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

[seabean]

Bethany - sorry you were sick over Christmas. I hope the metformin starts working for you soon!

Caroline - what a brainless ultrasound tech! How could she freak you out like that?! I hope your next appointment goes much better

Katya and Raven - I'm so so sorry AF got you. Raven I'm sorry your hubby is so devastated too, and hopefully it won't be much longer before you get your BFP

I was traveling around the West Coast over Christmas and have had a terrible chest cough and now head cold that just won't go away. Every time I start feeling slightly better, I wake up in the AM even worse again. Sucks.

I'm 11 weeks today! My symptoms have mostly gone away, which is kind of nice, but kind of making me nervous too. My boobs don't hurt at all, and I haven't felt sick in about 2 weeks. We have our first appointment w/ the actual Dr tomorrow AM thank goodness, so hopefully it goes well and reassures me that it's all good down there.

Happy New Year everyone! Cheers to a happy, healthy and reproductive 2013!

 

[mrsc81]

Good luck with your appointment tomorrow Dee, im sure everything is just fine, i was only nauseous for 2 weeks between 6-8 weeks and then a few odd days, other than that ive felt 'normal', i feel really lucky and hope i have an easy birth too

 

[Diddums]

Thanks ladies! Very upset to tell you the truth. It's very frustrating as i think its just because my progesterone is low. i spotted all the way from 7dpo until today. Spotting heavier today but not full AF, that will be tomorrow around 11am lol. Spoke to hubby and I didnt realise how bummed out he is. He's not very open about emotions so i thought he wasn't too bothered, turned out he is just as disappointed as me and we both me like something is missing and a bit empty.

Oh well hopefully next month will be better, 11 day lp is better than 8 although the spotting is still worrying and probs down to low progesterone. Appointment in 3 weeks time. Hoping to be able to try three months with progesterone supplements while we have further tests then i'll have lost all the weight by then and can try clomid xxxxxx

 

[seabean]

Katya - fortunately low progesterone is common and easily treated with progesterone supplements! Hopefully your Dr will agree with your suspicions and be proactive about treating you. Hang in there, it's going to be here before you know it! And you're ovulating, which is great!

Thanks Mrsc - I'm trying to feel "lucky" about the lack of symptoms. I will feel better once I see the lime healthy and well again

 

[NewMrs2011]

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[Rachel789]

I hope everyone had a good holiday!

Sorry I can't address everyone individually i am on my ipad and it is really difficult but I wanted to say I am sorry some of you are feeling down and things are not going well at the moment I really hope 2013 is a better year and you all get your bfps!

I hope all of the preggo ladies are feeling well and looking forward to hearing what the gender is of your baby Caroline!

All is well here...been feeling more and more kicks and dh has been able to feel them lately, he loves it!

 

[cmwilson]

Hi ladies,

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and happy 2013!

Bethany - I'm sorry you were sick over the holiday. That's no fun. I hope you were still able to enjoy the day anyway. Hope the metformin is doing something for you. What CD are you on?

Raven - I just wanted to say again how sorry I am about your bfn. My heart breaks everytime I hear that one of you gets AF or a BFN. I've been there and I know how hard it is. I'm sorry your DH is taking it so hard, I know that men can sometimes internalize things and they feel like they are failing but when it comes to this fertility stuff, it's no one's fault, it's nature unfortunately. Do you have any plans to see a doctor?

Katya - I'm sorry about the spotting and the temp drop. The positive is that if low progesterone is the issue, like the other ladies said, it's an easy fix. Progesterone suppositories aren't fun but they can definitely be the solution to your problem. Also another positive is that you are Oing regularly! That is a major accomplishment!

NewMrs - I'm so sorry about the tough times you are going through. That is just an awful way to spend your holiday. I'm thinking about you and sending you positive thoughts.

Dee - I'm sorry you were/are sick, that's no fun. I wouldn't worry about losing your symptoms, I really had no symptoms, never really had nausea. It was kind of scary but I guess I was lucky. I still worry because without the baby belly and the little kicks and nudges I've been getting, I don't feel pregnant. I feel like I should be feeling uncomfortable or something. I can't wait to hear how your appointment goes, I know everything will be fine. Have you already spread the word or are you waiting?

Rachel - Feeling the stronger kicks and nudges is so neat isn't it? I started feeling the kicks on the outside last week and hubby got to feel it for the first time over the weekend. The look on his face was priceless, I wish I had taken a video of it. My parents got to feel it too and my dad was so cute, he was beaming and said, "December 27th, the first day I got to feel my grandbaby move!"

As for me I am SOOOOO excited about my appointment next week. I feel like I've been waiting forever! In the end, all I care about seeing is a healthy baby but as long as its healthy it'd be nice to know what we are having so I can start on the nursery! I haven't seen the baby since 9 weeks so I'm so excited to see how it's grown. I'm nervous but excited all at the same time.

 

[mrsc81]

Newmrs - I did read your reply yesterday but then got side tracked doing something else, its nice to have you back
Sorry to hear things arent going well at the moment, i hope 2013 is a better year for you

Caroline - Thats great you, your dh and family got to feel baby's kicks Cant wait to hear what your having

 

[seabean]

Caroline - good luck at your test next week! I can't believe how far along some of you ladies already are!

