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Post by Jackie on Jun 14, 2007 12:11:02 GMT -5
I, fortunately, have a few of happy memories, as I was luck enough to carry Samuel for 18 weeks...
The day I felt Samuel move for the first time was the best. I swore it was gas lol then I felt him again. One day I was standing in the ladies room with my mother (we work together) and she got to feel his little rumble too. I remember looking at her face as she kindda teared up a little. I’ll never forget that.
The most important is the reason I now dread Fridays. See I knew I was pregnant the second I conceived. I had an IUI done on Friday November 24, 2006. So every Friday we did a happy dance (yes I actually got up and danced)... we celebrated that we made it another week, it was a routine every Friday for 18 weeks. I remember the day before I went into the hospital I was sitting at my desk and I was so sick. I got my weekly e-mail and jumped up and screamed “I’M 18 WEEKS TODAY” it was like the sick feeling I had went away just for that moment. Two of the ladies in the office clapped and cheered with me, two days later I lost my son.
As painful as my happy memories are... I wouldn’t give them up for anything.
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Post by annieny on Jun 27, 2007 1:14:10 GMT -5
Hello, We found out we were pregnant on April 27,2007 and it was the happiest day since our wedding day.My husband and I were thrilled. IT was magical. June 4th, we found out htere was no heart beat. We had previously heard a heart beat a week before. My husband and I were devastated.I felt like I was kicked in the teeth. We had so many hopes and plans for our angel. I dont know what we will do next allthough I do know that we will never give up our desire for a child. this was the best 9 weeks and 3 days of my life.Hugs, Annie
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Post by erin24 on Aug 6, 2007 15:05:10 GMT -5
I have never visited this board before - I usually go to the S.B. board, I am so glad that I visited today! I hope you don't mind if I tell my happy memories. I was told at the age of 17 that it would be very difficult for me to get PG. So when DH and I got married we decided not use any form of birth - controll. For 2 and 1/2 years every time I thought I was even a few days late I would take a test and they were always negative. So around Easter I was late AGAIN and my DH said,"why don't we get a test?" I said ,"ok but you know we're not!" So we got a test and it was negative. A week later we were at a friends house and I said something about my boobs being soar and my friend asked if I was PG is said no we already took a test. She said I have one in my room I want you to take it home and take it, so we did. We had plans to have dinner w/my father in-law so I rushed in the house to get it over with - I just knew it was negative so I hurried through my part of the test and was primping in the mirror - I almost completely forgot that I'd even taken it. I looked down and I said I must have forgotten to put my contacts in b/c I could swear that there's TWO pink lines there. So I picked up the test to take a closer look - meanwhile DH is knocking on the door,"did you take it yet? What did it say?" I opened the door with tears in my eyes and he said,"NO are you serious?" I handed him the test and we both cried! It was the happiest and most shocking moment of my life! I can't wait to feel it agian!
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Post by PattyB on Aug 26, 2007 18:47:36 GMT -5
I had never visited this thread before but am so glad I did because it just warms my heart to read all these stories and to remember the "happy memories".
My happy memory starts with a sad memory. I had just returned home from my uncle's funeral. I had been away all week helping my family deal with the funeral arrangements. I just had this weird feeling come over me and decided to POAS even though AF was supposed to come in 3 days. There was the faintest plus sign...but I still didn't believe it! DH made me take another test the next day and this time the plus was still faint but not as faint as before (I still didn't believe the tes). By the third day, I took my digital test and it blinked "Pregnant"! I finally believe it!!! My DH and I couldn't believe that we were going to be parents for the second time!! After such a sad sad month for my family we were elated and couldn't wait to share the news with them.
I was so excited and would just rub and rub my belly. Each day I would receive email updates and tell DH all about them. I jokingly would tell him..."blastocyt is hungry...can you get me some more ice cream?" And he would! Those were the happiest two weeks and I can't wait to feel that again.
