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So, I'm hoping to start trying for a baby with my husband in the next year or so. Initially, we were hoping to do a trip to Japan this spring before trying, but due to me not having a good enough job, our finances weren't cut out for it and the Japan trip has been shelved indefinitely. I had really hoped to go on one cool trip before having kids, but oh well. Anyway, if we're going to be trying for a baby soonish, there's sort of another roadblock in the way. Sex has become quite painful for me. I'm dry as a desert for most of the month and my sex drive has plummeted. For years, I have attributed this to my birth control patches and using plenty of lube has usually helped until recently. Over the last year or so, the lube has done very little to ease the pain. Has anyone else had this problem? I have an appointment with my new family doctor in a couple days, and I'd like to bring this up, but it's kind of difficult to talk about. I also might have a condition that my mom had that made it difficult for her to conceive. She doesn't really want to talk about it with me, but I've suspected endometriosis. Before going on birth control, I would sometimes get very sick while on my period. I was tested for anemia, but the doctor said I was fine and that it would go away once I had children. My mom said she had the same thing and that it did go away once she had kids. I only found out years later from my dad that it took nearly 10 years for my mom to conceive and she even required surgery just to have me. I was their "miracle baby". I'm pretty worried now that I might go through the same difficulties if I also have the same issues that my mom had. I guess that only way to find out is to try for a baby for a year or so. I also found out recently that I have some hypothyroidism and will be discussing this with my doctor. I'm kind of terrified of pregnancy, but I'm working on mentally preparing myself for the challenge.
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Tamarillo posted:Endometriosis does make it a little harder but it's not necessarily impossible. I know some people with endo who conceived normally, others like me needed IVF but it got the job done. If you try and don't get pregnant within the year and have super painful periods then ask for a diagnostic laparoscopy as part of your treatment. It's the only way I found out I had endo because I thought desperately painful periods were normal. Is a laparoscopy painful, or do they put you under for it? I haven't had any issues with my periods since going on birth control, but when I did, I would best describe the pain as "someone is using my uterus as a tension ball." I thought that was just normal. But every now and then, I would get physically ill on the first day of my period and a couple times I was sent home from school because my teachers were worried I was about to faint. I would really prefer for sex to not be excrutiating! I've read that some birth control can definitely dry you out and lower the libido, and I've been on the patch for the last 10 years, so I'm hoping the problem will fix itself once I'm off the birth control. Alterian posted:You need to find an ob/gyn asap, not just a family doctor. Hypothyroidism can also make it hard to conceive and cause pregnancy complications. I only just got a family doctor, since I began having problems with numbness and tingling in my hands about a month ago. Turned out to be multiple forms of tendonitis in both arms, but the neurologist I saw mentioned a vitamin B12 deficiency and hypothyroidism, which I'm going to talk to my doctor about tomorrow. I suppose I could ask my new family doctor for an ob/gyn referral? Hi_Bears posted:Agree you should find an OB and go in for a preconception visit. They can address a lot of these concerns and also do some genetic testing/bloodwork. When I did this, they found that my titers for chicken pox were too low so I had to get the vaccine and wait two months before trying. If you know you’re going to be trying soon it’s a good idea to get these sorts of things squared away beforehand. Thanks! That's a good idea. I've already gotten blood work done twice in the last month and don't do so well around needles, but I suppose that's something I'll just have to get used to. 
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May 23, 2018 16:16
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Alterian posted:You usually don't need an official referral to see an ob/gyn. Of course I am sure there are insurances out there that require it for some strange reason. You honestly should be visiting one once a year anyway to deal with any women health problems which it sounds like you have some. They would be better at dealing with your sexual health more than a family doctor since that is their specialty. I'm in Canada, so insurance isn't an issue.  My new doctor had me get a Pap smear done by one of the ladies at the clinic, as I was due for one this year anyway. I would typically go to a clinic with lady doctors to get my birth control prescription renewed and regular Pap smears and breast exams.
