Octuplets update

I rest my case after writing my last post.

Octuplets craziness

The unfolding story of the Octuplets mum has me fuming. Now as a journalist I know that the media are baying for details and quite clearly the mother has signed a huge deal with some organisation for her story. It's a big story and professionally I recognise that. But personally I am sick of idiots getting paid for being irresponsible, immoral or just plain stupid.

I want to know what is going to happen to the doctor/clinic who implanted 8 embryos in this woman. I know the rules and ethics in the States are not as strict as in other countries.

For infertile women I think this story is sickening. If the emerging details are true then I think the kids should be taken from this mother. Do you? She could not have been so naive to think that she'd only get one baby from having eight implanted.

I am cynical and I really believe that in addition to this woman being crazy, it may be an attempt to make a lot of money and get her family out of debt. Clearly there's money to be made from multiples and large families (The Duggars - 18 and Counting and John & Kate Plus 8 ...I am a guilty watcher of the program!)

Speaking of the Duggars, I saw them interviewed on The View and they seem like a sweet family. The mum was super-sweet but to be honest the whole thing grosses me out a bit! But I am curious to try out her homemade baby wipes recipe.

Maybe I am bitter at the moment because all this "recession" talk is freaking me out. I work for a newspaper group and Journalism is not the most stable of industries at the moment. If I lose my three-day a week job then we are stuffed. But I must be positive! My natural state is to be cynical and pessimistic though!

Back

Hi everyone (like how I am assuming people are still reading!).

I am pleased to report that I am fine, apart from sweltering in Melbourne's heatwave. 43 degrees today!

I am 21 weeks pregnant and things are going fine. Had a checkup today and it's all on track.

I don't know why I haven't blogged for ages. I felt quite sick in the first trimester. No throwing up but nauseous a l0t. That stopped at about 14 weeks.

Very excited about the baby. I'm a bit anxious about going on maternity leave and the financial side but I'll be taking about six months off and then back to work 3 days a week, which I do love. Thankfully I get 10 weeks paid leave and our Government in Australia gives people $5000 when they have a baby...it used to be a lump sum but from Jan this year it is paid in 13 installments. That's cool. It will help pay my mortgage!!

I am 7 weeks pregnant. Seeing the obstetrician in two weeks.

I feel nauseous...all day, which is really irritating. I can't really remember if I felt this nauseous with Baby Eggs. I never threw up though and I haven't with this pregnancy so far.

I am a little nervous about everything and with the economy heading down the tubes I worry about losing my job but that God I will qualify for the 10 weeks paid maternity leave my company gives. I already put the baby's name down at my daughter's daycare centre because I will only be able to have six months off.

Not sure if we'll find out the sex? I am excited but just feel pretty rough at the moment!

Dumb luck

Okay...so it seems I tested a little too early this month because I peed on a stick this morning at work and I got two lines.

It is day 32 and I just wanted to know...

I am in shock but very, very happy. I felt really sick this morning and have been getting weird pains in my stomach and boobs over the last few days. I even did a spew burp this morning, which is very, very odd.

My husband was amazed because I told him I wasn't pregnant this month.

Amazing...

I have no idea what to do from here re. getting a gynae. In the UK it was all just choose a hospital and see the midwife and obstetrician once every few months.

It's day 31 of my cycle. No AF yet..had a few tiny streaks of blood the past few days but nothing else. If I haven't got it in two days I'll do another pregnancy test. I daren't though because if it comes up negative, which I am expecting, it means there's something wrong with my cycles...

Could I have tested too early and that's why I had the negative? I used a test called Foretel Forelife. They are compratively cheap compared to First Response.

Negative...again

I couldn't resist and did a pee stick this morning. Negative. I am not devastated or upset but the tiny little feelings of ``this is never going to happen...again'' are starting to creep in.

I am going to book an appointment with the endo for January. I have to anyway so I'll ask her to start some investigations.

Mr Eggs was great. He is really keen but said ``we'll just try again next month''.

My thoughts:

1. We are not timing sex right during my fertile phase. My period comes anywhere from Day 26 to Day 30 each month.
2. Maybe I have a luteal phase defect?
3. I am drinking too much coffee.
4. I am not ovulating and need to go on clomid again.
5. I had a small amount of mid-late cycle bleeding/spotting last month. Thought it was my period coming way early and then was hopeful it was implantation bleeding but alas, no. Should I get this checked out?

I am really keen for another baby now. Baby Eggs is 2 and 5 months and by the time another came along she'd be really into it and wiould enjoy having a little bro or sis. She loves babies.