Patty
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Post by LilBit on Aug 26, 2007 19:05:50 GMT -5
We were on vacation in Cozumel when I got pregnant. I kinda thought I might be but didn't want to let myself belive it and be disappointed again (we had been trying for 5 years). We joked about the possibility of having a little stowaway on the way home. "the girls" were sooo sore, I was craving ice cream, and taking naps ALL the time. AF was late, so, finally late one night on the way home, I decided to stop and buy a test. When I touched the box, I started shaking and was really nervous. After I took the test and saw that pink line show up I was in absolute disbelief. I kept picking it up and sitting it back down...I got up really early the next morning and met my husband at the fire house when he got off work. I'll never forget the look on his face when I told him. He told me when I called him to say the Dr confirmed it he cried because he was happy for the first time in his life!!! When I got home that night he lifted my shirt and kissed my tummy. He started kissing it every night and every morning and he constantly had to have his hand on my tummy. It was sooo cute. The week between finding out we were pg and losing LilBit was the happiest week of my life!!!
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Post by angelfree77 on Oct 5, 2007 16:18:03 GMT -5
Absolutely! I have to agree...the month and 1/2 that I was pregnant, I was happier than I have ever been. I kept telling my boyfriend that I loved being pregnant. A whole life was growing inside me...how amazing is that? It was a lot of fun planning for a special little person's future. I loved picking out names, keeping a pregnancy journal, and imagining what the baby's room would look like! I was obsessed with looking at pregnancy websites and following along with the week-to-weeks. I was always trying to catch a glimpse of what my little one might look like. Now, I really miss doing that .
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Post by maiabellesmummy on Oct 6, 2007 15:29:54 GMT -5
Well, i hadnt planned Maia at all, i was on and off with my partner, and really trying to break away from him as he made me feel worthless.
I was suspicious about being pregnant and went to my local Brook centre and my "fears" at the time were revealed.
The moment i fell in love with my baby, was at my 12 week scan. I looked at the screen, and i saw a little life wriggling its arms and legs. She was so active, and was moving around all over the place
I was amazed and fell in love instantly. From that day i started to plan my life with her
I knew she was a girl from the start, my instincts were just so strong so when i found out at my 20week scan that she was a girl, i wasnt surprised...and was so relieved and happy to be told she was very healthy and that everything looked "beautiful"
It was perfect, she helped me stop drinking, i gave up smoking, and she made me grow up and i became a mum the moment i accepted the little life inside of me.
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Post by maiabellesmummy on Oct 6, 2007 15:33:26 GMT -5
Also when i felt Maia move, it was so nice. She started moving at 15weeks on the 11th August 2007.
I remember one time when she kicked the hardest she ever had. I had put my cat, Misti on my bump and she was purring, and Maia must have loved it!
I asked my younger sister to put her hand on my bump, and then maia gave such a belter or a kick, i jumped and my sisters eyes lit up.
She was the only person that got to feel Maia kick.
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Post by shattered33 on Oct 16, 2007 23:50:47 GMT -5
My husband was out of town visiting his family in Canada when I found out I was pregnant. He was helping his sister renovate and was in Home Depot shopping for lumber when I called his cell phone. I said, "I"m pregnant!" He said, "Oh, really? Listen, I'm in Home Depot, can I call you back?" I hung up and was so pissed-off about his weird, unexcited response. But the reality was he was in total shock. About an hour later I missed his call back but he left a voicemail that went "wooooooooooeeeee wooooowoeoo wooe oowwooooooooooooooooo wowowowoooooooooooooooo wooo owoooo wwwooooowwwweeeeeeee eeeeeeeoooooooooo wooooooo woooooo weeeeee wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!" for about three minutes. At the end he said, "did you just call me and tell me that you're pregnant?" It was totally hysterically funny and amazing. About a week later I had dinner out with my girlfriends. They were all ordering cocktails and when the waitress asked for my drink order I said, "I'm so upset that I can't have a drink." My friend said, "Why, are you on antibiotics?" I said, "No, I'm PREGNANT!!!" They all responded with a loud, instinctual chorus of verbal glee and applause-- even the cocktail waitress. Then I played my husband's screaming message for them, on loud speakerphone, right in the middle of the restaurant. Everyone in the restaurant was looking over and we were all hysterically laughing and laughing. Such pure joy!!!