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May 23, 2018 18:35
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Dang, that really sucks, Sarah! It's too bad your colleagues aren't more supportive of you.  I had hoped to find a full time job before becoming pregnant, but I've been looking for a year with no luck. I just want a decent income to help support my family so my future kid can have nice things. A friend of ours is moving into our spare room in August, so that should bring in a few more bucks. For some reason, she can't wait for me to have a baby. I had my doctor appointment today where I was given a prescription for vitamin B12 and thyroid medication. I'll have to get another blood test in 6 weeks. I asked if I should see an obstetrician and he said I shouldn't. He said I would only be referred to one if I failed to successfully conceive after a year and told me to just try to conceive and not worry about it. I didn't end up bringing up the painful sex part, as I had followed him out to the waiting room at this point and didn't want to discuss it in the room full of people. I have another appointment in 7 weeks to adjust my medication dosage, so I'll try to bring it up then before he rushes me out the door. I want to ask about prenatal vitamins too. They typically have B12 in them, but if I am already taking B12, would I need to take prenatal vitamins that don't have B12? The internet tells me that thyroid medication and prenatal vitamins should be taken 2-3 hours apart. Also, my dose will likely need to double while pregnant. I'm gonna have a lot of needles in my future. :/
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May 24, 2018 21:34
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superbelch posted:I’m an OB/Gyn so I’m biased but I do think it’d be a good idea to see an OB/Gyn given your pain with sex. As someone mentioned before it could be related to pelvic floor muscles and referral to a pelvic floor physical therapist is important for not just sex but also the upcoming pregnancy. Is it possible that it's just a side affect of my birth control, that's been somewhat exacerbated by the hypothyroidism? I don't know when the hypothyroidism started exactly and a few online sources suggest that pain with sex, dryness and low libido are potential symptoms of hypothyroidism. I don't know how long I might have gone undiagnosed for if it wasn't for my recent bout of tendonitis. I mean, I sometimes have achey muscles in the morning, a bit more hair on my comb, occasional constipation, and occasional fatigue that I've just chalked up to getting older and not eating as well as I should. I wouldn't mind losing 10-12lbs, but I'm still at a healthy weight. (Cue friend of mine asking how I could have hypothyroidism, as I'm too skinny for it.) I guess I'm just glad that it got diagnosed before actually getting pregnant, as I've been looking up some of the effects of untreated hypothyroidism during pregnancy. Doesn't look fun!
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May 24, 2018 22:38
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SquirrelFace posted:If you don’t already see a gynecologist regularly and you’re thinking about getting pregnant you should really make an apt to get a pap and exam and just talk through your concerns with someone who specializes in that area of the body rather than a general physician. I went to a Medicentre with a pap clinic that had lady doctors to get regular exams and pap smears and get my birth control prescription renewed. I had a pap smear done a few weeks ago with my new family doctor, as I was due for another one later this year. Last time I went, I also talked to the doctor there about my concerns and she just said I'd need to wait a year after trying to conceive before I need to worry about anything, but that I should be taking prenatal vitamins up to a year before trying to conceive.
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May 25, 2018 02:31
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Public Serpent posted:FWIW I'm also in a non-US country, here you also wouldn't normally see an ob/gyn unless you had some known issue. You'd just start trying. Yeah, you're right. But I do get the impression that all my doctor would say is wait until you come off the birth control and see if anything changes and we'll take it from there. alnilam posted:IIRC American insurers won't cover fertility testing until you've been trying for a year, or maybe it's 6 months Fortunately, I am not in the US! I was reading about endometriosis earlier and the article I read suggested that women with suspected endometriosis see an ob/gyn after 6 months of trying, rather than waiting a full year, as even mild endometriosis can cause serious fertility issues. It did kind of bum me out that my doctor didn't seem to take my concern seriously. Like, I know it took my mom nearly 10 years to conceive and she required surgery and a bunch of treatments and I know I have the same sort of reproductive problems that she had pre-pregnancy. I didn't even find out about all this until the night before my wedding! My dad was reminiscing and was all, "Did you know you were a miracle baby? We tried for YEARS with no luck!" So for the doctor to just say, "Don't worry about it. Just try for a year and come back to me when you're still not pregnant." That doesn't really put me at ease, y'know? I know "don't worry about it" is probably good advice, but it's easier said than done. If professional worrier was a career, I'd be making 6 figures. Anyway, thanks to this thread for giving me a place to easily voice my concerns. A few weeks ago, my husband and I started throwing around potential baby names. He already vetoed Theodore (but Teddy is such a cute nickname! ), but not Elliot! He really really likes the name Olivia, and I do too, but it's been near the top of baby name lists for the last 10 years and is super common now.
