New members introductions.

[dark_xiii_angel]

New members please introduce yourself and tell us your story if you want. Good luck all on trying to conceive.    **********BABY DUST**********

[jessie322]

Hi! My name is Jessie, and I've been TTC for 9 1/2 months. I got a bfp in April of 06... We were all so excited! Then I went to the dr for my 9 week checkup, and they couldn't find a heartbeat... they said no big deal, the baby is probably still too small, which I thought was strange cuz I heard the heartbeat with my daughter at 6 weeks. They told me to come back in 3 weeks and we'd try to listen again. So I went back at 12 weeks, and still no heartbeat. They decided to rush me straight to get a sonogram, where they found my biggest fear... the baby had been dead for 3 1/2 weeks. My body didn't want to let the baby go... so I was scheduled for a dnc the next day. We've been trying since then... and every month I get my hopes up, cuz since the dnc I get major preggo symptoms... my boobs swell, and get lumpy like you can feel the glands inside, and I get so tired.... I've spent so much money on tests it's scary! I went in a couple of weeks ago for my annual, and the doctor dropped the bomb that if we can't conceive before September, he's going to want us to do the fertility testing thing. That scares me! I feel like he put too much pressure on me, and now it's probably going to be harder to get preggo because I have stress about it now. I love my daughter, I think she is the most beautiful, brilliant little girl ever... but I want another... I don't want my daughter to be an only child. And she asks me every day if she can have a brother, and a sister... I tell her that when God thinks we are ready he will bless us with another child, but I'm having a hard time with that... my faith is faltering, I just want another baby so bad... it seems to run my life lately............

[momluvzher2girl]

Hi my name is Amy,
I have a similar story ! I have two beautiful girls 7 and 4 years old. I was pregnant about six months ago and at 10 weeks I began bleeding and found out the fetus died about three weeks before that and there was not heartbeat, which devastated me! I am an older mom and am blessed with two beautiful children and when I found out I was having another one I was so happy but unfortuntely I had a misscariage. On a positive note I had previous misses before each of my daughter's and then I had them. It is difficult dealing with a loss and it is scary trying again but in the end it sooooo worth it to have a healthy baby , so here I am trying again and whatever is meant to be will be!!!!

[ReagansMomy]

Hi. My name is Stephanie and I'm22. I have a beautiful 21 month old daughter, Reagan, who is the light of my life. My husband and I recently found out we were expecting again, and we were so excited. I had my first check up at 11 weeks. My hubby went with me, and we were so excited to see the baby. I saw it's little outline pop up on the u/s screen and was so overjoyed, I didn't even realize there was anything wrong. I just kept going on and on about how excited I was. Then my OB said, I'm sorry but there is no heartbeat. I was shocked. My husband was shocked. She started talking about my options and I blanked out. I had just gotten off work. I work 12hr shifts over night. I thought I was dreaming. I kept thinking back to a couple of weeks ago at work when I called my husband and told him something didn't feel right. I had been having alot of pain in my abdomen, but thought it was pain from my uterus growing. And I was never really sick with this pregnancy either. I scheduled and D and C for the next morning, and hated my body for still feeling sick even though I had lost my baby. I felt like I had betrayed myself by not being able to keep my baby alive. A week passed, and I was finally starting to heal, when I woke up with horrible cramping. I went to the bathroom and there was blood everywhere. I freaked out and thought I was going to die. They put me on some meds to stop the bleeding, now I'm just trying to heal. I really want to try again, but I am so scared that something will go wrong again. I had no problem getting pregnant with my daughter. Does anyone know if having a D and C makes it harder to conceive? Thanks for your help.

[sradomski]

Hi!  My name is Stephanie. I am 28 my hubby is 29.  We have two healthy and beautiful boys, Jack (3) and Charlie (2).  Recently we started to try for #3.  Went off BCPs and got pregnant right away (never even got a natural period).  Sadly it ended in an early miscarriage, approx 6 or 7 weeks.  We are now officially "in the saddle" again.  First cycle was a bust so it is off to cycle #2.  I really hope that we are pg again by the end of the year.  It took us 18 months to get pg the first time aroung.  In hindsight I think that we were just trying too hard.  As you can probably gather, #2 came really easily as did the pregnancy that I ended up losing.  So...we will see.  I am trying SO hard not to obsess, but that is hard for me.  I try focus on my boys and the joy that they bring to my life.  I recall a time when I thought that I may never have kids.  So I know that I am blessed.  Thanks for reading this!  Looking forward to gettin gto know you all!
Stephanie

[FlipFlopMommy]

Hi I'm Amanda SAHM to Hayden Lee who is 3. I had at miscarriage of what would have been baby #2 for me and my husband in April 2007, I was 12 and a half weeks pg. They said the baby stop growing at 8 weeks. Funny thing about it all is we went to the Dr the week before and heard the heart beat and all was fine. I had a D&C April 5. It hit us very hard b/c in September 2006 we lost our niece to SIDS and it was still very fresh in our hearts. We tired for a year and had to use meds. to become pg with the baby. Our 3 months if up and we are not going to TRY just let things happen and have fun. LOL I'm very sacred of losing another baby but ready for another baby in the house. Good Luck to everyone and thanks for listening.

