The 6th form post mc ttc and pregnancy common room Part 2

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Getting us started on a new thread; this one is gonna be a lucky one!

Yey battery! huge congratulations! So chuffed for you, ace news xx

Right, I really am going now, I promise. [bugrin]

Happy Easter all.

Yay battery that's absolutely fantastic news!!! [bugrin] [bugrin] [bugrin]

bbb I've been thinking of you, lovely, if you are lurking I hope you are ok xxx

aandr and mummya it's so frustrating when you know what's probably wrong or you know what you need and you just can't get anyone to help. It makes me so [buangry] to see people on here who have already been through so much having to constantly fight against drs/gps/consultants whose job is to help!!! aandr I hope you have more luck with the naturopath but I second digi's advice re referral which sounds a good idea.

wiggle I hope the "assistance" works but doesn't work too well iykwim so you get a chance this month

yrmotb where are you headed this weekend? Hope you have a lovely time x

Hooraaaaaaay for battery that's great news!

[bugrin] BATTERY[bugrin] Oh thats such good news!!! and symptoms already too - fab fab fab. Its always to know when to post when there is such a mix of happy and sad news on here - I agree with jules that BBB will be thrilled for you, as are all of us. [bugrin]

BBB hope you are being well looked after in RL.

getawiggle Sorry that your endocrinologist has you confused. Is it because you are not convinced hashimotos is the problem? Or were things just not well explained? Lining sounds fine/possibly great. As you say there is room for growth. Over on the Ashermans boards we are all a bit obsessed with lining measurements - and lots of ladies have found a big jump (4-6 in mm!) when they get measured 2 days in a row, so yes, you still have growing time. I was told 7mm minimum was needed to sustain pregnancy, but actually conceived on 5.5.mm and there are 5 or so other ladies who have conceived on less. Most IVF clinics want 8mm which I am sure you will reach in a day or two.

digi looks like all your persistence with the doctors is paying off and you are getting lots of help. I dont think you would need follicle monitoring at all. I have always admired your charting powers, you are brilliant at it.[busmile]

AandR nosey question - do you know why you might be at risk of IC? Mine is because I have had lots of procedures which open the cervix (13!) but I read that it is considered most risky when the cervix is open to 6mm or more, for most of the procedures I dont know how much it was opened.

mouse @ day 37. Any ov signs? How long will you give it before asking for a course of progesterone? A 10 day course should bring it on.

Hi just a quick post to say congratulations on the BFP battery, fingers crossed for it all to go smoothly.

BBB thinking of you and hoping you're letting yourself enjoy the sunshine even with your pain and disappointment.

Hi getawiggleon, yes busy busy with the move but still finding some time to mooch about in the garden. I looked at the forecast yesterday and was almost pleased to see the grey skies arriving as it is more of an incentive to get things done inside. I'm going to google 'Hashimoto's' in a bit, but good that you'll get the steroids when there's a BFP, just hope that the thyroid elements don't delay that for you too much.

I'm feeling quite odd about this latest MC and starting to TTC, I can barely remember it now and it all feels just a bit 'oh yes, had another MC, so what's new?' I was so much worse with the 2nd, and I guess because I had the testing after the 2nd consec., there's not much to be done. I did a lot a crying straight away, and also when I was holiday - that was tough, getting first period and also having quite a different holiday to the one I had imagined. I wibbled a lot about whether to see Shehata, left it too late so that's not possible now - and we're trying in a rather unenthusiastic way. No, that's the wrong word, let's just say, if we don't have sex at the right time, I'm not that upset, and I'm not really sure what the right time is apart from day counting. Am leaving temping or monitor til after the move.