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May 25, 2018 15:45
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Public Serpent posted:I should hope not! You surely can't be expected to just accept that sex is painful until then? Isn't getting to have sex the whole point of birth control? Yeah... that's true enough. I don't know if my sex drive has plummeted as a result of more frequent painful sex or some other reason, but it's been pretty lovely. My husband has been understanding, but it's still been pretty rough on our marriage. :/
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May 26, 2018 00:12
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Ebola Roulette posted:For the first part, I'm not sure an OB/GYN would have said anything different. I had an appointment with my OB before trying to get pregnant and they told me the same thing. They gave me the statistics that 50% of those with no fertility problems are pregnant in 6 months, and 90% are pregnant after a year. My appointment was in May and my OB said not to be surprised if I wasn't pregnant by Christmas. They were right, because I didn't get pregnant until January. I don't need health insurance, as I am in Canada, but based on some digging around, it seems that I do need a referral to see an OB. There are only 2 in the whole city that are listed as accepting new patients right now and they are only able to be seen via a referral. My family doctor said it would take about 8 months to be able to see an OB anyway, as the wait times can be so long.
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May 26, 2018 17:26
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So, I finally have an appointment booked with an OB/GYN. Most of the ones in my city are referral only, but a clinic just opened up within walking distance of me that has one. I could see him this week, but that's the only day I have plans and the doctor is only in every other Thursday. Another 2 and a half weeks it is, then!
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Jun 4, 2018 21:32
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So, I finally had an appointment with an Ob/Gyn about my painful sex issue. I expected to answer a lot of uncomfortable questions, but there wasn't much of that. The doctor wants me to get some blood tests done and we'll go from there. Thing is, the 2 blood tests need to be done on day 3 and day 21 of my cycle. I presume I will need to go off my birth control for a month then? I just took off my last patch for the month, so will be expecting my period within the week. How would I go about calculating which days of my cycle I'll need to book the blood tests for?
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Jun 21, 2018 20:03
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peanut posted:There's an excellent app called Clue that tracks many period cycle things and isn't designed like a birthday card for an 8 year old. Thanks! I just downloaded it! This should make things a bit easier. I also got booked for an ultrasound on Tuesday. The doctor mentioned something about injecting me with dye and that sounds scary. For some reason, I live in the provincial capital, but have to go to a suburb city to get an ultrasound.
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Jun 22, 2018 00:59
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Tamarillo posted:He might be talking about checking that your tubes aren't blocked, which seems a little premature but probably not a bad idea to check in any case. I was given print outs to take to a local lab, where I can make an appointment online and just show up with the paperwork. I've got another one for a blood test In a couple weeks to check my thyroid levels again.
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Jun 22, 2018 01:42
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I had my ultrasound today. Both kinds! And afterwards, I had an X-ray where they injected dye into me. We were just talking about aspects of my work as the doctor was doing his thing when it got way more painful than I expected! Ouch! Then the doctor showed me the x-ray, said that both of my tubes were blocked and that I'd have to speak to him at the clinic again about possible surgery or IVF treatment. drat, the X-ray technician was not kidding when she said I'd have some bad cramps for a couple days so I should take it easy. This still doesn't really solve the problem that I came to see the doctor about in the first place, but I guess it clears up something else. Probably saved me a lot of time overall.
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Jun 26, 2018 18:41
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I finally got my mom to talk about her infertility issues. She also got an HSG with a result of two blocked tubes and had to have laparoscopic surgery to fix one of them, as it was interfering with the bowel in some way. I guess I came along a year later, so the surgery must have helped. If the test was accurate and not the result of a muscle spasm, I guess I have surgery to look forward to in my near future. Does anyone have any experience with laparoscopic surgery to fix blocked tubes? I know it's only minimally invasive, but it's still kind of scary.
