TTC/ pregnancy on Prednisolone or similar part 2

Hi, Finally on a computer oh the luxury of typing with two hands.

Iggi and Digi my heart goes out to you, why oh why do our bodies have to put the frighteners on us just when we start to feel hopeful. You guys are over-quota for unsettling signs and symptoms now so you are definitely due some reassurance. Wishing you calm (if that's possible) and thinking of you...

Ari I know what you mean about relief with the BFN, I am feeling totally torn about which way I want my test to go, I still don't know if I'm ready to begin again....I know it'll just feel like groundhog day with a mountain to climb.

I think I am 10dpo tomorrow but feeling quite confused about that because the member of Dr S's team (good though she was) didn't tell me to test 10dpo -all of the notes I picked up say take pred for a minimum of 2 weeks seeming to suggest I test at 14dpo. Also is dpo calculated including the smiley face day or are we meant to start counting the day after?

Still have back cramps, a Mr Greedy shaped tummy and fleeting moments of (probably imagined) nausea but I really don't want to waste tests by going in too early, getting BFN and wondering whether to believe it. Someone tell me whether I should test tomorrow!! Lately I'm thinking that my symptoms are probably AF at the door or even pred related, the last few days I have been getting the jitters, HUNGRY! and finding it very hard to focus on anything so it obviously is kicking in a bit now.

stogan all the best for Friday. Will be praying for good scans all round.
free thanks for the pm, was pretty straightforward to track the thread down from there. Let us know how the hydroxy treats you, I could certainly do with an appetite-ectomy these days!

I managed to find u all phew, how we doing ladies???

20 week scan for me on Friday and despite hearing heartbeat yesterday and feeling my stoby moving a fair bit now I'm still terrified !!! ?xx

Ditto just marking place. Thanks for the pm tho free!

Just marking place, ignore the other thread I started! Can someone pm the others as I've sent everyone the wrong link xx

Did they give you a reason/suggestions for why it happened before?
If I bleed again, I'll get a scan - I don't want to be caught by having a scan that looks good if things have just started to go wrong today. Can't believe this bean has made it one day longer than all the rest, only to stop. DH's googling has come up with the theory of 'breakthrough bleeding' (me being 8 weeks today, af would be due iyswim) so here's clutching on to the final straw at the last chance saloon while waiting for the other shoe to drop..

iggi am surprised at that response given your history. Are you willing to pay for a private one or even chance a&e? Or do you think you can hold out till Friday?

Yes I did have this before and it was ok. Hoping it's the same again - but I just feel so 'normal' today. I think I'm over the steroid withdrawal - which is good. My appetite has gone back to normal which I should be pleased about as I've put on far too much weight, but also it was one of my comforting symptoms. My headache has completely gone and my legs didn't hurt when I woke up. So I think that's the last of the side effects from withdrawal. Boobs still hurt at night - but that could be the cyclogest.

Hard work this pg after rmc business...

Oh Digital, you had something similar to this before, didn't you? And it was alright? It's funny but if I hear of anyone else bleeding I always assume they will be fine! And we know brown is better than red!
I am interested with your "ends" comment, happy to clutch at any straw!
I phoned epu - they only want me to come in if the bleeding gets worse.
For my part, I just want to know if this is the end, before the false hope starts to set in that every thing just might be ok..
I am very good at deluding myself!

iggi oh you poor thing, this is not what you need. Are you sure it was, ahem, from the front end? Regardless - get yourself to the epu or a&e if the epu are being unhelpful. And let us know how it goes.

Feel a bit of a fraud with my little worry. Had another few traces of brown on wiping this morning (and was def the front end)...so coupled with my loss of appetite last night (and a strange bit of cramping yest afternoon) I called the mw to book an appt for a go on the Doppler. She promptly booked me in for a scan this Saturday which was a bit more than I was expecting. And also brought my doc appt forward to next week. Rather nervous now - after all my confidence yesterday.