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[Jennifer01]

Oh Milty Hoping everything turns out perfect

 

[H0pefulagain]

Peace & Crystal,

Were either of you ever told your progesterone levels were low?

I was told my level was well within the normal range but what I'm seeing now on this meter and other signs says it must be too low.

As for autoimmune issues, my doctor said for me to learn what I can and he'll write whatever prescriptions I need as long as I can show him what and why. He's fed up with most of the folks in his profession right now (he's fighting cancer). So I ordered him a copy of the "Is Your Body Baby Friendly" book as well and we're both going to be reading and learning. I am NOT a huggy type person but I gave him a huge hug and had to really fight not to cry (due to relief). He cannot stand seeing someone cry.

He's going to have the blood draw done again this coming week to see if anything changed with my progesterone levels, but I am on the lower side of acceptable so we suspect it's actually just too low.

 

[H0pefulagain]

Milty, how are you doing?

Been thinking of you off and on all day and hoping to hear good news for you.

 

[Milty]

Well I took a long nap and have pretty much been laying around. I can say the cramps have stopped and the bleeding has slowed but it's still there.

I have felt extremely weird this afternoon and night. My boobs are killing me and I've been very nausaus all while bleeding. It's very weird. My emotions are the same super excited I managed to get pg a second time...it's my 2nd BFP in 16ish years but I'm really not sure it's gonna stick.

At the same time for all I know I had a period the first month I was pg the first time. I've always wondered how I could be sooo out of TTC that I'd miss the fact I was 3 weeks late. as I mentioned my sister did the same for months but I just don't think that's the case

I really appreciate all you guys though your great!!

And of course I know this means good things are coming

 

[Milty]

Oh also I forgot to mention my whole chest hurts ...like Even my ribs and my back some too...

Is this normal? I really don't have the heart to look it up

 

[H0pefulagain]

I'm sorry you're feeling so poorly, Milty.

Have you had a headache too? That is the only thing you did not mention that I deal with also.

The pain I get though starts in my lower back and radiates/travels up into my chest, if that makes sense, but it is more in the small of my back. I learned to put a small area heater on the soles of my feet or put a heating pad on them and an ice pack behind my neck. That in a dark, quiet room gets rid of the majority of the pain in 30-45 minutes.

 

[crystal443]

Milty- I hope everything turns out great for you but I did have preg symptoms with the chemicals I had even after I had started bleeding I don't want to discourage you but I want to be honest with you too. Have you taken another preg test because once I started bleeding after a day or so it turned -, if yours is still positive tomorrow then that is a good sign

I so want this to be your sticky bean, but also know this is a very good sign of things to come if it doesn't work out Hang in there

 

[H0pefulagain]

Crystal is right. My Doc had me test the day after we knew I was miscarrying and told me if it was still positive, to wait and do so for 2 more days. He said if each day still showed positive, I was good to go and if not, I had definitely miscarried.

Forgive me for being a negative ninny as that is not my intention but I'm scared not to say something for your sake. Please don't hate me for this....

Your chest pain worries me for ectopic sake. Did you mention it to your doctor? Typically it is the shoulder pain they warn me about.

 

[crystal443]

H0peful- That is fantastic news!!! My progesterone has always been great, my lining always nice and cushy My problem is he thinks my egg is being attacked as soon as its released, the other problem I had in both pregnancies with DD and DS was both placentas stopped working at about 34/33 weeks and both had to be delivered at 36/35 weeks because of non weight gain and pre eclampsia. The placenta failure is an immunity problem as well which I didn't know

I do get migraines as well which are horrendous I usually get one at O time and one at AF but when I was pregnant in Feb I had them constantly, it was terrible had I known I needed steriods things might have been different I need the Clexane and baby aspirin because my kidneys produce small blood clots so he thought maybe clotting was an issue as well and I have very clotty AF's..not pretty.

I guess it depends on why you need the meds as to how you'll take them I take my steriods and baby aspirin all the time and only start Clexane when there's a line but Peace takes her meds differently

SO happy things are looking up for you

 

[crystal443]

Crystal is right. My Doc had me test the day after we knew I was miscarrying and told me if it was still positive, to wait and do so for 2 more days. He said if each day still showed positive, I was good to go and if not, I had definitely miscarried.

Forgive me for being a negative ninny as that is not my intention but I'm scared not to say something for your sake. Please don't hate me for this....

Your chest pain worries me for ectopic sake. Did you mention it to your doctor? Typically it is the shoulder pain they warn me about.

