All about us ~ MC'ing or MC'ed or TTC after MC or just loves cakes!

Ronshar your vag must be ok if you can run 5 miles. After having ds I had a go on a trampoline and nearly wet myself!

5 miles! Most impressed. I can just about manage 20 mins on a rowing machine Swimming distance is easier.

5 mile run? Blimey, that's a bit keen!! Have fun!

I am about to go out for a 5mile run so no cake for me this morning. Although later is different!
Chocolate all the way for me please.
Claire I hope you feel better soon. Get bding just in case you never know being poorly may take your mind off TTC for long enough to get that BFP.

Morning all

Off work as have temp and headache and achey, went to docs last monday and she said throat infection but still don't have a sore throat so no idea how that works. I also think I'm ovulating (well an OPK gave me a surge yesterday, I think, I'm new to all this) but if I'm a bit poorly that probably means no chance of conceiving?

So, gonna make cakie, only question is what type? Hankering for coffee cake but DP does not like that so maybe big squishy choccie cake? Or I could make cupcakes and do some coffee and some choccie with lots of butter icing? Any requests?

Morning ladies!
Good news Flossie, you have a warty cervix eh??.
I was told a couple of years ago that I had a baggy vagina! I mean how rude! I think it was because the nurse couldnt see my cervix to take a sample for smear! Thats my story and I am sticking to it. I no longer have baggy bits, Pelvic floor exercises very good. I do have 2 children you know.
I am going to stop now as a digging a bigger hole for myself. Maybe I should change my name?

Something to cheer up your Friday mornings!

Sorry, work has been so busy, and I've been just exhausted. No AF yet, no BFP, no idea what's going on. Maybe I didn't really O? Maybe that spotting WAS my AF?? If so, I told DH that means I may be O'ing soon and to rest while he can.

Having had a baby in the US and one in the UK, I definitely think the UK is far ahead in both maternity/childbirth care and maternity benefits/leave. The US, for all it's talk from the government about how important family values are, they sure aren't "family friendly"!! (And yes, I can say that as I'm an American - been living in the UK for 3 years now, married to my British DH). My work even gave me 3 weeks off (listed as paid pregnancy/sick/bereavement leave) each time when I had a miscarriage as they stressed to me that they wanted to make sure I was both physically and mentally feeling okay before I returned to work. At my old job in the US, had I called in saying I can't come in I'm having a miscarriage, the response would have been "so you'll be in.. what... like tomorrow?"

Thanks for all the good wishes, and positive thoughts - much appreciated. It turns out that the reason they did the biopsy was that my cervix "looked warty"!!!! Consultant thinks it was just a pregnancy related change, so all good, but a warty cervix??!! Lovely. Just as well I can't see it!

Positive - hope you are feeling better soon, and that the scan next week brings good news. Keep us posted.

TJuice - I shall keep going with the acupuncture - I'm keeping an open mind, and hearing about other people's good experiences helps.

I've also contemplated hypnotherapy (I've also read the Zita West book, Gillydaffodil!), but I'll see how it goes. If I can maintain a positive frame of mind by myself, I'll save my money, and if not, I'll investigate further.

Unfortunately, I'll have to give the cake gathering a miss - I'll be in China with work. It's a hard life. I'm actually based in Birmingham - is anyone else from round here? If so, we could organise a Midlands cake-fest.... (Mind you, Zita West would not approve of all this cake talk.)

Hope everyone has had a good day - insensitive and uncalled-for comments from work colleagues aside.

Hey Popsy75 - do whatever makes you feel better! Am I right in thinking you are not Popsy76 who was on my original MC thread back in March (stupid question??? I am sure she was Popsy76 - confusing!)

Hello guys so many posts to keep up with!!!

Floss - I'm so glad everything was ok big relief.

