Faith, my fatigue was really badbetween 4 -9 weeks. it's now so much better. I'm tired but no fatigue. I really dislike it. I'm going to try the avocado suggestion. I know this is weird but I like eating it with sugar.
I can't wait for Monday for both of your scans BMW and First!
Star, try not to worry about the brown spotting. Agree with BMW, it's probably the progesterone. Get some rest and lots of water.
I'm sooo anxious about my scan! I've been pretty positive all week, but now starting to freak. I really in my heart don't feel like it's tubal though. I feel like I would be in some pain by now or at least spotting/bleeding. The doctor said I wouldn't feel any symptoms till 8-9 weeks, but I find that hard to believe.
Star ->
We've got three more days to go and the wait will be over. You're right - you would be in a lot of a pain by now if it was tubal - 7 weeks is usually when you start to notice anything so let what the doc said go in one ear and out the other for this one please. I was misdiagnosed with blocked tubes when we were digging into why we could not conceive and almost got them irreversibly clipped. I'm not saying ignore the doctor, but please be encouraged - he doesn't have the final word. I'll be praying your scan goes well.
Regarding the progesterone, I'm going to be a tad indelicate for a sec
. Basically, I found that using them was like ....well using a higher absorbency tampon, e.g. super plus on day 5 of my period. It gets worse, when you're pregnant your body sends even more blood down to your cervix so the slightest irritation down there and a bleed is more likely to happen. So. To get round this problem, I would run it under warm water for a couple of seconds, no longer,so it does not melt and place it in. I was also advised to lie down for 20 mins after every application to give the body a chance to absorb it. In the meantime, keep drinking
. Brown spotting is okay, it's old blood and will subside. Just keep sipping.
One of the ways I found that helped keep my mind off worrying about was focusing on what foods I should eat more of for each week. I have a couple of apps on my phone that tell notify me every week of the stage of development. If you're up for MS next week (I pray it's bearable if it does show up), then I would start cranking up on b6 now - marmite and avocado are good candidates
. I started eating avocados after embryo transfer (see https://www.medicaldaily.com/eating-avocados-more-triples-ivf-pregnancy-success-rate-241240 or google 'avocado diet ivf' for more articles) and I suspect that's contributed in some way to my having very little morning sickness.
Have a restful day xx
