zionsmum - I have done your survey - good luck with it! Pash - I hope that your HCG levels keep dropping down . Does that mean that you don't need chemo? I keep my fingers crossed for you! KBowman - I had a look at your chart, the temp rise looks promising Hope that there will be a BFP for you at the end of your tww Sweetpetite - my first AF after D&C was shorter than normal and very brownish (sorry for TMI), so I guess what you saw might have been AF?! Charlotte - Welcome! I am very sorry for your loss . Hopefully your stay here will be a short one... Satya - I am sorry to hear that you had to put up with more pregnancey news at work... Thankfully not someone you work closely with! Take it easy and big hugs Dawnee - temperature rise and drops refer to temperature charting for those who take their temps every morning. Check out www.fertilityfriend.com for more info on charting your BBT.
My ob said it was ok to start ttc straight away without waiting for AF. Best to check with your doctor what he thinks... Treelo - I hope that Lawson will get over his chickenpox quickly and that he is not too miserable... Hope that AF is over for you quickly and that you can ttc asap. (By the way - are you still planning on putting your every 2 day theory into effect? )
As for me I think AF is just about finished and I am off to my 6 weeks check up after D&C appointment today with my ob. Feeling a bit apprehensive about it since he has the waiting room wall plastered full of absolutely gorgeous baby photos...
zionsmom: Thanks for asking after me Diane... you know I really hope we end up PG at the same time after all our sagas!! I hope you get signs of something soon I did your survey.
Dawneee and charlotte_77: Sorry for your loss. I hope your time in this topic is short
satya: Are you going to try again this cycle? Are people at work being OK?
Megsmum: CONGRATS!!! YAY!!!
pash: Thanks heaps for your messages to me. In the end, my DH wrote to my client on my behalf and explained the seriousness of things and the client wrote a nice note hoping I feel better soon (didn't apologise but he's not the kind of person I would expect to). I REALLY hope your hcg keeps coming down. Mine took about 6 weeks?? I really want to go back to the gym and lose some weight I put on this year while pregnant as soon as I have the energy!! Yay about the new clothes (nothing like new clothes to feel fresh about life)
kbowman: Good luck holding out for testing, I really hope this is your month!! Have fun in Sydney
Penny: Hope the appointment goes well and you get the all clear.
Hi to everyone else I've missed.
I'm doing well. Over my low of last week and feeling much better since I stopped bleeding from the D&C; only took a week this time. I'm hoping I O in the next few days and that my cycle isn't too mucked up this month. The doctors told me to take two weeks off work, or work from home - which is what I'm doing. I have heaps more energy than last week, still not like normal but getting there.
sweetpetite - I know what you mean, we'd never planned the last one, and when I m/c'ed, it made me realise how much I actually wanted a child of my own *sighs* So now we're now ready to actually start trying now. I'm hoping I've either tested too early or I've got AF on the way so I can start properly charting.. Oh and thanks for the good luck, I need it!
zionsmum - Completed the survey
satya - I know, I really really felt bad when I saw it, but (and this sounds weird, but it's the only way I can think of explaining it) do you know that 'baby' smell?? Well, it was lingering in the air and I could smell it It's just made me very meh at the time - You've got a fantastic DF if he does that for you in the shops
Dawneee - It's always best to wait for one cycle- or two even, reccomended by the doctor, but if you don't wanna wait, then you don't have to
Penny - Well AF seems to have stopped already?? It lasted 2 days - not that im complaining, and it was very heavy...but now nothing....cant wait to O now...i have ordered my pregnancy test from LC, so now im just waiting.
As for the every 2nd day, i guess there is no point after O, but the week up to O, yes every second day and more if i can convince him just around O time. He says im nasty ?????
Lizjessie - yep my DF really is fantastic, I am very lucky to have him.
Kiwigirl - we are trying this cycle. We can't afford to not try... that clock is ticking faster and faster. I am about to start the overdosing on the evening primrose oil as that seemed to do the trick last cycle... it's the only thing I did differently.
