Cycle 1 day 1. Who's with me? *update* It's a girl! Congrats baby_bray!!!

[Twinkie210]

Well I just got a call back from my Dr. office. My Dr. doesn't see patients so they consulted the NP (who I already didn't like) about what to do and her advice was to "contiue monitoring ovulation and taking the progesterone" Really? WTF. That doesn't help at all. What the hell good is monitoring ovulation doing me if I only have a LP of 7 days??? I am so mad, but it is my fault for calling the office today, I am certain my Dr. would have been more concerned (or at least a little more helpful).

 

[moter98]

Well I just got a call back from my Dr. office. My Dr. doesn't see patients so they consulted the NP (who I already didn't like) about what to do and her advice was to "contiue monitoring ovulation and taking the progesterone" Really? WTF. That doesn't help at all. What the hell good is monitoring ovulation doing me if I only have a LP of 7 days??? I am so mad, but it is my fault for calling the office today, I am certain my Dr. would have been more concerned (or at least a little more helpful).

unbelievable! don't let them brush you off. do you have another dr you can see? i do think you may need some help with regulating your thyroid. that's probably why you have a short lp. once you regulate that your lp should lengthen.you still can get pregnant with a shorter lp, but little bub would have to implant before day 9 or 10. if dr's won't help, you can try the natural supplements. maybe go back to your GP and see if he thinks you need a prescription for underactive thyroid. bloodwork should show what needs to be done. just a note: some people manage an underactive thryoid just by natural supplements. hope you get some answers soon!

i'm on the fence now about calling my dr. i think i may wait a bit yet, see what happens. as far as i can tell, my cycles are regular and my chart shows i'm ovulating. i have a couple symptoms of a thyroid issue, but have since before i had my son. i'll have to do some more googling, haha!

 

[mailcmm]

Twinkie... Maybe it's time for a new office. Unless you can get to see your dr. Np sounds awful. It seems that medical professionals don't want to treat people these days. I think it's the fear of lawsuits.

Tv... Good luck. Fxd for your bfp.

I am actually looking forward to support in the delivery room. I was pretty much alone with the first two since ex didn't care. I don't like having other people in the room with me though. Seriously don't want my mom in there. She is a total panicking hypochondriac lol

 

[mailcmm]

Moter... Wish you could make money googling... You're awesome at it. Lol

 

[Twinkie210]

unbelievable! don't let them brush you off. do you have another dr you can see? i do think you may need some help with regulating your thyroid. that's probably why you have a short lp. once you regulate that your lp should lengthen.you still can get pregnant with a shorter lp, but little bub would have to implant before day 9 or 10. if dr's won't help, you can try the natural supplements. maybe go back to your GP and see if he thinks you need a prescription for underactive thyroid. bloodwork should show what needs to be done. just a note: some people manage an underactive thryoid just by natural supplements. hope you get some answers soon!

i'm on the fence now about calling my dr. i think i may wait a bit yet, see what happens. as far as i can tell, my cycles are regular and my chart shows i'm ovulating. i have a couple symptoms of a thyroid issue, but have since before i had my son. i'll have to do some more googling, haha!

Ok, that was my OB/GYN, my primary care Dr. is checking my thyroid, so I should get that test back next week. I know that you can get pregnant with a shorter LP, but if it stays at 7 days like it was this month I don't think there is even a chance. (And really @ 7dpo I was already spotting red, so really I only had 6 days after O with out bleeding)

I don't think it hurts just to call and ask your Dr.

 

[Twinkie210]

Twinkie... Maybe it's time for a new office. Unless you can get to see your dr. Np sounds awful. It seems that medical professionals don't want to treat people these days. I think it's the fear of lawsuits.

This NP is fairly new... and she is the problem. I saw her after my D&C and I asked her about my LP and she said it was fine to just relax (that was in August) In October I saw my Dr. for my yearly and he said my LP was short and wanted me to take Prometrium. I love my Dr, I just wish they would get rid of this NP!!! Well I guess I will do what the NP said and call back in a few months if nothing happens (and make sure it is a day when my Dr. works!) or next time just call and schedule an appointment, without talking to the nurses/NP.

 

[mailcmm]

Twinkie I don't think you should wait. I would just call and make an appointment and tell them flat out you want to see your dr not the npwhy should you go through more months of ttc and not concieving. Even if he says he can't help you I think even that would at least give you some... I don't want to say closure cause that's the wrong word but you what I mean... Peace of mind that's it. He's your dr and you have a concern. No reason he shouldn't see you. They can't make you see the np.

 

[mailcmm]

So I had a moment in the grocery store. I almost fainted. My sugar level bottomed out. Dh said I went white. He grabbed some deli chicken tenders and a soda for me and made me eat. I was a severe hypoglycemic as a child but haven't had a problem since HS. And weird because I just mentioned it last night. Anyway, feel fine now but it was wild.

