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My favourite TTC book, if there can be such a thing, is Swimming Upstream. I just found a link for it:
Swimming Upstream - The Struggle To Conceive
This book was written by a man for men, but it's really useful for both partners. It was the first time my husband found any kind of recognition for the way he was feeling or the journey he was going through. For me, someone in that book referred to himself and his wife as "Childless Parents". That described exactly how DH and I feel.
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OP.
Good morning everyone,
Wow OP the book sounds great- i think if this cycle ends in BFN i will def be out to get a copy! Are you having a 7 week scan? are you on any meds now? If i get a BFP i am to start progesterone pessaries until my 7 week scan.
WBAM - how are you feeling today hun?
Today i have a heavy feeling not cramping but i know my uterus is there if that makes sense, and i have been quite nauseated at night? I know i know i'm thinking to much but i can't help it!! Due for my next pregnyl tom.
Hello to everyone else!
xxBella
Oh WLAB - I'm sorry the cycle didn't work out this time. There will be babies! It will happen for you. It will happen for all of us. I think this should be our mantra, we should all repeat this to ourselves every morning.
OP, with the amnio, we're all so used to having all the information, but what you have to think is what would you do with bad news? I don't want to have an amnio because I don't think I could terminate a pregancy I've worked so hard to get - but that's everyone's individual decision. There is such a thing as too much information. Most of the tests they can do by blood now anyway.
AFM, still don't know what's going on - worked out that if I did o last week that AF would be due around the 20th (I have a routine luteal, just not the follicular stage) so I might just POAS on Christmas Day. I go in for my scan on Friday re the cyst and will ask them to do a BT also to see if I did o.
Re improving the situation (and egg quality), my naturopath has heaps of dietary advice particularly for people with PCOS. I don't have the bits of paper with me, but do have them at home so can post that if you're interested. I've changed a few things. I take vitex - it's to try to regulate the cycle and get a more regular 28 day cycle rather than the variable one I've got (I take one tab days 1-14 then 2 until next day 1). Naturopath said I'll have to come off the vitex (and the other one I forget the name of) when I start an IUI cycle as they can interfere with the hormones you inject. I would recommend seeing her - she's great. Resonance Therapy in East Malvern (Melbourne).
WBM - I think the risks for a 40 year old mum are quite different for a younger one. So I will do the amnio because I believe it's the responsible thing to do. There's another test to do now instead - CSV or something like that. I'll ask the clinic tomorrow when we go for the reconfirmation PG test.
Bella - I had shocking cramps around 10 DPO. I thought AF was coming and put myself to bed. The cramps have continued up to about two days ago. Now I've got terrible runs, which I understand is my body trying to adjust to the new hormone levels. And my heart rate is way up. Normally it's about 66 but resting rate is currently 88. It goes up to 100 if I hurry down the street!
The waiting and the anxiety never stops. Every little twinge makes me a little scared. Six weeks is nothing really. I won't feel 100% confident until 12 weeks. And even then I'll be worried about the 19 week tests.
Shades, what's happening with you lovely? AF due tomorrow? Let us know how you go. We're all thinking of you.
OP.
I'm being pretty quiet at the moment sorry... Yeah AF is due tomorrow or Fri... we've just bought a new house and we're going away for a week on Fri so either way I guess something good's happened but yeah - don't feel pg :(
Hello there,for a while now ive been reading this forum seeing what so many of you go thru, with each month passing praying more each time that maybe just maybe it might happen on its own without any medical intervention but alas no!! damn you af...Im so thankful for the last few months, even the last few days for all the wonderful information i have gained from the fabulous Original P, so i hope you dont mind me joining in. The same as you guys we have to wait til after christmas to continue anything, and as we live 4hrs from our clinic its a massive effort to start iui in january.
Tanya
WLAB popping in to wish OP all the best with your HSG Levels today -
The test you can have at 10 - 12 weeks is a CVS, I was two days away from it with my first Pregnancy, they take a sample of the placenta through the cervix and test it for chromosones, from memory one was virtually 100 % with there results, in my second preg I booked in for the amnio, Initially I chose CVS b/c we could have results 5 weeks earlier.
OP - a word of advice, in Melb, as soon as I found out I was preg I tried to book into the RWH for the CVS and or amnio, and they were booked out. I had to ring around to get in, keep that in mind.
Im not sure what I would do if I become preg again
Shades - I felt distinctly ordinary before my BFP - so anything could happen for you! Diamond kept the faith for me while I was saying "no, no, no". So I'll do that for you!