This time I think maybe I ov'ed late as seemed to have EWCM for a few days after I would normally expect to see it. So think body is giving me the run around - I reckon I'm done now and we SWI a grand total of 2 x, so not holding out much hope. Actually, for me it doesn't seem to be about lots of sex, but very well timed - normally has to be the night before I see an ov peak that I normally get my bfps. so who knows. But really, getting a BFP the week before packers & cleaners arrive and I get on a plane for a 36hr journey...I can't think of a worse timing for being unstressed, let alone trying to get hold of the progesterone I'm supposed to have.

Oh battery what fabulous news! Congrats honey! Not insensitive at all you silly thing. I'm over the moon for you both. I told you those symptoms sounded good didn't I! Hurrah!

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. Sorry for not posting, been busy at work which has been keeping me suitably occupied. I've no bloody idea what's going in with my stupid body. Good news is that I asked St Marys if they were willing to allow my GP to prescribe progesterone and they said no probs and sent my lovely GP a fax. I'm picking them up tomorrow.

I'm still having brownish / dark discharge but very light. Symptoms came back though so am now just confused. Having to go for blood test at St Mary's on Tues so will ask them to test my hcg too. I'm trying to remain positive but it's tres hard!

Hope everyone's doing ok, the weathers just gorgeous isn't it!

Sorry for no personals again. So chuffed for battery!!

Hi Lovely ladies, thank you for all your kind wishes :) I am really happy but obvioulsy very worried too, I have started taking my aspirin and will need to book a scan in 2 weeks for me to start taking my heparin.

lady good to hear from you- you sound very busy! I know what you mean about well timed sex. I have only ever got pregnant if we had sex on the day. the day before never works for some reason. I hope your move goes ok. Because the timing is crap - you will probabaly get your BFP. The law of sod etc! I hope you don't mind me asking, but you when you were injecting your clexane, did you do it in the leg or tummy? xx

mouse have you had any signs of OV yet or no sign at all? I know after my first mc I had it medically managed and like mummyA says I had to have a course of progesterone - it stimulates your body into having a bleed xx

wiggle Sorry you are a bit down after your appointment - I am sure BUPA would let you swap, push for it and don't take no for an answer.

mummy I never had symptoms like this with my other 2, so it's all new to me but it is very reassuring!

Hope everyone is enjoying the weather xxxx

bbb x post :) - I think it sounds hopeful for you - I really really hope so. We can hold hands :) I think it was izzy who said she always has had brown bleeds. Also my friend is due next week and she has brown sludged her way through her entire pregnancy. Fingers crossed for you ! xxxx

BBB just breathed a massive sigh of relief for you. I am SO glad you are getting progesterone, and the blood tests. I had three blood tests and found them so useful for reassurance. These early days really are hard, but hang in there. I had a big gushy three hour bleed 2 days after my BFP and all is well now, hope it all pans out the same for you xxx

LadyB [bugrin] @ you double bluffing your body. I think it was you that wished me not to fall pregnant the first month after my op when I was all stressed about not having got the all clear from tests yet. You wished instead for a month of nice lining building and then BFP the second month, and my body dutifully obeyed.[bugrin] So now I will return the favour, I hope you dont get a BFP in the middle of all your moving and packing, but a beautifully timed one that arrives as soon as you are settled and comfy in your new home and there is a packet of progesterone sitting in your bathroom cabinet. [busmile]

Eeek bbb sounds promising, and great that you're getting the progesterone - keeping everything crossed for you! battery's right, I always have brown sludge for about a week in early pg. I'm really hoping yours is just bean getting comfy too x

ladybee sounds like you've got lots on, let's hope the law of sod works or at least that you get a well-timed bfp straight away after the move!

BBB that sounds really positive and I'm so glad they're getting the progesterone sorted out for you.

congrat's Battery [bugrin] [bugrin] bugrin]

Grr! So annoyed, my phone just ate a long post!!

What I was saying was...

Thank you for the tip re progesterone; I didn't know that would even be an option. It's now day 39 since the med man and 48 days since the erpc. Do you think I should ring the clinic and let them know I don't think I've ov'd or just go to my scan and see what they say then? I've had no sign at all that ov is on the way.