I didn't get an ultrasound this morning like I thought I was going to, but we did get to hear the heartbeat for the first time! It was amazing! And very healthy and strong, so we're very much relieved. Next week we are going to have the nuchal scan for down's syndrome - the Dr mentioned it just as an option and since some people like the peace of mind, and so my husband absolutely wanted to do it to rule it out. Did any of you get that?

 

[Diddums]

Sorry to hear The end of 2012 was pants. Thinking of you! Hope 2013 is a lot more positive.

AF has arrived. But I knew that because of my huge temp drop! Now I'm wondering soni do a natural cycle? Or do I take soy for a third month. I'm leaning towards a natural cycle so I can see what my body is doing. Will be interesting to see how my body copes. Or even whether it was the soy making me ovulate. I don't think soy actually works for me as I've taken twice before and gone on to have an ovulatory cycle (last two annovulatory cycles) so i don't think it's necessarily the soy making me ovulate. My last cycle was shorter than the one before so that's a step in the right direction. Hoping to ovulate earlier next month and get another blood test and result in before 1st Feb

 

[seabean]

Tough call, but I say skip the soy this month. If you ovulate on your own, then that might be informative for both you and your Dr. that's it's not necessarily ovulation that's your problem, and you can focus more on the low progesterone? And if you don't ovulate, you will at least be just a few weeks away from seeing the Dr. and hopefully they will address all issues simultaneously!

 

[Diddums]

Thanks Dee. That's exactly what I was thinking last cycle I got watery/ewcm around cd17 and reckon I would have ovulated earlier than cd25 is I hadn't have gotten bronchitis and high fever. So fingers crossed

 

[rmsh1]

I think skip the soy too Katya, see what your body does all by itself

Dee I think all the preggie ladies on here had the NT scan done. We had it done not because we would terminate if the results suggests Downs syndrome, but more just so we knew if something was wrong we could be prepared. But everything was fine

 

[mrsc81]

Dee - glad your appointment went well and you got to hear the heartbeat I also had the downs syndrome test.

Katya - I think thats a good plan I would say keep taking prenatal vitamins and maybe add in some extra B6?

 

[Rachel789]

I also got the Down syndrome testing done

 

[Diddums]

Thanks Lou

I'm currently taking 50mg bcomplex and I've now upped it to 100mg xx

 

[cmwilson]

Katya - I think it sounds like you have a good plan.

Dee - I'm glad your appointment went well and you got to hear the heartbeat, best sound in the world! I think I'm in the minority because I didn't get the ND testing. After all the stress we went through with the heart issue early on, we just went with the no news is good news mentality and decided we would just face whatever happens when it happens. I do think it's a good way to ease your mind but at the time I just couldn't deal with it if that makes sense.

 

[bnporter81]

Hi girls...hope you're all doing well

Raven and Katya, I'm so sorry AF showed. I know it totally sucks and there's not a lot of comforting words for it. I do, however, firmly believe that it's just a matter of time and that it WILL happen soon for the two of you At least both of you are ovulating pretty regularly and that's a huge step towards conceiving.

Caroline, I can't wait to hear what the sex isYou must be sooo excited To answer your question, I honestly have no idea what CD I'm on. I've given up on temping until I think the Metformin has more time to work so I've been slacking on it for about the last month. I know it's been probably almost 2 months since AF has shown. So that's kind of a downer. I just have to hope the Metformin will start helping even more as I increase my dosage. I'm at 1,000 mg. a day right now and I increase to 1,500 next Monday.

Dee, so glad you got to hear a good strong heartbeatI had the NT test with both of my boys. I wasn't really concerned about anything being wrong, but I figured it was an extra chance to get to have an ultrasound done and see the baby, so I went ahead and did it.

I hope the rest of you ladies are doing well I look forward to seeing all kinds of beautiful pics in the upcoming months.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[cmwilson]

Hi ladies,

Hope you had a great weekend!

Tomorrow marks the beginning of scan week! I have my scan on Thursday. Of course I am super excited but as per usual I am nervous they will find something abnormal. I just want a healthy baby that's all I ask. Can you ladies who have had your anatomy scan tell me what to expect so I'm not going in blind?

Also, I'm gathering predictions of the baby's sex for my baby book, anyone have any gender predictions for me? Hubby and I think boy.

 

[mrsc81]

I think boy too caroline.
If the anatomy scan is like the UK, when you go in one of the first things they will ask is if you have felt movement and do you want to know the sex.
Then they will scan you, paying particular attention to heart, bowel, and other organs.
She did spend a long time looking at the heart which did get me a bit freaked out! But she was watching the blood pumping in the chambers. They will measure head circumference, leg length etc and tell you if baby is measuring small/average/large. They will do a close up of the mouth to check for cleft lip.
They will also tell you if your placenta is anterior or posterior, and check the cord has the correct number of vessels.
Cant wait to hear what your having