Trying to Conceive after Miscarriage or Loss ~ June/July 2010

Forshelby ~ Excellent news, so happy he/ she is going strong!! Enjoy the shopping

Iona ~ Thanks heaps. Sounding very positive, GL hun! Hoping that line stays around.

Minniemouse ~ Thank you, hope its not just my body being stupid again. Quite likely as it has been since my m/c. I have a Maybe Baby which works out cheaper but occasionally do the OPT's. I dont normally get sore nipples until a couple days before AF but I guess there is a 1st time for everything. Interesting to know. Tablets I reckon are always so much easier than liquid stuff. Not too sure on the lining stuff but good luck hun! Does kinda make sense that that could be why.

Matthews mum - I hope they don't cancel your transfer.... FX for a big jump in your levels by Monday!

Loops - Glad you enjoyed my silly story. I can't believe you still got the flu even after having a shot! Hopefully your herbs work for you and you're utd soon, if not NOW!

Iona - I'm glad too about the scan, Can't wait to get a picture of our LO. I said to DP that we need to get a baby album so we can start if off with an ultrasound pic. He thought that was a nice idea. So far so good, feeling pretty positive for now. It's so good that you got another decent + this morning... it's comforting to watch that line get darker. Try not to worry about the backache, it seems to be normal as far as I can tell. I'm getting it on and off, but my nausea is so vague it's annoying. Only seems to really hit me around dinner time. And we're going to a friend's place for dinner tonight.. :o Luckily they know I'm pg, so I don't have to hide any blech feelings I'm having. Can I have some of your queasiness though?? I would feel so much better with some good solid 'ew' moments. LOL. When are you heading to the doctors and getting bt's etc done?

Minnie - Yep, I saw the same doctor. I think I'm starting to warm to him, actually. He's just a silly old man, trying to be amusing. I just laugh at his jokes and try NOT to laugh when he attempts to type. Sooooo slow. :D I'm not sure what might help to thicken the endometrium.. I might try googling that one later on. (love you, google!) I'm sure if anyone can possibly help, it'll be a chinese medeciney person. They seem to really know their stuff, I've heard a few good success stories.

AFM- bought some ballet flats so I don't fall flat on my bum again at work, I'm SO afraid of the stairs now it's crazy. I managed to trip UP them yesterday, (didn't really fall though) so I'm feeling totally paranoid and freaked out to the max. Can't believe how clumsy I've gotten and it's only early.:rolleyes:

Hi to all the other lovely ladies I've missed, and Reet.... I'm still stalking you. :D

Hey Everyone..

A selfish post from me.. ive had an awful day.. Af came this morning.. and then I was taking our pup out to the beach with my sister and her puppies and got a phone call from DH saying that as he was putting our girl Heidi in the back of the ute to go to work with him she ran and got in a fight with the dog across the road from us.. theres 2 dogs in our neighbourhood that she just doesnt get along with.. She is very dominant but then we have a friend who has a dominant dog and Heidi cowers.. its just different dogs i guess. But the owner of the dog said that we really shld put her down.. and my DH is at the point where I think he could. We love her to bits but i cant even walk her up our street anymore. Her mum was a red nose pitbull.. and very typical of what ppl think there like.. extremely vicious. We were hoping heidi wld turn out alright tho but obviously not :( its so frustrating cos we have so many friends with dogs and she gets on with them all. My mum has taken her for a few days and is going to try and find a new home for her. I havent stopped crying all day.. Dh had a few tears too. I dont know what to do. I am thinking maybe a zapper collar cld work so we can zap her if she goes to attack.. but i dont know. I just cant imagine our little family without her here :( Its very rare that she does get in fights.. its only if we leave gate open by accident and she escapes and the rottie up the street is out or yeah if we are loading her into the car and she spots dog across from us. The 2 other dogs fight back ofcourse but they dont come looking for it like she does.
It has taken the emphasis off having af though.. altho i think it has made me a lot more emotional.

So yeah CD1 for me.. sadly enough.. it sux :(

Hugs Reet, both bits of news suck :(

Oh and minnie ill google ur lining problem.. im not sure if maca wld help or not. Ill get back to u!

