Just MC'd .. Come and join us for the long haul (newbies always welcome!) - Vol 3

[LeeWT]

Hi all, old and new, this is the thread where all moaning, pieces of tmi, discussions and virtual cups of tea and biscuits come together to keep us sane .. or at the least insane together!

going to scotlan so not sure how often will post, did test this morning and slightly stronger result so guess I really am pg

muser i was thinking that after 2nd mc in jan, but with a fair wind looks like it might still happen for me, so could for you too - Christmas baby?

hope everyones ok - hope there is internet access where I am goin!

Only if my HCG levels start falling at some point Cheepz! And then depends how long it takes for my period to come after that. Time is marching on.

Have a lovely time in Scotland, and congrats again.

OMFG!!!! (and I promise you all I am saying this quietly) Cheepz, SamB and Sarahlou massive congratulations! so pleased for you. I can't believe how many BFFP's we've had on here recently. Top news all round.

Off for my first acupuncture session this afternoon, scared as I have no idea what to expect!

Hope everyone else is well, hi to Meita good to see you're still lurking with us and that all is well with you!

Have a great weekend ladies x

hi all - small rant - is there ANYTHING more annoying that old school friends (ie ones you've known forever and therefore have no barrier) saying "how are you? any news? whilst pointedly looking at your tummy) grrrr so rude! nearly burst into tears there and then - but as in the middle of a 3 year olds birthday party, managed to hold it in.
rant over
hope you are all having lovely weekends - I too am very much understanding why this is called the WTF cycle - muser big hug - it's so frustrating not knowing what the hell your body is doing, sorry you didn't get any answers yesterday
but on the bright side - hurray it's saturday!

Afternoon all!
Sarahlou are you ok today?
Cheepz - it's looking like you really are!!!! Have a nice time in Scotland.
SamanthaB - how are you today?

Muser - sorry you're having a rubbish time - it's like a rollercoaster isn't it?

Clareanna - Grr on your behalf - how dare people ask - soooo rude and insensitive!!

Hi to everyone else!

Well, AF was due today, but no sign yet. I guess there is still a whole 9 hours of the day left for it to appear though, so trying not to get my hopes up! It's so hard though isn't it - every single month hoping against hope that this is it, this is going to be time it happens! Only time will tell. On a good note, I haven't caved in and bought any tests

Sorry to hear about your situation Muser, the waiting and not knowing what's going on must be awful. Hope it will be over soon and you can move on.

Barrenbrook- I am on my 3rd acupuncture session and TTC as well. The last time I went, there was one needle on each leg (ankle area), 2 on the pelvic area and one on the arm. The needles are much finer than I though and not as painful as getting an injection. There seems to be a lot of good feedback on the effectiveness of acupuncture so I am keeping my fingers crossed . Would be interested to exchange notes about it.

Clareanna - yeah know what you mean. Seem to have quite a few pointed questions about when we are going to have a child etc.. especially since we have just moved into a bigger house. e.g. when we will be filling up the house etc? I just say, oh lets just see how lucky we are.. or something vague like that.

On a lighter note, this time I tried the lifting the legs up to the sky position after TTC... and DH was like.. "what ARE you doing???" LOL.. the things women do...

Still in the 2week waiting window ...

Hi All,

Muser - I am so sorry for you, what an awful situation. Cheepz is right, you could still have a Christmas baby. When things are going wrong it is really hard to see the wood for the trees.

Saying that, I've just been to the loo and had some ewcm with a tinge of pink. Promptly burst into tears fearing the worst. I can't really see the wood or the trees right now. I think that 16 DPO is a bit late for an implantation bleed isn't it? Just taking it really easy now and hoping I don't mc. It's a weird psychoolgical thing, I really 'feel' pregnant this time, yet now know that it might be about to end. Two early mc in three months would be rotten luck. Symptoms as before, queasy, hungry, exhausted, boobs shockingly painful today.

Cheepz I really hope that this is it for you, fx - have a good time in Scotland too.

Sarah - I hope you are ok? Any more bleeding?

Hello all,

Good luck to the newly graduated.
So lovely to hear such good news.

I'm still moping in my dressing gown following my miscarriage this week, self indulgent I know, but DH is keeping me in tea and chocolate so why move?

Here's hoping for a smooth recovery and a cycle ASAP.

Once again good luck all.

Fingers crossed for you Sam. Plenty of women have a bit of spotting in early pregnancy and are fine. If you're at all worried to to your local EPU and have your bloods done.

I'm bored of blood tests now. Have to go for another tomorrow. Happy Valentines Day!

