TTC First Baby Thread 23

@Kiza it has been really nice, just feel awful making stuff up 🙈I'm sorry your friends and family have let you down, but your sis and her partner sound like gems! Oh really, fantastic - to be honest I have not really searched, I just know that we don't offer as much as places down south do. Will see hoe we go before looking into things to much.

@MIW01 oh hun I am so so sorry to hear this, how are you doing today? Have they suggested to go in and get checked out? I hope you are ok, sending lots of love your way!

@MIW01 I understand your fears completely as I would think the same but there's nothing to say this would happen again for sure. you will drive yourself crazy with what ifs. That's the best thing you could do,which you've done, writing to the doc so they have it on record.

Sorry to hear you've also experienced this @orangeloo it was awful! I was in so much pain and discomfort and still feeling delicate. It's just so confusing that I haven't had a BFP!

I think you're right @Kiza but I'm worried that if this is indeed a miscarriage if there's no HCG detected they wont record it as a miscarriage and what if I keep getting this and they miss something!

I wrote an email to my GP today explaining what happened so she can update my medical records and advise me whether I need to make an appointment.

@MIW01 so sorry to hear this, I wonder if it is classed as a chemical pregnancy and perhaps only lasted very briefly therefore not enough hcg to be able to detect as it was still so early on?

@MIW01 I had something similar many many years ago. Bled and bled then Biggest huge huge clot. Bigger than my fist. Went to the docs and tested and nothing, no pregnancy detected but I don't see what else a clot like that could have been. Hope you are feeling okay.

Thanks for asking @Kiza on the 1 hand I feel really sad to have lost a pregnancy, on the other hand the positive is it means we can conceive but I'm really confused and still anxious that I've never had a BFP!

@MIW01 oh my gosh, how are you feeling about all of this?

Hello everyone! Gosh, where do I start with this . . .
Just got off the phone with 111 GP who thinks I've had a miscarriage even though test says BFN.

Earlier this evening I had awful lower abdominal pain on my left hand size and pressure pain in my rectum- feel like I needed a massive poo but nothing there! So severe I called 111. At this time no bleeding so dismissed as IBS.

(TMI ALERT): Half an hour later I felt something drop out of my vagina, I mean literally a mass plop our of it! Flooded my pants and trousers. It was a mass that was a mixture of bright red blood, dark clotted blood and a lot of tissue!

I noticed that my period was a lots heavier and more painful and symptomatic this month. Noticeably more than usual!

After all this I took another pregnancy test which was BFN. So called 111 again and talked it through and she think my hornone profile is so low that the pregnancy didn't even register which is why I had a miscarriage.

@Lozzlepop that's lovely that you have so many people remember and message you. I've felt a tad disappointed by friends and family by their lack of support, luckily my sister and partner are great.
I think you may have hypnobirthing in Fife, I used to live in Aberdeen and found 2 people there (optimistic I was going to fall pregnant immediately before I moved back to England 😄) and pretty sure my friend in Fife said she heard of someone. Think in places like those you have to search quite a bit

Hi all!

@Kiza thank you, I am taking things day by day, will call EPU later this week and get my early scan scheduled and then get on to calling about my booking appointment, hopefully I can get a lot of stuff ticked off over the holidays. Ooh that all sounds really positive, my friend in Australia done Hypno-birthing and really recommended it- not sure we have that in Fife 😂

@MIW01 oooh that does sound promising, it will just be lovely to be the 2 of you after so many busy years!

@orangeloo ahhhh ok thats really interesting, I have never heard that before!

Well I feel awful about having to lie to so many people today 🙈pretty much everyone who knew that our appointment was today has been in touch to wish me good luck and also ask how we got on 😬I am such a bad liar so feel awful but glad it was all over whatsapp haha!

I hope everyone has had a good Monday?

@Anny27 definitely worth a shot yes

@MIW01 I feel I might be Estrogen dominant anyway. So just want to try the progesterone phase first and see how I get on but I get what your saying completely.

@Lozzlepop seed cycling is eating certain seeds at certain times in your cycle to help the right hormones. Glad your day at home helped and all is seeming more positive!

@whatsthecraic91 have a fab holiday!

@Lozzlepop I'm so pleased that this is looking like it's going to be a sticky one!

I'm ovulating just after Christmas this year and it's just us for the first time in the 8 years we've been together so I'm hoping this is a sign for baby making time! That's how a huge majority of my family were conceived (September birthdays - including me) what's another one! If not, I have my scan scheduled for the 8th January.

@Kiza I know figured it might take time to conceive so thought it was worth it. They're supposed to be sensitive enough to possibly pick up a pregnancy 5 days before AF but will see.

@Lozzlepop that's great news, lovely to hear you're feeling better and more confident in your pregnancy ☺️

@whatsthecraic91 not sure if you'll see this now but hope you have a fab holiday!

