A group for TTC#1 and had more than one loss?

[lexi374]

Hi ladies sorry i have been mia, work has been really busy and im just so tired, have been reading everything though, ill see what i can remember....

Beach again im so sorry you have to go through this yet again, i hope they dont screw up the testing this time.

Thurl how are you? Did you not ov yet? Are you gonna see doc? x

Soop hope you are having a fab holiday!

Emme congrats on being half way yay!!! When do you know pink or blue?

Ntat with mine i just had a couple of days of heavier bleeding and then it started tapering off a bit, hope its not too awful for you.

Nsn and lady i hope you and bubs are doing well

Wookie glad all i going good with you, Congrats on 2nd tri, are you staying team yellow?

Nicki i hope you are relaxing and enjoying Italy!

kmp, monro, notoptimistic, patiently and anyone i missed hope you are ok.

Afm start of a new term at work and we are so busy and have no staff!! Urgh it's gonna be a tough few months til i leave!

I had a milestone on Friday, we reached 'viability' so she is officially a baby now and not a foetus! I feel so thankful and amazed we have got this far! x

 

[lexi374]

Spoiler

Bump pics 22+2 before the wedding, and 24+1.

 

[BeachChica]

Thanks Lexi and great pics!!! I cant remember but did you do anything different this time for your high NK cells? Also did you have the blood or inter uterine test done for those?

 

[lexi374]

I had a uterine biopsy, a little uncomfortable but was over pretty quick. I was on prednisolone 20mg a day until 10 weeks then started cutting down so was off them around 12 weeks, and cyclogest 400mg x 2 a day also until 12 weeks. oh as well as pregnacare plus omega 3 and vit d x

 

[BeachChica]

Thanks Lexi are the prednisolone and cyclogest a steroid treatment for the NK cells? Also did you have the biopsy on a certain day of your cycle?

 

[lexi374]

Prednisolone is the steroid used and cyclogest is progesterone.

The biopsy was to be done 7-10 days after ovulation, mine was done 9dpo. x

 

[Emmediva]

Thanks Lexi, I'll find out Tuesday afternoon!! I'm sooo excited I can't wait to find out! I'm going to go shopping that afternoon lol gonna get something gender specific.

 

[kmp]

Congrats Lexi!! Now hopefully you can relax a bit more, that is quite a milestone!! Great pics too! Perfect little baby bump! I am just in my tww, feeling burpy, but not getting excited yet af is due like wed or thurs.

 

[ayclobes]

Beach - I was talking follistim (slow protocol per my RE). from 2009-2011 i had 3mc's and 1 mmc. I was having issues staying pregnant also, but my RE had me start progesterone supps (i think it was the prometrium) at 2-3dpo and continue until i was 12/13wks. I also had a viability u/s to make sure things were ok.

 

[monro84]

Beach--That is my problem also no problem getting pregnant it is staying pregnat. Now since I had the septate removed I have only had 1 mc at 5 wks but did not believe it was going to progress b/c it was a really late implanter but I do believe since I had the septate resected then If I get a early implanter at least before 13 dpo then it will stick. Have you ever been tested for uterian abnormality like septate or other genetic problems? Sometimes if you keep loosing them around the same time it is b/c of bloodflow if it is b/c of a septate. Just something to think about. When will you get the tissue results? Sooo sorry again.

Nicki--How are you doing? Everything still ok.

NTAT-Usually they tell you to were a pad but they said treat it like a normal period so when I mc at 5+1 I wore a tampon so it was a little more clotty however it was a late implanter so it might have been equivelent to 4 or 4 1/2 wks. at 5 wks you could have a yolk sac (I did with my last mmc but was 5+1 ) but that is all you would have so you should not have any big clots like if you were 6 or 7 wks. I would not worry to much about retained tissue b/c I was told that if all of it does not come out the first time (at least at this early stage) it will on the next period and the next. I would only worry if you start having bad stomach cramps after you quit bleeding. But if it puts your mind at ease I would get a blood test till it is down below 10 b/c retained placenta tissue would cause hcg to not go down or stay at a low level (and cheaper than ultrasoud). And since you were so early I would start trying again right away if you are ok with it and if the dr said not to I would still try b/c all they are worried about is dating issues. GL

Thurl--Still no O yet? I would go to the dr b/c you really might have pcos or maybe since you said you have a hard time loosing weight a thryroid problem. Hope you O soon.

Lexi--That is great on your milestone congrats. looove the bump pics

Emme--Not long now.

Kmp--Wow you start Wed or Thurs what dpo are you now gassiness is good sign I had that last August. I can't believe you have not poas that shows you how bad of an addict I am. GL Can't wait till Thurs KUP.

