Trying to Conceive after Late Loss, Still Birth or Recurrent Miscarriage April '08

[jen805]

Katiegirl--Great news on the scan! Glad to hear baby has moved up a bit, and that your scans will become more and more clear with each visit! So when will they be able to tell whether it's a boy or a girl? Are you able to get videos with each of your scans? I would think if you called the dr's office, they would be able to tell you the measurement that way you're not obsessing over it. I'm so glad you're able to get these weekly scans to help keep your worries at bay! Relax and enjoy, hun, it's going to be over before you know it! Sending you huge


Hi's to Hammi, jo, & Simba! Thinking of you all and hoping you're all well!

[jo76]

hey everyone!
we just got an update on our computer and now we just speed along! wo-ho!
All is ok with me, katie - appreciate your thoughts, my scan is coming up soon but not that quickly unfortuneately! Next mon i have my first OB appointment and then the week after, on the mon, i'll have the 12 week ultrasound eventhough i'll be a day off 13 weeks. So a little while to wait! I am exhausted this pregnancy, is anyone else the same? My husband will seriously leave me at this rate as his levels of understanding are at an all time low and i am wanting to sleep at 8.30 each night. I have a work styling session on tonight and won't get home from cheltenham till at least 10.30 so he was talking to me about my priorities at about 6.30am this morning. My problem with him at the moment is that if i asked he would'nt be able to tell me the due date or when my next ultrasound is i bet. So my husband is not my most favourite person right now and i am looking forward to a fun night of fashion styling! vent over!
hope you all are well!
really glad your scans are going so well katie. i have decided to ask for an ultrasound between my 12wk amd 12 week one for piece of mind, very much along your reasoning for your weekly. It will be a tough time to get through and i think for my stress levels will need the reassurance esp heading towards that 17-18 week mark. But just hang out for that movement, you have a very healthy bubs growing in there so you never know when they will decide to give you a nice kick hello!
jen - thanks for your thoughts also! I need that group hug right now. (pregnancy hormone overdrive i think!)
barbara and tm - not sure where you both are but i really hope you are both well! please let us know how you are going!!
talk soon now my zippy computer is firing away!
x jo

[Katiegirl]

Hi Jo - I was way off in thinking how far along you are! Blame it on preg brain - I actually think I may be suffering from this, plus also from an all time low tolerance with work. I was just working on an incredibly huge email to send out when my system crashed - so annoyed!

I would definitely encourage you to get a scan midway if that helps you. My ob said that my weekly scans are a good idea until I feel movement as I think he is fully aware how nervous we are. Poor you being so tired but having to work until 10:30! Is your DH annoyed that you are sleeping so much or working so much? Maybe he is just concerned for you but shows it by lecturing - typical manly thing to do! I would just remind him of the due date is I was you. I have to say that my DH is very different - each Saturday he wakes me by saying 'Happy 15 (or whatever week it is) Jbean (our name for this baby). I think because we don't already have children it makes it different for us. I heard DH speaking with an old friend and he told them about the baby and then went on to say how this is difficult for us and that we lost Nathaniel around this time. DH grew up in the country and this friend is from the country, and most of the men out there do not talk about feelings etc, so it makes me so proud to hear him being so honest with people.

Anyway - give your DH a change, and I say be honest and tell him what you need in terms of support and understanding. He came through on Mother's Day, so he obviously has his heart in the right place.

Jen - thanks for the congrats. It is so lovely how everyone gets excited for me. It gives a boost and helps me stay positive. Unfortunately my ob hasn't been giving me photos for with these weekly scans but I think I will ask for one next week. We have photos from our 6, 7 and 10 week scans (god I sound neurotic) and a dvd and photo from the 12, so we already have quite a collection. The 6 week is just of a jellybean which is where the name Jbean comes from. How are you going? I know your loss was still very recent and it must still hurt. You are so generous with your congratulations to people, I just hope you are getting the same back. Good luck with your testing, I guess this puts you in the TWW?

Hammi - thanks also for the well wishes. How are you going as well? I am sure you miss Hamish but I hope you are doing okay.

Simba - I will see you on Thursday night - do you remember what time was agreed upon? I emailed Moira but have not heard back.

Hi to TM and Barbara - I hope you are both well.

Well best get back to work and continue to be frustrated with the system!!!

[Simba]

hi all just a quick one from me.

katie - i had 6.30 in my diary so hoping that is the right time. i got an email today from moira but it didnt actually say the time but i am pretty sure that its 6.30. we will aim to get there then but it was a bit of a mad rush last time so will see how we go. glad to hear your scan went well.

hope everyone else is well, the tiredness has really kicked in for me so i am off to bed.

take care

sim
x

[Anthonysmom]

hi ladies I haven't been around in a long time. i just posted this in the Preg thread but want to put it here too.

As for me things have been crazy. i have been lurking quite a bit. just not ready to write. i thought things were going so well. my progesterone had started to go up after taking prometrium and i was feeling good, just exhausted. this is such a wonderful website for so many women. since i got pregnant 3 women have had miscarriages. it totally freaked me out. i also had apotting and lots of discharge (sorry TMI) for awhile. then i got busy b/c i was on my cousin's wedding last weekend. he got married at a casino a couple of hours away so DH and I made it into a mini vacation. on the ride up my ob called and said my HCG was doing well (122,500 at 7 weeks) but my progesterone dropped from 20 to 13.5, even though i am still taking pills. he is concerned, but said since i have had a positive u/s and my hcg is going up we can still have a positive outcome. he said i should be in wait and see mode. the whole wedding weekend was ruined for me. i am now freaked out. i have an u/s tomrorow at 11:30. i am hopeful but prepared for the worst. on the good side, i am exhausted starving, nauseaus. i am just so mad. once again my child seems to be very healthy inside of me, growing and thriving, but it is my body that is failing. i have so many doubts about if i can do this. anyway know that I am here. please send me good vibes tomorrow. oh and my due date is now New Year's Eve, so I have been calling doodle bug "Evie" especially since I think its a girl.

Barbara

[Katiegirl]

Hi Barbara - so glad to hear from you. I am going to pray like mad for you. Is there nothing else they can give you to help with the progesterone? I am sure all will be fine and you will have a beautiful baby to see in the New Year. Please keep us updated! I was so glad to see your ticker.

Hi Simba - I got the email as well and without a time. So we are going to aim for 6:30 as well. See you tonight.

[jen805]

Anthonysmom--Oh, Barbara, I'm sorry you have to be going through this! Is there anything else your dr. can do that would increase your progesterone? Good luck tomorrow with you u/s, you're in my Sending you positive You can do this, hun, just relax and focus on the positives--your previous u/s and BT's. Evie's a beautiful name--New Year's Eve, what an awesome EDD! Take care, and please let us know how things go tomorrow with your u/s!

[AJC]

Anthonysmom - Sending bucket loads of positive vibes to you, and I love bub's name 'Evie', that's adorable. Hopefully you'll see a healthy little hb and you'll wonder what on earth you were worrying for (although as women ttc is seems to come so natural to us).