Hey girls, I've just come back from seeing my GP forthe 1st time (I say 1st time, but he was a locum there when #1 was 5 days old and we rushed her there because she vomited up blood. He was very calm but sent us to emergency paeds just to be on the safe side - after blood tests on her (and much screaming) they decided she was fine and it turned out she was tongue-tied and the blood was coming from my lacerated nipples. Luckily they run a breastfeeding clinic at Southampton maternity hosp (the one where One Born Every Minute was filmed) where they cut tongue ties so we had her done the day after and I just had to use horrible nipple covers to feed her until I was all healed. GIRLS!! It hurts like buggery (well not exactly like buggery, although I wouldn't know) feedin with cracked nipples and will only get worse if not sorted out - also, some babies can't feed properly even if they can latch on, and this leads to sudden weight loss and having to go onto formula, which must be awful if it's not what you want ot do. WHen you have your babies - even if you're not going to breastfeed them - make sure the midwife checks under the tongue and ask for it to be dealt with if there is a tie - tongue-tie sufferers tend to have bad teeth as they can't run their tongues round the inside of their mouths to loosen trapped food (lovely image to match the one of the elephants' trunks up our hoo-has which I gave you the other day!), leading to tooth decay problems. This is a public service announcement, haha.
Anyway, my GP appointment...
He knows about women's fertility!! He wrote down everything I told him about my cycle, listened to me talking about TCM (although he did admit to knowing nothing about it) and agreed that blood tests and hormone/ovary checking are the right way to go. I really waffled an about cycle length, ovulation day, LP, you name it. So... need to go for CD21 blood test at general on Mon (no appts at my surgery til 2 weeks' time), have a practice nurse appt for 12th (urine, weight, height I seem to remember), need to do an FMO sample to check for chlamydia and drop it back to the surgery (we both agreed it's highly unlikely but good to rule out - I've only ever had unprotected sex with Andy and he's never had anything either). If I have another period, I need to go for a cd2-4 blood test and after all that make an appt to see him again once the results are back.
He said that once theyr'e back we'll think about AMH/FSH level testin and an u/s to check my ovaries and tubes are ok. There's nothing TCM-wise to indicate blocked tubes - that would be pain and heat I think. I'm yang deficient and have no period pains and very little in the way of pm symptoms other than breast tenderness sometimes.
He also mentioned that IVF funding is available in our area up to the age of 35 but that's not a necessary road for me as far as I'm concerned - and I pointed out that that Qing is certain I can conceive naturally again and just need tweaking once we have the results of diagnostic tests. It seems strange to be in the medical system now, I have to say.
Hey Laummatt, oh kicking is magic! Glad the nausea is beginning to subside
The benadryl thing is interesting but unfortunately it's in gelatine capsules so I ain't going near it.
Good to see you back Lulu - hope the solicitor's been on the phone with good news
Great news about your test results too - it must just be some TCM tweaking for you too. Stick to the dietary guidelines like glue!! Would you remind me what your diagnosis is please? I like the maca capsules I'm taking - got them from mumstuff.co.uk. Don't think they're organic, but the majority of my diet is and I'm sure it's diet more than suplements which need to be.
Reba, glad you've managed to make a decision about the clomid - but I fully expect you to be gearing up to bd when the EWCM arrives - resistance is futile when you've been doing it as long as we have! Oh yeah, and I have to make sure I orgasm after bd - not always but most for the time. Glad the elephant allegory tickled you!
Jojo, thanks very much for butting in about the soy - I may try it yet. There's a fantastic little pharmacy close to me which stocks a plethora of things H&B doesn't carry - or, in the case of soy isoflavones, stocks them in vegecaps rather than nasty gelatine ones. Betheney swears it worked for her and she's 20 weeks now, give or take.
Hey glitter, sounds like soy might be good for you. I'll go check out the thread for myself and keep in mind what jojo has said.
Think that's everybody..
Abi x
with word Pregnant staring me in the face so it's starting to sink in now
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(I've heard it described before, but not like that! Very effective image though).
so I usually do it afterwards - but I always think loads of seminal fluid has already come out of me. When my sister got pregnant she said she was on top and orgasimed and nothing really came out at all so she kinda knew it was going to work - i think I need to be standing on my head to make sure nothing comes out. I really need to try harder this month (the past few Ive let the love making slip). 
to all xxx
I think I am 11dpo but last night I had a night sweat and I ALWAYS get them the night before my AF arrives. Must be my body reacting to the drop in hormone levels. I also have cramps. I feel pee'd off already as had loads of EWCM, saw my follicle on the u/s and normal lining and DTD at the right time. So WHY WHY WHY is not happening!? Arrrrrgh!! Sorry to have a rant. I know we all feel like this at times....
oh well you know what they say, new house new baby. I had only half a day of re-af spotting, now on cd3 and af nearly finished.
3 months ago we decided to TTC again. I had been charting casually since January.
I'll try and get a scan for PCOS although I'm not convinced that its my problem really as I don't have any of the classic symptoms apart from the irregular and long cycles.
