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[TTC74]

I'm not feeling optimistic at all this month. No idea why.

 

[terripeachy]

Huh? What's up?

 

[mikihope]

Wish- How are you? Symptoms getting stronger? Bump appearing in the right place? laughing aside, I am so tired of my flabby bloat, and I want a bump in the right place! I was not really dizzy that day, thanks for asking. It seems that my dizziness is much less, but I do still feel a bit "off". I was so exhausted and feeling so bad today that I took half a day off work!

Galvan- Hi! I think I joined after you were active on here. Sorry to hear about your bleeding and weakness, I hope that you are feeling much better today. And I hope Snickers is doing much better too!

Ask- I'm sorry about your cp. Maybe the next cycle will be the one!

TTC- Maybe your lack of optimism is a way of protecting yourself? We can be optimistic for you!

ttcmuch- Welcome! Sorry to hear about your loss, and I hope this TWW brings great news!

And hi to everyone else! I hope that you all are doing well!

 

[Ask4joy]

Thank you Miki! I hope you start to see that cute bump soon!

Anyone here have multiple MCs / CPs and go on to have a successful pregnancy without IVF??

 

[Taurus8484]

Yep.....3 miscarriages in 7 months and then 2 successful pregnancies all natural.

 

[TTC74]

Thank you Miki! I hope you start to see that cute bump soon!

Anyone here have multiple MCs / CPs and go on to have a successful pregnancy without IVF??

I don't know what counts as multiple but during my 2.5 yearns TTC my rainbow baby, I had an ectopic and a MMC.

Here is my rainbow baby with her first teacher!

 

[TTC74]

Cramping at 4dpo. I don't know what is going on. I know it's too early for implantation but it's too early for AF, too. Bizarro.

 

[Wish2BMom]

good morning!

ttc - are you guys actively trying again now? omigosh your little girl is SO adorable!! She looks a lot like my niece.

miki - man, still feeling bad enough to take time off of work? I really hope that clears for you soon and you can go back to feeling normal! I'm glad the dizziness is going away, though. How are the new digs?

any fun 4th plans for the US'ers on the thread? My work is giving at least my little team Monday off to bridge the gap between the weekend and the holiday. We've been working our tails off - long nights and weekends.
We have 3 parties between Sat and Mon and then family coming to visit on Tues. I'm tired just writing that.

I've been feeling really good still, though FUH-TEEG hit me HARD yesterday, around 2pm. I couldn't shake it!! Nowwwwww I get it! I don't know if it was just a yesterday thing or what, guess time will tell today. Other than that, no real bump that I'll admit to, though there looks like maybe something's growing there. I only count if I can see something in the morning, since I am not bloated just yet. Other than that, just little things - felt like my hips were starting to loosen a little on Tues, boobs still hurt, still feeling heaviness/twinges in the old uterus. I love every minute of it.

 

[TTC74]

Wish - We are TTC again. It's all very complicated, though. I want a sibling for the LO that is close in age, but obviously the clock is ticking on my ability to produce one. DH already misses the newborn phase and says he wants another one but is terrified of the financial implications. So . . . whatever happens, happens.

 

[Ask4joy]

Thank you TTC and Taurus! That gives me hope! I've conceived twice naturally and once on 100mg clomid (last cycle). I'm thinking of trying the 100mg clomid again as I think it may have sped things up. IVF is going to cost us $18-$20k out of pocket just for 1 round (with PGS/ICSI/freezing) and if I can get and STAY pregnant naturally it sure would save us a lot of money!

TTC - your baby girl is such a cutie! Good work! And good luck with #2!

Wish - it's great to hear that you are loving every minute of your pregnancy, even the uncomfortable parts! I keep saying that when I finally get there I'm going to be puking with glee! Lol

 

[TTC74]

Thank you TTC and Taurus! That gives me hope! I've conceived twice naturally and once on 100mg clomid (last cycle). I'm thinking of trying the 100mg clomid again as I think it may have sped things up. IVF is going to cost us $18-$20k out of pocket just for 1 round (with PGS/ICSI/freezing) and if I can get and STAY pregnant naturally it sure would save us a lot of money!