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Post by ambervin on Oct 17, 2007 13:08:18 GMT -5
I saw this thread when I first joined SG three months ago, but haven't been ready to post my happy memories until now.... DH and I had been TTC for three years and I was at the end of my rope. After being diagnosed with PCOS we had endured countless treatments to help us conceive without success. I was emotionally drained and so after AF showed on Jan. 3 we decided that we were going to focus on adoption. We started looking into an adoption agency and getting the paperwork etc. Towards the end of January I told Rob that I felt AF was going to start soon because "the girls" hurt and I had some mild cramps. He was disappointed because he had hoped by taking our minds off of TTC that we would get pg. He was right!!! When February rolled around and I still hadn't started I decided to buy a test only to prove that I wasn't pg so that I would stop worrying about it. At 5 AM on Feb. 7 I got up to use the bathroom and POAS. When I saw the plus sign I did NOT believe it. I kept saying to myself "this can't be right." I reread the instructions and kept looking at it in disbelief. I had always thought that when I finally got a + pg test that I would be so excited, but I was just in shock. I went in to wake up Rob and showed him the test. We were both in shock, but happy. Our anniversary was the next day and what a wonderful gift!!! We first had our first u/s on Feb. 27 where we got to see the baby and hear the h/b. Those 5 weeks between the time we found out we were pg to when we found out we lost our precious one brought us and our whole family such joy.
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Post by hippiechick on Oct 27, 2007 16:18:57 GMT -5
I was so lucky to carry my sweet angel baby for 19 weeks, I have lots of happy memories. I only lost him yesterday, so the pain is still stronger than the joyous memories, but it may help me heal to write some positive things.
I have three kids, ages 14, 3 and 17 months. My youngest 2 were a result of IVF after having 5 miscarriages and being diagnosed with blocked tubes after that. They think all the miscarriages caused the blockage. Anyway, we were so blessed that the IVF worked two times. We were so happy with our three kids, we were complete.
This summer (July) I had some routine bloodwork done, the doctor's office called to tell me I had elevated HCG. I was incredulous, surely they had the wrong person, perhaps they mixed up my results with someone elses? I mean my tubes were BLOCKED! "Irreparably" so they said. I ran out to get a few pregnancy tests, although I knew it was a mistake. To my surprise, it was very positive, as were countless others, I just couldn't believe it so I kept testing. I also felt such joy in seeing that beautiful second line.
We were ecstatic, so happy and amazed. I knew this baby was a true miracle, it was meant to be!!! I felt such love and joy, my heart was full. I was carrying a bright little light, it gave me hope that the world was a good place. Colors were brighter, food tasted better (after I stopped throwing up)
I had to take a lot of meds, for my recurrent miscarriages and for the nausea, but it was all worth it.
When I saw my babe for the first time at the 12 week nuchal scan, I fell in love. My heart expanded to fit my fourth child.
I carried my child for 19 weeks, I am blessed to have known him. He has changed my life forever and I am a different person because of him.
