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@peachykeen: Mine wouldn't nurse either so I pumped till a year, but my supply dropped so badly around 6 months that I wound up supplementing a lot by the end. Reeeeeallly hoping to avoid the pump entirely this time. Fingers crossed for all of us that it'll go well!
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@coleycam: I'm so sorry. My heart is with you. How are you doing (knowing that's very relative thing)?
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@Revel: Hahaha to eating like a 3 year old! Today I had Cheerios, rice, and a smoothie - so yep.
My doc recommended I not eat gluten right now (some inflammation stuff in my gut and a circulation issue because it's cold), so I'm currently eating vegan AND gluten free. What I wouldn't give for a cream cheese bagel.
Happy (well, not happy) to know I'm not the only one with a weird breastfeeding history. I had major breastfeeding failure with LO1. She had an undiagnosed tongue tie until 9 weeks (majorly effed up my nipples, so much pain), and I have low glandular tissue. I was able to breastfeed and pump til 10 months, and she was supplemented with formula starting at week 2. I met with my lactation consultant last week, for a little game plan, and I'm feeling more confident this time. I am going to use progesterone cream starting now to encourage glandular tissue growth.
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@littlejoy: Ooh, I hadn't thought to meet with the LC beforehand. I'm totally doing that. I was devastated not to be able to nurse so I really want to be as proactive as possible this time around. (Though the primary issue was prematurity, so I'm gonna be nervous about every twinge once I get farther along!)
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I'm still nursing DD once a day. I'm weaning her this weekend. She's 15 months and I'm just done. I don't really want to nurse through pregnancy and then tandem nurse. I was lucky to not have any issues with breastfeeding and I pumped and donated to a local mom for 6 months. I'm hoping to return to work full time so I'll likely need to pump more this time.
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@Mrs. Pickle: That's amazing!! I've heard continuing to nurse through pregnancy can result in pretty tender boobs - have your been extra sore?
@Torchwood: We talked about what happened last time, and a plan of action for this time. It was really helpful. She also hooked me up with a bunch of little syringes (to start collecting colostrum at 36 weeks) - though I'm not sure if that would be advised for you until after 37 weeks with your premature labor last time. Either way, it was nice to see her and have a plan.
Also, crisis averted: we live next to a gluten free/vegan bakery - just got a bagel & cream cheese!
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I'm still "nursing" once a day, but I haven't had any milk for a fee weeks, just a few drops of clear fluid that looks like colostrum (but it's too early, right?) and DD doesn't seem to care. But it hurts! I will call it quits soon... But she is so happy nursing before bed each night. I think February 1, when she is 18 months will be it.
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@littlejoy: I haven't had any boob related symptoms at all, which is so different from last time.
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I actually managed to make dinner tonight---just something super easy, but yay. This was of course after I had to stop on the side of the road on the way home and throw up, but small victories, right?
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This board is moving quickly these days! I'm still nursing too, morning, nap and bedtime. I keep hearing that around 4 months there is another shift in hormones and a lot of people dry up then so I'm trying to limit sessions now and hopefully wean then but she's super into nursing so it's going to be hard! I have the only toddler ever who's excited to go to bed and nursing is my secret weapon so it will be hard to lose that but I think I'm ready.
I'm also eating like a 3 year old, maybe worse. It's so bad right now. I need to figure something out, someone suggested boost or ensure and I'm thinking I'll look into a less chemically version (because if I'm going to consume garbage it may as well be 20¢ ramen right?)
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@littlejoy: Thank you... I'm doing better now. The last two weeks were very hard. A lot of tears, especially because it was our first positive test ever in nearly two years of TTC. We've got appointments scheduled with my doctor who is going then refer us to an RE. I was really hoping to avoid that route if we could, but it seems we're headed there if we want our baby dreams a reality.
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@coleycam: I'm so sorry for your loss.
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@coleycam: I'm happy your doctor is open to the referral. I hope that you find a path that works for you guys!! I'm thinking of you, and am sending thoughts for healing your way.
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@coleycam: I'm so sorry. I hate hearing that anyone is going through a loss, but it just makes me sick when IF is involved too. I hope the RE can work wonders for you. Lots of love.
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Has anyone with older children told them about the baby yet? I'm debating when I want to tell my 3 year old about the baby, although I also need to decide when I want to tell people about the baby. I want to wait until my OB appt in 3 weeks (I'll be 11.5 wks) to start telling people so I know I've heard the heartbeat. I don't know if he'll tell people or not about the baby.
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@pmerr: So I responded to your other thread, but we're also not telling people until at least 11-12 weeks (and not formally announcing until much later). I'm not overly concerned about the people my daughter might tell, like her daycare teachers or church workers, but we're also not overly friendly with any of the daycare parents (and I doubt their kids would care to pass on the news anyway).
If I thought DD would be telling our friends or something, I would probably have waited longer. So far I think she has only mentioned the baby to me or DH when we're in public, but I don't think anyone has picked up on it. I was really paranoid for the few days between telling DD and telling our parents/my sister, though!
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@pmerr: We've already told LO, but she's only 18mo so she totally doesn't get it. She's also obsessed with babies and points them out everywhere, so I'm pretty sure if she started talking about the baby people would assume it was just her usual talking about babies all the time.
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@coleycam: I'm so sorry for your loss. I really hope the RE can help get a baby in your arms soon.
