Immune/NK issues - aka Pred Thread no.20!

Oh Seeking (or any other pred preggy veterans) how was coming off pred for you?
I'm taking 1 less tab every 4 days so off them in 16 days total. Seem steep?
And also, I'm MASSIVE! Like, 6 months big (at 13+3) normal? 🤞🏻

Poppy, Aussie in December! How exciting. Hunter valley? Or another wine region? Think there's one in Melbourne and one in Adelaide. I've been to Hunter a few times and love it ❤️

Harriet, how are you feeling?? How many weeks are you now and when is next scan?

Tee, sorry you didn't get your BFP this month- it's so hard being us, when things don't go perfectly to plan it feels like they actually went wrong! I'm sure it will come in next couple of months 😊

Seeking and Drttc, are you both feeling well?

Hope everyone else is doing ok

Xxx

Hope the antibiotics kick in soon Luna and you're feeling better in no time! UTIs really suck! Only ever had one but fuck me it was horrendous... so I feel for those of you who are recurrent sufferers.

Hope you all have lovely things planned for the bank holiday weekend.

Oh no Luna! You poor thing xx
UTI veteran here, I've have an operation (didn't work) and have been on so many things. Drink lots of water, don't let the hot water bottle get too close to your hoo-hah. I used D-mannose. A type of sugar that prevents e-coli from sticking to urethra walls. Not sure about this in preg and ttc though.
The advice I have Harriet to avoid it when TTC was lots of lube to minimise rubbing and doggy style boinking to also miniminise eurethra rubbing.
By the way... if you google anything + miscarriage, there always seems to be some ass telling you it causes it! Ugh!
Get well soon lovely xxx

Battered here too 😂😂 and yes I lie practically on my shoulders, legs sticking in the air, for aaaaaaages - then don't pee until I'm about to burst in case I lose one of the troops... not again tho! Silly me!! All ok - doc confirmed UTI and prescribed antibiotics... ah well...

I definitely had a bad case of battered foof last month too!! 😂
Do you lie there for ages after in an attempt to 'keep it in'? I used to try and lay still/hips up for about 30mins after, but I've given up on that now. Think going for a pee soon after should keep infections at bay? The best swimmers will be well on their way anyway x

Broken by the Boinks

Oh Luna what a bugger!! Well done for getting plenty of bonks under your belt though! Good luck with your app and hope it clears up ASAP xx

Thanks babes! God what a nightmare for you! I was an idiot at uni didn't realise the signs and ended up in an ambulance (erm twice) - kids eh!

DH has intervened after finding me in ball on sofa using puppy as hot water bottle... called 111 and have an appointment with a GP at my local hospital @ 10pm!

Hopefully the antibiotics will sort this little bugger out ASAP!

I'm actually feeling too rough to drive and I just need to get to bed and deal with it tomorrow... I used to be susceptible to it since having a couple of nasty kidney infections at uni, but haven't had one in years (must be the Pred?)... 😩😩 it's a killer isn't it!!

Thanks for the reassurance re the antibiotics! Xxx

Oh damn! I was worried I'd have to do that! But yes you're right, it's only going to get worse! I feel that my bladder is going to drop out from under me!

I lost 3 babies whilst randomly taking amoxicillin for different things over the last 5 years... so I made a promise not to take any antibiotics again when I'm trying to get into the safe zone... but I'm being silly... it's just superstition - will get to GP tomorrow

Thank you!! Xx

Uuurrrrggghhh all the boinking has left me with cystitis! It's not getting better on its own, the GP is closed for the long weekend!

And - to top it off... I've just read it can cause miscarriage??

😩😩😩 anyone know what I should do?

I have deleted Fertility Friend! Quite liberating really. All I really care about is the OPKs, which I swear by, but beyond that the FF app is simply going to be collating borderline symptoms and that is not helpful! Back to good old OPK and diary.

Yup! Another Mrs super organised everything-has-to-be-perfect control freak over here 🙋🏼
Hit the nail on the head, it's so tough having such little control, so the limited things we can control (taking the supplements/meds, timing DTD etc) end up being put under the microscope! Most people I know who have fallen recently only DTD once or twice during FW! I think I'd like to try little and often throughout the month this cycle, rather than cram a million bonks into FW! Ultimately I don't think it really matters, but always fun to try new tactics 😜

Totally agree with that @harrietm87. It's extremely frustrating not having control over the situation. I suppose that's what leads us to obsessing about the details whenever we get a nugget of information or opportunity.

Off to Australia for a couple of weeks in mid December 👍 will be in the wine region trying not to drink too much in case I get a BFP when I get home! I have a few days before O day that should be safe.

How are you feeling generally at the mo?

Nice poppy 😚

@Tee, I didn't get pregnant last cycle but I had a blood test to check I did ovulate and it came back superbly positive. Not getting pregnant doesn't mean you didn't ovulate, so many other moving parts! I understand you wanting to uncover every stone though! My endo warned about high expectations among women who are used to getting pregnant so easily. That is totally me.

I also remember our dear @harrietm87 in June being extremely indignant about her first ever non-pregnant cycle 😉😂And look at her now 😍

Have I really just learned how to tag people?!

it's definitely worth asking about, although obviously its more £££!!