 3 miscarriages. The she says you need to gain weight not lose it or maintain for your babies sake... ummm.. then you need to talk to my doctor whom told me I was supposed to not gain any weight and said it was good that I lost 3 lbs.!?! Someone needs to make up their mind on what they want me to do!

[FFC]

Oh Chele I'm so sorry they're giving you mixed messages! I can only imagine how frustrating that must be. I hope your WIC nutritionist and your doctor can get on the same page and figure it all out.

I'm sorry you ended up telling Nick sooner than you'd planned, but you seem to have given him the news very gently. Good job!

[Chele&Chris]

it's ok I'm just going to keep eating the way I have been lately, kind of hard not to lose anything when you're throwing up or nothing tastes good lol

I tried to tell him as gentle as I could and he understood very well.. He's 10 but only has the emotional understanding of a 6 yr old so I was scared but hey kids are smarter than you think they are!

[Chele&Chris]

This was a very rough weekend..... We were very busy at work had a full house of a Gay mens group at the hotel.. they were funny but kept us very busy.... I had to sit down for 15 minutes every hour or I started getting crampy then all hell broke lose yesterday when Chris got fired because his boss is a alcoholic jackA$$! All Chris was worried about was me getting upset and something happening to the baby but I refussed to let that jerk get the better of me, Chris is better than that job anyway. We will struggle for a little while but he's already spent the whole morning putting in applications and stuff and we are going to get in touch with Human resorces because they did not follow procedure and they fired him over not taking his hoodie off when he was going outside to run trash!

[FFC]

Oh wow Chele I'm so sorry to hear about Chris losing his job! I hope he finds something better that can appreciate him and his abilities. I'll be praying for you guys!

[Heywie]

You have been dealing with a lot! I hope you can get some rest soon now that the chorus has left the hotel! I'm sure Chris will find something much better for him that will keep you all happy and stable and not stress you all out! Things happen for a reason. Maybe a better job is just around the corner!

[NOTKT]

Check with your unemployment office, in some states (even "at will" states) it is still unlawful to discharge an employee for no just cause.

[Chele&Chris]

I've been laying around getting some rest that past couple days. Chris has been talking to human resources about his unfair treatment and dismissal. They sound very promissing that that may be able to place him at another property but just in case he has already filed for unemployment, they actually told him to and he is also putting in applications for a different job. He has a Class A CDL license to that should be able to get him somewhere I hope. Meanwhile we're just praying this all works out for the best.

[scarymary48]

they fired him over not taking his hoodie off when he was going outside to run trash!

That is the most ridiculous reason for firing someone that I have ever heard! If I fired someone for something as stupid as that, I would get fired myself. And then sued by the person I fired.

I hope Chris finds a new job soon though. I believe that everything always works out for the best, so I'm sure that something 1000 times better is just around the corner for him. You just keep resting and try not to worry about things :flower:

[Brian's Bride]

I'm just catching up on your journal! Congrats on the BFP!! That WIC nutritionist sounded pretty rude! Ugh. I hope Chris finds a new job! Sounds like you have a lot on your plate right now. Good luck!

[Spatch4Officers]

Just caught up on your posts - Congrats on the pregnancy - I hope everything goes well and I'll keep you and your family in my prayers. Sad to hear about how rude your WIC person was ....boo to them and sorry to hear about your husband - but hopefully something will work out and his old boss gets a karma ***** slap!!! :)

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you for your prayers we need all we can get right now.... as for karma.. his old boss has now been pulled to corp. office twice in the last week over it all :laugh2:

[Chele&Chris]

I've gotten maybe 6 hours of sleep in the past 2 days.. have a toothache from He!!, tylonal isn't even touching the pain and now the whole right side of my jaw is so swollen Chris can barely understand me when I try to talk to him:urgh: Been icing it but that barely touches the swelling.... a friend said to call my OB and they could call in a script for tylonal w/ codine and it wouldn't hurt the baby.... tried to call but they had already left for the day at 4pm!?!

[Heywie]

Oh man, Chele! I'm sorry you're dealing with such pain! Toothaches are the worst! Have you talked to a dentist about it? Maybe there's some sort of relief they can offer!

Your doc office closed at 4?! What kind of operation are they running over there?!

[Chele&Chris]

I called the insurance to see if they could give me a few dentists that are covered by them.. they gave me a list of like 3 one is booked till May, one is booked till August and the other one can get me in on the 20th.....the pain has actually almost gone, it's still a little swollen though.... called OB office back first thing yesterday and all she said was.. "Take tylonal and call a dentist, I can fax them a clearance of what they are allowed to do"
I ended up going to bed at 9 last night and slept till 7 this morning, didn't even wake up once to pee last night! My poor body was done with not having enough rest I guess.

