Spring/Summer Flowers check in (April, May, and June )

ChibiMommy

Since there was discussion about creating a check in for those of us without enough for a monthly check in of our own I created this.  Once and if we get more members we can split this into different groups but for now we can all support one another here.

Introduce yourselves!   How are you ladies doing? Where are you on your M/C and TTC journey?  What month do you belong to?  

Bonus Question: What is your favorite movie?  

 

I will try to have this up every Wednesday after this but as I have the attention span of a gnat you will have to bear with me. I will at least post once a week or you can feel free to post the check in on your own.   

ChibiMommy

I'm Chibi and I already have a DS who is almost one.  Today has been a weird day for me.  I cried a lot but it was the good kind of crying, really cathartic. I asked my friend to make me a M/c memory necklace and spent some time with the girls from my mom's group.  Either from stress or the loss my hair is falling out like it did after I had Iain, if it doesn't slow down I might have to buy a crazy pink wig. lol We never actually had an edd but my chart said early May.  

kellydNC

Hi!  I'm Kelly and I am from April.  Doing much better this cycle and in dealing with the m/c.  We are actively TTC again.  I have done acupuncture twice and have been taking B6 100 mg every day, and I don't know which of those to attribute the positive developments to, but it appears that I have ovulated!  On CD 15.  And the earliest I have ever O'd before is CD 33.  (No CH yet but I know they are coming). I am beyond happy about this.  I hope this is a trend that will continue!  

My favorite movie is An Officer and a Gentleman...oldie but goodie.  I also love Elf.

Chibi - I like your siggy, it makes me giggle  

LoveOfMikesLife

Hi! I lost my daughter in June just 3 days before her due date. We have been giving the go ahead to try again and I am kinda in the 2ww however I don't think our timing was anywhere near right!

Favorite movie: sound of music!!!

postcards

Hi! My EDD (based on FF) was May 4th, 2012. I don't know whether or not it was a girl or boy, but I refer to my baby as Mae in my mind. It will be 4 weeks this Wednesday since we lost her. I've been handling it relatively well the past week or so. It's just something I think about daily that's sad, but I try not to dwell on it. If I do dwell, I end up very angry & end up asking myself "why me?!" No crying spells as of late, either. I also finally received the last of the baby items I ordered this week. Everything is still in its original box in the empty room that was to be the nursery. Still can't bring myself to open these boxes up & look at the things I bought. I still feel guilty buying things since now I'm thinking it was a bad omen.

We were TTC this cycle since the doc was not concerned about it. I O'd a little late, probably due to the M/C, but currently 4dpo.

I'd have to say my favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Hello to all the other flower moms out there!

avcs302008

I'm Allison.  I had my second miscarriage this past weekend, at almost 12 weeks.  SOme minutes I'm fine, some I can't breath, some I can't wait to try again, other times if I will ever try again, still a rollercoaster I guess.  I was due April 19th. 

Favorite movie, hmmm, maybe You've Got Mail??  just a feel good movie, The Help was really good to...

Thanks for starting this! 

TIFFANYTORRES1984

Hi, My name is Tiffany I currently have 3 kids, Nicholas 8 and twins who are 2 and a half Isabella and Jaclynn I just experienced my first mm/c last Wednesday 9/28 when I went into my OB office they did a u/s with no baby hb and stopped growing at 6 and a half weeks when I was supposed to be around 9 She ended up doing a D&C same day right after my appt. I am coping okay as of today I have off and on moods seems like I can change my mood in a instant though and I hate it!!! Me and DH decided to wait until February to try again even though OB gave us 1 month to try again, we just feel like we should actually give ourselves more time Our EDD was April 22, 2012!

Favorite Movie.... Hmm can't say I have one!!!

AmberAndy2010

Hello!

  My name is Amber, I was recently pregnant for the first time. I had a mm/c at 9 weeks; found out at 11 weeks and had the D&C at 12 weeks. My EDD was April 13th. I am trying to figure out this grieving and coping thing. It's still really fresh.

  My 2 week follow up appointment is next Friday (which can not get here soon enough!!!!!) I really want to hear anything the doc can tell me about the testing they did and I want to be 1 week closer to TTC again. Prior to the D&C the doctor told me that it can take 4 to 8 weeks to get a cycle back and they recommend to wait a couple of cycles. DH and I don't want to have to wait, but if we do have to I will trust the doctor's opinion (no matter how much it will suck).

  Really hoping to join all you fellow TTCAL-ers very soon! GL on your journey!!

 As for movies... I am a movie junkie, so it's too hard to think of a favorite. But I can say I am thoroughly enjoying the newest season of 30 Rock Netflix finally put on!!

poohbear033

Hi ladies, I am Chrystal. I just experienced my second loss this past week. I was 6 weeks. My due date was May 29, 2012. My first loss was in February. I had a blighted ovum and chose to have a d&c. My due date was August 29, 2011. I love my two angels with all my heart and hope to have my take home baby soon.

KimnBen

Hi Everyone, nice to meet you. 

ChibMommy, thank you for creating this!

