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Post by menrandes on Jun 7, 2017 18:38:24 GMT -6
It's been a slow few weeks on this board.
Come in, introduce yourself (or reintroduce yourself.
And remember, we might all be here because of loss and we will talk about about here, it's not all we are!
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Post by kariann on Jun 8, 2017 11:52:00 GMT -6
Hi all!
I'm Kariann. I've been TTC since 12/2013. We tried 3 IUIs over the last couple years, all BFN. We had a surprise BFP in March of this year. Unfortunately that ended in a m/c at 7w3d. We originally had plans to do IVF in 2018, and I guess that's still the plan. We've been TTC since, but to throw a wrench in TTC I had my appendix emergently removed on 5/30. So we're benched for this month.
Anyway, that's my TTC life. In other news, we have two cute cats that are 9 and 10 years old. MH and I have been together since 2005, married since 2013. I work as a surgical tech in the OR, so my hours and work life are kinda crazy. That's a little bit about me! I hope we revive this TTCAL group, I could really use the support.
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Post by Speedy on Jun 8, 2017 18:48:38 GMT -6
Hiii *waves*
I'm MThibodeau. H and I have been together FOREVER. Or maybe it just seems like that lol. We met in 2005, married in 2010. I'm one of those women who always knew I wanted to be a mom, but it took us a while to get around to it. We started trying in late 2013, and got our first BFP in early 2014. The day after I got my BFP, I started bleeding, and even though my HCG was going up, it wasn't fast enough. Eventually a U/S revealed a fetus that was weeks behind in development with no heartbeat. I ended up opting for a medical miscarriage and we started trying again.
Our second BFP was in late 2014, but it wasn't right from the start. I started bleeding right around when I expected CD1, and just kept bleeding. After 2 weeks and a BFP on a HPT I called the doctor who had handled my previous miscarriage and was told to call back after I had stopped bleeding. I ended up at the ER where I had a blood draw and an exam and it was confirmed that I was pregnant, but in the throes of an early miscarriage.
After the second loss, it was all too much for me, and we decided to put TTC on the back burner with no deadline, I got an IUD, and we got on with our lives. After a super rough Christmas, where I basically had an emotional breakdown because I have no physically close family, I decided that it was time for us to start trying again. That's basically where we sit now, because I'm still waiting to go and get my IUD out.
H and I have gotten very much into healthy living in the past 3 years, and it's completely changed our lives, with both of us dropping quite a bit of weight. We have a 10 year old dog who is spoiled rotten, and I love baking (for others lol).
Sorry for the wall of text! If you made it this far, you get an internet cookie lol.
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Post by thankfully on Jun 9, 2017 12:45:47 GMT -6
Hi. I'm a little over a week away from my due date from my last m/c (I had a natural MC at 6w4d in 2014 as well). MMC was diagnosed last year when I was a little over 12w, right after we announced, weeks after a good scan and seeing the heartbeat. I opted for medical mc (my attempt at researching my options was actually what brought me back to forums) and it was a failure. We were going to attempt another round with medication when I became septic. Spent the weekend before Christmas in the hospital after an emergency D&C and several days of IV abx. A shitty situation was made worse with that whole ordeal, and I felt like I was not managed/advised correctly by my MW. Later I learned we had lost a chromosomally normal baby boy and that threw me for another loop. My BFF and I would have had due dates within a few days of each other. She is expecting her baby boy any day now. We are still TTC. My cycles are still moderately irregular (ranging 25-35 days). I'm still sad. {Other background info - TW - LC mentioned}I have 3 living children. The fact that I have them and still feel so sad about this MC is another mindfuck. And the fact that I had a previous MC that I felt much less sad about is another mindfuck. Guilts & stuff. I've been kind of waiting to see what this board does. I haven't really ever posted on a loss board but I don't find that I have many people to talk about this with IRL. I've been married 6 years, live New England, work in clinical research. |
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Post by Radley on Jun 10, 2017 18:54:50 GMT -6
Hi! I'm scoutradley (not to be confused with scoutnumbers). I had an IUD placed in June of '15 which expelled the next day and ultimately led to non-STD related PID. I reinfected myself somehow, we don't know how or why, and we decided to start TTC last October. In Feb. we got a BFP but a week later I started to miscarry. We tried until last month when we found out that I have a swollen spleen and non-alcoholic liver disease. We're unsure why my spleen in swollen so I'm going in for more testing in a couple weeks. As for the liver disease, I have to get to goal weight and see if it is reversing or at least not progression before we can decided if I'm healthy enough to start TTC again. We're looking at sometime next year. I'm really sad and trying to figure out how to lose the 70lbs. ***TW LC***
I have two DS. The IUD was placed after DS2 was born. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by DrHooch on Jul 7, 2017 11:08:33 GMT -6
I am new here. I had my first loss at 6w2d about 2 weeks ago. Still struggling to process it and try to not let my IF brain go to the dark place of thinking it will never happen. We've been trying (TI, no meds yet) since January and I am 36. {Spoiler}
****TW LC****
My first was born in October 2015. With him it took a year of trying and we finally conceived after my HSG and after starting treatment for hypothyroidism. |
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Post by purple on Jul 9, 2017 1:40:07 GMT -6
Hi. I would like to intro properly because I think the support of a board like this would be valuable, but please can someone tell me how to do spoiler paragraphs? Thank you!
