Thanks for the support, I will speak to my Dr this week and get all the info I need.......I'm sure he'll think I'm nuts as he probably did tell me all this stuff but I was in shock that he said I would miscarry within the week!
Satya Thanks for the Info I am 37 so I guess my risk has increased and I'll just have to wait and see what my cycle does now.....That's sort of why I want to return to work as Time fly's with my shifts......
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Welcome to BB, Dawnee. Sorry to read of your loss. How far along was your pregnancy, if you don't mind me asking? I had a natural miscarriage at about 6 and half weeks (a blighted ovum) last October and the bleeding was heavy - medium for 3 days, light for 2 more days and then I had spotting for 4 days. Seven days later I began spotting again and then had another five days of bleeding. That cycle was 5 weeks before AF returned. After my D&C in May (a missed miscarriage at 11w3d), I had 5 days of medium - light bleeding and spotting for 6 days. And then AF took 8 weeks to return. I'm 39 years old and still trying for baby number 1. I was advised to wait one cycle and then TTC again. As for all the abbreviations, you won't take long to pick them up. There's a post with abbreviations in the Introduce yourself thread - https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=9 Good luck with your TTC journey -thinking of you.
Treelo, I noticed my breasts were becoming super sensitive at 16DPO but thought I noticed that they were looking swollen and heavier at 9DPO.
Good luck for tomorrow, LizJessie. Fingers crossed for you
Thanks Missbelinda!! That book sounds like it would be a good read. Sorry, though, I can't remember which book you had with you at Maccas! Think I was too surprised to have run into you there, lol.
Satya, I truly hope that this cycle results in a BFP for you. The symptoms you describe and your temperatures sound so promising. And despite the censor, I got what you meant by the sensations in your lower abdomen. Wishing you a nice, dark, no mistaking it BFP when you test and no more tears. And wishing you a truckload of stickyvibes.
Salt, if you're lurking, I just want you to know that I hope you're okay. I've been thinking of you heaps.
Well, I don't think I have any chance at getting any BD happening this cycle at the right time so I'm just going to be sending you all my positive thoughts and keeping everything crossed for you. Good luck everyone.
Treelo - the BB thing is a difficult question. I never got sore BBs with either of my pregnancies - I didn't notice any changes in the first pg at all. With the second one they didn't get sore but they seemed a little bigger & I kept getting headlights for no reason if you know what I mean... which was unusual for me. This happened at around 5 weeks. Also many women get breast changes leading up to their AF (sometimes I do) so I try not to read anything in to that.
Me: Still no spotting. My temp has stayed stable for 3 days so I guess AF is not coming tomorrow..... maybe Wednesday (hopefully not at all). I usually get a major temp drop a day or two before AF arrives and spotting always precedes it. My DF put his head on my stomach last night and said "my baby's in there". I so hope it is, but I can't let my head go that way or there will be just too much disappointment in store when AF arrives. Apparently he had a dream that I was pregnant and that it was a boy.
I'd better go get ready for work. I got a new haircut on Sat and I'm still getting used to it. It's very modern and different to what I had and I want it to look it's best for the unveiling at work. I hope I don't get any strange looks. My DF looked stunned when I got in the car after having it done & I thought it must have been bad, but he said it's the best haircut I've ever had and that it makes me look radiant.
SATYA - goddamm those symptoms are sssssssooooooooo good. There's just too many "signs" to rule it out this cycle. Waiting to test is not going to be easy, but we are all waiting with you!!!!!!!! Me being so hormonal at the moment - I cry very easily - well could have cried when I read your last post, about your DH's head on your tummy - and the dreams - If I had one wish, it'd be that you are pregnant this cycle
If your AF stays away for the next 3 days, I reckon your in! Hang in there, and try not to obsess until then (yeah right )
Salt - how are you? Did that witch show her ugly head, or are you still waiting? Hugs.
Hello to everyone else!!
Me - well today is my very first day I've woken up without nausea, might just get a few things achieved now!!
Satya I have been checking in nearly every day to see how you are going for this cycle. Just wanted to ask a question. Is really yellow wee (when you aren't taking any vitamins etc) a possible early pg symptom? I see you mentioned it in one of your posts? I too have noticed that and didn't think much of it apart from maybe not drinking enough water? When are you intending to test?
I haven't posted for a while - I got disheartened with my temps jumping up and down, I am on day 16 and I can't pinpoint whether I have ovulated or not.... (normally I have a very regular 27 day cycle). To top it off, the Maybe Baby tester is not much help either, I don't know why I am bothering with it, I didn't find it helpful last time I fell pregnant... I suppose I am pulling at straws for any sign of O Satya - your posts sound really exciting - I cross my fingers big time for you Treelo - to answer your question from a couple of pages ago: Yes, I am still sticking to the every second day theory - it's the best I can do given that I can't read my body at the moment at all
I am really happy to see that you are in the TWW thread - best of luck that you caught the egg!!!! I didn't get sore BB until quite late last time... so that's probably not much helpful information for you... Kbowman - nice to see you are back. I noticed that you hadn't posted for a while like me... I am sorry to hear that you will be missing out on this cycle. Where is DP if you don't mind me asking? Dawnee - welcome, I am sorry to hear about your little angel. The more I read in this thread, the clearer it becomes to me that we all would have needed a lot more info from our obs about what to expect after a miscarriage and D&Cs. I also felt really embarassed to keep ringing his office and catching his midwife in the middle of other things not being able to talk properly... I had a D&C four weeks ago. I bled for about 3 days and then had about 4 days of spotting. 13 days after I got what appeared to be AF for 4 days ( a lot darker and shorter than usual - sorry for TMI).
