{CLOSED GROUP} Journey to BFP and Beyond!

[Fleur828815]

I’m relieved to say that the scan went well !!! The baby is looking like an alien and seems to have had a growth spurt, last time it was measuring 2 days behind (by my dates), today it was 3 days ahead, so 10 weeks 6 days instead of 10 weeks 3days. The CRL is 3.95 cm, and the FHR 169 bpm, the doctor says that’s perfect. He told me to stop stressing now because I’m stressing him out too, oops! I can’t say I won’t stress at all but I’m definitely feeling calmer now I’ve passed last time’s miscarriage week.

Terrissa, sorry to hear the place didn't live up to your expectations but glad you enjoyed the wedding and the scenery. A mini-break is always good anyway! Will you be having a scan next Monday? It was amazing to see how much the baby has changed today.

 

[tcinks]

Yay, such great news!!!! And you're past the time of your loss, that must be a relief! I'll be so excited to get to 14 weeks! At the appointment she says they will just do a heartbeat check, but if that doesn't work they will do an ultrasound. (the heartbeat Doppler never worked on me this early before so hoping it doesn't this time either so I can get another peek at baby! )

 

[jlw617]

Yay!! So awesome for you Fleur! My first scan was technically past my mmc date as well if you consider ther fact that the baby had stopped developing a 6+1, it was very reassuring for me! And yes I'm already using this baby as an excuse haha!

Terissa I'm also hoping to get a sneak peak at baby especially since my first scan was done at 1 day shy of 7 weeks, so really early, I doubt they'll be able to find the baby on the Doppler but we will see! My next appointment is April 27th! I'm busy busy busy because we are moving to a different town within the next week or so, I'm nervous because we hardly have anything done! I'm used to the military coming and packing everything for us! I've just been so sick lately I don't feel like doing anything and on top of it our landlord who we've had a good relationship is going through something and has started to act all crazy on us! I'm just praying she will not let it affect her judgement

 

[NDH]

Oh yay Fleur so happy it went well!

I got to the Dr today for U/S report, but she only just confirmed what the sonographer said about there being nothing to see. She didn't indicate whether there was any sign of having been pregnant, or anything abnormal etc. She did give me a referral to a GYN which ill make an appointment for. I expect it'll be a few months to get in to see him though.
In the mean time I'll be seeing a naturopath and truly ntnp (I won't prevent a pregnancy and I won't be avoiding any dates etc as I won't be tracking anything.

 

[jlw617]

Natalie-I think that is a really good idea, does the naturopath also use homeopathy or are they always two separate kinds of specialists? I hope you are able to find peace in whatever path God has for you.

 

[Fleur828815]

Thank you everyone ! I know I’m not out of the woods yet but I’m over the moon and keep telling DH I’ve got a baby in my belly

Terrissa, you must be so impatient to get to 14 weeks. At your appointment on Monday don’t stay still and maybe they won’t be able to hear the heartbeat on the Doppler! How many scans are you having?

Jamie, is your next appointment for your 12 week scan? Good luck with the move. Is there anyone who can help you? Hope your landlord calms down!

Natalie, sorry that the report didn’t say anything new. That’s a really long wait to see the gyn. I hope the naturopath will help rebalance everything in your body and that you’ll get a nice surprise while NTNP

 

[NDH]

Jamie homeopathy and naturopathy are two different specialties, though sometimes one will do both. Mine doesn't do homeopathy i don't believe.

Thanks Fleur me too

 

[KTJ006]

Hi ladies!!! Popping in to say hello. I head to my general doc today for a yearly checkup and to get his insight on my ovary pain I'm having. I've also booked another appointment at the end of the month with a new OBGYN practice to get their feedback on the pain as well. I still think it's related to my difficulties getting pregnant! I've also been toying around the idea of going to an acupuncturist as well, though I've never been to one so I would be WAY nervous. But I've heard such good things about it helping people with various aliments. Anyways...please send positive thoughts! I don't like being in limbo and not knowing what's going on, especially with my body!

