Trying to find Gillydaffodil - anyone know how she is doing?

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... maybe she has changed her name?

Gilly!! I got a text this morning from Rah who said to come on mn!! Thinking of you. xxx

Just popping on to see if Gilly has been on yet. Fingers crossed...

Gilly - they didn't call me to about 3 - (I'd just thrown in the towel and dh had ordered me a glass of red wine!).

(HI READY!!!)

Hi gilly ... My gp did my repeat blood tests so call them and they gave me 14 weeks worth of progestrone. Do u get ur results today? Mine were quite low and a friend was 4 days behind me and her hcg was much higher... I panicked of course but obviously nothing was wrong except just different people and different rates of growth of hormones.. So basic don't read to much into them it is just down to them doubling etc..
Sending lots of love xxxx

HH did not continue my prog injections - which I found a little (ok...lot!) scary - but I was persuaded by a HH staff nurse that it was not needed. A fair amount of knicker checking followed.

hoping and thinking of you

arghh - Gilly - what a nightmare - just so desperately wanted you to have confirmation today. HOWEVER I am refusing to rule you out of the game yet - I found this link on hcg levels which seems to show that hcg levels are very random - the good news is anything over 5 can indicate pg. While I am never one to advocate excessive poas'ing I have to say I would be very tempted to be having a go tomorrow morning (and prob every morning!) Having said that I really remember when I was 16 dpo and no sign of AF with high temps etc and everyone on MN was screaming at me to test but I somehow could not bring myself to do it??? It is a strange feeling.

So in the meantime I am continuing to send Big Fat Positive vibes and am saying my prayers. Putting on my bossy hat- I want you to spend the weekend taking it easy and relaxing and if you can bear some of my hippy mumbo jumbo keep visualising the good result, the bean growing, your abdomen bathed in blue light (this is supposed to be positive - so don't laugh at me)

xxx

Gilly, thinking of you flower... I wouldn't normally suggest testing, but if you think it might help then go for it. But if it will stress you more then don't. I so hope that you are resting and looking after yourself! It's great that Seaside has found that a level of 5 can indicate pg! Hugs xx

Gilly - sorry things weren't more positive, but suggests its not time to quite give up hope yet (although appreciate your need not be positive).

From a quick google I have found a couple of links that suggest it is low but not 'really bad'. Happy to post those links but you may have seen them, or may not want to be bamboozled by more info.

Take care - thinking of you and sending un-mumsnetty hugs. You really deserve this to work out.

OK I have gone google mad - giving lottie a run for her money hcg levels this one says the average at 14 DPO is 21 - now I know you can find anything you want online and can always find a supporting website etc and I am not trying to give you false hope but just to plant the seed of possibility for you - right I'll shut up now promise Apologies if I have stressed you even more.

waves to Ready and everyone else. Gilly - you do realise you have created a right little reunion in here

Gilly - I can only echo what everyone else has said. There is still hope. And my personal opinion that the upset of a failed cycle (if that was to be the case) won't be made any worse by spending a few extra days thinking of yourself as a pregnant lady. Sounds like you have a nice weekend planned. Hope you enjoy it.

A little reunion

Rattling! How are you? Tell!!

Hi gilly, so sorry you have not got any conclusive results yet. I logged on last night but was having dinner at my mum and dads and instantly googled hcg results and levels. Which I did when I got my results when I was pregnant with daisy. I think I was about 5 weeks and mine was under 100, so on the low side and I drove myself crazy looking into it especially when my friend had much higher hcg and was 4 days behind. Anyway I demanded a scan by 6 weeks as I was so unsure whether it was a viable pregnancy and the scan showed nothing except an empty sac. Finally the women did an internal scan and found the baby,., but if I had just calmed down and waited and just let time work things out it would of been far better. Easier said than done but you have such a good attitude and defo remaining far calmer than me.
Anyway would of posted last night but got told of by my parents for using my telephone... I'm only 34 after all!!!! Thinking of you xxxx

Oh, Gilly! i am thinking of you and sending you all good vibes, please don't give up yet, you never know what nature can do, but i can understand your train of thought. We always went with the "fear the worst, and hope for the best" mantra too.

Hi there to anyone else who remembers me x

aaarrggghhh! How totally frustrating for you! I too am still hoping for the best for you but I also completely understand your need to not really believe it until it's undeniably true (and screaming at you from the moses basket)
Will be praying for you all week, God's ears are well and truly being bent about this one
Have a lovely relaxing weekend x

Hi Gilly. Thanks for the update. We're now happily installed in our holiday cottage in deepest Somerset. DS did not like the journey last night but seems quite happy here.

I am gutted that you haven't got a more conclusive result though I think you're being incredibly calm about it all. When the nurse rang me with my day 16 results, she said it was a promising start but that I needed to go back in 48 hours to check they were doubling (if it had been higher, they wouldn't have bothered retesting). I drove myself mad googling trying to find out what they should be but there is no right answer. If you can persuade them to retest earlier on Wednesday, do. I'm reluctant to suggest you to test again, when you're being very restrained, but if you do and the line is darker & comes up more quickly, that would show more hcg.

Sending lots of prayers, whatever the outcome. It is all very frustrating.

Not sure what to say at the moment - all you can do is rest and give it time - and it sounds like that's what you're doing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your dh.

(so many familiar names! & waves)

Hi Kensgirl! How are you??

choc, i posted on a thread you were on about sleep. How's it going?