 

[Milty]

I did take another test and it's positive but it's a different brand so it's hard to compare. It's actually a Walmart cheapie.

Well as far as my chest goes it is really more like heavy than painful. My cramps are gone but the were in the center kinda just under my diaphragm and center down low

Don't feel bad about being honest. Honestly I don't see how this isn't over considering how much blood there is.

 

[H0pefulagain]

Do you have more of that same brand (wally world cheapie)?

If so, I'd test in the morning and again on Sunday. If you're still showing a solid positive, you may just being going through something weird.

I have a friend who has a monthly cycle for her first 4-5 months with every child she has birthed and she's on #10. It seems most likely a miscarriage but we're allowed to hope and pray!

 

[crystal443]

As long as your getting positives its a good sign Milty the heavy chest sounds like pregnancy BBS Take another test tomorrow and if its still positive then its promising because if it were a chemical the hormones drop quickly

Did you start your progesterone yet? Can you imagine if that's all you needed all this time?

 

[Milty]

Oh the test is def darker and easier to see than the FER so I will keep testing.

I have started the Progestrone already. I have had my levels tested and the are good. I took it last month to trick my body into thinking I was pg do my overies would calm down to get rid of the cysts. However my doc thought it might help me have fewer follicles and it did. Yeah! And with fewer follicles I did get pg double yeah!!

Liz recommend I ask the doc for it today as well cause you never know and she agreed ...I'm really glad I did

 

[LLbean]

Milty keep testing and see ... Either way come Monday you do another beta an see where that is at

:hugs;

 

[crystal443]

That's exactly right Milty, you never know..there are lots of ladies that bleed early in pregnancy and if your tests are coming back + then it really is a good sign Mine were always getting lighter at this stage with chemicals so hang in there Milty

 

[Bravemom]

Peace & Crystal,

Were either of you ever told your progesterone levels were low?

I was told my level was well within the normal range but what I'm seeing now on this meter and other signs says it must be too low.

As for autoimmune issues, my doctor said for me to learn what I can and he'll write whatever prescriptions I need as long as I can show him what and why. He's fed up with most of the folks in his profession right now (he's fighting cancer). So I ordered him a copy of the "Is Your Body Baby Friendly" book as well and we're both going to be reading and learning. I am NOT a huggy type person but I gave him a huge hug and had to really fight not to cry (due to relief). He cannot stand seeing someone cry.

He's going to have the blood draw done again this coming week to see if anything changed with my progesterone levels, but I am on the lower side of acceptable so we suspect it's actually just too low.

Wot a lovely doctor you have ,

 

[Bravemom]

This threads pretty hard to keep up with now ,but just want you all to know that I'm thinking of you all ,still waiting to ovulate It's cd17 ,used up almost all of my digi opks But have been dtd every other day in the hope I can still catch tht eggy Happy Saturday

 

[peacebaby]

Bmom happy Saturday to you too. Such a healthy bd'ing schedule can only be good

Hopeful, the link between immune issues and progesterone is so incredible! Although my Cd21 day tests were always normal, that only meant that I was ovulating but I always suspected it was low or dropping in early pregnancy. My immune blood tests showed that I had high levels of certain type of cell that attacks progesterone. That explained the hormonal crash I was having through each miscarriage. Progesterone is a major part of my treatment. It also helps in other more complicated ways, which is all in the book.

Milty,I'm so glad you got progesterone! I was thinking last night (in bed) that maybe you need it. Well done LL for recommending it I love that, that's why we're here to share and help each other

As long as you keep getting a line and its not getting lighter, it is not over. With a chemical the line would disappear because the hcg levels drop rapidly and that signals the bleed.The bleeding could be something like a subchroinic hematoma- its a small clot. I know a few ladies on BnB have had this and eventually the bleeing stopped. Make sure to rest, drink lots of water and hopefully it will stop. I'm sorry that you're having such a stressful time.

 

[peacebaby]

Yes you are perfect sense and I'm really hurt and mad for some reason


But at the same time I'm really happy because I feel like I know what I need to do now to get pg

I'm a bit of a mixed up mess

Don't be hard on yourself. Its normal to feel what you're feeling, its such a confusing experience to go through this, its an unwanted rollercoaster of emotions but just hang in there, protect yourself with those you trust around you. Your pain, sadness, feeling very mad and yet happy to get know that it can happen - all these feeling are perfectly legitimate Milty but it will make you feel crazy. I'm praying for you that its not an mc but if it is, I hope the silver lining will be that you now know what to do and maybe next time to start progesterone earlier. Lots of