Fleur - glad the scan went well!! WHAT A RELIEF!!! I hope you can get in the pregnancy mindset now

Terrissa & Jamie - glad you ladies seem to be doing well too!!!

Natalie - I have never been to a naturopath nor do I know much about them. Fill me in! I feel like I learn so much stuff from you! Hopefully we can join the other pregnant ladies soon! What a journey it's been.

Kaylee - Hope your week is going well and work isn't throwing too many crazy things your way!

Leigh & Zay - Hello!!! :wave:

 

[Fleur828815]

Thanks Katie! How did your appointment with the doctor go? I would be scared of trying acupuncture too because I'm a wimp but I've also heard lots of good feedback about it, especially from women TTC. Sending you tons of positive vibes, hope the obgyn will be able to help.

 

[jlw617]

Fleur-technically no, I will only be 11 weeks, since she wanted to see me at 7 weeks she just wants to stick with the every 4 weeks, I think by 11 weeks if everything looks good, i will still feel pretty relieved

Katie-glad to hear from you, I hope you get some results! Good luck with the acupuncture if you decided to go that route!

Natalie-I thought as much but wasn't 100% sure, I have a good friend that is very much into homeopathy.

Kylee-how have you been doing?

 

[kdmalk]

Awfully quiet around here! Hope everyone is doing alright. For days my opk was so light I was convinced I was not even going to ovulate this cycle. I have never seen mine so light--nearly invisible!!! It was crazy. Yesterday I tried to tell DH that something must be wrong with me. Lol. Today's is about as close to positive as you can get, and I have noticed a lot of EWCM from out of nowhere, so I think tomorrow is O day. We will have good timing this month if I can convince dh to put off sleep when he gets home from work tonight. We are exhausted because we had friends over for an event last night and we stayed up until 4am!

It was warm and sunny here today, so we all went to play some mini golf before dh went to work. We had a fantastic time. Then I came home and finally got my garden planted. Nearly done knitting my first blanket, so I'll post a pic when I finally get that finished. Did I mention I accidentally got addicted to Doctor Who a few weeks ago? Such a cool show. Anyway, all is well over here. I seem to be out of my little funk for the most part. Hope to update in a few days telling you we had some good BD timing this month. We shall see!

Anything new with anyone else?

 

[coucou11]

Hi all!

It's been a while, lot's to catch up on. I've been peeking in on everyone from time to time.

Natalie - I'm so so sorry about what you are going through. I can't even imagine the heartache you have experienced these past few weeks. I hope you are finding some peace and feeling better, although I'm sure that will take time.

Kate - good luck and please let us know how everything is going! I'll be interested to know what the doctors say. I hope there is nothing wrong, but I'm sure that if there is you will be able to resolve it. Big hugs.

Kylee - Sounds great about your O timing! Sorry about the job in Seattle, that's lame Seems like you are finding lots to do though, which is awesome. Definitely send pics of the blanket, and the garden!

Terrissa - beautiful scan pic!! How are you feeling? Very exciting that everything is going well

Jamie - same to you! Love that we have some beautiful growing babies around here. When is your next doc appt?

Fleur - how are you feeling? So so happy that you made it past the date you lost the last baby, that must be a wonderful feeling. Now you can really start to embrace the pregnancy!!

I know we haven't seen Zay around for a while but if you are out there, wishing you the best!

Things are pretty good with me. I really think that taking this month off was a great decision. I didn't temp, or use opks, or think about anything TTC related. I feel so much better. I finally feel closer to myself again - I don't cry everyday anymore, I can think about pregnant women without feeling angry, and I just generally feel more happy about life. I'm enjoying it again and feeling more peaceful and so so much less stressed out. Given that, you can imagine I am very nervous about getting back into TTC. However, I can't really take a laid back approach because a) like you Kylee, if we are not TTC, then we are not DTD and b) if I am going to use the progesterone, I need to pinpoint ovulation pretty accurately. I think the progesterone really messed up my cycle though, because my last one was only 23 days! Which is really bizarre - basically I either O'd really early or I had like a 4 day LP. I'm really tempted to not use the progesterone this cycle just to see what happens, but that seems like it could turn out to be a big waste. I'm drinking FertiliTea now, hoping that has some effect.