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Jun 30, 2018 02:25
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So, I heard from my coworker today that the OB/GYN I'm seeing has a terrible reputation. Coworker's girlfriend works in healthcare and I mentioned going to his city for an ultrasound and HSG test recently. He asked me what my doctor's name is and tells me to not let him perform surgery on me. I guess he is cold and uncaring to his patients, other doctors refuse to work with him and my coworker referred to him as a "butcher". I guess he doesn't have a high opinion of women and thinks it's okay for women to not be able to feel anything down there. There have been lots of complaints about him. I mean, I did think he was pretty aloof about things and didn't seem to want to address my pain problem. I am very likely going to require surgery, so now I'm pretty nervous. He was the only OB/GYN I could find who was accepting new patients that weren't referrals, and my family doctor didn't want me to see an OB/GYN. I guess I'll have to tell my family doctor that I saw an obstetrician anyway and found out my tubes are blocked if I want a referral.
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Jul 31, 2018 06:24
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I have a consultation appointment for my laparoscopic surgery in a month from now. Excited about it! I had a shortlist of names that I read to my husband a while back, just to get myself in the right headspace for “totally having a baby for real soon.” He seemed to hate most of them. :/ Didn’t seem to mind Owen Alexander though. Could not get behind Eleanor, which I like because of all the different nickname options. Ellie, Lena, Nora... Nessa fucked around with this message at 15:46 on Sep 21, 2018 |
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Sep 21, 2018 15:44
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Tensokuu posted:Good luck! Old names are coming back into fashion. My husband’s favourite name for a girl is Olivia, which I really like, but has also been a really popular name for quite a while.
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Sep 21, 2018 19:25
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Alterian posted:My sons are Jasper and Oscar. Classic grandpa names (one of them is my great-grandpa's name) I had a grandpa Oscar! I also had a grandpa Glenn, whose name I would consider using. And one of my favourite great aunts is a Lillian. Also fond of Rose/Rosemary, but that’s one my husband shot down.
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Sep 21, 2018 20:46
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Koivunen posted:My favorite boy name right now is Eero, pronounced “arrow” in American (EH-ro with a rolled R in Finnish). However, I don’t want people to think they’re named after an arrow, or that it’s supposed to sound like a cool hunting name. The mispronunciation of EE-row would happen all the time too. Nobody, not even my husband, would roll the R, because he’s American, so why would he? Also a friend’s badly behaved pit bull is named Arrow and it’s tarnishing it a bit for me even though that’s stupid. I love the name on its own but there are lots of things making me shy away from it. What about a similar name like Errol? As in Errol Flynn? There aren’t many boys names I’m super into, except as cool middle names, like Barwulf or Wolfgang. Husband had vetoed all of those, despite my German and Scandinavian heritage. My dad’s best friend growing up was named Wolfgang.
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Sep 22, 2018 01:13
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I got booked for laparoscopic surgery to get my tubes fixed in April. My doctor thinks my HSG test could have been a false read, so he wants me to try to get pregnant on my own over the next 6 months. I literally got a prescription for sex today. I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll try!
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Oct 30, 2018 01:32
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JibbaJabberwocky posted:
Is this actually true though? How much does breastfeeding actually affect the breasts? Would there be a difference if you breastfed for 6 months compared to 18 months? I’ll admit I have concerns about that, as my husband is more than a little fond of my breasts. We’re in our “trying week” again and my husband really doesn’t like that the doctor told us to only have sex every other day during this period. I was wondering if we could get a sperm count done to see if we could reasonably do every day for that period instead. However, I think that would only help so much, as my husband prefers an activity that doesn’t involve him finishing inside me, and he likes to have that every day, sometimes multiple times. He told me that going without during our first “trying” week was like fasting to him and really difficult. I’m just wondering what I can do to best keep him happy during the week, while still putting in our best effort at trying to conceive.
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Nov 24, 2018 19:07
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skeetied posted:This is actually more tied to pregnancy than breastfeeding. Your boobs are going to be different at the end no matter how you feed the baby. I figured as much. I just didn’t know if breastfeeding had a big impact on those changes. Koivunen posted:What do YOU want, though? Your body won’t be the same once you have a kid, breastfed or not. Make your decision based on what you feel is best for yourself, your body, and your future baby. I understand that you want your husband to be happy, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but pregnancy and life after a kid is going to change your body and your sex life dramatically. Hopefully he will be supportive of you if/when your boobs look different and you physically can’t have sex for a long time. I also really like my breasts as they are now, and I guess I will be pretty sad to see them go. I’m not looking forward to the changes my body will be going through, and have long been scared of pregnancy, but I feel somewhat ready to face those fears because I want to have a family. We already had a long period of no sex from January to August when sex became incredibly painful for me, so we compromised by switching to my husband’s preferred activity instead. However, I won’t be able to do that activity either while pregnant and probably won’t want to after a baby is born. I hope he’ll be supportive too. I just worry a lot and want to be able to keep my husband happy.
