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TTC for 10 months, and all the rest. 10 plussers welcome.

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MuddyWellyNelly · 11/11/2014 16:23

New thread full of the most amazing women.

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joycep · 21/11/2014 15:42

Nelly I am seeing double. Just checked my spreadsheet and My first twins round were 509 at 17dpo.

MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 15:47

Lalalalalalala I can't hear you Grin.

I have emailed Penny to ask what she thinks.

The phone finally rang just as I was about to google the phone number. The lady on the phone introduced herself and said the nurse had asked her to phone. She obviously had no idea it was a pregnancy test so she just read it out like this:

"Your progesterone is 35.3 and the HCG is 600".

At which point I was collapsing but managed to say "So that's positive?". And she just went, errrrrrrrr...... She had no idea!

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lovesLemonDrizzleCake · 21/11/2014 15:47

Hurrahx2 I am delighted by the heart beat, critter!
That's nice and high for a singleton pregnancy nelly :)

lovesLemonDrizzleCake · 21/11/2014 15:48

Nelly not to worry about twins, lembie was even higher and all by himself Wink

joycep · 21/11/2014 15:51

Thrilled for you. Enjoy today's good news. what are you going to do about hobbling?? Will you continue?

MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 15:54

Hmm yes looks like it's a normal level for one at about this time. Time will tell though.

Critter, I'm glad you get a respite from the tests and investigations. Just fantastic news that the embie has continued to develop. It's a fighter for sure xxx

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ToesAndFingersCrossed · 21/11/2014 15:58

Second hooray in the loo for Nelly

I think people at work think I have a problem, I've popped out pretty much every half an hour to check my phone for everyone's results today!

MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 16:09

Sorry Toes Blush. Thanks for the cheers everyone. I'm not sure it's sinking in, and hey guess what, I'm googling "normal HCG levels". Turns out there is quite a variety!

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MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 16:11

Joy, sadly probably not. Will see how I get on though. The reality is the next couple of months would be really low risk, but we will see. I'd like to keep it as a distraction for a while if I can.

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deeray · 21/11/2014 16:27

What a happy day for the thread. I'm so happy for both critter and nelly. Critter, enjoy your time back home and what a little fighter you have. Nelly, I has that hat been eaten yet?

MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 16:40

Photographic evidence elsewhere, Ray Wink.

I'm actually quite confused, I think the HCG is decent but it's not clear at this stage whether it suggests one or two. Time will tell on that one. The progesterone looked very high according to official looking charts I saw, but the FF Serum forum has people with results all over the place - 15 to 70.

I really should go and do something with the hobbles and step away from Google.

Critter, I am still beaming here but I think it's more for you Grin. MrC must have been delighted when you told him?

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deeray · 21/11/2014 16:46

Nelly, step away from the number scrutinizing. And, joy - you have a spreadsheet?! I don't think you can tell if it's twins until a scan, can you? If you're on progesterone then I don't think that number can tell you much. Today, you are pregnant! With maybe two babies, or maybe one. Either way it's bloody fantastic.

MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 16:52

Duly reprimanded Ray Grin.

Wow, I'm pregnant. There. I said it. 'kin hell.....

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ThatWayMadnessLies · 21/11/2014 17:09

GrinGrinGrin
Nelly they never told me the numbers. I didn't want to know. You have dark lines and a positive blood test. For tonight celebrate.

critter so very happy for you. Glad you will be with the family critter as they will take very good care of you xx

joycep · 21/11/2014 17:48

Well done nelly for saying it!! I hate the 'p' word and hate it when Roy says it to me. Makes me shudder and feel like a fraud. Nelly - are you using the American progesterone levels? But best to stay away from all the figures , they're meaningless.

Ray - I do have a spreadsheet for my first ARGC round Blush. I never did another one, promise.

