Due Novermber 2008 - Let's here it for the BFP's!

[Heartmum2Jamie]

After a bit of cajoling from some friends (some of whom I hope can join me here soon), I decided to take the plunge and start this thread.

Anyway, I have just found out I am pregnant again, got a BFP on Saturday 23rd at 12dpo, which gives me an EDD of 3rd November 2008 (or the 4th, depending on which calculator I use). This is my 4th pregnancy and will be my 3rd child. I am super excited and a little scared & nervous after a previous missed miscarriage.

I hope I don't get too lonely waiting for more BFP's to roll in! Please come and join me.

info on corpus luteal cysts

twinkling the blastocyst is the fertilised egg before it implants in the uterus I think.

Twinklingfairy Hope everything is OK with your Mum. It seems that even once we're adults our parents still don't want to "burden" us with their problems and try to protect us as though we're still children. So frustrating at times! DH's Mum is very much like that. My Mum less so fortunately. I do hope it's nothing with yours.
Well, I finally got through to the private hospital about my scan and they may be able to fit me in tomorrow afternoon, otherwise I'll have to wait until Monday 31/3. Not sure what to do now - on the one hand I badly want to know everything is OK, but on the other, will they be able to see much at 6+5 or 7+5 (not sure of my dates)? I may end up being even more worried if they can't see much... Help!
Hope everybody else is OK.

HI Crici - Yep they should be able to see a heart beat. If not a heart beat then defo the yolk sac thingy. It may take an internal scan to definitely detect but they should be able to. I will be 7 weeks at mine. My sis went at 7 + 3 and they saw heart beat with a normal scan.

A ha, it's called a Corpus Luetum Cyst !! You're going to think i'm stupid but I telephone the EPAU this morning and left a message. Just went down stairs for lunch and someone telephoned me back. She was so lovely and definitely tried to reassure me. Firstly, re boobs, everyone is different and symptoms can come and go and like everyone on here has been telling me, some people don't get any symptoms with their boobs. Secondly, re pain in ovary as above it could be one of those which is perfectly normal and can cause pain but unless it is acute i am not to worry and am to try and relax until my scan next (she ended by saying that's easier said than done).

Pinkali Thanks for that. I decided to go for it - scan is at 4.30pm tomorrow afternoon... Really hoping for a good result! I know there's still a long way to go yet, but it would give me some peace of mind during these early weeks. Fingers crossed!
Your EPU sounds wonderful, really keen to reassure you. I hope they've managed to put your mind at rest (for a little while at least )

Oliviaelanasmum - EDD ? November (#4)
LittleHarrysMum - EDD ? November (#2)
AliciaJohns - EDD 1st November (#2)
Pinkyminky - EDD 1st November (#3)
MummyAnnabella - EDD 1st November (#2)
Jojay - EDD 1st November (#2) Scan date: 21st April
Jaydee - EDD 1st November (#1)
Lilchick - EDD 1st November (#3)
divedaisy - EDD 2nd November (#2)scan 14th March Early Preg Clinic Scan 21st March
Chickenmommy - EDD 2nd November (#1)
ChilledBunny - EDD 3rd November (#1)
LolaBella - EDD 3rd November (#1)
Heartmum2Jamie - EDD 3rd November (#3)
mum2becks - EDD 4th November (#2) Scan Date: 25th April
Creena - EDD 4th November (#4)
OddEyes - EDD 5th November (#2)
Scully - EDD 5th November (#3) Scan dates: 25/3 & 23/4
Renaissancewoman - EDD 6th November (#3)
Suiledonn - EDD 6th November (#2)
Purlease - EDD 7th November (#2)
Bettispaghetti - EDD 7th November (#3)
Manyhatson - EDD 7th November (#2)
JudyJones - EDD 7th November (#1)
LackaDAISYcal - EDD 7th November (#3)
Stnky Bear - EDD 7th November (#3)
Cricri - EDD 8th November (#1)
Jackjacks mummy - EDD 9th November (#4)
chocolategal - EDD 9th Nov (#1)
Dozymare - EDD 10th November (#3)
tammycc - EDD 10th November (#1)
Browny -10th November (#5) Scan 23/3
Trixibelle - EDD 10th November (#2)
Pinkali37 - EDD 12th November (#1) Scan 26/3
newtotheplanet - EDD 13th November (#2) Scan date: 5th March
TheDoctorsWife - EDD 14th November (#1)
snookie28 - EDD 14th November (#2)
Kegs82 - EDD 14th November (#3)
ELB1 - EDD 15th November (#2)
Bronte186 - EDD 15th November (#1)
SoExcited - EDD 15th November (#1)
Roca - EDD 17th November (#3)
EButters - EDD 17th November (#1)
hanaflower - EDD 18th November (#1)
Oblomov - EDD 18th November (#2) Scan 31/3
juanitad - EDD 19th November (#1)
Mum2ozzie - EDD 20th November (#2)
Misdee - EDD 21st November (#4)
twinklingfairy - EDD 23rd Nov (#2)