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Nov 24, 2018 21:24
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femcastra posted:Having sex to conceive can feel like a chore, particularly if you’ve been trying for months and months. This sounds different though. I had a chat with him and was reassured about some things. Not oral, but he likes my breasts in his face, almost like I’m nursing him. I had to let him know that I would not be interested in letting him do that while I have milk in them. I don’t want to actually nurse my husband and turn that into a sex thing. I don’t think I would be comfortable with that. He seemed disappointed, but accepting.
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Nov 25, 2018 09:15
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nyerf posted:That's good you're warning him off them early. I was happy with my breasts for fun purposes pre kids, but ever since having our first kid and breastfeeding her 23 months and then falling pregnant with our second who I'm currently nursing, not a chance in hell am I letting an adult near them for non medical reasons. Post pregnancy and childbirth and breastfeeding brain can be all kinds of weird and different to what it was before. Well, I hope it doesn’t get too bad for me in that regard. Our sex life revolves pretty much entirely around my breasts. It’s kind of a fetish for my husband I think? I’m sure things will be fine and he’ll be able to cope with it... but I might have to talk with him more about changes we might have to make.
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Nov 25, 2018 18:59
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skeetied posted:I don’t mean this offensively, but I would consider looking into couples therapy to make sure that you guys can productively discuss the changes a baby will bring to your relationship. I have three kids and there has really been no time more stressful in my relationship with my husband than the postpartum period and that’s with very even expectations regarding our sex life (or lack thereof). I’ve talked to him and he seems to understand that things may change and he’s ready to make those sacrifices. He still seems pretty hopeful that it won’t be quite so bad though. We’ve talked about other changes he’ll need to make and he’s ready to do them, such as no longer playing video games for hours on end, fewer house parties, less drinking, helping out to clean more, shoveling snow promptly, etc... He really wants to step up and be a great dad. I can tell that he’s serious about it.
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Nov 26, 2018 16:40
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sheri posted:Have him do this stuff now. True. I think he just wants to enjoy the time he has left before I’m pregnant. I’ll talk to him about it though. I know I’ll also be getting some help from my bestie, who already does a lot of cooking, cleaning and heavy lifting for me. He’s excited about me having a baby, but is wishing twins upon my person (and they run in the family on both sides, so who knows). I also have a roommate who’s excited to help out with things because she loves babies and can’t wait to help me take care of one and babysit.
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Nov 26, 2018 20:59
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sheri posted:I mean if he is reluctant to or gripes about putting in more effort around the house now because it cuts into his drinking and video game time that's probably a clue to not have a baby with him at this time. Oh he doesn’t gripe. It’s just unusual for him to help out without me asking. I have a tendency to not ask for it, and when I do, I sometimes have to show him how to do the task because I incorrectly assumed he would know how to do it... like putting on a swiffer cloth. elise the great posted:If he’s holding out hope that somehow things won’t change THAT much, he’ll still have time to binge RDR2 and roll around with you for a quickie, he needs to let that go fast. “Hoping for the best” quickly becomes “pressure on you to absorb the discomfort and distress of imbalanced responsibility and sexual activity you’re too exhausted and sore to enjoy.” I think he knows things will change a lot. He sometimes mentions how he doesn’t have much time left to enjoy his current lifestyle. I guess my biggest fear is him not bonding with the baby because he’s one of those guys who hates babies. He will eat in the lounge area to avoid children and will switch train cars if there’s a crying baby in one. He thinks he’s going to be a lot more tolerable of his own baby though, but I worry a little bit that he won’t start to bond with the kid until they get a bit older and can interact with things more. I have my worries, but I also know that I’m a huge worrier and often worry for nothing.
