{CLOSED GROUP} Journey to BFP and Beyond!

[kdmalk]

Maybe your cervix is being picky. My friend has been bleeding through her pregnancy off and on and she is terrified. But she is 10 weeks now and baby has measured on target at all ultrasounds. Her doctor said she just has a "picky cervix"
Will be praying for you.

 

[jlw617]

Natalie, yes I would definitely use that, the stuff I get is also derived from wild yams, I know it works because of all the symptoms it takes away and actually during pregnancy, it actually heightens certain symptoms which is exactly what women say who take prescription progesterone which I believe is maybe synthetic? I could be wrong though. That's weird you'd be low on protein, I have a friend who has hashimoto but I don't know a lot about it.

 

[kdmalk]

I can hear the crickets chirping over here.....

Anything new with anyone?

 

[coucou11]

Haha Kylee you are funny

Natalie how are you doing? I've been thinking about you. Hoping everything is ok!!

Kylee did the doctor end up giving you progesterone or have you not been in yet? Hope you are feeling well!

Jamie the big move is coming up right?? Good luck!!

Hope everyone else is doing well!!

Nothing new here. My parents are still in town, it's been a nice visit. It's fun to see them spending time with my daughter and getting to know her more, although they certainly have some weird parenting moves (they are completely ineffective at disciplining and cannot handle it at all when she gets whiny, and I'm like, you clearly do not remember what it is like to have a toddler!)

I am 10dpo. I will take the progesterone until Saturday night, test on Sunday morning, then I would guess Monday will be CD1 (unless I am already spotting towards the end of the progesterone, which happened last time). I cannot wait to be done with it! I am exhausted all the time and it gives me the worst dreams, so vivid I wake up feeling more tired than when I went to bed. I told myself I would wait until August to call the doctor and ask for more testing / more invasive procedures, but I might have to do it earlier.

 

[kdmalk]

Yes, I broke down and called the day of my positive test and have been taking it since then. It is giving me peace of mind for sure. I was supposed to get the results of my first beta today, but apparently my doctor and her nurse are off on Thursdays, so I will be getting it tomorrow instead. Crossing my fingers for 200 or more. I would be happy there.

Leigh, maybe you are having weird symptoms because you are preggo! Happy the visit has gone well!

 

[Fleur828815]

Posting from my phone so will catch up properly later. Have a good weekend everyone!

 

[coucou11]

Thanks Kylee! That would be thrilling... I'm just trying to keep my expectations reasonable

 

[kdmalk]

Got my first beta back today

Progesterone 43 (yay!)
Beta.... Over 800 (17dpo)

Eeeeek. Please not twins! I can't afford daycare for two! Lol

 

[tcinks]

Haha I don't think you need to worry about twins. With my first pregnancy, mine was over 1000 at 16dpo, no twins. Though I was actually HOPING for them

 

[kdmalk]

That makes me feel better. Lol

 

[NDH]

Fabulous number kylee! I've actually read that single babies often have higher hcg than twins (though of course there are crazy high hcg numbers with twins and multiples)
I don't get my hcg results until Monday I'll find out what they both are together. Well if I really wanted I could probably go in today and find out but I don't fancy waiting a couple hours on the weekend when I have an appointment for Monday morning.
My bleeding has stopped and my lines are all still about the same darkness as they've been all week so I'm hopeful and just expecting there won't be progression with the cheapies. Last nights was actually really faint and I worried a bit, but this mornings are dark again and my flu tests are typically the lightest throughout the day I've been testing 3x a day all week and yesterday tested at least 6 times cause I got 50 tests in the mail but I'm going to try not to test again now til tomorrow morning, and then test again Monday before my appointment.

 

[KTJ006]

Hi all. Long time no talk. A lot has been happening with us. We had to move out of our house the past week as our entire house was being painted. We stayed with my parents and me and my little guy got no sleep. He was not used to sleeping outside of his crib and we had some restless nights! We are back home now and so thankful for our own beds!

Natalie: keeping you in my thoughts. Please keep us posted on the bloodwork. You have been through a lot so I am hoping for good things for you!

Kaylee: your trip sounded fun! I used to go to Miami a lot for photo shoots. It was pretty much awesome. Your line in the latest picture looks super dark! I don't think I've ever seen one that dark. Congrats to you!

Terrissa, Fleur & Jamie: how are you guys feeling? I forget, are you guys finding out the gender? When will you find out? Is anyone throwing a gender reveal party?

Leigh & Zay: hi ladies!!! Hope you both are well and I'm hoping to hear some good news from each of you soon!

I went and saw a second doctor on Monday. I didn't get the best of news. She suspects based on all my symptoms that I might have endometriosis. She wrote me a prescription to go back on birth control for three months to see if my symptoms either go away or lessen. She said if they do then it is a sign of endometriosis. I asked her how could I possibly have it when I conceived my two kids so easily. She said sometimes people have it and they don't even know they have it because it is not severe at all. Over time as you go through pregnancies it could progress and get worse. I told her I wanted to give myself one more month trying to conceive and if we are not successful then I will get on birth control for the next three months. Please, please, please pray with everything you have and cross all fingers and toes that we are successful this month. It has been so crushing this time around. I keep seeing our family as a family of five, but all this news just dampens that vision and makes me wonder if it's just a fairytale.