@pmerr: my daughter is 2.25 and we've told her but but to be honest she's really shy and won't actually talk to any of the people who don't know anyway so that's not a concern. I also wound up telling her when I miscarried right before she turned 2 (a super simplified version- I'm sad because I wanted a baby but this baby stopped growing or something like that.) It's still so abstract for her that it just kind of is what it is.
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@pmerr: Thinking we'll tell our parents after we hear the heartbeat at my next appt as well. DD will be three in March and I don't know when to bring it up either. I'm thinking about waiting until I'm obviously showing.
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What are y'all doing about bras? I'm already busting out of my good ones. Last time I wore a lot of sports bras but I don't really like that solution. But I also don't want to buy a new one once a month, and mine never seem to stop growing while I'm pregnant.
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@Torchwood: I've already grown out of my good ones too. I'm doing some sport-ish ones and I have some coobie ones from the last time I was pregnant. Don't love that they aren't very supportive but I also don't want anything tight touching me right now so it's working for the moment.
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@Torchwood: @Mrs. Pickle: sorry to crash this board, but I just realized each of you are expecting and I wanted to tell each of you how very happy I am for each of you after your previous respective journeys over the years.
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@GoGoSnoGirl: Thank you!
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@Torchwood: I'm sure I'll get to the point where I can't wear underwire at all, but for now this is what I'm wearing all day every day. So far it's very forgiving as my size changes and it definitely doesn't feel like an underwire bra.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003M8MPNC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_bxQDybQAG54T4
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@pmerr: We told our 3 year old the day we found out ... she totally forgot about it for a few weeks.
@Torchwood: I wear bralettes ... nothing with an underwire. I usually find them at Target (so fancy). Because I don't have a ton of good glandular tissue, my boobs only grow about a 1/2 size during pregnancy. I just got this one, and LOVE that it has a clasp in the back (I got the gray one). I hope to wear it for the birth.
http://www.target.com/p/women-s-cotton-lounge-bralette-xhilaration/-/A-50656052
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@GoGoSnoGirl: thank you!!
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I woke up today at 9w and feel completely normal (nausea wise). I've had a great day, no meds & have been able to eat decent meals. In one way I'm so extremely thankful because I've been so sick, but I'm also feeling a little nervous. I have an ultrasound next Friday, so just praying everything looks good.
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@MommySLP: 9 weeks even is when things started improving for me as well - don't worry! I still have moments of nausea but it hasn't been all day.
I'm still counting the minutes until my appointment on Tuesday though - I'll feel so much better if I hear that heartbeat!
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I'm glad I'm not the only one anxious for updates with the baby! My husband and I tried for 2.5 years, and this is our first positive. It's like a "hurry up and wait" deal right now, which drives me insane! Personally, I haven't had any nausea (I'm 7 weeks today), which I know can be normal for some, but also makes me nervous. My first appointment isn't until 1/26 - It. Seems. Like. FOREVER!
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@Lmpeavley: For what it's worth, I've never puked and only ever felt very mild nausea (and that rarely), and I've had two pregnancies that were almost full term.
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@peachykeen: thanks---this part of pregnancy is so hard to wait through!
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@Torchwood: good to know! It could still definitely kick in, so I'm kinda bracing myself.
Do you know if nausea can be an indicator of a healthy pregnancy?
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@mrs.pickle: I feel you on this solo parenting thing. DD "needed" me five times before she fell asleep and then was up at 11 and 5:40 before I brought her to bed with me until 7. By now I realize it's just a phase but I really wish I could have a triple caramel macchiato to deal with it.
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@Lmpeavley: I think it really just depends on the woman and the pregnancy. I always have morning sickness, but when it hit, how long it lasted, and how severe it was varied greatly with each pregnancy. Some of my friends have never had any major morning sickness, so it's really not a good indicator one way or the other. Do you have other symptoms? Exhaustion, sore boobs, etc?
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Ugh, today is not off too a great start. I picked up diclegis yesterday and it helped a lot during the day but apparently unisom and b6 is the way to go for overnight because I've been throwing up since I woke up. I wound up taking zofran which I didn't want to do but it seems to be kicking in finally. TMI but I haven't exactly been regular to start with over the past couple of weeks so adding zofran is basically like trading one problem for another at this point.
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@Lmpeavley: I don't really know, but I think it's like any symptom where it's indicative of continuing high hormone levels. Now that I think about it, I haven't heard of anyone puking during a miscarriage. But like any symptom, it varies widely from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy. Lack of nausea is definitely not a bad thing. Try to enjoy it!
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@Lmpeavley: Agree with @Torchwood: and @Mrs. Blue: It's a good sign of a viable pregnancy but lots of people have healthy, successful pregnancies without it. If you have other symptoms, I definitely wouldn't worry about it.
Also, miscarriage rates drop greatly after seeing a heartbeat, so if you're worried maybe see if your doctor will see you sooner?
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@Cole: zofran is awful about that! I tried to only take 1/2 a pill when I could because of the constipation. No fun!
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@Mrs. Blue: @Cole: I can't imagine being MORE constipated (prenatal problems), so that must suck. I'm so sorry!!
Just got my first bill - insurance apparently doesn't cover ultrasounds?!?!? My dating scan was $350, and I'm responsible for their negotiated rate of $220. Now I have to call my insurance to figure out what else they don't cover. Anyone else??
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@littlejoy: mine covered the ultrasounds but won't cover ANY bloodwork. So weird.
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