Maccas, welcome! We hope you feel free to jump in whenever - I know for my part having this forum has helped me express so many feelings and has helped keep me sane. A few of the girls here have been doing some of their treatment at home, so just ask if you're ever worried. Giving yourself injections can be pretty intimidating in the beginning.
WLAB - thanks for that tip. Who would have thought such a procedure would be booked out! We've done the BT this morning. Results due around 2.00pm. Our FS really wouldn't get into stuff with us too much today. She's still as cautious as ever. But we did tell her we want to go public through the widwives centre at the hospital and she was approving of that. She said once we have today's results she'd book us in for the week 7 ultrasound and give us all the printed info on courses of care.
I'll update later today! Feeling a little anxious. Oh hurry 12 weeks!
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OP.
OP - Up nice and early and visiting FS - I will be thinking of you today and look forward to hearing your wonderful results.
Forgot to say thank you for the info regarding suggestions for books ...
Well thanks for being my positivity then OP... I'm afraid though that unless AF arrives in the next 24 hours I'm going to have to leave you all hanging for a week until I get back from holidays!
Just popping my head in quickly to wish you good luck today OP with your results. Im sure your hcg will come back in massive numbers!!
Also thinking of you today Shades. Remember its not over till its over, as OP has showed us :lol:
Sorry, no time for any more... good luck to every ones else whichever part of your cycle that you are in. And welcome to macca too :D
Okay, hCG is 2958. Prog is 29. Clinic didn't seem fussed about that but I don't feel so good about it at all. Some quick research indicates the healthy Prog range is 12-20 for this stage so I am trying to accept that as being okay. That research also said hCG of 3600 is the first point at which anything will be detected on a scan, so the clinic obviously thinks I'll hit that point in the next week.
I'm booked in for more bloods next Friday plus a scan. I don't feel that secure. Hopefully bloods and scan will help me feel more confident.
Oh hurry Jan 21, when all this is behind me.
:-S
OP.
I'm sure you'll be fine OP - trust the clinic - I'm sure they see a lot more pgs than we do!
OP thats great news. Relax honey!! I agree with Shades. Listen to the clinic, they know more than we do. Also, any amount of research you do on the net can leave you confused with conflicting information. Trust the clinic and trust yourself - everything will be just fine babe!!
Our FS office is right next door to the Early Pregnancy Clinic - where people whose pregnancy is failing go. I just found their diagnostic on the net and what it says is not good. The Prog has to be over 60 for this to be a safe pregnancy. And we need to see an embryo sitting squarely in the uterus on the scan.
WLAB - I am starting to have some appreciation of what you went through with your past two pregancies. Man we want this baby - badly.
I'm going home to eat more vitamins.
P.
Mmmnnn vitamins... *nom nom nom*
OP - You know I know exactly what your going through, and I will be here for you every step of the way. I also know that you are an educated woman who understands the numbers and needs to research to finds out whats happening with your pregnancy.
However there are plenty of women who have had a successfull pregnancy with low Prog Levels, and as a wise woman once told me "you are still in the game". I am not going to tell you not to stress, because you will, that's what we do, but I will tell you one thing my FS told me when we were going into her office every thursday, checking to see if a heartbeat would appear on that screen and watching and praying her face would light up. She said - the fate of this embryeo is sealed, from the moment of conception, you need to go home, and breathe, there is nothing you can do !!
Now: I do not mean that comment in a negative sense, I am trying to get you in a semi "safe" state of mind, you will have to just "breathe", you have 8 months to go, and you wont be doing bubs any good, you know that. All will be well, OP - trust your very well prepared body, and have faith xx
I am here if you need me and if you ever need to talk on the phone, please, just let me know..
Where are your Louise Hay affirmations my love - I would like to see a new one posted
WLAB, you are absolutely right about the fate of any embryo being sealed at the point of conception. And I get that totally.
My fear is that this is an ectopic - which the hormone levels point to. That's a really bad outcome. Miscarriage I can accept. Ectopic will end our IUI journey and force us back to IVF, which we neither want, nor can afford.
I had a talk to my Mum last night. She reminded me that she was never sick with any of her pregnancies. She just had balloon boobs. And that's pretty much how this is for me. I am telling myself that this is how my body does it. I am eating my vitamins, and surprisingly I'm sleeping really well. That is all I can do.
It was tough getting through this week to the BT day. Productivity at work was zip! It will be even tougher getting through next week. I will just breathe. Some meditation will also help.
