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Hi Aries, that's great news about your 28 day cycle. All the very very best of luck working out what is best for you re timing of TTC. If you feel like reading something, there is a booklet on the SIDS and Kids website about chosing when to TTC Sids and Kids
The grief is really so difficult. In a way I felt worse than ever at around 4 months after Luca died. Now, just over 6 months on, I still have some very difficult days and try to deal with them by 'carving out time to grieve' as I read was helpful early on. One thing that makes me feel a little better is trying to think of the sad days as an opportunity to feel love for Luca and remember him. I don't think there's any one way to deal with grief. You might have gotten some positives out of going back to work early, as well as difficulties. I hope the week off is very healing for both of you and really refreshes your relationship with one another too. It's hard work regaining hope for the future.
Cheryl, thanks for looking at my chart for me. I had cramps today, so I hope I ovulated today even though the temps aren't normal. I'll see what happens over the next few days. Can't do anything about it anyway!
Bec, hope you get better soon. I get worse cramps with AF now too. I've been trying to exercise as it's supposed to help. It's supposed to help lots of things but I still find it hard to get around to LOL.
xx Bec.
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Hi Girls,
Aries, I'm sorry AF arrived :hug: but wishing you all the best when you're TTC again. Great news about the 28 day cycle though, looks like things are back on track.
I'll be thinking of you on your due date, I hope the day is gentle and peaceful for you, look after yourself hun.
Cheryl, the AP and CHM studies interest me too, I really hope you get to study them one day. Praying for AF to visit you soon :pray:
Samcougar, if AF shows, GL with your next cycle hun. And I am getting a cold too, I am so not happy!!!!!!! Hope you feel better soon :hug:
Bec, I'm really not good at reading charts, I tried them and could not work out half the time when I actually ovulated, sorry! GL with this current cycle hun, it would be very nice to see a BFP in here soon! :pray:
Megan, Teagz, Diana :hello: lovelies!
AFM, the Dandenongs were very nice and relaxing. Unfortunately I opted not to have the spa as I was too paranoid about rising my body temp too much and for bubbles to go up my poonanie. So my DF had the spa and I promissed him a massage, except when he got out I was asleep! Hehe, he missed out. BUT, I am not very happy with him ATM. On Friday night I went out to dinner with a couple of close GF, and I asked DF to pick me up on the way back from the football. He did, but his son was coughing like a trooper in the car all the way home and I wasn't impressed. Basically he gets sick all the time cos he was a premmie, and he catches colds very easily. He also smokes which puts a lot more pressure on his lungs. So I told my DF that he should have just called me and told me Nick was sick and I would have found my own way home. Now I have a big tickle in my chest and throat, I am now coughing like a trooper, and I am absolutely terrified of getting a fever as that's dangerous in early pg. Sorry for the vent, he just doesn't think sometimes....:wall: To top it all off, I think I have thrush. Great!
I hope everyone has a good week, and I'm spreading more :bluedust: & :stickyvibesgirl: in here!
B xxx
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Aries, I am sorry that AF arrived, but am glad that you had a 28-day cycle, getting your cycle 'back to normal', really is a great step forward. All the very best for when you decide to ttc and good on you for taking time out with your DH, your relationship is the most important thing, so all the best hun.
Beata, glad you had a nice break, annoying about getting a cold, I am sure that bubs will be fine in there, don't worry too much, just see your doctor if your temps start to rise. Plenty of sleep and good nutrition will help a lot I'm sure. Also, I hope its not thrush. I got a bit 'dry' early in my pg (well, it still is early really :D), cotton undies (no g-string) help and my dr said sorbolene cream is safe to use to relieve dryness. Good luck.
Bec, I had a look at your chart, and I have to say it doesn't look strange to me, similar to what some of mine looked like. I think you O'ed on CD10 as well, but it doesn't hurt to keep BD'ing to be safe, its what we did as well. I noticed that some of your charts had a LP of 10 days or less, I think you were the one that gave me advise on this? so you would know that its important that your LP is 11 days or longer. Have you tried Accupuncture at all? Your last 2 cycles look much better, which I am sure is a really good sign, so maybe for you its a matter of your cycle 'returning to normal' as well. Hope I didn't stick my nose too far, you did only say to look at your currrent chart :redface:
Samcougar, there is still a chance for a BFP. I dont' think I would ever had got a BFP until I was late. I tested the day after AF was due this time and the line was quite faint, so you never know. Good luck.