Hi, I haven't managed to read everyones posts yet (will try to later - busy day at work) but just to let you all know I'm ok, no more bleeding.
Still no symptoms, no soreness or sickness but didnt until 6 weeks last time.
Sam try and take it easy. I am feeling your worry because I'm there too - I do wonder if, with a baby trying to embed itself in your uterus, it is inevitable that at some point it will hit a blood vessel and cause some spotting. My last pg I spotted at 6wks, 7wks & 9wks and baby was fine at 10 wk scan. It went wrong sometime after that, but the spotting didn't contribute to it.

Oh dear, a long post for a quick word!
I'll be back later to read through everyone's posts later xxx

Thanks Sarah...I have been reading and searching on the internet and have found lots of information that suggests that pink tinged ewcm is normal in healthy pregnancies so that has reassured me a bit. It wasn't 'bleeding' like a drop of blood at all. The consistency was of ewcm. Just keeping it all crossed.

Muser Thanks for your message too. I'm quiet new to the area that we live in and when I miscarried my doctor was absolutely rubbish. Not only was she not interested but she said that they wouldn't expect to see someone who was pregnant until they had missed two or three periods. I was just sent on my way to wait to bleed. I don't even know if we have an EPU near here. In reality, I could just do a test to check to see if I was still pregnant. I just can't face it at the moment .

Your doctor is an idiot. Waiting until you've missed 2/3 periods is insane, as is dismissing a miscarriage. You could end up missing an ectopic pregnancy and have someone in hospital. What a complete arse.

Anyway, you can find your nearest EPU using this link: www.earlypregnancy.org.uk/FindUs1.asp

Not that I think you've got an ectopic, it was just an example.

God, if I'd waited until I'd missed a period I wouldn't have either of my two miscarriages diagnosed, as I have yet to miss a period. And my EPU are insistent that I have to keep coming in for tests because of the risk my pregnancy is ectopic, and not a more straight forward miscarriage.

Well, still no sign of AF!!!
I'm NEVER late! I made a promise to DH to hold off on any testing until at least Tuesday!

Where's MrsRigby these days? Are you ok? Come back!

Hi thank you for your kind words earlier in the week - ot is now exactly this time last week I was in A&E (confirmed miscarriage), it's been very tough but had to hold it together for the sake of our DD (when she was around of course). Feel I want to start TTC NOW, still bleeding a little and having a bit of pain (is the pain normal now??), do I really have to wait until I have 1 period first????

I haven't.

I had erpc on 28th Jan and we have been at it like rabbits trying this month. Am now on day 16 so counting down and wishing for some of the post mc fertility that everyone shouts about.

(to be fair it did work out for me last time I had a mmc)

Good luck,

They like you to wait to help with dating as much as anything but I wouldn't worry about that tbh, you know when last period so to speak was now don't you?

Morning,

I haven't had any sign of bleeding or any repeat of the pink tinged ewcm since the one occasion yesterday. I am hoping it was sex related and that there won't be a repeat. I've still been taking my bbt and it is still really high so that must be a good thing. I have other odd symptoms as before. Just keeping everything crossed that it will be ok. Last time I mc at 5 weeks with spots of blood and pain on 4+6. Nearly at that now, today is 4+5. No pain at all, just what I would describe as a 'stretching' feeling in my lower abdomen and back. My tummy sort of feels heavy somehow.

Anyway, I'm rambling a bit, hope all well, SB

Morning all, Happy Valentines day!

Good to hear all sounds well SamB fingers crossed for you!

We are back to SWI, absolutely delighted just to be close again is a bonus right now. Had to endure an evening meal and overnight stay with 8 couples from work Friday night, two of which announced their wonderful news.. yep you guessed it, due when I would have been. I was pleased for them both, however the pain inside I had to hide was very .

We did however make full use of the four poster bed, huge rainfall shower and the bath for two with champagne

Almost ready to get back on the list.. although this month I think it will just be for fun and not ttc as I'm sure neither of us needs that sort of pressure right now.

Have a wonderful valentines all x x x

AF came yesterday plus a stomach bug so I was having fun trying to work out which bits were period pains and which were bug. I couldn't even sit at the computer the pains were so bad.

Can someone change my UCL to 26 as it's been that for the last 3-4 cycles?

