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Hi Helene and ladies, Good to hear from u. THe GRE..yes I need to follow a schedule for that...I jst moved into our new house...so everyday there is something to be done here..we also have guests coming to stay with us for the 4th July weekend..so I m jst trying to cook a lil & keep it frozen...I find that my energy levels are reducing...it's unbelievable coz I am someone who is full of energy all the time.... I also feel bloated at my stomach..my jeans are beginning to feel tighter...From 126 Pounds I think I m now 130...God knows how on earth I am gng to get this weight off...Ladies post the babies we have to get back here & mail eachother to loose weight ok...we have to do that.. NurseJ I am so happy for you..everyhting is going great for you...my progesterone levels are low too..Dr is giving me 2 tabs a day 200 mg each...this time when I go I hope he checks my levels..the last time coz of the heartbeat (I guess), he said everything is fine...but u know coz of an earlier bad pregnancy I freak out all the time...right now other than my husband and me no one knows...once the rest of the family knows there will be free advice coming....Ladies I also feel as if I have become a little too emtional..is this true? Does this happen?

Hope everyone has a good 4th of July. Avi... Let me know how your vacation goes. I know you are looking forward to it. Helene, How are you feeling? M2 and NurseJ... I am glad to hear that your levels are doing well and that you all are coming along nicely. Well ladies, as for me. i am off to bed for the evening. I have company coming and they are arriving at 1AM. So I want to get a hour or so sleep. LOL. Hope to hear from ya'll soon. XO

HI everyone... I just wanted to say tell you all that I know several people who had very low progesterone levels and bleeding on and off through the pregnancy ,,,, all of them had beautiful healty babies ! : ) the cramping is normal because of the stretching I get worried about that also , I have cramping all the time . The only thing I have heard about low progesterone levels ( from people who had it ) was they all had boys ??? I dont know mabe just a freak thing but they all did have boys...lol .. Good luck to you all and I am sure all will be fine : )

Hi all, I had contarcations & heavy bleeding on Friday evening & my baby was dead. I miscarried on my own by the time I go to the emergency room. just wanted to tell u all that I enjoyed talking to you 'll & thanks for your support. I sincerely pray that u & your babies are healthy. God Bless.

M2- I am so sorry to hear about your m/c. I had one last year and know excately how you feel. I can tell you that time does help heal your heart. I know that you will be able to have a precious baby and just keep your head up and dont give up trying. Please know that we are still here to chat with. If you want to email me to chat feel free to at knpandrews@hotmail.com Dont hesitate to email. Keep your head up darlin. Once again... I am so sorry.

Hi knpandrews, Thanks so much for the support...The 2nd day after it happened I cried all night. I m still not able to get sleep at night. I have miscarried twice in 2 years...god knows if I can have kids or what the problem actually is but I have heard that some women have even 4 miscarriages & then have 4 healthy kids. I will positively keep in touch with u.

I am also in my 5th week and don't go for all of my blood work until the end of this week, but have been having a lot of brown discharge and staining. Naturally because of the holiday the Dr's office is closed so he phoned in a script for prometrium until I can get into his office.....first pregnancy for me so hopefully everything turns out ok. I am very nervous but have all of the other symptoms, sore b___sts, frequent urination and sometimes a bit of an upset stomach. I will let you know what I find out.

oh M2- I am so sorry to hear that! I remember how awful that feels. I had a m/cback late Septmebr and it was the worst thing that ever happened to me emotionally. Please let us know how you are doing. We will be here for you like Kim said. Don't give up hope - my sister-in-law has had 3 m/c's and has four beautiul children. I have a friend who had a m/c and an ectopic where she lost the fallopian tube and now has three beautiful kids (they are my god children) and I have a friend on another board on this site who had three m/c's including one ectopic that nearly killed her, and she just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. SO many of the women I work with when they found out I had m/c'ed told me about their m/c's - many had two or three and have teenage children now. There is hope for your future children, just allow yourself the time to mourn for the ones you lost. If you want, you can also post on the other site I post on under the pregnancy loss section - it is called Ovulation & TTC after M/C Part 6. When you are ready of course. Just because your baby did not make it does not mean you can't keep posting with us. We are here for you either way, and hopefully all the way to your next full-term pregnancy. My thoughts and prayers arewith youa nd your dh and the little one you lost.