My ob said, that it was ok to TTC straight away. (Assuming the AF was indeed AF). I suppose I won't know if my cycle is back to normal until I get the next one....
Hi Penny. Do you also use OPKs? I forget if I've asked you that already! Sorry if I have, I just find them useful for me. Particularly in the first cycle after D&C when I had multiple patches of ewcm and wacko temperatures for the first six weeks. And, no, I don't mind you asking about my DP's whereabouts. He splits his week between Sydney and Canberra and is very strong on not wanting to live in country NSW, doesn't mind visiting though! He has a busy week this week (as do I, actually) and this is the week I'll O. OPK this afternoon is starting to look quite strongly heading towards +ve and I've been getting O pains. And would love to be getting some BD happening, lol,
On the upside, I guess this means this cycle will be a short one. And I can continue enjoying an occasional "proper" cup of coffee, glass of wine and gelati (love visiting Griffith!).
Still cheering you all on from the sidelines!
Kiwigirl - it could well be a good sign - I sure hope so.... this could be your lucky month!!
Lee - Thanks for making such a lovely wish. Lucky you having no nausea, I hope you've had a great day.
Timnik - I don't really know about the yellow wee thing. It only happened for about a day and a half and now I'm back to normal. I've been stalking TWW symptoms on the net and heaps of women report yellow & stinky wee a few days before they get their BFP so I'm hoping it's a good sign. It is very unusual for me because I drink heaps of water. I'm not intending to test until at least Wednesday but by then my AF will probably have arrived so there will be no need to.
Penny - It's hard when your temps are erratic but it is very common to have a few weird cycles after a m/c. My first one was 29 days, then I think 24 days, 23 days, 26 days.... so who knows what's in store this time. I've worked out my usual LP is 11-12 days so once I work out my O day I can pretty much guarantee I will have my AF 12 to 13 days later. I used to use a MB but found that it only showed ferning for a very short time during the middle of my cycle so it wasn't terribly helpful. I also found that if I used it just before my AF it would show ferning which of course meant I should be fertile, but clearly I wasn't.... it was because of high estrogen levels prior to AF.... of course I hoped it meant I was pregnant, but of course I wasn't. It broke and I wasn't sad to see it go.
Kbowman. That must be really hard with your DP away for half the time while you are TTC. How will things work when you have a baby - will you move in together full time or is he just going to keep coming back and forward still? Sorry if that's a bit personal but I can't help being a little nosey as it is a very unusual situation.
If anyone's interested in my latest symptoms check out the TWW thread.
From bad to worse (well that's what it feels like)
Rachael Thanks for your kind words and good advice. I already have some plans to fill my time in between treatments, if/when I do start chemo. Unfortunately travel is out for the moment, but I was thinking strip dance lessons (LOL should spice up the TTC process when I get back to it) and volunteer work with kids (But first I have to figure out how to get a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Aus Fed Police when I can't get Aussie stamps here). I am deeply sorry to hear about your friend and her child. It is so unfair. I have spent a bit of time in a waiting room full of cancer patients & their families and sometimes it is heartbreaking just watching ppl. I can't imagine how devastating it would be to have to go through that for your own child. And so young too. Salt I hope it isn't AF. I've got my for you hun. Treelo LOL hope the tww feels quick for you. How gorgeous that your little bloke scored his first try! Its awesome how involved you are in your kids activities too. LisJessie Good luck with ur test and hope ur DP is ok. Las I'm sorry for what you've been through lately. That sounds awful. But you had methotrexate for an empty sac? Why? I had a D&C for that (9wks gestation but 6wk sac). Did you have one injection? I'm glad to read that your treatment wasn't painful. I think I might have to start a series of treatment (week on, week off) for 3-5mths. Is your a FS a gyn? Make sure you get a good med opinion if ur still bleeding 2wks after you passed the sac. I hope you recover well and that your next embryo is the one you've been waiting for. Kerry Wow long distance relationships are tough at the best of times. Could you & DP take turns to take a couple of days off each cycle around O time? Meet somewhere for totally impractical but romantic DWs? Dawnee Welcome, and I am sorry for your loss. Satya Sounds promising. I hope this is it for you
I saw a specialist in molar pgs on Fri. He was excellent. But I now have something growing in my uterus wall, as well as a high HCG.
He admitted that he didn't know exactly what was going on (cos I have molar symptoms but path reports all say "normal"). He thought maybe my first pg was molar and has been growing since then.
