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[Pusscat]

Thank you mini I've read all sorts on the Internet and there are plenty of stories of ladies who have had lots of bleeding and gone on to have healthy babies. I still haven't passed any clots and still no cramps. I've ordered some more FRER tests so I will test with one maybe on Thursday. Don't know what it will mean if I get a positive though as I know the hormone can take a while to leave your system. I still have my BFP test so I can compare it to that if any lines show up. Maybe I'll hold off having the large glass of wine until I know for sure it's gone!!

 

[smawfl]

How are you feeling this evening? Is it still af type flow?

 

[Pusscat]

How are you feeling this evening? Is it still af type flow?

I feel drained! And ready for bed Still bleeding. It's a constant flow but hasn't got any heavier than yesterday. If I hadn't known I was pregnant I would be sure this was just my regular AF.

 

[minimoocow]

I'm not sure it would be worth doing another test - even when its a definite mc they tell you to wait 2 weeks - it might just be more confusing but do whatever you think will help if you can whether that is testing, resting, mopping about - nothing can change the end result. But yes hold off the wine - you aren't out just yet. FXd for you x

 

[Pusscat]

Thanks for letting me know that about the test mini. You have been much more useful than the doctor! I don't want to get my hopes up by getting and positive but then it not being true. I'm not sure if I'll test now. I might see what my temperature is doing, I haven't taken it for a few days. If it has gone down low then I guess that would be an indicator that the pregnancy has ended.

 

[Pusscat]

Temperature was down to 36.41 this morning, which is a lot lower than last time I took it. Think it was 36.8 a few days ago. I think that's all the confirmation I need that it's gone. I'm just hoping I ovulate this cycle and my body gets back to normal quickly. It's a bit confusing because I know a mc isn't the same as a period. But maybe because I was so early on my body won't be too confused so it it will ovulate as normal. I'll keep temping and see if that offers any clues as to what's happening.

 

[smawfl]

Do you think it was an evap? I'm not completely sure what that means.

Hope you get back into your cycle and ov as usual. Will you do Opks?,

 

[Pusscat]

No, I don't know what an evap is either. But I know I was pregnant briefly. All the good pregnancy tests I took showed positive and I had sickness and tiredness. I just think when it got to the stage where it begins to form into an embryo something went wrong.

I think I'm just going to do my temperature and not opks. I just had a look at the clear blue one and it says not to be used if you've recently been pregnant.

 

[Pusscat]

I've been thinking about OPKs! I think I'd be OK to use them as long as I've had a negative HPT. What was your technique with using them smawfl or anyone else who's used them? And which did you use? Are the ones similar to IC HPTs just as crap? Better to go for the clear blue? Or did you get clear results from the IC 50 in a bag type?!

 

[minimoocow]

Sorry to hear that pusscat

To answer your question I did temps and IC OPK at the same time and they tied in nicely so I think they worked ok for me. I'd get a faint line a few days before getting stronger until it was positive and then disappearing again when temp rose. Obviously they didn't assist me in getting pregnant (ahem!) but I think my problem is the post peak phase. I think pre peak my hormones are "normal" so they should work for me like everyone else.

Mini x

 

[smawfl]

I used IC and they worked well for me. Brand was these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0...200_QL40&qid=1407259605&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

I usually ov around cd13/14 and I started using them about cd9 which was probably too early as although like mini I would see the line get darker until it was a positive.

The first time round I used the digital ones and was quite fun seeing the smiley face but think the IC worked just as well.

The pack instructions give a guide on when to start using them based on your ov

 

[smawfl]

How are you feeling this morning Pusscat?

I got my scan date yesterday, 26th Aug when I'll be almost 13 weeks.

I've just booked an early scan for Saturday. Think I was driving DH mad with my indecisiveness. I already feel a little better knowing I'll only have to wait 3 days rather than 3 weeks. Praying all is ok.

