Hi ladies! I am waaaaaaay behind again and don’t have a hope in hell of catching up so sorry. I’ve not been around much as I’ve been keeping my head down trying to get through the last few weeks of the term. Two more to go!
Welcome to the newbies. As ever, sorry you find yourself here but hope you get some much needed support and sympathy.
Massive congrats on the recent positive scans brummie cloud jady and others. Am sooooo pleased for you all.
bootles hugs. It is incredibly difficult, each experience brings a new set of memories to deal with. I hope the results are reassuring.
minnie that sounds fucking horrendous. I hope you are looking after yourself today.
Last weekend went as well as could be expected and thank you for thinking of me. It was another massive milestone done and got through. We stayed in the most beautiful spot in the Lakes and on dd’s due date I sat in the garden with a few red wines, watched the sun set, cried, remembered and paid my respects to her little life.
AF this past week (the timing with dd due date is just bollocks, isn’t it?!) put me back on a 28 day cycle (which I haven’t had since 2 years ago) and definitely much heavier (5 days instead of 3, sorry for TMI!). Am taking these as good signs that the scratch at Coventry and/or all my supplements are having a positive effect.
And I now have my final letter from Leeds outlining my ‘intensive regime’ should we want to do this crazy fucking thing all over again. The prof is adamant that because of the positive lupus anticoagulant test, I would need aspirin before ttc, along with high-dose folic acid. After masses of consulting with Dr Google I’ve decided why not? Fuck it. If we do try again, I haven’t had aspirin in the past and it’s gone wrong 4 times. So, in a totally twisted leap of logic, I can’t see it will do any harm next time. I know this isn’t scientific, ladies, so forgive me!
Also, confirmation I would get heparin as soon as I got a bfp, and there would be no need to wait until later for a vialbility/location scan. This is really reassuring as, apart form dd, all my first trimester pregnancies have not got past the 5/6 week mark so this would hopefully help that initial implantation period. She was a bit sceptical about using the progesterone beyond the first trimester, as suggested by Coventry, but also said she was happy to go with it until at least 20 weeks due to that being a significant point with losing dd. So, that’s that. I don’t think I could really ask for more support (or medication!) and cannot really fault Leeds in their willingness to try all the different things suggested by other hospitals. Bless ‘em.
And finally… has anybody else read ‘1 in 4: Shifting the Balance…’ by Barbara Toppin? I thought it was good but found her description/explanation about early and late losses particularly moving as I really felt that for the first time ever, I had found somebody explaining why all of my miscarriages have been ‘missed’. I've always felt that this is significant but could be wrong. Would be interested in other’s thoughts.
Waves to you all.