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BM5....I don't know about the poop thing either to be honest because at this point I can still relate to the "foul" part of whatever is going on! I haven't had gas in like...forever, but for the past two days I have been practically killing myself here! Foul is not the word for it....perhaps rotten is! I am so afraid to go into labor and stink up my hospital room or gas out the doctor!!

As far as dropping....I know I dropped a while back because there was a point at which I stopped always being out of breath and heartburn lessened. I can't really say what week I was in, but it was around 30 or later. I don't think it's too early for you to have dropped. I know this bean has been low because ultrasounds showed her head down and low for a while already. Like I remember a month and half ago, the tech had to do an intrav____al ultrasound because the head was so low in the pelvis she couldn't measure it with the tummy one. Plus there was more space between my b___bs/stomach, and people would tell me that I looked lower. Now, I am at -1 station which means the head is almost engaged. I have talked to others who feel that their baby moves up or down from one day to the next too. I have also felt that way. Some days there is so much pressure in the VJJ that you feel like the baby is going to fall out, and others you feel nothing, normal.

CONGRATULATIONS HOPEFUL!!! How are you adjusted to your new life with you little girl? What a great name! Tracy, sounds like you will be sharing your birth story in no time at all. Val, now that your not working you will probably feel the baby moving so much more. COL how is your pregnancy going? are you still feeling ill? Babymakes5 Yes, they can drop down and come back numerous times, If you already have children they will more than likely drop last minute. They can flip at any time like my little man. My doctor explained that the more children you have the more likely that it is that you baby will keep changing position until birth. My son had some testing done at Mcmaster's hospital. His one kidney is readying 3 times the amount of fluid that there is supposed to be. He is on medciation and requires more testing. I was hoping it would of all disappeared after he was born. At least he is at a great hospital! Take care

BabyM5 - I don't think low iron would make your poops dark... it's probably something you ate and/or the antibiotic. I've read about the nesting thing too! I don't feel like this baby is coming out in a day or two, but I guess you never know. I had the worst pain last night when I turned over at one point- low, on my left side. Not sure if it was a contraction or maybe just the ligament pain again? It got better after a few minutes and feels fine today. Very curious. My next dr appt is tomorrow - not sure what I'll find out but I'm looking forward to it. Oh yeah, dropping... I've read the same thing as you, about dropping 2-4 weeks before birth, but if you've already had children, it's often earlier. I don't think I've dropped yet LB - did you mean that your son's kidney is producing more fluid than the other? That must be scary to bring him to the hospital... sorry you are having to go through that. TRACY, where are you today? It's funny, several of the women on the May thread are speculating that you are having Savannah right now... I hope so! xo

Hello my friends, I am so happy to hear all of your positive stories. Tracy thanks for your comment, I did not leave you at all ladies, I always followed up with your stories and events, and I can’t believe you are all at the final stages. BM5, thanks to you too, I think you due is early June, right? Val, how are you doing? Can you believe it, just a short while ago, you and Sann and myself were exchanging notes about TTC, Sann is a mom now and you are the next, and hopefully in October I will be. My updates, I am in my 15th week now, things are just good so far, but I am still scared to believe it, I think that’s normal for women who experience a loss before. My baby is doing well so far, I had an ultrasound yesterday, it was amazing looking at the baby. And today I got to hear the heart beat. I am so thankful for this miracle. I am sure you know what I am talking about. We are moving to the new house May16th, I am looking forward to that, ( not the moving, the new house : ) : ) ). That’s my update, and talk to you soon. love you all.

Hi Val, My son has a blockage up by his right kidney which is not allowing fluid to flow. His other kidney is just above the norm so it looks great! Val towards the end of my pregnancy it felt like my liagments were stretching, it can be very painful. Just think of it as one step closer to birth.

Lovedblessings, thanks for asking, you are such a sweet heart, yes, I am doing much better now, my nausea is not as bad, I get it only in the evening after I come home from work, it looks my job make me sick : ) : ), just kidding, I cant complain about my job, they are very nice group. I think the reason for the evening’s nausea is when I get tired it kicks in. who knows?? How is you baby doing?

COL - it's great to read your update! I'm so happy you're at 15 weeks. It's hard to believe we've made it to this point, after everything we went through to get here. Glad you've been getting to see the baby and hear the hb. Are you eating some snacks in the afternoon? I think my nausea at 15 weeks was partially due to hunger/lack of protein. LB - thanks for the ligament info... it seemed like that's probably what it was, but at the time I thought, if this is a contraction - OUCH! Still no word from Tracy today... I'm really thinking/hoping this is her day! Well, I'm going to go eat some chocolate... yum!