[Spatch4Officers]

awe i hope you feel better soon!!!

[Chele&Chris]

Tomorrow was supposed to be our appointment but they called today and said we have to reschedual for next week because of the doctors hospital rotation. I'm a little upset since I had already requested tomorrow off from work because of what happened last month and we were there for 5 hours waiting. Luckily for me my boss had to fire the new girl who was covering for me and she needs me to come in tomorrow anyway :laugh2: So now I have to wait one more week before I get more peace of mind of knowing if this little one is still doing ok or not.. I feel good and don't feel as though anything is wrong but you never know..but hey we're past the point of all of my other miscarriages so that makes me feel a lot better.

[FFC]

Well, it stinks your appointment was cancelled but I'm glad you get to work hehe!

[Chele&Chris]

me too! We're having our "Easter" Dinner tomorrow at work so now I know I'll be there for sure for the food instead of wondering if I'd still be stuck at the dr. office waiting for my appointment LOL

[Chele&Chris]

First of all yay I moved a baby!!!
Chris had an interview yesterday for a maintaince job at the mall, it sounds very promising and it starts out more than he was making at his other job after 2 years of being there.
I finally got to go to the dentist this morning but he couldn't do anything other than give me a script for an antibiotic and for tylonal w/ codine and a referal for an oral surg. now I have to wait on the insurance to ok the out of network place I found because the 3 they have in network are all booked till July or August. I go for my monthly check up on Thursday, hoping they stick to their word and do another u/s at the office. I want to see my little miracle again.
When Chris and I were waiting for my meds to be filled we went to the little second hand baby store next door and found a Precious Moments bassinet for $18!!! No stains on it or anything, it's a lightweight cloth material rather than the wicker ones they usually have and charge more for.

[KMS]

The bassinet sounds adorable!!

[Chele&Chris]

it is adorable.. I'd take a pic and post it if I weren't stuck on this ancient windows 98/ dial up computer because I can't get mine fixed right now :censored:

[Chele&Chris]

The guy from the mall just called........ CHRIS GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!! He starts Firday night :toast:

[NOTKT]

Yay! Wooo Hooo! Congrats!

[Nekochanpurr]

CONGRATS!!! Thats pretty awesome news.

[Chele&Chris]

thank you ladies!

Just got back from the doctor....I didn't gain any weight!!! So she was happy aboput that lol Did a quick u/s couldn't see much because of my "extra layers of fat" but she said everything looks good, baby was moving around and stuff. Couldn't get the heartbeat yet though :calm:

[Heywie]

Awesome news all around! Congrats!

[saltyveruca]

Freaking sweet! Good for you guys on both accounts!

[Chele&Chris]

Went to Target this afternoon to look around, we started looking at baby stuff and I look on the bottom shelf and see clearance stuff.. WE GOT A CHANGING TABLE FOR $11.64 org. $89.99 never opened or anything,the corner of the box was a little smushed but nothing inside was harmed AND A BOX OF 300 AND SOMETHING HUGGIES SENSITIVE WIPES FOR $5.89 org.$13.99!!!!!!!:geek::geek:

[FutureKelley]

Congrats on Chris getting the job and finding some awesome deals at Target!!

[Chele&Chris]

thank you!

[Nekochanpurr]

Those are some AWESOME deals!! :D

[ikkin510]

AMazing deals. Expecially that changing table!! I need to remember to look at the bottom shelves in that area of Target too!!

[Chele&Chris]

UGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I would take ANY other pain, morning sickness whatever you want to throw at me over this darn tooth pain... I had like one day of being pain free... it moved from the tooth they gave me the meds for to the other side my my mouth completely and even the tylonal w/ codine isn't helping this pain!?!

[ikkin510]

I'm so sorry you have to deal with all the tooth pain and the meds aren't working.
A lot of people find that while they are pregnant, tooth pain is even worse. I know I had the problem a few times.

[Heywie]

I had some tooth pain early on, but it passed on its own. I'm sorry you're so uncomfortable!!! I hope it goes away on its own soon!

[Chele&Chris]

:geek:HAPPY 13 WEEKS TO ME!!!! No tooth pain (knock on wood)!:luxlove:

[Nekochanpurr]

Congrats! I'm so glad your tooth isn't bothering you.

[Heywie]

Happy 13!!! That's great news! I'm so happy you have some relief from the tooth pain!

[Danielle9608]

Congrats on 13 weeks AND no tooth pain!!

