THE DINO CLUB #1

Any news from anyone?? Hopefully good news from some!!

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@KT199 not yet have my GP appointment on the 21st, she was super on it last time and actually I am going to send a message to see if she will respond!

She’s already sent me a prescription for 10mg 😳 folic acid which I’ve just picked up due to low levels on my blood test so I’ll be eating spinach like pop eye 😂✨

glad to hear you ladies are cooking just fine! It’s so weird I’m so stoic usually but for some reason has bothered me a lot more now I’m moved / settled / in my job. I think it’s because it hasn’t happened again yet.

i have 5 friends who have frozen eggs and embryos so im just thinking it’s the same as their process and absolurey no different! And better than waiting 2 years :)

No not got a date yet 😬 hopefully before the end of this month but who knows - the bottom of the chain are being a pain!

aww yeah I only started to feel flutters around the I think, maybe week 18. If your placenta is at the front like mine was too that makes it harder to feel! Now that I’m 35w tomorrow they are so strong it’s crazy! Can’t wait for you to experience it too!

@Lila34830 hope you’re getting on ok, sounds like a rollercoaster month! Xx

@KT199 oh I totally agree, I was in pain in work the other day and a girl struggling TTC eye rolled me I saw. I’m absolutely not not grateful at all- just in pain 🤣🤣 I think they will. I went to my growth scan on 32+6 on Monday and they usually estimate around 4-5lbs and my little one of course has to be an overachiever and estimated 6lb 9oz!! I know they can be wildly out but were spot on for my daughter. So they said they will scan me again at 36 weeks and make a plan of action from there.

They have also said due to her having so much fluid and able to do somersaults, it’s considered an ‘unstable lie’ and they may have to admit me from 37 weeks with a C-section for 39 weeks. That’s because there’s risk of cord prolapse due to the baby’s position. Also having polyhydramnios, more susceptible to waters breaking so they said at least I’d be in the right place in case disaster struck. All fun and games but we’re officially ready for her now 🩷🩷

Hope you are doing well. I think once you feel those kicks and they become more regular the anxiety eases SLIGHTLY 🤣 so I hope you can feel them soon 🤞🏼🤞🏼 xxxx

@HE93C have you got the moving date sorted now? Good luck for the last few weeks 🥹!! I’ve not felt movement yet but think it’s abit early especially with it being my first, I’m 17wk tomorrow.

@Gemmaemilyx hope your still managing okay!! Being pregnant is hard, not enough people give credit to that. And we are made to feel we should only be grateful but easier said than done when you’re in the thick of it! Have they mentioned an early induction to you?

@Lila34830 gosh you have some sagas don’t you!!?? It’s really never simple for you! Must drive you insaaaaaane.

@Toppstileslover awwww stop that you’ll make me cry!!!! Have you heard anymore news about your ultrasound? I really don’t think it’s fair they can make fly away comments it causes unnecessary worry! They should zip it if they aren’t gonna provide a full and proper explanation. Fingers crossed you see some success soon 🤞

Ohhh @KT199 just had a cry for you congratulations! This is so lovely

Feeling like a complete fossil at the moment. I have got so much on after relocating and taking on a lot,

Not sure if I said, I have started my referrals for fertility treatment again which have been so quick 😳 oh yes I did because I was enthralled about frozen embryos

Had my ultrasound this week. I had one before we even started TTC and it was all fine, this time it was CD30 which is normal AF for me, only she was saying I’d ovulated from my left this month then my right ovary had a 1.9cm follicle which was far too big for CD30 (they are 2.4cm when they release can you believe!) and spent a little bit too long asking me about early ovulation which I’ve now googled and worried about as peri menopausal

The appointment can’t have been 10 mins including taking my clothes off but now I’m paranoid

anyway AF then here today two days late so I was convinced the one time we did it was immaculate conception (hence crying @KT199 and we went through our D&C together ❤️)

@KT199 oh my god I’m so happy for you!!! 🥰 how exciting!! Little boys are lovely. My son is almost 13 and sooo chill and sweet! Our little girl is very sassy and confident - completely opposite!!

and I’m good thankyou for asking- 32 weeks with our girl. Not sure how much longer I’m going to last mind. My daughter came at 38 weeks. I think this one will be similar due to being a big baby and excess fluid like before. I’m looking forward to it though- I’m struggling I must admit 🤣 got a lot of odema on my legs & short of breath. Had b12 injections for a 2 week course (one every other day) and had a couple of iron infusions so hopefully that helps - but I know I shouldn’t complain!!!

hope all is well with everyone 🩷🩷

Oh gosh I’ve just seen about a months worth of messages that I didnt get a notification for!! Hope you’re all ok ladies and glad to see people still posting and looking out for eachother.

@KT199 congrats on your boy! We are having a surprise so don’t know which way it will go yet! with regards to the anxiety, I’ve found that I was back and forth to the MAC unit a lot worried I’d not felt them from around 18 weeks to 20 odd weeks but since their kicks have got stronger my anxiety seems to have gone away as they’re there reminding me they’re ok! Hopefully this happens for you too! My placenta is at the front too which makes it harder to feel the kicks so that played into it with me too, hopefully yours isn’t in the way like mine!

Ive got 6 weeks to go but also hoping for a moving date before then to move how so wish us luck 😂

Got my fingers crossed for you all who are still trying and I’ll keep lurking in the background to watch out for any updates from you! 🤍

Morning ladies,

How are you all doing? I’m almost 16w now and we found out we’re having a little boy 🩵. We have our baby moon booked for a couple of weeks time. I am still finding I get quite anxious at times like any little cramp freaks me out and when I go to the loo or feel discharge I am assessing it for blood. Touch wood all seems to be going well so far, but I don’t know if the anxiety will ever leave. After the 20wk scan I am hoping I start to feel a little more relaxed.

