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

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brokenbarrenbrook · 18/03/2011 14:52

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

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tiggersreturn · 27/04/2011 20:46

Congratulations yrmotb! I hope it stays (and multiplies).

Freezingmyarseoff · 27/04/2011 21:10

Right, I've kind of managed to catch up but you ladies do chat so, which is why I heart MN

MummyA great news on getting a new job. Did I miss what it is? That was a bit pants of the sonographer.

BBB so glad to hear that brown sludge has stopped and symptoms are back. Getting up at stupid o'clock not so good though

battery good news that you can get an early scan sorted out etc. I would love to go to Longleat, it looks ace

mouse we're off to a sort of street party on Friday after the actual wedding. I might fish out my veil for a laugh. I have instructed DH he's on duty while I blub at the TV

I'm another vote for twins or more in a deluded sense of fairness. I probably shouldn't admit this but a couple of cycles ago when I started feeling really sick at about dpo5 I started imagining I must have triplets in there but it turned out I was just crook Blush

ladybee you sound so busy - of course body will not cooperate but in a good way. I'll have lots of stuff, I have just cleared out loads so I can start hoarding again

Just looked round and seen the mountain of unpacking I haven't done, so will catch up some more tomorrow but big waves to everyone jolls, wiggle, dachs, AandR, izzy, loola, zam, hairy, digital, blackkat fx I haven't missed anyone

getawiggleon · 27/04/2011 21:51

Freezing Welcome back. FWIW I don't think it's too early to poas and I probably would have done about 2 days ago. Was the bleeding you had implantation? red or brown?

BBB Thanks for cyclogest tips. I'm simultaneously Grin and boak at cottage cheese knickers! I was hoping to get away with the fanjo option but the instructions from clinic say 'rectally'. Which is nice.

Total confusion here today. No wonder I was getting blank opks last week, I was nowhere near ov. Looks like the clomid may have delayed things a bit. I had temp rise this morning but then have had ridiculous ov symptoms all day - bloating, cramping, tmi amounts of ewcm (blood tinged too, even more tmi) so now wondering if ov'd today and iui was poss too early?? Not entirely sure but I think 'washed sperm' only lasts 12-24 hours unlike regular swimmers. Does anyone know if this is the case? As ever I get totally different opinions from the various (and always American) chat rooms I seem to stumble across - "sharedjourney.com" anyone?!

MummyAbroad · 27/04/2011 23:42

getawiggle have a shag just in case? I didnt realise your (his) sperm got washed (I could blame pregnancy but suspect its just a regular bimbo moment) sorry dont know if washed sperm live less, but if you UIU'd before ov you have more chance of having a girl Smile

freezing pee on a stick! no such thing as too early in my book, just pee sticks that are too expensive (use a cheap one and have no guilt) Grin
Job is translating, so its 100% on the computer and from home which I like. Just done my first "day" - although it actually only took a few hours to do the lot. I am loving it, but DS not so much Sad might have to see about him going to nursery sooner rather than later.

Izzy I am trying not to think about the boy/girl thing, because I havent -yet have only just got used to the idea of having a baby, it seems a bit too soon to be thinking about the sex. I wont let DH talk about choosing names either, and now as I am writing this realise that I have just taken a new job, which has no maternity plan, so I must be in some deep deep denial about actually having this baby. Confused oh well, I am sure it will all work itself out somehow!

battery 2am for work? owch! hope you dont have to do that for long.

getawiggleon · 28/04/2011 08:11

Thanks Mummy, we did, twice actually just to be sure Blush. Temp very high today so can finally breathe a sigh of relief and wait for cross hairs on ff tomorrow Smile. Sperm is washed before iui to get rid of all seminal fluid and swimmers with two heads, three tails and those that swim sideways etc! Only the olympic athletes are released into uterine cavity!! I'm hoping that some managed to survive til yesterday though. Another girl would be lovely, I know that female sperm survive longer but I'd settle for just being pg at the moment [cgrin]

