I am so very sorry @RiverSong15. I know there is nothing that I can say to make it better. Take care of yourself and I hope you can get some answers. Big ((hugs)).
Next milestone/appointment? Pelvic exam next Monday, 2nd ultrasound on 4/6 (I'll be 7w4d)
Rant/Rave/Anything else: My son just threw up which almost triggered me to throw up. Luckily my husband was home to clean it up for me!
I had my first ultrasound last week as a first attempt to rule out another ectopic and it went great. She saw the gestational sac in my uterus! Nothing in my tube but did have a fairly large corpus luteum cyst on my ovary, so that explains the pain on that side. I go back when I'm 7w4d for another to make sure it's viable.
Questions? Nah
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? Windows,but I love my iPhone.
This is my first time posting on this thread type, so here is my intro: I'm 32 years old. I have two little girls, ages 3 and 1. They are the best! I am a sahm, former Kindergaten Teacher in Idaho, although we live in Washington now. I've had two losses, one before each daughter. Both of my losses were due in the fall, so this pregnancy makes me nervous. I've always wanted a fall baby (my bday is in the fall). We ended up getting pregnant quickly after both those losses with my daughters, so we have two winter babies. I have my first ultrasound tomorrow, so I guess time will tell if I get to stay here or not.
Weeks: ? I'm not completely sure because I wasn't tracking ovulation, but my dating ultrasound is tomorrow! My guess is around 6 weeks 4 days. (My ticker is based off LMP)
Next milestone/appointment? My ultrasound tomorrow morning at 8 am! I'm incredibly nervous and excited, but nervous to get too excited too. It will be a great moment when I see that heartbeat or a devastating moment when I don't.
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I've had 2 miscarriages in the past and I have 2 daughters. I had spotting/bleeding with all 4 of those pregnancies, but this time I have weird brown spotting, and lots. It's nerve wracking and I hope to find out the cause tomorrow.
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? Windows on my desktop and laptop, but I mostly use my iPhone and iPad for Facebook and this site.
@RiverSong15 I'm so sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers you and your husband. Stay in bed all day and avoid your MIL the entire time if you want to. Be kind to yourself.
@RiverSong15 I am so sorry you are going through this. You are in my thoughts.
@rspalding001 the progesterone of 31 is without supplements! I didn't start them. I figured I would wait and see what it looks like at my re-check on Thursday.
I am a POAS addict. Did my third one today. Noticably darker than yesterday which made me happy. I'll probably keep testing until I get my second beta on Thursday & then will force myself to stop.
I'm new to all this bump community stuff, I wish I'd gotten connected during my last pregnancy since it may have been easier when it all went south and very few people knew.
Last time I found out I was pregnant at the end of October and at my first ultrasound at 10w6d I was told that the fetus was measuring at 6 wks and had no heartbeat. Then I had to wait two long weeks for an "ultrasound of viability" which confirmed what I already knew in my heart, that it had stopped growing. On December 25, I used misoprostol and miscarried at home. The best decision I made was to connect with a therapist soon after and I recommend it to anyone who has gone through the heartbreak of MC.
Weeks: 5w today
Next milestone/appointment? Ultrasound/Nurse appt on 4/21
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I miss ibuprofen! This uterus stretching or whatever is uncomfortable and Tylenol really doesn't do anything. And since I work full time at a front desk, I can't exactly sit around with a heating pad on my stomach without raising suspicion.
Questions? I don't think so...
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? I tend towards Mac (laptop, phone, ipad), but we also have a PC desktop and I use PCs at work, so I'm comfortable with either!
Oh I'm so sorry @RiverSong15. You and your husband will be in my prayers and I hope that you have people around you that you can lean on for support. *hugs*
@chloe97 well guess it's not just me . If I keep having symptoms I'll ask at my appt about my thyroid. A doctor checked it once before and it was fine but hypothyroidism does run in my family.
