February 2015 Rainbows

[Zebra2023]

Hope everything is going ok with everyone, hopefully these scans come through soon and shows all is well.

I had one today due to bleeding after my consultant appointment, all is ok, phew. It is so scary

 

[babyfeva]

Mrs Lemon_ please try and stay positive. Wishing you the best.
Zebra, glad all is ok.
Jmandrews, I think you should stop temping. Its just going to stress you out. Waking up then going back to sleep will for sure mess with your temps.

So, on Sunday night we dtd and I had some pink/red spotting when I wiped. The next morning I had a bowel movement and had it again. I had an internal scan and when she pulled out there was brown blood. Is it normal that today I still have brown blood? I hate all this worrying.

 

[Angelbaby_01]

I felt sad this morning and was sure I am going to loose this baby although I have all the right reasons to believe that things are still going okay. I guess it's just the fear and also I am petrified of my doctor's appointment next week. I will only be 5+6 weeks, but need to be seen again to get progesterone prescriptions again.

I do feel a bit better now after taking a cb digi and got 3+. I am trying to take each day as it comes and enjoy it for the moment. Hubby had a serious talk with me last week when I freaked. Lol and I know he is right, but it's hard when you know how easily things went wrong in the past.

 

[confuzion]

Mrs. lemon - I'm sure the cramping is nothing . I hope they will give you a reassurance scan to put your mind at ease.

Katy - I had a few miscarriage dreams, and they are the worst .

JM - Stop temping! I had a huge temp drop the day of my BFP and thought for sure it was over. Temp went back up the next day, and then I hid the thermometer. If your tests are darker, the pregnancy is progressing!! Here's my chart so you can see my drop:
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/LiveLoveEatOrganic/thumb.png
My Ovulation Chart

Angel - your worry is understandable. We all have it. But yay 3+!

babyfeva - brown blood I've heard is something you shouldn't worry about. Only worry if it's red, clotty, and if it's accompanied by cramps. I had some brown spotting for two days, but it seems to have completely stopped now.

 

[RaspberryK]

I dread the miscarriage dreams, I woke up one night during the last pregnancy thinking I felt blood pouring out all over me in bed.
I woke panicking and crying.
Xx

 

[marathongirl]

Sorry it's normal for your temp to fluctuate while pregnant.

MrsLemon- hope you can get some reassurance soon with a scan?

Katy- I have had mc dreams with all of my mc's unfortunately and didn't have one with my last baby. They are so scary but very common. It must just be our subconscious fears.

Confuzion- hang in there. I'm glad you decided not to get your blood drawn again. It just causes too much anxiety I agree.

Hope everyone else is doing well. Any more scans this week? I go on Thursday to see if we see a hb. At this point thinking it could go either way. Although I have been feeling a little nauseous the last few days?

 

[swanxxsong]

Marathon girl: sorry my signature is misleading! LOL. We stopped at 23 months and she's past 2 now! But when I got pregnant in 2012 we were still BF and it was painful. So sore and sensitive! They would tingle a lot as she nursed and I found myself in more pain than I had been in early days with her.

First tri is crawling...............! Lol.

 

[savvysaver]

I called the RE and spoke with the nurse. She said the hot flashes were more common than the chills. She said not to worry if I am not eating a ton but try to eat as much as possible and drink a ton of water. I was also having some stomach issues and diarrhea, so I wasn't sure if that was because I went off my stomach meds for IBS. Anyways, she said take B6 for nausea and she sent over some zofran to the pharmacy if the B6 doesn't help. I might just try the BRAT diet (minus the applesauce and toast since I can't eat either) and see if that helps. I just have no interest in food and the thought of eating makes me gag. I was hoping they could do another beta but they are really against that, trying to stay positive and hope for the best.

JM, I had a huge drop in my temps a few days after I got my BFP and I freaked out, my temp went right back up the next day so I am guessing I didn't get an accurate temp. I stopped temping after that since I didn't need more stress.

 

[marathongirl]

Weird my earlier post got partly cut off? I was just agreeing that you should stop temping Jm. It will drive you crazy.

Savvy- hang in there. Being not into food is probably a good sign. The bulbs doesn't need to much yet.

Swanx- lol!!! That's too funny. I'm glad you made it so long bf'ing
I agree roll on first tri!!!