NurseJ - congrats on getting almost to the 12 week mark - it is quite a milestone. AnnieY - Good luck with the prometrium.I hope all goes well. Kim & Avi - how are you ladies doign? What week are you guys in? I keep forgetting. I had my amnio last Tuesday which went okay. DOn't get result back for a while, so I am crossing my fingers and toes and praying a lot. I was hoping the u/s they did at the amnio would tell us if it was a boy or girl, but the little stinker was lying in breech position with its legs crossed! Ha! Kim didn't your little girl cross her legs one time? Or am I thinking of someone else? Anyway, we have the big u/s on the 17th which is our anniversay, too, and we should have the amnio results back by then, so hopefuly there will be lots of celebrating on July 17th! I hope so. I don't care if it is a boy or a girl as long as it is healthy with no problems. Having lots of round ligament stretching today. Comstipation has gotten way better, but probably because i can now eat vegies again (hallelujah!). ALso, m/s eased up alot (but still some mornign nausea) of course the day after the amnio - figures the one time I wouldn't have minded m/s because of the reasurance! LOL!

Hi Helene, Thanks so much for writing back. I feel like I have some friends arnd who care about me & are there for me in my worst time. My husband's sister & her husband were visiting for July 4th..they jst left today. As I mentioned to u girls earlier I have plans to take the GRE however in the meantime I am going to just take up some job maybe even at Target to keep me busy...else I will go crazy thinking about the same thing. I am also going to try & apply for some marketing jobs since I have a marketing experience..and in the meantime start the studies too..I met my Gyn last morn & he said that lost of his patients have had 2-3 miscarriages. He has called me back in 8 weeks to do some tests I guess. However since we didnt do a D&C wecldnt run tests on the feutus to find out about chromosonal abnormalities etc...Since Fri I have been so depressed that I have lost am appet_te too...it feels strange I used to get so hungry & now even if I have a shot of coffee I am full...U & the rest whatever u think will help me so share it with me & keep me psoted on your babies...I am excited for all of u... One last thing ladies...for those of u who havent had kids till now...I had contractions when my body was misccarying...they are the same kind when you will deliver & trust me they are not that bad...so dont get scared about it...it's just an increasing pain in the stomach for a few seconds & then it goes & then it come back...keep a bag of ice on your head though when u r in the same state it will help you but trust me it's not that bad....Take care & keep me posted.

Hi M2, I am so sorry to hear about your m/c. I read your post and yes, it is a good idea to keep yourself occupied. As Kim said really time will heal your feelings and don't forget to share your feelings with your DH or your mom. I remember when I came home from the docs office...7th week u/s nothing in my uterus...docs were not sure, but my dad called and I could not even say hello...just started crying....I hadn't even m/ced yet. I pray strongly for you that may your next pregnancy be successful and you deliver full-term. Dn't forget to take rest though. Can you ask your doc, I mean tell your doc to run all the blood work important for preg and then can you try to concieve after three months from now? Whatever it is pls don't forget your prenatals still. Keep telling yourself, "soon I will concieve and have a very healthy baby", ask God everyday for it and don't forget to pray either. God bless you. You know my sis-in law started to have contractions during her 81/2months, but when they went to ER, there was no heartbeat.....don't get scared....they had give blood transfusion to my sis and there was a blood clot in placenta, so the baby could not breathe....it was 3 years ago....I did not know a lot about pregnancy, but she held herself strong....she soon applied for jobs and till today she is working....I hope she concieves fast too. they went thru a lot of stress...she still had to go thru C-sec and the baby was soooo beautiful. Two months later her husband left his stressful job...thinking he would start his business IT company. But it did not boom as IT jobs were being out sourced....then after four months my sis in law got the job and supported their family...they have one girl already, So they could not even concieve....in between b/c she is anemic. Last year again her DH got a good job as a director in SFO downtown and this year end she hopes to leave her job. I know inside how she feels to have another one....Before I did not know a lot, but now being preg for six months.....I know it is not easy...

Hi Helene, Kim and all.....I am doing purrrrfectly fine and how about you? constipation is my best buddy....right foot looks like a hot dog bun, hehehe but baby's kicks are the best and makes me sooooooooo happy. Rest later....