@lajoliedreamer so sorry to hear your story, we lost ours right around Christmas too. Glad you're here now though!
N16 Siggy Challenge - April Showers
TTC 10/12 - Positive test 12/13 - Healthy baby boy born 8/29/14 TTC 6/15 - Positive Test 7/30/15 - MC 8/4/15 Positive 10/1/15 - MC 12/28/15 Positive 3/3/16 - EDD 11/11/16
I think I'm new to the PGAL threads and want to introduce myself. Let's start with the Q&A for the week:
Weeks: 4w5d
Next milestone/appointment? in 2 weeks at 6w5d I have my 1st appt with a new OB group
Rant/Rave/Anything else: While I irrationally worry about not having any symptoms yet (I think I had sore boobs at this point last time), I'm grateful to be symptomless both for making my days easier and for allowing me to forget that I'm pregnant for most of my day, because when I remember, I worry again.
Questions? nada
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? Windows with Windows 7. I still use software that is incompatible with Macs and Windows 10. But...maybe I'll upgrade this summer to Windows 7 and upgrade the software.
Next milestone/appointment? First appointment on 4/18. I'll turn 35 before then.
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I was having pretty strong near-constant nausea the past week, but it seems to be lessening today and I feel almost "back to normal." I'm worried decreased symptoms are a bad sign, since that's how my last MC went down. I can't get an appointment with an OB through my insurance until 10 weeks, so I'm stuck waiting several more weeks. In happier news, I told my parents and grandfather and they were all delighted to hear we're expecting.
I need to stop PO Wondfos. This morning's was basically the same as yesterday (maybe even a little lighter but so was the control line) and has me feeling worried. I drank the most water I have had in weeks yesterday and was drinking water in the night, so that could be part of it, but my brain is BSC & hard to turn off. Tomorrow's beta check & results can't come fast enough!
First ultrasound went great. Just one baby measuring right on track with a heart rate of 161. It was emotional and I started sobbing when she pointed out the flickering heart. May have startled the poor tech.
Next milestone/appointment? First appointment is next Friday (April 1)
Rant/Rave/Anything else: As of today, the neural tube is either closed or it isn't. In 5 weeks we'll know about anencephaly and 5 more we'll know about spina bifida. I'm still not excited about this pregnancy for the most part. I do go through brief moments of excitement, but they fade rather quickly. I think (hope) I'll be more excited when anencephaly is ruled out even though we will still have to wait to rule out spina bifidia. Really, I only have a 3-5% chance of another neural tube defect. But that's a lot compared to a .1% chance.
Questions?
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? PC. Macs hate me. Other Apple products I like though.
Next milestone/appointment? Our loss milestone is this Saturday and I am hoping we can stay busy that day. Meeting with nurse is on Monday, although I just want the 14th to be here so I can have my next ultrasound.
Rants/Raves/Questions: I wish I could allow myself to be happy and excited and not scared for bad news. I also wish I could fast forward to my next appointment. I found out today that my best friend is in fact pregnant, and will be due about 25 days after me. Im ecstatic and stressed at the same time. I don't know if I will be able to handle the constant reminder if we happen to have another loss. Hoping for the best news at my next appointment so we can go through this together.
I was on my way to my first appointment and very nervous/excited for my first ultrasound when my doctor's office called to cancel. My doctor was called into delivery (not upset about this, that's life...it happens) and they need to reschedule. They wanted to reschedule in three weeks when I'll be past 9w. I said that my doctor told me she wanted to see me earlier this time because of my history of loss and this woman didn't seem to care at all. She finally put me on hold to go look at my chart. When she came back she said that she could get me in to see a nurse for bloodwork and paperwork next week but they won't schedule the ultrasound until after that appointment. I'm beyond frustrated. Why didn't they tell me I needed to see a nurse first when I called two weeks ago to schedule my appointment? Why would they have scheduled me for an ultrasound before now? Now I have to wait even longer to see a nurse because I'm traveling for work next week. Not to mention my loss milestone is next Friday and I really wanted to have a good appointment before then. Ugh. I was really looking forward to some reassurance today that everything was going well.
