Determined to get a sticky BFP?

Well ladies, would love to know what the heck is going on with me... last night.. still spotting, but getting lighter and pinker the cramos started, thought 'here we go, it's starting'... back ache and everything...

Popped a few Tylenol (love American drugs, much better than ours) and became one with the sofa and a few hours later it all stopped... no cramps and no bleeding anymore...

EH????? What the heck is going on????

How is everyone else? Will order vits following scan on Wed...! Wellman I think for hubby and I will stay on the Sanatogen ones as I still have 2 bottles of the stuff!
 
Chimpette, so sorry you have to go through this all again. Please let us know how you get on.
 
Padbrat, my first m/c sounds similar to what you are going through. I first noticed spotting/very light bleeding on a Friday and it was gone by the following Tuesday. I had nearly no pain, until the end and it was hardly noticeable and curable with Tylenol. Since I did not have traditional m/c symptoms, they diagnosed me with MMC and scheduled my D&C.

I truly hope that you are one of the 1 and 4 women that go onto have a healthy pregnancy. But, if that's not the case, hopefully you will find closure soon. Can you move your appointment up? Exaggerate the pain. I remember that limbo feeling and it's almost as bad as the actual miscarriage. One minute you're optimistic, the next you're dead inside. Thinking of you, sweetie. :hugs:
 
Thanks Cali

we had a chat about it today, and husband asked if we should wait till next month too. I am all a dither, i just dont know what to do. Hes got millions of swimmers, surely a decent one can get through, and hes only 28 - its more likely to be me and my 38 year old eggs and i have stayed well out of painting zones.

ah padbrat, my heart is breaking for you x
 
Guys... went to A&E last night with pain and heavy bleeding. My hcg had risen, but not doubled and they couldn't tell if my cervix was open or closed as there was too much blood. Got sent home with codeine and told that I need to have a scan... so we have to wait until Tues to book the scan and then I am assuming eventually they will decide to help me...

I was begging hubby to take me back to Germany where they scan you straight away and then help you immediately... instead of here were you are packed off with painkillers and left to deal with everything on your own...

Hormones or not I HATE the UK!!! Nobody gives a monkeys about the fact that you are literally dying inside.

Sorry rant over.
 
That's awful Padbrat - my GP told me they have a policy here to scan the same day - it must be different NHS regions with different policies. I don't suppose the Bank Holiday helps either.

:hugs:
 
Bank Holiday my a**... this must be the only 'civilised' country where they must assume that women don't m/c at this time, because it is a bank holiday....

I know I wasn't the only woman there suffering the same situation because the very junior straight of med school gynae told me...

hubby had to hold me back when she said ' off you pop back home with some painkillers and give the ward a call on Tuesday to see when they can fit you in for a scan'...

FIT ME IN??? ON TUES???? are you crazy? I need help NOW!!!!!

It is not like I was in a small hospital... I was in Addenbrookes... it is a HUGE hospital with hundred of doctors.

I am sorry, I shouldn't be ranting on here to you all and it makes me sound so selfish...

Sorry
 
selfish??? no chance, youre going through something very traumatic, not selfish to need to talk and to need to reach out. Not in the slightest. Dont even think it

i assume you've opted for natural? im not sure what the drug youve mentioned before is - i got the impression its a painkiller, so have you had any medical management? do you want any?

If not, they will just ask you to wait. I know you don't know what's going on and its confusing the hell out of you, but i think their standard response, unless you are in too much pain, is to wait and see what happens, or give you another dose of the tablets if youre due another dose.

I wish i could help you, you must be going through hell. massive hug
 
UGH PADBRAT.. I have NEVER.. OMG you POOR POOR POOR THING...

WTF??????? send you home and you went to a hospital??????????? are you kidding me????

when I had my 1st MC I ended up in the ER at 1:30am.. I stayed in there til they rolled me to up to Same Day Surgery for the D&C

Isn't that what an emegency room is for????????? help when you cannot get it from a doctor's office.....


Then what are those A&E???? maybe i am confused.. I just assumed they were like our ER - Emergency Room....

I AM TRULY GUTTED FOR FOR YOU and SOOOOOOOOOOO feel your pain...
 
Hi Nato, I wanted the same treatment that I had for my prev 2 m/c's - surgical intervention, but they said because they weren't 100% that my cervix was open they wouldn't operate unless I had a scan... I understand that, so now I have to wait days and days for a scan. I would not choose to opt for natural, but that is what I appear to be having. They even ran out of some of the equipment they are meant to use to examine me, so hence they couldn't do a proper exam... I was horrified and was begging to go back to Germany.