Hi Avi, Thanks for the support. My OBGYN will do tests I guess a little later to find out what's wrong. But I think It's a lot of physical & emotional stress which I take...that leads to this....I dont know what else to say...Hope u r feeling better..take good care of yrself...

M2- It is god that you have your GRE's to keep you busy, and I think the job idea is also a good one. Best to keep busy - just remember to also give yourself time to just be unhappy when you need it. I just remember the awful feelign of listlessness and sadness and how I never knew if I might just break down and cry out of the blue, because my hormones were still working their way back down to zero. Actually, I just remmebred thath one of the girls on the other thread also had two m/c's and they did do a d&c adn still found absolutely nothing wrong with the baby or her, so don't get yourself crazy about the fact that you have had two. LIke your doc said, so many women have had 2-3 m/c's and then had healthy babies. Just don't get down on yourself and blame yourself for this, because you didn't do anything wrong. I think that is the hardest part - just wanting to know why, and could I have done something to prevent it and not coming up with any answers - the lack of control is so awful and just adds to the sadness. Especially when you see bimbos like Brittney Spears who get pregnant at the drop of a hat and can't even figure out how to operate a car seat properly. It sounds like your doc is committed to helping you find ot what to do to be able to have a baby, which is great. In the meantime, feel free to vent to us. We have been there, and we remember how devastating it is. I remember that every time I went to the hospital and doc office I kept expecting them to say it is over, but first there was a heartbeat and then they said my cervix was closed. Finally at the last hospital visit they tested my hormones and called me when I got home (at like 2 am) and even though I kept expectmg bad news when the ER doc said, I'm sorry, your levels have dropped (plummeted was more like it) I was so numb with shock that I didn't get that last minute "repreive" where things turn out okay. I didn't actually fall apart until the next afternoon when my doc sent me for an u/s to see if my uterus was completely clear or if I needed a d&c. WHen the tech was done, she said, I am o sorry, yes the uterus is empty. And when I went in to change I starting crying hysterically. Which was weird becaues I already knew I had m/c'ed- I was just there to see if I needed a d&c, but I guess the finality of it all just overwhelmed me. The tech and the office were SO NICE. I had never been there before, and everyone else was there to see their babies and you could tell how sorry they felt for me even though I was trying to be so matter of fact about the whole thing. When I went to my doc's office for my check up a week later, the receptionist came out from behind the desk and hugged me. She'd had four or five m/c's I think and had been on bed rest throughout almost her entire last pregnancy, even hopspitalized at one point (her daughter is a freshman in college now) so she was incredibly empathetic. I guess that is what the difference is. People who love you can sypathyze with you - people who have been through it themselves can empathize. Take care!

AVi - Hi I am glad you are dong so well. Constipatio sucks, but mine seems to have mellowed out - actually yesterday I had a bout of my old IBS which is quite the opposite!). I am jealous about the baby kickin. I haven't felt kicks yet although a couple of times I wasn't sure if I had felt flutters or gas or my imagination. LOL! I am plus-sized, so I know they say you don't feel them as soon as other women. My friend who is also in the plus sizes said she couldn't remember exactly which week she first felt kicks, but that it was 2 weeks later than whatever they say the average woman does. My books say 19 weeks is the average, so I am giving myself until week 21 (Friday wilbe 20 weeks). Saturday my sis-in-law and the kids are driving down to NC (we live in NY & NJ) to see my parents for a week. The men folk have to work! I am looking forward to it and I know my mom is so excited to see me because of the baby. The c___ppy thing is that the doc will probably call about the amnio when I am gone, and while I know I can just call from my parents' house, I am still a little nervous about the results. Please think good thoughts for us next week that the doc calls to say it is a healthy, perfect baby! Don't care if it is a boy or girl (but would love to find out!). Take care!

Hi Everyone...First off, M2 how are you doing? I know times are hard right now but hang in there. Unfortunately this is a very common thing as well as scarey. There are so many women out there... including all of us that have been through the same thing. We all know the heartache it causes and the stress it leads to. Just try and relax and let the healing process take place. Remember we are all here for you. (next post for Avi)