Finally. Am back home and back online. Had a bit of a social whirl of a weekend interspersed with plenty of lying around in pyjamas. But the lunches and nights out have been hard going ? there?s only so much interest when everyone else is drinking, you?re pretending to drink but are actually really tired and very distracted.
Iggi I am so sorry that once again this isn?t a plain sailing pregnancy for you. All I can say is what the others have said ? it?s great that the baby is there and is ok and also so many people do have bleeding and are fine and you just have to hold onto that ? that it might be ?just one of those things?. Not easy though I know. What is the next step for you? Has there been any more spotting? I notice from the list (thanks so much for doing that Digi, it really does help) that you are almost 16 weeks so I really do hope that it can be counted as a normal pregnancy now. I know there will never be a time you completely relax though, same for all of us.
Buster, so great that you have joined us. Glad to see you have been added to the list. It?s so nice that other people take comfort in us all being here together and sharing knowledge, experience, support etc. Feck knows we have needed it!
That?s really interesting what Mr S said about your high levels as I never managed suss out as to whether higher meant less chance of success. I did suss out that it might do though. You are actually our first thread buddy who has higher cells than I do ? Cherry has the same as me at 3.79. I don?t actually mind those estimated stats though, I think they are pretty good. He did say I (and therefore you) are in the top 5% of levels he sees. Like someone said there is a pregnant lady on the BC boards with higher than us and also (Digi might remember her name, was it Pink...?) there was one on the recurrent buns/graduates thread with higher than us and she has recently had a baby. So it?s not bad news at all I guess. And good that Battery was able to step in with some injecting info!
Oh as regards drinking on Pred my professional opinion (?) is go ahead! Like Snoopy says. I did and was fine. I was limiting myself to a slightly less binge that is normal ? three small glasses of wine on a night ? but other than that I don?t think there are any warnings not to. I limited myself partly because of being in the 2ww too.
Two nurses, hey. You two will come in handy in our Cocoon House. Can we have beauty therapist next please? I really need someone to be able to do facials and try to get rid of these increasingly obvious dark circles and bags under my eyes. Google that with Prednisolone and apparently it?s a common side effect.
Battery, I think they will scan you at St Mary? you know! They did me. It?s funny as we anticipated this might happen didn?t we. What time is your appointment? Yes it might be too early to see anything except a sac at this point but it will be good to know it is in the right place etc. Just flicking through the list again and see you don?t have to have intralipids.
Cheerful ? how are you today? Did you organise a scan? My symptoms are very on and off too. I have nausea and tiredness and then nothing. Most of the time I walk around feeling like I am recovering from bad sickness but the bad sickness never actually hit me. Boobs are definitely variable with only slight soreness from time to time.
Today I have (a bit 
about mentioning this as I know that other people and people's DH's lurk and read) really awful trapped wind pains. You know the feeling that someone is shoving a poker up your arse...?! It stopped me in my tracks when walking early and I had to shout out. Thankfully things seem to be moving a bit but the bloating is a real problem.
Glad Snoopy, Sue, Duggs, Scooter and Comedy had a good meet up! (Did I miss anyone?). It really is great to be able to talk about these things freely with people who understand I find.
Yes Coconut you are right about throwaway remarks. And I guess as she is 50 she meets people who either have children or are never going to have children. I meet people all the time who are still undecided or yet to have them! So she is talking about her own social network. But I am sure too that you are right, we have all probably said things at times that have affected others and we hadn?t realised. I have asked people with one child already whether they were going to have a second (sometimes as a non-parent you find yourself asking inane questions like that at gatherings for small talk) and you never know they could have been having problems. I used to think it was quite an innocent question actually, but not now obviously.
So yes, it is indeed my scan tomorrow with Mr S and I have to say I am bricking it. It would be 8 weeks to the day of LMP. I have to leave home at 6.15am and get two trains to Epsom by 8am! And I will be on my own. So it?s either a sad journey home not long after or another intralipids session directly after scan. I am not sure what to say really, just sit here and inwardly panic. Nothing I can do except make sure I get there. Every day seems so bloody crucial at the moment ? those 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 markers. Then I guess even if it is still alive I will be thinking the same about those 8.1, 8.2 etc etc days which also seem so crucial. Aggggh!!
Hope everyone else is ok and sorry not to name check all xx
PS Yay for the new list 3rd Trimester Category! NK cells be damned, we are ganging up and fighting you in our scores!