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[Madrid98]

Congratulations stucki!!! I knew something was going on in there!!!

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[MollyMalone]

Help yourself, and welcome

You can get the banner on the first page.

Sorry you're having wonky cycles. Have you considered temping your basal body temperature? Also, fertilitea has helped a lot of women get their long cycles under control. I'd definitely ask the doctor about PCOS and testing for it when you get back home though!

Congratulations on getting married BTW!

Thanks! I am temping atm, only started 2 weeks ago but my chart seems to be all over the place! Before I decided to stop taking the pill I went to my gynaecologist for a check up and a smear test. Got a breast and vaginal ultrasound and everything seemed fine.
But just before the wedding (I was no longer on the pill) I had to get a set of bloods done again. I had no appointment but I popped in for a minute to ask about my periods and was told that I didnt have to worry about it, we'd see how things are on my annual check up, but my ovaries seem to be "a bit micropolycistic". Thats all I got, did she see that in the scan and did not tell me? I don't know but I had to leave quickly since I had no appointment. Then I got married and went away so need to go back get a better explanation, let her know I'm TTC and go from there.

I think I'll feel much better once I get a proper explanation and a plan of action. 2 weeks to go....

Welcome Molly!! I'm from Madrid!! I hope you love the city as much as I do. I miss it so much.

For the long cycles I think you could give soy a go. It's the one thing thats help me shorten mine. I've tried the tea also but maybe 1 cup a day wasn't enough because it's made my cycle longer.

Enjoy the honeymoon!!!

Hasta luego!!!

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I do! I grew up there so it was home for a looong time. Growing up people always thought I was spanish because of my accent, but they said I looked irish because I'm sooo pale and have red hair haha. But I haven't lived there long enough this time around though, I left for my honey moon 3 weeks after arriving and have been gone for a month already. It'll take me sometime to get used to it again, life in Dublin is just so much different and slow paced in comparison.
What part of Madrid are you from?

Regarding the soy, do you take it in tablet form or the proper beans? I started to take black cohosh...2 days ago. Lets see if it does anything.

Welcome Molly!
How did you meet your husband? Is he Spanish? What language do you communicate in?
Have you been to a fertility specialist?

If you go back some pages to when Expattc joined, you will find a short summary of who the rest of the members are and where in the world they are currently living!

We are moving tomorrow and will be without internet for a week (gulp), so I'll check in with you later!

Well, eventhough I was living in Ireland I kept going back to Madrid to visit my friends all the time, and I met him while on holidays. My friend started seeing some one and he was very good friends with the boyfriend. We got together on my last day actually, but he visited me 2 weeks after, we spent the summer back and forth and it got serious. By january he had moved to Dublin, but things were bad work wise so left a year after, and we had spent the rest of the relationship travelling until about 3 weeks before the wedding when I moved over haha.
He is spanish,well his dad is italian but DH was born in Madrid. I speak in spanish to him, but at home I only speak portuguese so after a year living with us he has picked up some of it haha.

I've only been to my gynae, I explained a bit what happend above. Have to go back in 2 weeks or so hopefully.

 

[Madrid98]

Pale and red hair? I guess you don't look like we imagine brazilians to be at all!! lol

I bet you'll get use to be there very soon. I've never been in Dublin or Ireland in general but I'd love to go there at least for the cultural part of it. I've studied so much about that country I should pay a visit at some point.

I live in London. I've been here for over 13 years (nearly 14) so I'm partly a londoner. I have 2 children already, girl and boy, 11 and 8 years old. I never thought I'll go back into ttc but here I am. Being ttc for a year and had 2 mc's but I'm not giving up!!!

Welcome again to our group! I hope you'll enjoy being here!!

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[MollyMalone]

I don't haha, but the thing is Brazil is a bit like America most people are not originally from the country but a mix of different nationalities. In some areas you find a lot of black people (descendent from the african slaves), in others very pale blonde..etc it depends. My dad came from an area where there used to be a colony from the Netherlands, whereas my ma's grand father was german. In big cities, however, there is a mix of everything. A lot like Madrid or Barcelona when people move to the city from rural areas.

I remember a few months back on a night out I started chatting with this guy. I was completely sure he was japanese, next thing he tells me he was brazilian. You could never tell! And I was so jealous of his accent! I've been told that I sound very sound very spanish when speaking portuguese, just the accent though.

