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I too am wondering how Murraycod is and praying that her absence is just a sign of her celebrating her fabulous news.
Sunbeam I agree with Porsche how brave you are and Jahzara what a beautiful idea.
5DPO for me. Would love to get a BFP the timing would be so wonderful (seeing as we might not be able to afford IVF now) it would really improve our crappy situation at the moment.
SO glad I'm not the only Cod-Stalker!
(just so you know, though, crafty, ferrals, Alice and Sunbeam, got my eye on all you lot too ;))
LOL, OMG that was the longest wait for blood results in my damn life!!!! Phew!!!
Had the bloods done yesterday, they decided to grace me with a phonecall 4pm thisafternoon, I have been a total train wreck!!!!
So as from yesterday, my beta was 700!!!!!!!!!!!! On the high side of the scale, which means that we have a strong little bean on our hands!!!!
It's starting to finally sink in, and we are now able to enjoy the moment at home, which is a nice change from the hormonal tornado's from the past month!!:D
So thanks for stalking me girls, it was the longest wait for a phonecall in my life XXXX
Sunbeam, you have made me teary!!! In a good way, that is the most lovely thing you did, you are a brave brave girl XXXXX
Now I will go back and read up on the posts properly and do some persies, I had a fly through, and saw everyone was having just as big of a heart attack that I was, LOL!!! So sorry for the suspence, but it almost killed me too!!!!!
Back shortly honeys XXXXX
:hooray: Murraycod !!
:happyforyou:
Celebrating properly now !!!!!!!!
Congratulations sweetie !
xoxo
:dance: CONGRATULATIONS :dance:
Murraycod
:happyforyou: :happyforyou: :happyforyou:
I am so excited for you Murraycod. You deserve this so much and your bubba is going to be so so lucky to have such a wonderful person as his/her mother.
Murraycod I guess its too early to even think about this but I am curious to know if you were to ttc no 2 down the track can you go on the meds for the NK cells whilst ttc and likely to get pregnant without IVF? I mean of course its completely irrelevant at the moment but I am just curious if you do know you have NK cells and take the steroids or ABs if it wouldn't be neccessary?
Anyhow of you go and celebrate lots.
Mildez, Yeah I do have to be on the Prednisolone at least 2 weeks before we start to try, so given we have 13 snowblasties, we will carry on with FET in the future, because being on the prednisolone is such a strong drug.
Girls, I love you, you know that? X
Phew I can breath again! Congratulations MurrayCod!!!!!!!!!
YAY!!!!! That's frikkin awesome! 700 is massive (but still normal!), well done babe! Enjoy being preggers xoxo
Oh thank God! My heart dropped when I got on just now and read the first page - MurryCod that is SPECTACULAR NEWS lovely!!!!!!! Wooohooo - could it be twins with a reading that high? I keep thinking about your 13 snow babies - you could be doing this for a long while yet :) :) Congratulations :) :) again this time with a huge hip hip horray!!! Very proud of you for being so proactive and strong through this all. Lots of love for a happy and healthy pregnancy lovely woman - can't wait to hear about it all xxxxxooooo
Sunbeam, that must have been a hard moment to get to but a beautiful ceremony for you and your angels. Sending you lots of love today too x
Crafty, Ferrals, thank you so much for your words of support - means a lot to me.
Mildez, I was wondering the same thing...hope you catch your egg this month x
Sevie, Porsche, Audax, ,Jahazra - x to you all
Will post more later, just want to bask in this happy moment with Ms Cod!! x
murraycod-great news,wonderful beta results,looking forward to hearing all your pregnancy news...big hi to everyone
Oh yay murraycod :happyforyou:, been waiting for this all day!! You poor thing, them making you wait until this arvo!!
Sending you heaps of stickyvibes sweety, now rest up and let that the bub snuggle in!!
Murraycod I too thought if I had 13snowies I too would go for the FET instead of the natural ttc especially when you have been on such a long road to get here to start with. It was just curiousity if the NKcells were the only problem if you could be on the meds whilst ttc naturally. I guess its not something you want to be on for a longer period of time (as ttc can be)
And and another question Murraycod (bearing in mind I might be a fertility nurse one day :D) do you take the prednisone til bub is born now? Sorry for all the questions but you know maybe it will help me one day in my career ;)
murraycod- :clap::clap::clap: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
what a wonderful day for you!! :D
good good good luck for a happy and healthy pregnancy...I bet that's like music to your ears....your name with the word pregnant next to it!! yah!
