December Snowflakes 2015! Come join me 74 ladies, 10 angels, two sets of twins!

[joeliza24]

I'm sorry Flibberty. Hope everything turns out ok.

 

[TeddysGirl]

Need a little bit of advice. OH and I really want to....ummm....be intimate again. I have had 2 chemical pregnancies in the past (one at 14dpo and one at 18dpo so very early on) so I am really scared that it could happen again.

Logically I know that if something bad is going to happen it will happen whether or not we have sex.

1 main question I have is, if we do have sex and I start to spot, because of my past should I see a doctor ? If so should I go to A&E or phone EPU or wait until next day and phone doctor ?

I know I seem to be planning for the worst but I just want to make sure I 100% know what to do should I start spotting ?

Thanks for any advice I've never been this far along before so its kinda nerve wracking !

 

[Ameli]

If you spot after sex, it's probably just from your cervix being irritated. Just don't be too freaked out if it happens. Then I would keep an eye on it and maybe call if it continues.

 

[TeddysGirl]

Thanks. I just know if I see blood I'll panic !

 

[joeliza24]

I'm proof that blood doesn't always mean something is wrong. I've been spotting daily, some days heavier than others, for a week and a half. I just came back from my 1st official prenatal appointment and baby is doing wonderfully! Strong heartbeat and measuring spot. Turns out I have a small blood clot at the implantation site which, doc says, will resolve on its own.

 

[luna_19]

flibberty, some nurses can be so insensitive

 

[OperationBbyO]

Nurses can be jerks just like anyone else. If they haven't been through a loss they don't know how freaked out we can get!

I called my family doctor this morning and asked about progesterone. She had me do bloodwork and called in a progesterone shot. Of course insurance is refusing to pay for it.

~sigh~ I forgot about the weekly bloodwork! Ugh! I hate needles!

 

[2ndtimeAbz]

Ladies thinking of flying, with my first I flew for 13 hours to the Maldives when I was 4 months. chatted to the flight attendant and they put 2 of us in an empty run of 4 so I could stretch out it was lovely and relaxing having a snorkel and watching all the fish!

 

[Kallie3000]

I've just got back from the hospital due to light brown spotting. The refused to scan me because the test they did was negative

I called up my specialist to see what to do about my progesterone and my scan on wed. They told me to go and keep taking it as the test may have been wrong. Now I don't know what to think. Surely I can't have miscarried with no pain and no actual bleeding? I'm devastated :'(

Hey - I would definitely take another HPT, but overally, just hoping you are doing okay. Anything could happen (including the hospital/nurse/doctor getting the test wrong!!)

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

I'm sorry too, Flibberty & I hope it all works out for you x

As for holidays, we have one booked for June, I'll be 12-13 weeks at that stage, we booked it as celebration of our 5th wedding anniversary (in May) and when you've been trying as long as we have with IVF etc. you get a bit sick of not booking "just in case". I am sure I'll be fine as the flight isn't too long, but I'll definitely see if the check in staff/air hostesses can get me a comfy seat! x

 

[jumpingo]

we purposely didn't start trying again until feb/mar, because my brother is getting married (in the states) in early september and i wanted to make sure i wasn't too pregnant to fly. i just hope everything goes smoothly so i can fly at 27 weeks. and hopefully my husband can get time off to come too so i don't have to make the long flight alone.

 

[Indian Maa]

Hey flibberty I agree get a hpt and do one at home! Sorry your going through a crappy time, it sucks! Are you on progesterone supps as surely that would keep any bleeding at bay if indeed the worst has happened??? Sending you lots of sticky baby dust and hope it's just a blip xx

I thought that but apparently not. All it does is thicken the lining. If it was going to fail it would still fail. Mc I had at 11 weeks they started me on prog to try stop me spotting but I bled more.

What made the whole experience worse was the nurse basically telling me I was never pregnant and that my test was wrong. Until I told her I'd done 6.

So sorry about all this... Sounds strange to me too. Nurses can be insensitive. At around 4 weeks this time, I called up asking about the severe cramps and just to figure out if I will need progesterone to save pregnancy, the nurse said may be I am just getting my period, what I had is chemical. I felt bad but did not take for value

Hugs and hope you keep yourself positive until the scan. Another hpt will be a good idea. Take good care of yourself. I had brown spotting when I was pregnant with DS - well until 9 weeks. Test coming negative sounds very strange. You had all preg symptoms too.. Hope everything turns out to be ok for you. Hugs!!

 

[Indian Maa]

We had a lovely active Sunday with DS. Park, market, museum. I felt pretty good for most of it, but then by late afternoon I felt like absolute crap. Nauseous, exhausted, and just a general malaise. DS has a touch of a cold ( I must have gone through a whole box of tissues wiping his nose), and I think I have caught it...hopefully will be mild. And I almost 8 weeks, yayyyyy!!!!

Laurac, I notice on your ticker that you have a holiday planned in 5 months. Do you think you'll still be going? I have several trips planned for the next couple months, but would love a late summer or early fall holiday. I did fly early 3rd tri last time, with docs permission. Any one else thought about canceling (or not) previously planned travel?

I am going to travel in September to India. Will be seven months. I think it will be fine, so we didn't cancell the trip yet. It will be three connecting flights one way...1.40 hrs 16 hrs and 4 hrs... The 16 hour will be tough...

With my son I travelled at 8 months with in Asia for a 7 hour flight ... Took another 4.5 hours just a day before delivery (that's with out doctors permission.. Had to get to my mom in another town as I realised in the end that it's going to be a c session. I was working until the previous day &#128528

 

[MummyToAmberx]

cant believe am in week 7 already.

 

[laurac1988]

Happy 7 weeks lovely! Seems so far away for me!

With regards to travel, we had been trying for three years before we caught with this baby, so past the point of "we won't book because" as the likelihood was that we wouldn't get pregnant any time soon. Best laid plans and all that!

Fingers crossed I can still go, but if I can't it really isn't the end of the world. Would much prefer a healthy bubs!

Retched brushing my teeth this morning. That's new. Anyone else have a lot of cramping this early? It comes and goes, but is definitely there

 

[Willow82]

cant believe am in week 7 already.

Me too! My midwife appointment is next week! Yay Half way through the first tri. Exciting!

 

[Willow82]

Happy 7 weeks lovely! Seems so far away for me!

With regards to travel, we had been trying for three years before we caught with this baby, so past the point of "we won't book because" as the likelihood was that we wouldn't get pregnant any time soon. Best laid plans and all that!

Fingers crossed I can still go, but if I can't it really isn't the end of the world. Would much prefer a healthy bubs!

Retched brushing my teeth this morning. That's new. Anyone else have a lot of cramping this early? It comes and goes, but is definitely there

I've been having cramping on and off since 8-9 dpo and I'm still having it. I'm assuming it's just stretching/ growing pains.

 

[laurac1988]

I hope so Things are changing in there no doubt!

 

[Twinmum87]

I had some cramps for a few hours then started having sharp stabbing pains for a few days in the 4th week. Got worried but it eventually eased off.

 

[laurac1988]

I guess this is the only thing about finding out this early. The wait to get to any sort of time that you can have a scan is excruciating!