Forshelby- Yay!! Thats great news :) :)

Matthews mum- Oh i hope this cycle doesnt get cancelled :( ill keep my FX for u.

Sorry for not doing anymore persies.. ill be back later after ive finished eating lots of chocolate and whinging about my cramps and crying over my dog.. :(

Can anybody pls tell me what Cesar Milan the Dog Whisperer would do???! I have watched heaps of his shows but cant remember.. I wish I cld fly him over

Matthews mum ~ Really hope your cycle doesnt get cancelled, FX it doesnt hun! Hugs

Reet ~ Big huggs, I know how you'd feel because my dogs are my babies and I get upset just when people complain about their barking. Would be horrible to have to put her down as Im sure you feel the same way about yours as I do mine. I know it doesnt sound all that nice but what about a muzzle? Just when you dont have her inside or in your yard etc. Would be better than putting her down. Really hope you find a solution hun. And so sorry about AF, its the hardest time when AF comes, start focussing on getting ready for bed dancing perhaps. (((GBH)))

thanks forshelby and reet for offering to look into solutions for my problem :-)

Reet: so sorry to hear af arrived for you big hugs

Sorry Reet that AF came - big hugs i know how you feel its not fair
Mine is almost gone she better not show herself for along time now like 18months or more. not to many cramps this time it was pretty short must have been caus of the short 26 day cycle.
Caesar Millan was out here last year pity it wasn't now you could go on the show. hope you find a solution xoxoxo

ill do some more persies later off to bed have a morning shift tommorow

thinking of everyone and hope this is our month. Go girls trying in july for a sore bust in august :p

and congrats forshelby those numbers sound great!

Reet - Awwwwwww huge hugs, hun. What a horrible day for you. I'm so sorry about af, and your beautiful doggie. Life is unfair. Sending you cuddly vibes and hoping you feel better soon. I hope the chocolate helped a little bit. I say bust out a hot water bottle and get some serious snuggles from DH tonight. I'm not sure what Cesar would do..... I'm sure you've tried everything you know of. I kind of like Loops' idea of the muzzle. Sounds like an acceptable alternative, and will make the neighbours feel a lot more comfortable. I hope it all works out for the best and you get to keep your furbaby. Thinking of you my poor poor lovely lady.

Kit - Hi! Good to see you popping in once again :)

Kellie - Thanks hun, feeling cautiously optimistic for now..... FX for a good outcome.

Reet- Bought my HPT yesterday while in town but haven't been game enough to take the test yet, AF is due today for me and so far sorry if this is tmi but yesterday while in town I had a bit of browny discharge about the size of half a 5cent peice and had some on paper when I went to loo today is about the same but only there when I wipe so far waiting for AF to arrive. So not sure when I will test yet just waiting to see what today brings for me.
Forshelby- Feel free to savour the wise comment, lol. I'm glad it made your day, there is nothing better in life than making another person feel good about themselves. I'm still not seeing those neon flashing lights you keep telling me about, lol. Congrats on the great results at yah Dr, bet you are starting to get excited now.
Loops- Thank you for the best wishes.
Iona- Things are sounding good for you right now, congrats. hope all goes well for you, sending you lots of sticky bubba vibes your way.
AFM: I'm still here waiting for my dear ol AF to show or maybe not show. I hate not knowing but I don't want to know either in case in ends in tears again, yesterday morning I woke from sleeping soundly on my belly but then when I woke I felt violently ill and feeling like I wanted to throw up. My bbs are getting very tender lent over a feed drum this morning to get horse feed out and omg it hurt. Like I said earlier I have had some brownish discharge yesterday and today not enough to show on a pad today as yet though. AF has been like clock work for me since my first cycle after our MC in early April always hits on the 27th day lasting for 5 days. Today is my 27th day, so no doubt there will be numerous trips to the loo today to check as I don't think I could be lucky enough to hit the bulls eye first try after my MC I will keep you all informed on how I go through out the day.
Thanks for reading and best of luck to you all that are pg and TTC.
Helen.

After to many trips to the loo today and caving and doing a HPT I got a BFN but in saying that I'm not sure if my eyes were playing tricks on me or not and seeing something I so badly want to see but I think there may have been a very faint Postive line, so I'm thinking now that if AF still a no show today I might do another test first up in the morning. Still having some very dark brown discharge when I wipe after tripping to the loo.
Any advice please ppls will be greatly appreciated.