It was comforting that he didn't want to rush into chemo, he spoke to other specialists and took his time to decide that it (methotrexate) would be the best way to go. So I am now scheduled to start tomorrow, will be in hospital for a week. Then have a week off.
But thankfully it is such mild doses that it won't make me sick or make my hair fall out (I am soooo vain ). It will just be time consuming and I don't think I can get another job if I tell them that I can only work every second week! I have some ideas for filling my time though.
I am still hoping to not have to start chemo tomorrow tho. I got an email from my Sydney ob today saying that my first pg wasn't molar either. But even if nothing is molar, my sydney ob would still recomment methotrexate
I wish my body would just carry pgs to term. Failing that, I wish it would m/c fully. I hate that it has decided to do a half-ar$ed job at both.
ANyway, I'll keep you posted (I might have loads of time soon, so it'll be even more detailed!!!).
Pash, you have such strength to be dealing with all this so well and with such good humour. I'm really struggling to put into words anything which would have any meaning to you at the moment, suffice to say that you're very much in my thoughts and I hope that the treatment works swiftly and that you're back on your feet as soon as possible. As for strip dance lessons, you sound like you have a very fun and cheeky relationship with your DH! Hugs to you both.
And, yes, my DP and I meet up for romantic trysts at halfway points - keeps things lively and it's a case of quality over quantity as far as TTCing goes. He's the reason my beats fast!
Satya, I guess TTC-ing in a long distance relationship does sound "unusual". Anyway, all going well, DP and I'll be living together from the start of next year once I move back to my lovely school north of Sydney.
Ok, time to go to sleep and dream about babies. Hope your temperature stays high tomorrow, Satya
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: too much non-ttc related chat about me
LizJessie - Lapbanding is not exactly a walk in the park either - I hope all goes well with your DFs recovery. Did you test yet?
Pash - It's really hard when the medical profession don't have all the answers, but I've learnt that in so many instances they just don't always have answers for things. Best of luck with the treatment. My thoughts will be with you.
KBowman - Don't bet on it Kerry - I'm a real sticky beak - and it's much easier to ask probing questions in here than it is in real life. I'm glad to hear the plan is for you to be living with your DP soon - that will make life much simpler.
My temp shot up .1 of a degree this morning. I have never had a temp rise on day 12 of my cycle (well not since I started charting after my m/c in March). It normally drops significantly on day 11 or 12. Trying not to get excited in case it's just that the Vitex has worked and my LP has lengthened. I guess either way it is something to celebrate as from everything I've read a shortish LP makes it more difficult to get pregnant so it will be great if it is longer. I had indigestion last night and have had some more AF type cramps this morning. Still no spotting, wetter than normal for this part of my cycle, but I kind of feel like AF could arrive at any time. If my temp is still up, and no spotting or AF tomorrow morning I will test. It is going to be a very long 24 hours.
Hi there~~~I am new here and so glad i found this forum. I had a live birth this past March and lost my baby son to diaphramatic hernia and severe infection. Basically my baby had a hole in the diaphram so part of the intestines are growing up into the chest, but what took his life was a very bad infection in the NICU.
anyhow, i am still trying to recover four months (exactly) after. i've started to feel like i am a bad person because every time i hear about other people's pg news, i am jealous at how happy they are, which reminds me how happy i was in those seven months i was carrying my baby. and every time i wish that doesn't happen to me again, i feel like i am wishing other people to lose their baby, the logic being SOMEBODY will have to lose their babies if the overall infant death/miscarriage rate stays the same. I am also frustrated when people talk like it didn't hurt so much or the baby didn't live long enough for us to feel so attached. Please tell me i am not a bad person to think so~~~
we are 'officially' ttc'ing starting this month. DH didn't want to do it before six-months after labor coz he heard it from some experienced people that, pregnancy within 6-months after labor is not gonna end up well. but i just don't think i am gonna heal emotionally if i don't have another healthy baby, no matter how hard it seems now. did anybody else hear this theory? there are also some articles online that say the same thing.
We should all be proud of our angles because they made us stronger women. I read a book that says when our fear of not being able to hold a baby in our arms overcomes the fear of losing another one, that's when we know we are ready to ttc. Nobody knows what the future holds for us, but life is so fragile and unexpected that every living person is a miracle in itself. If women going through wars were having babies, i can't think of a reason why we shouldn't try again.
Eee, I'm so excited for you satya!! Will keep checking back in to see how it goes.
Hi Junebug, so sorry to hear of your heartbreaking loss. I hope your TTC journey this time around is short.
I'm 8DPO and might test on Friday (11DPO) if my temps are looking good. I'm feeling a teeny bit hopeful but who knows with my cycle being so strange ever since the D&C.
I went to get my eyebrows done yesterday at a new place. Had to fill in a form about my health and one question was about any surgery. I felt so yuck writing down D&C. The beautician even asked me what that is. I realised I've completely moved on from talking about what happened and felt so awkward mumbling "it's a minor surgery for a miscarriage" and wanted to change the topic so quickly.
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for you hun.
beats fast!
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