[Chele&Chris]

Last night I had one of the funniest dreams!!! I was at a store doing my baby registry and was almost done registering when all the sudden I started crying and saying it was all wrong we had to go back through and add 1 more of everything... we needed 2 of everything because I was due on November 8th and Chris was due on November 18th!?! :laugh2: I even woke up laughing about it! Chris woke up and was looking at me all weird and said what in the heck is so darn funny at 3am? So I told him.. He thought it was kind of funny but then started freaking out saying "what if there are two babies!?!" :geek:I said well in the 3 u/s we had there was only one.

[Heywie]

LOL that's a great dream!!! I always joke that Kevin is expecting too because he eats like he's pregnant! hehe

[Chele&Chris]

Chris whines about his feet and back hurting lately and he's been eating a lot more than I have.. told him good thing his new job makes him walk a few miles a night or else he's going to end up being huge!

[Chele&Chris]

UGHHHHHHHH.... I am about 5 seconds from changing doctors! This is the second month in a row they have called to reschedual my appointment. At least last month they gave me 24 hours notice, today they called me 40 minutes before I was supposed to be there!?! Like it's not bad enough I can only go on Thursdays which is one of my normal days to work and because the darn doctor never shows up on time I have to take the whole day off every time because I never know how long I am going to be at the office. Last month I was one of the first appointments at 9am and the doctor never got there till after 10 and I never got out of there till almost 11:30. The when we were leaving last time my loving husband decided to tell me.. she put "no heartbeat detected" in her notes.... She never even tried to listen for a heartbeat and I wish he would have never told me that because now it's been on my mind for over a month. I know I shouldn't even worry about it since she didn't try but WTF!?! why put it in your notes if you didn't even try to hear it lady!

[amisteratwisterandme]

I would be ticked too! Sounds like your doctor doesn't have any respect for his/her patients.

[Danielle9608]

That is no way to run a business! I would be so angry! I think you need to change doctors!

[saltyveruca]

No way! I can't believe how insensitive doctors can be. I would definitely be shopping for a new one!

I hope everything is going great for you otherwise! :luxlove:

[savepaws]

Ugh, that would be so frustrating!! I would want another doctor also. Like your time isn't important? Grrr.....

[Chele&Chris]

So I'm pretty sure I felt the first flutters of the baby this morning.. It was little bubbles about an inch below my bellybutton and I started giggling.. Chris thought I was crazy because it was 5am. I remember the same felling when I first felt Nick years ago. :luxlove:

[Chele&Chris]

I need to stay off the other pregnancy boards!!!! I worry enough about something going wrong with this pregnancy as it is.. I know I have to reason to worry but its always in the back of my mind. I just keep praying I'm right. Any way every time I go on one of the other boards there is always someone posting about losing their percious little one and it just brings back all my worries all over again.

[scarymary48]

I need to stay off the other pregnancy boards!!!! I worry enough about something going wrong with this pregnancy as it is.. I know I have to reason to worry but its always in the back of my mind. I just keep praying I'm right. Any way every time I go on one of the other boards there is always someone posting about losing their percious little one and it just brings back all my worries all over again.

I still sometimes catch myself doing that, then spend the next hour being all paranoid and counting kicks, or being convinced that the kicks I'm feeling are (this is embarrassing) 'too frantic' and something must be wrong. I did stop being such a paranoid mess though when I knew for sure that I could feel him kicking away in there, so hopefully it's the same for you too. In the meantime try to relax! Everything is going to be just fine :heart:

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you Mary, it's nice to know I'm not alone in my panic attacks for what I know is just craziness. I know in my heart this baby is growing just fine and I shouldn't worry.

[Chele&Chris]

Praying tomorrow's appointment brings great news. I would hate to hear anything bad on my birthday.

[Danielle9608]

Happy birthday! I hope your appointment went well!

[savepaws]

Happy Birthday! I hope your appointment goes good. I understand the worrying...I try not to worry but its hard not to. Every time I feel a kick, I feel a sense of relief!

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you for the birthday and well wishes ladies:toast: Today's appointment was great! The baby gave me the gift of hearing the heartbeat very briefly and kept kicking the dopler:heart: LOL so we got another ultrasound and found out he/she was breach so thats why it was hard to hear it. The baby was kicking away and we got to see toes and then the baby was waving to us:luxlove: It was such an awsome feeling to see that everything is just fine!!!:luxlove:

[saltyveruca]

What a thoughtful little kiddo! I hope the rest of your birthday is just as fun!