Good Luck Crici and please let us know how you and PEA get on. Fingers crossed for you even though you won't need it!

Yes they do seem lovely. They're probably dreading me coming in for a scan. I just said to DH that they must see so much happiness yet so much sorrow at the same time. x

Pink and cricri, I too am very worried. My Gp was very dismissive at my concerns, saying that if I hadn't had any bleeding, nothing to worry about. But I never had any in November. I am pretty sure than my scan , in 12 days (31/3), not that I am counting the hours , will prove me correct, but I hope not.

I think it would be nice not to split the thread just yet. There will be more addittions and losses , probably including me, in the next few months.

Sorry to hear about your house sale problems, Dozy. I know how frustrating it can be - we're trying to sell our house and it's been a nightmare. Not like last time when the first viewer we had offered us the asking price straight away. >gets grumpy<

lackaDAISYcal - I know exactly what you mean! I was giving littlest DS some cheesy fish and veg the other day and it took all of my strength and will power not to heave in front of him!

Yorky - sadly I gave up breast feeding a few months ago. Even though I was feeding DS pretty much on the hour (and he had started waking for night feeds again too), he started to lose weight. As he was born 3 weeks early, he's always been a bit on the small side so it was too much of a worry to perservere with breast feeding. I remember when he had his first bottle - he polished the lot off and then visibly relaxed and sighed and beamed up at me, as if he was saying "at last! A full tummy!" He's grown out of going back to sleep after his first feed, to be honest. He hasn't done it for a while now, so it wa extra lovely when he decided to this morning as I was in dire need of some extra kip!

lackaDAISYcal's right - the cyst-like body that's on the ovary is called the Corpus Luteum and it produces all of the necessary hormones etc until the placenta can take over. I think it starts out as the follicle that releases your egg when you ovulate. A blastocyst is what your baby is called when it's in the very, very early stages of development - when it's still a mass of dividing cells and before it becomes an embryo.

twinkling - sorry to hear that your mum has got some worries at the moment. At least you are aware that something is wrong and can keep an eye on her. Talking to your dad is a good idea - either he will know what is wrong or can talk to your mum to find out what's up and help her. I really hope that whatever it is that's wrong can be put right easily and isn't anything serious.

