Totally's GRADS...lets handhold thru this....

[boodleboot]

Ok girls....time to get started....

lee stressy amyboo totally

and of course any other ladies who have recently had a Big Scary Fat Positive and will now literally be counting the days to healthy babe in arms, welcome y'all

i have no idea how i am going to make it but i know that i will need handholding....and knowing lots of you already i know you will too ha ha

{Totally's conception thread got me thus far with lots of handholding and i love them for that....}

BRING ON THE BABIES.....

oh Gipi that is wicked
you must be so relieved. i really really am pleased for you....soz DH is being a gimp.

Great news Gipi - you must be really relieved.

gipi, brilliant news about the scan

well im back from hospital and not sure what to think..dipstick test showed a uti which they think could be causing discharge and pain, but they insisted on scanning me despite my insistence that im only 5 weeks today..of course all that was visable on the sacn was a pregnancy sack, nothing else..same as my dd2's scan, so not sure what to think..Doctor said HCG and scan was consistent with very early pregnancy of barely 5 weeks, but said because she couldnt see a yolk sac, she could not rule out ectopic pregnancy as apaprently a sac can form in the womb even with an ectopic...so have been sent home..discharge seems to have vanished again, swabs were taken and there was no blood or anything visible on the swab. Doctor has obviously said that at this stage, if its not an ectopic, they cant promise its a viable pregnancy..Im due back on sunday for a further HCG..I feel like curling up in a ball..I did another clearblue digital this morning and this time it said 3 + weeks, so Im just hoping thats a good sign

Memory- I think all will be fine. They're not going to see more than a sack at 5 weeks. They're just being over careful, which is good I suppose. The pee stick sounds good.

Fantastic news Gipi, chill now, it's all good

Lee- so good you thought of something positive. Now's the time to look after yourself, and make sure you treat and enjoy yourself.

I haven't felt baby move for a couple of days so I'm a bit flappy. But I hope it's for no reason at all. I have a definate bump now anyway.

I'm so pleased for you Gipi and others that have had good news on these early scans. Will be keeping everything crossed for you memorylapse and hope that all is well.

I don't know how I feel, tbh, keep expecting to see blood everytime I go to the toilet - boobs are still tender and I am shattered but that could just be new job etc.

Congrats Gipi - brilliant news. And congrats Memory too - it wasn't bad news, just not conclusive news, which is to be expected at 5w. I know its hard but hang in there - even just one more week and there will be more to see, I'm sure. Good that the DRs are being thorough and a great sign that your clearblue test registered more weeks. I'm sure you'd have more pain if it was an ectopic, but what do I know. Chances are all will be fine - totally with you on the worrying, though. If I'd been scanned at 5 weeks I'm sure there would have been nothing too - seriously, just keep thinking"7 more days, 7 more days".
Jacanne stay positive - there will be no blood and all will be fine. This is a different pg than before - a new one, with as much chance as anyone's of going well.
Says me, paranoid as paranoid can be. Had a coffee at 4pm, feel dreadful now, like I want to punch someone and so-o tired. Being 6w pg with a 3 year old to look after is no picnic. But hey, I love every bit of it: so delighted to be tired and to have symptoms at last.
Hello to everyone else, hope all well and looking forward to the weekend. Sorry if rambling, this coffee has gone straight to my head, feel high as a kite and can't even punctuate properly

I am having some very incomfortable pain down the left side of my stomach going into my groin....it is making me almost have a fuzzy leg iyswim...am now panicking that it could mean this pregnancy is ectopic...can you guys tell me all you know about how and when you would know an ectopic is happening?

i ddid another clear blue as i found one in the cupboard {i knew i had another digi somwhere....} this said Preg - 3+ so that is good as obviously hormones are growing thus pregnancy is....i reckon to be about 6 wks now. would i feel an ectopic yet...

am i just panicking?

should i book in and pay for private scan next week before the NHS get intouch with early scan date {could be 3 wks} or is my paranoia not worth giving in to???

it is painful enough that i have given in and taken one paracetamol....thats pretty painful for me...

boodeboot I keep getting pain on the left hand side too - but not going down my leg - I am hoping that it is just "stretching" pains as they come and go.

