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Hi everyone. I am new here (I have been active on other boards in the past but needed a "fresh" start is this is my first post here). I just found out 5 days ago, at 8 DPO (yep...all but one of my babies have been early BFP's), that I am pregnant. This was not an intentional pregnancy, but, as with any child, it is a huge blessing nonetheless. I have lost 7 babies, 2 of them before my first child was born, and then 5 after my 3rd child was born. My most recent one, at the beginning of the year, was an ectopic that ruptured my tube (and it was then removed). After a lot of testing, it appears that I now have characteristics of Hashimoto's, so I'm on Armour and my chiro is helping me by working on my neck curvature and doing NAET treatments. I am also not nursing during this pregnancy (my son stopped when I couldn't nurse him after my surgery 
)- I nursed through the last two (tandem during my 3rd child's pg), and I confident that it did not have anything to do with my miscarriages (my progesterone was always fine, for example), but I hope that NOT nursing this time will only work to my advantage.
My first baby was a hospital birth and my last 2 were homebirths, but I am hoping my OB can help me keep this baby (although he didn't catch my ectopic last time, and he wasn't really interested in testing me for thyroid issues since my TSH was "normal"- my FIL, an MD, had to do it for me, but he is a good doctor otherwise...and we live in a small town and don't have many options). The earliest I can get in to see him is the 23rd, which will only put me at about 5w2d, so not too late, but from the minute I see that first line, it feels like that clock starts ticking.
I know I'm new but I would appreciate any prayers I can get, as we aren't telling people for quite a while (for obvious reasons, plus I am pretty much the only one in my family to experience miscarriage, much less multiple ones, so people just don't understand...). My HPT's make me feel good so far (I know they don't necessarily indicate anything specific, but in 9.5 years, lots of TTC, and 10 actual pregnancies, I've learned to read my body AND those lines pretty well, and so far so good with the progression
), but other than that it's just a waiting game for me.
)- I nursed through the last two (tandem during my 3rd child's pg), and I confident that it did not have anything to do with my miscarriages (my progesterone was always fine, for example), but I hope that NOT nursing this time will only work to my advantage.My first baby was a hospital birth and my last 2 were homebirths, but I am hoping my OB can help me keep this baby (although he didn't catch my ectopic last time, and he wasn't really interested in testing me for thyroid issues since my TSH was "normal"- my FIL, an MD, had to do it for me, but he is a good doctor otherwise...and we live in a small town and don't have many options). The earliest I can get in to see him is the 23rd, which will only put me at about 5w2d, so not too late, but from the minute I see that first line, it feels like that clock starts ticking.
I know I'm new but I would appreciate any prayers I can get, as we aren't telling people for quite a while (for obvious reasons, plus I am pretty much the only one in my family to experience miscarriage, much less multiple ones, so people just don't understand...). My HPT's make me feel good so far (I know they don't necessarily indicate anything specific, but in 9.5 years, lots of TTC, and 10 actual pregnancies, I've learned to read my body AND those lines pretty well, and so far so good with the progression
), but other than that it's just a waiting game for me.