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Post by ladyann on Nov 12, 2007 11:24:30 GMT -5
I am so filled with hope and sadness reading all of these. . . ladies thank you for sharing. I have been waiting to share my story. . . today I think I can. We had been trying to get pregnant since March. . . and I was getting discouraged. Unfortunately my uncle died July 22 and I went back home to be with my family. While there we had lots of tears and lots of love. I asked my grandma to use some of her "powers" --she rubbed my belly and told me not too worry it would be soon. I got home on July 29th. . . I thought that our window had passed for the month and I was on CD 30 (already tested with a BFN). My nephew was born on July 31st. It was such a sweet day and I was so filled for love with him -- hoping I would hold my own baby soon. . . Well . . on Aug 13th (CD 45) I had some cramping and light spotting. I thought AF was finally here and we could try again soon. The bleeding did not continue and I was confused and frustrated. On Aug. 18th we ate breakfast at the neighborhood dinner. I am not a big fan of eggs -- though I can eat them. . . they came with both our breakfasts. . . and I normally would just eat around it. I was DISGUSTED!! I thought I was getting sick. The idea, smell, sight, and everything about those eggs were just gross ;D . . . I had a thought. . . ;D ;D a very happy and wonderful thought. I did not say anything yet. ;D I tested very early the next morning (I woke up to pee) and I got a faint, but positive HPT!!!!! I was shocked and thrilled and then overjoyed. I stared at my stomach (a part of my body that does not receive my admiration) and I was in awe. Life. . . inside me?!? Our child. My baby. I thought I wanted to be more sure and I would just hold on to this little blessing for a day or two. Well Monday came and I tested again (all day ;D) and I had like 10 BFP's!!!!! I took a pic of one and set the digital camera that when hubby got home all I had to say was turn on the camera for me. . . I walked around the corner and waited. . . it did not take him long and I saw the biggest smile cross his face!!! My heart leaped for joy and with love for my family . . . we were having a baby!!!! Tuesday night we went over to my mom and dad's and told them and I remember my dad was so proud and my mom hugged me like 100 times!!!! I could not stop smiling. . . We waited till that Sunday to tell his parents. It was there 35 wedding anniversary party and we wanted to give them the best present we could think of -- a grandchild. I made a special card announcing our pregnancy and their grandchild's due date!!! It was great. They cried (they just lost their other son in June 06 and this was healing news -- a grandchild from their only other child) and we got big hugs!!! It was a wonderful time -- we told friends and family. I called my grandmother and told her that her magic had worked and that this baby was going to be so special. Everyone knew we had been trying and wanted a child so very much so the congrats were big and full of love!!! I have a picture of myself in the mirror -- holding an BFP!!! The look in my eyes is that of a mother's love and pride for her child. I will remember that ALWAYS. I love you sweet Eilian. Nichole
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Post by shannonsmommy on Nov 23, 2007 9:47:08 GMT -5
I had so much JOY putting together a little present for my husband to let him know that I was pregnant. I bought a little baby bib that said "I Love My Daddy". I also put in a rattle, a teether, and the tiniest pair of socks I could find I'm smiling as I'm typing this. I remember how excited I was. It's a happy memory. Unfortunately I never got the chance to give it to him because I miscarried the next day (@ 5 weeks). He was with me when it happened. I still have the present though (he doesn't know about it) and I am going to give it to him yet!! Hopefully soon!
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Post by aidensmommy on Jan 29, 2008 18:02:47 GMT -5
I am so glad someone did this. I took a preg test after the 5th person asked if I was. Dr had changed my meds and I thought that was what was making me sick. I called dh and he drove home 1 1/2 hr from work. He would kiss my belly and say I love both my babies. I called aiden "peanut". For christmas, mom bought us a little romper that said my lil peanut. That was the happiest 5 months of my life!
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Post by jillybean on Feb 18, 2008 13:27:56 GMT -5
I love this post so uplifting in the midst of so much sadness and grief I knew I was pregnant but DH and I wanted to wait a couple of weeks to test on X-mas, he said it would be "the greatest X-mas gift ever"...We were so happy we couldn't stop smiling, I made a card for my Mom and drew a picture of the baby in my belly inside with the words "The best gifts in life can't be wrapped, Merry Christmas Nanna!" She was so happy she cried. DH & I knew this baby was a girl just like we knew DS was a boy...DH would cuddle my belly and go on and on about our little miracle, there was so much love in his eyes. I dreamt every night of our baby, holding her in our arms for the first time how she'd look just like DS. How much DS would love her and watching them play together. I was so happy and filled with life...I can't wait to feel that way again:) She was my blessing, even if she didn't stay long, I'm so lucky that she touched my life.
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