 

[Mommy2missR]

Hope everyone else is doing well. Any more scans this week? I go on Thursday to see if we see a hb. At this point thinking it could go either way. Although I have been feeling a little nauseous the last few days?

I have another date with my Squishalishious tomorrow afternoon at 4p EST to confirm his/her heartbeat. I think the ultrasound tech was just doing me a solid as she was the tech for my last 2 miscarriages. She was just as excited as I was to see/hear a heartbeat last week.

 

[swanxxsong]

MG: I legit expected her to nurse forever. She was nursing multiple times a day. Then thanksgiving vacation happened and she just up and stopped. Shocked me! I was proud we made it that far.

 

[babyfeva]

I know brown blood is usually nothing but I had brown spotting for 4_5 days last time when I found out I miscarried.

 

[Katy78]

I'm worried too. No spotting but tonight's test doesn't appear much darker that the one I took two days ago. Hopefully it just reached its limit.
I just checked my records. I started spotting on 5+5 last time and miscarried on 6+2. I'm only 4+5 today. First check-up seems forever away...
I'll test again in two days with my last IC and with a digi two days after that. And if I get 3+, that's it. If not, it's bad news.

 

[confuzion]

babyfeva - you've seen the heartbeat this time though so hopefully all is well .

katy - testing drove me crazy towards the end. Darker, lighter, back to darker. At some point, they stop being as accurate. Please don't worry . Even the 3+. I've known quite a few ladies to freak out over not getting it, and yet all is well. Don't stress the testing too much. The tests cannot predict bad news unless you're early and the tests are fading.

 

[Woofie1015]

Mommy2missR - Hope everything goes great at your scan tomorrow!

Shamz - I hope you get that early scan booked! I agree that it would give great peace of mind.

Zebra - I'm so happy for you that everything is ok!

MrsLemon - Hugs. I hope they do give you a scan! Thinking of you and fx'd.

AFM, I waited for a call today about my blood work and finally called the doc at 4, to find out they had unexpectedly closed early today. WTF. I know the numbers wouldn't really have told me anything (this was just the first of two blood draws) but I was really hoping to hear some nice high numbers to put my mind at ease. I'm supposed to come in tomorrow but I don't have a time or anything from them so I'm gonna call tomorrow morning and hopefully I can go in on my lunch break and get it done, and then see on Thursday if things are progressing like they should.

Still not feeling symptoms so much, nips are a bit painful but that's it. Better than nothing I suppose!

 

[jmandrews]

Thanks ladies. I feel much better. I agreed to stop temping. dr appt on Monday. I can't wait! Supposed to have bloods done and should schedule an early ultrasound.

 

[babyfeva]

babyfeva - you've seen the heartbeat this time though so hopefully all is well .

katy - testing drove me crazy towards the end. Darker, lighter, back to darker. At some point, they stop being as accurate. Please don't worry . Even the 3+. I've known quite a few ladies to freak out over not getting it, and yet all is well. Don't stress the testing too much. The tests cannot predict bad news unless you're early and the tests are fading.

Thanks, I got to see heartbeat last time too at 8 weeks 2 days. Ugh, I suck. I just need to stop stressing but I'm still spotting!

 

[confuzion]

I see you are like me babyfeva. Pretty much nothing will reassure you. Only time, and your next scan . Hope the spotting stops.

Woofie - looking forward to your update on those results . 6 weeks today and still hardly any symptoms here either.

Looking forward to your update mommy2miss!

jm - yay dr. on monday!

 

[Woofie1015]

So results are in from draw #1 - hcg 3752 and progesterone 21.9. The progesterone is a little lower than I would have liked (after seeing a lot of higher numbers on the all-knowing internet, of course ) but the nurse said these are good numbers - so my day is made!!

They delayed my next draw to tomorrow, I think if all goes well then that may be the last time they see me until a 7-8w u/s. I need to stay cautious because I don't know how I'm doubling yet but it's hard not to get just so excited right now! Tomorrow also marks the point at which I mc'd last time, so getting past that is going to make this feel a little more like it's really happening also.

Hope everyone else is having a good day! Looking forward to some scan updates soon!

 

[confuzion]

That's an amazing hcg number! And progesterone is good too. Midwife told me they're happy with anything above 20.