🦕🦕 The dinosaur crew - part 9 ttc after mc 🦕🦕

[Annny27]

Hi ladies,

You know the drill after this long haha! All of us ladies are ttc after miscarriage (whether that's MMC, MC, TFMR, ectopic or CP)

We have all been here a pretty long time and this is safe space to share our journey, troubles and worries with people who understand our losses 💗

The TTCers:

@babyghirl
@27donfin
@elm7
@peanuttybutter
@apwilso
@Kelb79

The recent BFPers along for the ride:
@kiwi17
@sunnysideup2020
@sweetbabydust1989

Apologies for those I have forgot to tag - please add yourself :)

Massive congratulations @Annny27 lovely lines on those tests!!! sorry been MIA very unwell atm xx

I currently have covid 🙄 got a positive on Valentine’s Day! Ironic we both got double lines on the same day - mine for not so good a reason 🙈 I felt awful that night but since then just feel like I’ve got a bad head cold. The girls are well thank you, crawling at lightening speed and cruising furniture/beginning to stand independently but not yet taken their first steps!
Will be thinking of you and praying for your little bean! 🌈 xxx

I got my 2-3 weeks tonight :) (12dpo...I think! Could be 13dpo)

@milscookie oh no! Not the 2 lines anyone wants to see haha. Hopefully it's mild for you and the girls don't catch it although if they are anything like my niece who had it at their age, you wouldn't even know she had it!

@sweetbabydust1989 are you feeling quite sick? 💗💗

How is everyone else getting on?
@PeanuttyButter
@babyghirl
@elm7
@27donfin
@Angelmama1121
@apwilso (sending love I know you ate taking a break) xx

@Annny27 I've started to get highs on my OPKs usually ovulate cd13 only on day 10 today though, bit early for me. Think we are just sticking to our usual plan though and DTD every other day and seeing how we get on. Got a feeling I won't ovulate this month (again) usually when I know I've ovulated (got pregnant) my LH has literally just appeared strong and then disappeared. Trying to just crack on with life I suppose in the meantime.

@peanuttybutter fingers crossed that you do 🤞 I have had months like that where its taken aaaaages to gear up to ovulation and then other months where its gone from low to peak super quickly!

@Annny27 2-3 weeks already - could there be 2 little beans in there do you think?! 🌈🌈

I’m ok about half way through the dreaded TWW but haven’t done OPKs since the last MC so don’t know how many dpo.

@Annny27 I can literally feel your elation in your messages 😍😍😍 love it!!!
I’m excited for you!! You deserve this ❤️❤️

I’m CD5 - pulling out all the stops for a final push at natural conception - ordered Dhea and Coq10 today and acupuncture booked for next weekend. Annoyingly I’m at a hen party fur my first two fertile days this month but we’ll make up for it when I get back 😈

@Annny27 I’m so pleased for you! Has it sunk in yet? Are you having any symptoms?

@apwilso I hope you’re ok lovely- thinking of you.

Im CD22/28 not sure how many dpo as didn’t track but dtd the almost everyday in the predicted fertile window and at least every other day before/after it.

My symptoms are coming and going but I think I’m imagining most of them. I’ve become super obsessed if everyone little twinge which I wasn’t expecting to 🙈
Trying to hold off on testing until the weekend. I’m due on Wednesday (my birthday 😭😭)

@Annny27 that's amazing so happy for you!!! Well I think I have a uti but urine came back clear so they're sending it off but they found ketones in my urine so need a blood test to rule out diabetes so stressed out constantly needing a wee and it's getting to me now it's like 10 mins after I go I need to go again.. they also said I could be dehydrated as I have serve nausea so lovely and glamorous atm. I am so scared incase I miss carry. Xx

Oh wow @Annny27 that’s so exciting to see! When I tested with the girls I think I was about 16dpo and only got 1 week on the clear blue digital ones! That must be a good sign that the hormones are strong!

I had a horrendous fever on Monday night with violent chills. Genuinely felt scared but it wore off quickly! I actually wonder whether I caught from one of the girls as G had a temperature last week! 🤔

@Annny27 Even more great news!!! Amazing to get 2-3 weeks so early! Seems like a strong pregnancy! Looking forward to great scan photos in the future too.