Sweet dreams nelly and critter.

loopylou1984 · 21/11/2014 17:52

Congratulations Nelly and Critter!! So pleased for you both, such good news Smile Xx

loopylou1984 · 21/11/2014 17:58

I got my smiley face yesterday but so far temp hasn't gone up much... Although timings have varied a bit as dh gets up at different times each day and he always wakes me. We dtd last night (and 4 previous nights) but that's it now as he's had to go away, so fingers crossed I see a clear temp rise tomorrow!

loopylou1984 · 21/11/2014 18:01

Ooops, posted that in the wrong thread somehow - stupid phone app! Lol.
Still was hoping for some advice from you ladies anyway re when after getting the smiley face I should expect the temperature rise? Xx

Ginestas · 21/11/2014 18:02

Hi all! Sorry for being a shite 10+er. We're going through the trauma of settling mini gin into childcare, as I'm returning to work very soon. It's all been very hectic and unpleasant.

nellieeeeeee! You are preggers! I'm so bloody chuffed! It's brilliant news and hope it gives others considering DE hope it can work. It all seems to have gone so smoothly . I know nothing about hcg figures as my clinic just told me mine was 'nice', but triplets! Don't worry about cramping - I had it a lot and also oddly almost every month at what would've been AF time. Hope you are saving the stripy hobnobs :)

critter I was in tears reading your posts, but am just thrilled about the heartbeat. It's put a huge smile on my face. I'm so pleased you are going home soon and can hopefully get some rest and tlc. Come on little bean! It sounds like it's doing very well and developing as it should. All very good signs.

cos and ray Xmas sucks amongst ttc shite. I clearly remember sobbing on the bathroom floor with a horrendous post ivf AF the Xmas before ginster came. Do whatever you can to make it as easy as you can for yourselves. Please please be kind to yourselves.

joy sounds like your 12 week scan all went very well! Are you feeling at all excited yet? Or just terrified? After my scan, I did let a bit of excitement and hope in, but didn't believe I'd get a real baby until she actually arrived. Do you have a bump yet?

It's so lovely to see a run of good news on here. It can happen. Where there's a womble there's a way :)

Waves to fox, pout, lemons, sar, doll, bunny, buzzy and all the lovely newbies (sorry I'm struggling to keep up!) fluffy sounds like sniffing is going well! Do you know when EC may be?

euro I was so sorry to read you're feeling a bit mizz. I had some mini periods around 3-4 months but then nothing (and still nothing at 11 months, it's saving it for my return to work!), so they may not properly return? I know what you mean about people asking about #2. I get it all the time from strangers and really don't know what to say. I've found returning to work has stirred up the ttc grief, as I feel distraught not only at leaving mini gin, but that I will probably never get to do this again. Funny how it never goes away. Anyway you will be ace at your new job. You're still recovering from all the sleep deprivation and will feel much better and more confident once your sleep tanks are full, promise.

Loves to everyone xxx

CritterPants · 21/11/2014 18:19

Will post more later but quickly to sam - you get your temp rise one or two days after you've ovulated.

gin so sorry to hear going back to work is so hard, I'm sure it has stirred up lots of painful feelings.

Want to say more but still in office so will post later.

CritterPants · 21/11/2014 18:21

Oh and MrC is really happy but I had to send him just a text as he's at a conference. Just chatted to him and he wanted to know every detail. It's a far cry from the early days of TTC.

CritterPants · 21/11/2014 18:22

Final post - nelly when is your first scan?! Grin

And have you started nibbling your deerstalker yet? Grin

loopylou1984 · 21/11/2014 18:32

Thanks Critter, I thought so but wanted to double check Smile
Congratulations again to you, made me quite emotional when I read your news! Xx

MuddyWellyNelly · 21/11/2014 19:05

Yes the deerstalker has been well and truly consumed. It was delicious Wink. First milestone is repeat HCG on Monday so I've got all the nailbiting to go through again then! AF type pains come and go so trying not to panic about them and think of them as a good thing. Gin I will bear your experience in mind, it's good to hear it from real people, not just random forums on the internet (cos we've met so you are a real person now Grin).

That's so sweet about Mr C. I'm so pleased you were able to update him with good news, he must have been beside himself waiting to hear.

Mad technically I've not actually been told I got a positive result, I only got the numbers! I hope they don't use some kind of different scale to everyone else Shock.

Sam I temped for all of about 3 days so I'm of no help to you. Fox temps I think.

Gin I'm so sorry that you are feeling down about going back to work. I am sure you will get another go at it, though I know the Ginster wasn't easy to get. But you have every chance of it working again. Do you have a timeline in mind (hopefully that's an ok question to ask!).

Joy I've decided to use the contraband word as who knows how long I'll be in this condition. I'm hoping another 36 weeks or so but I am going to try try try to enjoy at least some parts of it. You may fully remind me of that when I am panicking about my repeat HCG on Monday though.

Hmm not sure about American scales, maybe. But I can't check as Ray has forbidden it.... Wink

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Cosmonaut1 · 21/11/2014 20:45

Yey Critter and Nelly!! Great news.,