My name is Kim and this was our first pregnancy and first loss.  We were 10wks 5 days when I m/c naturally.  Our EDD based on my LMP was April 16th.  I knew it was coming, nothing was going right with the pregnancy from the beginning.  I had a blighted ovum, then we scheduled a D&C, then I had an u/s sound before the D&C and they found a hb of 96 and a little bean measuring 4 weeks smaller then it should have been  Needless to say, it was a roller coaster.  Nothing like scaring a gal during her first pregnancy, huh?  I'm just glad that this is all over.  I just stopped bleeding today "knock on wood".

I love the bump, I was a big knot girl when planning my wedding, which was a little over a year ago

Ok, so favorite movie of all time...hmmmmm, I would have to say classic Goonies.  It just warms my heart every time I see it, takes me back.  

MeatballEsq

Chibi thank you so much for creating this. I've seen the other month boards, but not mine yet.

My name is Toni. I had my natural m/c 5 weeks ago today when I was somewhere between 6-8 weeks along.  I was due April 17, 2012. I got pg my first month off b/c so it was a big surprise for me and, after getting over the shock, I was very excited. However, I was never naive and always cautious about my excitement. 

Luckily, because it was an "early" and natural loss, we did not have to wait to TTC again.  I'm currently in my first 2WW, about 7DPO. I'm keeping my hopes, but not unrealistically. I'm sure once we get pg again (all of us) it will be a different and much scarier experience.

Bonus Question: What is your favorite movie?  This is so tough! Likely, Animal House or Usual Suspects.

ChibiMommy

It is nice to meet everyone and I hope all of our stays are short.   It looks like there are enough April people to start their own check in if you wanted.  I'm kind of jealous of those of you who were told you didn't have to wait.  My mw wanted us to wait 2 months even though our mc was early. I still feel like I need closure, I asked my friend to make me a memory bracelet.  

To those of you in the 2WW, I hope you all get your bfp this time. Lots of sticky dust to you. 

 

My Siggy is from my favorite movie The Big Lebowski.  

cg0112358

My name is Courtney, this is our first loss and I am thankful to have a 14 month old son at home who I absolutely adore. Honestly, I'm doing about as well as can be expected. Even though I m/c early, everyone at work knows b/c I showed very quickly since I was initially pregnant with twins. My co-workers have been wonderful (cards, gift cards to restaurants, volunteered to take my duties at work, etc). Even my students know, which is difficult for me. Thankfully everyone has been very discrete and sensitive about the situation. 

I had a mm/c at 6.5 that I didn't know about until 8.5 weeks, since my body showed no signs of m/c naturally (no cramping, bleeding, etc) I scheduled a D&C. I had my D&C last Friday and had almost no bleeding right after and haven't bled at all in a few days. My OB recommended waiting one cycle before we start TTC again so I'm praying that AF doesn't take her sweet time (this is the ONLY time I've ever hoped for AF to show up). I just started temping this morning in hopes of getting an idea of what my body is doing.

My EDD based on LMP was 4/30 but my dating u/s placed me at 5/4 so I guess I can claim April and May.

hmm, favorite movie is a hard one...I have so many. I think we own about 200 DVDs at this point... If I were to go throw a movie in right now I think it would either be Rocketman, Down Periscope, Transformers 3, or the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Mos Def cracks me up).

Karen_Gee

Hi everyone! I'm a little late to the check-in, but hopefully that's ok.  I'm Karen and my EDD was May 1st. I had a missed m/c diagnosed just over 2 weeks ago at 8w3d. I went to the ER that morning because I had been having some cramping and a little bit of red bleeding. I really thought it was just a complication, but not that I was having a m/c. We just went to be on the safe side. Then we found out that the pregnancy had stopped progressing at 6w2d. I am glad we went rather than wait until our first u/s which wouldn't have been until about 12 weeks, in spite of how devastating it was. 

I had my D&E last Wednesday, so I'm still TTA at the moment since I obviously haven't had AF yet. I have my follow up next week so we'll speak to the doctor again about when we can start TTC again. The doctor we met with before the D&E told us "2 cycles but really 1...the second is just so you heal emotionally" so we'll see what this one says(same practice, different doctor) after looking at me and follow accordingly.

As for favorite movie...I have too many to list! 

kokokat

I'm Sarah and I was due April 19, 2012.  Was at 11 weeks, 6 days, one day before our NT test was to take place.  My water broke that morning, and I started some light bleeding.  Got to the doc's office within 5 minutes (only miles away from work) and was gushing blood.  I knew then that I was losing the pregnancy.  Had an u/s done for confirmation, and the OB could not see a healthy baby.  We'd had an u/s at 8 weeks, 1 day  and baby looked perfect.  I thought I was safe to start to relax after that.  It's only been 4 days since my m/c, and sometimes, I can't stop crying.  Other times, I feel strength from somewhere, and know that I want to get pregnant again.  I'm terrified of gettting pregnant again, though, because I don't know if I could go through a second loss.  I got pregnant right away the first time, so I'm hoping it works just as quickly the second time.  I just want that "full" feeling again; I literally feel "empty" now.  My mom died 2 years ago, so I'm hoping she can look out for DH, me and our future LO when the time comes.  My doc told us we don't have to wait to TTC again, just the weeks after the D+E that was done on Wednesday.  Just waiting to see what my cycle does, and whether my body seems to want to get itself back on track.  I'll be temping and OPK-ing because I'm neurotic!

My favorite movie is Pride & Prejudice.