AFM--Well I O'd Fri or maybe even Thurs (which would be better) if I input a temp cd 10 around where the were cd 11 to 13 then it shows I O'd thurs. Maybe it was more than one egg I had bad O pains (cramps and pinching on left and right overy but mainly on left) Thrus and Fri and it was achy in the area Sat but I was still a little wet so Sat also just to make sure. What was weird was I had no really abundent watery or ewcm this time which I usually have watery at least. I did use pre seed a little but I don't insert it I just use it as a lube. Fri we dtd when he was working in his clients field around 2pm but i could not lay down b/c I had to get back to work. Then sat we dtd on a 4 wheel in the woods near our house but was not able to lay down till we got back which was 5 to 10 mins later so hopefully what needed to stay in did.

 

[NewToAllThis]

Thanks very much for that monro, very helpful. Been worrying myself sick that I'd need another d&c.
As my ic's started going lighter at 4+2, I don't think much had developed so what you say sounds about right
I'm not waiting to TTC, waited 3 years so far and as I'm 37, I can't wait much longer. Hopefully if you're more fertile I may be in with a chance again soon. DH has a low sperm count so takes us a while to conceive each time. Plus the previous
D&Cs messed with AF and took 6 months to come back.

Quite glad to have been able to do it naturally for a change.

Reading through your siggy, sounds like you've been through it like me. Lots of baby to you and thanks again for taking the time to give such a detailed answer

Now that I'm getting over this, will take the time to re-acquaint myself with you all, and your up to date situations xxx

 

[BeachChica]

Monro - sounds like you definitely had some adventurous this time! You guys did it all over the place!!! I did have a HSG so I think that would have turned up a problem with my septate, don't you think? If this one does not come back as a chromosomal problem then I defintely wondering if I am having some blood flow problem, like clots. If its a chromosomal problem then I am wondering if I just have old eggs (I'm 39). I don't know, my doctor said a couple weeks on the test results but last time it took over a month so we'll see. I am very anxious to find out.

ayclopes - I was on progesterone too and I definitely think I need it because I have tested low for progesterone a couple times.

I emailed Dr. Beers clinic in California and they responded today so now I need to check with my insurance to see if I would have coverage with them.

 

[horseypants]

Beach, I'm so sorry.

 

[monro84]

NTAT --With blood result of 11 you should be fine. But if you want to make sure follow it down to neg if you have cheapy test. Even though you are 37 it can happen in your 40's even. There is a lady I know (but don't like)lol and she just had her 1st baby and she is either 43 or 46 and she had given up. And an article I read about a woman giving birth to quints but 1 girl did not make it but she ended up with 2 boys and 2 girls and it was natural (1 in 55 million chance) and she was 48. Have you tried anything to raise the sperm count. I tried to get my DH to take fertiliaid for men but he would not but that is suppose to improve quality and quantity. If you have not already tried it it is worth a shot. I know they sell it at GNC which is a heath food store like vitamins and supplements. Are the test now showing neg? Have you stopped bleeding? Do you do Opks? If your cycles are reguler should not be much longer for O now however I was off by 2 days with mine? Do you temp? GL FX

Thurl--Looks like you O'd that great did you get any good in You know if your temp stays where it is now for a few days you might had implanted on 7 dpo.


Beach--Yeah It was kinda crazy and fun. You can usually tell by hcg but I am on this mullerian anomilies group on yahoo and there have been cases where the septum is so long they miss it and other reasons that I cannot think of. It would have been alot better if you had done a lap with it b/c if the top of the uterus (on the outside) is flat or indented then that means septate or bicarbinate (sp) I had mine diagnosed with a Saline ultrasound. Sometimes your dr (if not familiar with it) will not notice it. Even though the uterus changes when pregnant I have had many ultrasound and no one has caught it and mine was 2cm which is fairly big. If that is not what they are looking for then usually they don't think about it. Also sometimes drs see it and don't mention anything b/c they don't think it will matter any and that it would not be the problem, or they think it is small enough that it will not matter (1cm still can cause problems I would still get a second opinion just to make sure, or get the records (dr notes and hcg pictures) there is a great dr in tampa called dr Valle he is someone that people fly in from everywhere just to have him do the uterian surgery b/c he is suppose to be the best. Maybe see if he can look at your surgery pictures and see what he says, that is if the results come back normal. Were you put on any type of blood thiners while pregnant? GL hope you get answers soon.

 

[monro84]

How do you put your journals with just the name in your signature. I can only get mine to work with the whole url in the signature.

never mind figured it out

 

[Emmediva]

Beach, I hope your insurance covers a visit to the Dr. you want.