AFM, had my parents with me for the weekend, which was great. We told them our news and they are very excited and praying with us that this little gorgie will be a healthy baby and make it to full term :pray: Just very tired at the moment and still get m/s most days, but not very badly. Sending lots of :bluedust: and :stickyvibesgirl: to you all.
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Berry, thank you very very much for your chart analysis! I don't mind at all.
Beata, bummer about the spa. I remember going away and missing out on spas during both my pregnancies. Better safe than worrying!
Hope your cough just goes away. It's horrible being sick when you're pregnant.
xx Bec.
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Thanks girls :grouphug: Mum is on the way wth some chicken soup, panadol and a cough mixture & some fruit. She's my personal doctor ;) although she always gives me a hard time when I get sick. Why do you go out out in the cold, why don't you wear more clothing, why do you work in an open office so when people are sick you get sick?? Blah blah blah. She loves me!
Hugs to all :grouphug: I am off to bed now...:cold:
B xxx
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Hi girls
Beata - glad you enjoyed your weekend away. I think DH should have given you the massage since you missed out on the spa, at least a shoulder and neck massage anyway just to be safe. Sorry that you're not feeling well today. It must be nice to have your mum around to play doctor though - I bet she loves it :)
Aries - sorry that AF has finally arrived but good news that your cycle is sorting itself out. It's good to have someone like Megan around to give you some charting tips. I am just a beginner using FF myself. And I hope you and DH enjoy your time off soon. It's important to work on our relationships and ensure that the ttc 'science' doesn't overwhelm everything. We have had to do the same thing ourselves, usually because it was doing my head in and making me into a crazy lady!
Megan - yay on being able to share the news with your parents. It makes that little more real doesn't it? I hope m/s isn't too bad for you. Have you had a scan yet? I could pop into the pg threads and stalk you but I'm not strong enough to do that yet... it's all too real for me at the moment.
Bec - how did your uni presentation go today? I'm sure you rocked!
:hello: to Samcougar, Jo and everyone else.
AFM, woke up like a bear with a sore head this morning. I am hoping that it is a sign that AF is on her way. Although last Monday morning I felt the same. I have had EWCM over the weekend and today as well. I haven't bothered to do an OPK as I don't have the energy to. I know that sounds slack but I just want this cycle to be finished with. I just have no idea what my body is doing. I am considering going to my GP to see if there is anything that she can do. I have read that sometimes a progresterone injection is given but I don't really know the specifics of this. Does anyone know of anything? I will post something on one of the other threads as well. I am feeling very frustrated and annoyed and just want to move forward!
Anyway, gotta go.
Take care all
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Just a quick one for Cheryl. Hun, sometimes enough is enough, you have been waiting for AF for such a long-time. I support your thoughts on seeing your Dr. I totally support the 'natural way', but there is a place for medicine and perhaps it is at least worth a visit to see what they have to say?
I haven't had a scan as yet, but am seeing the geneticist at the hospital on Thursday and will see if they can do one then.
Beata, take care and enjoy being looked after.
Take care everyone and stay away from people with colds :D Did I mention that my boss currently has Chicken Pox - fabulous!
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Thanks Megan
I am feeling like cr@p today. Headache and nausea so have come home from work early. I am going to piggyback onto my DH's doctor's appointment this afternoon (he's got a sore eye) to see if we can get the ball rolling on some tests on me. My TCM thinks I am likely to be menopausal. I just don't understand how I can go from a natural pregnancy and a regular cyle last year to being menopausal now... And it seems way to early. I have only just turned 42!
Anyway, hopefully I will get some more information today. Now am heading off to rest.
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Hi ladies
I managed to get a couple of hours sleep but I still have a headache and am not feeling 100% :(
Saw my GP. She has ordered a stack of b/t which I will get done first thing tomorrow morning and an u/s to check lining and ovaries etc. I was very lucky and managed to get an appointment at 9.30 tomorrow which had just been cancelled by someone else, otherwise it would have been next week. So testing day tomorrow and then back to the doctor on Friday morning for the results.
My GP is lovely. She thinks it is highly unlikely that I am menopausal when I have no family history of early menopause and given the recent pg. She thinks it is more likely to be stress related. So, I am considering chucking in uni altogether. It would mean the pressure is off the rest of this year. Alternatively I could take a leave of absence this semester and decide early next year whether to continue or not. What do you think? I would appreciate your input into this as I feel like you ladies know so well what I have been through these last 4 months or so. What would you do in my situation? I need to make a decision in the next few days so I would appreciate your opinions.
