Recurrent Buns - Miscarriage Testing and Beyond! Part three..!

[Julezboo]

Not so imaginative as lunatic !

Part One HERE

Part Two HERE

There are a mixture of Pg ladies, new BFP's (YAY) and new ladies who have sadly had to join us and are going through testing. Lots of OMW's and hand holding here!

Sit down, grab a cushion and a hot choc and get comfortable.

hows things julez? are you going for the world record for uti's during 1 pg? hopefully ds3 stays put for a few more weeks at least.

i'm still hanging around. lots of back ache but no contractions. very, very frustrating :(

Mumatron it may not feel like it but those cramps will be doing something. Even it's just limbering up for the big event. Good luck and I hope it all kicks off at 2AM tonight.

LunaticFringe so pleased you managed to get home for Christmas and that it wasn't too stressful putting it together.

We had a lovely christmas but DS being our first we had no idea what he'd think about the present opening. Last year he enjoyed taking paper off and that was about it. This year he knew about presents but got a bit freaked out about opening more than one so basically refused and ran in the other direction leaving me and DH looking at each other and the pile under the tree thinking: "well, you have the duplo and I'll take the paddington bear dvds". We're unwrapping presents still...

My sore tooth is not so bad, been rinsing with salt water and antibac mouth wash which seems to be working. My dentist had a number for the emergency dentist service up but I think I can last til Wednesday when hopefully he'll be back in the office. It's my own fault, I put this stuff off and then it's always worse.

LovelyBunch my DS has had the cough, I didn't take him to the GP first time around but it came back and he was struggling when the coughing fits were coming. He's on Antibiotics now...keep an eye on it, won't you.

justmee you can definitely get the multivitamins online for less.

Lurking...

no babies yet?

We had a lovely Xmas, ds was so happy and had a wonderful day. Lunch was just right and no stress at all. Desperately need to go for a walk to work off all the excesses and blow the cobwebs out but pavements are too icy.

Saw friend who's due next month, gave her pressies for baby and herself.

Email from cousins husband to say she gave birth yesterday. Was also due next month. First (very much longed for, after many years ttc) baby and labour was 2 hours 45 mins!

I'm sat twiddling thumbs, scrutinising my wacky temp chart wondering when to expect af.

Hey all.

Just to keep you updated. I was taken into hospital at lunchtime. Baby had been quiet. Strapped to monitor which revealed I was indeed having contractions and in labour. Have had first set of steroid jabs will have second tomorrow. They have also got me on tablets to try n stop labour. If it can't be stopped I will be having a section within 48 hours at most x keep everything crossed!

Got my fingers crossed for you too, julez

Thinking of you Julez. Try to remain calm. Everything crossed at this end.

Hope you've all had a good Xmas. I had scary spotting which was too red for my liking on the night of Xmas eve and Xmas day. Made the very difficult decision not to go to a & e as I decided there was probably nothing to be done if it was bad news and didn't see how ruining anyone's Xmas would help matters. It's stopped now, so trying to stay as positive as I can now. I'm hoping it was as a result of the pockets of blood, rather than anything too sinister, but I'm not taking anything for granted. My mc started with brown blood, so I know better than to assume that anything is safe. I think I may be a tad in denial. I can't bear to think that this won't end in good news.

Love to you all. Will catch up properly soon.

Hope your lo doesn't keep you waiting too much longer, mumatron. I had a stupid start/ stop labour with DS for 5 days and know how tiring and frustrating it is. Funnily enough, it always kicked off through the night, just to ensure I was properly exhausted before having to give birth!

Lunatic they wouldn't give me another scan unless I went for the nuchal. That will be on 25 Jan. If the bleeding starts again I'll be in like a shot, but something tells me I'm okay for now. Denial again!

Boobs are epic. Never seen/ felt anything like it. Never had that as a symptom before, so it's quite reassuring!

Sorry, all this is a bit me, me, me! I'll be back to my usual rambly self soon.

Hey ladies!

Glittery I had red bleeding with this one and DS2 (A LOT with him!) Have everything crossed for you!