Looks cooler outside in Londontown this morning and apparently rain/thunder is forecast for tomorrow Sad. Got to dash, DD has woken up and is shouting "Excuse me, chocolate rabbit!" [cconfused]

Youremindmeofthebabe · 28/04/2011 08:56

Does your DD have a newly ignited love of chocolate now,wiggle? DS has been obsessed with chocolate, to the detriment of all other food, since Easter Sunday. I have been very restrained and managed to only eat the ears off my Lindt bunny. There's plenty of time for me to get greedy and eat the rest of him too, mind. Yey for the 2ww now.

I have finished my essay and handed it in, woop. I really need to get my head down and do some work, as I need to get a good mark this semester. I am 4 weeks today, and not loving it. Plenty of time for even a CP yet. Must think entirely positively now though. I have hidden my thermometer from myself to stop obbsessive behaviour!

mummya congrats on the new job! I'm sure it'll work out fine, these things always do. Especially if it hasn't taken you too long to do your first full day. Do they have private day type nurseries over there, or is it more like playshemes? Ignorant question, sorry.

izz hows it going?

aandr are you well?

battery and bb hope there's symptoms galore over there.

freezing where have you been? Sorry if i've missed that info in the melee.

jolls hope all's well.

mouse anything interesting happening?

Waves to all the up-diffed, hope all going well. dachs I saw the twin news! How exciting!

Hope everyone else is well. Off to work now.

DoubleDiffedDachs · 28/04/2011 09:20

thanks yrmotb and glad to hear that you've finished the essay! :) (I've still got my FX it's twins in there Wink )

wiggle sorry, I hadn't spotted your pram question earlier. We went for black and sand. DH wanted just black but the assistants in John Lewis helped me persuade him that the black and sand looked better Grin Good luck - I've got everything crossed for you :)

just a quick one 'cos I'm at work so sorry not to namecheck everyone but I'm thinking of you all

Freezingmyarseoff · 28/04/2011 11:15

wiggle bleed was mostly brown in appearance. I just did a Dr Google consultation and shall be getting down to the shops today to purchase the cheapest stick I can

YRMOTB we went to Pembrokeshire for a very long weekend which was lovely. Weather was glorious so mostly hung out on beaches eating ice-cream and sort of trying to stop DD getting completely soaked as the water really was almost freezing, but then I am a bit sensitive to the cold. Smile It's always such a relief to get an essay out of the way, even though it's been years since I ever wrote an essay

MummyA job sounds good, especially if you can get it done in a few hours each day. I'm a bit rubbish at working from home, but I don't have much choice

Dachs John Lewis are ace

Zam I'll test if you test...

big waves to everyone

mousebacon · 28/04/2011 11:40

Ooh! freezing!!

Congrats on the new job mummy [cgrin]

No news here, no cramps, spots, bloating, hating DH etc. My scan is wed - I hope I don't get told off for keeping my appointment... Of course I now have the ongoing saga of what to do about work. This scan was going to be the deciding point. Oh I do love a complicated life!

Lady I think you win the prize for most stressful life at the mo - when's your leaving date?

Dachs I love john lewis and shall buy my donkey there

Any news bbb ?

Have a lovely day ladies xx

Youremindmeofthebabe · 28/04/2011 12:03
MummyAbroad · 28/04/2011 13:59
AandRMum · 28/04/2011 14:18
digitalgirl · 28/04/2011 14:57

Goodness could be freezing next!

mouse perhaps you can ask at the scan whether you are ready to ovulate? Or whether your ovaries look polycystic? I didn't ov till 42 days after my ERPC...if that helps (probably doesn't). And it took all my willpower not to TTC on that day.

Congrats on the work mummya

Hooray for the high temp wiggle good luck.

Right, must go am so busy.

IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy · 28/04/2011 16:07

And yay! for wiggle with the supersperm and extra shagging!!

yrmotb you see I thought 4 weeks was a good place to get to, it was my first "target" since that's when normal people with normal luteal phases would have got a bfp. I got mine at 11dpo and felt a complete fraud until I got to 14dpo. At this stage I do think you have to take it a day at a time, and see each one as another step in the right direction.

mummya funnily enough I can talk about the practicalities of it quite enthusiastically, eg potential names, new pram, knocking the door through into the potential nursery. But I can't connect it emotionally with a baby that I'm carrying. It's very weird...I am hoping things fall into place a bit more if/when we start to feel movement but it seems such a long way away!

mouse are you still signed off work? If so don't worry about it until after scan - more important to sort yourself out. Hopefully the scan will give you some idea of what's going on

((( aandr ))) sorry you're feeling down. Seeing a counsellor might be a good idea - I know knitter found it helpful and you've been through such a lot lately. Take care of yourself x

Freezingmyarseoff · 28/04/2011 17:30

AandR sorry you're feeling so down. If you feel like a counseller would help then that sounds like a very good idea. Squeeze for you

Mouse wot Izzy said, don't think about work until after the scan - easy to say I know

I think I am upduffed Shock Grin

I mean it's only a very feint line but it is a line (I think)

IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy · 28/04/2011 17:44

Eeek!!!!! Yay freezing !!!! Grin Grin Grin

That is fantastic news Grin

mousebacon · 28/04/2011 18:14

Yay!! This is a very lucky thread ladies. Thrilled for you freezing [cgrin] [cgrin] [cgrin]

Thanks for the work tips, I am still signed off until next fri so yes, I suppose I just have to wait and see what the consultant says. Humph.

I may need a quick haddock round the chops...I POAS today too! Obviously BFN but was starting to panic slightly. I honestly believe my subconscious could convince me of anything these days... [cgrin]

MummyAbroad · 28/04/2011 18:15

GrinGrinGrinHOORAY FREEZING!!!!!!!GrinGrinGrin

What brilliant news!!! Have you told DH yet?

mouse sending you the best possible vibes for your scan so that you get great news. Dont forget to ask, if there are any follicles on your ovaries, if so, what size and how thick your lining is, and if it looks even. xxx

AandR i did counselling too, and it helped so much. I didnt realise how much grief I had still bottled up in there, its nice to have a safe place to let some out and talk through future plans and worries clearly. I also went through the withdrawing from life stage for a bit - i am sure its just a phase and you will emerge again at some point, butterflylike renewed and refreshed.Smile good luck with the job.

Izzy that is funny, I did cry at the first scan heartbeat, I guess I AM emotionally attached, just trying really hard not to think about it all Confused

brokenbarrenbrook · 28/04/2011 18:37

Just running in to say hi but saw freezings news so had to say a wee yippee! ANOTHER BFP!!!! bloody marvellous news honey! A line is a line! Grin

A&R big hugs mate, so sorry you're feeling low. I too went through a big withdrawal phase and to some extent I still do, it's self preservation kicking in so don't give yourself too much of a hard time. Try counselling to see if it helps, you never know, but don't withdraw from us, we're all here for you whether you're feeling up or down. The girls on here have helped me no end through it all and continue to do so. And I'm sure we can do the same for you. sending lots of love. (and cake)

Loves to you all, got to run xxx

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DoubleDiffedDachs · 28/04/2011 18:48

Yay freezing That's FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

batteryhen · 28/04/2011 19:27

Fab news for freezing this is such a lucky month and thread. Lets keep fingers crossed for all others too.