I'm still using the fertility monitor, but I also bought some ovulation sticks to use at night. One thought I had is when I use the fertility monitor I only test in the morning. There could be a chance that I ovulate a few hours later and the monitor doesn't catch it. If I also use the sticks at night then I am now testing in the morning and at night. I'm not very hopeful with this method, because we BD at all the right times so I'm not really sure how I could have missed the egg.

Also, I went to whole foods and bought some raspberry leaf capsules. Has anyone taken this before? I think I remember hearing it but I'm on my phone and can't go back and look through the thread. If so, when did you start and when did you stop? I need to do some more research on it tonight.

Hope to be a little more active on this thread now that we are back home! Happy weekend to everyone!

 

[KTJ006]

Oh, and I'm on CD1 and also go back to my first doctor at the end of May for another ultrasound and consultation

 

[NDH]

Katie. Its so hard when expectations we have don't pan out as we had hoped. Did she say why she suspects endo?
Sorry for AF as well. That makes it extra emotional going through your options I'm sure

I only drink red raspberry leaf tea in pregnancy but you can take it for normal cycles too. I'm not sure how many to take a day for regular use though.

 

[coucou11]

Kylee - those numbers look amazing! I don't have a lot of experience with betas but if the doctor is happy then that is perfect! How are you feeling? I think I would be hoping for twins too haha, just so I could get three kids without having to deal with TTC all over again! But I would be nervous about twins being premature, which they usually are - that would be stressful. Either way things will be great! How is the progesterone going? Are you using the suppositories? Ugh I hate them but certainly they are worth it if they have a good effect.

Kate I'm so sorry about your recent appointment I really hope that you can find some answers. Why do they make you go back on birth control to determine whether you have endometriosis? I will be hoping for you this month!! You should definitely use the opk sticks in the afternoon or evening - they say they are best between 2 and 6pm. Good luck!! I also tried fertilitea this month, and will keep on it for the first two weeks of every cycle. I've heard great things, I think it has red raspberry leaf in it too.

Natalie how are things with you? No more bleeding it sounds like, which is great! Fingers crossed for good numbers on Monday!!

Terissa and Fleur, sounds like all is well! And Zay, thinking of you too!

Nothing new here, my parents leave today. It's been a nice visit. We will go to a friends new house tonight to watch the Clippers game

Has everyone been reading about the new princess?? I am a big Princess Kate fan (I love her style). But it's pretty funny to read everything - I think People magazine's homepage had like 15/20 front page stories on the new princess (the Queen wears pink! Prince Harry says hello from Australia! The nurses said the new princess is adorable!) ... haha how many stories can you make up about a 3-hours old baby

 

[tcinks]

Haha people get so crazy about the royal family, I remember there were so many watch parties around town last time. Not really my thing. I had no idea the new baby had been born.

Katie I've used both the capsules and tea, I don't know if they really made a difference in anything, but I used them on and off since the miscarriage until I got pregnant. I know most say it's fine to use in pregnancy, but I'll probably wait until third trimester to drink more. But its supposed to be good for the uterus all around.

 

[KTJ006]

Natalie & Leigh - The doc thinks I have it based on all my symptoms. There's really so many to list: infertility, very heavy period the first few days, back ache the first few days of my period, pelvic congestion, I've been having pain when I pee a few days before AF shows, pain in my ovary, spotting old blood before and after AF. I would say 90% of these things happened post D&C, so my gut is telling me my body didn't heal right after it.

Ultrasounds and a pelvic exam don't catch endo (mine all turned out fine). Only a laparoscopy can. Birth control (hormones) can help reduce the pain because it can prevent ovulation, which usually triggers all the pain stemming from endo. If I take them and my pain goes away or lessens, then it's a sign that I have it and may need a laparoscopy.

I'm still considering acupuncture before I go the birth control route. Only problem is my insurance doesn't cover it and it will be $70-$90 a visit. It's not too bad if it's a visit here and there, but if I have to go weekly it really adds up.

Oh, and I found out today I have an ear infection. I was sick last week with a fever and respiratory junk - I guess it all drained into my ears. Good thing is I should be off the medication by the time AF is over.

Boo.

Leigh: I'm glad the visit with your parents went well! I was laughing about the discipline comment. Mine see my kids almost every day and they still don't know how to be firm with them! They definitely have grandparent syndrome.

Terrissa: I'm going to start taking 2 capsules a day. Like you said, I've read about it strengthening the uterus and at this point it can only help me!

 

[NDH]

Ah no it is possible the D&C could have triggered it if it was so mild it wasn't affecting anything previously. That really stinks

 

[coucou11]

Wow Kate, what an ordeal! I'm sorry about all the symptoms, they sound really rough. I've heard great things about acupuncture, but I agree it's so expensive. Would your insurance cover it if your doctor ordered it? I've never looked into it but maybe that's worth a shot. I hope your ear feels better soon.

Natalie good luck tomorrow, I hope everything goes great with the numbers.

Hope everyone else is having a nice weekend!

I had quite a surprise this morning. It's faint but it's there!

 

[tcinks]

Yay yay yay Leigh!!! I see it too!