And to all the other darling lasses on this post, stick with it...we'll get there!!
Yay Murraycod!!
:cheer::bluecheer: CONGRATS FOR 700 :bluecheer::cheer:
well done sweetie, you deserve it!
WoooooHoooooo Murraycod - congratulations. What fantastic news and a huge beta!!
Cheers Trea
Hello everyone
I wanted to join your thread yesterday but couldn't bring myself to interrupt when you were all worried about Murraycod. Congratulations by the way. I'm glad to join in when there is good news.
It was good to read your personals as I've been reading about your journeys in the other mc & loss thread but I didn't have your full stories. I didn't feel comfortable joining that thread and this one is more suited to my situation.
We have been ttc since the start of 08 and I had already turned 35. We were getting BFN month after month. I know now that I waited too long to go to the doctor. We started seeing a FS in April 09 and he told me a had a septate uterus that is prone to mc. I was booked in for a laprocospy and a hysterscopy one month later to remove the septate and endo that was also there. I had about a month to recover and then my FS recommended we go straight to IVF because of my issues and my partner has low sperm count. I started on a down regulated Stim cycle. We went through all of it but it didn't stick. There was a month break and then we started on a Antagonist Stim cycle but same disappointing result, the embie didn't stick.
It was December now so we had to break for Christmas and we had a holiday in NZ to visit my family. AF was due on the 27th and on Xmas day I had some dark spotting which stopped. AF didn't turn up and I waited until NY's Eve and did a POAS. To my surprise there was a faint 2nd line. Well you can probably guess the ending otherwise I wouldn't be in this thread. It was a nasty shock to finally be UTD naturally and then mc 3 weeks later.
We are still trying naturally now. I never liked IVF and I won't go into to much because it's great for some people and for the lucky ones it works first time and they never have to get onto the emotional rollercoaster that I could see us joining. Maybe one day I might give it another try if we don't succeed naturally. I'm 37 now and have started to prepare for the realisation that we might not be parents.
Last month I started using OPK and taking BBT because my cycles were around 40 days after the mc. They seemed to have returned to normal and the last cycle was 34 days. I'm on CD17 today and have noticed some EWCM. I did a OPK yesterday which was negative and I will test again today. I usually O on day 20. Hopefully this will be our month.
Looking forward to having your support.
Whoo whoo thank goodness for that.:happyforyou: Great numbers Murrycod. I felt in my heart things were okay but it was a long wait. Glad you can sit back and relax a bit now. I recon its twins :p When is your next bt or scan?
Had bt yesterday and today, bloods looking good for an insem around friday.
Sorry Happybaby we posted at the same time. Welcome to our thread :welcome:. Sorry to hear about your tough road we can all very much sympathise. I hope that your BFP and forever baby is not far away, in the mean time I hope you can feel the love and support that these wonderful women can offer.
Just a quickie:
Sunbeam, good luck for Friday!! Fingers crossed this is the one for you x (I reckon it could be twins for MurryCod too!)
Happybaby - just wanted to quickly say welcome and glad you've joined us - we have really great group of women in here and I know you'll feel supported but like all of us hopefully you won't be here for too long!
x
Hi Ladies
Welcome hapybaby. Thank you for sharing your story.
I'm CD12 today not much going on. Just waiting to O. Had some randon bleeding yesterday and this morning. It's old blood I have no idea what the hek is going on it was a little clotty as well. I really hope it's nothing serious.
afternoon everyone-happybaby-sorry for your loss,hope you get that positive 'o' stick soon,so some fun can begin...sunbeam-good luck for friday...porsche-hope the bleeding sorts itself out soon...afm-monitoring of my cycle starts on sat with bt ,waiting for'o',then we can go for fet
:hooray: Murraycod so glad you got a good BT result kept us all waiting with that one but well worth the wait,
seem to remember saying a few months ago about you having twins wonder If I am right !!!
Keep well my friend and relax and enjoy the ride !
Welcome happybaby so glad you joined us and thankyou for telling your story, so sorry its not been easy for you
but you will get there in the end just takes some of us more time than others and with hurdles along the way to
slow us down, Hope we can lighten your load a little with our own stories and most of all make you feel part of the family so to speak and share in the joys and disapointment of the TTC journey !