Thanks for your support, everyone. I so appreciate it. This is a frightening time. I never considered we'd have to face this challenge.
OP.
OP,
There is not much I can add Im sorry, I dont know much about this stuff as I have not got there yet. But I wanted to say I am thinking of you, and that I am sure everything will work out with this little embie. Wishing the best of luck and lots of hugs
Thanks Diamond. Your positivity always gets me through!
I spoke to the clinic. They've baned me from reading! Lol!!
They said: can't say it's definitely going to work out. Nor can they say it definitely won't. Yes it would be nice to have the prog higher. But the hCG is VERY good. And the prog is making that happen.
So. I'm working from home today. Have put the stereo on a sung my lungs out. I feel better. Now all I can do is wait.
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P.
OP, I was doing some research today and saw that from conception to 12 weeks of pg, prog levels should be 9-47, so you're smack in the middle of that! Pre-pg is 0-20. Sounds like a good result to me! And your HCG is also certainly in the range - looks good according to the reference ranges I found.
Fingers crossed for you Shades - hope good old AF stays away for your holiday and you can really relax and have a great time.
AFM, I went for my scan today re the cyst and all is well. Only thing evident was a collapsed follicle type thing that she thought might have been the remnants of the cyst meaning an all clear for next year. I got her to do some bloods (well, to be honest she was going to do them anyway to see if I was at baseline) and I read my body right! I did o at some stage (I reckon about a week ago), glad I trusted my body and made sure we BDd at the right time. Prog level 34 today which is a good result for the luteal phase (and early pg). So I guess I'm officially joining in with the 2WW on a natural cycle - never thought I'd be saying that. So as I said, one week to go til AF due - will POAS at Christmas if no AF by then :)
WBM - 32 is a great prog result for a natural cycle! Things are looking very positive for you!
FYI - I know we're all used to using science to tell us when we ovulate, when the prog levels go up and so on... but basal body temperature charting will tell us all of this too. It will even tell you when you are pregnant.
I did BBT charting for two long years, which is how I got to know my body so well. Or my reproductive cycle at least. For anyone who wants to track themselves over the hols and doesn't know how to BBT, let me know and I'll drop a you a private message on how to do it and where to get some resources.
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OP.
Thanks OP. My naturopath has asked me to start charting BBT from next cycle. I guess because I didn't have natural cycles at all until I started all the AC stuff I forgot all about the natural stuff. But I did use my body's CM to tell me when I was ovulating (and the twingy pain I get). If I'm not in the family way this time I'll certainly be relying more on my body than I was previously - I feel like I'm learning more every cycle which is great.
Good morning everyone!
WBM - Congrats and GL for the TWW u will be poas around same time as me :pray::pray:
OP - rest up hun! - try and relax i know i know easier said than done ;)
your hcg levels are great xx
WLAB - how are you? and diamond - hello!
AFM - well i don't know :rolleyes:. I don't really feel anything other than sore BB when i push them and i feel soooooooo fat! Last pregnyl shot tom :dance: then officially i am poas Mon 22nd but maybe sat or sun????!!!!!!
Off to do the christmas shopping - joy not!
have a great weekend everyone
xxBella
Hi Girls
Bella - Im good, the most relaxing stress free time after the disapointment of af,for me, is in the middle of AF, so I am good . Started on my fish oil, b6 and pre con vitimans
OP - I would like some info please on charting etc, I have never done it, I brought a BBT thermom today, and I will be natural for the next two cycles, so I would appreciate any advice.
;)hiya girls i have nothing to do with this thread but i do know a few of you..and i wish you all the the luk in the world.
OP... im popping in to see if i might be able to get some of that info as well im the same as wouldloveabubba going natural till january but till then am willing to try ANYTHING HEHEH thank you very much hun
oh and ive tried that FF charting and i just cant work out that site
Good Morning,
Last pregnyl this am :dance::clap::dance::clap:. Waiting waiting waiting!!!!!!!!!
xxBella
Lots of luck to you Bella! :pray: :noaf: :pray: When do you have you bt? Or did you mention poas?
Thanks for the luck smithy! I'm au naturale at the moment also, there'll be at least one more natural cycle if there is no luck before IUI in the new year. The naturopath has sent me a chart to complete and directed me to FF for other tips. She said take your temperature very first thing in the morning before getting up, before doing anything. You should have had 3 hours of unbroken sleep prior to this (if your sleep is broken, make a note of it because it might change it slightly). You should take temp at the same time every morning.
