Blighted Ovum

Sadly we found out yesterday that the baby did not develop. A Blighted Ovum..

Please keep me in your prayers. Thank you.

baby!

Wanted to post pics of my new pregnancy news...

There is a method to my madness. I have had chemical pregnancies and very early m/c due to a drop in progesterone with pg tests going lighter to gone in a day or two as my cycle started..

You can read more about Chemical Pregnancies here

So because of these things in my past and because I have had some spotting which I have had with quite a few of my pregnancies in the first trimester I take more than one pg test over so many days to make sure the hcg is increasing. If hcg is increasing the result line on the pregnancy test will get darker. Hcg doubles every two days but usually you can see a progression day by day even if it's slight.

So here are my hpt pics with obvious progression..

Top to bottom: Day 10 FMU (first morning urine)
Day 11 FMU
Day 12 FMU
Day 15 FMU
Day 16 FMU

This is day 16; last night 4-28-16, about 10pm which is even darker than the day 16 fmu test.

There is a good progression!

So yes, I am expecting again but I take it one day at a time because of the spotting which for now has stopped.
I am having a little bit of m/s...not the full fledged stuff that usually hits full force for me at 6-7 weeks. And feeling crampy which is also normal for me in early pg. Feels like my cycle is going to start but never does type thing...I've discovered over the years that a lot of women experience this.

Thats it for now! 

She is here!

She is here! 20 minutes of labor start to finish! 6 days late! 40+6  9lbs 2oz

40 weeks and growing..

Well, there is a whole lot of nothing going on here! Move along folks....nothing to see!

No really NOTHING to see....that's ZERO....nothing!

No more mucous plug lost and just sporadic braxton hicks ctx...I guess maybe they have changed a little..maybe more pressure etc..

Otherwise I feel...PREGNANT! And hugely pg. Can't walk far, painful body, hips have gotten worse as she has settled down into pelvis more. Tired, tired and more tired. Or the appropriate word- EXHAUSTED!

I am sitting on my birth ball often. Do inversions now and again..just to help baby stay in a good position.And still inserting EPO...

Thinking today that I would have my love check me to see what's going on up there..

40 weeks tomorrow! And growing..still...

Update!

Just a quick what's going on update..

I lost some mucous plug on Friday night 1-30-15 and then a big glob of it and then some small bits after that. Saturday morning I lost a little bit more..just a small amount. The biggest glob so far was by far Friday night...

Baby is lower...Im huge! My belly just keeps growing! My love says if  my belly gets any bigger I may just fall right on over!

Hoping for soon!

My oldest boys have been telling me in every letter they send home that they can not wait to know her name and see her at graduation. I am excited to send them pictures of their new baby sister. Of course as their mama I just can't wait to wrap my arms around my two Marines!! Their siblings feel the same. We are counting down the days until we see them again!

The belly...39 weeks plus 2 days..baby 13..2015..

what's going on and most current pg pics...

I wanted to add the only bits of any sort of progress going on...

Since I lost my first bit of plug a few weeks back I have lost another bit that wasn't just a tiny little bit...I think it was last weekend...Saturdayish..at 38 weeks 1day..

I have seen very small bits on my tissue over the last few weeks but it's the stuff where you ask yourself, "is this plug or something else?"

So I'm just keeping track of the big globs where I know it's mucous plug.

Still inserting EPO each night..boy that stuff is messy! But I know it helps and I'm pretty sure it's doing something.

The funny thing? I have had braxton hicks ctx like crazy the last trimester but the last few weeks I've had hardly any! Annoying! Because then I wonder if anything is even going on at all??!!

Here I am this week about 38 weeks 3 days or so, my most current picture (39 weeks today)... and yes I am in my skivvies..

So I may not like all of me because of the weight gain while pg but my belly IS cute!! Can't wait to meet the cause of this basketball belly!! Hurry baby!!!

38 weeks and LOTS!!! of maternity photos!!

I got my maternity pictures today. I love them! I am so thankful I was gifted this shoot. What awesome memories this will be!!

So here goes with lots of photos!

I am so pleased with how they turned out!! Beautiful!! Beautiful!! (
These were taken at 37 weeks 3 days)
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I took this one two days ago at exactly 38 weeks...

Baby is so low these days that it's hard to walk upright without pain from her head against my bones. OUCH!

I saw more mucous plug last night when I inserted the EPO (evening primrose oil) before bed..and I am getting those lovely cervical twinges that all tell me stuff is happening and labor & birth are getting closer!! Less than two weeks until my EDD..so hopefully soon!! Praying for somewhere near that date..