@1990shopefulftm wow that is a bargain and a half! How lovely would it be for a BFP on Christmas Day. I'm due to O on Christmas Day so complete opposite end of the cycle as you.

@MIW01 love the sound of your nutrition plan, there's so much emerging research now about our gut microbiome

Met with a hypnotherapist yesterday morning to discuss potential conception hypnotherapy and may try it in feb when we return from holiday. She's also a hypnobirthing therapist which I love the sound of for pregnancy and Labour.

@whatsthecraic91 hope you have an amazing holiday! Enjoy the sun sea and sangria, hope you have a lovely restful week 😘

Well ladies I feel that today is a milestone day- I am 6 weeks so I am feeling hopeful to say the least! Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

thinking of testing on christmas day, it'll be 4/5 days before AF but i've got a lot of cheapy americian tests, 30 for £5 off amazon so not much of a waste if its negative.

Morning all!

I’ve been AWOL this week! Getting work and Christmas sorted out! Our flight is this afternoon and I’m currently in the bath shaving my entire body 😂 hasn’t been done since summer 🤣

Totally switching off this week to enjoy the sun and peace 😎☀️

I’ll see you all next week for the 2WW 😅

Have a great week all 😊

Morning ladies,

I am very happy to report that I feel much better today, no cramping and didn't have any bleeding but really think it helped being home yesterday (silly I know but would have been stressing at work) thank you for all checking in and asking how I am ❤️Also had a lovely time wreath building with the girls last night ☺️ feeling very festive although i've got a hellish day at work ahead.

@orangeloo forgive my ignorance, what is seed cycling?

@Anny27 creasing myself here hahaha TTC gets everywhere!

@MIW01 surely some dark choc wouldn't be too bad? 😉

What's everyone's plans this weekend?

@MIW01 yes my temps have been all over the shop so far. All the example charts I've seen are so consistent!

@Anny27 yeah we're everywhere so it seems! I've been a unit helper for what feels like decades now but have just signed up to do my LQ after all these years! I'm keeping fingers crossed that your body sorts itself out soon.

@Kiza the nutrition programme is focused on holistic health through healing the gut microbiome. I have heard of seed cycling but don't think it's for me. I'll try accupuncture & vitex first if results in January are all clear.

Thanks @Lozzlepop unfortunately chocolate is not part of the nutrition plan! I really do hope this one stays a sticky bean for you.

@orangeloo I believe the seed cycling is about creating balance so I do think maybe consider doing it for the whole cycle?

@timswifey don't get obsessed with tempting. I do it but because my sleep is so disruptive FF can never male heads or tails of my charts! I can see a pattern though and am just doing it to keep records of my cycles.

@timswifey thanks I'm really hoping that as my fertile window falls over Xmas week we will conceive due to lots of relaxation and happiness!
@Lozzlepop how are you feeling as you mentioned yesterday your tummy was feeling odd

@orangeloo I'm sure either way round will be good as every little helps!

@Anny27 sorry to hear that you had that experience when you returned to the clinic, did they ask to return for the additional hcg test before Christmas? Also what a bloody insensitive ' friend', some people really need to learn how to have awareness and empathy!

My SIL bought this mask and I am so ttc orientated that I cant see the words egg white and not think of fertile cervical mucus 😂😂😂

@Lozzlepop ahh sending you all the hope that baby sticks then as that was a long old wait for the appointment!

@timswifey I really like temping - helps me relax when I know I have ovulated :D if you have any temp questions, I can try and answer. Not an expert but did 2 full cycles and seems to work well for me.

@orangeloo @kiza seed cycling sounds interesting! Worth a shot isnt it.

@Lemonysherbet congrats on 16 weeks - been away from the thread for a bit so need to catch up.

Everything crossed for cycle 16 @Kiza I love my sleep too - making the most of it while I'm still childless ha!

How are you feeling @Lozzlepop ?

AF is ending soon and I'll be starting cycle 2 of TTC. Having a go at temping this month for the first time.

@Anny27 glad your appointment was able to put your mind at rest.

@Kiza yes I'm going to try seed cycling this month. Although wrongly or rightly I'm just doing the luteal phase ones to boost progesterone. Maybe next month I'll do the follicular phase too. It's a tablespoon I believe.

@Lemonysherbet such an exciting time 😃 that’s good you are feeling more human now! I’m ok, having a bit of a bad day tbh just have everything crossed for the next few weeks that things go well!

@MIW01 sorry to hear AF is a bad one, get yourself some chocolate and pig out when you get home 😉

@Anny27 I called for advice and she advised to cancel it so I’ll be gutted if this one doesn’t stick and then we’ll be back to the start of the queue again! Oh I can imagine that would have been hard, it still makes me tear up thinking back to when we got that news 😢