AandR squish to you. We all know how you are feeling so please use this thread as a sounding board xx

Can't name check as we are off out for a last holiday meal. Been round cheddar gorge today and have had my legs walked off :)

Big waves to everyone xx

Ladybee · 28/04/2011 19:33

I've just got back from wandering the streets of London-town, looking at the nutters dedicated royal supporters who are camping out for a glimpse of a car going past, or will they be in a carriage after the deed? I am very pleased to have seen it, and equally pleased to know that I will be getting to see so much more than they will from the comfort of my private screen in the living room. [csmile]

So...what have I missed?

mummyA congrats on the job, I'm sure you'll sort out childcare, and 'pfff' about mentioning the pregnancy. Do they really need to know? There seems to be a bit of a trend for sonographers to predict early, today a friend said her sonographer predicted a boy at 12 wks too...maybe it's just easier to see a boy at this point? (erm...so to speak).

wiggle the injections aren't too bad, good pinch and firmly in, then slow push to inject, no rubbing. I have no idea about the pessaries, but I'm sure you'll figure that out all by yerself [csmile][cblush] Don't know about washed sperm timeframes but it wouldn't surprise me if that were the case, it's already been through a bit of delay with the processing, hasn't it.

BBB 'do we have anything left in our house?' - sadly so soooo much. It's weird trying to get organised for packers...everything is still pretty much where it was, but I have to make sure everything that's left is something we want to take as they don't sort, just pack. Don't want to end up shipping paperclips and last years wrapping paper, so am going through every drawer, shelf, cupboard and chucking. But there will be point sometime in the next couple of weeks when most of our furniture will disappear and then I think it will seem a bit more real.

Ugh for the 2am rising...don't envy those shifts while pg. That's harsh.

mouse I really really hope this scan gives you some indication of what's going on. I'd forgotten about your work situation, what's the latest there?

AandR that withdrawing from life feeling really rang a bell for me, one of the ways it showed itself to me was completely giving up caring about what I ate - used to really enjoy cooking dinners and new recipes, but for the longest time I just didn't give a s*&t. It's only now, really, that I'm starting to feel interested again enough to make an effort. I don't know why this 3rd MC hasn't hurt me mentally the same way as the previous one did. But it was a black black place for a long while. I wish I could give you a hug. Thinking of you.

Wave to digi, have you had any other 'symptoms' in your non-ttc 2ww?

Gah!!!! FREEZING really??? Fantastic!!!! what a lucky patch this thread is going through. Great news m'dear!!! [cgrin][cgrin][cgrin]

So as part of my attempt to minimize disaster, and control all possible outcomes, I managed to convince my GP to contact my consultant yesterday and get a prescription for the cyclogest and clexane I'll need in the so unlikely I feel a bit guilty event of this month being successful. Can't pick it up til Tuesday but that's ok, at least it's there waiting for me.
So now all I need is an answer one way or the other. Got pre-AF twinges this mornign so reckon it'll be a 'no' this month, but s'ok, got enough on my plate.

Except for dinner. Which I should probably make a start on...

randomimposter · 28/04/2011 20:30

OMG BFP frenzy...!!! freezing so chuffed for you, suspected that might be the result!!! May all be dull as ditchwater for the next 8ish months. Blimmin great x

Youremindmeofthebabe · 28/04/2011 20:59

Huzzah! freezing that's such fab news, I'm so chuffed for you. Grinning away xx

digitalgirl · 28/04/2011 21:31

freezing so very pleased for you, I know this has been a long time coming. Smile

ladyb well done on stocking up on the emergency supplies. My prescription arrived today so shall be stocking up on my own supplies this weekend - prednisolone & cyclogest.

No 'symptoms', a little bit of cramping earlier this week around the 6/7dpo mark along with a massive temp hike - but cramping has been replaced with hunger (a result of eating too much bbq last weekend?) and the rage. So pretty much to be expected pre-AF. I shall stop googling condom failure stats Grin. One annoying thing is that I'll get a full on heavy af (first since mc) during a very very busy week at work. Ultra long days on location, where each day has been scheduled to the minute. I forgot to put in toilet breaks. [shame]

So looks like hairy, jolls and wiggle are up next. Smile