Firstly - WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO Bettyboop!! big big congratulations to you - wishing you a h&h pg...
Jen - OMG, what a stunning chart. Looks v much like an implantation dip to me, and the fact you had spotting the same day.... I'm with the girls on this one - chuck the crappy hpt's and try again! Sorry to hear you had to cut your camping trip short, but glad to hear you took us to the movies - what did we see?
kittens - big , gl for the next cycle. Is there a way they can genetically screen the eggs before they are fertilised/implanted? Sorry, not sure what bfs stands for
Acria - sorry to hear witchface af is on her way... big hugs ... hope you enjoy the gin, choccie bikkies and wine and the exercise. I know what you mean about disrupting implantation ....(no need to blush) - my mad thought just after o was that I refused to sit on the cold metal seats at the train station in the morning so I wouldn't lower my body temp to much for the eggie to attach properly!!! (can't believe i just said that out loud...)
joey - i am an east side girl (carina) - but lucky you, hamilton is gorgeous. Are you close to brett's wharf and portside? As far as trying again straight away or not, my ob told me to hold off for 3 or 4 cycles (yeah right). my gp though, told me that physically there is no reason why you have to wait to get af back before trying again. they used to get you to wait at least 1 cycle to enable easier dating of a future pg, however gp said that with the advent of excellent early u/s technology that they can easily date the pg that way if need be. Having said all of that though, looking back my body was not ready at all to be pg straight away. I had a v strange cycle after my d&c - almost no bleeding afterwards then a big bleed for a day 2 weeks later, then spotting until actual af arrived. Everyone's different - do what feels right for you (sorry if that sounded too cheesy!!)
And can't remember who said that they were a nanna - add me to that list. I am a serious homebody with an unhealthy addiction to my tracky dacks and big woolly slippers!
Waves and hello to AJC, Katiegirl, plc, tina, toccara, mollycat, krystielove, wth, easha, smilinatu, issy and every single one of you fabulous girlies
afm - just chugging along - feeling strangely very zen about this pg. Guess I'm falling into the "whatever will be" basket. Have had to book into ob, hospital and for my 12 week scan already which is pretty daunting but just the way it has to be in brissy if you want the doctor/hospital/us place of your choice. Am about 6 weeks today, and am looking forward to putting up a ticker when I see a lovely in a couple of weeks or so...
Have I mentioned lately how much I love this forum - and it's not just the hormones talking!!
Doesn't anyone understand!! I am doing as much research as I can about when it is safe to TTC after MS, and my husband and mum are telling me to stop worrying about it and just let it happen. Grrr I don't want to just wait. That could take months or years. I need to temp and I need to feel secure that if we were to TTC straight away that it would not be bad for the pregnancy. They are just telling me that getting all worked up about it isn't going to help me any, and suggesting that it could hinder my chances of falling preg cause I'm stressed about it. I'm not getting worked up, at least I wasn't until they told me to stop doing what I'm doing. I'm researching! Grrrr
Hi...My name is Ruthie.. I was diagnosed with PCOS on 1999. I had my first son on fertility meds. After him I have become pregnant twice and both ended in miscarriage in the first trimester.
I have started a round of the same meds to have my first at a higher dose and am in the 2WW! I hope I finally get a BFP.
It's sad that you have to be here, but we're glad you have found us. This is such a wonderful place to be when the rest of the world seems cold and hopeless at feeling your pain.
How old is your son? Do you mind if I ask how far along you were when you MC? How long ago was that?
I really hope that you only have one 2WW. Fingers crossed for you.
Here's my story: I am 29, very very close to 30 (in 18 days time), and I have a daughter from a previous marriage. She is one week off 10 years old. She had an idential twin sister who we lost at 1 week old to 'twin to twin transfusion'. One baby was much bigger than the other and took all the goodness, preventing the other from growing. We didn't even know we were having twins until 1 week before the birth as I had been against ultrasounds (not knowing their true affect at that time, I figured I would only have one if I needed one). Dr sent me for a scan at 27 weeks, and after 3 amniocentesis to try and reduce the amount of fluid to allow the little one to grow, I went into labour at 28 weeks. Delivered by c-section, one baby was 1.1kg, the other 470g. One week later, our littlest angel died. The whole time looking back is really a blur. It was so unexpected. We only knew about our second little angel for 2 weeks, one week in my tum and one out.