Many thanks and :hug: to all.
BBL
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Yay Chez, that's hopeful.
With uni I think go the leave of absence. Keep your options open. Then you don't have to worry about decision making until then - it's a less difficult decision to make now.
xx bec.
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Hi Cheryl,
Great news that you were able to see the Dr so quickly and get the ball rolling. Agree with the dr that the funny cycle is likely to be stress related, or your body just hasn't 'normalised' v's menopause. Are you going to continue with a/p or do you think it might be worth giving it a rest? Taking a break from uni, I think is a really good idea, you absolutely can never underestimate what stress can do to the body. I am with Bec in suggesting you take a leave of absence, that way nothing is determined here & now, you have options next yr when you can evaluate where you are at then. I'm not sure how far you are through your course, but you don't want to throw away all your hard work.
I think you are taking some really positive steps here :hug: I pray that things all fall into place for you Cheryl.
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Hi Girls,
Cheryl, I'm sorry you're not feeling 100% :hug: I do believe your body is still under substantial emotional and physical stress, so I would be postponing your uni like the other girls have suggested, and take it easy hun! I know your upcoming holiday will do you both a world of good, so bring it on! Thinking of you hun and sending you big huggies!
Megan, did you have your geneticist app. already? How about your scan? Sorry hun, bit hard to keep up these days but just wanted to check how you are going. I have my fingers and toes (and everything else too! lol) crossed for you sweetie :crossfingers:. I hope your results are good.
Aries, hope you're going OK hunni, take care and can't wait to see you TTC again soon hun!
:hello: to Bec, Samcougar, Jo & Teagz, hope you ladies are well. Anyone testing soon?????? I pray for more BFPs in here soon!! :pray: :pray::pray:
AFM, I have been really sick all this week with a cold. Managed to see the doc on Tuesday and he wouldn't give me anything, even said to be careful with panadol...!!! Hellooooooooooooooooo!! My head felt like it was gonna explode so I took some. Bugger that for a joke! Feeling a bit better now, not as congested and just a bit of a cough now.
Hope everyone has a good day!
Love and hugs
Bxxx
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Hi girls
Thanks very much for your replies. I think I will take the leave of absence. It will take away that sense of having to do study when all I want to do is rest and be with DH. I'll put the app in tomorrow to formalise it.
I went for b/t and ultrasound this morning. The u/s looked good. There is a nice healthy 18mm follie on the right ovary and several smaller follies on the left. Lining was only 4 to 5mm which I thought was a bit thin. From memory don't the FS like to have the lining at 8 to 10mm for a transfer? So I am guessing that is what the body should be at for ovulation? Does anyone know more about this?
Anyway, I am hopeful that physically things are ok. My chiro did some more adjustments today to stimulate my pituatary gland and also gave me some selenium supplements as his testing showed I am deficient in it. I'll take them for a few days only as I know that it can be dangerous to take more than 100mcg/day for any length of time. He's going to reassess on Monday. Apparently selenium is needed for ovulation and to regulate cycles. Farmers in Canberra give animals salt licks with added selenium because we have very low levels of it in the soils in this area - interesting to be compared wtih sheep and cows!
Anyway, enough of me...
Megan - hope your geneticist visit went well today. Did you get to see your little one on a scan? How exciting!
Beata - sorry to hear that you haven't shaken that cold. Poor thing :hug: Your dr is very cautious to suggest that you should be careful about panadol as well... I mean sometimes you just have to have something!
:hello: to Samcougar, Aries, Bec, Jo and Teagz. I hope you're all doing well.
6 working days left until our holiday :dance:
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Cheryl, I am glad you have made a decision re: uni and are getting this moving straight away. I am sure you'll relax even more on your holiday knowing you don't have to come back to study. Very exciting that your holiday is just around the corner :D
Beata, I hope you recover quickly. I hope you are taking some time off work. Any news on Diana? I hope her & bubs are ok.
AFM, I saw the geneticist today (thanks for asking girls) and we made a 'plan' for my care, she was really really nice and I felt good about the next steps. She even managed to get me in for a scan and yes we saw a beautiful heartbeat, you couldn't wipe the smile off my face :D The dates are right on target at 8-wks today. So very pleased and feeling very blessed. I really pray all of you get your BFP's soon, you ladies really deserve it :grouphug:
Take care.