Kelster - you aren't wrong our A&E is supposed to be the same as your ER. I wish I was kidding you, believe me. There was a really nice male nurse there and he helped me loads by explaining what they had done etc and when I passed a huge blood clot (so embarressed TMI.. sorry) he dealt with it all and gave me a huge hug and told me he was sorry I was being left in this state and being told to go home, but gynae had too many cases already on the emergency list... I was in bits and sobbing. Hubby took me home and wrapped me in blankets and hugged me all evening.
 
padbrat, your care is an absoute joke!! its hard to believe that these doctors have a duty of care isnt it. Im so sorry this is just not right.

rant away, its your right

xx
 
Thanks Tas... hubby has just popped home and calmed me down! LOL
 
Hi Nato, I wanted the same treatment that I had for my prev 2 m/c's - surgical intervention, but they said because they weren't 100% that my cervix was open they wouldn't operate unless I had a scan... I understand that, so now I have to wait days and days for a scan. I would not choose to opt for natural, but that is what I appear to be having. They even ran out of some of the equipment they are meant to use to examine me, so hence they couldn't do a proper exam... I was horrified and was begging to go back to Germany.

you poor thing!!! that doesnt sound right. I had a GA and it didn't matter if my cervix was open, and they give you the rods to open it anyway with a local. Im really sorry, i thought youd opted for a natural as its been going on for a few days now.
 
Hi ladies, Im still on my search to make sure I dont have another mc. I have read that research into couples taking 1000mg of vitamine c, aswell as 1000mg of linseed oil had a high positive outcome with their next pregnancy.

can you take these aswell as pregnacare conception???

also I have been reading that baby asprin helps to thicken the walls of your womb, does anybody know if this is correct??? and can you take that alongside pregnacare????
xxx
 
:hugs: Padbrat. I can't believe your emergency care would send you home and "schedule" you for a scan. That is horrible care. I had a similar experience to Kelster with my first m/c. I went to the ER around 9:30pm and they scanned me immediately ... three times, to be exact. My HCG levels were rising too (but no heartbeat) so they wanted to be sure. I had to wait a few hours for an Operating Room to open up but they did the D&C that night.

I'm sorry you are suffering, sweetie. On a semi-positive note, it's better for your body to m/c naturally. Thinking of you and sending you healing thoughts! :hugs:
 
I know, but it is a sign of how bad our NHS is... in Germany with both other m/cs I was scanned immediately and had pregnancy tests and then scheduled for surgery straight away. I cannot believe that they shut the ward that deals with m/cs because it was a bank holiday weekend! And this is a very large hospital too...

My cramps have come on again, still bleeding, but not as bad as yesterday.

And to top it off my lovely hubby has come down with a cold and the dog headbutted him, so he also has a black eye...

It never rains, but it pours!
 
Hi ladies, Im still on my search to make sure I dont have another mc. I have read that research into couples taking 1000mg of vitamine c, aswell as 1000mg of linseed oil had a high positive outcome with their next pregnancy.

can you take these aswell as pregnacare conception???

also I have been reading that baby asprin helps to thicken the walls of your womb, does anybody know if this is correct??? and can you take that alongside pregnacare????
xxx

Hi Tas. Find a medical journal online and look up daily limits for both pregnant and non-pregnant women. Then, check your multivitamin (Pregnacare) and see how much of each is in that. Only take the difference. I supplemented with Vitamin B6 on the cycle that we became pregnant and this is how I figured out what I can take. I saw conflicting advice and went with the lower amount. While I had AF, I took 100mg of B6 and, after ovulation, reduced it to 50mg ... just in case. You need to take in consideration your diet as well. So B6 had a daily limit of 200mg but that includes the foods you eat.

As for baby aspirin, I've read you can take one tablet daily but to call your doctor immediately once you become pregnant.

Good luck and loads of sticky baby dust!!!!
 
Thanks californiamom, Il have a look at that then. Thanks for the advice.

Good Luck to you aswell x
 
I giggled inappropriately at the dog headbutt

in Germany with both other m/cs I was scanned immediately and had pregnancy tests and then scheduled for surgery straight away

well thats what happened for me here, well they scheduled surgery as soon as i requested it but it was through the EPU and i had to wait for that to open as i went to A&E first with spotting. A&E wanted to scan me but i walked out in disgust at what happened to me (left a tourniquet on my arm for 2 hours so my arm swelled up)

all i can advise you is that i had 2 sets of failed contractions, and my ERPC was scheduled for 3 days after the contractions started. My midwife told me in the meantime, if the pain got too bad I was to go to A&E where they might get me on the emergency surgery list, or at least give me proper pain relief - but id already been scanned at EPU the week before.

Cali - thanks for that info about B6, im ovulating at the mo and taking 100mg and didnt know i should reduce to 50mg and id read you can take up to 200mg

i am taking baby aspirin pre-conception too because i had an ERPC and was worried id have a light first af, my 1st af was fine and i feel more confident about TTC in this cycle. Low dose aspirin wont affect the pregnacare

theres conflicting professional opinions about the LD aspirin too, just make sure your GP knows you are taking it.
 
oh i forgot to say, im taking omegas (DHA and EPA without any vit A in) and i was a bit worried about taking them with the aspirin as they thin the blood as well as the aspirin - havent asked drs advice yet but i know i have to be careful so i halved the omega 3 dose
 

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