TTC/ pregnancy on Prednisolone or similar part 2

Woo hoo comedy that's fab news !!!
The same happened to me, I went for my 12 week scan and they brought my original date of 17th march forward to 10th march, it had grown 4 weeks in the space of 3 ( since I came off the pred at 9 weeks !) xx

Is anyone still continuing with acupuncture? I had a session the other day and have been advised to have it weekly until 12 weeks, then see how i go. It felt a lot more intense this time, with lots of buzzing in my legs.

Kittens - glad your panic is over! Ari is definitely correct on only the 40mg from BFP.

Comedy - congratulations on the scan! So is that 5 days bigger then? - wow!

Free - i haven't had too many symptoms. Last pregnancy I was knackered already, but I don't have that tiredness yet (remember, I'm not on the pred either so it's not like any tiredness would be masked). I do have sore boobs, although have done since dpo2 which could be down to the cyclogest and feel a bit more hungry than usual. I've had no more bleeding since Monday (touch wood) and I only had cramping for one day that I think was about dpo7 which was the day after I suspected implantation (niggly feeling in uterus which lasted less than a day).

With the intralipids I can't get it done in my home. I think i may well be the first person in the country to have had intralipids for this reason so I had to get admitted to hospital to get it done! It was actually more like checking into a 5 star hotel for a few hours though, so i am not complaining and I did get to watch Come Dine With Me for several hours. My Dh bought the intralipids from the hospital pharmacy as he did not trust them to still have it reserved for me in 4 weeks time!

Interesting that Dr S is now saying first scan should be 7 weeks. I think that makes so much more sense. I will be going for a scan 6 wks 5 days on 6th Dec. If things go well, I then plan on one at 9 weeks and 11 weeks as I feel I want one very close to the 12 week scan as I will be very very nervous for that one as that's when I found out it had gone wrong last time after seeing a kicking, twirling baby at 9.5 weeks last time.

Can i do a check on the supplements we are taking:

vitamin D (25mcg??)
prenatal mulit vits
omega 3
aspirin (80mg)
folic acid

am i missing anything?

Someone asked about thickening womb linings - I might be wrong but i thought i read somewhere (maybe BC) about someone being prescribed viagra to help with womb lining.

Thanks coconut, it was the second point that was my concern yes. ari has calmed me down with the information that everyone takes 25mg from ov regardless of levels. I have those so as long as I can get my new prescription when I need to that's ok. Phew.

Wonderful news comedy!

And happy birthday duggs. Sorry, I forgot to say that before.

Kittens, I may have completely misunderstood what you need, but if you need any pred to tide you over i've got some I can send you. Or is it just a question of knowing what your new regime will consist of?

I agree battery. I checked the back of OH's Wellman Conception pills and they had pretty much everything she suggested and i suspect the Pregnacare does too (I've not been upstairs to check). Might just start slipping OH some of my Omega 3s - although the ones I have do also contain Omega 6 so not sure if that's a problem now or not. They were the only vegetarian ones I could find. I saw you asked some of the questions I wanted to ask too about womb lining - that was you wasn't it? She was pretty vague.

comedy, that's wonderful news. Good for you!

and hooray for comedy :) !!

kittens I know what you mean. I saw you ask some questions, I asked some too, but only got round about answers. There is no way I am signing up. I can't afford it either. Basically I think as long as we are eating sensibly and taking our pregnacare plus then we will be ok :) xx

Hi all - long day at work so sorry haven't caught up on all the posts but just wanted to say that 12 week scan today went well. Even showing bigger than dates at 12 + 5 not sure how that happened - perhaps the steroids are bloating little bean as much as me! X

Ahh, thanks Ari, I feel a bit better now. I should be back just in time to get the different prescription in the miraculous event of a BFP.