Temp will dip immediately prior to ovulation then go up by around 0.4 deg (apparently) for the luteal phase. :negchart:
That's the basics on temps, but I'm sure there are more things to chart - CM is one thing, it told me when I ovulated this cycle.
If I don't have a bfp this time, I'll be going through the charting bizzo too. good to know there are so many of us on the same road atm.
Hi Girls,
As WBM says, BBT is dead easy. Get yourself a BBT thermometer from the chemist - they cost about $5.00. You need to be able to see the tenths of a degree. Begin charting anytime in your cycle. It helps if you know what day you're up to (obviously). Have the thermometer by your bed and pop it in your mouth under your tongue as soon as you wake every morning. Don't get out of bed! Don't sit up. Don't go to the loo then come back and do it. You must have the thermometer in your mouth for 4mins to get an accurate reading. Digital thermometers take your temp in 30seconds, but I found them to be unreliable and inconsistent.
Get yourself a chart - I'm digging on the net to find you an existing one. Failing that, just make one up, starting your temps at 35 degrees with lines going up to 38 degrees in increments of one tenth of a degree.
Everybody's BBT is different, but generally we have the same pattern if we are healthy. That little chart WBM included is a good indication of a healthy pattern.
On day one of your cycle (Day 1 of AF) the temp will be around 36.3-ish. It will peak and trough a little over the next fourteen days, then on ovulation day it will drop to 36.2. This is the ideal temp for BDing as sperm is stored at 36.2 in the male body, so they're transferring into a similar environment. CM will be its most stringy on this day.
NOTE: not all of us ovulate on day 14! It's just a rough calculation.
The day following ovulation the temps will take off and escalate up to 36.6 - 37 or thereabouts. Temps will stay up there throughout the luteal phase. If AF is coming, it will be exactly 14 days after ovulation (not sure this rule applies for PCOS or endo ladies). Temp will drop to about 36.5 the day before AF and about 36.3 on the actual day, which signifies the drop in progesterone.
BUT! If you are PG, it won't drop at all! It may even go a bit higher.
After about three months of charting BBT your personal pattern will start to be obvious. We had one cycle where AF was 4 days late and we thought we were PG. Then somebody explained that AF comes exactly 14 days after ovulation, and we realised a) we didn't know this at that point and b) we'd had a late ovulation. We never got caught out on that one again.
I kept BBT charts all the way through IVF because I wanted to know what my body was doing. It twice saved IVF Australia from missing my ovulation and therefore my transfer! More than anything, it helped me understand my body intricately, which in this world of medical intervention I highly value.
Francesca Naish is the Queen of BBT charting. Natural Conception is her book (I put a link to it last week). She also discusses the effects of lunar return on a woman's body - for us, this is like a super secret ingredient and definitely worth researching. Francesca also talks about CM monitoriing extensively. Basically she says you have four days every cycle where you are at your most fertile, with one of those four days being absolutely key.
In terms of natural BDing, I'm sure we all know the two day routine. Dr Ruth Sharkey advocates starting on day 10 of a 28 day cycle, then again on day 12, 14, 16 and if you've still got it in you, every second day until the end of the cycle. She says the fourth shot is the best one - there's lots of debris to clear and by the fourth "clearing" you're getting the freshest and best guys. Dr Shareky also advocates the two day rule because the guys can survive for 48 hours. Since the egg only lives for 12 hours once released, the two day method ensures you've got some guys in there all the time to get to the egg when it's available.
Another point - both Dr Sharkey and Francesca Naish say if full flow AF commences prior to midday, that counts as day one of your cycle. After midday, and the next day is day 1. If you use this approach, most women will find they have a 29.5 day cycle. I found this to be most accurate in my case.
Okey dokey, that's about it. I'll keep looking for a chart form.
Chart Template: go to Natural Fertility Management Click on "Resources" then scroll down to "blank cycle chart". This is a good one as she's got room for CM monitoring too.
:-)
OP.
WBM and Bella - Thinking of you both and fingers crossed for you in yout TWW
Diamond: Hi - I hope your well
Shades - No news before you left for your holiday - hope you are having a lovely time
OP - 7 weeks tommorow - a big milestone - thinking of you and praying that your BT's will reveal wonderful news, are you having a scan this week ?
