TTC/Pregnancy on Prednisolone or similar part 6

[Arianrhod]

A positive thread for all those diagnosed with High or Very High NK Cells and looking to start TTC or already pregnant on Prednisolone and/or Intralipid treatment.

Newcomers very much welcome!

Part 5 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1391787-TTC-Pregnancy-on-Prednisolone-or-similar-part-5

Part 4 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1366323-TTC-Pregnancy-on-Prednisolone-or-similar-part-4

Part 3 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1348773-TTC-pregnancy-on-Prednisolone-or-similar-part-3

Part 2 here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1323594-TTC-pregnancy-on-Prednisolone-or-similar-part-2

Part 1 here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/1236324-TTC-pregnancy-on-Prednisolone-or-similar

Ooh stogan bet your counting the hrs!!

iggi thank god for that! Stick your feet up and relax now

Great news on bfps and scans - well done!!

Igggi - I know how you are feeling - I really hoped that by this point I would stop feeling quite so stessed but have constant panics about lack of movement etc. I'm being scanned every four weeks and seeing dr in between but still managing to get into quite a state at times. So pleased that all is well xx my little one responds well to chocolate so just eating that when I need some reassuring kicks!!

Iggs Yay!!! That is such good news. You will have this baby, you will have this baby...

Yay igggi great news. I hope that all can be smooth sailing from here on in, you've had quite enough scares with this pregnancy. Big hugs, and a tiny pat on the back to dh for getting there in time. :)

stogan I'm getting all emotional thinking of you this time next week. and excited too!

I'll probably be mostly lurking the next few days.. Quality time with dh and all that ;)

Ari can I ask what you are taking instead of the folic acid? why are you taking that instead?

free in response to the hypothyroid question. I guess I was more lethargic but it had just gradually been getting worse so I had not noticed it. Does that make sense and my hair was very dry and I was using lots of conditioner without much success. I know it seems quite stupid now I know.

Glad the scan went well igggi that must be a relief.

Congrats on all the BFP.

Can not believe the speed at which the thread is moving.

Sorry to have spread some fear around . One thing was they were pleased I'd come in and told me to do the same again. Dunnitt I like your vibes!

Iggi - really glad to hear all is okay. I went in for monitoring very frequently with DD1 and the staff at the PAU were v nice amid my paranoia, fear and unremitting pessimism. When she was born they all came in to say hello

Dunnitt - hurrah for a good scan. It sounds like we're at about the same point in pregnancy

Mercator - is that the first time you've listened to the baby with the doppler? I'm wondering when to get mine out and have a listen ...

Holldoll - I hope you get through the weekend and received good news at next week's scan

Stogan - re: your question from the previous thread about the, um, physical after affects of birth 'down there' I can share what I've experienced and what friends have told me. For both my DDs I've had a tiny graze, certainly not worth stitching. It had stopped hurting completely by 5 or 6 days after birth. A couple of friends have had slightly bigger tears (due to a 10lb 12oz baby for one, and pushing with too much force at the wrong moment for the other) but they've been stitched and healed well with a week or two's rest. The best advice I was given was to take a small plastic jug into hospital with me. When you go for a wee in the hours and days after birth, if you pour lukewarm water over that area at the same time as weeing, it takes away any stinging. I really hope that wasn't TMI . Was it the likelihood of tearing or the longer term after-effects that you were worried about?

Not complete personals, I know, but my first attempt.

Currently feeling exhausted and very sick. Really quite frustrated that the doctors haven't let me take pred this time. I know that they have good reasons but it doesn't sit well with me at all

Hi All

I thought those TTC may be interested that Dr Marilyn Granville a nutritional specialist is hosting a free webinat on 12th March. Link attached www.fertilityfocustelesummit.com/. Not sure if this is worth listening to as possibly more vitamin focused.

iggi. Glad alls well I do hope you can relax a bit and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.

frozen yes first time - not used one.

Interestingly had 2 scan appts through today from my local hospital plus a referral for 20 weeks to my obstetrician who delivered no.1 via c-section. Just hope I can secure the same consultant.

hope everyone has a fab weekend!

iggi I am so relieved for you, still think you did the right thing by going in.
Not sure if everyone read the old part 5 but I did another test this morning and the line has got a lot darker. Booked in for intrallipids next tues and will be doing another test on Sunday to check its still a bfp.

bellyd when I had my chemical I found out that the preg tests can have different amount of dyes in them so can vary in intensity. Let's hope we will both be ok. Time will tell!

ari I copied the thread from the one before too so I can't take the credit!

Forgot to say well done on the scans this week.