So, Battery and anyone else who may have watched the Fertility Webinar, what did we think? Sort of helpful, but mostly a glorified sales pitch to sign up to her 12 week programme (which I really can't afford right now). She didn't answer many questions that were asked and most of them were answered with the fact that the particular matter being questioned would be covered in her 12 week programme.

ari you could turn up in person and try the line I used on the epu receptionist last time "as you will of course know it is important for women who suffer from recurrent miscarriages to feel supported and well looked after - and studies have shown that very early medical care improves the likelihood of a positive outcome [true - can find citation if needed] and as I have had [then] 5 miscarriages I would appreciate being seen today"

I found it was a case of getting past the "gatekeeper" on the desk and getting on the radar of the specialist nurse practitioner & young registrar who at least gives the impression of being genuinely interested in mc, esp rmc

Oh and free - positive story for you - my diary from my first trimester when pregnant with DS is full of notes about back aches and cramps and no pregnancy symptoms.

Love the colour coded chart duggs!

ari - sorry if someone has already suggested this or if there is no hospital handy to you but I have in the past just walked into the local early pregnancy unit or ememergency gynae clinic and had a blood test on the spot (well after waiting for a bit but you get my gist). The nurses I have seen have always been very happy to do a hcg once I have blurted out my history (I have a folder now with it all written down as I lose track and carry it around the hospital with me - v good for intimidating the clinic receptionist)

Thanks ari, I actually have 2 weeks worth of 25mg Pred left over from the end of 6 different cycles of stopping them a day or so early and I have a new prescription for them too. The issue is that I had my NK Cell levels re tested a few weeks ago and Mr S's secretary couldn't give me the results over the phone but did say that my treatment was going to be changed slightly and that all the info was in the letter they would be sending to my GP. So..... I actually don't know what I need, or when. ie. I may be fine with the 25mg until BFP for all I know and then an increase at BFP, or I may need a higher dose from OV. So I need the information, and then the relevant prescription. I think I will start on my 25mg preds tomorrow whilst I'm waiting anyway.

Let's just try to say there is no room for any damn tits up activities here for any of us. And see how we get on...

I think it is a combination of the Pred, the jetlag etc for me and sleeping but I feel brilliant having had the longer sleep last night. I too am getting really mild cramping Ari- never had in last two pregnancies of the year but maybe that is a good sign! 7 weeks would be around the same time for me too Ari so perhaps I should email for an appointment, if it hasn't obviously gone tits up by then already of course...

Brownie it's good to hear about your positives being faint too! Any more info on cramps, feelings, symptoms, lack of symptoms from you gang ahead of us is great.

Ari - Please step away from the tests :). I promise, mine were so faint that I had to hold them up to light and say "see, it is there..honest" to my DH. For peace of mind for sure get the hcg tests if you can. The cramping and the like were there for me until about 7-8 wks, and felt like period like pains, sometimes sharp shooting pains. Your body is adjusting to the bean and you will also be sensitive to any changes so saying stay calm is easier said than done, I know. Sending you lots of unmumsnetty hugs anyway

Happy Birthday Duggs!

Puree, Duggs, Digi and co, I am definitely still up for meeting on the 6th of December..how exciting :)

Kittens - ROFL! the things we have to do.

Question for you ladies injecting Clexane. Do you alternate sides on the belly? I have massive bruising on the right side but not the left and it is becoming really painful to inject. Is it ok just to inject on the left?

Waves to Sue, Snoopy. Choccy, Coley, Cheerful, Scooter, Iggi, Coconut, Battery, Cherry, Stogan,Comedy & Free

Gahh! I've left a message for Annabella, sent her an email and just popped into GP surgery on my way home from the gym and still no luck. Now my GP's receptionist has left a message for Annabella. I'm going down to Sussex on Monday to see my granny on my way to Gatwick on Tuesday morning and will be in France until Monday week. By the time I am in a position to get to the surgery and pick up my new prescription it will be Tuesday week which is about 2 days before I will be due to test. FFS! I need that prescription tomorrow