Just a quick one to give a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Helen, what wonderful news, welcome little Mitchell I hope that the breathing sorts itself out really quickly and he is home with you in know time Helen.
Beata, I have been thinking about you lately. I hope you are doing ok hun. It must be a bit 'strange' if that's the word coming up to the transfer after waiting for so long and missing Joshua. Seeing pg women at work is also hard, I can relate to that, it feels like every second person at my work is pg or their wife is! Look after yourself and know that it will be so worth it when you get to hold your longed for earth baby. You'll never forget your little man but you also deserve the joy of being a mother to an earth baby as well, and what a wonderful one you will make
More personals tomorrow. have a great week everyone.
Beata, that is so hard. I know lots of pregnant women at the moment and I'm not really happy for them like I once would have been. The sadness for me gets in the way too much. I also feel differently when people who've experienced a loss are pregnant - it seems ok then!
Cheryl, sorry to hear you've been unwell. Hope you finally shake the cold and get some energy back. If your temps dip below the coverline after ovulation (but before AF) then you could have too little progesterone. You are welcome to look at my stuffed up cycles
They are at 1c90ce Ovulation Charts
April 24 2009 cycle I had a dip and spotting; march 29 2009 just spotting; Feb 3 2009 just dips; April 7 2008 dips and spotting. Though if it makes you feel better the very next month (May 2 2008) was Luca's cycle when I conceived with him
Of course it could also be an implantation dip that you had
CONGRATULATIONS HELEN and welcome to the world little Mitchell I'm so sorry to hear he is still in the hospital but I hope he gets comes home soon fit and healthy. I am so very happy for you and your family - and what an inspiration for me with the whole stitch thing!
I have been off work for 2 days now and I can't get onto my lifeline BB! Thank goodness it is up now!
Beata - I know what you mean about pg women at work. There are two women who work in the area beside me (we're in an open plan office) who are pg and several others who work in my building. I thought that by going back to work it would help take my mind off everything but it's the reverse at the moment. I guess I'll have to work out how to deal with this. And thanks for your good wishes - you made me cry
Bec - thanks for the info on the temp drop. I have been doing a bit of reading but haven't found a definite answer, only the maybes that you raised. I will talk to my TCM lady about my progesterone levels.
AFM, I'm at home with a headache, sore throat and cough feeling like cr*p! I resisted temptation to POAS yesterday. With my current physical health I don't see how I could sustain a baby at the moment so I am resigned to the fact that AF will arrive on the weekend.
Anyway, time to head back to the couch and rest.
Take care all
xo
Helen, I hope little Mitchell is well and has been able to come home with you by now.
I got Jasmine's autopsy results today. They confirmed that she had a significant heart problem and the geneticist said with that problem alone she would have unlikely survived at birth full term. Her lungs were 1/3 of the normal size they should have been, so there would have been breathing problems and there was too much fluid around the brain which they believe indicates she would have had moderate 'learning problems', by moderate they mean like down syndrome, so quite 'severe' in my mind. He said with all of that combined she wouldn't have survived at full term. It gives me peace that we made the right decision. For those that don't know my DH & I had to make the agonising decision to terminate the pg. As painful as that was, I don't think I could have handled carring her to full-term knowing she was unlikely to survive at birth or live a couple of days in pain, how awful. There was a chromosome abnormality in 70% of her cells causing all of these problems. From all the info they have it looks unlikely it will happen again, but I'll still be a nervous wreck when pg again. All in all, closure for me in a lot of ways. It does make me feel very sad though, the poor little thing, I wish this never happened to her
What bittersweet information from the autopsy result. To at least know that you and DH made the right decision for your own peace of mind is hopefully some comfort. Like you, we couldn't bear the thought of carrying Ryan to full term knowing that if he made it that far that his days with us would be in great pain, and likely short. We decided that it was better that the pain be ours not his. There is no easy decision in all of this and until someone has walked in our shoes they cannot judge. Thinking of you and DH at this time and hoping you get your earth baby very soon.
Thank you for your kind words Cheryl , it's great to have someone else to talk to who had to go through the same thing. I liked your words "We decided that it was better that the pain be ours not his". This is how I also felt. Have you thought about whether you will get a CVS next pg? I have been thinking about this a lot and have swayed both sides. After hearing how bad her condition was, it made me think that I probably should get a CVS done next time in case it, or something similar happens again. I'm not sure if you had one done with Ryan, but I find them quite awful, I also had an amnio, and don't like the risk of miscarriage the procedure has (1%), but I guess its better to know early rather than later if there is a problem. I pray that we and the other ttc'ers receive a lovely and healthy BFP soon.
I hope that the breathing sorts itself out really quickly and he is home with you in know time Helen.
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