Keeping everything crossed for you bbb and still thrilled for you battery [busmile]

Waves to jolls, digi, lady, loola, izzy, yrmotb, mamap and all.

It shall be a wine filled evening for me as today is my DD for mc#1

mouse when are you getting scanned? If its within a week or so I would wait, something might happen in the meantime and if not you should be able to get some clues from the scan.

Ask how thick your lining is and if there are any follicles growing on your ovaries and (if so, how big are they in mm) these are clues as to where you might be in your cycle. It might be nice to get this info first before taking prog, because once you start taking that you wont be able to tell whats going on at the scan because the prog will throw the data off IYSWIM. If your scan is ages away though and you are getting worried, then 10 days of prog is better started sooner rather than later.

So, 37 days is about 6 weeks right? This is still within "normal" time frames for getting AF (up to 8 weeks is still OK). When I asked about on MN, I found a few women that didnt get their until 11/12 weeks (but they did have irregular cycles pre mc - did you?)

The idea of prog is to induce a bleed which will then hopefully kick start a normal cycle. It mimics what happens in your natural cycle when prog stops being produced the lining sheds, so you should start bleeding a couple of days after taking the last pill. As you know I failed the "progesterone" challenge twice, which is what helped identify AS. I wish I hadnt waited so long before doing it. I just checked my old chart (June 2010) and I started taking it on day 96 after ERPC!

Do you chart on FF by the way? Can you post a link?

Hope something happens for you soon, the waiting and not knowing is so miserable.

Ooo am sending lots and lots of sticky thoughts to battery and bbb From my time in the freak out room - bleeding and brown stuff seems almost mandatory. Good sign that you have symptoms!!

Ladyb lol at jinx and double jinx - glad I'm nit the only one to have these sorts of thoughts floating around!

Has anyone used Wild Yam from Holland & Barrett for a progesterone boost?

Had the weirdest thing happen this morning. I put sunscreen on (stuff I used in Jan) and I had a reaction to it. I felt like I had been burnt and my skin lost it's elasticity Very very strange as my elbow skin was all loose - just freaky. It calmed down after about 30 mins. My dds both had same sunscreen and no reaction.

mouse forgot to say, sorry and hugs for the DD

Meant to say MummyA mine is because I had HPA picked on a scan about 8 years ago - when I was scanned in Oz the GP said I might need a stitch when I had children due to a potentially incompetent cervix. I have since had clear scans and two DDs with no sign of the problem (and had GP over here be very dismissive of the problem - ho hum!)

AandR whats HPA? Dr google has me

X posts everywhere!! no idea on progesterone side but I hope your af makes an appearance soon - very frustrating waiting.

Human papilloma virus - no idea why they often shorten it to HPA

Thanks mummya my scan is in 12 days so I might as well wait now. Thank for for the tips on what to ask I think I'll write that down so I remember [busmile]

I wish there was something on tv tonight - dh doesn't know it's DD day and it's not worth upsetting him just to make myself feel better. I keep telling myself the baby wouldn't have been born today. I might have had an elcs or been overdue waiting for a vbac ... Ugh. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be pregnant again or have a live, healthy baby

bbb phew! I had unexplained brown bleeding from weeks 4-8 with ds. Including loss of symptoms. They came back with a vengeance though. My first pg too. Haven't had it in any of my mc pregnancies.

mouse my dh didn't have a clue on our dd but just recently walked past the end of our bed and commented that there would have been a cot there by now [busad] Funny how they process it differently. Big hugs - you will have a yummy snuggly baby mouse soon - I am certain!

Mouse thinking of you this eve. xx

mouse big (((hugs))) on your dd xx

Hope af makes an appearance for you soon!

aandr skin reaction sounds weird...hope all is back to normal now!

Hey *blackkat. How's you? How's your dad getting on after his op?

Thanks for the hugs ladies