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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 10:57

ladies... i've been TTC for over a year now... been on Clomid for the past three months....

i have regular periods and never ever miss my date... and today i'm a day late (absolutely jumping for joy inside!)

really really really really hoping i'm preggers this time... pls pls pls say a prayer for me!

my fingers and toes are crossed hoping and praying that I am indeed pregnant and that I manage to sustain this pregnancy (had a miscarriage in my 4th month last year)...

i think i might go insane unless i go in for a test!

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Latest post on 11 August 2011 - 10:15

ladies... just a lil update... my iphone WhatToExpect app tells me I'm all of 15 weeks today... baby is the size of a navel orange... hehehe... funny how something so small could have made such a BIGGGGG difference to my weight and waist line! :) i'm off on holiday for the next 10 days... going back home to india to visit my grandparents and show off the growing bump! thank heavens i don't have to justify my weight this holiday! :) License to *** out on good home cooked meals! :) hope all of u are well... keeping u all in prayers... God bless... and will catch up again upon my return! :)

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Latest post on 28 July 2011 - 09:35

aww don't worry fullofdreams... that placenta will come back into place sooon :) just be careful until ur next scan at least... especially if u have any younger children that u might need to carry... what i do for my DD is ensure that is still hug her and stuff but when i'm in a sitting down position... instead of starting the hug by carrying her up to my height... :) i'm due 2nd feb... but i guess it's always +/- 10 days :)

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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 17:39

I am the same did not do blood test nothing I can do and it's not 100% correct anyway. Lady told me of someone had it done the resuilts came back high which means something wrong. Gave both to a healthy baby girl but spent her whole pregnancy stressing. The scan was good healthy baby I could not believe how much he/she was moving around amazing. One down side and I am worried is that my placenta is a bit low. So NO heavy lifting but he said I am sure it will move up but it's in the back of my mind now and I do worry to much. I will really miss going to conceive and everyone there they are all lovely and Dr Pankaj is just great so calm and knows everything. They say my due date is end of Jan beginning Feb I am sure it will come around very quickly.

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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 16:07

Christina, I didn't do it either and now have a beautiful and smart baby :) :) hoping i can say the same in 6 months :)

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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 13:09

Christina, I didn't do it either and now have a beautiful and smart baby :)

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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 11:52

well ladies... just wanted to let u know that i decided against the NT screening... I'm willing to accept this child as it is (with or without Downs Syndrome or any other illness)... anyway i'm still praying that everything is normal anyway... hope all u ladies are well too... fullofdreams - how did the test at conceive go?

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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 10:24

Yes, this stage is just a screening test, so if you do not plan on having any further investigations, if indicated, which are more conclusive, then I personally would not spend the money.

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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 10:21

I had it done with my first but its basic routine back in Canada and we don't pay for it. I didn't have it done with my second since I was traveling. Honestly if you are not concerned with the whole down's syndrome then why do it. You get the routine scans at your appointments to see everything is okay with the baby and that's way more important.

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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 10:16

all the best for ur final scan at conceive... my prayers are with u! pls keep us posted... we could be delivering out little ones at the same time... and it would be great to be able to share experiences :)

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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 08:44

To abby_n_christina that is great news I am so pleased for you. I am 11 weeks and 1 day so we are very close in time. I go back to conceive next wednesday for final scan and loads of blood test. This will include the one for Down's and to be honest I dont know if I want it done. Its not 100% conclusive and I would rather not know there is nothing you can do about it anyway you will love your little one no matter what. I know you can plan i find out more but you could then end up having a very stresssfull pregnancy.

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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 08:44

thanks for ur reply DubaiCat... we're still deciding what to do... one part of me just wants another sneak peek at the lil angel... and another part of me is nervous about what i might find out... whether the baby has Down's or not... we'll still accept it wholeheartedly... and i don't think knowing now (as opposed to once the baby's out) will make it any easier to accept... but that's just life I guess... u take what u get and move on :) i'm only 30... with one DD at home who's 4yrs old... my husband is 32... we're not related in any way so I guess that rules out any chromosomal issues... but i'm only concerned because last year when we got preggers we lost the baby during the pregnancy and they say when ur body miscarries it's the body's way of avoiding a imperfect baby from being born... so this time round i just want to be aware of whether there's anything wrong genetically... i think i will stop with this test though... i wouldn't dream of doing anythin invasive... more so 'coz i hate needles (and not just coz of the risk of miscarriage)... just want to be sure... coz this pregnancy was not completely natural (i was on clomid 100mg for a month)... plus i've been on duphaston ever since after the first month... this is so ****** confusing... wish i were back in the days when there were no scans and no tests... when u just had ur baby the old fashioned way...

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Latest post on 19 July 2011 - 18:44

I didn't have it and these were my reasons for not having it; 1. I was 31 when I was pregnant with DS so at home I wouldn't have had it as routine. 2. It only gives you a probability so you won't know for sure unless you do further tests. 3. The further tests are invasive and carry a miscarriage risk. 4. You can't do anything about a positive result - other than prepare yourself - in the UAE (as far as I know). I did consider it more seriously second time around, as having a baby with Down's would impact on DS's life as well as our own, but again we didn't do it. I'm 32 and not considered high risk, and we didn't think we'd have acted upon a positive result anyway, so we decided not to bother. Having said that, when we've had other scans the doctors doing them have been able to let us know the nuchal fold looks perfectly normal so that's been reassuring.