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Magan, yay!!!!!!! :leap: That is so beautiful to see that heartbeat. I'm so glad you're happy with the lady you saw and have a plan. That must make you feel like you're in good hands hun! Good on you hun!
Diana is doing very well, her cervix has been behaving itself and she is now allowed to do a bit more at home. I keep telling her to continue to take it easy. I think she's around 25 weeks now! Can you believe it??
Cheryl, only 6 days to go hun!!! Woohoo! You must be getting super excited now! I really hope you have the best time :D
Big hello to everyone else :hello:
I am feeling a bit better now, but started to have that annoying cough now. You know the one when you can't stop and then you actually dry retch? Hmm, must be the tail end of the cold. I'm still off work tomorrow, plan to go back on Monday.
My love and hugs to all :grouphug:
B xxx
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Hi ladies
Megan - How exciting seeing that little heartbeat fluttering away on the monitor! I am so very pleased for you and happy that you have a plan and sounding very positive and confident. I really hope that you have a very normal and boring pg :pray: in the absolute best way of course!
Beata - bummer about the cough, but hopefully you'll be into full recovery mode very soon. And great news about Diana. 25 weeks - it's amazing how quickly it has gone!
AFM, faxed my leave of absence request off today to uni - yay! Feeling more relieved already! Saw my GP this morning. All good news. Ultrasound showed everything normal - how I love that word :dance: when it comes to physical stuff. B/t were excellent. FSH has plummeted back to where it was 3 years ago before my first IVF cycle. LH and estrogen are also excellent and put me right on track for the follicular phase of my cycle. My GP reckons on O in about a week or so, which by my calculations will likely end with a period due around Ryan's EDD. I think that is amazing that my body has done this. DH thinks it's just a coincidence. We're so different when it comes to that sort of stuff but so similar in so many other ways. I guess that's what keeps it interesting!
So now we just wait. I think I might go back to temping (am I crazy?) to see if we can catch this eggie. :crossfingers:
My GP also gave me a script for Tamiflu and a heap of masks to wear on the plane trip next weekend. Apparently swine flu is so common in the UK that women are being advised not to fall pg because of the risks. So I have a dose of drugs with me just in case I am unlucky enough to catch it. I am hoping my immune system is in pretty good shape, I have run into at least 2 people this week who had high fever with sore throat/dry cough which are the key symptoms and so far so good I am not sick. Just a headache but I think that has been stress related... I can be a bit of a worry wart :rolleyes:
Anyway, take care all. 5 working days to go...
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Cheryl, you are well on your way hun!!!!!! Yay for all your great results! I am so happy for you hun. It is amazing though how everything is falling into place with Ryan's EDD approaching. I am like you, I don't believe in coincidences too much :rolleyes:
Pleeeeeeese take it easy hun and wear that mask! You can't be too careful I say. 5 more days to go, woohoo!!! I am sooo jealous hun!
A big hi to all my other lovely girls, and I hope everyone has a great weekend :grouphug:.
AFM, feeling almost back to normal, except m/s has kicked in big time. I so don't want to complain because I am so grateful for this pg, but I am such a sook sometimes!!! My DF has bought me ginger beer and some travel sickness natural remedy stuff, apparently OK to take when pg. I really hope it works :crossfingers:
Love and huge hugs to all and lots and lots and lots of :bluedust: & :stickyvibesgirl: to you lovelies.
B xxx
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Cheryl, well done for getting the leave for uni in. Does that mean you finish uni for the semester before you go away? Also, great news on all the tests you've just had, really really positive. I say forget temping at least until you return from holiday. What's this about expecting AF to arrive, hopefully you catch the egg this O and get a special holiday baby! Is there any reason why you can't try this time, or does the Dr want you to wait a cycle?
Beata, glad you are starting to feel better. I can relate on the m/s front, although I am better than I was a week or two ago. Try ginger tea as well. Great news about Diana, I am so pleased that her cervix is 'under-control'. If your reading Diana, I hope you are feeling more relaxed & can enjoy the pg (I know that's easy to say :D)
I am starting to feel very 'fat', unfortunately I had a bit more weight on me this time when I fell pg and my tummy has popped out really quickly this time, last time I didn't show until 14-wks (although Jas was 2-wks behind in size), and I am already showing!! I just look really fat rather than pg at the moment, and given noone really knows I am, makes me feel worse iykwim? Anyway, I shouldn't complain, its the least of my worries really.
Hoping all of you ladies are doing well. Baby dust to those ttc & sticky vibes to those UTD :D
