Polly and Theresa - I am so very sorry for your losses and for the circumstances that have brought you here, but glad that have chosen this forum as a place to share your ttc journey's. This an incredibly safe place to share you feelings, fears and joys and the women in here are wonderfully supportive and will laugh, cry and be your shoulder to lean on when you need it most. I that 2009 brings you your much deserved bundles of joy.
Mel - Im sorry I cant help you with your progesterone question, im not sure what it is supposed to be at this time of your cycle. But the symptoms def sound promising, I pray this is your month hun.
Jen - I hope you are feeling better hun, your poor thing
Hannah - You are not a grumpy bum, we are all entitled to our down days, its normal and very justified. I hope you are feeling a little better though
AJC - Im so glad to hear everything is ok, rest up darlin and look after yourself. Not long to go now....how exciting!
Indy and tempus - my thoughts and prayers are with you...wishing you both GL with your blood test results.
Big hello and hugs to everyone else...I hope you are all doing ok.
AFM - I had a bit of a panic attack yesterday and I have to admit, Im not completely over it. My bbs did not feel as sore yesterday morning...which really worried me, but as time went on throughout the day they got progressively more sore until they were as sore as they were last week. I have very dull period like pain, which is kind of on and off which has me praying like a crazy women everytime I feel it, but I am hoping this is normal. Other than that, I have started to feel sick. Last night I was starving after just having 4 pieces of toast...and I started to feel very sick, and again this morning I felt very queasy. Im hoping this is a good sign. So now I have to wait until fri for another blood test, which I dont think I can wait for, I think I may request to have it earlier than that, just to put my mind at ease. Also, I went to put a ticker up, but Im not completely sure how far along I am. I dont exactly know when my last period was. I had 2 last month so I dont know which one to go by and I dont know their exact dates either. The one month in 3 years that I forget to track my cycle, I fall pg and have no idea how many weeks I am! Go figure! I will have to have a dating scan, so until then...no ticker! Just as well I suppose as I feel like im jinxing myself by putting it up too early.
hi everyone...just saying hi...am having a bit of a break from posting too much at the moment...just need to try and not obsess too much about TTC!
but am thinking of you all xx
Polly and theresa. I am so sorry for your losses and felt very sad for you both when I read your stories. Life can be very unfair sometimes I think! I hope you both get to hold beautiful healthy babies in your arms very soon.
Tempus - that things are all okay for you
Mannie been thinking of you
Jen, Possums, Hannah, Mel, melissal, issy, blueji, ruthie, megsmum, WTH, mollycat, AJC, indy, smi, rachel and all of the other lovely ladies on this thread
AFM: Been very slack with posting - life has got very busy as now I am engaged we have decided we are definately getting married in april so I have started wedding planning! Have already secured a venue for reception and ceremony and am getting married on easter sunday! With regard TTC - had second blood test today and just waiting to hear if I need another one or if they know yet what day they will do next frostie transfer - I think it will be early next week - fingers crossed! and praying I get a BFP for christmas. It has been nice to be focussing on something else for a while (engagement, wedding) and this is probably least stressed/obsessed I have been about TTC for over a year! Mind you I probably will start stressing again in the TTW.
Thank you to everyone who has welcomed me to this forum. I am waiting for this week to end so I can do a pregnancy test - Saturday is the day!!!! Here's hoping and
wow, i was just dropping in to lurk a little and catch up on everyone's news and i saw some wonderful news so had to post a big congrats to issy! hun i am so happy for you, it is such wonderful news and i have a little tear in my eye for you...just fantastic after such a long journey for you....remember i always told you it was just around the corner? hang in there hun, i know how hard this early stage is, but please just look after yourself, take it easy, don't push yourself with uni, work etc just try to get lots of rest and don't overdo anything. i got through the first tri by just getting myself through to each appt, blood test etc...so just keep going until your next appt and then the next after that etc...and before you know it one day you start to breathe a little easier and you can start to count the weeks instead of the minutes and the hours and the days...you will get there, have faith.
to everyone else- i don't really know most of you anymore but a big hello and hugs to all and as always wishing everyone here good luck.
a special for jen- i still pop by to keep an eye out for your BFP and i know it is not too far away, praying for you always. thanks for always handing me some of your sticky vibes, it is always much appreciated!
well not much to report from me, am just over 21 weeks now and so far so good, we just found out a couple of weeks ago that we are having a boy, so we are absolutely thrilled. he is healthy and everything is going well.
Issy - It certainly all looks good. The line is definitely getting darker. I know what you mean about having to wait to have a blood test - I am going crazy waiting! You probably fell pg because you weren't worrying so much about it and weren't tracking your cycle, it often happens when we least expect it - lol! Let us all know how many weeks you are when you find out.
Hannah - How you feeling today hun?
Theresa - Best of luck for Saturday!
babymiracles - Yah for wedding plans keeping you busy! I absolutely loved planning our wedding and would do it all again in a heartbeat (it was the best day) but DH says we can't afford it - lol!
Possums - completely understand about trying not to obsess - I have tried so many times and have now given up. I just can't forget about it. I know they say it often happens when you relax and forget about 'trying' but it's just not me. I hope it works for you!