 

[Twinkie210]

Twinkie I don't think you should wait. I would just call and make an appointment and tell them flat out you want to see your dr not the npwhy should you go through more months of ttc and not concieving. Even if he says he can't help you I think even that would at least give you some... I don't want to say closure cause that's the wrong word but you what I mean... Peace of mind that's it. He's your dr and you have a concern. No reason he shouldn't see you. They can't make you see the np.

Honestly right now I am so upset, I would probably just sit and cry in his office! I think I am going to see what comes back on my blood tests and then decide if I want to see the OB/GYN. I told the receptionist lady that I would call back when I need my refill called in, so at the very least I can insist that she ask the Dr. my original questions. At least this gives me a week or so to really calm down and hopefully collect myself when I talk to their office again. Although sometimes a few tears work to our advantage...

 

[moter98]

mail - oh how i wish i could make money googling, i'd have a lot of it by now, haha!

twinkie - sounds like the NP is taking the wait and see approach. a lot of times dr's won't be concerned about not getting pregnant until after a year if you are under 30. that might be why. however, if you suspect thyroid is the problem, just try to make an appt with your OB. i would call reception desk and request appt. don't even bother with that NP.

 

[Twinkie210]

So I had a moment in the grocery store. I almost fainted. My sugar level bottomed out. Dh said I went white. He grabbed some deli chicken tenders and a soda for me and made me eat. I was a severe hypoglycemic as a child but haven't had a problem since HS. And weird because I just mentioned it last night. Anyway, feel fine now but it was wild.

That happened twice to me when I was pregnant with DS. Once I was standing in the checkout line at Walmart. Luckily I was shopping with my mom and I told her quickly that she had to pay for my stuff that I needed to sit down! Otherwise I am sure that I would have fainted! I asked my Dr. about it after it happened and he said that it is common in pregnancy...

 

[moter98]

So I had a moment in the grocery store. I almost fainted. My sugar level bottomed out. Dh said I went white. He grabbed some deli chicken tenders and a soda for me and made me eat. I was a severe hypoglycemic as a child but haven't had a problem since HS. And weird because I just mentioned it last night. Anyway, feel fine now but it was wild.

make sure to eat every 2 hours to keep your sugar levels up! i've heard of this happening in the first trimester but never experienced it myself. keep a piece of chocolate or a power bar on you in case it happens again. that's scary!

 

[Twinkie210]

mail - oh how i wish i could make money googling, i'd have a lot of it by now, haha!

twinkie - sounds like the NP is taking the wait and see approach. a lot of times dr's won't be concerned about not getting pregnant until after a year if you are under 30. that might be why. however, if you suspect thyroid is the problem, just try to make an appt with your OB. i would call reception desk and request appt. don't even bother with that NP.

Thanks! I already had the thyroid test (my primary Dr. ordered that) so once I get those results I will have a better idea of what is going on and then I will call my OB/GYN back.

 

[moter98]

oh yeah duh! wait for those results. the ob would probably want those before he sees you anyway.

 

[Twinkie210]

oh yeah duh! wait for those results. the ob would probably want those before he sees you anyway.

He doesn't even know I requested those! LOL. I guess it is a good thing that I am being proactive... hopefully something comes out of this. Or maybe I'll get a BFP this month and look really silly. I would definately eat a little crow if it means I get a baby!

 

[mailcmm]

I bet you would eat that crow raw too. Lol I hope you get it. A bfp that is not raw crow. Lol

 

[mailcmm]

I am gonna try to eat more. My nausea has keep me from eating normally. I skipped lunch and know it was that. Dh won't let me go anywhere alone. He's more worried about me then I am. He acts so strong and unfazed by everything we went through that I forget how worried he must be that we will have a repeat of last time. Plus Monday will be the dpo where I started to mc. I think that might have us both jumpy.

We had gone to the store to get a duck. Lol not a live one although I am gonna get some in April. I have an uncontrolable need to consume large quantities of duck. And soy sauce but I haven't given in to my urge to put some in a bowl and dip my finger in it yet. Lol

 

[moter98]

try eating a little something every two hours mail. this will help with the nausea and hopefully the faint feelings. you need to keep your blood sugar level stable. you are eating for two now! this is the time to take time for yourself, so don't be afraid to take it easy and let people help you for the upcoming months. remember, your numbers are really great so nothing to worry about

twinkie - yep, we have to be proactive about our own health as no one else is gonna do that for you.

 

[BERDC99]

Mail- I have actually been having toruble with my sugar too today. I have to check it 5 times a day and this morning I was feeling weak so I check and it was only 74. I ate some graham crackers and it was even lower at 64. I think my problame is because of the medicine they have me on.

 

[mailcmm]

That's right Moter... Drs these days don't seem to care. If you wait for them to diagnose you you'd be dead. I don't understand how our level of care has deteriorated so much. And as much as I want insurance I don't think universal health care is gonna help. Kinda scary. Instead I'll get free crappy care. Lol I guess that's a plus.