Morning everyone!
I.Q. How exciting! Your baby is such a bright beacon of hope to me. Can't wait for the announcement.
Manda so sorry you are in a blue phase. They just seem to come upon me like craters in the road i just fall down without warning. I hope it passes quickly.
Jaffa poor you. I hope you feel better soon, you must be shattered after nursing duties first. I hope someone is now looking after you.
pebs glad that the GA was ok. My results took 9 weeks, but i think that was more due to the consultants availability to see us as i noticed on the forms that the PM was done at the end of january and the results of the tests written up 2 weeks later, so they actually took about 5 weeks to come back. Maybe if i'd have protested about the wait we could have got them sooner, i dont' know.
leedy Test!
stela hope the gp went well. They seem reluctant to test if the babys don't make it to the second trimester until you have lost three- apparently two is still 'normal' and doesn't mean there is an underlying problem. A friend of mine who is a consultant recently told me that in the NHS "It is the squeaky hinge that gets the oil". ie complain more and don't be fobbed off. I'm the sort of person who tends not to do this and just apologise for being any trouble, but i'm beginning to see that whether i like doing it or not, she is right about that and no-one is going to ask for me.
Chelli and Champers so sorry you find yourself with us. In my experience this is the nicest club in the world, its just a shame it has such an absolutely shit membership criteria.
Hang in there. Re TTC in the WTF- one of the best bits of info i learnt here was to take PG tests after the MC until i got a clear negative to make sure that it was all definitely out of my system. If you don't get a negative them you might need a scan to check it has all gone/a second erpc to make your body ready to TTC.
Also, the first period tends not to be the usual cycle- mine was only a week late, some seem to be weeks and weeks late. As you don't know when to expect it, it can be confusing as you start to wonder if it is just late or you are PG again. If you got a definite negative first you can at least trust what PG tests tell you at this point, otherwise it would be gutting to get a positive, and then realise it is the after effects of the previous MC if that makes sense.
I've got AF this morning and find it v upsetting for some reason. I think during the PG I'd forgotten about the crushing disappointment of it arriving each month and then having to gear myself up to start thinking positive for the next month. It has made me realise i'm ready to have a go though, so i'll move myself from the loitering to the TTC section in the stats later.
My periods are much more painful now than before the MC. Real stabbing up the bum pains and cramps in my back i've never had before. Is this normal? does it stay like this or settle down after a bit (this is only my second one). May have to self medicate by sitting on the sofa watching rubbish and eating blue cheese, pate, and other banned in the latter part of cycle foodstuffs.