I don't THINK that the pain with an ectopic comes until a bit later - but I could be very wrong - I would phone your gp asap or phone nhs direct and see what they say - otherwise go to A & E and they should be able to give a scan if they are worried too.
Hope this helps and keeping my fingers crossed for you x

Boodle- I had pain on my left side and that's why I got sent for my scan at 6 weeks to rule out ectopic. They sent me to hospital straight away so I'd say go to your GP tomorrow and get refered straight for a scan.

I can't sleep at all at the moment. I'm sooooooo tired. And grumpy.

Boodlebot..go for a scan..just to be reassured..however it could be something simple like a wee infection.

I am off to the hospital again for a repeat HCG..fingers crossed as if it doesnt go up..then potentially we are looking at ectopic or blighted ovum..however..have a funny taste in my mounth this morning and my boobs feel heavy..so hope this is a good sign..the discharge has vanished without a trace..Im baffled..makes me wonder if it was old blood from implantation..HVS results are not back till tomorrow

Good luck memory- will be thinking of you. Fingers well and truly crossed for you. All will be fine.

Thanks totally..wont get the results till tomorrow I dont think..so another 24 hours of waiting..Im very baffled at the fact that the discharge has just totally stopped..Ive never had a any cramping or bleeding so Im hoping that this is a good sign

thanks girls - saw my midwife today at church, very blessed that we go to same church and already know eachother....should make for a lovely pregnancy hopefully....she said not to be overly concerned about the pain and reminded me that i had some lypozites or something like that in my urine on midwife friday so test results could show a little infection which may be causing the pain....she said not too worry about it too much, especially as there is no blood or brown discharge. There IS a big increase in creamy CM {TMI soz} tho...

in no pain today so that is good....

boobs are ginormous....DH very pleased....may have to BD tonight....bugger....

good luck for tom memory

Glad the midwife was able to reassure you boodleboot

the hospital have just phoned...my hcg levels have gone from 1700 to 3600 in 48 hours, so they have doubled..as they expect..am just waiting to hear from the registrar as to whether they will want to do a follow up scan

Hello all - great news Memory, and glad no more pain or discharge, Boodle - you did scare me with your pains back there. Envy you both your level of care - I take it you don't live in London! I can't even imagine having a friendly midwife, or getting any help without paying through the nose for it. It must be lovely . That said, I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow - am sure she'll send me packing with a "that's nice... and?" when I tell her I'm pg, but I might plead for an early scan at 8 or 9w, plus a blood test for thyroid as I want to check I'm taking the right amt of medication. Hope everyone else is well and not too paranoid. I could sleep for Britain. It's like narcolepsy. Quite pleasant if only I didn't have anything to do! Still, am loving every symptom and so not complaining at all...

Great news memory - fingers crossed everything carries on going well for you. Glad the pain has gone boodle.

I'm counting down the days till my next scan - Wednesday morning. Symptoms still seem to be here, so I'm hoping it's good news. Fingers crossed.

Hi Ladies - just checking in - haven't been round much lately - sorry. Still thinking of you Lee if you're reading this. Big hugs.

Great news Memory and boodle.

Nothing much to report here (still stressing big time about lack of symptoms - have had VERY slight boob pain and nausea but more because I'm looking for it than anything I think. Am v as doc reassured me I would get an early scan and have just had my letter through and it's for 12 bloody weeks!!! ARRGGHH

Have booked a private one for 2 weeks time (will hopefully be 8wks by then) but that's £140!!!!!!