I just wanted to say a big, big thank you to you all for the messages of congratulations. Believe me, I really do appreciate them all, especially knowing from bitter experience how difficult it can be soon after a m/c hearing other peoples pregnancy news. I'm so touched just knowing what a supportive group of ladies this is!!
I guess its time I headed over to the PAML thread now, but I wanted to wish everyone here all the very best for TTC and I want to see heaps of BFPs coming out of here really soon!!
dawneee and charlotte_77- welcome! I hope you havea very brief stay here with this fantastic group of Women. I'm very sorry for your loss and I hope that you find lots of support and info here.
Diane- I hope you get all the surveys filled out that you need. I found it really fun. Good luck with your graduation! I wasn't in the country for my grad which was a bummer. I hope you really enjoy it.
Satya- Good luck with trying again. I want to start trying again ASAP. There's no time to waste. I'm only young but my DF already thinks he's too old. He really wants children now which is fantastic but sad that it hasn't happened yet. It will though, it will!!!
I rang my Ob yesterday and explained about my 2-3 weeks of spotting and the 3 days of light bleeding. he said that it seems as though my body has acknowledged the M/c but it's moving along a bit slow. maybe i should come in and see him. As I'm at Mum and Dad's working at the moment, I said I'd wait a couple more days. Today, i woke up, went to the toilet and it started to pour out! Sorry for TMI! It's been continuing on all day but I still haven't had any real cramping, just a general ache and heavy feeling. Well, we'll wait and see. If it all comes out, I won't need the D&C. I'm having a balancing tomorrow, so maybe that'll help? I can't wait to start TTC again.
Hello to everyone. I hope you are all well. Take care.
Satya the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne runs a recurrent m/c clinic. I only googled it quickly and got this number from the betterhealth.vic.gov.au site and this link
I think there's one in Sydney too, and you can refer yourself to the Sydney one (don't need a GP), after 2 early m/c or 1 late loss. Not sure how you get into the Melbourne one.
charlotte_77 - At least you can start TTC again I'm just annoyed that I still haven't gotten mine (and I m/c'ed before you)
ems - Don't be sorry bout the TMI! I remember the week after I m/c'ed, I had a HUGE gush at work and it embarrased me cause it almost went through!
And if I knew anything bout charting, I'd happily help, but I've got no idea to be honest!
Oooh Kerry the temp rise sounds promising. Will keep for you.
Penny Don't worry, your bub's pic will be up on your ob's wall in the not so distant future. I hope your check up went smoothly. My doc alternates between "chemo is inevitable" and "I'm happy to monitor the levels for a while". So I really don't know where I stand, but I trust that he's going to do the best thing by me. My fist m/c was in Sydney & he's had the slides from the d&c sent to london so that his pathology ppl can run more tests on them. He's very careful & thorough.
Rachael I'm glad your work pressures have eased a bit, you didn't need that kind of stress on top of everything. How are you at working from home? I'm rubbish at it: keep getting distracted (mostly by the fridge, tele, internet occaisionally even housework!). I'm glad you're feeling better physically as well & have stopped bleeding. I'm in my 6th wk after the 2nd d&c, and HCG is still hovering around 600, so I really hope it goes down as well. It had peaked at 217000 so its had a long way to go. Everytime I look in the mirror, I wish I was pg. I don't want to think that my bump is just fat now. So all my new clothes are bump-disguising and could also double as maternity wear ( I am a basketcase).
Charlotte77 Yay! You can move forward & start ttc again! That's good news.
ems you sound like a really strong person. I was in pieces when I started bleeding and I can't imagine what it would be like to know its coming and have to wait for it. What is a balancing BTW? Fertilityfriend.com is the site most ppl here use for charting, and when you join up, they send out really comprehensive tutorials that tell you everything you need to know.
