TTC after Miscarriage or Loss ~ February 08 #2

[berecca623]

Nickster I am envious of you dressing up as Queen Elizabeth, I love the old English monarchs and every chance I get I dress up as someone from around QE1's time! I am sure you will be fine but good luck for docs appt anyway! I am so excited for you

ll80 I am unsure if anything about CM can be considered normal or usual! I do know that I have had less since my m/c in November, however for the last couple of days I have felt wet even though not really any cm, taking that as a sign o is due soon as by my count it should be around Tuesday.

Mollycat sorry to hear about the secretive SIL and her being due just after you would have been. And yes it makes me mad / sad that some people just find it sooo easy!

Angel YAY for your DH for finally getting on board and now doing EVERYTHING he can to help! You have definitely scored a victory and you should be proud of yourself for sticking up and saying your piece!
Oh yes and I will definitely be having some of your delicious tasting choc mud cake just after I sprinkle some on it for everyone!

Tempus I'm really sorry to hear about your grandfather, especially so soon after your FIL. Hopefully it is just a scare and nothing else, its the last thing you need!

As for me, well have been charting my temps this month, and as soon as I figure out how to put a link in my signature I will do so for you all to squiz at. Here is a question though, not sure if my temps are behaving themselves. So far they have been bouncing from 36.7 (highest) to 36.2 (lowest). Yes i have only been temping since Monday and AF arrived the Monday before (just got the BD thermometer) but should they be like this? Or am I just thinking its a big jump because the chart makes it look that way (haven't o'd yet)???????

[STARRYSKY]

hi everyone!
just wanted to drop in andlet you know I had my first docs appointment yesterday, I was fine as I went in but assoon as I started talking talking I was a blubbering mess! couldnt believe it! I am so bloody emotional atm, any little thing will set me off!
anyway, had my first bt, HCG is at 1118, next bt on sat so hopefully will be a significant rise.
good luck to you all this cycle, so sorry about af angelbabies, she can be so cruel sometimes!
i will sprinkle some more around for good measure!

[plc1805]

Hi ladies - just a quick note to say hi!

Starrysky - hey great to hear all is going well! keep up the good work

berecca - re ur temps are u taking them at same time each morning? have you had interrupted sleep at all? sorry if you have already covered that it's just I know that they are affected a lot by time and sleep. otherwise, not sure...

tempus - ooh hun! sorry about the bad luck - don't worry about being tragedy queen - thx for letting us share in ur life in order to be able to offer support. take care of urself hun! as for the mucj up with child care, that really is appalling. GL tomorrow with ur appts.

AJC - so jealous of ur trip to Byron. my DH and I went just over 3 yrs ago and it was so lovely. Glad that ur having time out after all the craziness!

Angelbabies - Bday buddy - how u doin hun? glad I managed to put a smile on ur dial. keep smilin if u can....

Magda - how r u doin sweet? hope ur stresses diminish little by little very soon...

jodsan - so sorry that i replied so shortly to ur post without even welcoming u! very bad manners - hope ur well.

Hi to canary, mollycat, ll80, katiegirl, nickster, anthonysmom, bettyboop, tina and any other lovely lady that I'm sure to have missed.

I was telling the girls on another thread how I had a fantastic session at the acupuncturist on yesterday. He said I'd gone backwards a bit cos of the lap and just needed to unblock some energy paths caused from scarring. This time he did something a little bit different. As well as the needles for other spots, he used a "moxa" I think it's called which just looks like a huge joint (LOL!). He held the lit end about 2 cms away from my skin at the point where he would have the needle and I had to tell him when it got too hot for me to stand. This is to generate heat through the meridians and my body. Well! It certainly did generate heat and so much energy and I think it was largely due to the smell of the moxa which smelt A GREAT DEAL like a joint (LOL!!!!). I guess I was high! Hope he does it again next week!!
So now I smell a BFP brewing (my nostrils are very clear now after the moxa )!!

[Canary]

hi Ladies!
You lot always put a smile on my face. Would you believe that I have stayed late at work to read all of your posts tonight? (Too many interruptions from DH at home!)
Tempus, sending you big hugs (but for the blasted pop up blocker!). Your life seems so stressful right now. Your coping strategy seems a good one- have a cry, then get down to tackling the problem, and of course, tell us all about it too. I hope things improve for you soon.
Nickster- I want to be a teacher! It sounds like so much fun, getting all dressed up. It is great to hear from you and Starrysky. Sending sticky vibes and baby dust. xx
hi Jodsan, it is nice to meet you. I have only had 2 m/c. No implantation bleed with 1st, spotting at about day 20 (approx) with 2nd. Your symptoms sound encouraging! Good luk!!
Magda, yes, i am eating more than i should right now, but usually have a generous appetite!

Oh, I cant stop thinking about whether I am pgt or not, it is my fave daydream! only 6 days to go until test or AF. I did take that deep breath you prescribed, tempus, I think I might need a few more!! I have had some mild nausea, but really very different to the nausea I had when pgt. No tender bb's which was my earliest sign with the last 2. Magda, when are you going to test? I have decided on next Weds- unless AF beats me to it!

I hope everyone else is doing OK. I am going away over the weekend, so I'll catch up with you all on Monday.

[bettyboop]

hope you all have a great weekend, i have not had time to catch up on the posts, nothing happening here, just waiting and i am so angery about it all

[berecca623]

plc1805 - have been charting my temps at 6am each morning, even waking up especially on the weekends, have been charting since Saturday not Monday, my bad and the only day that would be different or perhaps discounted is the Saturday when I had had 3 and a half hours sleep, or perhaps the Monday as I was sunburnt on my chest, btu not sure that would have done it either! They seem to have settled a bit. Yesterday 36.2, today 36.3, but then I am due for o on Tuesday so perhaps temps were weird just because of AF had finished as I didn't temp during them. Who knows

As for the moxa, who is your accupuncturist, I would love to visit them!

Bettyboop - hang in there sweetie, I know how hard it is and how angry you can get, but its not going to help you in TTC. I am trying to feel free and open and relaxed this month to see if it helps me any. You know we are here for you and you can vent whenever and whatever you would like!

[Jodsan]

Hi ladies, 12dpo today so I might go and buy a test. I didn't get a chance to buy one yesterday so I missed first morning urine (my grandfather got diagnosed with bowel cancer so was busy with family duties - he's having the whole bowel removed today, only 50/50 chance of survival, but he's 82 so that's to be expected I guess). I have uni today and dont usually get to drink that much so I might try to test between classes anyway. Seem to have grown a cup size in the past few days so I would expect a BFP in the next couple of days, or else i'm going nuts!
Hope ur all good!
Jodie

[Katiegirl]

Hi everyone. I am now 14DPO and I am expecting AF tomorrow. I am 100 percent certain and not even vaguely tempted to do a test. My temp has stayed the same for the last two days but this morning dropped by a point. And my new Ob who is fabulous has advised that if I am not preg this cycle then he wants me to put a hold on TTC until a whole new round of tests come back in 4 weeks. I told him that I would think about it - but DH has put his foot down and said we will do this right! So I was ganged up on. I had the blood taken yesterday - 16 vials in all! Best case scenario is they all come back negative and I only have to wait 4 weeks before TTCing again.

The new ob Mark Umstad is wonderful. I knew from the moment he spoke to me that he was the doctor for me. I feel like I am in safe hands. He is very thorough but also compassionate and understanding. He even asked what the baby's name was which meant so much.

Good luck to others about to test.