28 weeks have gone by very slowly for me. I had a scan about every 2-3 weeks up until around 20 weeks just to see how baby was doing, mainly NHS but a few private. I know that most people have far less scans, it's personal choice to book additional ones or not as well as adding up in cost, but it was just what I needed at the time. Once she started kicking regularly I started to relax without the regular scans. I've been trying to enjoy every moment as much as possible, really enjoying feeling her moving around in there at this stage, like she's dancing :)

I'm sure that you are so excited and I hope you can enjoy as much of this beautiful pregnancy as possible, casting away all fear until you're holding your healthy baby / babies in your arms. Xx

So I caved and tested today CD23! BFN!!!
Knew it would be as it’s far to early!! Why did I do it??? 🙈🙈🙈🙈

Just a little update urine came back no uti so relived still got to have bloods done as my urine showed ketones midwife doesn't seem overly concerned especially as I can't keep much down.. I had a private scan this evening and my little rainbow is doing so well nice strong heart beat 175 bpm.. I can finally relax well until the 12 week one!! I hope everyone is doing well xx

I don't think I'm gonna ovulate this month which is gutting. Had a peak opk on day 10 but it was only the same as the control and not more than, I've had peaks at this point before but it's been biphasic the next day. But since then it's just going lower and lower.
TMI too - anyone had any small flex of brown bits when wiping mid cycle?
It's rubbish because you feel like there's ages now until CD1 again -if it even comes on time it's usually late when I don't ovulate. We only DTD on day 9 as we were abstaining for 4 days before fertile week to build up supplies so to speak. Then did it on day 10 in a panic after that peak. So I'm guessing no BFP this time for me.
Hate this whole journey.

I tried again this morning, CD24- period due in 5 days. BFN still 🙈
Symptoms have ramped up today too, so confused. My boobs hurt, nipples are really tingly, I feel nauseous, cramping but not like AF cramps and still very bloated and gassy!
Last night in bed I felt a strange popping sensation on my left side of pelvis, really strange.
Feel like I’m going insane 🙈🙈🙈

@Annny27 OMG Congratulations!!!!! I'm still checking back in every now and then too hoping to see BFPs and specifically yours 😄, and 2-3 weeks..those hormones are strong!!! I've everything crossed for you that this bean is your rainbow baby 🌈. So happy for you. xxx

And congratulations @SunnySideUp2020..I see you are also pregnant again too☺️☺️ fantastic news!

@PeanuttyButter

It happened to me before to spot mid cycle.
Nothing to worry about nornally.

Could it be that you had a shorter peak and missed it? What CD are you on now?

I would keep testing. I had this many times and it just happened much later for the other peak before.

Thank you @Leok83

Was thinking about you the other day when I remembered that you were self scanning in the office 🤣 hope all good with you and your little boy! Xx

Can anyone else see a line?

@Angelmama1121 There's a line I can see but looks not very pink - was it taken within timeframe? Could you get a frer to check? Tentative congratulations 🎊 💙💙

@leok83 thank you lovely! Means so much 💗💗 boobs are massive at the moment (well....I am an A cup so massive in comparison haha)

I love that you scanned yourself in work haha. Are you back at work yet?

@peanuttybutter twice I have had spotting mid cycle (first time I went to the gp and they said if it was a one off no concern as sometimes ovulation can cause a bit of old blood to come out)

@sweetbabydust1989 glad there was no infection! Amazing news that your rainbow is still doing well with a strong heartbeat 💗💗💗

@h0peing yep I think untill you can feel them regularly there's always a shadow of doubt as to how things are doing inside! Are you consultant led or midwife led pregnancy?

@milscookie yep most likely one of the girls picked it up, babies and toddlers at that age are little virus spreader haha 🤣

@kelb79 I hope this cycle works for you! I tried to cut down on inflammatory food in the tww this time to help with implantation e.g. limited gluten/ dairy and sugar etc

Who knows if that helped!

@elm7 2 would be incredible haha!! Got a progesterone test on Monday to see if I need any supplements

@Annny27 I just took a clear blue in smu. Worth getting a frer do you think?

@Angelmama1121 this looks like an early positive. Would definitely try the frer!

@Annny27 @SunnySideUp2020 haha yes the scanning was definitely a perk of the job!!
I've been back to work since September which was sad but my little man loves his days in crèche and I've also dropped a day a week and doing less on call so still spending lots of time with him! He's getting on great, 11 months now..such a great age when the little personality starts coming out!
And I'm also in your pregnancy club too 😄 10 weeks today! Was a surprise but obviously a great one☺️ I thought I knew my cycles inside out after trying and charting for almost a year but obviously not😄

@Angelmama1121 congratulations!!

Definitely the start of a bfp!! @angelmama1121 congratulations 💗💗

@leok83 how lovely :D congratulations!!! have you had a scan?

@Annny27 ya I had a 7 week one at epu and had a private one there last week at 9+3. Next ones not until 13+4 for my booking in apt which seems so far away so I'll prob scan myself again in the mean time 😄 don't like to do it when the worry is still so strong especially in first trimester but I don't think I'd last that long without some reassurance! I'll keep checking in to check on your updates!! I know time just comes to a standstill when you get those 2 lines but 🤞 you can keep your mind occupied until your first scan and the worry doesn't take away from your excitement!!xx