@Gemmaemilyx @HE93C how have you two coped towards the end in this heat? Are you both almost ready for their arrivals now?

@littlebluu I hope you’ve taken some time to get back in a good mind set.

@Lila34830 good luck with the move!! You’ll get your baby when the time is right I’m sure.

@curliegirlie Hope your pregnancy is still progressing.

Aw no way @littlebluu that's really tough I hope you are okay. Just take care of yourself.

@Lila34830 do we have any update?! 🥲

Hey everyone this will probably be my last update for a wee while and ill go back to lurking, unfortunately after the spotting on Friday I started bleeding and am in the process of a chemical - i have kept my private scan appt but theyve changed it to a wellness scan for me so we can see how everything's looking afterwards.

Thanks so much for all your care and concern 🥰 Everything just feels a bit odd atm 🙁

I wish you all the best in your journeys ladies

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@littlebluu believe! The lines are there. If you need reassurance go to a local scan clinic from 6 weeks 🥰

@Lila34830 how are you getting on?!

He really didn't seem too concerned with the faintness of lines etc, he just said if I'm usually very regular with periods (im like clockwork) and its 8 days late with a positive digital then I'm pregnant, and that it's so early that the hormone isn't usually high enough to warrant blood tests so not to fret about a faint line. He seemed very positive, but I suppose it's not been him testing 7 times a day every day for a week 😅😅 He gave me the number of the maternity team to register with and said they'd want to see me usually about 8 weeks to then take bloods, however I think I noticed some vv light spotting as I wiped nothing ago and ive had medium period like cramps on and off all day so I think this might be the start of it 😔

If so tho, I'm glad its been a straight forward CP and not something more serious..(ive been deep diving and freaking myself out about ectopic and molar pregnancies 😬) - ive read about alot of success stories after CPs too..
At least now DH and I can draw a line under it and move forward 🙏

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Aw @littlebluu tbh I think medical professionals completely disregard progression on tests anyway, they say if it’s positive your pregnant for now and a test isn’t used to measure progression so don’t stress that you didn’t mention it, as I don’t think it would have changed the outcome.

Have they given any advice what you do next week at all if it is still showing a faint line?

I can’t imagine it is your tablets that would have caused a chemical pregnancy if that’s how this turns out, especially as that’s such a low dose (only know as my mum is on a much higher one).

Morning guys just thought I would pop in for a wee update - the GP referral Dr called me and was just asking some basic questions, I told him I'd gotten a 1-2 weeks on digital on Saturday but that the test I had taken yesterday was very faint - I didnt tell him I'd been testing daily and that there was no progression I dont know why 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ He had just woken me up, and kind of steam rolled me and the way he was talking like he had absolutely no intention of sending me for bloods anyway 🙄 He said he wouldnt expect a strong strip test as its still very early and to test again in a week. He also asked some questions abt my medications and double checked that they were safe during early pregnancy, I am on 10mg of propranolol and he's stated that if I'm able to, to come off it as in testing it's been shown to cause growth issues and blood sugar issues. So im wondering if it's been that, thats caused the pregnancy not to progress.

Anyway regardless, took a fmu strip today and it's practically negative so theyre definitely getting lighter - im just at the point I wish it would hurry up and just bleed and pass now, I'm getting really frustrated at my body I l feel like it's mocking me 😅

Anyway I hope everyone is doing well!

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Here is something to cheer you up @littlebluu , I always read our champion Dino @Lila34830 ‘s posts in a French accent now 😂

this is a very horrible limbo for you - sending so much love and fingers crossed for our fave frenchie testing 💖✨

Ohhh @littlebluu I’m sorry you’re in this limbo, not an easy place to be. Definitely have the bloods if you haven’t had a bleed by the time they’re offered. I know they can’t see anything on a scan before sort of 6w baby wise but the monitoring of HCG should help them determine what’s going on.

@Lila34830 I think you just take the test.. there is no other way your mind is gonna rest. Some implantation bleeds can be mistaken for a real period for sure.

Keep us updated both of you 🤞

Also yes I second!
@Lila34830 take a test and put your mind at ease! Fingers crossed it's been an implantation 🤞🤞 Coz theyre not always light! Let us know!!xx

Hi everyone,

Cheapies still showing a very faint line, much like they were when I first tested.
Tried a FRER with fmu yesterday and it practically came up white, where as the cheapie had a line.
Ive seen alot of people talk about how they test stronger at different parts of the day and my OPKs always test darkest around 2pm - so I tried another FRER and cheapie about 40 minutes ago and they're the same, a complete squinter/almost nothing on the FRER and vvfaint on the cheapie.

My head is all over the place tbh and ive consigned myself to it being a CP but I just wish it would hurry up at this point. Ive had practically zero line progression for 5 days and yet still no bleeding. Im wondering if it's possible to have a mmc at this stage (appx 5+2) and wont have a bleed until my next period is due?

I really just want to stop testing and have a definitive answer. My GP is due to phone me tomorrow to refer me for hcg bloods (which will probably end up being taken on Monday) so I think if still showing faint lines and no bleed I will go ahead and take them just to try clarify things.

Im hoping this means they will maybe give me some medications to try and boost the odds of staying pregnant, due to my age etc.

By my calculations I'm 19DPO and 7 days late.

In pregnancy limbo. The first symptom I had was fruit/veg tasting like mould/dirt (🤣🤣) and it had all disappeared but this morning it came back. So honestly who knows..im exhausted with it all 😳

If you've made it this far, thank you so much for sticking with my story!

I wish all the best to all of you in your journey stages so far!

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