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

[menb]

Twinkie-- so glad you got your blood test out of all,of this! At least that will shed some light on some things. Urgh, doctors!

 

[mailcmm]

Moter... I don't have a gender preference. I already have one of each. We are thinking about being surprised. Lol but the only thing that will surprise me is if they say congrats you had a wookie. Lol

Twinkie.... Don't know what to say because I know nothing about thyroid. So I hope whatever the dr did helps.

Menb... Fabulous numbers. Nice and high like mine.

Colta... Sorry the witch got you. Fxd for your bfp this cycle.

 

[mailcmm]

Menb... Are you thinking of a water birth? I can't even think of it. I am so squeamish. When I had my kids I made them change the bedding 4 times after my water broke lol.

 

[BERDC99]

Nurse just called with first HCG numbers...2498! I'm between 20 and 18 dpo. That sound ok?

Doc wants another quant on Monday and to schedule an u/s for next week too. I already had the Hysterosonogram scheduled for Friday and that included the regular transvaginal u/s, but I think I want to schedule one for sooner than Friday. ???

Those numbers are great!!

 

[moter98]

Sorry AF got you colta.

Twinkie- did you lose the weight by trying or not trying? If you werent trying to lose it I would guess thyroid, not anemic. If its thyroid there are lots of things they can do for it! My mom is perfectly healthy without hers. She only has to take one pill a day to regulate it. For her, she felt so tired she would sleep all the time. She barely ate anything and just kept putting on weight. I hope you get this all sorted out soon. Praying for you!

Congrats menb. Those are great numbers

Mail- I don't think you're gonna have a wookie lol

 

[moter98]

Television-haven't heard from you in awhile. How are you doing?

 

[mailcmm]

I looked back. We haven't heard from television since Xmas day. Maybe she is away?

 

[moter98]

maybe.

 

[television]

Hi no sorry im here just been busy over xmas well im not sure what to say i test at 9dpo i think i saw a faint line but it appeared after 10mins so i put it down to evap line, im expecting af tomorrow so if nothing happens ill test again but believe im out had cramps in various places over the stomach, sore boobs but dont dont think its my month. Wow theres lots to catch up on here and congrats again to the ladies who have done it and im praying it will all be good for you im sure it will be x

 

[moter98]

ohhh! i've never had a line appear after 10 minutes...believe me i've checked,lol. hope you get your bfp.

 

[mailcmm]

Well I hope af doesn't show up. I never really pay attention to test times. I pee and come back later. I have never had a test show up after the time limit if it wasn't positive. But again I only use frer. I don't trust cheap tests. Glad you're hanging in there. If this isn't your month good luck next cycle.

 

[Twinkie210]

Twinkie- did you lose the weight by trying or not trying? If you werent trying to lose it I would guess thyroid, not anemic. If its thyroid there are lots of things they can do for it! My mom is perfectly healthy without hers. She only has to take one pill a day to regulate it. For her, she felt so tired she would sleep all the time. She barely ate anything and just kept putting on weight. I hope you get this all sorted out soon. Praying for you!

I started losing weight when I first found out I was pregnant so definately not trying to lose weight! It freaked me out, there would be days I would lose 1/2 a lb or more, despite eating as much as I could and not being sick at all. During this same time period I also had insomnia (only slept about 4 hrs a night and had diarreah too, tmi). I completely agree that during those 4/5 weeks it sounds like my thyroid was overactive, BUT

The rest of the time I am cold all the time, I am always tired despite the fact I usually get 10 hrs of sleep a night, I tend to be constipated (again tmi). Before the unexplained weight loss, I had put on 30 lbs or so over the past 5 years and despite several diet attemps was never able to lose more than 5 lbs. I even read that elevated cholesterol can be a sign of an underactive thyroid, which a year ago when I had a blood test it came back slightly high.

I guess I just have to wait and see what the test says.

 

[Twinkie210]

I have never had an evap either! I hope it is the start of your BFP!

 

[Twinkie210]

menb- water births kind of freak me out. I can see the appeal, because I am sure soaking in a tub of water would be much more relaxing during labor BUT there is something about sitting in "baby juice" that just doesn't fly with me! LOL

 

[moter98]

i don't do natural birth. epidural as soon as possible for me!

twinkie - for underactive thryoid a lot of times they give you levothyroxine to get it under control again. its hormone replacement therapy basically. works for a lot of people. maybe ask your family members what worked for them. my mom had overactive thyroid. i'm not sure she would have even had to have it removed if they had all these drugs back then. good luck!

 

[Twinkie210]

i don't do natural birth. epidural as soon as possible for me!

twinkie - for underactive thryoid a lot of times they give you levothyroxine to get it under control again. its hormone replacement therapy basically. works for a lot of people. maybe ask your family members what worked for them. my mom had overactive thyroid. i'm not sure she would have even had to have it removed if they had all these drugs back then. good luck!

My mom's was overactive too, she had radiation to "kill" her thyroid, so now she is underactive and takes synthroid (which I think is a brand of levothyroxine).

Is it bad to hope that you have a disease like this just so you can have some answers? I don't want to be sick, but having a reason for everything would make TTC easier!

 

[mailcmm]

I hope it works out Twinkie. Keep us posted. That does seem odd.

I get anemic during pregnancy but can't take iron. I do the prenatal and thats it. I took the supplements with my first child and had a major scare after not being able to go to the bathroom for a week. It was awful. Be careful on the iron supplements.

 

[mailcmm]

Moter... I am with you. Give me drugs as much and as fast as you can. Lol with my first I had a drip epidural and it was broken so I didn't get any drip. Lol second time I told the guy it didn't work the first time and this time I didn't want to feel my legs for a week. It was bliss lol.

I have no urge to suffer. I am suffering enough already. Lol plus one of us needs to be level headed. Dh has a tendency to panic. Lol

 

[mailcmm]

And Twinkie... Totally not wrong to want a disease if that helps with conception. I want my baby so bad I am willing to stand on my head for nine mo if that's what it takes.

 

[Twinkie210]

And Twinkie... Totally not wrong to want a disease if that helps with conception. I want my baby so bad I am willing to stand on my head for nine mo if that's what it takes.

LOL... I read an article about a woman who had to spend most of her pregnancy in the hospital with her legs elevated above her head because of an incompetent cervix or something. I could suffer for 7 or 8 months if I got a baby afterward...