Oh clairesmummy, fingers crossed that the line is darker for you if AF doesn't shoe. I had brown discharge with my pregnancy in january around when af was due so here's hoping xoxox

Sorry girls I will come back later for persie, am so tired and I think I'm either getting tonsilitis or the cold so taking myself to bed for a lil while

Clairesmummy - I am getting a little bit excited, but will feel a lot more confident once I see a hb at a scan. Maybe it's not neon lights for you, but more of a brownish flashing light? :) I hope so! I'm telling af to stay away from your house, (and to find her shoes.... LOL Iona..) And rumour has it you're more fertile for 3 cycles after a mc due to elevated hormones. This is what my old doctor told me after my mc. I assume he knows what he's talking about?? And OOOHHHHH hoping that line isn't imaginary! Post a pic of your bfpish stick??? I could line-gaze all day long.

Iona - Lol@ your typo. 'af doesn't shoe'? hahaha.. you've got baby brain, my dear! Hope you haven't come down with a cold and it's just regular ms kicking your butt right now. :) (mean that in the nicest way possible!) I'm only getting the random queasiness still, but after bt results am feeling pretty ok about it. No sign of anything wrong yet.

AFM, booking my scan tomorrow. I'm not sure when to tell them I want it though. Tomorrow I will be 6w+2 (according to adjusted dates from bt's) so I'm assuming any old time now should show a nice hb. I'll need to research that stuff. Perhaps it's better to wait until I'm 7wks just to make sure? I'm so eager but I don't want to freak myself out if they can't find a nice flutter in there. Any opinions?? I won't adjust my ticker until after a scan... they should give me some more accurate dates.

Thanks Iona and Forshelby- I hope AF has her running shoes on and runs right away from my house please.....lol.....she is still a no show at this stage. How long do you have to be PG before you show a positive result, we only did the deed 12days ago today was the last mattress dance for me as usual though I lose all my libido after I O. Just wanna curl up with a good book n sleep.....lol......sad I know.
Forshelby- I never knew that about being more fertile for 3 cycles after a MC, see you learn something everyday, I told you you were the wise one....lol...sorry I can't post the pic of my test as when it came up neg. and after staring at it for an hour I threw it in the bin totally disheartened.
Reet- Sorry to hear AF arrived for you we must try and make sure she gets a decent pair of running shoes so she can stay away from us.
AFM- AF is still a no show at this stage anyhow but this afternoon I feel like I have been hit by a Mack truck or something big, my body is aching all over and I feel totally run down, thinking it's time to kick back n watch a bit of telly for a little while.

Clairesmummy - You can get a bfp anywhere from 5 days before your expected period (this is using an early response test like 'first response') but it's most likely going to show up on the day of your expected period. For a small percentage of women, it takes much longer than this (up to 6wks pg plus) so it's really just a guessing game. If you still have no af in the morning, I say test! And this time take a picture for us.. hehehe. I am feeling rather wise now.. lol. By the time this bubby is born I'll be somewhat of an Oracle, I think. :D

Reet- How are you holding up, hun? Thinking of you, still. Perhaps a small makeover is in order to lift your spirits? Or a chocolate binge-fest. Or Both!

AFM, dinner tasted like it had been rolled in a pile of dust or dirt or something equally un-appetizing. LOL... DP thought I'd gone crazy. So it was a delicious feast of potato bake for me tonight. :(

