~~~ August Angels Check-In 9/1/14 ~~~

mara005 · September 2014

August Mommas

This check-in is for mommas who lost a baby due in the month of August (any year), and any late loss mommas who gave birth and lost their precious angel in August.

New to the check in: Welcome. I'm so sorry you find yourself here but hope you find the love and support you need from the amazing women on TTCAL. Tell us a bit about yourself, where you are in the TTCAL process, and don't forget to include your August EDD or birth date.

Current members: Let me know if you have any updates to the information below, or if you get a BFP please send me a PM with along with your EDD!

For everyone: How are you lovely ladies doing this week? Where are you in the TTCAL process this week? Any appointments coming up?

If you don't have a special message below, it just means you weren't able to check in last week or haven't checked in for a while. So, let us know what's up with you TTC and otherwise so I can include it next week!

The List:

LiaMadi1: EDD 8/3/13 and 8/7/14

NoeliaV: EDD 8/23/14

mara005: EDD 8/27/14

sfazar: EDD 8/4/14

lundlebean: EDD 8/5/14

dawnstar898: EDD 8/25/14

@LiaMadi1: We would love an update if you're feeling up to it.

@lundlebean: Do you have any upcoming appointments to figure out your next step?

@NoeliaV: ((hugs)) for starting a new cycle.

@sfazar: Did you ovulate?

@dawnstar898: Sorry to see negatives/spotting on your chart ((hugs))

QOTW: No question, just tell me about your weekend. Every detail, NOW!

dawnstar898 · September 2014

Thanks for the check in

My weekend was actually pretty good, lot's of big Italian family dinners at the lake house. Distracted me from whatever this stupid long, get my hopes up only to crush my dreams cycle crap. Just when you think you know your body and what is does. I have to go back to temping so I know when I actually O. At first I thought no temping was better, but it really just makes the LP hell. DH is not very comforting. He just gets frustrated and tells me to call the doctor to get more tests done. Ugh, just not in a good place right now.

LiaMadi1 · September 2014

Hi @mara005 and the other August ladies! Sorry that it is has been a LONG hot minute since last time I checked in but, I'm about a month post DnC and the whole back to school thing has calmed down a bit. Thanks for continuing to include me, Mara, I appreciate it more than you know.

As for me...I'm about as good as a lady with four miscarriages in 2 years can be, I guess. Physically, I have completely recovered from the surgery and everything. I've been on a slightly self-destructive eating binge for about a month now, but my gym bag is packed to head back tomorrow to the gym. I just want to start focusing on myself and my health until we are ready to start trying/start looking into alternative options again. This probably won't be again until the Spring when I can get past this fourth EDD in March. The thought on trying/options is just SO incredibly overwhelming to me right now so I'm glad DH is on board with this waiting and focusing on health plan.

QOTW: My weekend was actually incredibly fun! I had a craft class on Saturday and spent the night hanging out with DH in the evening. On Sunday we went to a local Oktoberfest event at the fairground and it was SO much fun! We drank and ate and danced with my BIL and SIL as well. Today we had a cook out with our families and all the furbabies were here and it was just really nice to be surrounded by love.

NoeliaV · September 2014

Hi, y'all

Yay for cycle 7 post-loss. /sarcasm DH is all, we're going to HIO twice a day from CD12 through CD15, and I'm all... yeah, as if that'll do the trick. Is there a board for "cranktastically TTCers"?

Now that I've gotten that out of my system. Onward.

My weekend: I've been sick with a mega-cold, so I went home early on Friday and just lounged about the house. Then on Saturday, I felt like a truck had hit me, so I took some extra naps. On Sunday, I was feeling better so I did some chores around the house, made cookies and went for sushi. We totally binged and ate way too much. Monday, I felt badly again, so I just tried to lay low. Today I think the cold has morphed into a stomach bug. But, I'm at work anyway because my boss doesn't look kindly on sick days. :P

sfazar · September 2014

Hi lades,

Sorry about the sickness and wonky cycles @NoeliaV. Nice to see you back @LiaMadi1! It sounds like you have a good plan for going forward--taking care of yourself. Sorry too about the crazy cycle @dawn898.

I am doing pretty well this week. I finished a job where I had a long commute--yay! I talked to my Ph.D. adviser (a conversation I had been dreading), and he was actually very nice and supportive.

I saw the RE on Thursday. It was good overall. He told me that I am "ridiculously healthy" and that he doesn't consider the CP a true miscarriage because they are so common. It's nice to have that vote of confidence from him, although I am cautious about any first assessments like this. He redid thyroid testing (I may be borderline hypothyroidism), tested AMH (not thrilled about that, but he said the purpose is to decide how aggressively to treat "infertility"), and he is going to do an HSG on me after I have had my period. I was very proud of myself for totally holding myself together even when he talked about how difficult and stressful this process is.

Today I had a positive OPK at last, so I am assuming that my period is not too far in the distance. I have a lot of cramps leading up to ovulation.

Anyway, that's my story. The long weekend was busy with work. I did get to see my good friend who is in the Navy. We had a lovely visit!

Hope you all have a great week!

xxoo

NoeliaV · September 2014

Yay for a good overall meeting with your RE @sfazar ! I'm proud of you too.

(I need to call my OB/MWs. I'm scared to call no matter which way it turns out: either they think it's all NBD or they want to see me.)

mara005 · September 2014

@dawnstar898 - ((hugs)) for CD2. I hope getting back into temping will help. And I understand about DH, sometimes they think things are so black and white.

@NoeliaV - at least you DH is trying to come up with a plan, more than mine, he just asks when we have to do it again, haha! So sorry you're sick, I hope you're better ASAP!

@sfazar - You sound upbeat this week, I'm so glad

I'm very happy that your appointment went well and FX all the test come back normal.

@LiaMadi1 - So happy to hear from you! I struggled with including you, I didn't want you to feel any pressure to return but I didn't want to make you feel left out either. I can't tell you how much I've missed you. I'm beyond glad you had a fun weekend, what was the craft class about?

mara005 · September 2014

AFM: I'm 6 dpo, waiting for AF to show next week so I can schedule my tuboplasty, I'm anxious to get it done, mainly because it scares the crap out of me!

My weekend was boring really. Saturday we spent the day at home, Sunday I went to church and then we did some errands, Monday we went to the local water park and then BBQ'd some chickens, today I went to the beach, it's so flipping hot here!!!

NoeliaV · September 2014

I called, and spoke with a nurse. I truly expected (hoped?) that she'd tell me to cool my heels for another few months, but instead she made an appt for me to see the OB. Not even the midwives, who I typically see.
Because of my work schedule, the earliest I could schedule was two weeks away.
So. There it is. FX for hair pats from the OB and that she tells me to just try for a few more months?

LiaMadi1 · September 2014

@LiaMadi1 - So happy to hear from you! I struggled with including you, I didn't want you to feel any pressure to return but I didn't want to make you feel left out either. I can't tell you how much I've missed you. I'm beyond glad you had a fun weekend, what was the craft class about?

@mara005, I do appreciate the inclusion...it means a lot and I'm happy that there is this group here at this point in my life because at this point, you ladies are the only ones who truly understand. The class was a coloring class...we used alcohol-based markers and did a lot of shading and blending. This isn't an exact card we did, but this is similar to what we did.

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