Trying to Conceive after Miscarriage or Loss #2 April '08

[smilanatu]

jen...Fortunate for me AF is almost always easy going...light and short (2-4 days) little to no pain...I have to admit I've been blessed in that aspect.

[Anthonysmom]

Jen - just to let you know that I got a BFP last weekend and my OB told me to stay on the baby aspirin. I am on it for a MTHFR defect. what about you?

Barbara

[jen805]

smilanatu--Wow, lucky you! I hope this is your last one for a long time!

Anthonysmom--Oh yah, another one for our time zone! It's so hard sometimes waiting for all the Aussie girls to wake up, especially when I have a question! Congrats again on your BFP! I'm not exactly sure why I'm taking the baby aspirin, to be honest with you. After m/c my dr. said that when I decided to ttc again he wanted to try me on it. Do you mind if I ask what MTHFR is?

Good morning to all my Aussie "mates" (spoken with my best Aussie accent!)

[Anthonysmom]

Jen - first of all thanks on the congrats. i am taking this all one step at a time. waiting for blood results to see HCG levels and then go to retest tomorrow. So MTHFR is an enzyme in the body. it helps break down amino acids. If you have a defect (it is a hereditary condition) it can cause blood clots, stroke, heart attacks. As far as pregnancy is concerned it can cause miscarriage or things like spina bifida. well for me the good news is my levels are okay. the only treatment is baby aspirin, extra folic acid and b vitamins. i didn't find this out until i did genetic testing after I lost my son. i do know that baby aspirin has been prescribed for other things in pregnancy like to prevent blood clots. hope this helps

barbara

[pbstar]

morning girls!

yay last day of the week before long weekend, love it!

issy- am a bit jealous that your DH is so keen on BDing- mine isn't too bad but i think i would be happy if he couldn't keep his hands off me! anyway we are both loving your morning theory at the moment- don't know why we didn't think of it before but it works better for both of us because we have so much more energy after a good night's sleep raher than forcing ourselves to do it after a long day's work when all we want is to vege on the couch...anyway i keep thinking if we have this much more energy in the morning than i'm sure DH's swimmers will too!

jen- i'm really for you to get a BFP and start the ball rolling in here, have been reading of your symptoms in the TWW thread and all sounds so promising...fingers crossed for you hun

jodsan- still no AF? must be so confusing and frustrating for you at the moment...hope she shows up soon so you can get back to TTC. Re: your DH smoking i'm afraid i too have struggled with quitting in the past. was on them for years until i got preg last year and stopped altogether. My DH tried everything to get me to stop before then but it's one of those things you really have to want to do yourself. Once you've decided i think it's not hard at all. one thing i can say is i am stubborn and don't like being told what to do- the more DH would tell me to quit the more i didn't want to. so maybe you should try a bit of reverse psychology if your DH is like that too?

anyway spose i better get myself moving and go to work- to all the other ladies a big hello and big have a great last day of the week!

[Jodsan]

Yey AF came overnight (cant believe I'm celebrating it)! Now I can officially move on from this bizarre cycle. Going to see my great doctor again in two weeks so we can do some luteal phase testing, pretty sure I've got estrogen dominance which should be easy fixed. So I am going to sit this cycle out, do the exercise, lose the weight and try to get some estrogen out of my system. Looking forward to a really healthy cycle #8!

Anthonysmum - congrats on the BFP. Hope the hcg is doubling nicely!

Gotta get ready for uni, be back tonight.

[plc1805]

Anthonysmom - i must have missed that post - WOW congrats honey . Can understand ur caution - I would be the same. But well done on the BFP all the same and sending u very sticky vibes!!!

jen - good morning hun!!!! I day to testing - YAY!!

abbey, issy, AJC & jenushka - i know how u feel re bd-ing, romance, etc. But in my case it's me that is lacking motivation - even during 2WW!! like issy, my DH is always ready to "turn it on". I can't seem to get past the idea that it is not just baby making time.

Plus I am always tired, esp so lately. DS has been waking us up between 5.15 & 5.30 the last 3 mornings (inc today) and there is no energy left at the end of the day I think the first couple of times we bd-ed this cycle (just before o) we were just so rapt that we could TTC again and that made things exciting but it only lasted a couple of nights.

Need to get those candles going I think, anyone got any suggestions on getting-in-the-mood music?

[Mel A]

Morning ladies,
Haven't been on for a bit as AF turned up. I was sooooo sure it was going to be a BFP, I had all the symptoms that i had last time, Including this wierd skin thing. So now i'm high on Naprogesic. Looking forward to the long weekend and beleiving that my body was preparing itself after the m/c.

xoxooxoxo to all.

[jen805]

Anthonysmom--Thanks for the info! I'm still so excited for you!

pbstar--Is it Thurs. there or Fri? I thought it was only Thurs. but you made 2 comments about it being the last day of the week. I feel very confused--it's only Wed. evening here and I thought you guys are 17 hrs. ahead of me? Thanks for the I sure could use 'em! Guess I'll find out soon... feeling pretty anxious about it!

Jodsan--This is so weird to say, but AF! Hope this all helps get your cycle back on track! Good luck on the weight loss!

plc--1 day and counting! Thought I might be able to hold out till Fri. but there's just no way! I'm having a hard time not POAS right now! I've had tingly bb's all day, and I don't know, it's just giving me this HUGE desire to test! But the test says wait till first day of missed AF, and technically that would be Fri. since AF is due tomorrow. What should I do????? To test or not to test... that is the question.

Mel--So sorry, honey Hope you are able to enjoy your long weekend--what's the long weekend for, BTW?