Recurrent Miscarriage Testing, trials and tribulations...Part 7!

[squizita]

Hi all, carrying on from part 6. All kinicker-checkers, blood-testers, clinic-attenders and finger-crossers welcome. Nothing but love and crossed fingers...

Waving to everyone and keeping up the vibes for baking - and for you ODB! Congratulations. :)

Down, when I was in the testing stages after mc no. 4, and having a break from ttc, I had a scan which revealed a largish cyst. I had to go back and have it checked in three months, I think - in the intervening period I went to my gynae for smear etc and she gave me a scan too and it had gone. It's pretty usual, I think.

No news here. I don't know whether to 'count' what happened earlier this week as a v early mc or not. I am booked in for a day 21 progesterone test this cycle, as this was the 5th cycle with nothing and it's never taken this long before - mc no. 5 took 4 months and before that I was always pg first or second time. It may be a bit much but I want to leave no stone unturned. RMC appt on the 22nd.

*'as this was the 5th cycle with nothing (assuming it was nothing )'

All this sucks sometimes, n'est-ce pas?

It does indeed royally suck. ((HUGS)) for Picardy

Time is dragging so slowly! I'm veering wildly between completely calm and accepting that I have no control over outcome, and feeling panicky about it. I know if I have to get through another MC I can do it, and in some ways I know there is an end in sight either way because if this goes wrong that is it, the end of the road and no turning back. Getting better at the clexane though have a massive bruise from the first injection days later. I have told DH he is coming with me to next scan because I am not getting bad news on my own again. He really doesn't get it, he said " I thought the drugs were supposed to mean there wouldn't be any bad news?" If only it were that simple.

Congrats OBD

Just one how annoying! I've found the NHS and other large organisations still struggle with the "I'm not working in an office and can't just take personal calls" thing. Weird and very irritating as its the 21st century ... And surely nurses and doctors would be 1st to get that?

Picardy oh that sucks. I would make a note of it, for future clinic appointments, but put it as a 'possible'.

Baking waves. Hope the side effects aren't too horrid! My OH also struggles with medical stuff not just curing but helping - thinks things get 'fixed' not in % chance. Man thing, perhaps?

Hi Downstairs, that sounds like something to be encouraged by, maybe implantation of a new pg? Have you ttc again? It could be recovery from the ERPC, but have you had 21 days with no spotting? Its the acne that would get me thinking in your situation. Fingers crossed for you. :)

Yeah it might be implantation. ERPC (and any mc) can produce wtf cycles, but the timing on this one sounds like there's a chance it's not AF on her way. Fingers crossed.

My fingers are crossed for me to have no AF before tomorrow (I.e. 10 days after ov) as that means last month was a blip and I have a fertile cycle. Don't mind a 24 day cycle providing the plumbings working! Just means after my next visit to st Marys, I get to POAS 4 days sooner everymonth lol!

ODB great news on your pg and sorry the anxiety levels have risen, sadly its par for the course. I've only done a quite glance at all the updates as at work but I would suggest you speak to your specialist asap but keep on with the drugs for now as I believe (but might be wrong) that if you start you and get pg you need to continue. Good luck.

Bakingthey're useless aren't they OH's!! Everything is so black and white for them - mine is particularly awful at reading emotions/anxiety and just blames everything on my hormones (he's probably right tho!)

Very quick update as really busy at work but I had my scan, I'm 10 wks, and we saw a MOVING baby with arms and legs - never seen a moving one before, so pleased and a step closer but still the fear levels are high.

So am on all the drugs - clexane, steroids, progesterone and aspirin. Got a very long 2 week wait now until I can get scanned and each day is dragging but I am trying to forget about it and just get on with things. If only life had a fast forward button.....

squizita - hope things are looking good for you and that it was implantation

polka2 - that is amazing!!!!!!!

Polka that is wonderful news

Squiz hope the witch stays away for you.

Downstairs likewise! Fingers crossed for a BFP on the 19th.

OBD I know how you feel. 10 days to scan and counting, it feels like an eternity. Hang in there.

Waves to everyone else!

bakingtins - I guess each day with no spotting is a good thing but I keep thinking progesterone is masking things.

Progesterone is a double edged sword. It's a novelty not to have any spotting (had early spotting/bleeding even in my successful pregnancies) but I know it's just the progesterone and doesn't mean all is ok in there. I'd only be happy if I was hooked up to a real-time mobile ultrasound scanner, start to worry again as soon as I'm out of the scan room, but will just have to suck it up for the next 10 days.

I've tried to post 3-4 times on my mobile but the message keeps disappearing into the void. So a quick hello to see if this works....

Hello LB !

I have only just realised very late in the day that today was my due date for the baby I lost at my 3rd MC in March. I have been so busy that I have literally not had a minute to think about it. Perhaps that's a good thing. Following my little tradition I have bought a charity gift in her honour. I do feel sad that it can almost slip by unnoticed, my first EDD was such a massively emotional day, now I've got to 4MC I'm a bit hardened to it

Although saying that I bled with one pregnancy even on the progesterone

baking for yesterday. I do think I harden up slightly after each loss, probably a self preservation technique.
Still pondering ttc again. I'm just wondering what everyones thoughts are on having no intervention (progesterone, aspirin etc) ? Hospital doctor says that I would only get these if any of my blood tests came back abnormal. GP said if I went privately I would probably be given all of the above.

Hi everyone sorry I can't namecheck everyone I'm on my phone but congratulations odb! And fantastic news for you polka!

I've just had my 3 monthly app with the consultant and feeling slightly better she has agreed to try progesterone in my next pg I was meant to be on the promise trial but it is about finished now. It's actually better for me this way though at least I know I'm getting. the real thing just need to get pregnant now! On. cd 24 now and started spotting I normally have a 31 day cycle so my body is messing about again we have tried really hard this month too :(

Being in the undiagnosed category is v difficult, nearly Our NHS RMC clinic attitude was go away and try again even after 4 losses. The private consultant recommended folic acid, aspirin, progesterone after three. None of those drugs are expensive so it's not a cost thing. The evidence for such a lot of this is still v sketchy, I think the NHS are a bit hand-tied by NICE guidelines. There is if nothing else a big psychological advantage to "doing something"
Is your GP sympathetic? I've had all my meds as recommended by both private consultants prescribed by my GP, she was v happy to act on the say-so of someone with more letters after their name. Is going private for another opinion an option for you?

Waves Funny old day. Realised exactly 1 year since my 1st loss ... Also it's the national day of remembrance for pregnancy loss. Apt, I suppose.

for squiz Hope it's the close of that chapter and the start of a more positive new one.
Did the get you?

No, thanks for asking. I have been beating her off with vitamin B complex and fish oils! NO YOU MAY NOT COME IN UNTIL DAY 26 YOU HORRID OLD WITCH! Haha!

Onwards and upwards. We live in a world where they can scan me, thin me blood, give me steroids, fix funny wombs and goodness knows what else so I should count my blessings!