Just MC and ready to try again? Pack your cake, wine and tightie whities and join us for more ranting, weeping and most of all, laughing. All welcome (Part 7)

[MamaPower]

A comfy little corner for those who need company in the post mc ttc journey!

To POAS or not to POAS? That is the question!

All welcome

Oh yes!

hello all! Just a quick one from my phone, going to watch kickass on dvd in a minute, just been to rainbows and the gym! Hello to the newbies, i didn't sya hi yesterday even though i answered questions, sorry!

Velvet, sounds good, i've got my fingers crossed for you.

I also have a ds of 3, he's 4 in november. Nix, i have a 20 percent code off online elc stuff if you want it? Your ds has a bday soon, doesnt he?

will post a lengthy one with namechecking tomorrow from work! No sign of af yet, although had nasty spots at the weekkend. So tis probably on it's way..

PinkFF...er, well, it was Hot Tub Time Machine. I know I know it sounds really naff, but it was quite funny. And a total 80s trip. And it had John Cusack. He's never been in a bad film has he?

I spent ages last night researching Factor V Leiden and discovered that my consultant was basically talking out his arse when he said people with just one copy of the bad gene weren't affected. Lots of studies say that treating with anticoagulents is quite effective. So I've copied the relevant stuff plus all the citations and will send it to him and my GP this week. I have a follow-up in a couple of weeks time so will push for treatment in the event of a pregnancy then.

D'you know, you've just reminded me - and this is very much TMI so turn away those of a delicate constitution - but after my last MC I had an episode with a great lump of mucous sliding down my leg inside my jeans. It dropped out of me as I was pulling up my pants. Was so disturbing when I found it but not as disturbing as feeling it work it's way down sl-o-w-l---y while I scarpered back to the loos to investigate

Oh, and testing in 2 weeks if no AF?? ohhh nooo no no no no. You will test a day after AF is due, and then every 3 days until it turns up. Ok? Because I think those odd stirrings and the tingly boobs are excellent signs. Why did FF change it's mind? Where is your chart lady?

I also have got a sore throat and thought long & hard about taking the day off this morning only felt guilty about it because we have visitors in the department and I had a meeting in the afternoon. If it gets worse I'm definitely at least going to work from home instead of dragging into the office though. Grrrr @ public transport.

Nicks ah, that's tough. I wish DS could be closer to his cousin (back in NZ) but it does at least mean he seems to be oblivious to the possibility of a brother/sister at the moment. Long may it continue, not sure what I'd say if he asked.

apples fab fab fab news. Well done lady!

mouse are you brave enough to question back what was achieved by your 'cover'? Got to get a dig back if they didn't put proper arrangements in place to keep things on track in your absence.

AandR sorry to hear about your friend. It must be rough to feel so isolated.

Right - Spooks! must go!

What do you teach mouse? Ladybee are you one too?

I teach science at secondary school. A week after my ERPC we had OFSTED and the head (a man) phoned to ask if I would come in just when I had lessons! Considering my ERPC didnt go too well he is lucky I went back at all!

is that a symptom?

Izzy and pink snowboarding was good, thanks. I ache now and have PT tomorrow for 1st time since MC

inbetweener I hope AF visits soon, I'm waiting for a visit myself to get started, I had positive OPK sat and now just waiting

velvet seems like a good sign to me, fx for you

apple great news so good to hear :) I would be the same in your position

wombat that's great commitment you have there, very impresses

sorry not more detailed there's a lot to catch up on and falling asleep :(

Here you go lady chart - if I hadn't got a peak on the CBFM at CD23 it was confident that I had ov'ed on CD17, so I have no clue wtf is going on. It'll be interesting to see when AF rocks up actually, as it will at least tell me whether it was more likely to have been CD17 or CD23. CD23 will be quite depressing though, as means my cycles will have got even longer than ever.

hiding fingers crossed AF will hurry up and rock up for you.

Am feeling pretty sorry for myself this evening, apples news is great but made me remember how my 8.5 week scan panned out almost exactly 5 months ago :( Then my friend that had her 12 week scan today and two months ago was mentalling at least as hard as me about getting pregnant texted me today to tell me that I should chill out and get on with my life and let what's going to happen happen. Seriously??????? Maybe I'm just being oversensitive but can't believe that you'd forget what the two week wait is like that quickly...... So anyway I'm going to take myself to bed and hope this ridiculous mood is mainly down to waking up in time to be on the train at 7 this morning........ Sorry for whingy whinging, will be back when am less mopey xx

Have read everyone's posts but it's been manic today and have to prepare for video con with arse boss tomorrow morning so sadly no time to name check everyone

But just wanted to say HURRAH! to apples , I am so pleased it continued to go well for you, fx for a boring and uneventful 7 months ahead

I can't even remember from the chatter who needs fish-slapping so I'm just going to hurl eggy sardines at anyone even looking at a test...

Having said that I will remain in suspenders for all those symptom spotting ( pink ? velvet ? inbetweener ?) and also for YRMOTB because it's not over yet. I do expect testing before on day of AF though, none of this waiting till you're 10 days late business!

Right better go, really ought to do some work (although I really don't want to and promised myself after the mc I wouldn't start bringing it home with me again!)

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Blimey pink that does look a bit triphasic...have you POAS'd yet?!!

