'TTC after a miscarriage - heres to bouncing 2007 babies'

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Here is wishing everyone all the luck in the world and i hope everyone's stay is short (meant in the nicest possible way!)

Lots of sticky baby dust to everyone
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Oinker - LOL @ you clenching your buttocks. Your dh sounds lovely doing the diet with you..good on him.

Janus, I'm not sure you're going to 'feel pregnant' after ttc for 10 months or so. I don't imagine I will ever feel it because now I am just more used to not being pg. Some people do I guess, but I don't think it is a hard and fast way of predicting whether you have conceived or not, so don't be too down hearted.

I am popping pills and still cutting right back on the vino at night. I don't know if any of you look at the 'positive' threads but I wrote there that I managed to get my first appointment with the gynae moved forward from December 7th to tomorrow, which is a big bonus.
I now have a list of questions that goes over more than one side of A4 and is still growing...I'm hoping to avoid getting brushed off and patronised.

I had a little look at the baby loss awareness week. There isn't that much going on in London, but a few balloon releases taking place in other parts of the country. October 15th is the main day, I think, and there is going to be an international lighting of candles at 7pm (or it might be 7.30pm - better check) to commemorate all the babies that have been lost in pregnancy or in the very early weeks. Very sad, but I think I'll light one for my little foetus.

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Hi all,

just popping in after a very busy few weeks!

Congrats to juicylucy- that's great news- sending you stciky vibes....

Hi to Stretchmarks- sorry to meet you on a thread of this nature.

I have not O'd yet- though my body does seem to be building up to it. I have given up on OPK's they seem so up and down and despite having all the signs of VERY imnanent O- the line is paler on the OPK than ever!! I might try testing in the morning as afternoon/ evening isn't working for me.

I am still feeling anxious to get pg again but not quite as anxious-partly b/c the dreaded il's are visiting on saturday and we have an absolutely awful relationship with them for a variety of reasons. TBH DH always gets depressed after they've been so I/m hoping against the odds that we get a BFP just to cheer him up!

sigh

if not then lots of bding next month!!

lots of baby dust to everyone!
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Hello everyone...had a bit of a giggle at the 'clenched buttocks' etc...Oinker what have you let yourself in for with all this windy pops ....but good luck and I admire your spirit i really do aftr all you have been through....
Edie- what cd are you on now- are you using opk's?
Good luck to janus and Firststar...i had twinges and all the normal pre-mens things prior to testing...anything is possible until the pg test says otherwise!!!!
Rubles -so much good luck to you for tomorrow- is this appt because of re-current m/c ? I'll be thinking of you.

Hi to slingmad...whats happening with everyone else?

Andi

Not sure what day I am...prob CD 8ish or something. Not going to use tests but rsther going to BD every other night then its pretty much covered I assume. I know im not ov yet. How are you? xxxxxxxxxxx

Rubles, that's amazing to get your appointment brought forward, good for you. Must feel so much better to be getting on with things sooner rather than later. Hope you don't mind but I'd be very interested to hear how it goes. Good luck.
Second load of acupuncture today, fell asleep again and did one of those big sleep jerks (must have been falling off a pavement in my sleep!) and sent a bolt right through my leg, lol, the things we'll do!
Looked at the baby loss awareness week info, I'm going to buy a ribbon, hope it arrives in time. Rubles you were right, 7pm on the 15th of October anyone light a candle to remember the baby/babies you have lost in pregnancy or early life. Says to keep it alight for at least an hour. Would be lovely for us all to do that and remember together, do you think?

Thats Sunday...

I will definately be doing it.

Good Morning Oinker and All

Yes I will light candles too. Makes me sad just thinking of it, but is nice to recognize them. I have two apricot and a cherry tree. First fruits on one tree, which is nice.

Janus - I will definitely tell you all about it, no worries. I hope there is something to tell you and it is not just a quick in and out and sending me off for further blood tests.
I have lots of questions to ask about my last lot of tests that the GP sent me for but other than that I reckon the first port of call will be getting dp's semen analysed and getting another round of more complete blood tests done on me.

I will be thinking of you all when I light my candle on Sunday.

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hi all,

I will be lighting a candle too- and I hope several women at church will also.

I will remember you all too

I'd love to get a ribbon but I've no idea if it will get here in time.

I had the best news today- I got a + on my OPK!!!

lol!!