Got my second beta back 138, up from 36 on Monday. Doubling time ~37hrs. They were happy with the numbers. Now the long wait until next Thursday for another check.
@jrussell16 Ugh, that's not very considerate. It seems like they could at least have a tech do the ultrasound if your doctor isn't available, or fit you in somewhere since its on them that you have to reschedule. I understand the anxiety and I'm sorry you have to wait. Hang in there mama!
Me: 29, DH: 29 Married 9/27/14 TTC #1 since 8/15/15 BFP: 1/2/16, EDD 9/13/16 - MMC 2/10/16 BFP: 3/17, EDD 11/23/16 November 2016 April Siggy Challenge - April Showers
Well guys, it's not looking good. I woke up Tuesday and read about a fellow PGALer having another loss on this board and started bawling. It's like something snapped and suddenly I knew that this pregnancy was no longer viable. My symptoms are just gone.
After fighting with H who thought I was just being pessimistic, I finally called my OB on Wednesday and had a u/s on Thursday that showed a 5+1 fetus when I should be 5+5. The bloodwork came in last night late and my HCG should have been 9600 (or 3864 if it increased 60% every 48 hrs) but it's 2645. My progesterone is 10. It was 14 at 7dpo.
My doctor wants to redo the beta on Saturday and to do another u/s next week, but I'm not holding out any hope. My main symptom of a MC is a physical feeling that I can't quite describe (my hormones dropping?). I had this same feeling the week between the heartbeat stopping and the u/s that confirmed the heartbeat stopped with my loss. I just know my body well. I'm starting to feel more persistent cramping so I'm hoping its early enough that things resolve naturally in their own this weekend.
So with that, I'm off. I wish you all a very happy and healthy pregnancy. I hope to see NONE of you back on the TTCAL boards. *hugs*
@chloe97 Oh no. FX that everything turns out to be ok. But I know all to well that those gut feelings are normally right. Take care of yourself. I am so sorry that you are going through this.
Re: PGAL Check-In 3/21
Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!
Married: October 2014
Began TTC: April 2015
BFP #1: 9/18/15. EDD 5/18/16. MC 10/26/15. (9w)
BFP #2: 2/27/16. EDD 11/7/16. MC/D&E 4/20/16 (11w)
BFP #3: 9/22/16. EDD 5/29/17. DS born 4/24/17
BFP #4: 5/20/18. EDD 1/23/19.
Weeks: 5w2d
Next milestone/appointment? Pelvic exam next Monday, 2nd ultrasound on 4/6 (I'll be 7w4d)
Rant/Rave/Anything else: My son just threw up which almost triggered me to throw up. Luckily my husband was home to clean it up for me!
I had my first ultrasound last week as a first attempt to rule out another ectopic and it went great. She saw the gestational sac in my uterus! Nothing in my tube but did have a fairly large corpus luteum cyst on my ovary, so that explains the pain on that side. I go back when I'm 7w4d for another to make sure it's viable.
Questions? Nah
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? Windows,but I love my iPhone.
ETA: so sorry @RiverSong15 ((hugs))
Married 7/2012
DS born 11/2013
Ectopic , right tube removed 8/2015
BFP 3/2016
Son, K, 9 | Daughter, C, 5 | Daughter, M, expected November 7, 2016
I'm 32 years old. I have two little girls, ages 3 and 1. They are the best! I am a sahm, former Kindergaten Teacher in Idaho, although we live in Washington now. I've had two losses, one before each daughter. Both of my losses were due in the fall, so this pregnancy makes me nervous. I've always wanted a fall baby (my bday is in the fall). We ended up getting pregnant quickly after both those losses with my daughters, so we have two winter babies. I have my first ultrasound tomorrow, so I guess time will tell if I get to stay here or not.