Sunbeam yay for friday think I am a few days behind you so we will be cycle buddies again ! and Ferrals a bit behind me so we all in this together Porsche too is around with us lets make sure we are IN TUNE THIS JUNE !
AFM well I am ok taking the maca not feeling anything so must be ok so glad there are no side affects as with the vitex just waiting for the Bdancing to begin around the weekend so fingers crossed this is my month but if not then have my FS apt on the 17th so will maybe get more answers then !
Matthews mum good luck with this next cycle 2nd time lucky I think ! :pray: that we will follow murraycod like we said we would !!!!;)
Ferrals how you doing ? thinking of you babe !
OMG huge CONGRATULATIONS] it has been a tough ride so I hope that this one stays snuggled for a the whole nime months, the big 700 sounds fantastic. Hope to hear from you again, us girls from the other thread have been missing you ;)
Hi Lovelies,
Just popped in to tell you that I had my scan this morning and I have a 16mm follie on the left and a 19mm follie on the right (my lucky ovary :p) and good lining so just waiting to hear back about bt as to when to trigger. Fingers crossed for good spermies.:pinksperm:
Murrycod -How you feeling?
Ferrals - you are very quiet hope you are okay.
Can anyone tell me how to turn the spell check on cos my typing is bad!!!
Sunbeam, LOL at the 'lucky ovary'. Hope she makes a good egg for you and the egg gets lots of nice visitors :) Good luck for your IUI and when will you trigger? My spelling is atrocious I don't know how to turn it on either but happy for someone to tell us!
MurryCod - I have visions of you being too sick to type...hope the ms hasn't hit too hard but we are all keen for more news my dear x
Ferrals - thinking of you...you OK?
Crafty - Not long to go for June 17th - are you testing before then?
Hi to everyone!
AFM, had a hard week this week but feeling a bit brighter today. TCM doc thinks it will be at least four months before I should do IVF - she says it will just be a wasted opportunity to do it before then. I took it pretty hard as it's been such a long time already. She thinks I will have an 80% better chance if we can get my own cycles working well before hand and I trust her. Talking to her is like joining the dots - all these things I've thought about before, or wondered about, and couldn't make connections or find answers...she knows her fertility stuff backwards and is also very supportive of IVF which is reassuring as I can't fall pg without it and am a bit sick of hearing about how awful it is all those drugs. I think MatthewsMum said it well - if you had a heart problem, you would get it seen to. So i have to stop thinking about this in a timeline - just need to get on with life, stick to the diet, take my herbs and let things happen at the right time. Not easy but I'm trying to surrender to it (doesn't help to have the body clock ticking so loudly but I have to trust that this is the right thing).
Hi Ladies
Sorry this is going to be a me reply. I really really need you help. i started my period on the 22nd of May. Now it wasn't like a normal period it was mostly old blood. I knew AF would be different the first time after the D&C.
Now it lasted longer as well up to CD8. Now I've had brown spotting pretty much from then on.
This morning when i when i went to the ladies I had pink EWCM when i wiped and it has been doing this alll freaking day and with the brown spotting as well.
I'm really FREAKING out now. WTF is going on? Do we still DTD on the required day or not?
I think the D&C really F'd up my cycle. And seeing as this will be the last cycle till IVF I really want to give it a shot.
Hi Ladies,
Alice -I call it my lucky ovary as at least 3 of my 4 pregnancies have come from that side ;) Sorry you are having a tough time. The waiting is hell isn't it. I know I will feel exactly the same if I have to wait or miss a cycle when/if we do IVF. We Just want to get on with it!!!
Porsche -Sorry to hear about the spotting. Can you get it checked out by a Dr and maybe some bt to see what your hormones are doing? D&C definitely messes us all up. As far as BDing I'd just go for it, nothing to loose.
AFM - well everything looking good but for some reason they want to do one more bt tomorrow :rolleyes: thats 4 days in a row and they keep having to go in the same arm, I'm going to have junky veins by the end of this!!! I am so sick of fighting through all the school traffic drivng to the clinic PLEASE PLEASE let this be my month.