Just so worried that it's all going to go the same way as last time - getting a BIG feeling of deja vu at moment

poor you stressy i feel your pain.....its just a very stressful time. I am roughly the same as you and other than a pot belly from water retention and some boob growth my symptoms are not anything big at the minute. I don't really think they are supposed to be at the minute tho....i do have terrible thrush tho and following on from yesterdays post about the midwife rang her today and have made docs appt at 5pm to get thrush cream and pessary. (those are really expensive to buy from the chemist and rather get the prescription....)midwife said no drugs. i have been having that pain i spoke about today again and am going to tell docs in hope that they rule out ectopic by sending me straight in for a scan. Failing them doing that i will be booking in with a fairly local medical imaging place that do viable pregnancy early scans for £50.....that sounds way too much that you are having to pay!!

pleaaaaaaaase try not to stress out, its not good for you and baby. that deja vu feeling is just fear kicking in. take some deep breaths and bring it back to the moment. Otherwise our stress brings us in to danger of beconing a self fulfilling prophecy...big love to everyone....

(clearly pregnancy has turned me into a hippie....)

stressy - poor you. I can't believe the crapness of the NHS sometimes. Don't they understand what it's like for people who have been through a miscarriage? It makes me realise how lucky I am to be going through this experience in Belgium, where I may have to pay but at least I get the care I want.

boodle I think you should definitely get the pain thing checked out. If only so that they give you a damn scan!

Stressy I feel your pain too but try not to stress. Look at me: convinced I'd mc'd, absolutely convinced, then what did the scan show but a heartbeat. I think if it has happened before, it's so easy to stop believing in your body or that anything good will happen, but it can and it will. Each pg is new and different from the last.
I went to my dr today and she said no need to go for another scan until 12 weeks - this, with my history! I couldn't believe it. So I sympathise with you Stressy. It sucks having to pay for a private scan, but at the same time it feels cheap at half the price to have that peace of mind. Or so I told myself as I parted with £160 for mine...
I went to yoga today and now I'm worried I shouldn't have, as I have dragging pains down below (but not cramps - more like ligaments stretching). But I'm trying not to treat myself like an invalid, hence the yoga. Exercise makes me feel relaxed, so hopefully the bean benefits too. Thoughts on exercise when pg?
Boodle get that scan, just to put your mind at rest. I was worried about the same and I feel so much better that at least that's one thing I can rule out. Good luck to you and hello to everyone else.

Stressy..go back to your gp..or failing that can you self refer to the epu..my epu seem great..the nurse told me today that they will happily scan me whenever to offer reassurance as they understand how anxious you can feel after miscarriage

saw very lovely GP {not my normal one...} who immediately said ' ooh lets get you over to the EPAC for a scan to reassure you that it isn't ectopic...' then gave me some baby friendly co codamol and HUGE pessaries for the thrush.... he was so nice that i started to cry and waffle on.... damn hormones....have got a headache again too....all good signs but a bloody pain to have a at the same time.

tonight i am so tired that even my tiredness is tired.....

scan should come through in 2-3 days....yippee

aw stressy sorry to hear you are in such a bad situation.. def try and ring epu directly or even see one of the other gps at your surgery - try to avoid paying!!

xxx

Great news that you're getting a scan boodle. Sounds like you had a nice GP.

In answer to your question about exercise sunnydale - I'm a keen swimmer, part of a swimming club and I swim 40-50 lengths 3 times a week. I'm still going, but I've tried to slow my lengths down a bit, and not power through like I normally do. I also make sure I drink lots while I'm swimming and don't push myself too hard. I think you're fine to caarry on your normal exercise routine, as long as you listen to your body and don't push yourself too much.

Oh, hello, thanks amyboo for the heads up - I have found you!

I am delighted to see that there is a thread short of the scary Due in May one. I MCed on 4 August and would you believe it - BFP yesterday, no AF in between... ( sunny sounds like you did that too!)

Am so nervous that I can't really concentrate on life at all, so I'm glad for the hand-holding on here! Absolutely no symptoms at all, so am just crossing everything for now...