Issys girls.....10 down, only 4 to go! :-)

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So here it is... our shiney new thread... hope you all see it soon or i will be here all on my own.

Don't worry Wasabi, I guessed that we had cross posted. I think you've just done the same to Suzi too - it's difficult when the thread is busy. I could get a private scan but I do feel a little like I'm overreacting to a tiny bit of brown discharge so am going to wait until Monday unless things get really bad then I'll go to A&E. After all if it's going to happen there's nothing that can be done to stop it now anyway. I saw heartbeat at 7 weeks so haven't quite got to the magic 8, but will be a relief if all OK on Monday to have got that far.

Suzi - I'm sorry I don't know about slow rising levels other than I went up a week late on the CB digis and everything was correct for dates at 7w scan. Really hope your bub is just a little slow getting started and everything will be OK. Sending you lots of hugs and positive vibes.

Have to go now as window cleaner just arrived and they haven't been done for a year as I'm never in so didn't want to send him away. Just closed my lounge and bedroom curtains and left him to it.

Suzi - as Issy has noticed I also cross posted with you!

I'm not sure about the HCG levels. I have to be honest with you and say that when I had mine tested as a result of a bad scan they had only gone up by about a days worth in a 3 day period and my outcome wasn't good. Having said that it was a lot more clear cut for me because a scan put me 2 weeks behind the dates I knew were right.

I do know however that lots of people on MN have experienced this issue early on and all has turned out fine. Some pregnant women produce HCG at a faster rate than others. I guess all they do is test again after a few days and then perhaps do another scan.

Waiting is very, very tough. I hope all is well and am thinking of you x

Issy fair play for waiting over the weekend. It sounds like such a tiny amount and, as several others have said, spotting is so normal. I had lots in my first, successful pg. Have you got plenty to keep you occupied over the weekend? x

thanks girls i shall stay strong!!!

wasabi can i ask whether or not you had any other symptoms that went with your slow rising hcg to suggest it wasnt going well? i think im clutching at anything that will keep me sane

Suzi I had no other symptoms - that was the problem. It was like a ghost pregnancy. My tests came up positive but I didn't have the slightest feeling of nausea, dizziness, boob twinges - zip.

I had a deep sense of foreboding from the beginning - way before I had the scan and blood tests.

If you are experiencing other pregnancy symptoms I would say the outlook was more positive.

Not counting chickens yet, as spotting stopped and started on first day of mc before, but I feel sick, my (.)(.) are hurting and no spotting on last visit - let's hope it stays that way.

GOOD LUCK ISSY

Thanks Suzi, you too.

I'm keeping everything crossed for you Issy and you Suzi. My nerves are in tatters on your behalf. Issy - good sign that (.)(.) are sore again (oops I seem to have given you some low hanging nips ).

Will say prayer to the big man on Sunday for you both x

Morning girls.

How are you Issy and Suzi?

sif my new puppy is gorgeous. i have pics of him on my profile. He is a lovely distraction from this ttc malarky.

Hf how was swimming? my boys love swimming. i have to drag them from the pool kicking and screaming when their lips go blue.

wasab congratulations on the scan. ((i think i missed that announcement when i was feeling sorry for myself))

girl how are you?

irish how is korea?

I wanted to ask a question..

ive been told to have a day 21 test to see if the clomid has worked but do i go on day 21 or wait til 1 week after + opk??

Aww bubble - your puppy is gorgeous!

Not sure re: 21 day tests, I'm sure someone will be along to advise tho'

I spoke too soon re: sickness, it has come back all guns blazing and I was really proper poorly last night. Feeling a bit sorry for myself but then slap myself because being sick is a minor complaint in the big scheme of things. would just love not to have a permanent feeling of nausea in my throat.. I really miss food as the majority of it still makes me boak.

On the bright side, have let most of my close friend's know our news and their good wishes have really warmed my heart .

TFI Friday!

blue im sorry the sickness has returned with a vengance. i used to eat cream crackers and it made me feel much better. oh and polos.

Morning all!

Bubble what a cute puppy... which is the new one by the way? they were both cute

Not sure about day 21 tests, I have a pretty regular cycle, but when I had my last set of bloods done, my day 21 fell over easter and I was told any time a few days either side of it would be fine as progesterone tends to have a peak, hover there for a few days then drop back. Don't know if that helps...

