It's been 7 weeks since mc but still not af...when to ring the GP?

[GI_Jane]

I agree with you bob, if I did ovulate when I thought this cycle that would be day 43 for me so damn right day 21 is not good but hopefully they will be able to get some info from it!

I will scribble down all the acronyms off the blood form before I give it to the phlebotomist in the hope I can see what they are testing for!

Keep hopeful girls. I will be checking over the weekend for testing updates!

 

[MrsPhez]

Mlm- my willpower has failed me. I can't decide whether I'm 8 or 9 dpo today. If I got the smiley on the 23rd I hope I o'd the same day which would make me 9dpo as my cm dried on on the 24th. Do you girls count the day after opk as 1dpo or do you count the day of opk as 1dpo? I'm confused

I took a test today and imagined a smudge where the line should be. Can you see anything? More mild cramps today though so not too hopeful. Mackjess did you get cramps in 2ww? I think i'm going crazy line spotting! Bring on sunday when this dreaded wait will be nearly over (11dpo then).

I count dpo 1 as the day after ov, so 2 days after pos opk would be 1 DPO.
And cramps are good! Think I mentioned it to mlm a few posts back. And I can see a line, but it is early so keep testing if you can. I want this so badly for you!

 

[MrsPhez]

Oh holy crap....I just got off the phone with my GP.

I felt down today because my mentor at work had her 20 week scan and my turn just feels like its so long away.....so as its been 5 months since the early mc and I've had two bleeds in that time and am suspecting I am not actually ovulating I decided to get a telephone appointment with the GP...

He is sending me for a day 21 blood test to check I am ovulating BUT he said since we don't really know where I am in my cycle I am just to get them done and they will take it from there and in the mean time he said he will pray to the fertility god that i am actually pregnant (what a joker!). I haven't got the blood test form yet (got to pick it up tomorrow) so don't know what hormones he is actually testing for. Maybe he'll do a blood hcg test in there too?!



He then said if nothing changes for me in 3 months they will be sending my DH for sperm analysis and further tests for me....

So I'm a bit shocked cos I wasn't expecting that- really thought it would be a go away and come back in a year.

So I am feeling a lot better that maybe there will be some answers soon other than trying to find answers using google!

That's good news, surprising but in a good way. Did you have pcos diagnosed before? I think I remember you saying you did so perhaps they'll stick you on clomid or something. Well, hope you get your bfp next week and you won't have to go through all that, but if you don't, at least you'll get some answers.

 

[mlm115]

Oh holy crap....I just got off the phone with my GP.

I felt down today because my mentor at work had her 20 week scan and my turn just feels like its so long away.....so as its been 5 months since the early mc and I've had two bleeds in that time and am suspecting I am not actually ovulating I decided to get a telephone appointment with the GP...

He is sending me for a day 21 blood test to check I am ovulating BUT he said since we don't really know where I am in my cycle I am just to get them done and they will take it from there and in the mean time he said he will pray to the fertility god that i am actually pregnant (what a joker!). I haven't got the blood test form yet (got to pick it up tomorrow) so don't know what hormones he is actually testing for. Maybe he'll do a blood hcg test in there too?!

He then said if nothing changes for me in 3 months they will be sending my DH for sperm analysis and further tests for me....

So I'm a bit shocked cos I wasn't expecting that- really thought it would be a go away and come back in a year.

So I am feeling a lot better that maybe there will be some answers soon other than trying to find answers using google!

That is awesome that your doc is so on top of things. It is nice when they care that much. Hope they find out you are pregnant when you go for the test though : )

 

[bobster]

I did another test today and another shadow line came up at about 5 mins. Bought some digi's. I'm scared. Still cramping a bit. If this is it I'm terrified of having another cp going to get some frees to see if it brings up a line.

 

[bobster]

I have a very very very faint line on a frer. I'm so frightened of it happening again as I feel crampy and just like I do before af. I haven't even told OH yet, will tell him later though as we have friends over so he'll wonder why i'm not drinking. I don't want him to get excited (or me) and then it happen again. The line is so faint its difficult to even photograph but by my dates I think I'm only 9dpo latest 10dpo so hope thats normal... Oh my giddy aunt!

How is everyone else doing in the 2ww? Any symptoms to report?? Mlm- testing day for you tomorrow, get us updated! hope this is a quadruple bfp thread that would be awesome!

 

[bobster]

Just looked at the pic and you can't even see the line its so faint but I'm sure its there and i'm not just imagining it!