Am feeling better today, went shopping (always helps) bought great boots and jeans that I definately wouldn't be able to fit if I got pregnant. Might look into this hypnotherapy stuff - who knows

Oh, I know what you mean Kate - I finally got a BFN 3 weeks after my ERPC in July so was elated when I got a BFP the following week but turns out that was still from my MMC (how my levels went down then up again I'll never know but it nearly killed me when I thought I was PG again but then got loads of BFNs again after that )

gillydaffodil I found about hypnotherapy and fertility after reading a magazine article about a therapist called Tina Taylor. she had helped women who had been told they had no chance of getting pregnant naturally and after having a few sessions of hypnotherapy they got pregnant. I emailed her to ask about booking an appointment but she was based too far away from where I lived. She suggested I purchased her fertility cd. I don't think I have consciously listened to it all the way through as I always fall asleep but it still works on your unconscious mind apparently.

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actually I have got a few spots today

Flossie that's great news.

Someone at work who knows I am PG has just told me that someone who doesn't know I am PG has just asked her "Is nh pregnant - her skin's a mess" Cheeky bitch. I don't even like her but she knows I am desperate to be PG cos of my MC so it is not the greatest leap to ask if I am but to say that! I am - I am looking a bit of a mess (spotty) but you don't want to hear it do you!

Flossie - thats great news, good luck with the ttc

Dustin - agree hypnotherapy and aromatherapy are lush

nh - one of the reasons we left Scotland in the first place was because I couldn't get a job (I'm a microbiologist specialising in food safety) I don't regret coming back but it has in effect ended my career if I do the post grad teaching teaching course it's only a year but I know it's a very hard course and I don't have family that will help out so could prove difficult. Still don't want to think about that yet main thing is getting a third baby.

Thanks nh101 I may need it.

Good news FlossieF.

Biopsy results normal! Three cheers!!! Feel like a huge weight has been lifted - didn't realise now much it had been getting me down.

Consultant also said to lock dp in (his words) and start ttc without further delay!!! Might just do that......

At work, will post more later.

Good luck Dustin! I think hypnotherapy and aromatherapy are definitely good things.

Sweetkitty, I would also retrain as a primary school teacher if I couldn't do my current job after my kids go to school. But I am hoping to come back two days a week here after maternity leave to keep my oar in if you like. Once you leave a profession to have kids it can be hard to get back into it (so unfair)

Hello everyone.

Just wanted to say that I totally agree with katendmom about how unintentionally we can block out the thing we want most (katendmom should be a motivational speaker). It took me 3 years to get pregnant the first time but unfortunately this ended in a miscarriage. I didn't want to have to wait another 3 years to get pregnant again so I tried hypnotherapy and a month later I was pregnant. I really believe the hypnotherapy helped.

Anyway, had my 2nd scan yesterday and they have said I am over the worst of the bleeding now. The nurse I had dealing with me was lovely and gave me a hug when I got upset and took the time to chat to me about trying again.

Well I better go and dust off my hyponotherapy tapes in preparation.

Take care everyone x

oh can't do cake fest as I'm in Scotland wee but too far to travel but I will ahve some cake at my pc.

hi just popping by to say hello need to go and make lunch for the monsters will have a proper read later if I get the chance.

When I had DD1 I got 6 weeks on 90%, then an additional 6 weeks at 90% paid by the company (had to be paid back if you didn't come back) then £100 a week until 6 months then 6 months unpaid.

Company had a restructure whilst I was away but I had already told my boss I wasn't coming back and was moving to the other side of the country but he swung it so I was made redundant, kept the maternity money, got a lovely redundancy package and bonus which was great. I would love to work part time but the cost of childcare prevents it so I'm a SAHM. Also my job was very specialised and I won't get one like it up here so I'm kind of screwed career wise which is once the DCs are at school I want to retrain as a primary teacher.

Hi everyone, sorry haven't been on here for a while. Cake fest 9th Nov? Any ideas for venue yet?

TJuice - 15mg of zinc is recommended. I take a pregnacare multivitamin every day and DH has sanatagon A-Z cos that has 15mg zinc in (some multivits have less zinc)