Amanda

Wife to Jason (4 years)

Mom to Hayden Lee (3)

TTC #2

[MomiOfLilBoys]

Hi, My name is Kristina I am 22 years old and had been trying for over 2 years when we got pregnant. I went to my first OB appointment July 25th and August 2nd I miscarried. I was so heartbroken simply because my OB had told me that I was at risk but never really explained why and seemed like it wasn't really a concern for him. It has been 4 days and I am still passing the clots and cramping pretty bad. I had to get out of the bedroom though. I am glad that you put a group together, it is nice to talk with people who have experienced this. My husband has be absolutely wonderful but he will never fully understand what I am going through. We will be trying again as soon as the Dr gives the okay and I feel better. I am going to wait till I least go through one cycle. I pray every night that my baby did not suffer and that he/she is being taken care of. I am so scared that I did something to cause this, my OB has not told me what the reason is if there is one or if it was something I did.

I will pray for all of you that you get through this well and without complications.
Keep us in your prayers also.

[Lenore0708]

Hi! My name is Lenore. I've been TTC since for 7yrs. I've had 2 miscarriages. 7/04/07 at 6wks, it happened naturally. 7/24/07 at 9wks no heartbeat. Well send some baby dust my way because I'll never give up hope. My 9yr old daughter will be a bis sister.

[amileegirl]

Hello,
I'm a new member and had a miscarriage with my first pregnancy just three days ago.   I had my final blood test confirmation that my HCG levels are just 7 so there is no doubt.  I was just five weeks so very early.   Had we not been trying and had I not been paying attention I probably wouldn't have even known.

I am planning on trying again right away.   It is important that I give birth in the summer if at all possible because I work part time and can't take time off during the fall.   My doctor recommended waiting one full cycle but that would be too close to fall.   I'm hoping I'll ovulate in two weeks, but that all depends on how my body decides its going to manage itself.

My husband and I are both thirty four and are eager to start our family.

ALG (^-^)

 

[shawnalv2]

Hi girls,
  I'm so sorry for all your losses. this has definitely been the toughest thing I have ever endured. I have had two miscarriages and no living children. we decided to start trying in september 06. we were immediately blessed with a bfp that same month. i saw the heart beat at 6 weeks and found at 10 weeks that i was miscarrying. i started bleeding at work and knew we lost him/her. that was a very hard time period for me. i feel like i went through post pardum depression and it took me a long time to get out of that dark place. we got another bfp in may 07 but i only knew for one day as i was already miscarrying. i took clomid that month, my doctor told me i didn't ovulate the month prior. so as soon as i got my period i started the clomid. i didn't realize that i could still be pg with a period. so here we are now, exactly one year from ttc. its been such a battle. i did get some extensive testing and now know i'm insulin resistant so i'm on metformin to hopefully stabolize my insulin. my doctor will also have me on progesterone and lovenox once i get a bfp. so i'm going on another cycle of clomid this month, my RE said it will hopefully make me release more then one egg so a better chance of catching at least one. good luck to all of you. you are all very strong women.
shawna

[lindsaymo]

My name is Lindsay.  I'm 29 today.  I have two little girls.  Rylie is 5 and Shellye is 2.  We found out we were expecting #3 in May.  I was nervous at first, but started getting really excited.  After I got a BFP I ordered some cute little "I'm going to be a big sister" shirts for the girls to surprise daddy.  I went to the dr at about 5 weeks and had a sonogram.  I saw the tiny little heartbeat.  I was so happy!  Then 4 weeks later I went back and dr couldn't find the heartbeat.  I wasn't even worried b/c the same thing had happened when I was pregnant with Shellye.  I was just thinking "yay!  i get another sonogram!!"  So dh and I were laughing and joking around while we were getting ready for the sonogram.  Then the doc came in and did the sonogram and said "There should be something bigger here, I don' t see a heartbeat."  My heart dropped.  How did I still feel pregnant and look pregnant, but my baby was gone?  We were devastated.  We went ahead and went straight over to the hospital and had a D&C.  I also had a feeling that this baby was a boy.  I don't know why.  So on June 13th I had my D&C and had to explain to my 5 year old why mommy wasn't having a baby anymore.  That was the hardest part.  But we are doing well now.  I know my little man is in Heaven with our family and playing with his cousin we lost 5 years ago at birth.  We are ready to try again, but I don't think I will be able to tell the girls right away.

God Bless!!