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Nov 27, 2018 16:24
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Alterian posted:These are all giant red flags that you should probably get some marital counseling before you have a kid. Like, today. You are either going to end up divorced, miserable, or with a kid that has major father issues. Yikes. I really didn’t think it seemed that bad. But I know after our last serious conversation that my husband is really trying. He gave me a birthday card for the first time ever and later, handmade me an anniversary card that he got all of our friends to sign and gave it to me in front of everyone. He seems to take my concerns to heart, so I think I just need to have another heartfelt conversation with him about my worries.
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Nov 27, 2018 20:44
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BadSamaritan posted:Not for nothing, it sounds like you’ve both talked about trying to conceive, but does he actually want to have a child? Not ‘I think I’d be okay with it, sure’, but a positive affirmation of it? I’d be really worried about someone hoping parenthood will be tolerable, and about them leaving that introspection until after the fact. Oh, he’s always known he wanted to be a dad. If I said I didn’t want kids, we’d have broken up 11 years ago. Kids are an absolute must for him. He just hates the baby stage. We waited a long time until we had a house and were in a financially stable position to start trying for a baby. When he talks about being a dad, he gets really excited about it. It’s just that I see him alter his paths to avoid being near the screaming children that gives me some mild hesitation. He also would like us to adopt a child in the future as well, but we’ll see how that goes.
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Nov 27, 2018 22:09
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Well, after talking to him, he says his whole “I hate babies” thing is more of a running gag than anything. He avoids strangers crying babies, but fully intends to put all his effort into our own. I believe him. We’re gonna be working on some stuff to prepare for a new way of life.
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Nov 28, 2018 04:15
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So my period was a little late and the app I use to track it said this was my longest cycle since July, a couple months after I came off of birth control. When I changed out my panty liner the other day, I noticed just a faint bit of pink, which I had never had at the start of a period before, but no bleeding since. I had a bunch of pregnancy tests kicking around from when I bulk ordered some ovulation strips. Morning urine, followed instructions... Positive result. The instructions say to repeat the test in 48 hours, so I guess I’ll have to wait until Monday to see if it was a false positive or not.
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Apr 27, 2019 20:48
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Lacey posted:False positives for pregnancy tests are very rare. Yup. I had 2 more positive tests on Sunday and Monday. Currently at the lab about to get a blood test for confirmation. Then more blood tests 48 hours apart. At least my hypothyroidism has gotten me a little more used to blood tests so I don’t freak out now like I used to a year ago.
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Apr 30, 2019 14:51
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Sarah posted:That’s ... a lot of things to confirm a pregnancy.... is that normal? All my doctor did was give me the same pee test that I did at home. I asked for blood work and they refused (VA hospital) and then wrote some poo poo in my record that she thinks I’m asking for blood work because I want to have an abortion. I did complain and I have a new doctor outside of the VA who was wonderful and amazing during my pregnancy and still continues to be. Well, it may be different in my case because I do have hypothyroidism, so my medication is going to have the be adjusted as well. Pregnancy is hard on the thyroid and hypothyroidism in early pregnancy can cause severe birth defects. The lady on the phone said the 3 tests were to check to make sure my hormone levels were rising at the rate that they should. I first visited my Ob Gyn back in October because I thought I needed surgery after an HSG test showed that both of my tubes were blocked. That was a different Ob Gyn who booked me for an ultrasound and an HSG test a week after coming in with the problem of painful sex and without asking a single question about said painful sex. I later found out from a friend that the Ob Gyn I saw was notorious and to not let him perform surgery on me. I took the advice and went to a different doctor who only wanted me to have surgery if I had tried unsuccessfully for 6 months to conceive. Anyway, my coworker told me she suspected I was pregnant the other day, but I don’t really feel any different yet beyond a couple minutes of lightheadedness and not much of an appetite.
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Apr 30, 2019 22:14
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I’m just about 7 weeks along now. Won’t have my first prenatal visit until 12 weeks though. Had some mildly sharp cramping in my lower right abdomen last night and this morning. Lasted about 20 minutes to half an hour. Is this pretty normal? I don’t want to call my doctor if it’s a normal pregnancy thing.