Issy glad to hear the symptoms are back.. I've had two bouts of spotting this pregnancy and it's horrible, but so far so good so perhaps it was just one of those things sent to freak us out and remind us just how much we want these babies!

suzi I hope everything's ok and you're haning in there

Blue sorry to hear the sickness is back, still you're absolutely right to think so positively. It's all good hormones rampaging around your body

Gotta dash, quick cheeky post at work...

ttfn xx

Thanks HF i think they are gorgeous aswell but im biased.

Reggie is the new puppy.. he is the lil red 1 and Sasha is the black and white 1 she is 2 this year so still a baby really

Hello everyone, though i would drop in to see how everyone was getting - hope everyone remembers me! i found the new thread nice and easy and was a lot easier to catch up!

Congrats on all the BFP i have missed!! please don think i was just jumping ship after getting my bfp i havent joined any other threads i have just been a complete mess for weeks! Im just heading in to my 19th week next week though and so far everything seems to have gone well and evened out! and im finally feeling a wee bit normal again!

Which is why i decided to post to say hang in there anyone who is having a few probs and spotting early on! I got them Izzy in the bucket load and was beside myself with cramps , i even think i ended up teatering on the edge of depression! i wound myself up so much and was a nightmare to be around, i didnt do anything and refused to smile and enjoy the pregnancy as i was sure it was all going to go horribly wrong again. Time seems to drag as well but the last few weeks have really flown by! I Have a number of scans and came across ome really insensitive people on the way but i have everything crossed that everyone else will be just fine too! hope younunderstand what im trying to say ...........

Good luck to everyone and love and baby dust all round!

Oh and bubblebell your puppies are adorable! xxxxxxxx

Hi wishing - lovely to hear from you and well done on being 19 weeks . Totally empathise with the torment that is early pg, its such a tough tough time, not helped if you had unsympathetic healthcare professionals . Hope you enter the blooming phase soon!

Issy and Suzi - hope you two are bearing up today and pg symptoms are reassuring you both.

We humphed the mat clothes bag down from the loft last night and I've ironed the good stuff (which didn't amount to much) SO retired to bed with Blooming Marvellous catalogue last night and going to order some comfy looking jeans, trousers for work and v. comfy looking but worryingly slightly chavy looking velour cropped hooded top and joggies. They are blue or black so fret not no cerise pink .

Have a great weekend everyone, I have a hen do tomorrow but thankfully its a lunch one so will go, eat and leave!

laters! x

hello everyone... thanks for all your positive wishes! I will be in the hospital tomorrow for more tests so will post and let you know how i get on!!

have a nice w/end everyone! x

hello everyone... thanks for all your positive wishes! I will be in the hospital tomorrow for more tests so will post and let you know how i get on!!

have a nice w/end everyone! x

hello everyone!!

well went for more blood and my hcg is at 1ooo or above..cant remember the exact result!, they done a scan and they saw the sac ....... still got the next hurdle which is to wait nine days, have another scan to see if they can see the yolk!! Im very pleased with the progress!!!

how is everyone? hope theres more news to follow!

Great news Suzi - that's sounding more hopeful for you. Sending you lots of babydust for a sticky one. xx

Issy I'm lurking - hope everything goes well tomorrow x

Hi everyone

Issy Fingers crossed for you today. xxxx
And suzi pleased everything is progressing ok for you too.

Issy - really hope all goes well today, been thinking about you all weekend.

Suzi - that's really good news that your levels are rising well and there's a sac to be seen .

Waves and love to all x

I have just stalked found issy on the glastonbury thread and she is ok!!

PHEWEE ISSY!!! I'm so relieved for you.

Silly people though. You must go, and have a lovely time in the sun.

blue sorry to hear you had another bad wave of teh dreaded sickness. Mine was terrible this weekend. I was hoping it would be over by 12 weeks but most people seem to have it til 14. Anyway we're nearly all safe and sound. will be so relieved once we're all passed the 12 week stage. Feel like I am carrying around a box of eggs (representing you lot in case you didn't get it )
til then and I am clumsy which makes it doubly stressful.

blue and head do you at least feel more normal now? the main thing I can't wait to shake is this feeling like I have strong tranquilisers flowing through my veins. So foggy and woozy. Do you feel clear headed now?
(clue the answer is YES totally very clear and very energetic )

Hey ladies, I'm back from my hols now and have spent the past while reading the thread - so here's my catch up.

Bubble
Puppy is gorgeous. hope you got an answer on
day 21 tests?