Thank you so much OP for the info - I have read it a few times and am trying to make sense of it all, I think I get it ! Basically, when charting there is more emphasis on the second numbers after the .point. There is not much difference .3 vs .2 vs .7
I had purchased a digital therm for $24.00 by Surgipack
My temps were 35.56 yesterday and today 36.05 - so I think I am allready bbt challenged, that's a huge jump of .49 - I did feel hot when I woke and I followed instuctions to the letter... Oh well I will keep taking it .. and I will get the jist of it.. I cant wait to get home tonight and have a read through the website you posted. Thanks again OP
Good Morning Girls,
Im still here lurking around. I am currently a la natural as well so not too much to add.
Re: charting. I did this also for about 1.5 years. I found this to have a very negative psychological impact on me. Every morning, first thing i would take my temperature. Every night i would worry about what the result would be. Then during the day I would obsess over my chart trying to read a BFP between the lines. It became a pretty consuming thing. When I first met my FS, he advised aganist this method as it only works in retrospect, you only know you have Oed after the fact. However, that being said, I do not experience problems with O and have very regular cycles. Perhaps for PCOS and irregular cycles this will help out. Although I am a little concerned about what you said OP re: IVFAust potentially missing the right time.....
Hi Bella - good luck, i am praying you get the xmas pressie you deserve!!
OP - how are you travelling? When is your next follow up test? Have any symptoms kicked in yet?
WLAB - looks like I will be joining you and Smithy in an IVF cycle soon. I will need all your help and advice as it is my first. Feeling a little scared....
AFM - I have my FS appt today where I am expecting the IVF path. I am currently Day 10, do you think they would allow me to start on this Day 21? Or wait this cycle out until Jan.
LOL WLAB!!! At 36 degrees you are not hot! Your normal body temp is between 36.7 and 37.0. Basal temps are low because you've been at rest for such a long period.
My advice to you is to take the temps, chart the numbers, and don't try and make it mean anything until you have a whole month of charting complete. Did you say you're seeing a naturopath? They love seeing a BBT chart and can analyse it for you.
A word of warning - don't fiddle the numbers. I had mornings where I'd take my temp, decide I didn't like the number, and then I'd take it again and get a different number. If I didn't like that number I'd go with the first one! Lunacy! My point is, the number is what the number is. Just chart it. The only ones you should care about is 36.2 mid cycle (BD for your life!) and the temps after day 21. I forgot to say - the temps will rise from ovulation to 7 days later - our famous Day 21 bloods. So when you see the numbers hit 36.6 or more and stay that way for the end of your cycle, you know you ovulated and your progesterone is at a nice level. And as I said, if the temps don't drop on the 14th day after O and stay that way, then you're looking good.
The only caveat on all my BBT info is I'm not PCOS or Endo - I've got a really straight forward cycle, so this method of monitoring was really simple for me. Anyone who's PCOS or Endo and is consulting a naturopath, maybe you can share with us whether there are any relevant variations for you girls.
AFM: I am worried to pieces. We are praying to see that little jelly bean sitting in the right place on the scan on Friday. We're doing bloods but we're not asking for the results. What's the point? The last lot gave me an anxiety attack. The scan will tell us if we've got an Ectopic. And what we have to do after that will be clear. As I said, we are praying for everything to be in the right place.
Bella - how are you going with your triplets? Very keen to hear your progress!
:-)
OP.
PS - I never met an FS who respected BBT charting. My own ignored the two years worth I offered him. A friend's FS drew a big line through hers and then stated "Well this is useless" before putting it in the bin! I note it's men who say/do this crap. I never met a midwife who poo-pooed BBT charts. Or a naturopath. The trick is not to allow the BBT charting process to become a focal point of obsession. Easier said than done! But honestly, they can save you packets of money in ovulation test and PG test kits. And most importantly, they help a woman know and understand her body, which to me makes them a success whether they help you get pregnant or not.
My naturopath wants me to BBT. I have PCOS, no cycle at all without meds (well, not between going off the pill and commencing a trigger cycle then clomid). If I ovulate, I have a cycle but there was nothing for months.
So, as far as special instructions, the naturopath did say it was retrospective, but it gives them a whole lot of information. It will tell them what our bodies are doing naturally, are we ovulating, when in the cycle we're ovulating, how long is the follicular and luteal phase of the cycle. So I would say go see a naturopath to help with BBT charting to get you started.
And I would also say I feel good because I finally ovulated without drugs this month (with the aid of herbs though) so feeling very positive about naturopaths.
Perhaps FSs aren't positive about BBT charting because their job is to mess with our cycles and trigger all sorts of things, so for them it's not a relevant tool. Those that work with a natural cycle will be far more interested.
Good luck for scans, IVF etc this week girls. When are you due for your test Bella? I don't know if I can wait until next week to POAS, so if AF isn't here by Sat I think I'll go for it then. If no luck I promise to wait for Christmas.
