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Isis Scope Gang!!

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RubyMummy · 07/03/2006 10:33

Having recommended this fab little gadget for everyone ttc I wonder whether everyone who has now got one wants to join a thread and keep each other posted on our fern days etc?!

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About me: Am ttc db2 but still bfeeding dd (9mths) about once a day. No af since giving birth so no idea if ovulating etc but have just started using my isis scope :o

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buffythenappyslayer · 02/05/2006 11:49

rubymummy,have you tested yet?

bobblehead · 02/05/2006 14:15

Thanks Buffy, but I'd better not get preg while away as dh isn't coming!Grin. I will be taking dd to Scotland to visit family as we emigrated to Canada 4 years ago. It will be quite nice to forget about ttc for a while and I will not bring my scope as I know I will ovulate there and not be able to do anything about it! Good luck when you test again.

buffythenappyslayer · 02/05/2006 15:08

i didnt realise you lived in canada bobblehead.think thats more exciting than just going on hols!

MrsBilly · 03/05/2006 15:42

In an odd way I'm glad I'm not the only one having all the trouble with the scope and getting (possibly) phantom symptoms every month. At least my afs seem to have settled down since mc and are even 4 or 4 1/2 weeks apart instead of 6 like they were before I was pregnant. As far as the scope goes, I read in a book that a friend gave me (called something like First baby after 30) that they aren't necessarily all that reliable. So for those of us lacking ferns so far, just keep trying to think positive!! I know it can be difficult when what you want most in the world is to be pregnant, and I have had some majorly miserable and negative days - even gone as far as asking my sister if she'd have a baby for me if I couldn't, and there's absolutely no reason to think that way - but we have to think happy thoughts Grin
Buffy, i know loads of people will have said this already and you probably know anyway, but your body is just healing itself after the mc, don't worry if it takes a while.

bobblehead · 03/05/2006 17:46

I know this is disgusting but I have had so much cm last couple of days, feels so wet I actually keep thinking its my period, yet not even the tiniest fern on my scope. I think maybe it is just another thing thats useful to tell you that you've ovulated when you have regular cycles, etc. Most of us on here seem to be breastfeeding or recovering from mc and still waiting for our hormonrs to settle down. You are right MrsBilly, we should just think positive thoughts and it will happen for us when our bodies are ready for it. Good luck!Smile

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Rubymummy · 04/05/2006 09:41

Hi all - still no af for me either. Now 38th day of cycle. Blobs on scope. I have stopped licking - yes bobblehead i was getting days of transitional and then nothing. And even ferns in the morning and none in the evening. Have decided to give up, concentrate on going back to work and planning career moves and then I'll def get pg!! Can;t wait to get a bfp on this thread - love and babydust to all - enjoy your hols bobblehead!

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buffythenappyslayer · 04/05/2006 10:05

hi everyone.well,nothing new to report.still no af,but now i think ive got a bug!so feel totally crappy!had migraine last night and had to get up during night to take some more painkillers.made myself feel so guilty during the night,thought 'if im pg ive probably done something to it from taking painkillers'!my mind doesnt belong to me anymore!i think something has taken me over and making me think stupid things!!!because its just not like me.feel extremely sick today,and im putting it down to the fact that dd1 had sickness bug and ive caught it.dh reckons its morning sickness.its not,i know its not.can anyone tell me why im feeling so negative?all the symptoms are pointing to me being pg,but i am absolutely petrified of finding out i am!i want another baby so much,but i dont want to test incase a-its negative or b- i mc again.have said will definatly do a test at the weekend,but im shitting myself about doing it.you'd think id be excited,but im so scared.if its bfn again,then i'll be thinking ive got something else wrong with me.just made myself cry whilst typing!see,im far too emotional,its just not like me.got no one here that i can talk to,as no one knows we are ttc,not even my mum.she called me an idiot when i was pg with dd3.didnt even tell her about mc,just avoided her for a couple of weeks.need to get myself together and start thinking positive.also need to get some sleep!am knackered so that might be why im crying!sorry everyone,dont mean to be like this.its jsut that i feel i can talk to you all because were all going through the same thing.have found a way to get dd off bf by the way,i put kamilosan on my nipples the other day because i am so unbelievably sore,dd says 'boobies yak'!pulls a face and gets a bottle!felt guilty though,so wiped it off and gave in to her!going to try to drop a couple of feeds a day as she is wearing me out,so have stocked up on kamilosan and going to try doing it this way.once again,sorry for being all mopey!

buffythenappyslayer · 04/05/2006 10:05

omg,sorry thats really long!

bobblehead · 04/05/2006 14:32

Hmmmm, you sound pg to me!!
Just take it one day at a time Buffy, and deal with a bfn if you get one or a bfp that will bring its own worries for you.
Must go as dd is screaming but best of luck for test! I will now have to find access to a computer at the weekend to see how you got on!

buffythenappyslayer · 04/05/2006 14:40

dh just rang to see how i am.started crying down the phone!!hes getting a test for me in the morning.so i'll post either way,whether its a bfp or bfn.am pooing pants about doing it!