I actually started taking supplements about 2.5 months prior to my rainbow baby BFP. Plus, I insisted on progesterone suppositories once I got my BFP. The supplements I was taking were Ubiquinol, Maca Root, and DHEA.

GL!

 

[Wish2BMom]

thanks, ask! yeah, I'm really just so grateful to be pregnant now, after so long of trying. I'm sure not being bent over a toilet is helping a little, allowing me to enjoy things! But I basically had said the same thing.

ttc - well good luck again!! I hope you guys can catch the rainbow a 2nd time! like...skittles?

 

[Ask4joy]

Thanks TTC - DH and I have been taking ubiquinol for 4 months but only 100mg a day. I ordered more a few days ago so we can start taking 400mg/day. How much did you take? I've used Maca on and off but ordered the capsules for both DH and I too. I also take Omega 3 Fish Oil and EPO until O. And we both take whole-food based prenatal/multivitamin. I want to ask my doc about DHEA as I've read it's not generally recommended for women my age and could actually be detrimental if you don't need it. I'll be 35 in October so maybe? Oh, and I've also been put on progesterone suppositories starting after O the last 3 cycles but it didn't prevent another CP. It has stopped me from starting to spot at 10dpo though and AF doesn't show until 3 days after my last dose.

Any other changes you/anyone made before conceiving?

Also ...did anyone have your DH's sperm checked for DNA fragmentation? My doc hasn't recommended it (yet) but I've read that it can be a cause of unexplained infertility / early losses. DH has 2 children from his previous marriage (ages 13 and 14) who were conceived easily (argh!) and his SA was good (morphology was borderline low at 13%) so the docs seem to think it's not a male factor issue.

 

[Rainshiny]

Isn't COQ 10 supposed to be another good supplement? And maybe red raspberry leaf. It's been a while so I forget. Ask, I hope it works soon! Maybe next cycle is the one!!

Wish- so great that u feel good glad u can enjoy yourself. Hugs of joy to you my friend!!

Galvan-- hey lady!!! How's Texas? I'm sorry u feel so awful. Speedy recovery!!

Alleke- I keep hearing some rights issues in turkey but it sounds like life on the ground is pretty normal? Sounds like a beautiful place anyhow.

Mikki- I worry about you, hon. Do u think u could get a drs note and go in disability part time? Or do some admin work at HQ? It must be hard to work in your situation and worry about your health. Are there any other options?

I'm having a fight w my boss cause I feel like he's not hearing me, considering my viewpoint or taking me seriously. They gave me this project to work in but in the meantime, assigned me a ton of other work, including a project that is clearly much more far-reaching and important for our members. Then they wonder why I haven't finished the original project which is an internal sort of optional task. they seem to be assuming I'm procrastinating but I have too much to deal with -- plus if I hadn't put in the time on the bigger project the company might have lost vast amounts of grant matching funds. Something isn't adding up. Plus I feel that sexism plays a part in how they see me. Anyone else deal w this crap?

 

[Taurus8484]

Ask - I have all the testing done through fertility clinic to try and find reason for losing pregnancies. They couldn't find one except for my age. The last conversation I had with Doctor little did I know I was pregnant with my DS1.......but he did tell me in the beginning to stop the fish oil. Apparently it does more harm than good.

 

[Ask4joy]

Rain - Ubiquinol is the more potent form of coq10, hopefully increasing our dose will help us!

Taurus - I didn't know that about the fish oil! Thanks for sharing! Everything I've read says it's beneficial to ttc / fertility. I'll def ask my doc about it! So glad you got your rainbow baby. Maybe we've just had bad luck but it concerns me that I keep miscarrying right after implantation...