Issy - I am so jealous of you goingot Glastonbury - every year I say I'll do it u tthen something else always comes up. I am going to AC/DC on Sunday over here though - my DH's aunt bought us the tickets for Christmas.

Sorry to hear about your spotting and worry over cans etc. good to hear (from sif) that you are better. Hope Glastonbury keeps your mind otherwise occupied for a while.

Head that's great news about the nuchal test bringing back such positive results - hope everything else is going well.

wasabi - yay for the heartbeats. it must
be so good to have that reassurance.

JJF - hope the PHD is going well. Hope everything is good with you.

Suzi - sorry you had so much worry re HCG
levels - hope
the yok comes up in the next scan. sticky
vibes your way

blue how nice to be able to tell everyone about the bean - hope MS isn't too bad and that the new maternity clothes are worth it.

Hey wishing 19 weeks wow nearly halfay there - hope you are blooming! :-)

Sif thanks for the detective work on Issy
hope the fog lifts soon and that the sickness disappears soon. Like the box of eggs metaphor.

So I've been home now since 11:59 last night. We left Korea around 5 a.m. yesterday morning which was around 9 p.m. our time so travelled for about 27 hours in total. God it was really tiring. PLanes get so boring so quickly.

We had an absolute ball in Korea my friend had us out every night of the week and we did so much during the days, visited palaces, shrines, shopped, went to the DMZ (the neutral area between North and South Korea) and loads of other things. It was so cool - and everything was so cheap. South Koreans do everything so well - banks, buses, subways, you even get a free interpretation service in the taxi.

I have loads of pics and will try and put some up on my profile as soon as I find the software for my phone. it's somewhere in my house but god knows where.

Now on to matters of TTC - it's day 28 and nothing. No spotting, no cramps nothing. I do think that I might have been affected by the travelling though so might give myself a few days to see if anything happens in the meantime.

Although on the other hand, my nips are killing me. Anyway I am going to leave you with that message and hopefully will get back to you with more news in the next few days.

Hi everyone thanks for the good wishes and thanks for stalking me Sif and Mowmi. I def posted on here today sometime between Blue and Sif and on the AC thread before I posted on the Glasto thread but both posts have disappeared.

Exciting news Irish - hope you get that BFP.

Sif - With you on the fog, that's such a good description. I thought my ms was easing but was really bad (for me) in the middle of the night - closest I've come to actually vomiting.

I put the short version of today on earlier, but since I have to retype, I'm cheating and putting the full version on copied from my fertility clinic FF thread with a bit of editing.

Everything was OK at the scan today. Baby spot on for dates and confirmed EDD as 17th Jan (clinic told me 16th at scan but put 17th on letter and going by EC date should have been 18th so was getting confused).

I am really grateful to have had the reasurance of the scan, but I really wasn't happy with the staff I saw. The scan lasted about a minute, up to which point they were fine, but as soon as they confirmed the heartbeat, they instantly changed to being extremely aggressive about not wanting me to have an NT scan to the point where I had to be really, really insistent about having it. They think I'm too much of a worrier to cope with a bad result (just because I asked for the scan today) and since I said I probably wouldn't have amnio they don't think I should have NT. Then I asked about whether I could carry my own rucksack at Glastonbury and was told I shouldn't be going at all, but when they listed the reasons why, including that I should be resting, they didn't apply anyway as I'm not planning to be dancing all night in thick crowds next to loud speakers, but sitting on the grass chilling most of the time. Tried to explain to them that, unlike other festivals, Glastonbury is not full of young people partying all night, it's more of a family event and a bit like going to a country fair, but with lots of music in the background and lots of quiet places for meditation/alternative therapies and there are midwives available too, but they weren't listening, so I gave up and didn't ask any of the other questions I had (am sharing both hotel room and tent with ex from monthly walk of shame fame, so was going to ask the sex question, but figured they'd been judgemental enough and I'll just have to be strong ). Have decided to go anyway as I find it extremely relaxing and think I'll get much more rest there than sitting at home moping or cancelling my leave and going back to work. I'm now thinking of transferring hospitals and am also considering going to the Fetal Medicine Centre in London for my NT scan (my friend had to go there as her PCT doesn't do NT scans and she said they were marvellous, really thorough at checking not just the NT but all the organs, bone measurements etc.). Sorry for the rant, I just wasn't prepared for the NT lecture today esp not within seconds of finding out the baby was OK.

But ... the important thing is baby is fine.

Take care everyone and 'see' you when I get back.