That's a good sign Sue, v pleased for you

Really pleased for you Sue xx

Aw sue can only be a good sign Hunni, keeping everything crossed for you xx

igggi, so pleased your mind has been put at ease and all is well.

sue, that's great news! How many SO cycles have you done? Did you take anything to build up your womb lining? I think you were having similar short/light periods to me, weren't you?

marcator, battery and myself signed up for that seminar last time she did one and, although I picked up a couple of things about vitamins and supplements, I really felt it was a marketing ploy. She spoke quite quickly so it was hard to get everything and also every question asked was pretty much answered with the fact that each issue was covered in her treatment plan which you could get yourself on for a rather hefty chunk of money! Since then I get spammed with emails from her several times a week.

Morning all,

Iggi so glad everything is ok.

Thanks for dropping in Willit!

Dunnit ? so pleased the scan went well. It?s so amazing to see it moving around!! Wonder why some are injecting Progesterone and some are just popping it up the whatsit. I don?t like the idea of self-injecting but gosh I hated that Cyclogest so much. It?s weird ? I can still smell it now. I get phantom whiffs of it.

Talking of that, Euro, yes I think the Progesterone can make you more bloated. The weight gain is frustrating.

I said to DH yesterday that I felt like a big fat blob. I always hoped I would be one of those pregnant people who just get a neat bump, but really I knew I would balloon. So I am watching for signs of ballooning and I feel they are there. DH however (and he is always honest wth me) told me my face is actually looking good and distinctly non-pregnant (when you can?t see the boobs and belly) but I still think I am going to blow up at some point soon.

Choccy, loving that you are taking time off work to concentration on ovulating time!

Snoops, well done for bringing the list over and for adding the dates. Once you get the hang of it it?s easy to do

Merc ?I have to say my Doppler was really handy too. I talk aboit it in the past tense as I haven?t had batteries in it for about a week now so have had to wean myself off my daily listens. I think some people have found they lead to more mentalling if you can?t find anything, but luckly I always managed to. Sometimes it was quieter than others, other times it was a swishing noise, but as long as it is a faster noise than your own heartbeat am pretty sure it wil be the baby.

Good luck Belly for the test again on Sunday and for Holi for the scan on Monday. Gosh we all know how terrifying that pre-scan time is.

Hello Comedy, yes ? eat some more chocolate! It seems the mentalling will never stop. Thankfully I too am now starting to feel regular little thumps from down there that am hoping are little kicks. I think that?s the only way I have managed to get through without the Doppler this week.

Frozen I think I was one who asked about the physical side effects of you know what! It?s good to hear yours all went well. TBH I haven?t really researched much about birth yet so am just really aware of the horror stories. Part of me is hoping for some need to have a C section, controversial as that might sound to some. It is SO comforting to know you have a Pred Baby though, and soon of course we will have Stogan's :)

Sue great news that the line has got darker. I only tested once with this pregnancy and then just tried to believe the faint line and go and get the intralipids. I know it's hard though. Enjoy your relaxing, reassuringly expensive lie down on Tuesday!

Just getting ready to head to see some friends a couple of hours away and we are staying the night. She?s recently had a baby and is very baby obsessed ? ie all posts on facebook are about her first smile, first poo and way too much detail. It?s not the posting about the baby that I mind (and I don?t mean this from a sensitive-miscarrying point of view) it?s that every ?Had a an early night with the baby? comment is followed by ?but I wouldn?t change my honey bunny smoochy woochy munchkins for the world?. So I feel like my previously witty, entertaining friend has disappeared under a pile of nappy love. Not sure how it will be for me! Wish I was going after my 20 week scan not before so I could maybe just enthusiastically join in to make sure it all goes smoothly. Anyway?

Bit off topic this but as we are all so aware of our cycles I thought this might chime with some of you:

A recent scientific study found that women find different male faces attractive depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle.When a woman is ovulating, she will prefer a man with rugged, masculine features. When she is mensturating, she prefers a man doused in petrol and set on fire, with scissors stuck in his eye and a cricket stump shoved up his backside.

ROFL love it choccy tee hee hee

LOL choccy!!!!! Loved that! sue terrific news on the darker line, sounding good! /waves to everyone, supposed to be doing housework type stuff :(

choccy that is hilarious and oh too accurate. Time of the month at the minute. Poor DH. Hide the scissors.