I am now remarried (for just over a year) and we are TTC, after a year of actually wanting too, but not having permancy in my job). We had a MC 2 weeks ago (at 5.5 weeks) which was very sad and unfortunate, but my recovery has been speedy thanks to BB. I have ignored doctors orders to wait a month and we are TTC straight away. I have done copious amounts of research and have come to the conclusion that I can't change the bigger plan, we get what we are given, and when it is time for us to have a baby, one will be given to us. So, if indeed we should wait a month, then no matter how hard we try this month, we won't fall. Yet if we were meant to fall pregnant this month, we will. So let's just see what happens. I have no clue as to what my cycle will do. I have read of women who have had to wait 5 months for AF to visit. I have also read that you can ovulate two weeks after MC and conceive, and go on to have a healthy pregnancy. So that's what I'm hoping for!! Will just have to BD every couple of days, and hope the catches the little eggy when she decides to arrive.
I have been having blood tests since my MC, watching my hCG levels drop. On the day I went into the hospital in fear of MC, by hCG was at 45. Two days later it was at 8, two more days later it was at 3, 5 more days later at 2, and 2 more days later (Wednesday of this week) still at 2. So I'm curious to see how long it will take to get to zero. I'm assuming I won't ovulate until it gets to zero. Perhaps you know the answer to this?
SO ... after all that ... again. I hope we can all be of help to you. Any time you need to chat. Log on. There are many beautiful women on this site who will help you get through any dark times you may (but hopefully won't) have.
Just a quick note.... AF arrived... so that s me out for the cycle. Not really thinking to much about it.... just trying to focus on work.... no time for me to be a train wreck...
I HOPE YOU GET THAT EGGIE AND COME BACK WITH BFP NEWS!! I would be so happy for you!!!
My story is very long...My son is 3 now and a true Miracle. Since I have PCOS My periods are so irregular last year (2007) I only had 2 the first one was o n Aug and it lasted all the way to October. And the second one was Dec12th. !!! I have been with my husband 7 years and never used any type of contraceptive ever in hopes of getting pregnant and nothing ever worked. My family never understood just like I read many women here..people always said,
don't stress it ..it will happen".. NO IT WONT!! I DON'T OVULATE I HAVE TO STRESS AND WATCH MY BODY SO I KNOW WHEN I DO I CAN BABY DANCE AND GET THAT EGGIE!!.. SO after a doctor finally diagnosed me they look at me like "poor poor infertile Ruth"..She is the only one who can;t have kids everyone else are fertile myrtles!!.. It gets to me so much. Well my sons pregnancy was a blessing but also a true nightmare i away.. He was very wanted as I underwent fertility meds to have him.. that month my doctor told me to start testing from week 3 of that LMP..BFN..week after that BFN.. I was so frustrated...one more week after that BFN.. Doc finally told me to get a blood tests and if it didn't come back + then the meds didn't work...so I did a blood tests.. NEGATIVE!!..So doc told me to see him..he needed to see if my tubes were ok and why I wasn't PG.
He did a "you know pelvic exam and went hmmm.."..did an ultrasound AND I HAD A BEAN!!!.. I WAS PREGNANT!!!!!! Beautiful heartbeat ..that was the most amazing sound I have ever heard!! I was 6 weeks..and yet that day my HPTS were still negative?.. Doc said that my hormones were very low and I was at risk of m/c so I got a progesterone shot and a week later.. BFP!!!
at wee 28 I had contractions and my baby had punctured the sac.. I was slowly but steadily losing the amniotic fluid..so I was put on extreme bedrest..then my blood pressure went dangerously high..they put me on a heart monitor till the day I delivered. it really sucked...
