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TTC After a Loss
KikiCohen
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Taking a cue from weaslewam (intro!)
KikiCohen
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Hello ladies! I've been holding off on officially introducing myself here since my loss was very recent. I was worried that people would think it was too soon to be thinking about TTC again. However, I'm going to take a cue from weaslewam and go ahead and put myself out there.
I'm a week and a day post d&e. I had absolutely no clue that something was wrong with my pregnancy until I was 12wk3d. 12wk1d I woke up with two small hives on my ankle. I didn't think much of them and put a cold compress on them. They went away and I didn't give it another thought. 12wk2d I woke up in the early AM with hives all over my arms and legs. DH took me to the ER. The doc wasn't too concerned, told me to take Benadryl and follow up with my family doc and possibly an allergy specialist. 12wk3d, I started bleeding and DH took me back to the ER. At first they weren't worried and said I probably just needed a rhogam shot. But then they did an u/s and couldn't find a heartbeat 
I went home to m/c on my own and follow up with the OB. The next day I started bleeding more heavily and the OB had me come in for an exam. She highly recommended the d&e and said it was likely that I would end up needing one anyways. So that's the route we chose.
Physically, I'm healing well. I'm still getting hives despite being put on prednisone post d&e. I'm seeing an allergy specialist next week. I just can't get it out of my head that the hives are related to my miscarriage.
Emotionally, we're still devastated. It's so hard to believe that everything went downhill so quickly. It's hard to think that we won't have a baby at Christmas this year. We thought we were safe...
The thing that's keeping us going is the thought of trying again. We want a baby so badly and I can't bare the thought of not being able to try again. Of course we're going to wait for the greenlight from the doctor. My follow up with the OB is Monday, so I'm looking forward to that.
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Re: Taking a cue from weaslewam (intro!)
I'm sorry for your loss...
I'm glad I could be inspiring so early on in my TTCAL board contributions! I know we can get through this together!
I'm so sorry for your loss. I recognize you from the MC board--glad you have made the trip over and thanks for the intro! If you haven't already, make sure to read the blog at the top of the page (it will save you possibly from making some of the "newbie" blunders I made when I wandered over here).
Glad you are here. Hope you find as much comfort as I have from this group of ladies!
((hugs))
** BFP #1 - M/C at 6 weeks 4/13/2012 **
** BFP #2 - expecting a little leprechaun!! EDD 3/21/13 | HB 7/30/2012 (6w3d) **
NT Scan 9/4 - looked great! | Grow, baby, grow!!! | A/S 10/29
***All AL always welcome***
BFP 4/18/12, M/C 4/27/12 at 6w6d
BFP 7/1/12 - Counting down to our little girl, EDD 3/8/13
BFP#1 11/12/11 ~ No heartbeat 12/12/11 ~ D&C 12/19/11
BFP#2 3/25/12 ~ Heartbeat 141 4/16/12 ~ No heartbeat 4/25/12 ~ D&C 04/30/12
BFP#3 7/16/12 ~ EDD 3/26/13 ~ It's a BOY ~ DOB 2/26/13
I am so sorry for your loss! You are the first person I have met that also had hives prior to m/c. I had severe hives the day before my first loss, I had to go to the urgent care they were so bad, they were even on my eyelids. The doctors insist there was no correlation but it seems weird.
I hope your stay here is short and sweet (( hugs ))
So soryy for your loss. It's okay to intro early, it give the ladies a chance to get to know you better before you start asking questions.
I can relate to the "we thought we were safe" statement. (I had a second tri loss). I'm in the TTA stage too. We all understand the feeling of wanting to pg ASAP. Take this time to emotionally re-group.
BFP #1 - 01/12/12, EDD 09/12/12, Medical Induction @ 21 weeks 05/03/12
BFP #2 - 10/30/12, EDD 07/04/13, Natural m/c @ 5 weeks 11/01/12
BFP #3 - 02/07/13, EDD 10/12/13
Dx: Incompotent Cervix
TTC Since Summer 2011
BFP #1 11/5/11 EDD 7/22/12 MC 11/14/11
PGAL/PAL Always Welcome
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BFP#1: 9-13-11 EDD: 5-26-12 MMC: 11-4-11 D&C: 11-8-11
BFP#2: 7-6-12 Elizabeth Faye ("Zuzu") born 3-21-13
DD born 3/23/2013; Baby #2 EDD 9/7/2015
BFP #2: 8/31/12 EDD: 5/18/13 Chemical pregnancy: 9/4/12
BFP #3: 5/17/13 EDD: 1/24/14 Loss at 5 weeks: 5/29/13
Lots of testing, all clear with the exception of compound heterozygous for the MTHFR mutation.
Cycle 1: Femara, trigger shot, Bravelle added due to slow response = BFN
Cycle 2: Cancelled due to two cysts =(
Cycle 3: Femara, Bravelle, trigger shot and IUI = BFP then loss #3
Cycle 4: Femara, Follistim, trigger shot and IUI = BFP! EDD: 6/7/14
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BFP #2 - 7/1/12 - Met my lucky charm Alexandra on 3-16-13!!!
TTC started Oct '10
Me: AMA w/RSD, atypical PCOS w/IR, LPD and High Prolactin. Controlled HP post-loss.
DH: Low-T and borderline morph
18 cycles, 3 medicated w/RE to get to a BFP!
EDD 9/7/12, Saw HB @7w3d,missed m/c 1/30 @8w3d, d&c 2/8
11 AL cycles, 9 medicated/IUI cycles. All BFFN!
Moving forward with IVF
BFP#2 our little cycle break surprise on AL cycle 12! EDD 10/27/13
Beta #1: 41 Beta #2: 398; perfect u/s 3/11 hb @133bpm
u/s 3/25 one perfect hb @183 bpm, adjusted EDD 10/23/13
MaterniT21 and carrier screens normal. It's a girl!!!
Severe Pre-E, HFpEF, PE, AMA & IF= OAD
All IF/AL Welcome!
BFP#1 - 11/13/11, Natural MC - 12/24/11 at 12 weeks
BFP#2 - 10/2/12, Please be our rainbow.