Well, another thread wow. Thanks ari for the heads up you are all here.

dunnit and iggi phew and hooray for the good scans.

stogan whoa just so excited for you. Try not to worry too much about how the birth will be, your big prize is so worth it. Just a small tip, if you are induced and it seems to be going a bit slow never let anyone talk you into having a sleeping pill for the night. I was told "take this and we'll try again in the morning" and then DS decided to come of his own accord just hours later. It was a very woozy labour for me where I kept trying to nod off in the middle of everything and DH had a job to keep me on task... not helpful at all!

holldoll understand scan anticipation, hours seem like days don't they.

bellyD all the best for your test tomorrow, hoping its just a slow burner to start with like battery's lo.

mercator that PDF sounds really interesting, can you find it online and if so can you post the URL address for us?

comedy if chocolate works then I guess you will just have to make every day Easter for a while :)

digi hi hi, hope you are getting excited and ready, not long now :)

free also have a friend like that... hope your stay with her goes well. With more time together you'll probably manage to uncover her old self under the nappy love layers at some point. I always find friends like that a small warning to me to stay in touch with the real world, although if baby two EVER comes along I might just say stuff it all and dive in and revel around in baby-obsessive heaven!

kittens how was your holiday?What's the latest with you?

As for me, lurking here but not much to say. Another enforced break (taking hydroxy) for two cycles so I am joining a health club and trying to get fit again in preparation for the next onslaught of pred! Last week I was highly motivated going almost every day but yesterday AF showed up so jumping around and swimming not exactly appealing. I have to be grateful that after last months 35day cycle, I am at least back on track. Must have been the long-haul flight after all.

I was interested to read zoe's comment about the intralipids. Anyone else been told they don't need these this time?? It would be a big weight off my mind if I didn't have to have them because of the hydroxy. My appointment went too fast to check about the intralipids and I don't really know who to ask now! MW's at S. Helier seemed to have no idea about them when I rang about it for the last pregnancy.

Sorry if I have missed some BFP's? Haven't kept up with all the info from the last thread. sue you crept in with one there!! Little whispers of hooray for you :) :) so glad to hear about the darkening line.

Thanks for the heads up scooter I'll definitely note that one

Well been for a long walk today and going for a curry tonight, also tried the other thing this morning but managed to strain my groin so now having trouble walking ha ha, typical me, won't be able to open my legs to push !

I'm sure you'll manage when the time comes Stogan!

Choccy that is brilliant

Sue - Really good news about the darker line. Definitely a good sign!

Iggi - Can't remember if I posted last night after your update. Great that everything was OK and I bet it was reassuring to know that you can go down there again if you feel worried and know that they'll take your concerns seriously.

WRT the birth and problems downstairs, I had stitches after ds (dp got really panicky because the cord was around ds's neck and I think I pushed when I wasn't ready to) and was warned by the midwives that it would probably hurt like hell when I did my first pee. Actually it was absolutely fine. I was terrified to do a poo for absolutely ages but in fact that turned out fine too. What I couldn't get over was that I'd pushed a small person out and was walking around an hour or so afterwards like and (almost) normal person!

Free - Did you view any more houses today? We went to see a couple that we knew wouldn't be suitable but were feeling desperate that nothing else has come up. Feeling a bit depressed by it all tbh.

I had a midwife appointment this morning - 30 weeks and first one since booking in. My iron levels are low so I've got to take supplements and apparently I'm measuring a bit large for dates but otherwise everything seems to be fine. My blood pressure went up at about this time last time round, triggering endless time-consuming checkups at the hospital, so I've been a bit worried about that. I have no idea how I'd keep ds entertained this time around while I'm strapped to a machine being monitored, so it's a huge relief every time I have it tested and it's OK.

Good luck testing tomorrow Belly.

Ladies can I ask, has anyone noticed their AF getting shorter since being on the Pred? I don't if it's that or if it's down to the miscarriages but my AF used to be average 4 days being heavy for a couple of days, then medium for a day and tailing off over the next couple of days. Now however, I spotted for 3 days, then no more than what I would call medium for the first day yesterday and very light today, almost barely there. That makes barely 2 days AF. Last one wasn't much more a month ago, so I'm a bit concerned what's happening. Just wondered if anyone else found similar?

ari Mine was a lot lighter and shorter, but I never knew if that was the pred or me not getting back to normal after my erpc's xx
merc -kittens is right - we did the online forum with marilyn granville. It was ok - but the connection was crap and I found if you asked a question her answer was 'I cover that in my book ....' so trying to seel stuff. However I have seen her lecture in RL and she was very good.
sue brill about the darker mline, definitely a good sign xx
Good luck to belly testing tomorrow :) xx
free I have now stopped my progesterone as of tonight...I feel a bit wierd about it really... like if I stop then my pregnancy is no longer supported?? RE friends and babies, when my best friend had her first we both said 'shoot me if I start talking about poo etc.....' So she doesn't tell me all the baby stuff which frankly is boring to everyone else - and I have promised not to talk baby poo to her too!

Evening to everyone else :) xxx