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Latest post on 19 July 2011 - 15:11

Congratulations, that is great news. Yes I had the test. I think that it is recommended if you are over 35 (this was in Australia). In the public system you only have two ultrasounds, at 12 & 20 wks, so the blood test for NT was done a few days before the 12 week scan. Thanks for the info TwoKids... i just didn't want any unnecessary tests done... plus it's gonna set me back 1500dhs as it isn't covered by insurance... I've just been doing some reading on it... and i think the first stage is non-invasive so I guess I'll go along and get it done just to be on the safe side... the doctor didn't mention any blood test... she just told me it would be a detailed ultrasound...

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Latest post on 19 July 2011 - 14:55

Congratulations, that is great news. Yes I had the test. I think that it is recommended if you are over 35 (this was in Australia). In the public system you only have two ultrasounds, at 12 & 20 wks, so the blood test for NT was done a few days before the 12 week scan.

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Latest post on 19 July 2011 - 13:58

Hi ladies... Just an update... all ur prayers have WORKEDDDD!!! My lil one is going strong at 11weeks 5 days... :) just went in for a scan with the doc today who says ALL IS WELL! :) She also asked if I wanted to do an NT scan next week... to check for Down's Syndrome, etc... not sure what I should do... did any of u do the same?

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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 14:23

Hi abby n christina, just wanted to say..i felt the same as you with all the worry as I had some complications in the 1st tri..anyway I got an angelsounds fetal heart doppler, from amazon, its the best thing Ive bought so far! I got it when I was about 14 weeks and found the hb right away, now my baby is bigger and its so easy and clear. I realllly recommend one, not expensive at all either! i checked on amazon.co.uk and they have the product but unfortunately they can't ship it to me in dubai... and i don't have an aramex shop & ship account... not much of an online shopper unfortunately... do u know if this is available anywhere here in dubai... and how much it costs?

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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 10:40

just thought i'd drop in a line here... downloaded the iphone WHAT TO EXPECT app and now am checking it regularly everyday... it tells me that I'm 9weeks 4days today... my next appointment with the doctor isnt till 19th july... and that just seems so ****** far away at the moment... so nervous... keep wondering if everything's okay... seriously considering investing in my own doppler to keep track of the heartbeat... anyone else on here done that? or going through the same emotions?

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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 08:51

went for my follow up scan yesterday... by God's grace everything is exactly as it should be... the fetus size is showing 8weeks 2 days... exactly as per calculation... heart beat is strong (praise God!) and all looks well... the doc made me do a barrage of blood tests for their records and now i have to go back end of july (basically at the end of my first trimester)... such a relief... just keeping fingers and toes crossed that the next four weeks are absolutely uneventful! :) hope everyone else is doing well too :)

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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 08:40

fullofdreams - i can totally relate to u... one side of me is already doing virtual hunting for baby names while the other side is scared as **** to get excited... either way... i think the best thing to do is take each day as it comes... so for this day, sharing in ur excitement for having heard the heartbeat... hope it gets stronger by the day till u can see and feel it when that little bundle of joy is in ur arms! :) God bless!

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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 17:27

Well ladies I had my scan this morning and the most amazing thing I heard little ones heart beat I am 7 weeks today Dr Pankaj was very pleased with everything. Go back in 3 weeks for the next scan its such mixed emotions I am excited, scared its all so much to take in. I know it is still such early days that I am scared to let myself really get excited. :)

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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:55

Great news girls... here's sending you all LOTS of baby dust :D :D :D

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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:03

P109 - omggggggggggg i'm so thrilled for u!!! TWINS!!! that's simply AWESOME news... so happy for u! :) mine was a high beta but at the last scan there was just one heartbeat so ahemmmm unless another one will suddenly spring up by saturday i guess it'll just be one for me (this time! :)) plus mine was a natural conception and i've heard that the chances of multiples with IVF etc are higher... bet ur DH is thrilled too! :) mine would probably pass out if i told him we're having twins! fullofdreams - fingers & toes crossed for u... praying all goes well for u today at Conceive... will be thinking of u all day so pls keep us updated... try and keep urself busy somehow so that u don't focus on the scan so much (i know it's absolutely impossible... but please try)... stress just adds chaos to the whole situation... very very excited for all of us... and nervous as **** too... i've stopped reading about pregnancy stuff online... absolutely fed up of reading too much and not knowing enough... i figure i'll just not read, sit back and face whatever comes... better than that horrid feeling of impending doom! :(

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 19:36

Thats great news :) I have my scan tomorrow at conceive very scared i hope everything is ok this wait has been so long. I am feeling sick 24/7 have not been sick but feel awful have been now for about 2 weeks. :(

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 18:51

Welcome back a_n_c! Scan went well. Saw two hear beats so twins for me! Still so nervous I just want to get through all the tests and know that I will have healthy babies. What are you having? I remember you had high beta. Good luck with your scan on Saturday!

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 08:52

heh all.. i'm back and still feeling preggers (coz of the wild appetite)... but have to wait for the next reassuring scan only on saturday... P109 - how did ur scan go on thursday??

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 13:22

congratulations abby_n christina.. how was your trip? hope all is fine and going lub-dub inside :)

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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 15:29

Congratulations for abby_n christina and P109. God bless both of you.

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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 13:31

Congrats Abby_n_Christina! I am 6 weeks 2 days today too. My scan is on Thursday. Please pray for me too.

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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 13:04

Just back from my first scan... Had tears rolling when I saw the tiny pulsating sac... Was so relieved to finally see that so I could start believing that I'm really preggers and not just hallucinating! Doc says I'm 6weeks 2 days and so far scan shows the same... Just so exhausted now... Please keep praying that all goes well during my trip to Sweden... Will msg back in on Friday once I'm back... Hope all's well with all ur lil bumps too! God bless Congratulations!!! :)

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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 12:40

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