Wow...Congrats Hopeful...you did it...So happy for you xoxox. I'm so excited for all of you. Col...sounds like you are doing awesome!! tracy..you are next! I am finally charting you guys can take a peek at fertilityfriend.com/home/154798 Col, the computer picked up my ovulation on cd25 but I am concerned it was more yesterday and didn't bd, what do you think? And do you think its bad to have such a late ovulation? Thanks

Lovemy3, I looked at your chart, it looks great and it seems that you did what you have to do, late ovulation is not bad, and why would it be bad? My friend, we due at the same day, she ovulated really late, and she is pregnant now. In my case, I did the charting and monitoring, and my ovulation turned to be way before the chart would detect it. It was so off for me, LETS BLAME IT ON AGE : ) : ) : ). The reason why I was sure it was off for me is that, the month I got pregnant both times, prove to me that I am right. This time, I was seeing a fertility specialist in Mississauga, and they wanted to monitor my cycle to see what is going on, the day I had my HSG, in the morning, I had an ultra sound and blood work done, and when I got back home from my HSG, I found a message on my phone saying, that I am ovulating today, the day after I went for another ultrasound and blood work, they told me I ovulated yesterday and no need for blood work. And here I am pregnant, that was CD 10 for me, 4 days latter my temperature started to climb. Why don’t you contact them, and ask for monitoring? That will save lots of headache. And as you know its all covered. I really wish you the best. Good luck this month.

LM3 - I checked out your chart... I think FF is right about O-ing on cd25, given the temp spike. Did you do any opks after that day? Even if you did ovulate on Wednesday or Thursday instead, you'd still be ok judging from the days you bd'd. Once suggestion: if this month doesn't work out, you might try to bd a little less often? Like, space it out every 36 hours or so. If I remember correctly, my doctor said something about volume reduction if you do it really often. It's hard though, because I know you don't want to miss the window, but the little guys usually can live a while in there! Just a thought... I'll go back later today and check my FF records to see what I did the month we got pg. Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm off to my doctor appt shortly and will let y'all know how it goes!

It's quiet here today! Where is everyone? Maybe Tracy is having Savannah today? She posted yesterday on the May thread that she had gone to the hospital and been released yesterday, after being morphine for back pain. I'll be she's back there today. My update: measuring 40 weeks (at 37 weeks), and had my first internal check which showed - nothing! No change to my cervix. DH says he hopes the baby doesn't come for a couple of weeks yet, but I'm starting to get restless. If he comes in a week, that would be good for me. LM3, fyi... I checked my FF account and it looks like the month we got pg, I ovulated on cd19 and we bd'd 2x the day before ovulation, and then every other day before that for a few days.

hey all .......update my problem is gone i was miserable on saturday and sunday but i went ahead and used it sunday night and woke up feeling totally normal down there....THANK GOD i could not have stood that much longer........congrats to hopeful ....i am so glad for u.....i bet tracy is having her baby too...she is usually good about checking in with us.....i went to the dr today and everything is good .....my Blood sugars are good and BP was good i lost 3 lbs since last week ....speaking of loosing weight this rude woman told me yesterday i looked like i had gained ALOT of weight with this pregnancy!!!!! i was so hurt...i know i have told yall before i was overweight to begin with and for her to say that hurt me so i asked today what my beginning weight was and she said it was (example only) 148 on my first visit in October and today it was 153 so total weight gain is 5 lbs !!!!!!( if yall remember for a while i was loosing 3-4 lbs each visit until like 20 something weeks them i started to gain 2-3 here and there and then i would loose 2-3 and it has been a roller coaster all this time i am officailly 35 weeks and 3 days and i am measuring 36 weeks ....cant wait to hold my baby boy..........still dont know what time my C section will be ...i have to go to the hospital on may 29 for blood work and they will tell me wht time to report to the floor for the C........sorry i didnt answer everyone personally but i will post more tomorrow....loved one last thing so you were still having ligament pain close to the end?? on some days mine is so bad i can hardly walk but other days i can take 5-6 steps and it is gone....rolling over in bed is hard some nights....i seems that the more i do such as cleaning walking and such it is worse......was it the same for you?????

just to update you guys on this also where my DD was sick in hospital with the dehydration and bladder infection she had some test run this week ....she had an ultrasound of her kidneys and baldder and another test where they put a catheter in her and put in a solution that shows up with an xray to see if urine is backing back up to the kidneys and see if function is normal (this was the hardest thing becasue i couldnt stay with her because of the xray and i was SO upset and could only stand ouside the door and cry myself i felt so helpless......but the next day we seen her DR and he said everything was normal and working properly and the baldder infection was caused by the dehydration and lack of her making teetee for over 12 hrs later guys!!!!

Hello all! I'm typing with one hand (Miriana taking up the other one with her wriggling!) so I've only time to say that all is well and I will be updating and reading your posts AS SOON AS I CAN!!! Life is good though and a daily schedule is slowly beginning to emerge. Love to you all! XOXOXOXOX

hey all......still no tracy i see......bet savannah is here and keeping her smiling and thinking it was all worth it now.........hope everyone is well and those babies arent keeping you up too much so far....take care all and i will check in later...........