I just had second steroids - god that hurts! Slept for 4 hours straight and not felt any tightenings before that it was every 48 mins or so. So fingers crossed ill be home on bedrest n little man can bake a little while longer. Cons doesn't expect ill still be pg by feb 7th though and my lovely mum who's in tenerife until 11th has been ringing must have cost her a fortune!

julez hope lo is staying put for now. i'm sure he will be fine if he does come now, but a few more weeks would be nice.

glittery how stressful for you. hope the bleed didn't spoil xmas for you. i am 100% sure you will be fine though.

waves to everyone else.

I cannot believe i still do not have a baby!! i'm annoyed with myself for being annoyed though. i know my edd given by the hospital was wrong by about 8 days so technically she isn't due until tomorrow but i was soooooo sure she would be here for xmas.

lots more monster pains last night but i managed to fall asleep and slept right through. i have a cons appt tomorrow, i want a date for induction. i am stressing so much that things are going to go wrong somehow i don't think me or my family can take much more.

will check back later see how you are getting on julez

Glad he's hanging on julez

Sorry you're still in one piece mumatron

So a proper red AF has arrived today - exactly 60 days after mc, which is exactly how long it was after the last mc. Can't say I'm not disappointed. And it is also early which is most unusual for me. Hoping this doesn't mean my lp is permenantly altered.

Hopefully this new proper reset cycle will be the start of a new beginning. Get to have a relaxing drink on both nye and dh's birthday (when hopefully af will have stopped). Then can start the detox and ttc to coincide with getting test results.

Hi everyone.

julez Sorry to hear the streoids hurt. I'm not very clued up on this stuff but are they to develop little man's lungs should he pop out early? Hope he stays put a while longer but I do agree that 7th Feb sounds a tad too optimistic!

mumatron You must be pretty fed up by now. Are you definitely going for an induction if they offer you one or would you prefer to wait for nature? I was 13 days over with DD and after 2 sweeps the induction couldn't come soon enough!!

lady I'm definitely keeping an eye on her. It isn't on her chest yet and she's developed a cold with it now so hopefully it is a simple cold. It's hard for me though because she has literally never been poorly in 2.9 years. Not a single temperature, cough, cold or snuffle so I have no idea what to do!

DD was the same as your DS at xmas. She got bored after unwrapping about three presents and we had to do the rest! Too many new toy distractions.

glittery Hope you aren't worrying too much. At least you know you have the pockets of blood so that is a very good reason for the bleed. I have faith everything is fine :)

digi Glad you have AF. Your plan of action is coming together nicely :)

All a bit boring here. I am on CD 24 (I think. CD1 was 6th Dec) and no sign of ovulation with the OPKs. My lines couldn't be more pale if they tried. Still DTD every other day though just in case.

Had a massive lie in this morning. DD has been awake coughing practically all night. I have been in an out offering her drinks, calpol, and cough medicine intermittently so by 8am she decided to have three hours solid sleep so we didn't drag ourselves up until just after 11. So just a banana for breakfast as it'll be lunchtime soon!!

how goes it julez? hoping you are home tucked up in bed by now.

still hanging around here :( i really hope baby comes tonught/early morning. i have forgotten dp's birthday haven't even got a card. just tried to make an excuse to go to asda to try and pick something up, buthe wont let me go out alone.

feel a bit shitty now.

coconuts i will be begging for induction asap. they wont be in any rush to do it anytime soon as i know it's busy there and they are short staffed.

glittery hows things with you?

Im home :) baby still cookin for now but they dont expect it to be much longer.

Had both steroid jabs to mature his lungs so he can pretty much come when he wants consultant says. I wont make 7th feb. Nefidipine to stop contractions were stopped at 8am this morning. Had a fw biggies just after but nothing since around 11am other than usual mild contractions.

"Labour" started boxing day, only I didnt know it thankfully I went in when I did.