Have to say the bts have revealed exactly why it was so hard for us TTC on our own. My prog is good, my estrogen perfect, follies ready, lining perfect and LH.......................2 :o!!! No wonder it would take me till cd25 to O sometime!
Porsche - I'm with Sunbeam, I'd be getting a bt done to see where your hormones are up to and agree there is nothing to loose by bding in the meantime if you feel like it. D&C can really throw things into confusion for us - I didn't have so much of a problem but I know plenty of others on here did. At least the bt will give you an idea of what is happening, just sorry it is the month you were hoping to sneak a BFP in before starting IVF. I did have a vague thought though...have you done a pg test? Something about the pink mucus just made me think that some women have transplanting (?) bleeds so is there any chance of that? Have you already been doing the deed (so to speak?)
Sunbeam - don't blame you re the bloodtest - guess they are wanting to get it as close to the best time as possible. That's really interesting about your LH being only 2 - is there anything that you can do about that before going down the IVF route? Ferrals is pretty good with this sort of thing so hopefully she'll be on soon to offer some thoughts. KWYM about the junkie veins...just as well the weather is cooling down and you can hide them! Hope your arm isn't too achy from having so many in a row. Damn school traffic!
MurryCod, a while back on the other thread before you started this cycle, you listed everything you were taking as a precaution for NK cells etc - was wondering if you wouldn't mind doing that again so I can discuss with my FS? I know about the Prednisone but remember there were a few other things - antibiotics (not sure which one) and something else. That'd be great - looking forward to hearing from you and hope you are taking it easy.
Hi Ladies
Thanks for the reply's girls. I have no clue as to what's going on. There is no possibility of being UTD as i haven't even O'd yet. We have been DTD but I'm really not all that comfortable doing it with all this crap going on. I have been doing OPK's and they are neg so far. I would expect to get a + tomorrow. I guess we'll just see what happens the next couple of days.
Mildez, I think I have to be on the Prednisolone for the next 3 months now, I know it's for a while, I will be discussing it with FS on the 22nd when I have my first scan.
If I make it that far, girls I'm having a total meltdown, I am still cramping, constant like AF is going to show. I hate it. I associate cramps with bad stuff, they wont go away.
I don't have any symptoms, just crampiness, oh and farting like just grose all day and night. Just like when AF is comming.
Alice, I was taking Doxic antibiotic from Day 2 of my cycle untill day 12, day bf EPU.
Day of EPU I started 15mg Prednisolone per day and continue to.
Day BF ET started Prognova 2 per day and Crinone, which I stopped yesterday.
Day 1 post ET started 1 Asprin per day still continuing to
Since day 1 cycle have been taking 5mg Folate and VitB complex, continuing to.
I'm sorry girls, I just can't get my head around persies ATM, I'm a total head case freaking out. I am so scared to loose this.
hi, everyone,murraycod-cramping isn't always bad,try to focus on the positive stories out there,little cod got to get comfy he/she is in for the long haul...
Murraycod now listen here stop fretting ! I think I can say I have enough experience in being UTD to tell you its normal how do you expect your baby to burrow in and grow with nothing going on no cramps ? I had it with all of mine for the first few weeks after getting a BFP and then it seemed to settle and the sickness began around 6 to 8 wks and got gradually worse until wk 14 when it eased off gradually and then by 16wks all done then the blooming began ! its so hard to get your head into thinking everything is going to be ok after having a MC but it does happen people do have babies after misscarriage you just have to trust your body you are full of hormones and your body just needs to settle down ! I promise it will be fine and ITS NORMAL ! some ladies are lucky to go through the whole 9 mnths with nothing but some unfortuneately have cramps and sickness and leg cramps and heartburn and WIND yes thats part of it too and you will probs get constipation too then PILES ha ha now welcome to the real world of what its really like to have a baby !!!
Hope that helps from me mummy of 9 Lol
I'm ok just taking a few days to myself been really stressed about the IVF we saw the nurses yesterday and having U/S for natural unmedicated follicle count and BT for hormones today the nurse said if the list is full when AF starts on the 22-23 june we will be put on the list to definately start in july i am just trying to stay as calm as possible to not throw my hormones out because i know from experience my E2 and FSH react to stress i am just really having a hard time at the moment we have to move soon and we have court for my DH with his ex over their daughter and the IVF all at the same time and he isn't getting much work so i am a mental case.
I will be back soon to catch up with everyone and see where everyone is at.