Weeks: ?
I'm not completely sure because I wasn't tracking ovulation, but my dating ultrasound is tomorrow! My guess is around 6 weeks 4 days. (My ticker is based off LMP)
Next milestone/appointment?
My ultrasound tomorrow morning at 8 am! I'm incredibly nervous and excited, but nervous to get too excited too. It will be a great moment when I see that heartbeat or a devastating moment when I don't.
Rant/Rave/Anything else:
I've had 2 miscarriages in the past and I have 2 daughters. I had spotting/bleeding with all 4 of those pregnancies, but this time I have weird brown spotting, and lots. It's nerve wracking and I hope to find out the cause tomorrow.
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC?
Windows on my desktop and laptop, but I mostly use my iPhone and iPad for Facebook and this site.
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
BFP February 2016 Baby Girl born 11/2016
BFP 8/16/2018 EDD 4/29/2019 MMC 10/3/2018
BFP 12/16/2018 EDD 08/26/2019 MC/CP 12/20/2018
BFP 03/28/2019 EDD 12/07/2019 Hoping for our rainbow
@rspalding001 the progesterone of 31 is without supplements! I didn't start them. I figured I would wait and see what it looks like at my re-check on Thursday.
I am a POAS addict. Did my third one today. Noticably darker than yesterday which made me happy. I'll probably keep testing until I get my second beta on Thursday & then will force myself to stop.
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!
Last time I found out I was pregnant at the end of October and at my first ultrasound at 10w6d I was told that the fetus was measuring at 6 wks and had no heartbeat. Then I had to wait two long weeks for an "ultrasound of viability" which confirmed what I already knew in my heart, that it had stopped growing. On December 25, I used misoprostol and miscarried at home. The best decision I made was to connect with a therapist soon after and I recommend it to anyone who has gone through the heartbreak of MC.
Weeks: 5w today
Next milestone/appointment? Ultrasound/Nurse appt on 4/21
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I miss ibuprofen! This uterus stretching or whatever is uncomfortable and Tylenol really doesn't do anything. And since I work full time at a front desk, I can't exactly sit around with a heating pad on my stomach without raising suspicion.
Questions? I don't think so...
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? I tend towards Mac (laptop, phone, ipad), but we also have a PC desktop and I use PCs at work, so I'm comfortable with either!
@chloe97 well guess it's not just me
@lajoliedreamer so sorry to hear your story, we lost ours right around Christmas too. Glad you're here now though!
TTC 6/15 - Positive Test 7/30/15 - MC 8/4/15
Positive 10/1/15 - MC 12/28/15
Positive 3/3/16 - EDD 11/11/16
Next milestone/appointment? in 2 weeks at 6w5d I have my 1st appt with a new OB group
Rant/Rave/Anything else: While I irrationally worry about not having any symptoms yet (I think I had sore boobs at this point last time), I'm grateful to be symptomless both for making my days easier and for allowing me to forget that I'm pregnant for most of my day, because when I remember, I worry again.
Questions? nada
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? Windows with Windows 7. I still use software that is incompatible with Macs and Windows 10. But...maybe I'll upgrade this summer to Windows 7 and upgrade the software.
BFP #1 11/06/15 - EDD 7/14/16 - MMC 12/14/15 - D&C 12/22/15
BFP #2 03/13/16 - EDD 11/26/16
I'm so sorry to hear this. Hold you husband and take care of each other. Wishing you find your rainbow soon.
BFP #1 11/06/15 - EDD 7/14/16 - MMC 12/14/15 - D&C 12/22/15
BFP #2 03/13/16 - EDD 11/26/16
Next milestone/appointment? First appointment on 4/18. I'll turn 35 before then.
