Shell's TTC Diary - *IVF/ICSI* - BFP!!!!
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its beautiful and really clear! looks like a big cashew nut 
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Glad all is well 
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I find that pic quite emotional To think of what you have come through to get to this stage and see that tiny tiny little baby sac is just amazing!!
To think of what you have come through to get to this stage and see that tiny tiny little baby sac is just amazing!!1st Midwife Appointment - 20/08/08
I have been meaning to update this, but have had my mom staying with me so just haven't had chance to do it. I went to the midwife. I didn't think i would be able to get an appointment as she was booked up for the next few weeks. But i spke to her the next day and she said she could fit me in if i could get round there in an hour. All she did was fill in some forms, weigh me and take some blood. Not very exciting, but at least i have got everything started. Her little date wheel put me 2 days ahead, so i think for now i am going to use my orignal dates until my scan! Its all getting a bit confusing otherwise.....it should be simple as we know the exact day of conception!! She came to my house on Saturday to finish filling in my notes, and now i just have to wait for my scan date to come through. She said it should be in 2 or 3 weeks time so no long to wait.
I am struggling with food at the moment. I have completely gone off meat, but i dont know if that is because i have to cook it. I had some chicken at the pub today and i managed to eat that ok so i think it may be cooking and then eating it. Red meat is a definate no though! I have discovered mccain potato smilies, which is not something i would normally eat but i love them at the moment! Food is such an issue for me......its so hard as i fancy something and once i've got it i dont want it!!
I also have a super sensitive nose!! DH said i should work for the police as i'd be better than a sniffer dog!!
But i'm not complaining! As long as i'm still pregnant i dont care!
Back soon x
I have been meaning to update this, but have had my mom staying with me so just haven't had chance to do it. I went to the midwife. I didn't think i would be able to get an appointment as she was booked up for the next few weeks. But i spke to her the next day and she said she could fit me in if i could get round there in an hour. All she did was fill in some forms, weigh me and take some blood. Not very exciting, but at least i have got everything started. Her little date wheel put me 2 days ahead, so i think for now i am going to use my orignal dates until my scan! Its all getting a bit confusing otherwise.....it should be simple as we know the exact day of conception!! She came to my house on Saturday to finish filling in my notes, and now i just have to wait for my scan date to come through. She said it should be in 2 or 3 weeks time so no long to wait.
I am struggling with food at the moment. I have completely gone off meat, but i dont know if that is because i have to cook it. I had some chicken at the pub today and i managed to eat that ok so i think it may be cooking and then eating it. Red meat is a definate no though! I have discovered mccain potato smilies, which is not something i would normally eat but i love them at the moment! Food is such an issue for me......its so hard as i fancy something and once i've got it i dont want it!!
I also have a super sensitive nose!! DH said i should work for the police as i'd be better than a sniffer dog!!
But i'm not complaining! As long as i'm still pregnant i dont care!
Back soon x
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fantastic to hear all is going well....enjoy the mccain potato things!
Got a date for my 12 wk scan! Well the letter arrived this morning for my 12 week scan. Its the 15th September so only 11 days away! Very excited and cant wait but also very very scared. Its seems so long since my last scan and so much could have gone wrong. I'm going to be a bag of nerves on the day, plus its not til 2.20pm so i will be a wreck when we finally go in!! I'm still finding it hard to believe that i'm finally pregnant.
I finally got measured for a maternity bra last sunday. What a disaster! M&S was the only option and the maternity ones they had were awful (it was only a small store), there was no support and i just looked saggy. One lady said you dont have to have a maternity one, just go for a non wired one and i'd seen one i didn't mind. However the lady fitting me insisted i must have the maternity one and was determined to save me money and make the bra last as long as possible. She put me in a 36E!!!! 2 cup sizes bigger than i was.
It actually fitted well and was the comfiest of all the sizes i tried. I then spoke to another lady while i was trying to find an E in any of the normal non wired bras who told me not to bother with the maternity bras as they offer no support and i'd be better of with a non wired support bra. So the maternity ones went back on the shelf and i picked the only 2 bras i could find in my size. The lady that fitted me was at the till and was really put out that i didn't buy the maternity bra! The shop was closing so i couldn't try them on. They are awful and are going back! They fit ok, there is some room still in there to grow. But the cups are that full they come right up into my underarm so dont feel that comfy. I ordered one from blooming marvellous in a DD instead which arrived yesterday, it is so comfy. So i'm going to get the same one in black too. I dont think it will last me long though so i think i will try the E when i get the black one. I cant believe i'm even considering an E!! I dont even look that big.My tummy is definately sticking out a bit more now too. I bought a 'belly book' from amazon so have been taking photos and you can realy notice a difference even in just a week. My jeans are digging in when i sit down. But i'm struggling to find some jeans. I need a petite leg. I tried next and they were horrible, all the nice ones dont come in short leg. I've tried blooming marvellous and they only do 1 pair of jeans in short, they were awful too and the leg was still too long! I dont know whats going on as i'm not that short! I've now ordered some from mamas and papas, so fingers crossed they will be nice. If not i will need to buy regular leg ones and pay to get them altered. A bit of a pain as i need some now!
I dont think there is anything else to say at the moment
,Michelle x
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Oooh a week to go.............
12 Weeks Tomorrow!! I cant believe i will be 12 weeks tomorrow. Time seems to have gone so fast! And now only a few days until my scan. I'm getting more and more nervous about it though. All i can think about is that something will be wrong. Even now i finally got my BFP and am actually pregnant, after all the bad luck we seem to have had with TTC i just cant imagine actually having a baby. This scares me, i want to be positive, i dont want to be negative as i feel like i'm wishing something bad to happen.
Anyway, i am looking forward to the scan too. It will be one of the most wonderful days in my life if everything is ok
and i cant wait to see my baby again.The mamas and papas jeans i ordered are no good.
The length is ok, but the legs are way too baggy. I may try a size smaller, or i'm wondering whether topshop may be better as i imagine those will be tighter fitting.Also, the doppler i ordered is driving me and DH crazy. All we can find is a swooshy noise. I have one with a display which will show the heart rate and if i didn't have that i would be sure what i was listening to was the heartbeat. But the doppler says no, so it cant be. DH thinks its a load of rubbish and doesn't think it will ever work.
It would be so reassuring if we could find it before the scan, as i think it would make it more enjoyable instead of me being a nervous wreck!Still feeling queasy most days. It sort of comes and goes. And i'm still struggling to find anything i want to eat. Most meals involve some kind of junk, and ben and jerrys is the new desire (despite not being able to stomach normal vanilla icecream, cream, or even a twister as the tiny amount of icecream made me feel ill!) So far i have managed Phish Food and chunky monkey, all without any kind of queasyness. I dont even like Phish food normally. I am still off meat of any kind which makes meals quite difficult. the thouht of it turns my stomach. I need to search my cookbooks for some veggie meal ideas. Any suggestions very welcome! I was sick last week for the 1st time, after a very short trip in the car. It has put me off cheese and pickle sandwiches!
Back monday evening with scan update. Wish me luck and keep your fingers crossed!
Michelle x
