long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[Rachel789]

Katya- I bet your lp was short because of the bcp, I think that's common right after stopping it. I hope you find you have a normal length lp or better yet a 9 month long lp

Newmrs- I am sorry you are feeling down. We all understand how frustrating everything can be. I really hope things work out for you soon.

Caroline- I am so thankful I found this thread too. Everyone here is so amazing. I hope you are doing well

I hope all of you ladies in the u.s. had a great thanksgiving!

 

[Rachel789]

Bex your bump is so tiny and cute! I can't believe how much bigger mine is and how far behind you I am

 

[rmsh1]

Everyone says my bump is small I really have not gained any weight since losing it to MS though, the only weight I am putting on now is all baby. I weighed myself at my friends place the other night, I am 60.5kg. So at 5 months pregnant, I am only just heavier than I was before I got pregnant. But at the 20 week scan baby was measuring right on correct size, so my bump must just be small cos I dont have much fat stored My obstetrician said I might get to 68kg and that is it. I am just glad people can actually tell I am pregnant now.

I am going to a BBQ today and will see quite a few of my old friends that I have not seen for over 5 years. I have kept the pregnancy a secret so will be able to tell them all in person today

 

[mrsc81]

I started at 55.5kg and im now 63kg

 

[rmsh1]

I was around 59-60kg before I got pregnant, then I lost 5kg, so was around 54-55kg, and now finally increasing a bit

NewMrs, I hope you feel better soon, we have all had similar feelings here. I was so frustrated with my body, especially when my doctors discovered I had elevated prolactin but did not refer me for treatment to try to sort my cycles out. I had given up on help from doctors and thought I was going to have to wait til I got back to NZ to sort it all out. I dont think I have ever been so frustrated, and felt so powerless to help myself. Big

 

[cmwilson]

NewMrs - I meant to say this before but I'm so sorry you are feeling down. I know all of us have had those moments. More than we'd like to count I'm sure. I can't tell you how many times I would think, "when is it going to be my turn?" I just know your time is coming. Stay strong, we are always here for you if you need us.

As far as weight gain, I haven't gained hardly anything, maybe a pound or two? I'm just starting to get my appetite back and I've got to start eating 2,200 calories now compared to 1,800. It's been a challenge so far. I was looking at my progression pictures and I thought it was so neat to see the difference between 5 weeks and 15 weeks. Here are the two pictures plus a bare belly shot.

 

[Diddums]

Well my temp is still up this morning. I took my temp earlier as I woke up at 4.30 instead of 6.30 and its still high. Would reason that if I woke up at normal time it would be even higher

And still no spotting. Hope that I get a decent LP

 

[mrsc81]

Lovely bump pic caroline

Ive gained steadily the whole way through as ive only had about 3 weeks of nausea in total, 2 full weeks between 6-8wks and then odd days.
For what ive been eating and not exercising, i thought i would of gained alot more

Glad the spotting has stayed away Katya

 

[Diddums]

Still no spotting so hopefully LP will be longer this cycle. I'll be happy if I can get to 12dpo

Have you ladies had a good weekend? Xxx

 

[mrsc81]

Thats great.. lets hope you get a bfp let alone getting to 12 dpo

We started on the nursery today, well we moved from that room into the bigger one, and we picked up the paint yesterday, so its ready to paint

 

[Diddums]

Huge temp drop this morning think AF will be here today/tomorrow oh well at least it's something I can discuss with the dr in Feb xxx

 

[mrsc81]

That sucks

 

[mrsc81]

23 Week Bump

https://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh163/klassykitty81/23weekbump.jpg

 

[raventtc]

af showed up yesterday, saw it coming since i had a temp drop....getting to the point when i think/know its just not going to happen. Gonna make a doctors appointment and see what we can do to increase our chances - hubby is kinda down again..he said he has one job in life and he can't get it right -- makes me feel aweful he is putting a lot on himself too dealing with this.

at least i have lots of charts to show my doctor and hope we can figure something out

thanks ladies again for all the support i am so greatful to have this group to talk to and get feedback from..since not everyone in my "real" world understands

 

[seabean]

So sorry about AF Raven

I love all the bump pics you ladies have been posting! So cute!

I have a lot to catch up on this thread since I've been distracted with Thanksgiving and shopping madness all weekend. Hope everyone is doing ok!

I survived the crazy Thanksgiving week with hiding the pregnancy - my husband found this non-alcohol "wine" that is really just glorified grape juice but it's the same color. I drank that all week with his family, since they are big drinkers (and I normally participate fully ), and they totally would have called us out because they know we are trying. They didn't suspect a thing! Success!

We have our first appointment on Thursday and I am still so nervous/excited. Hubby is a nervous wreck. I just hope there is something there growing and will be devastated if there isn't.

 

[seabean]

oh yeah - and where do I get the tickers for pregnancy? i'll probably put one up after Thursday if all is good

 

[Rachel789]

Caroline- love the bump pics so cute!

Louise- your bump is so cute. I really think my bump is bigger than yours and bex's and I am a fair amount behind you I have only gained about 3-4 lbs so not sure why I am showing so much already!

Raven- so sorry af showed. I hope your dr can help you figure out why it's not happening.

Katya- I'm sorry about the temp drop I really hope it goes back up and af stays away!

Dee-good luck at your appt thurs! I am sure everything will go perfectly just click one of our tickers and it will take you to the site where you can get them.

 

[cmwilson]

Raven - I'm so sorry that AF arrived and that your DH is feeling so down. It's so hard not to feel defective sometimes but you know some of us just need a little helping hand.

Katya - Hope AF stays away!!

Adorable bumps Louise, Bex, and Rachel!

Dee - I know how nervous you must be feeling. I still get nervous in the week leading up to the appointment and then after I feel better for about two weeks and then start to get nervous again. It's natural to feel nervous but I'm sure everything is fine with lil'seabean. I'm not sure what kind of ticker you are looking for but mine is from thebump.com.

Speaking of appointments I had my 16 week appointment this morning and baby and I are remaining consistent. My weight and blood pressure were exactly the same and so was baby's heartbeat at 155 bpm. The doc found the heartbeat right away which was reassuring! We have another appointment on Christmas Eve morning but won't have our gender scan/ultrasound until the first week in January. It seems so far away! I'm dying to know what's wiggling around in there. I haven't felt any movement yet, I'm not sure when I'm supposed to...

 

[Rachel789]

Caroline I am surprised you have to wait that long to find out the gender!

I read today that with first pregnancies you can start feeling baby early as 14 weeks but most don't feel until 17-23 weeks. I think sometimes I feel the baby but I'm not really sure yet.

Glad to hear all is well!

 

[Diddums]

Sorry to hear AF got you raven hopefully the dr will be able to help you out!

Cute bump Louise! How are you feeling in yourself?

AFM starting spotting this morning. Tmi but it wasn't on the tp only when I checked cm. That was this morning and nothing since. I guess no AF today. Tomorrows temp will determine whether I get AF tomorrow I guess. If nothing else my LP will be at least 1 day longer than in January. Thanks for the support ladies. Apart from hubby (obviously) no one else knows we are TTC xxx