Mannie & Toccara - Hope you are both taking the time to heal. Thinking of you both.
Megsmum - How are your feeling? I hope some of the anxiety has subsided.
Jen - Hope you are starting to feel better - rest, girl, rest!
plc, WTH, kirstielove, AJC, buliej, tempus, indy, smi, rachel, mollycat, fifi, angel and everyone else who may be lurking!
AFM - I am really freaking myself out now. My bbs are still sore but I have had a bit of back pain and it is getting worse. I am so scared that AF is on it's way. I know there is nothing I can do but I just really thought this month was our month. I am so careful each month not to get our hopes up but I have had such strong symptoms and I 'feel' pg. It scares me to say that but that's how I have felt. I have had back pain on and off for the last few days which usually when I get AF I get a hour or two of back pain and then she arrives. I know lower back pain can also be a symptom of pg and I pray that is it but I am starting to lose hope.
I have to wait until Thursday to see the FS. AF is due on Friday (if she doesn't arrive before then) so I have a few more days to wait. I am not sure whether to do another hpt as it is probably still too early if I am. I can't believe I am day 34 into my cycle - the only time I have been this late was when I was pregnant!
Decided if this isn't our month we are stopping charting and will just BD when we want. Hoping that helps me to relax so it happens 'naturally'. It will happen when it's meant to. I say that now but I bet it doesn't last!
Just realised how self absorbed and negative I am sounding. Can I join you in being a Grumble Bum Hannah ?
Sorry just not feeling all that positive at the moment not to mention driving myself insane with every little ache and pain
Issy - That line definitely looks promising. Hang in there hun.
possums -
babymiracles - Goodluck with the wedding planning.
Theresa - Sending lots of vibes for Saturday.
pbstar - Congratulations on your boy.
Mel - that this is your month. Only a few more days to wait. Actually, I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling negative at the moment. At least we can share our feelings with each other.
jen - Good to see you haven't posted today. It means your off resting. Get well soon.
AFM - As I was leaving work today I was walking behind a couple who had obviously just had their 18 week scan (I work in a hospital). The woman was waving the picture around and saying how the baby definitely had his mouth. I had to walk very quickly to get past them before I started crying.
On top of that, I've had my pregnant cousin (her EDD is 4 days before mine) emailing me today. We've arranged to meet next week when she's in town for her next round of appointments. I'm not sure if any of you remember, but there is a complication with the baby and the possible outcomes range from perfectly normal to any degree of brain damage to neonatal death or stillbirth. I'm not sure, but I feel she expects something from me. Like I might be able to prepare her in some way for the worst because I've lost my own child. It'll be good to catch up next week and actually talk face to face though.
I know I've said this before, but I can't express enough my gratitude to all you ladies on here and BB for giving me a place to find comfort and support when I am feeling low. I couldn't imagine being on this TTC rollercoaster without you all.
Hello everyone! I have been lurking on this board for so long, it feels like I already know a lot of you. For some reason, I finally felt compelled to start posting. Maybe because I am having one of my darker days. It is just so hard to go through something like this and not have anybody around who understands how much pain I'm going through. It only makes it more difficult that I work in a drugstore and probably 75% of my customers are either pregnant or have newborns.
I suffered the loss of my little one on October 25 at about 7 1/2 weeks. It was a natural m/c. It was the most devastating day of my life, as I know you all understand, and I am so sorry for that. The doctor recommended waiting two cycles before trying again. I didn't want to wait at all, but DH and I compromised and decided to wait one cycle, just to be on the safe side. So, we are on the TTC journey once again. It will be about 2 weeks before we can do a HPT. We were so blessed to get pregnant the first month when we were trying for our first angel, and I am just praying that it will happen that quickly again. I am trying not to expect it though. I have been praying for all of you ladies as well. I know that I am going to be a nervous wreck when I do see another line. Not at all like the complete bliss I felt last time. It will be comforting to have all of the encouraging words that I find on this forum. It has already helped me through so much. Thank you all for that!
Indy: keeping you in my prayers. On the one hand it's good we can do blood test and find things out early, but I also think it gives us more to worry about1
Mel1979: I think it's too early to test, too. keeping fingers crossed, however.
re your temps--in a normal cycle, your temps remain elevated for 14dpo. then, they either drop and you get AF, or they remain elevated and you're pregnant.
jen805: please please please put yourself to bed and force fluids. and get lots of sleep.
issy02: have you seen your doc yet? I cramped during all my pregnancies, even the successful ones
Polly: I am so so sorry. Sending huge cyberhug and will keep you in my prayers. It sounds like you have supportive people in your life and that's such a blessing.
Zachary's Mom: cyberhug to you, too. What an awful thing for you to have to go through. I'll keep you in my prayers.
HannahD: sending cyberhug, and I just want to say, I really admire you for putting in the effort for Christmens, even if your heart isn't in it...
btw, your cousin is lucky to have you for a support system. best of luck
pbstar: so happy for you and keeping fingers crossed! let us know how everything turns out
HannaS86: I'm so sorry you had to go through that. Sending cyberhug and I'll keep you in my prayers
smilanatu: fingers crossed!!!