MrsGazebo TTC#1 UCL27 cycle 1 CD39
Cheepz TTC#2 UCL29 cycle WTF#2 CD32
Underneaththestream TTC#1 UCL ? cycle WTF CD32
clareanna TTC#2 UCL35 cycle WTF CD31
Tigerbear TTC#1 UCL26 cycle 6 CD28
just1moreplease ttc #3 ucl 30 days cycle 1 cd27
Moofold ttc#2 UCL~33 cycle1 CD26
SarahMumtoAlex TTC#2 UCL28 Cycle 5 CD25
lucyt66 TTC#1 UCL34 cycle 2 CD23
northlondonchoclover TTC#1 UCL28 cycle WTF CD19
Unbuffy TTC#2 UCL? WTF CD19
Liahgen66 TTC#6 UCL26 cycle 1 (post mc) CD17
RunForTheHills TTC#1 UCL30 cycle 14 CD13
yogamat TTC#2 UCL? cycle WTF CD13
vivcliquot TTC#1 UCL27 cycle 3 CD12
sunburntats TTC#2 UCL28 cycle 2 CD11
Tetleytea TTC#2 UCL28 cycle 3 CD11
Barrenbrook TTC#1 UCL 25-28 cycle 11 CD10
Albadetamble TTC#2 UCL25 cycle WTF CD10
Hopefully TTC#2 UCL28 cycle 3 CD8
NoShouting TTC#5 UCL? cycle 1 CD7
Curlylox TTC #3 UCL 28 cycle WTF CD7
Goodluckbear TTC#1 UCL28 cycle 1 CD5
Zayja TTC#1 UCL24-26 cycle 11 CD5
Tigger15 TTC#2 UCL26 cycle 8 CD1
PENDING STATS
westyorkshiregirl TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?
dirtgirl TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?
allthe8s TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?
muser TTC#? UCL? cycle WTF CD?
Polyanna TTC#6 UCL27 WTF CD?
LittleMiss72 TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?

GRADUATES
amyboo
totally
hoops997 BFP 11 July 2009
Stressy BFP 22nd August 2009
becky78 BFP 4th September 2009
LittleOneMum BFP 7th September 2009
Waitingisntfun BFP 19th September 2009
Chamois BFP 7th October 2009
Apples BFP 9th November 2009
Meita BFP 10th December 2009
CakeandFineWine BFP 27th December 2009
boodleboot BFP 2nd January 2010
Jollster BFP 10th January 2010
LeeWT BFP 21st January 2010
TFLS BFP 22nd January 2010
Louisesh BFP 22nd January 2010
MrsRigby BFP 27th January 2010
TheKurgan BFP 30th January 2010
effilump BFP 8th February 2010
Sarahlou8 BFP 10th February 2010
samanthab123 BFP 10th February 2010

if i've got you wrong, please feel free to bollck me amend.

samantha i'm keeping my fingers crossed for you, seems a bit flippant for me to blithely assure you "i'm sure it's nothing" when this is your scary time, so will just offer you a hug to get through the next few days till you come out the other side. Stretchy and heavy is normal. Which number baby is this?

(((()))

Happy valentines everyone, (yes I'm saddo on computer cos dh is at work. ) and already had to rake ds to dancing this morning, so no lovely snuggly lie in for me.

rake ?? Take even.

Liah thanks for changing my stats but it's actually

Tigger15 TTC#2 UCL26 cycle 9 CD2

Oh Liahgen -- what a day for DH to have to be working - a Sunday morning too... lucky me, lie in, quick post now on laptop and will get up and face the world... I had just copied the list to start editing, then checked back and you'd just done it! Thanks
On the WTF cycle TTC thing, I did a bit of googling after SarahMum told me why my OPK sticks positive, just so you know, you're likely to ov a lot later this month as your hormones only start their normal monthly cycle once HCG is down to near zero. For the first time in my life I'm looking at an incredibly feint line on a pg test stick wishing it wasn't there at all, rather than desperately wishing it were darker and I could be sure [frustrated face]. But very nearly down to zero now for me.

Pollyanna and others, your talk of how to tell DH about SWI... we had this conversation last time we were trying, and DH finds it a complete turn off to know 'today's the day'.. he does, however, rather like my desire to try at least every other day... So we're sticking with that, and occasionally he'll ask and I'll tell him, but always just after, not before, iyswim! Don't want to ruin things on the crucial day. Also explained that at the crucial time of the month I do generally feel a lot more up for it, so it's not just SWI out of duty, and this helped too. We tried SWOI for the first time yesterday after the mc, I was really worried it would hurt/I'd bleed afterwards, but neither applied, thankfully, it simply made me incredibly sad and I had to try to hide my tears -- on so many levels, grief for the little one we lost, grief for me that I'm not pg any more, that I don't have mat leave coming up timed beautifully with the summer holidays, that it didn't work and who knows when I'll be pg again...... this is so tough. Back to square one, but with sadness not just excitement.