My doctor said that at week 28 my baby was probably not going to make it and he gave me a steroid shot to mature babys lungs as he was not going to make it full term. Doc said Ihe had to prolong my PG as far as possible. It worked..but at week 34 when the nurse did my first check up in the AM.. The baby wasn't moving...and the heartbeat was so low... I was so scared. He was still alive but no one knew for how much longer..so they called docs and I had an emergency C-Section. He was 4 and a half pounds and he screamed for life!!! he made it!!!!! He was so healthy that the docs only kept him in the NICU 24 hrs and the next day I had him in my arms...!!! No TUBES!! HE BREATHED ON HIS OWN!!.. A true miracle!!! That was a true happy ending..but 9 months later I underwent fertility meds got PG and again BFNs till week 6....before I even made it to my first docs appointment I was already contracting and bleeding. I went to ER but it was too late my baby was already passing in my cervix. Doc said that since I was only 6 weeks I could TTC again in 2 months..so I did. Nothing...a year later in 2006 I went fert. meds again..and again.. I got PG and m/c due to low progesterone. What's hard is that I don't show a BFP early ..it's always at 6 weeks and it doesn't give me time to know that I'm PG so I can get a the Prog. shot! It really sucks...
So here I am almost 2 years after my 2nd m/c still hoping I have another miracle. People have called me selfish for wanting another child. OMG it makes me cry so bad. Why does that make me selfish???
No one understands..and it seems like wonderful women online whom I don't even know understand much better than those I know.
I'm so looking forward to make friends here...
I will test in the 4thof July (I will be 6 weeks then) and see if I finally am PG!!.. I will let you know. I have had so many heartache.. I just want all this to end and I could fast forward to the amazing moment that I'm delivering a healthy baby (girl..LOL)
I hope I have a girl this time..but a healthy baby boy is so welcome too!!!
Good luck to you and **sprinkle sprinkle with baby / BFP dust*****
I really look forward to knowing all of you!! I see already I will be very blessed to know you girlies!!!
if you want e-mail me so I can give you the link to myspace page (if you have myspace) Just let me know you are from BellyBelly
I'm always on there and you can see pics of my miracle baby and us.
Good luck to all of you I'm sending my best wishes and of course.....
***BABY DUST******
hugs,
Ruthie
angel babies- sorry about AF, keep your chin up and don't give up
tina- sounds like you had a fun weekend, got my fingers crossed for you this month hun
jen- not sure if i'm in the tww yet, am not temping or anything anymore so i won't know for sure when i am. how's af behaving? hope she's not being too hard on you. also hope you've been enjoying some daiquiri's, you deserve it!
kl- not sure if i have o'ed yet, don't think i will know exactly when i do. the chinese herbalist i saw last week asked me to stop temping, stop doing everything basically. she says she is the boss now and for me to just relax, she'll do my worrying for me. so other than taking the herbs everyday i'm not really doing anything, and it's a great feeling to be honest.
ruthie- welcome and thanks for sharing your story, your son is such a miracle. not sure why anyone would call you selfish, seems very ignorant to me. everyone here is great so i'm sure you'll find some much needed support
Ruthie--First, big Thanks so much for sharing your story with us! I'm so very sorry to hear of your losses and your heartache I don't know how anyone could ever consider you selfish for wanting another child! Your son truly was a miracle! I'm you're blessed with another miracle very quickly! The women here are very supportive, I'm sure you'll feel right at home with here with us! :Goodluck2: with your testing on the 4th-- you get a sticky BFP!
pbstar--It's great to hear you sounding so relaxed this cycle! When your herbalist said she's the boss and to let her do the worrying, you really followed through--well done! I'm addicted to temping, so I'd be the one sneaking my temps in the morning, despite being told not to! I've never been very good at doing what I'm told! I wish the best for you with this cycle, go July! Oh, btw, no daquiri's, but did have a couple Mike's hard lemonade's! I'm about to go grab another!
big big congratulations to you - wishing you a h&h pg...
, gl for the next cycle. Is there a way they can genetically screen the eggs before they are fertilised/implanted? Sorry, not sure what bfs stands for
in a couple of weeks or so...
I am doing as much research as I can about when it is safe to TTC after MS, and my husband and mum are telling me to stop worrying about it and just let it happen. Grrr 
It's sad that you have to be here, but we're glad you have found us. This is such a wonderful place to be when the rest of the world seems cold and hopeless at feeling your pain. 
Fingers crossed for you. 
catches the little eggy when she decides to arrive.
don't be too brave 
you get a sticky BFP! 
I've never been very good at doing what I'm told! I wish the best for you with this cycle, go July! Oh, btw, no daquiri's, but did have a couple Mike's hard lemonade's! I'm about to go grab another! 
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