Got home and just had some yummy tea and i am heading up to bed shortly cos I am pooped. I will do a proper catch up soon x

evry day is a bonus at this stage julez at least you got the steroids on time and he is a good weight.

ohh mumtron royal glam are still allowed to make toast :o

am a bit to say that when i had my 'final' mw appt she asked me if i wanted to go through a birthplan or anything. My only question was 'am i allowed tea and toast'. she looked at me like i had two heads, lol.

but the answer was yes, only the mlu had probs with the alarms and the clu was ok apparantly. YAY!!

i just need to actually go into labour now so i can get the tea and toast!

Gawd, how exciting...nothing like waiting for babies to come. mumatron I went 10 days over with DS, they had scheduled an induction for +12 I think - I had a 'vigourous' sweep and that seems to have done the trick although obviously the fact that I was ready for a sweep to be done meant I must have been on the way anyway. Sounds like things are moving along, keep positive and don't worry about the birthday you can make it up to him when things settle down a bit.

Julez good luck!!! I really hope bub stays in just that bit longer.

Well...I didn't get my bloods done today. Will try to get them in tomorrow, although we're off to see Peppa Pig theatre show in the city so not quite sure when I'll squeeze it in. I'm not too worried, will just check when my follow up is with consultant as I think I've got another cycle before that I can use. And seeing that would be the 6th month of trying it'll be useful for further investigations.

Glittery scary spotting is bad - but sounds like it's stopped? Hopefully it has and if no nasty cramping continuing on then I reckon there's a good chance it would be those pockets working out. Got everything crossed that it doesn't mean anything.

Gosh lovelybunch you're lucky to have such a hardy DD - it feels like DS has had something every 4-5 weeks since he was about 8 months - of course I blame the childminder (her children...they go to school...can't help but bring things home) but maybe I need to look at his hand hygiene a bit more Hope she and you have a more restful night tonight.

I've got dinner in the oven, so better go check on it. Night all!

Thanks for all the reassurance ladies. I had spotting with DS too, but of course that doesn't make you feel better. I keep thinking my symptoms have gone away and then I'll get ridiculous random nausea and feel desperately overtired in the afternoons. I feel so different yet again in this pg to the others and every little thing makes you wonder.

I'll be 9 weeks tomorrow. I can't help but think that if I can just get to 10...if I can just make it to 11...if I can just battle through to 12...I'll be okay. Really want to start a) believing it and b) not worrying quite so much ALL of the time. Oddly DH seems to find my fear irritating and weird. He keeps reminding me that we've seen a baby with a hb and it's all I can do not to roll my eyes or hit him! I expected him to be a little more understanding, or at least pretend to comprehend my sheer terror.

The spotting is minimal and is as often absent as it is there, but I dread going to the bathroom these days and hoping it will all get easier soon.

Julez You sound so upbeat considering what you've been through. I'm pleased he's still hanging on in there, but you should feel reassured from what the consultant said. Can't say I'm exactly surprised that you won't make 7th Feb!

mumatron chill. Easy for me to say, I know! To misquote your words back to you, I'm sure everything will be 100% fine for you now. You've come so far and I'm sure the pains mean you're at least headed in the right direction. I'm with both you and Julez on the tea and toast thing. Best tea and toast you can ever have after giving birth!!! Nothing quite like it in this world! Hope your lo comes before you have to be induced and try not to stress about your DP. I'm sure he will understand that your mind is slightly elsewhere right now! The virtual/E-card idea is a good one. You could get some chocolates sent out tomorrow with a card saying you promise to celebrate properly soon.

Lunatic Couldn't help but snigger about the fact that our little lives, and potentially indeed the world, would fall flat if we didn't make allowances for things to be organised in our absence - even when that means when we're (potentially) knowingly being admitted to hospital. I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's a bloody good job men don't have babies.

digi Sorry about the arrival of AF. How are you so certain it's early? Are you going by ovulation sticks and charting? Try not to fret too much. It still may not be 100% accurate at this point. I know that doesn't help, but at least AF is an indication that your body is trying to sort itself out. And, it's a step forward in terms of enjoying NYE and your plan. Hugs.