AFM: I checked some websites about hcg levels and...some said levels are VERY importatnt, others say as long as they're climing, it's okay and still others said don't read too much into levels. These were all respectable websites. I'll be in a straitjacket before this is all over LOL!!
pbstar - YAY....a little boy, how exciting Thankyou so much for popping in, I missed you! Im over the moon that everything is going wonderfully for you babe...awwww...little boys are just lovely, a mummy's relationship with her son is sooooo special, my little boy is so affectionate and gentle with me...they are so lovely.
Thankyou for the congrats too...we are very excited but also very nervous and scared. I find myself praying every minute that everything is going to be ok. As you said, we are just taking it step by step and day by day, we dont want to look too far ahead yet. I have a blood test on fri so im just praying that it will reveal good rising levels. I cant wait for the day I start to relax a little, the first few weeks are always the hardest. Anyway, dont be a stranger....keep us posted on how you are going...I cant believe you are 21 weeks already, that went so fast....from my point of view anyway, probably not from yours I ll keep you posted on my progress too.
Issy- Congrats on ur BFP!!! Hope ur well and relaxing
HannahS86 & Theresa - I'm so sorry for your losses. Y ou have found very supportive people to talk to and share the up's and downs with.
Theresa- Good luck for Saturday
Mel1979- this is ur month for a BFP
babymiracles- good luck with the wedding planning. You will be very busy
pbstar- Congrats a little boy is on the way
smilanatu- let's hope u get an early xmas prezzie
AFM- im still in the TWW. Well at least i think iam. No idea when i'm due. I used to be irregular anywhere between 30-40 CD but when i fell pregnant in september it was my 2nd cycle after stopping the pill. I worked out i must have O around CD13-15. so i figured after AF returned after i had d&c, this cycle i'd O around the same time. Hence how i thought i'd be in the TWW. Now i dont know when AF is probably due or when i should test.
Have i confused u coz iam.
Last edited by princess85; December 9th, 2008 at 05:53 PM.
: spelling
Hi all,
I havent posted for a long time but hae been reading all your posts. Its good to know there is such a supportive group out there.
I went back to Gyn today for 6 week checkup since D&C after my loss in Oct. He did an ultrasound and said my lining was thick and bright meaning I should get Af soon - not soon enough for me as I want to TTC again. He is starting me on clomid tablets day 3 for 5 days and then have a bloodtest on day 21. Im so praying it works straightaway and I don't lose this one.
There I've posted and I feel much better sharing with you all. I am excited to be able to try again but just so incredibly scared out of my mind that Im going to have another miscarriage.
Thanks for listening girls..
Hi all i joined today so i'm new at this i had a stillborn 19th sept 2008 she was my second child i was 36 weeks gestation just went into for 36week check up and there was no heartbeat. I had a period exactly 4 weeks after she was born and haven't had a period yet, i have had a blood test to see if i'm preg but it came back neg. Does anyone have any idea or experiences on this? Was your periods reg after your first one? and how long did it take to get ur periods back?
Rmercimek - I lost my little boy just 2 days short of 36 weeks. I am right here for you. I bled for 5 weeks after Zachary was born and then had my period 3 weeks after that. I have been TTC for 2 months now and we are hoping that Saturday will give us the Christmas present we want. My periods have been very erratic since then with anything from 23 to 37 days!
erybery - Big hugs to you. I am TTC and I am scared too - we are all here to take this journey together.
princess85 - Thank you for your thoughts xxx Congratulations on your engagement!
tempus moriendi - Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate you thinking of me.
Registered User
that 2009 brings you your much deserved bundles of joy.
Polly and theresa. I am so sorry for your losses and felt very sad for you both when I read your stories. Life can be very unfair sometimes I think! I hope you both get to hold beautiful healthy babies in your arms very soon.
been thinking of you
?
hun i am so happy for you, it is such wonderful news and i have a little tear in my eye for you...just fantastic after such a long journey for you....remember i always told you it was just around the corner? hang in there hun, i know how hard this early stage is, but please just look after yourself, take it easy, don't push yourself with uni, work etc just try to get lots of rest and don't overdo anything. i got through the first tri by just getting myself through to each appt, blood test etc...so just keep going until your next appt and then the next after that etc...and before you know it one day you start to breathe a little easier and you can start to count the weeks instead of the minutes and the hours and the days...you will get there, have faith.
plc, WTH, kirstielove, AJC, buliej, tempus, indy, smi, rachel, mollycat, fifi, angel and everyone else who may be lurking!
?
vibes for Saturday.
that this is your month. Only a few more days to wait. Actually, I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling negative at the moment. At least we can share our feelings with each other.
CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement!
YAY....a little boy, how exciting
Thankyou so much for popping in, I missed you! Im over the moon that everything is going wonderfully for you babe...awwww...little boys are just lovely, a mummy's relationship with her son is sooooo special, my little boy is so affectionate and gentle with me...they are so lovely.
Good luck for Saturday
a little boy is on the way
let's hope u get an early xmas prezzie
coz iam.
Bookmarks