Anyway- firststar hope these next few days pass quick and really really hoping for a BFP for you!!

hello all.

i will be lighting a candle for my little one too, its going to be a very emotional time not only remembering my grief but also thinking that there are thousands of women thinking exactly the same as me at that moment in time. i will think of you all.
what day are the candles being lit and time? i tried searching on the web for info as i have never heard of this before but only got a vague paragraph or two.

i hope everone is well.

cd16 today for me so now on 10 day wait as i have ov'd.

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Lighting candles is sunday at 7pm.

Rubles - how did the appt go??

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Good luck firststar fingers crossed!

I may not be able to light a candle on Sun as I will be at work and probably in a patients home so a tad difficult. Damn.

Andi how is it going?

Hope everyone is well xx

Firstar - that sounds exciting.

I'm fine. Bit knackered, and ms on and off, but not complaining. Just desperate to make it to 12 weeks so I can breathe a sigh of relief.

OK, sorry I didn't post yesterday - I could only get on to the PC for about 10 minutes in the evening, so I only had time to read and not write anything much.

The appointment went well, I think. (Thanks for the text JL, it made me smile).
Janus, I'll include all the details that I can think of for you, ask if you have any further questions. It was a refreshing change from the treatment we get at our GPs, it seemed relatively slick, organised and efficient.
He took our history, asked a bit about the miscarriage and my periods. I showed him my blood test results from last month (FSH and LH on day 3 and progesterone on day 21). He said that although prog. was only 22 he counted that as me having ovulated. He said my FSH of 10.2 was only just over the expected range and that would not affect my chances of getting pg naturally. He said that the FSH is only an issue when considering IVF and you couldn't compare the issues of conception via IVF with the issues of conception naturally. He wasn't at all bothered. He told me that there is a new measurement that is being used now to measure ovarian reserve etc. and that is measuring AMH. I haven't had a moment to google that, but I will. Only private clinics offer that because it is pretty new.
He also said that if I measured LH using OPKs then that was 97-98% accurate in proving I am ovulating, as long as I don't get LH surges at any other time of the month....I suppose that if you have PCOS then that is when OPKs are not seen to prove anything.
Although he seemed to be trying his best to say that there was nothing wrong and I should have waited longer before going to him, he has sent me on for a scan, HSG and further blood tests.

DP asked if the m/c could have affected things for me, in view of the fact that the last 2 conceptions happened first month. Worryingly, he said that in a tiny number of cases there may be some scar tissue in the uterus or the fallopian tubes.

However, I think his main mission was to put our minds at rest, and although I was aware that that was what he was doing, I very much wanted to have my mind put at rest so I went along with him. Dp felt very pleased with it and he said it was a weight off his mind.

It did help that I already had my blood test results to hand so that I was prepared with all my questions.

Blimey, that was a long one.

Firststar - that does sound promising. Fingers crossed!

Oinker - how's the cabbage soup diet going??

Sounds like he was more talkative with you!

It's a great feeling when you fell that things are moving along isn't it? Even if all the tests come back 100% ok, at least you know you're ruling things out.Glad it went well!

I have a new appt 20th Dec, so if all your tests are done by then you might be able to pinch that one too if I'm still ok by then!

If I'm still pg then I will just cancel and not re-arrange. I know I'm paranoid, but can't help it.

hI aLL hI rUBLES
Glad your appointment went well, rubles, was good you and dh could go together. Yes sounds like now you can relax and get on with it all .

sorry that I'm only good at replying to one person at a time, I'm not as good as andi and firstsar- although now I think of it fingers crossed for you firstar, one of my books said that you can get sore boobs a few days after conception. I thought that was interesting but don't really remember getting it that soon.

I'm worried about getting preg still, if it is this month that would put me right on 7/8 weeks when I have a big conference on, and I'm worried that the stress of the conference will give me a m/c- that's pretty silly but i just know that it will be hard to avoid the stress.
So do I try or don't I?????

Juicy, you make me laugh. You are going to be rescheduling those appointments up until next June, aren't you?!

TRY TRY TRY!!

Im ttc after a mc and although I have only had one, it's still enough for me to get totally paranoid and wound up. However I just want to get on with it now as I feel time is going so quickly!!

rubles,

The appointtment went well then, I am pleased.

I had the HSG and it found quite a bit so is a good test to have. it does not hurt and wasn't even really that uncomfortable. This test will tell you if anything is wrong with fallopian tubes uterus etc. Unfortunatley for me I got a full house!! All operable though.

The diet is going well. I can't see any changes on my crappy scales though. Day 3 today.