Very off topic now, but...where you planning on voting in this general election?? DH and I applied for the mail vote over a month ago and never got anythin! I guess its too late now, but we are so annoyed!

Sorry to hear bout the mc's though, was there any reason for them or did it just happen? I know it doesn't make things any better, but at least you know you can get pregnant. I worry about that sometimes...

 

[stuckinoki]

Here's today's ICs ladies!!! I think I might throw up
I mean, I knew there was something on that FRER, I just expected it to be an evap.

Sad when you have to confirm your FRER with a IC cheapie!

https://i56.tinypic.com/24pi1e9.jpg

https://i52.tinypic.com/28wm1bm.jpg

 

[Madrid98]

Definitely pregnant!!!! Very happy for you stucki!! you deserve this so much!!

Relax & take care of yourself Hun.

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[stuckinoki]

Thanks Madrid! I'm freaking ready to from the nerves.

I can't believe this is really happening for me! Oh I hope it sticks this time!!!

 

[Madrid98]

Yes!! Positive thoughts positive thoughts!! It'll be ok.

Molly I'm not going to vote. I did it before for the local ele tins & there was a mixed up so my vote never counted. After sending it recorded delivery & all they never reimbursed me the costs or anything. There's no point voting this time anyway. We know who's going to win.

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[ChrissiK]

Hey Madrid -
just saw your weight loss banner - great progress!!!

The movers are here and it will be a couple of stressful days! Even though this time we are only moving across town, not transatlantic!

BTW - Molly: I am German, DH is American, living in England right now and just heard there is a chance we will be going to China in 2013! I have 2 kids already (2 boys, 7 and 9) and pregnant with No 3 after joining this forum. They still tolerate me hanging around even though I am not TTC anymore!

 

[rjsmam]

Here's today's ICs ladies!!! I think I might throw up
I mean, I knew there was something on that FRER, I just expected it to be an evap.

Sad when you have to confirm your FRER with a IC cheapie!

https://i56.tinypic.com/24pi1e9.jpg

https://i52.tinypic.com/28wm1bm.jpg

YEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

pink lines pink lines pink lines!!!!!!!

been cautiously waiting for your next update.... WOOP WOOP H&H and STICKY 9months hon........



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[stuckinoki]

Woo Hoo! I'm starting to get excited....but I'm nervous something is going to go wrong....as it has so many times before. Though honestly, I don't think I've ever gotten a line this strong before....so, who knows right?

 

[expatttc]

Stucki, congrats, and fingers and toes, and all good lucks crossed. Today's my birthday; I'll send some cake candle wishes your way

 

[stuckinoki]

Thanks expat!!!
Happy birthday to you!!!

Hey, anybody talked to Hena lately? Just wondering if she's doing ok.

 

[rjsmam]

Happy Birthday ExPat!!!

Stuck - i've been wondering the same re Hena..........

 

[mzswizz]

happy birthday expat!

congrats and h&h 9 months to you Stucki!

AFM, I have officially missed 2 AF cycles today yay . Another milestone knocked down. This has been my longest cycle ever since the m/c and im excited. Now 2 more days before I get my bloodwork done so im happy because of that also. DH and i dtd last night and im feeling the exhaustion from it now. I have work in the next hour or so and I really dont feel like going in. Well atleast this is my final week before i move on to a new job because this job just isnt working out. So alot is going on, on my side. Also my sister is giving birth to my niece today via c-section yay Congrats to you big sis!!!! So alot of good news. Also still no sign of AF, and the only thing i have is the nipples sensitivity and thats it oh yeah and the excess cm. But other than that, no pain, no fever, no bleeding, nothing so i think thats pretty good. Usually if it was AF, something shouldve triggered it by now or i wouldve had a sign pointing to it being AF but nope nothing. Im not taking any more OPKs and not going to buy any hpts neither. All i want now is bloods and U/S. So im excited. This is going to be a great week.

 

[rjsmam]

Stuck - how are things today?!



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[mzswizz]

going to the urgent care center tonight

 

[stuckinoki]

Stuck - how are things today?!



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Actually they aren't very good

https://i54.tinypic.com/18g0lw.jpg

Here's my test today. There's nothing there. I'm freaking gutted.

 

[mzswizz]

stucki-was it with fmu?

 

[stuckinoki]

Yeah. It was.