Monro, you wild girl!! LOL I hope you caught the egg. Fingers crossed. I see the link to your journal is working

Lexi, congrats on reaching 24 weeks!!! For some reason I thought viability was 7 months or 28 weeks so I've been looking forward to that date till you said 24

Thurl, good luck with the egg!! Sending baby your way.

Nicki, hope you're doing ok

:wave: hi to everyone else

Well I went to my appointment today and am happy to announce we are team my OH is beyond himself, he is so happy. I had a feeling all along it was a boy, funny my instincts were right lol. So now to start looking at baby boy clothes

 

[kmp]

Monro, actually i have poas about 5 times all bfn unfortunately and am getting discouraged but the burpy feeling is a good sign for me as I had it both times i was pregnant, but getting some af cramps so who knows...

 

[Ambivalent]

Hi ladies.

I am so sorry for your loss, beach. i can only hope you get some answers and that it is something fixable.

I wonder if anybody could talk me through test you have had and how long the process took? What was the outcome? Particularly all of you who are now successfully pregnant.
I am getting frustrated with nothing happening quick enough, which is probably naive since i know many people have to try for years. I have started to keep a notebook with questions for the doctor and wanted to see if i am missing anything.

 

[NewToAllThis]

NTAT --With blood result of 11 you should be fine. But if you want to make sure follow it down to neg if you have cheapy test. Even though you are 37 it can happen in your 40's even. There is a lady I know (but don't like)lol and she just had her 1st baby and she is either 43 or 46 and she had given up. And an article I read about a woman giving birth to quints but 1 girl did not make it but she ended up with 2 boys and 2 girls and it was natural (1 in 55 million chance) and she was 48. Have you tried anything to raise the sperm count. I tried to get my DH to take fertiliaid for men but he would not but that is suppose to improve quality and quantity. If you have not already tried it it is worth a shot. I know they sell it at GNC which is a heath food store like vitamins and supplements. Are the test now showing neg? Have you stopped bleeding? Do you do Opks? If your cycles are reguler should not be much longer for O now however I was off by 2 days with mine? Do you temp? GL FX

Hi Monro thanks for your reply. In answer to your questions, I followed my HCG level as Friday's test was negative (10miu IC) so I'm assuming its down to zero by now.
I do use OPK's and did one yesterday funnily enough as have had a few twinges in my ovaries over the past couple of days. There was a faint line so I'm assuming all is back in working order
I don't temp, not a good sleeper so never had much success with it - but I know when I ovulate as my ovaries let me know
DH is taking lots of supplements and is very keen to do so. I have heard of Fertilaid but not able to get in the UK at a reasonable price so we hope to get some when we are over in the US next week on holiday so will look out for GNC - thanks for that info. DH is currently taking Zinc 60mg, Royal Jelly 200mg, CoQ10 100mg and one a day Wellman Conception tablets. After his initial diagnosis of low , he started on this combination and after a month his count had gone from 7million to 9.5 million so I definitely think it is helping.
Bleeding has now stopped. Started on Friday, was heavy Saturday and began to tail off a bit on Sunday. Doc examined me on Monday and said my cervix is closed and there was only a little blood left, so I think I'm done.
Hope you are doing ok


Emmediva - congrats on team , so exciting. Did you get decent scan pics? Bless your DH being so excited, so lovely

kmp - gl for more testing, maybe you are a bit early - how many DPO are you?

Beach - hope you are making progress in organising some NK cell testing. I am going to be going down the same route myself.

AFM - A week today we fly to Orlando for a two week holiday and I so so need it. I can't wait now. At least I can ride all the rollercoasters now and drink copious amounts of Bud Lite (which isn't sold over here!)

 

[monro84]

Emme---Yeah congrats on team.

kmp--maybe the cramps are implantation cramps. I know last time I thought af was coming b/c of the cramps and i gues they were implantation so not over yet. FX GL and baby

NTAT-- U will probably O right on time or maybe a few days late so if you are a week away from your trip u might O on your trip that would be fun get alot of in on the trip. The Fertiliaid for men at GNC is like $40 or $42 for a months supply. Thats good his count went up that much. What is a normal count? Even though his count is low is his quality good? That is I would think a little more important that count. Bud Light is what I drank when I first started drinking. Then I went to bud light lime, and now I drink Michelob lime and catus pretty good, stronger (4%), and less calories. If you want a real kick drink bud light platinum its a little more expensive but really smooth and no aftertaste like bud light and its like 6%. I did not know that you could not buy Bud Light over there till I saw an episode of My Redneck Vacation when they went to England but they found it somehow. GL on Vaca hope you catch a stick egg.