MurryCod - thanks for posting the meds and I'm sorry you are so worried lovely. I had terrible cramps at the beginning of my pg, really strong like AF, and progesterone we know makes us cramp and your BETA is so high you must have heaps of hormone activity. Please listen to Crafty, she knows what it is like - she's had 5 mc remember and 9 babies - I don't think we can trust her more OK?! It must be bloody hard and I will be EXACTLY the same when it happens to me don't you worry so I know it's a mental battle at the moment but you need to try to rest (mentally and physically). It is all in nature's hands now - you can only be strong, and think positive, and try to let yourself enjoy this as much as you can. I know it sounds really hippy but I really believe that visualisations and meditations help - lie on the bed and focus on your breathing going in and out when you start to relax think of yourself surrounded in rose coloured light (or whatever colour indicates love and peacefulness to you) and just let yourself go - think of your favourite place to be and the people who love you and immerse yourself in it and know that we are all holding you and everything will be OK. xx :grouphug:
Ferrals - you sound like you have your plate full, I'm sorry you're having such a difficult time of things. That's a lot to deal with all at once. I was just thinking of you this morning and had a really strong feeling that you are going to have a BFP with this IVF. I don't know if my strong feelings count for much - I have them for Crafty too - but it's there, and I hope I'm right. I hope your DH picks up some more work and that the court case goes in your favour. You sound like a rock, dealing with all that, he's a lucky man.:hug: Hope things start going your way soon xx
Morning all
Ferrals so sorry life is hectic and stressful for you atm I know how hard TTC can be without all the other sh*t, You could try to prioritize things ie think of the thing that is happening first and then deal with that and then move on through your list, ie if you are moving first then get packing and sorted for that or if its the court case then try thinking good things to yourself and try not to let the X get to you I know its hard but as you said stress is a big problem when TTC and if you can manage it better by yourself then your BFP will come all the sooner think of it that way ! ( easy for me to say, I am packing atm as we moving anytime in the next 5 wks as our house is at lockup statge so nearly finished ! but they won't give us an exact date as yet ! )
Alice thanks for thinking of me I so hope your intuition is right ! my DH has the same feelings as you but me well I am not so sure ! just protecting myself I think, I was sad to hear your chinese DR said to wait a bit longer but she only said to wait for the IVF that doesn't mean you can't go for it TTC naturally you know its still possible to get your own BFP and save a whole lot of money too ! so think positive and go for it I say,
Murraycod I know your hanging in there be brave girl you will be ok !
AFM well as I said we are just waiting for a date to move into our new house as its now nearly finished so really glad in one way but not looking forward to moving 9 of us 7 kids have a lot of stuff to pack between them and all get unsettled but this will be the last time ! On another note I don't think we will be able to go to the FS as I was hoping to as we need the money for the other stuff ie the rest of our drive ie crossover and grass for the back yard and all the other stuff that goes with moving was not expecting to move before August but its been moved forward nearly 2 mnths so timing is out for the finances so to speak, but as my DH says don't mean we won't get a BFP on our own now we on the Maca and chinese meds.
Anyway thats me hope everyone else is coping as well as they can in these hard emotional times we are in atm.
By the way Porsche after my D&C I messed about just as you described for around 9 wks before things started to get back to some sort of normality so hang in there just be patient and bdance when you want and you never know !!!!
Hi Ladies
Well I bit the bullet and made my appoimtment to QFG for the 22nd June so we can start IVF.
Craftymummy9 We have been DTD every second day untill I get a + OPK (hopefully today). Not that I hold out much hope for it working. But now that I've made my appointment with QFG I will get UTD lol.
Stupid computer.
I wrote a huge persie post and lost it so i will try again later just wanted to let you know my U/S went good my ovaries are really good i was told my FSH in November is no way indicative of my follicle count ovary size ect must have been stress.
I had 22 follicles on day 9 of a natural unmedicated cycle the lady said for 36yr old that is awesome i just hope i have the same number next month when i start IVF i have 3 big ones 2x 16mm and one huge one almost ready to pop it is 19mm today so i should O on Monday we BD last night and today and have decided not to BD until the day i O trying to get a good batch of swimmers in there like IVF they get the man to abstain 2-3 days before so we will give it a rest for 2 days.
I will try again later sorry.