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Rubymummy · 11/05/2006 16:47

BUFFY! Are you OK? What happened. Big hugs either way - we all know how emotional this ttc lark is. I got af today - after another bfn yesterday :( 45 day cycle. I'm guessing I'm not ovulating and I can;t stand the stress of licking all the time and stressing out when dh2b doesn;t wanna bd on demand! Am getting married (eloping to cornwall!) on 1st july so will focus on that. back in work on 5th june after 1yr off so thats bad enough too. Arrghh. I'm sure bfp will come along just when things get back to normal....
love to all - post soon buffy. How were your hols bobblehead?? xx

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buffythenappyslayer · 11/05/2006 16:54

hi rubymummy!i did a test and it was bfn.went to see gp as had then missed two af's and was getting worried.saw gp last fri and she said it could be an ectopic pg and that i had to take wee sample in on monday just gone.she said that shop tests dont show up a bfp if its an ectopic.anyway,spent all weekend worrying myself stupid.was due to do wee sample monday morning but sunday night,went to the loo and got af!!was shocked!so id gone two whole months with no af and get it when im supposed to be doing a test!bloody typical!been ok since monday,feel alot brighter now that i know theres nothing really wrong with me!doc said if not pg in the next 6 months then she'll do some tests.ive stopped licking.dh wants me to start again,but it was stressing me out,getting blobs and ferns on differnet days and diff times of the day!
sorry you got your af aswell!was hoping someone would be lucky this month!

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Rubymummy · 11/05/2006 17:04

Just read other thread - sorry about your bfn but so glad its not ectopic. We'll get there eventually won't we?! I guess these long cycles must be normal initially. Fed up with scope though!

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bobblehead · 14/05/2006 22:05

Quick post while still on my hols (can't keep awayWink) to say hi all and sorry about bfn's and af Rubymummy and Buffy. My holiday hasn't exactly been relaxing so far, running after dd in un-baby proofed houses and catching up with relatives, but at least its taken my mind off ttc!

Mirry71 · 22/05/2006 07:48

help! sorry am a newbie. got my isis scope last week and have been using it but nothing but blobs although on day 12. Could i be doing something wrong, or does this mean i'm not ovulating? i'm 35

bobblehead · 22/05/2006 14:56

Hi Mirry, we all seem to be getting a bit pissed off with our scopes these days and I have heard people saying they are not reliable though I don't know why.

Make sure you aren't eating/drinking/brushing teeth less than 2 hours before hand, use plenty saliva and let it dry for ages (I never found the suggested 5-10 mins enough). It is possible you ovulate lter on in your cycle though.

HthSmile

Mirry71 · 23/05/2006 07:06

thanks bobblehead, am sure it is me just doing it wrong but is slightly worrying! will persevere and see what happens. i am finding all this so stressful which i am sure is not helping!

bobblehead · 23/05/2006 14:54

Its very easy to get obsessed isn't it? Have you been ttc long? (sorry hope that is not too personal). I have just got first af since birth of dd so am hoping to see proper ferns for the first time this month!

Piffle · 23/05/2006 15:09

I'm on cd 7 and I've got full ferns, I seem to get ferns every day bar when af is here
Does this mean anything
I'm obviously not fertile 26 days out of 32 as I;ve been ttc for 3 bloody years
Am worried it might mean hormone imbalance or something Anyone know owt about it?
?

bobblehead · 23/05/2006 15:21

No idea Piffle, sorry! Have you tried any other opk's? I think the scope goes by levels of estrogen which forms salt crystals when dry, so I suppose possibly things could affect it to give false positives (my mum wondered whether eating alot of things containing plant estrogens would influence but no idea if thats true!). Perhaps if you tried the sticks too measure stuff in your pee as thats diff hormones I think.

buffythenappyslayer · 24/05/2006 14:10

hi guys!!!
anyone got any news??
i havent.Sad
ive given up on the scope!dh wants me to keep licking,but i became so obsessed with finding ferns and getting upset when theres not any!
im so desperate for another baby,that its just taking over my life.so im trying to calm my broodiness down and concentrate on my hols and starting my new business and doing my coursework and looking after the kids and the house!!!(someone remind me please how many hours are there in the day!!)
im trying to be positive,thinking that it is going to happen,(fingers crossed!)
just wanted to pop in and say hi to all the scope gang!!!

Gingerbear · 24/05/2006 14:35

piffle, I have just read through all this thread - earlier on someone mentioned alcohol increases the ferning? Are you still drinking? This might be the cause.

Gingerbear · 24/05/2006 14:46

God, that post made out you have a drink problem - I meant have you stopped drinking whilst ttc?

you know what I mean!

bobblehead · 24/05/2006 15:49

Hi Buffy! I must admit I enjoyed the break from licking and ttc while away stopped me obsessing for a while, despite spending time with my 9 week old nephew! (Perhaps it just brought back memories of the hard work and sleepless nights!).

My news is I finally got af (the night before a long haul flight in a house with post menapausal women and not a tampon in sight- typical!) and am on cd 7 now, so have resumed licking. I am trying not to get my hopes up as I know things will probably not return to normal for quite a while, but at least its a step in the right direction.

Hope you get some good news soonSmile

buffythenappyslayer · 24/05/2006 15:51

you too bobblehead!im on cd15 now.tried to get dh to have a quickie last night,but he was too tired!!typical!!