Coconuts Hope DD is feeling better now? Sorry about the lack of strong lines on your OPKs. If it's any consolation at all, the only time my test line was ever darker than the control was when I conceived and miscarried. I STILL to this day think my LH levels were too high as I had + test results for 5 days. On the cycle I got pg this time, I treated any 2nd line as a + and it was never as dark as I felt it should have been. It would seem my ovulation coincided with the 24 hours that I saw a very pale line, so don't lose heart just yet.

Lady You have my every sympathy on the toothache front. I've had more impacted wisdom teeth and abscesses than I can count on both hands. I actually dread the prospect of getting an infection whilst pg as I doubt there is anything they can give you and toothache is the worst pain ever. Hope it's a bit better now.

Your DS sounds to be the exact opposite of my DS on the present front. He's still asking for more presents now!

I wouldn't worry about your DS's health. If anything, he'll be far more resilient to germs when he goes to school, if he's had a few bugs now. I think you're right that he'll be getting stuff from older kids rather than it being down to your hygiene levels!

Hope you manage to squeeze the bloods in tomorrow.

Waves to frazzled and anyone else I may have missed. Quite an exciting thread at the mo. Looking forward to the baby announcements from our first graduates soon.

Hi all,

Can't work out where the days are going!

Baubles, I feel your pain. DS coughing himself awake most nights and early mornings ATM, and that lemon and honey mixture doesn't do a thing (although he loves it, will fake a cough to get it...).

LadyBeen glad the tooth's not spoiled your Christmas, and I too unwrapped many presents for DS. They really don't like change much, even when it's supposed to be nice!

digital Xmas sounds perfect and hope charts and cycle settle down v soon. You sound so positive, sure this next year will be the one for you.

Julez OMG! Everything crossed. Didn't know steroids hurt, poor you - it's been one thing after another, hasn't it?

Glittery More scary spotting . Hang in there, I know is impossible not to worry but I also know you can bleed terrifying amounts and still have a live bean hanging in there. Epic boobs sound promising, if uncomfortable. Seriously, if bleeding continues just ask EPU for another scan. I practically had a season ticket for mine but they were all very nice about it.

Mumatron can't wait to read the post saying your DD's finally here!

Lunatic, you are superwoman, I knew it! I have yet to even clear out baby's room. The thought exhausts me.

I am finally home, avoiding cleaning and counting the days till mat leave (while stressing a lot about it being a lousy time to disappear out of sight for months on end...).

Had mw appt today. I have perfect blood pressure, baby's heart rate is 'gorgeous' (love my midwife) but the bump's on the very smallest side of normal - because he's still transverse. MW says she?s not worried about the transverse thing as they almost always turn (if you think about it, that?s completely true so am trying not to stress). If still TV in two weeks? time she will send me for a scan. So little tick has two weeks to turn. FX.

Will be checking back VERY regularly now to see what's happening with our soon-to-be graduates!

had sweep at 3.30pm ish and have had some verrry interesting pains since. can they
really work that quickly?

big bloody show aswell

i'm booked in for induction next thurs if this doesn't go anywhere though.

will try and post back in a little while but i'm feeling a bit odd, off for a bath and to try and watch a film with dc. i'm alone with them atm probably not the best time for dp to be out having bday drinks.

Just popping on quickly...good luck mumatron, I doubt we will be waiting much longer for your birth announcement :)

Julez glad you are home and hope baby can bake a bit longer but at least now you can rest easy knowing the steroids are helping his lungs develop!

Glittery fingers crossed everything is ok. I am sure it is, you have seen a hb and that is very reassuring.

We made it to FL. It was a hell of a mission, but we are here. We are staying with my best friend who has 2 kids, 5 and 3. I was telling her about my 2 miscarriages recently and she said "so you're done now, right? You are happy with DD and thats it." and I said no, not really. She said 2 miscarriages is a sign that I can't stay pregnant and I should give up. She said one is normal, but not two. I told her the statistics and she shut up really fast. I know she didnt mean to offend or hurt me, but it has stabbed my confidence in getting pg again. :(