 

[Pusscat]

Thanks for the info mini and smawfl. I've bought some ICs. I'm feeling okay. The bleeding has really slowed down and has been lighter than AF which is strange for a mc. Tested with IC HPT this morning and BFN. FRERs I ordered still haven't arrived so I might buy some in an actual shop today just to confirm! I was speaking to the one friend I told about being pregnant and she said she had 3 full on periods when she was pregnant with her DS. She didn't think she was pregnant so didn't find out until she was 3 months!

Smawfl - very excited for your scan

 

[smawfl]

I was speaking to the one friend I told about being pregnant and she said she had 3 full on periods when she was pregnant with her DS. She didn't think she was pregnant so didn't find out until she was 3 months!

OMG!

Saying that my friend also didn't find out until she was about 5 months.. apparently she was on the pill and still having periods... I actually think she was in denial and knew beforehand as the baby was with a guy she'd split up with about 6 months previously!

He's now 6 years old and she loves him to bits but she was very embarrassed at the time and took her a while to be able to admit it.

 

[Pusscat]

Finally conformed mc this morning with FRER. Definite bfn. Not even the faintest hint of a line. Just want ov to hurry up and get here now!!

 

[smawfl]

At least now you have it confirmed you can have some closure.
Roll on ov,

How's your dd been sleep wise?

We had a rubbish night last night. She woke at 11:30 really upset after a dream I think. Wouldn't go back in cot and couldn't really do cio as inlaws here and didn't want to wake them so brought her into bed. She didn't fall asleep until 3:30am! I'm shattered!

Tonight we've ended up taking the side off her cot as she's been trying to climb out and gives me a heart attack every time I see her do it.

I had to lie with her for a bit while she drifted off. Kept opening her eyes every so often to check I was there. So hope she doesn't freak if she wakes and doesn't see me

 

[Pusscat]

Oh wow, that sounds like an awful night. But so so similar to what we're going through. DD woke at 1.30 a couple of nights ago and came into our bed (not doing CIO at night and this is the only time she's woken in the night since we started CIO.) Took her ages to drop off in our bed and we all had a rubbish nights sleep. Evenings aren't sorted yet. She went off with only 10 mins crying tonight but that's only because she didn't have a nap today so was exhausted. It took over half an hour of awful screaming the night before to get her to sleep. She is very stubborn!! I still go in to her if she's crying that long. Longest I've left her is 20 mins. Luckily she's still in a sleeping bag otherwise I'm sure she would have tried to climb out too!!

Hope your dd sleeps through although my dd's sleep got worse when I was sitting in with her while she went to sleep. Like you say, I think she panicked when she woke and I wasn't there. Good luck!!

 

[smawfl]

Ah poor girlie. (and poor mummy!) I hear you on the stubbornness!!

Last night went well. She slept all night, and didn't fall out!!

However she did when she woke up and was wriggling around, she reversed off the side and fell onto the massive pile of blankets I'd put on the floor! Think the shock upset her!

Tonight I might roll up a towel and put it under the fitted sheet on the edge so it acts like a ramp kind of thing..

 

[Pusscat]

Ah poor girlie. (and poor mummy!) I hear you on the stubbornness!!

Last night went well. She slept all night, and didn't fall out!!

However she did when she woke up and was wriggling around, she reversed off the side and fell onto the massive pile of blankets I'd put on the floor! Think the shock upset her!

Tonight I might roll up a towel and put it under the fitted sheet on the edge so it acts like a ramp kind of thing..

Oh good. Sleeping through the night is the main thing. Falling out in the morning can be dealt with! Good plan to put the towels there.

Is it your scan tomorrow? How are you feeling? Excited and nervous?! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

 

[smawfl]

She just fell asleep fairly quick with me again tonight. The towel wedge looks good,hopefully works!

She's full of cold today so hopefully sleeps well.

Yep scan is tomorrow afternoon. As soon as I booked it i started to relax a little. Still nervous but excited at hopefully seeing a lovely strong heartbeat.

Also since booking some of my nausea has returned lol