Another thought pink (procrastinating? Me?!) have you tried deleting the + opk and letting ff just interpret the temps etc? I deliberately don't put my cbfm readings into ff because I don't want it relying on them to interpret the signs. Just wondered if it would make a difference - maybe it's changed the ov date based on that when you could have ov'd on cd17 then got a +opk when it detected pg hormones and you had another thermal shift because of that?

(Do you know, 4 months ago that paragraph would have meant nothing to me!!)

Ha izzy would be cool if it was but going to try to hold out at least another 10 days before POAS, have been finding the invisible second line a bit traumatic up until now and if FF was right the second time it would be too soon anyway.

By the way lady good work on your research! At your checkup you might want to check whether you should take anti-coags before your next pg, not sure but maybe you need to take them before you know you're pg?

Oh also izz I also thought that but the day after the two peaks I did another CBFM stick and the second line had faded right back down again so maybe it's right that it was CD23 afterall.... ARSE ARSE ARSE all that SWI a whole 10 days too soon!!!!! Hehe disturbingly it would have meant nothing to me either - sometimes I worry that I know too much now.....

Btw ladybee I also think your dr is wrong not to treat, good on you for getting the info together. Make sure you stick to your guns. I suppose you'd take the aspirin yourself anyway would you?

Hmm it's a mystery to me then pink but after all consistently high temps are a good sign so fx!

Thanks izz fingers crossed. Shouldn't you be doing some work????? xx

Just realised I forgot to wave to hiding - hope AF arrives for you soon so you feel like you're getting back to normal!

And mouse ! >

Yep. Right. Back to work.

pff i'm sorry you're feeling crappy, and sorry if my results brought things back for you and I know you might not want to hear this...but I was really REALLY low a week before my bfp, and hairy commented that she'd felt the same....so i've got my fingers tightly crossed that it's a symptom and you get that elusive bfp VERY soon!
Good luck to all those on the 2ww, either for bfp's or the newbies for af. Thinking of you all. x

Ha izzy likewise not so long ago that would have been gibberish to me too. Now I think I could do well if I took a degree in reproductive biology!

Anyone know how CBFM actually reads the sticks? I did my very first pee on a cbfm stick this morning. I naively thought the pee-end would go into the monitor. A bit yuck now I come to think of it!

Hi Kat, I think it shines a light through the little window where the lines are and measures them that way. If you watch it (takes a lot of patience...) it flashes the red light a couple of times and then shines red for a bit - and that bit lines up to the lines.

PinkFF well, it's a mystery to me. If I hadn't seen the LH peak show up, I would have said triphasic too, BUT maybe it just took all that time for your estrogen levels to get high enough to spark the LH surge?
If it were me, I'd still be POAS tomorrow, if you did OV day 17 you'd be 12 dpo wouldn't you?. Then if it's -ve you can still wait for a later AF/Test date and hopefully not be too depressed. But that's just me, if you're suffering blues at the moment then best to not punish self unnecessarily.

I'm back into ZEN mode. Well, trying to be. Of course I'm hoping my temperatures stay up but after a little dip this morning I think I've got my head around the idea that they probably won't and that will be that. The silver lining to that cloud is that I won't need to stress unduly about getting an answer regarding the clotting stuff urgently.

Nope, not a teacher. I work in fluffy meedja type stuff. It's late. I should be asleep.

Night all - and special greetings to MummyAbroad, thinking of you.

Hello!

I was going to catch up but I am about 5 pages behind, and I've only got 5 mins, so I will find out what is going on with you lot later. Hope you are all well as can be.

Just wanted to tell you that I have contacted Dr Adrian Lower in London, he has confirmed that I have Ashermans Syndrome and is going to operate on me in London next Tuesday 16th Nov!

I'm in a mad dash right now to get flights and paperwork organised for me and DS - lots and lots to do. Its a big relief to finally have a diagnosis and treatment plan though!

and only a mere 7 months after my mc

roast dinners and warm beer here we come...

Hello mummyabroad great to hear from you!!

that it's confirmed as AS but that you're able to get the diagnosis and treatment so quickly (i know it's been ages, I just meant quickly after contacting him). that's fantastic!! It must be great to feel like something's finally happening.

Good luck with getting everything sorted, will be thinking of you on the 16th xx

mummya that is wonderful news - hmmm iykwim! What a relief to have it confirmed and to have some decisive action happening!! Good luck with it all and can't wait to have you back on here all shinied up and ready to go!!!!

mummya great to hear you are finally getting some treatment! My god it must be such a relief to feel like you've found someone who can actually help you. I've got everything crossed for 16th for you!!!

Good morning everyone else! I'm on the train eating my oh so balanced ttc breakeast of fresh mango :) and chocolate cake . Will catch up more later xxx

Oh, mummya that's really good to hear. And that's quick for him to see you, isn't it? Blimey. Soon you will be sharing all the delights Britain has to offer atm.
Downsides are: rain, gales, more rain,
Upsides: good tea, roast dinners, autumn trees, open fires and lager etc etc.

I think i'm due toeday. Or should be, at any rate. Have absolutely no symptoms of anything except being tired, which I can blame on darker mornings! Forgot to use fmu this morning, will try tomorrow if the auld witch hasn't turned up.

After studying pink's chart I have decided I want one, and will make a concerted effort next month to temp! It does look triphasic too! How exciting.