[savepaws]

Yay! I'm so glad it went so well. And you even got an ultrasound out of it!!! Even better!! :D

[Chele&Chris]

yeah it's great getting to see this little one so much BUT we have yet to get a picture to bring home!?! :censored: We've had 4 u/s so far. Hopefully when we go for the "good" one at the hospital again we'll get some pics. I'm really looking forward to next months appointment Nick will be out of school and get to hear the heartbeat and hopefully see this little one. He's so excited about it. When I told him all about today's appointment and how we got to see the baby kicking and waving he said "did you see if it had a peeper?" (meaning did we see if it was a boy) it took everything I had not to giggle when I told him no, we don't know yet.

[FFC]

That stinks you don't have any pics to take home yet! :censored: I'd be ticked about that too!! Next time tell the tech you aren't leaving without a photo ;)

[Chele&Chris]

Chris and Nick decided that since we are 17 weeks they needed to put the changing table together today. Then Chris got out the newborn diapers and the wipes to put on the first shelf. :luxlove: My boys are so excited and cute :laugh2:

[Chele&Chris]

So a couple hours ago I got a phone call from the doctors office.. she says "the blood we drew came back screen positive for triostomy 18, you need to come in tomorrow to talk to the doctor about genetic counceling" So I looked it up and it says the test the took has a high rate of faulse positives and there has to be further testing such as detailed u/s and amnio. I also looked up what triostomy 18 is and it the severe form of downs, severe birth defects and 90% of babies with it don't live to see their 1st birthday. I've been crying almost non-stop since.. Chris left work to come home to be with me. Please all of you pray that this is a case of false positive!!!! :whyme::confused::anxious::pray::pray::pray:

[gwenshack]

Oh goodness. :sorry: I certainly hope it's a false positive. :crossfingers: :hug:

[amisteratwisterandme]

Will certainly be praying for you and your family. Try to stay positive until you can talk to your Doctor. I know a lot of people who have tested in the positive range, but there babies all turned out okay. We have to believe yours will as well.

[saltyveruca]

Oh my gosh Michelle, I am so sorry you had to get that news. That is what my SIL's baby had-they found out in the ultrasound. I am hoping and praying that that is not the case for you! :heart:

Please try to stay positive in the meantime! We are here for you!

[NOTKT]

:hug: I agree with Jan, try to stay positive until you can talk to your doctor. God only gives us what we can handle.

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you ladies. I am trying to stay positive but it's so hard I just keep thinking what if? I just can't stop crying,I'm so scared right now. Don't know how I'm going to sleep tonight.

[Nekochanpurr]

Will be praying for you hun!

[Jacklynn]

I certainly hope that it is a false positive. I have heard that those things are wrong quite often, which is why several women do not get them.

I hope you find out good news.

[Spatch4Officers]

Michele - I will be praying for you and Chris - I hope that your u/s goes better then expected and that it's just a false positive. Let us kno if there is anything we can do for you - I hope things go well and try not to stress too much - *hugs*

[Danielle9608]

Oh my gosh Michele, I am so sorry. I will be praying for you that it is just a false positive.

[dizy1j62881]

oh my gosh, I'm sorry you got a call bout possible t-18. I'm praying its a false positive and that baby is healthy. I can't even imagine getting a call like that or having to wait. A child with special needs can be heartbreaking, but I truly wish and pray that your little miracle is healthy.

[Chele&Chris]

Thank you for all your prayers ladies it really means alot to us.. our appointment is in an hour to talk about the next steps of finding out for sure.

[uptowngirl]

I am so sorry you got that news!! We were told after our 20 week ultrasound that baby girl had some soft markers for Trisomy (she had little pockets of fluid in her brain). We ended up waiting four weeks for a follow-up ultrasound, and I can tell you those four weeks were torture!!! It is impossible not to worry and think about worst case scenarios. In our case it ended up being nothing, but even in hindsight I know there is no way I could NOT have worried. I hope your appointment today can help put your mind at ease!

[Chele&Chris]

Well I must say my dr is a b!tch.. she has no freakin compassion what so ever.. Chris was trying to ask questions and she was giving him a lecture while standing over me laying on the table about how they don't need to sugar coat this it is bad news and we need to deal with it..This is my health and the health of this baby at steak... She listened to the heartbeat and it was strong if you ask me. She said babies with T-18 have severe brain and heart defects and are not compatable with life. she wouldn't even take into consideration when he asked what if it is a false positive. She said "there is a VERY slim chance that it could be a false positive." Then she went on to tell us that basically our baby is doomed to die.. either we abort it before 24 weeks or carry it to term and let it die at the hospital. Anyway we have to go to the Womans hospital in Pittburgh 2.5 hours away for gentic counceling and a level 2 u/s Thursday morning at 8am. We are so confussed and scared right now.