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May 15, 2019 15:03
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ElScorcho posted:I had cramping during the first trimester of both my pregnancies, I think it’s pretty normal since your uterus is starting to grow to accommodate baby and placenta. Unless you’re in excruciating pain and/or bleeding I wouldn’t worry about it Good to know. I just started to worry a little when it came back this morning. I’ve been getting tingly hands at work again. I had a case of Tenosynovitis and tennis elbow last year and it feels like it’s come back. Dunno if it’s pregnancy related. Though I suppose it could also be thyroid related. I just got a script refilled for synthroid and my doctor gave me paperwork to get blood work done to see if my dose needs to be raised at all yet. Reading about how untreated hypothyroidism can cause birth defects kind of makes me want to keep on top checking my TSH levels. I’m just not sure how frequently I should get my blood work done.
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May 15, 2019 18:00
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watchoutitsabear posted:Definitely talk to your doctor about it. I had a weird mystery tingling/soreness in my right shoulder blade for all of my 1st and 2nd trimester that has gone away in my 3rd and was just one of those weird pregnancy things. But if you think it's due to another cause and you can verify it then it can't hurt to keep an eye on it however often your doctor recommends! Well, my doctor didn’t recommend anything. Just gave me the paperwork for a blood test and sent me on my way. My obstetrician will be the one taking care of my pregnancy and when I last spoke to him, he wanted to also be sent my lab results in case he needed to refer me to an endocrinologist. My thyroid levels were stable when I last had them checked in January, but they could be starting to get wonky again with the pregnancy. Maybe I should just call my obstretrician’s office and see what they recommend for frequency of blood tests. My regular doctor just gave me 3 months worth of my regular dose. zonohedron posted:After almost two weeks of Zofran and Diclegis keeping the nausea mostly at bay (I will discount the time where I ate plain rice too fast, started hiccupping, and then the hiccups started bringing up rice with each hic), I'm having a terrible nausea day again. I'm 19 weeks today, and I'd been really putting a lot of emotional weight on "most women are through with hyperemesis by 20 weeks", apparently. Yikes. I’m so sorry to hear that. I’ve been anxious about morning sickness setting in (nothing yet, fingers crossed) because my mom had hyperemesis. She said she felt like she had the flu from conception until birth. Hers was severe enough to hospitalize her multiple times though.
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go to ER nowwww!") while trying not to make gagging noises into the phone...
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skeetied posted:In the two pregnancies where my thyroid was stable after a minor tweak, I got blood work done once a trimester and then a growth scan at 36 weeks. In the one where it went absolutely whack-a-doodle, I got blood work done once a month since my dose was constantly being adjusted. Ah okay. Good to know. I called my OB’s office and they said to get that blood work done tonight, especially since I’m experiencing some possible symptoms, and they’ll check the results through the network. I did some medical reading earlier that suggested that hypothyroid women who have been treated with levothyroxine at conception should have their doses increased by 30%-50% within the first few weeks (4-6) of pregnancy. So yeah, gonna get the blood work done ASAP, as I’ll be out of town for the long weekend.
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I called the OB office back and my thyroid is fine for now. Just nice to have some reassurance. Better safe than sorry.Sarah posted:It could be pregnancy carpal tunnel syndrome. I had it nearly the entire time. It started very early on and was relieved with a sleeping brace. Then that stopped working. Then ice helped. Then that stopped working. Then the only thing I could do was stop working and elevate my hands above my head. Then ... guess what... that stopped working. The cure to pregnancy carpal tunnel is only one thing: giving birth. I don’t think it’s carpal tunnel because I was getting tinglies in my legs too. I was tested for carpal tunnel last year and just came back with diagnoses of DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis, lateral epicondylitis, B12 deficiency and hypothyroidism. A bunch of things that aren’t carpal tunnel. But I’ll watch out for carpal tunnel since I work at a desk all day. Alterian posted:I had Graves Disease in the past and it wasn't active during my last pregnancy, but they still checked my thyroid levels once a month throughout the pregnancy just in case (at the OB's). My Graves Disease came back post partum but I think I'm almost over it. I'm down to the lowest doseage of medication now after my last lab results came back normal / hypothyroid from over treatment. Yeah, my OB said he might want to refer me to one, but we’ll see how things go. 5 weeks until my first prenatal appointment.
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A lot better, actually. He’s been really great.
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