Susie Q- I am so sorry about the loss of your daughter. Welcome to our wonderful little group. These woman have been really helpful for me, and it is really wonderful how positive this group is despite all that we have been through. AFM-I bled for about 2-3 weeks after giving birth at 16+ weeks (could have been 16 or 16w+3). You will probably bleed slightly longer, but it shouldn't be much. I was told to wait 2 cycles after the bleeding stopped, which ended up for me being about 3 months. My cycles returned to normal pretty quickly.
Charlie B- have you done an hpt to see if your body is still producing HCG? That might give you some indication of when things will slow down. I took a few and watched them trail off and the bleeding did as well. Sorry things are so frustrating for you.
Gigi1- One thing I know is that 90%+ people have had EBV and CMV and the viruses just lay dormant. That means that all of the pregnancies are the same way. An active virus can affect a pregnancy (as unfortunately your doctor had you stop TTC-boo) but once they are dormant it should be fine. I am not sure about Lyme. I will look it up, I doubt it because the bacteria stay REALLY localized and it definitely was not one of the diseases we were told to watch out for in med school, but I should really double check to make sure I am right. So really good news once you kick the viruses! If I remember right antibiotics don't always help with Lyme if it isn't caught early. So it is good you are waiting. Plus having IV antibiotic would really stink. I also hate having my blood taken--they never can find my vein and it is just painful. Ugh. I am hoping that this next year will be filled with lots of writing (my thesis) and hopefully a big fat tummy (with a healthy baby at the end)--so it is a personal goal not to get too busy. haha You are so generous to be doing that for your SIL. I bet it is beautiful and so original. AND you'll have all the skills for making your own nursery in the future- how great!
Dory- Thanks! I appreciate your support about talking about my DS. I do feel like I have changed a lot going to school, become more....hmmm...I don't know more adult, mature? But I also got married and bought a condo since I came to school too, so it could be a combination. I do really love medicine, really makes me feel like I can make a difference in some peoples lives.
crumpet- I am counting down the days for you. I could never wait long, but my goal is to wait this cycle too (I wont be testing til April though), but that is always my goal. Keep us updated!
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