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Post by Speedy on Jul 9, 2017 16:29:29 GMT -6
Welcome DrHooch and purple. I'm sorry for your losses, and this board is a little dead, but we'll try to be helpful in whatever way we can. purple, to do a spoiler paragraph (on PC anyways) press the little emoji on the end of the second row that looks like he's got his finger over his mouth. A box should pop up that you can type in or copy pasta =) |
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Post by purple on Jul 10, 2017 2:31:11 GMT -6
Hi everyone. I'm actually benched until the end of August but I know it will come quickly! And I'm very nervous about ttc again, so I'm glad to see others posting on this board. My first loss was in May last year. I'd been having some spotting and it suddenly turned red. A scan confirmed the miscarriage. I opted for a natural miscarriage but three days later I heamorrhaged severely and almost died. I had to have emergency surgery in the middle of the night. I then had two chemical pregnancies, in September and February. After that, we decided not to try for a while as we were moving house and had all kinds of other additional stress. But I fell pregnant unexpectedly, and we were beyond thrilled to discover that we were expecting twins. Two weeks ago I suddenly heamorrhaged again, with no warning this time, and lost both twins. I'm benched until the end of August because my consultant wants to do a test that needs to take place at least eight weeks after the end of a pregnancy. I don't know whether we'll want to try straight away after that. Oh, and I'm forty, which adds an extra dimension of urgency to all this! {Spoiler}Our daughter is just two and was conceived after two years of trying. Conceiving doesn't seem to be the problem this time, staying pregnant is! I'm a SAHP, which is particularly exhausting whilst I'm still recovering from my most recent loss. Speedy, thanks! I hope it's worked :-) |
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Post by Risscaboobs on Aug 10, 2017 9:52:37 GMT -6
Hi. Quick question. I had a CP this past cycle. I was only 4 weeks. Does anyone know if it's normal to have a really light period after? I bled pretty normally the first day of my period, then it just kind of stopped. The second day it was light and then kind of fizzled out. I've just been spotting since. I normally bleed 4-5 days. I just wondered if this was normal? I'm hoping we can try again this cycle.
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Post by enchanted on Aug 13, 2017 16:43:31 GMT -6
Hi. Quick question. I had a CP this past cycle. I was only 4 weeks. Does anyone know if it's normal to have a really light period after? I bled pretty normally the first day of my period, then it just kind of stopped. The second day it was light and then kind of fizzled out. I've just been spotting since. I normally bleed 4-5 days. I just wondered if this was normal? I'm hoping we can try again this cycle. I would call your OB and ask. Usually, with a CP, they give you the go ahead, but it can't hurt to check. When you do call, they may ask you to take a pregnancy test to see if your hCG levels are at zero again. There really isn't a "normal" that comes with loss, unfortunately. I'm so sorry for your loss. |
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Post by Risscaboobs on Aug 13, 2017 19:43:55 GMT -6
Hi. Quick question. I had a CP this past cycle. I was only 4 weeks. Does anyone know if it's normal to have a really light period after? I bled pretty normally the first day of my period, then it just kind of stopped. The second day it was light and then kind of fizzled out. I've just been spotting since. I normally bleed 4-5 days. I just wondered if this was normal? I'm hoping we can try again this cycle. I would call your OB and ask. Usually, with a CP, they give you the go ahead, but it can't hurt to check. When you do call, they may ask you to take a pregnancy test to see if your hCG levels are at zero again. There really isn't a "normal" that comes with loss, unfortunately. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you. ❤️ |
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Post by cafeviennois on Feb 6, 2018 20:41:10 GMT -6
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Post by enchanted on Feb 6, 2018 21:15:46 GMT -6
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Post by cafeviennois on Feb 6, 2018 21:29:50 GMT -6
Crap!! Im teying to get to know the new place on mobile and couldve sworn I was in PAL!! Sorry! Ill try again tomorrow when I am not so dang tired and sleepy. |
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Post by wickedcandy on Feb 14, 2018 10:05:41 GMT -6
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Post by wickedcandy on Feb 14, 2018 11:08:17 GMT -6
Crap!! Im teying to get to know the new place on mobile and couldve sworn I was in PAL!! Sorry! Ill try again tomorrow when I am not so dang tired and sleepy. How about editing your post so any one lurking here cafeviennois, doesn't have to see tour insensitive post ... |
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Post by Yogurt on Feb 14, 2018 19:44:21 GMT -6
Crap!! Im teying to get to know the new place on mobile and couldve sworn I was in PAL!! Sorry! Ill try again tomorrow when I am not so dang tired and sleepy. How about editing your post so any one lurking here cafeviennois, doesn't have to see tour insensitive post ... But now you've also quoted it |
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Post by enchanted on Feb 14, 2018 21:43:21 GMT -6
My apologies for the delay in editing. I was waiting for cafeviennois to log back in. I truly do believe no harm was meant. I am sorry to anyone who was hurt. I should have checked back earlier. |
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Post by wickedcandy on Feb 15, 2018 7:23:59 GMT -6
How about editing your post so any one lurking here cafeviennois , doesn't have to see tour insensitive post ... But now you've also quoted it You're right.. My bad, still doesn't let cafeviennois off the hook for leaving it for over a week... |
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Post by wickedcandy on Feb 15, 2018 7:26:08 GMT -6
My apologies for the delay in editing. I was waiting for cafeviennois to log back in. I truly do believe no harm was meant. I am sorry to anyone who was hurt. I should have checked back earlier.You are not responsible for that, once you said something, the onus was on her to correct it & she didn't have enough respect for the community to do that. |
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