Anyway, it's CD7 here so I have a little time to figure things out. I am temping again and I guess will (reluctantly) start opks around CD12. I have a huge project due at work this Monday and then on Wednesday my and DH and DD are going up to Santa Barbara to stay at a little campground (we'll be in a cabin) and just reboot. Should be fun!

Hope it's starting to feel like spring for most of you (but not Natalie and Fleur I guess)! Anybody experience any of the recent tornados in the midwest?

 

[kdmalk]

Happy to hear from you, Leigh. Hope your little getaway is just what you need to fully reset.

 

[jlw617]

Kylee what cd are you on? It sounds like O-day might be soon for you, get to bding! So good to hear from you! I tried to get into dr who but I think I must've watched the old one or something...it was just weird lol.

Leigh-so glad you checked in! My next appointment is the 27th I think of this month! It sounds like the break did you good! I sure miss living in California! Hopefully we will be moving back again in a couple years from now! Keep us posted!

 

[tcinks]

Kylee, sounds like you've been having lots of fun! Glad things are going better and hoping the timing is right on this cycle!

Leigh, so good to hear from you!! Glad you're feeling back to yourself again keep us posted on how your cycle is going. Hopefully the progesterone didn't mess anything up too much!

I have about 5 weeks left of classes and I can't wait for it to be over! I like school but there is just so much going on right now. Ready to be done again for a little while.

 

[kdmalk]

Today is cd16, which is when I unexpectedly Oed last cycle. Looks like I will have the same O day again this cycle. Things finally seem to be straightening out. Looks like our timing was decent this month, so we will see what it brings!

This cycle I am planning to relax and ignore all symptoms since I just had two cycles with every symptom in the book and nothing. I will probably test the day I expect AF. I will be in Miami at that time for a conference, so I would love to bring home some good news to DH. We will see!

T- hang in there! Oh! How was your last appointment? Did I miss an update? Wasn't that last week?

 

[kdmalk]

Oh! Jamie! I am watching starting from the beginning of the newest remake. First season was maybe 2005??? I only like the doctor in the first season reasonably well. The next doctor is much better. And then the one right after the one I am currently at (season 3, doctor 2) is my favorite. I caught an episode with him (Matt Smith, doctor 3) by mistake and liked it so much I decided to watch from the beginning. I had no idea what it was about and that there would be more than one person playing the same character over time. I think it takes a special person to watch it though.... I really like space sci-fi stuff so this was right up my alley. I don't think it is for everyone though. In fact, dh doesn't care for it.

Enough rambling. Time to get this blanket finished! Picture to follow this week (I hope).

 

[tcinks]

Yay! Looking forward to seeing your blanket! I should really start a project like that soon

Oh my appointment is tomorrow morning, I'll update!

 

[Fleur828815]

Hello everyone ! My Internet has been down since last week so I’m catching up at work.

Jamie, how did the move go?

Kylee, best of luck for a BFP this cycle! I’m looking forward to seeing a pic of the blanket.

Leigh, good to hear from you. Sounds like the month off did you a lot of good mentally. Hope you manage to make some sense of your cycles. It’s still VERY hot here but we should be heading into winter soon (our winters are like very warm springs to you lol). Enjoy your stay at the cabin!

Terrissa, 5 weeks will be over quickly. How was your appointment?

AFM : not much going on. I have to book my 12 week scan for this week and decide if I want to do the Harmony test or not… If it wasn’t so expensive I wouldn’t think twice about it but $1000 is a lot to pay for out of pocket!

 

[jlw617]

I haven't moved yet Fleur! Still packing if I have another child, the harmony test should be covered but I just can't justify paying the money for it right now!