 

[MrsPhez]

I have a very very very faint line on a frer. I'm so frightened of it happening again as I feel crampy and just like I do before af. I haven't even told OH yet, will tell him later though as we have friends over so he'll wonder why i'm not drinking. I don't want him to get excited (or me) and then it happen again. The line is so faint its difficult to even photograph but by my dates I think I'm only 9dpo latest 10dpo so hope thats normal... Oh my giddy aunt!

How is everyone else doing in the 2ww? Any symptoms to report?? Mlm- testing day for you tomorrow, get us updated! hope this is a quadruple bfp thread that would be awesome!

Oh Bobster, don't be scared, it's the best news you could hope for at this stage! You could don't have to say anything to anyone, you're in the 2WW and nobody would be drinking regardless of whether they'd tested positiveor not. Have everything crossed for you hun 1 down, 3 to go!!!

 

[mlm115]

Yay Bobster!!! Woo hoo!!!

 

[MrsPhez]

So 4DPO today, sorry I'm going to give you boring daily updates...for my own sake really! Temp still high, dull aches again today and tired. And that is the grand total of my symptoms in these very early days. I am so impatient. A 2 week holiday seems so short, the 2WW is infitely long......still we've got a wedding at Westminster Abbey to look forward to next Saturday. Not sure I'll be drinking for that though even though we have a babysitter for Dex in form of grandparents! Will be 11DPO so testing will have started in earnest by then.

 

[mlm115]

I did a test just now, and not even the faintest hint of a line. BFN. At 11 dpo, I'm sure I'd see something if I was pregnant. : (

 

[MrsPhez]

Yay Bobster!!! Woo hoo!!!

Good luck to you for tomorrow mlm!

 

[bobster]

Mlm sorry u got bfn today. I know it prob doesnt feel like it but there is still a chance as loads of ppl don't get bfp until after 11dpo. It's rubbish do u have any symptoms? When is af due? X

 

[bobster]

So 4DPO today, sorry I'm going to give you boring daily updates...for my own sake really! Temp still high, dull aches again today and tired. And that is the grand total of my symptoms in these very early days. I am so impatient. A 2 week holiday seems so short, the 2WW is infitely long......still we've got a wedding at Westminster Abbey to look forward to next Saturday. Not sure I'll be drinking for that though even though we have a babysitter for Dex in form of grandparents! Will be 11DPO so testing will have started in earnest by then.

Aching is a good sign- i've been aching since just after ovulation (or second opk). Wedding sounds fab! I always find 4dpo to be a drag as its neither here nor there. At least 5-6dpo you can prepare for when to test and watch out for more viable signs.

I got my bfp on digi just now. Still a bit in disbelief and shock. Not told oh yet as he's out until later. Still got 4 days left until af due so need to get past that before I can breath!

 

[GI_Jane]

Oh bobster, you did it. Congratulations. I know you are worried though.

Perhaps find the number for an early pregnancy unit near you and give them a ring direct....worth seeing what they say? Explain you are worried about your 3rd cp happening...maybe they can give you a prescription for progesterone after an urgent blood test? It's difficult that the US and UK are so different in their approach.

Oh your bfp is so wonderful bobster, I can't describe how happy I am for you.x

 

[GI_Jane]

It's your turn bobster. I'm so happy for you I just had to say it again.x

 

[GI_Jane]

No symptoms here, cm briefly dried up but is back to creamy again.

Picked up my blood test form from the doc this morning but he's not put hcg on there so will still need to POAS at some point. I think I'm also 4dpo mrs phez.

I Will get the blood test done on tuesday because it would be 7 days from when I'm estimating I o'd so will be equivalent to a 21 day test if I had a normal length cycle. I don't want to go down the clomid route but if that's what it takes.....

 

[GI_Jane]

I'm sorry you dont have a line Mlm. Hang in there.

 

[GI_Jane]

Bobster, if you can afford it, perhaps go private for some initial tests on Monday, there are of course no guarantees but it may help ease some of the worry.

 

[bobster]

Oh bobster, you did it. Congratulations. I know you are worried though.

Perhaps find the number for an early pregnancy unit near you and give them a ring direct....worth seeing what they say? Explain you are worried about your 3rd cp happening...maybe they can give you a prescription for progesterone after an urgent blood test? It's difficult that the US and UK are so different in their approach.

Oh your bfp is so wonderful bobster, I can't describe how happy I am for you.x

Thank you Jane

I wish it were like America here. I know my GP won't do anything as she said it had to be 3 consecutive mc's first grrr. To go to our EPU you have to be directly referred from GP. I'm taking baby aspiration on mackjess's advice.

4dpo for you both! Not long now although it feels like forever! I have my fingers rightly crossed for you 3. When do you think you will cave in and test?