Hi everyone,
I think i'm starting to go crazy!!!!!
Alot of my symptoms have gone although still feel crampy now and then BB still sore if i touch them - god i don't know.
So when to test........ My last pregnyl shot was Sunday (1500iu). Was told by FS nurse to poas Mon 22nd (they are closed so no BT) i have access to doing a BT anytime i want ast work so what does everyone think - i would love to POAS sat or sun which is CD 29/30 (i had IUI CD14)
what does everyone think.........
Hi to everyone sorry about the selfish post will BBL for personals..
xxBella
Hi Bella!
What's POAS? I'm so not down with all the acronyms people use on here and I've never found a glossary to explain them.
I think you should go to your GP or the local medical centre for a blood test. Home pregnancy tests are not reliable in the slightest. Make sure you ask the doctor to test progesterone as well as beta hCG. Not sure if they normally do that or whether it's just FS clinics that do the double test.
And of course, keep an eye out for AF.
My fingers are crossed for you darlin'! Good luck and lets us know how you go.
:-)
OP.
Hi OP poas is - pee on a stick!!!! HPT!!!!
I agree - i'm just so egar to know!!!
When is your scan? Fri? Good luck - how are you feeling? I don't feel pregnant (not that i would know what that feels like!!) and i was getting very annoyed by DH last night and this am which is my usual PMS :doh:.
hAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE.
xxBella
Yes. Pee on a stick. Got it! Ha ha ha! :-)
I'd skip that. I did that the Saturday 5 days prior to AF due, and it was negative. Go see your GP on the Monday. Bloods are the only way!
AFM - scan and bloods tomorrow. We are praying for the jelly bean to be in the right place. Things changed a bit yesterday - headaches, tiredness, and severe runs. I went home at 3.00pm and went to bed. So we shall see. Fingers crossed I don't lose my right tube. That would suck.
:-)
OP.
Hi Girls
WOW !! Getting on BB is like TTC - hard work !!! The whole site is either down, or dh told me not to use the net last night b/c of some virus in china that can access my passwords !!! Then my internet at work has been down for the last three days - what's a girl to do !!!!
How's everyone going - Diamond ?? How'd your FS appointment go ? Are you joining me on the ivf trail if ala natural does not work ?
OP - Lol at poas - - Go to the main page, click into forum help, and scroll down, the third thread is Common Forum Jargan - its really helpfull, I still have to refer there from time to time - tommorow big day for you, I will be thinking of you and hope you see a perfect image on your ultrasound, what an exciting time for you
Bella - if it were me I couldnt help myself, I always poas, but its your choice hun, take one day at a time and see how long you can last -
WBM & Shades - hope your well girls ...
AFM: Just plodding along, relaxing really re ttc, getting organised for xmas, waiting for our fertile time, taking my temp, taking my tablets ... I would have to say having xmas functions and we are having christmas lunch here this year, so getting organised for that is keeping my mind occupied. I felt a little depressed walking through kmart today, wishing away ...
WLAB - Christmas is certainly a very difficult time for LTTTC. While it's different for us this year, we are still confronted with interminable worry. We are holidaying on an island where there's no doctor and the only way off is on a helicopter. GOD I hope I am NOT taking a helicopter ride these holidays.
We've done the bloods this morning. I note with disappointment they had taken our file out of the "pregnant" drawer and put it back into the "treatment"drawer. :-( Shows what they really think of what's happening with us.
UPDATE:
Bloods have come back with 20,346 beta hCG. Prog is 31. This isn't an issue because:
Ultrasound has shown pregnancy sack in right place!!!! Little jellybean inside with heart beating!!!! Fetal age is 6wks so I've reset my ticker. They're a bit confused about that because of the IUI date. There's every chance this baby is biologically my husband's, cause we started BDing the week before. But that would have to mean two eggs were released... that would be a bit freaky.
Scan also showed some uterine fibroids. I asked if they might be problematic, but they are at the bottom so they won't get in the way and they may resolve themselves later anyway. They could be the explaination for the whacko periods I've been having. I'll talk to you gyno about it when I see him next year.
So that is the news. DH and I have breathed a massive sigh of relief.
:-)
OP.
Quick from me... back from holiday, when AF was late I gave in to impulse and tested, got a faint BFP on Mon, got all excited, told a couple of people, AF arrived just over 24hrs later, I cried, had to un-tell people, and now I can't try again til Feb cause my doctor's away. :(