Nothing much to report from me... just that I really wish I was pg. I bought a cute little summer dress for my niece today and didn't drop to the floor in tears. But I wished i was pg (and not just cos of the gorgeous newborn stuff on sale). I have no urge to scratch out eyes of the pg women I meet, but I wish I was pg. I have a great life, loving DH, caring friends, interesting work, happening social life, but I wish I was pg. Its doing my head in!
Hello Everyone - Thanks heaps for all welcoming me aboard!
Its sad to see but helps to know that im not the only one whos gone through a misscarriage or TTC!
Recently on the 27th of july (day before my bday) i had my 1st mc - it was also my 1st pregnancy - so it was a bit tough on my husband and I. We meant to be at around 8.5 wks but apparenlty the baby had stoped at 6.5wks!
Im now not sure where to go from here?!?!
TREELO - you asked where i am in my cycle at the moment - to be honest with you im all new to this and have no idea where im at - when we feel pregnant i had only been off the pill for about 6mths so i never really got to understand my cycle - so any help you can give me would be muchly apprechiated as we both want to try again and hopefully fall pregnant again before end of year if that is possible - when i had my post op appointment with the dr he said there was nothing wrong with my i should be able to concieve again - it must of just been one of those things!
There's many new faces in this thread, hope you will be out of here real soon.
Just a quick post from me, I've put many posts in the two PAML threads, for those that know me and want to read my latest sad story.
DH and I went for our 12 week Ob appointment just over a week ago - and to cut a very long story short, we lost our little boy one week later. We are pretty devastated. Don't think we will ttc straight away again, will let the emotions re-settle I think.
Big hello to Satya and Pash - who'd have thought we'd all be back in here. You two are amazing. I have such respect for women these days. I'm more determined than ever to have a baby though - and the more you get kicked in the butt the more determined it makes me. I shall follow the advice I keep giving you girls - try try again, there's no other course of action.
I'll pop in from time to time to say hello and let you know when af returns and if we decide to go for it.
Wishing you all the very very best on your ttc journeys.
Kiwigirl - I hope that the break from work will do the trick for you and that you get your energy levels back up pash - I cross my fingers for you that you will not need the chemo. It's good to hear that you have a good doc - that is so important!! Thanks for your kind words! I managed to wait amongst all the preggie bellies for almost an hour without getting too tearful... I am glad I made it! ems - good luck with charting. I just started to chart with fertility friend (I previously just did my own on paper) and it is a very good website with heaps of info... megsmum - thanks for your good wishes and hopefully we can join you soon in the PAML thread . Congratulations and a happy and healthy pregnancy!! Treelo - I also had a fairly short and heavy AF after m/c. This one was a normal long one again though... I have also ordered stacks of OPKs and HPTs from Lullaby. They should have been delivered yesterday, but unfortunately the delivery guy didn't leave them on the front porch as instructed, so now I have to drive to the other side of town to get them from the Australian Air Express depot .
I am going for every day around O time, that's how we got pregnant last time Good luck with it!!!
Here is a bit of useful info from my ob yesterday. He recommended the Lullaby OPKs. Also he told me BD 3 days before AND after ovulation should catch the egg.
I wish it was that easy...sigh!! - but no harm in trying!!!
. Does that mean that you don't need chemo? I keep my fingers crossed for you!
. Hopefully your stay here will be a short one...
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I did your survey.
It's just made me very meh at the time - You've got a fantastic DF if he does that for you in the shops
to you all!
I want to start trying again ASAP. There's no time to waste. I'm only young but my DF already thinks he's too old. He really wants children now which is fantastic but sad that it hasn't happened yet. It will though, it will!!!
It's been continuing on all day but I still haven't had any real cramping, just a general ache and heavy feeling. Well, we'll wait and see. If it all comes out, I won't need the D&C. I'm having a balancing tomorrow, so maybe that'll help? 
I am a basketcase).
Its doing my head in!
Good luck with it!!! 
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