I know I'm rambling but I don't know what I'm even thinking right now..sorry

[Nekochanpurr]

Wow, is there anyway you can see a different doctor? The way you are describing her is making me want to punch her in the mouth for you. Thats so not right!!

[amisteratwisterandme]

I agree, you need a new doctor, and I would even go so far as to complain to the medical board about her. Hopefully this new doctor will be more compassionate as well as will explain the findings of the second ultrasound.

My thoughts are with you Michele. I will still pray for a healthy outcome.

[Danielle9608]

Wow a b!tch! I am so sorry Michele, I wish there was something I could say. I hope this ultrasound shows that the test results are wrong. I will be praying for you.

[uptowngirl]

Oh my gosh what a nasty woman!!! Without the follow up ultrasound to confirm she should NOT be so negative! I know that waiting until Thursday for the ultrasound is going to feel like forever! You and Chris and baby will be in my thoughts and prayers!

[saltyveruca]

Oh Michelle, I am so sorry she was not more compassionate! Good luck at your ultrasound Thursday, we'll be thinking of you. :luxlove:

[gwenshack]

Don't give up hope. I think anything can happen and there's no guarantee that the bad news is the real news. At least that's what I'm going to hope for. Hugs.

[lalaland13]

Oh no, that's not very nice of her. She can tell you it's serious without being so rude about it. I'm sure you know it's serious. What are the rates of false positive for the test? I'll hope that's the case.

The Dallas Morning News did a story on a baby with trisomy 18. It was heartwrenching but informative. If you want to, I can PM you with the link. If not, I understand totally, since you still don't know if that's it for sure. Keeping fingers crossed. And I second the idea of reporting her to the medical board.

[flyerso6]

Wow the Dr. was rude. I thought all of those tests/screens could come back with false positives. We decided not to do any other than NT scan just for that reason. We even changed our mind out NT scan but did it anyways just for the u/s. Hopefully everything is fine!!

[FutureKelley]

Oh Michele, I am so sorry! My doctor also said there is a high rate of false positives and they cannot be certain unless an amnio is done. I can't believe your doctor was such a b!tch about it!! Try to keep postive, I'm sure it's nothing!

[Chele&Chris]

Thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers.. trying to keep my faith that this is a false positive. I went to the trisomy 18 org. website and it says that its does have a high riate of false positives, that only 11% actually come out to be true cases and this first screen is just like a weather prediction it's based on an average percentage of other woman your age,weight, stage of pregnancy and something else. Sooo.. keep praying and we will see what Thursday brings.

[dizy1j62881]

Oh this breaks my heart to see....I really am praying that its a false positive, and 2ndly, i would have gone ape sh!t on that dr....To have no concern for you or your feelings was down right unethical, I suggest when, being positive, this comes back as ok, then you contact the patient relations person with that clinic and file a complaint. There is absolutly no reason that dr should have been that rude, I don't care if you pee'd on her, its not her job to just shake off your fears or concern, she should be helping but those to ease, not making it worse...side note I did know someone with a tris 18 baby, I have to say that mom and child were an inspiration to see...not the details but the strength. I'm praying for you and your family this week.

[Heywie]

I'm so sorry to hear this! As hard as it may be, try to stay positive until you know for sure. And drop that horrible doctor!!!

[FFC]

I'm sorry I'm so late in seeing this. You are in my prayers Michelle. Are you going to get another doctor/opinion? When you saw the doctor, did she say what your options are as far as further testing and such? I think she's totally over negative and too quick to jump to conclusions :urgh:

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[Chele&Chris]

I talked to one of the ladies at the women's hospital today because we had a lot of questions.. She was VERY nice and took the time to answer anything I asked of her.. she straight out told me to "stay calm and think positive, this test does have a high rate of false positive and genetics will explain everything" She also changed my appointment from 8am to 9am so we have a more experienced person to explain everything to us because of everything we've already been dealing with the past few days..I told her what my doctor said and she said "who is your doctor, she had no right to say any of that to you" then when I told her she said she has never heard anything good about her.... GREAT whay didn't someone tell me this before!! My family doctor is the one who said "ohh... she's really nice, you'll really like her" Guess what I hate this B!tch and I think just for you telling me how great she is I think I might look for a new family doctor too! Needless to say I think we are in good hands when it comes to going to the Women's hospital.:luxlove:

[FFC]

Oh I'm so happy to hear that you finally had a good experience!!! I'm praying that the women's hospital can find you some answers - and good answers that is!