I'm so happy for those of you with BFPs but really feel for you with nervousness -- I think I would be petrified of ever going to the loo again. I have my fingers incredibly tightly crossed for you all.

And MrsG, where are you? I started the list before Liahgen beat me to it and you're very very late, I hope you're ok... that you have good news but you're just not wanting to tell till you're really sure? Do hope so.

Curlylox it's just a horrible time, isn't it. I'm determined to try again already this month (I had ERPC on the 5th), the consultant said it was fine, the only issue is with dating, but scans can do that quite effectively.

Muser so sorry for what you're going through - is it today you have blood tests again? I do hope you get to a resolution soon.

LittleMiss how awful to have two announcements so soon.... though your romantic evening does sound like a wonderful distraction, lucky you Did they know? I have told work, despite my dr's certificate kindly only saying 'post-operative recovery'... it's been so tough I really find it easier that they know what I've been through. In fact, next time (I hope there's a next time fx) I may tell earlier as I'll need to keep my stress levels down and 12+ hr busy days are not going to help.

I have this week as holiday (booked months ago) so plan some fun stuff with DS -- softplay, trips to the park, playdates. If I've learned anything recently it's to really appreciate him all the more............

tigger hope you're feeling better -- updated list for you:

MrsGazebo TTC#1 UCL27 cycle 1 CD39
Cheepz TTC#2 UCL29 cycle WTF#2 CD32
Underneaththestream TTC#1 UCL ? cycle WTF CD32
clareanna TTC#2 UCL35 cycle WTF CD31
Tigerbear TTC#1 UCL26 cycle 6 CD28
just1moreplease ttc #3 ucl 30 days cycle 1 cd27
Moofold ttc#2 UCL~33 cycle1 CD26
SarahMumtoAlex TTC#2 UCL28 Cycle 5 CD25
lucyt66 TTC#1 UCL34 cycle 2 CD23
northlondonchoclover TTC#1 UCL28 cycle WTF CD19
Unbuffy TTC#2 UCL? WTF CD19
Liahgen66 TTC#6 UCL26 cycle 1 (post mc) CD17
RunForTheHills TTC#1 UCL30 cycle 14 CD13
yogamat TTC#2 UCL? cycle WTF CD13
vivcliquot TTC#1 UCL27 cycle 3 CD12
sunburntats TTC#2 UCL28 cycle 2 CD11
Tetleytea TTC#2 UCL28 cycle 3 CD11
Barrenbrook TTC#1 UCL 25-28 cycle 11 CD10
Albadetamble TTC#2 UCL25 cycle WTF CD10
Hopefully TTC#2 UCL28 cycle 3 CD8
NoShouting TTC#5 UCL? cycle 1 CD7
Curlylox TTC #3 UCL 28 cycle WTF CD7
Goodluckbear TTC#1 UCL28 cycle 1 CD5
Zayja TTC#1 UCL24-26 cycle 11 CD5
Tigger15 TTC#2 UCL26 cycle 9 CD2

PENDING STATS
westyorkshiregirl TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?
dirtgirl TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?
allthe8s TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?
muser TTC#? UCL? cycle WTF CD?
Polyanna TTC#6 UCL27 WTF CD?
LittleMiss72 TTC#? UCL? cycle? CD?

GRADUATES
amyboo
totally
hoops997 BFP 11 July 2009
Stressy BFP 22nd August 2009
becky78 BFP 4th September 2009
LittleOneMum BFP 7th September 2009
Waitingisntfun BFP 19th September 2009
Chamois BFP 7th October 2009
Apples BFP 9th November 2009
Meita BFP 10th December 2009
CakeandFineWine BFP 27th December 2009
boodleboot BFP 2nd January 2010
Jollster BFP 10th January 2010
LeeWT BFP 21st January 2010
TFLS BFP 22nd January 2010
Louisesh BFP 22nd January 2010
MrsRigby BFP 27th January 2010
TheKurgan BFP 30th January 2010
effilump BFP 8th February 2010
Sarahlou8 BFP 10th February 2010
samanthab123 BFP 10th February 2010

oh, and tigerbear -- fx for you.... are you really so strong you can wait till Tuesday? I couldn't....

Thanks Alba, I was in this morning having my blood tests. I'll get the results later today. The nurse is as frustrated by the lack of answers as I am.