 

[Wish2BMom]

oh man, rainy - that's a crappy situation you're in at work. I'd feel like something was fishy too - giving you all that work to set you up to fail, basically, and then calling you out when you can't meet these unrealistic expectations?? Sounds similar to my case but I don't think anyone is setting me up and I've said numerous times that I need to be taken off of things b/c I can't give 5% to many things - I'd rather give a larger % to fewer things and be successful. Whatever you do, go into the convo with facts and not emotion. good luck!! keep us posted

 

[mikihope]

TTC- Bella is so adorable! Thank you for sharing that photo.

Wish- Oh no, the unbelievable fatigue has hit you. Hope it was a one time thing! You definitely need loads of energy for your multi-day partying and family visiting! It's really great to hear that you are enjoying pregnancy, and appreciating even the uncomfortable and crazy things it does to your body. I did feel bad taking time off work. I wonder if I'm just not getting enough sleep... I get less than 8 hours of sleep each night. Despite that, I think I'm getting better, I managed to not be repulsed by the smell of the BBQ at our work party today at lunchtime. I had 2 cheeseburgers and a humongous bowl of ice cream, and it all tasted great to me. Yay!

Rain- I'm so sorry that you're going through a bad situation at work. It sounds awful, and I wish I had advice for you, but I have never been in this situation. I've been in the opposite, where abusive/crazy bosses have taken away responsibility to punish me. I hope that your situation gets better. Thanks for your concern! I wonder if I'm just feeling worse because I'm stressing myself about doing a bad job at work. My work in the lab entails a lot of moving around, standing, doing stuff and operating equipment. My boss is actually very understanding, but I feel like I'm letting him down by being less efficient in my work. I have a spot in a shared office, so I can't escape there to get some rest. I wish I could stop feeling so bad and guilty about my crappy performance at work. Or maybe my Thalassemia is causing extra fatigue, my mom said that hers did for her during her pregnancies. I also wonder if the trauma and injuries from my cycling accident last year are partially to blame for my fatigue. My arm and knee are still painful... I guess I'm not fully healed from that.

Thanks, Ask! I keep hoping for the bloat to go away. Whatever you end up trying, I hope it's the secret to your THB!

AFM- NIPT results came back low risk, so we're happy! And we are team DH and I are excited! My daydreams of what I would do with my future kid were always gender neutral, so I wasn't hung up on a boy or a girl. I was a tomboy when growing up, and my mom was the one who taught me and my sister to climb trees and ride bikes. Weirdly, somehow knowing that we're having a baby boy makes it more "real"€ to me!

 

[Wish2BMom]

wonderful news, miki!!! congratulations on Team Blue!!
you know, after you listed your thoughts, i do agree with you that your feeling badly is probably a combo of all of those. I had to bow out of work after my last meeting at 12:30 yesterday b/c I literally had no more steam left. Too many late nights, early mornings, round-the-clock weekend work, supporting my 2 guys I manage, supporting my client. I literally hung up the phone with my boss asking to shut down (she agreed profusely) and went to the bathroom to get sick (my prenatal attacked me - I didn't take it with food). But I haven't felt as bad as i did then and I'm SURE stress had a lot to do with it. Try to take care of yourself as much as possible - are you able to take hourly breaks from the lab and go out to get some fresh air for 5? get to bed a little earlier maybe? Are you staying hydrated enough?

All that said, i'm glad it sounds like things are slowly coming around for you, at least in the food area!! A burger sounds awesome. I'm trying to watch what I eat so much b/c with 2, I really need to watch my iron (though I guess red meat is good for that so bring on the burgers!!). So we went out to dinner at a local Mexican joint last night and I had salmon, cilantro rice, mango and spinach! HAHA so Mexican! I WANTED a burrito but thought better of it. But then I have my bowl of ice cream every night, that i also know I'll have to reel in soon b/c of the glucose test.

Speaking of stress, but the good kind - I'm off to make a giant mac 'n' cheese for one of our parties today. Hopefully I make it through the day. I already took an hour nap on the couch and it was only 9am!
I hope everyone has a great weekend and if you're in the States - stay safe!

 

[TTC74]

Have I lost my mind? Can someone go to the top hpt on this page and look at it lightened, greyscale, and inverted and tell me what you think?

https://www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test-gallery/my-images176284