Hey Everyone.. Im feeling a bit better now. Its just been an awful weekend tho! Over it! Looking forward to a new day tomoro.. except i wont have my darling girl at home yet :( My mum is looking after her still..thank goodness.. what wld we do without mothers!! Dh loves heidi alot just as i do.. but he is at the stage where he is so frustrated that she doesnt listen to him when shes playing up that he's ready to get rid of her.. but he also doesnt want to do that because then its just giving our problem to someone else. I am slowly convincing him to let her come home.. and i will take her to obedience training.. get her a muzzle (which he hates the thought of.. cos apparently then its just admitting to everyone u have a mongrel dog *sigh* ..males!) and i am ordering an electric collar for her. I used to hate the thought of them but now that our darling little girls life is on the line then i am willing to do anything to keep her. And dogs arent stupid..it wldnt take long for her to learn. Its just so frustrating about the different ways that dh and i have been brought up.. Dh's mum is a lovely lovely lady but if a dog goes too far she wldnt hesitate to put it down cos its 'just a dog'. She really does love her dogs but just in a different way to me. Whereas my mum got so upset when i said she might have to be put down and she came and collected her straight away. I am slowly started to show dh that we can do something and u cant just put a dog down when u havent trained it properly.. it will take time but i think he will end up being more on my wavelength with it all. He really isnt a heartless bastard.. he was teary all arvo yesterday with me. He loves her so much... but i guess hes just been brought up a lot tougher then i have been!
Just sitting here now i hate the fact that shes not here.. it feels wrong. I miss her so much :( and so is our pup.. she idolises Heidi!
Anyway enough dog talk! I SO need kids.. im way too dog crazy!!! (lets hope we can be better parents then dog owners!)

Af is real weird this time around.. last month it was really really heavy.. probly cos i hadnt had 1 in 4 months since m/c, and this one has been quite light.. Which has been good. I feel so disgusting.. ate a WHOLE block of chocolate yesterday (needed it tho!!) and basically just crap all weekend. We went and saw my dad tonight and he must have noticed my tummy poking out and gave it a rub and commenting on it being a bit round at the moment!! haha diet time for me!! its normally flat!! i keep thinking tho that who cares cos ill be pg soon and it will get big anyway. But i will have to get that out of my mind!! Its a lot better to be healthy before conceiving otherwise ill never get back to pre-baby-body!!!

Sorry no persies again.. gotta get to bed.. dh is going away in the morning for a week.. gotta help him pack his things!
Thanku for listening to my rambling on with dog issues!! :)

xxx

Hi reet: poor thing. What a stressful weekend. Good to see you are taking action to bring your worries (and your little fur rebel!) under control. Hope the dog training works out for you. Glad to see I'm not the only one who can power through a ton of chocolate (although i do it even when i don't have AF!)
Clairesmummy: FX AF stays away. You never know, others have hit the jackpot first time after MC. Why not you? HOping that's just some implantation colouring you've got there...
Iona: sleep tight!
FOrshelby: Who cooked the 'dirty' dinner? And was it meatballs that rolled off the table and onto the floor and then out the front door! (Groan, couldn't resist bad joke, sorry!)
Kellbell: yay for end of AF!
Minnie: hope you get answers soon. I'd be curious about the herbal remedies too.

Reet- Hope all goes well for you with your puppy, stick with her and give it your all and you will be happy with the results you get with her,consistency is the key to training all dogs and never be afraid to use a firm voice command and make a NO sound scary to them. I recently had to have my old blue cattle dog put to sleep due to him having cancer he was a 21st pres from my mum and dad and I took him everywhere with me when I went away to shows and everything with my horses. Horrible day and I hated letting him go but it had to be done cause I couldn't let him suffer with cancer. So best of luck with your girl and I hope you get to bring her home real soon darl.
PossumMagic- Thank you for the vote of confidence, I'm feeling a little more at ease today and a little confident as well.
AFM- Well I couldn't help myself I had to do another HPT first up this morning and it seems I may have not been seeing things yesterday this morning there is definately a faint positive line going to hold onto this test to show DF when he gets home from work to make sure he can see it as well, I feel like a paranoid freak right now. And Forshelby( The Oracle, lol) I did try to take a pic for you but it won't work for me. Sorry lol......DF says to take another test in a couple of days. No AF at the moment for me as yet and hoping and praying like hell she wont show up for me for the next 36 weeks. Still have a little brownish discharge but no where near as much as Saturday nearly nothing at all when I wipe now. Sprouted 2 horrible zits yesterday which was a huge let down cause they come with AF as well. So atm Im terrified AF will turn up but nearly bouncing off walls about the faint line when POAS. Could I really be lucky enough to hit the bulls eye first try? The anticipation is killing me here ppls. I want to jump and shout but dont want the scary though of AF arriving either.