Rant/Rave/Anything else: I was having pretty strong near-constant nausea the past week, but it seems to be lessening today and I feel almost "back to normal." I'm worried decreased symptoms are a bad sign, since that's how my last MC went down. I can't get an appointment with an OB through my insurance until 10 weeks, so I'm stuck waiting several more weeks.
In happier news, I told my parents and grandfather and they were all delighted to hear we're expecting.
Questions?
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? PC at work, Mac at home.
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
Next milestone/appointment? First appointment is next Friday (April 1)
Rant/Rave/Anything else: As of today, the neural tube is either closed or it isn't. In 5 weeks we'll know about anencephaly and 5 more we'll know about spina bifida. I'm still not excited about this pregnancy for the most part. I do go through brief moments of excitement, but they fade rather quickly. I think (hope) I'll be more excited when anencephaly is ruled out even though we will still have to wait to rule out spina bifidia. Really, I only have a 3-5% chance of another neural tube defect. But that's a lot compared to a .1% chance.
Questions?
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? PC. Macs hate me. Other Apple products I like though.
Next milestone/appointment? Our loss milestone is this Saturday and I am hoping we can stay busy that day. Meeting with nurse is on Monday, although I just want the 14th to be here so I can have my next ultrasound.
Rants/Raves/Questions: I wish I could allow myself to be happy and excited and not scared for bad news. I also wish I could fast forward to my next appointment. I found out today that my best friend is in fact pregnant, and will be due about 25 days after me. Im ecstatic and stressed at the same time. I don't know if I will be able to handle the constant reminder if we happen to have another loss. Hoping for the best news at my next appointment so we can go through this together.
GTKY: Mac or Windows/PC? Windows hands down.
I was on my way to my first appointment and very nervous/excited for my first ultrasound when my doctor's office called to cancel. My doctor was called into delivery (not upset about this, that's life...it happens) and they need to reschedule. They wanted to reschedule in three weeks when I'll be past 9w. I said that my doctor told me she wanted to see me earlier this time because of my history of loss and this woman didn't seem to care at all. She finally put me on hold to go look at my chart. When she came back she said that she could get me in to see a nurse for bloodwork and paperwork next week but they won't schedule the ultrasound until after that appointment. I'm beyond frustrated. Why didn't they tell me I needed to see a nurse first when I called two weeks ago to schedule my appointment? Why would they have scheduled me for an ultrasound before now? Now I have to wait even longer to see a nurse because I'm traveling for work next week. Not to mention my loss milestone is next Friday and I really wanted to have a good appointment before then. Ugh. I was really looking forward to some reassurance today that everything was going well.
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
Married 9/27/14
TTC #1 since 8/15/15
BFP: 1/2/16, EDD 9/13/16 - MMC 2/10/16
BFP: 3/17, EDD 11/23/16
November 2016 April Siggy Challenge - April Showers
Well guys, it's not looking good. I woke up Tuesday and read about a fellow PGALer having another loss on this board and started bawling. It's like something snapped and suddenly I knew that this pregnancy was no longer viable. My symptoms are just gone.
After fighting with H who thought I was just being pessimistic, I finally called my OB on Wednesday and had a u/s on Thursday that showed a 5+1 fetus when I should be 5+5. The bloodwork came in last night late and my HCG should have been 9600 (or 3864 if it increased 60% every 48 hrs) but it's 2645. My progesterone is 10. It was 14 at 7dpo.
My doctor wants to redo the beta on Saturday and to do another u/s next week, but I'm not holding out any hope. My main symptom of a MC is a physical feeling that I can't quite describe (my hormones dropping?). I had this same feeling the week between the heartbeat stopping and the u/s that confirmed the heartbeat stopped with my loss. I just know my body well. I'm starting to feel more persistent cramping so I'm hoping its early enough that things resolve naturally in their own this weekend.
So with that, I'm off. I wish you all a very happy and healthy pregnancy. I hope to see NONE of you back on the TTCAL boards. *hugs*
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19