Robin Irwin

[Guest guest]

(((((Robin))))) Sending huge hugs your way, sweetie...

I am so sorry you had such a lousy day, Robin...I hope that taking

the time for you, posting etc and doing things for you has helped...

I am glad they treated you for the strep. Strep is a bacterial

infection that needs to be treated promptly - so good for them for

finding it. In Canada where I live, they do a vag swab for strep at

36 weeks to prevent any surprises for delivery time. I imagine they

do there too..

I too am pregnant with my very first after many yrs of trying. I

know the pains can be scary, - I had the sharp ones that hit on

either side. Sometimes lasting about one hr which really sucked

alot, lol..From what I have been told by Dr's and read, I believe my

pain was uterine ligament pain - stretching pains - from the uterus

getting bigger. They occasionally come and go still, but have gotten

100% better after about the 14-16 week mark.

As for constipation - that one was (and to a smaller effect still

is) a HUGE problem for me...There was a day where I almost needed an

ER and a plumber in the same day, lol...Follow your Dr's advice on

it, drink lots of fluids and eat alot of fibre...

As for emotions....You are in your first trimester, Robin...hormone

changes are a huge thing...Know that its okay to feel like you are

going to scream one minute and cry hysterically the next...and find

someone to be with you through those times, k?

One day at a time....

Oh ya, and another thing we have in common besides being first time

Moms with problems conceiving pre op....I had a VBG last year as

well...I know the majority of people here have had the RNY, but

wanted you to know I am a VBG'er too...Thank God for Dr H...He gave

me the tool not only to lose weight, but to realize my dream of

becoming a Mommy...

Hang in there, Robin...

All the best,

Z

VBG May 6/03 -104lb in 9 mos

EDC Nov 10/04 - 28w + 1day

> Hi All,

>

> I'm staying home sick today and feeling horrible, so I turn to my

online

> support group. I've talked to the doctor and they aren't real

worried.

> I'm not *real* worried, but I just can't take it anymore. I've

been

> crying most the morning off and on and that's why my mom finally

forced

> me to call in sick to work and then call the doctor. Here's what's

> going on - Ok, first to remind everyone - I'm 8 weeks pregnant

with

> first ever pregnancy. At my last (1st official) OB appt. a couple

of

> weeks ago she said that I might have a UTI (because of symptoms I

was

> having) so they did the cultures and such and put me on

antibiotics.

> Anyways, things have been up and down since then down there and

it's

> hard for me to explain how it feels or what's going on because I'm

never

> quite sure how to explain it so they never know for sure if it's

UTI or

> Yeast Infection or something else. Anyways, they finally called

> yesterday (lab is extra slow) and said that I have Strep B virus

and

> some Yeast. I had already done the Ampicillian, so that was all I

could

> do for the virus, but as far as the Yeast goes she said to use some

> Monistat creme until I was done with my Progesterone suppositories

and

> then I could do the full 7 day course of Monistat to get rid of it

> completely. Ok, I was quite annoyed but understood considering

I'm only

> 8 weeks pregnant and I need to do the Progesterone for another 4

weeks.

> But here is where I get to today - I have quite a bit of lower

back pain

> and then all sorts of other aches and pains. Last night I even

had a

> really sharp quick pain in my back towards the side that actually

made

> my whole body jerk up in scared the crap out of my husband as we

were

> trying to fall asleep at the time. So anyways, since I've already

done

> the meds and I don't have tenderness where my kidneys are, the

doctor

> just gave me a bunch of stuff I can do for it at this time (ie.

try to

> get bowels back to normal as I've been constipated off and on) and

said

> to call back if I have fever and/or symptoms get worse.

>

> ACK! I'm just going crazy right about now. Sitting here

thinking - I'm

> only 8 weeks along. How the HECK am I gonna go through 32 more

weeks of

> this?!?!?!?!?!? Ok, trying not to get myself worked up about it

as my

> mom keeps telling me not to do....

>

> Here is what my doctor told me take - Colace, Milk of Magnesia,

Tylenol

> for the pain, and to use a heating pad and massager on my back.

>

> Oh, another thing is that they say I have a cyst on my right

ovary. I

> can't remember what the name for it was that she used, but she

said this

> is normal during pregnancy and something about it is what is there

until

> the placenta grows... however, it will give me pains in my right

side,

> however in the front not the back. So I got that going on as well.

> BLEAH! I'm ready to throw the towel in the air and yell " mercy " !

>

> Robin Irwin

> VBG 9/17/03

> Starting wt: 293

> Current wt: 229

> Goal wt: 165

> EDD: 3/29/05 w/ first ever

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