Oh no Oblomov please don't say that I too am so negative and convinced that nothing will show up at my scan 26/3 that I don't want to get too excited which is so awful. I had really really bad cramps when i mc in Oct so this definitely feels better than that but because you only ever hear from people who have mc or had mmc it overshadows everything. We must stay positive, if we can't our PEAS certainly can't!! xx

pink, I have those very , very bad cramps, as I did before.

sorry, I don't want to make you more negative. Keep positive you

YIKES>... HAve you not called your Doctor??????? Are they what you'd call Acute? Where are they, how far are you and when did they start... xxxxxxxxxxxx

Oblomov - sorry if you've already mentioned this but is it possible for you to get an early scan at your EPU? 31st March seems a long time to wait, especially when you're as worried as you are. I'd hate to think of you putting yourself through such anxiety and worry for the next 12 days or so. When my bleeding started, I rang my GP's surgery and he was able to book me in at the local hospital the same day. I really think that you should talk to someone at your surgery and tell them that you're having very bad cramps (not forgetting to mention that you didn't bleed last time). I know you said that your GP was a bit flippant about it, so if you're uncomfortable with talking to him about it, why not try ringing the EPU direct? Or maybe even your community midwife? I just don't want to see you go through all of this worry and stress when you could be reassured by having an early scan.

FWIW, I'm still having some bleeding on and off and still getting aches around my pubic bone. It's horrible and a worry but I'm determined to try and get on with it as best I can until it gets to the point where I know for sure that either everything is ok or everything is not ok. I don't want to think back on this part of my pregnancy and only remember feeling awful and anxious and going out of my mind with worry. I want to leave feeling awful and upset until when/if I need to feel that way. I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone but me, though.

Yes, I told the GP and the manager of ultrasound, who phoned to confirm my scan of 31/3, of my bad pains.
I found out I was preg on fri. They started on sat and I have been having quite bad pains, that sometimes make me yealp, since then. I have told everyone this. I had the same before. I am now 5 1/2 weeks.
Manager said I could phone EPU, if I want to, if it gets any worse, but when they dealt with me for my mmc they were useless. And what are they going to tell me ?
Ultrasound Manager also said what Gp had said, come to hospital if bleeding. They think I just have to sit it out and wait for 12 days for scan.

Creena, thank you for all your lovely words. I am so sorry I don't want to drag you all down with my misery.
I am happy to wait for 7 weeks, I can't see the point of doing anything else.

lol, as I was typing my last post, I started to get pains in my abdomen again. I alleviated them by eating a Twirl washed down with a glass of skimmed milk to make it 'healthy'.

Oh, Oblomov! Don't be sorry - that's what we're here for; to listen and support whenever someone needs it. Clearly this is a frightening and stressful experience for you and you need to talk about it. Please don't feel that you're dragging anyone down - we're just all concerned for you and want to help in any way that we can.

I really, really think that you should call your EPU. They might have been useless last time but you could end up dealing with different and more helpful members of staff this time. Also, they could book you in for a scan much earlier if you are explicit about your worries and just how bad the pain is. A scan could be reassuring and it will give you an idea of what it happening in there.

Also, I don't think it would hurt if you told the EPU that you'd started spotting - they won't examine you so they won't know that it's a little white lie but they sure as hell will get you in for a scan.....

I CONCUR with Creena - exagerate your symptoms if it makes them listen to you !!! RING THEM NOW or else..... erm..... just do it (WOW i can be bossy).

We are all here for each other that's the whole point. x

But if I insist on a scan now, they will only ask me to come back 2 weesk later, to confirm, so that tells me , categorically, like 'on their life', nothing.It still wll only leave me wondering until the time that they can actually confirm.

I don't understand that. You need confirmation that things are ok now as well as in 2 weeks. I really think you need to contact them and use pregnancy hormones and SHOUT, CRY or just generally kick up a fuss until they listen.

I have just phoned EPU. They close at 1 pm.

Bloody Hell - thought they were supposed to be open 6 days a week. What area are you in?

Surrey

I think Pinkali's right - you could have a scan now for reassurance and another one in two weeks time for further reassurance. It might help to keep you going until the 31st.

How rubbish that your EPU closes at 1pm - that's outrageous! Emergencies can occur after lunch time and you'd have thought that they would know that. Tsk!

Phone them first thing in the morning, Oblomov. Keeping fingers and everything else crossed for you.