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Hi tracy....friday will be a great day for you..you will get to see your little babies. they would have saw something in your bloodwork in the e.r if there was a problem, try not too stress. I wish it was warm here!! today my kids wore their ski jacket to school with mitts and a scarf.. no snow yet, but very cool, around the freezing mark...brrrrr. 50 more days till Disney for us, maybe I will get a positive on christmas day, that 2 test days from now. How long had you tried for before stepping up the measures? Hope everyone is doing well today. Hope we hear from Col soon, thats so horrible to have to go through. ttyl

Good morning ladies, thank you so much for the support, believe it or not, I did not feel good yesterday until I came I talk to you, and got the words from LM3 and then all of you. lovemy3 said something but my fear in ease a little bit, she said , if they sow something wrong , they will report immediately, that one gave me comfort.Lovemy3, Hopeful, KDS and Tracy, I am speechless how sweet are all of you. So far we did not hear anything from my doctor, as I said yesterday, I don’t think they care. My husband is so upset, because he called him yesterday and he did not call back. That makes you think, if doctors became business men in this world, what else should we be worried about? I did not sleep last night; thinking of all the worst case scenario, well, I will keep you posted if I hear from them today. Thank you again for all the support and the kind words. You are great group, I am happy to have you. As for the weight issue, I went down from size 18 to size 12, I joined weight watchers, and it took me a year to do that. And I kept it. Weight watcher I think is the best program, it does not tell you what to eat, it teaches you a new life style. They changed all of my bad shopping habits. I would recommend it to everyone. My advice to KDS and Lovemy3, through away the OPKs, and leave it for the nature as Hopeful and Val said, I am alive example of the faultier of those sticks. I got my surge indication 5 days after my ovulation. Both of you got pregnant before, and I do not see any reason why not again. It’s just a matter of time. I want to share small info my niece (she doctor) gave me, she said, when you are stressed about conceiving, you uterus shrinks, and won’t allow the pregnancy to stick. How accurate is this scientifically I am not sure, but I do believe it. i still recommend the naturopath approach, and now more than ever I know its effective. My nephews wife had a MC last March, since then she did not have her period, she sow at least 3 Specialists, done all the tests you can think of, and nothing , they could not found anything wrong, they could not explain to her why this is happening. 15 days ago, I pushed her to go and meet my naturopath; she was so reluctant about it, I kept pushing her, then she went. The naturopath gave her B12 shot, 2 days latter her period showed up, I never seen her any happier. Her doctor is saying IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME !!!!! that is a story I thought you might like to hear. Anyway, thanks again for the big hearts you all have. TTYL

HI COL... tha nks for your kind words and I really think all is fine...bad news would have come right away. I have friends that have had missed m/c and they are told then by a dr. Also, I know in Canada anyhow, when they see something even a little strange they call a Radiologist to come in, but even then its not a big deal. One time a Rad. had to come in just because my dating was off, so if that does happen it doesn't necessarily mean bad either. There are so many tests to wait for during pregnancy and all are hard, the maternal serum screen, glucose test etc. With my kids I had these uterine arterey tests too and had to wait, its tough for sure. Thats one part I don't miss for sure..the waiting of results. In any case, I hope all is well with everybody today. I found out I need a referall from my family dr to get back into see my baby dr. I'm dreading that because my family dr has no idea about ttc because she wasn't overly supportive, I now have to call her and ask for the referall. Yuck, but I'll do it, its the only way to see the dietician. I am a size 20 (2X)right now COL and would love to be a 12. You must have done very well at Weight watchers, Congrats. Did you concieve soon after finishing it or was it a long time ago? Hugs to all XOXO

hi all... COL, sorry you are having to go through this wait... I'm thinking positive thoughts for you and hoping that no news is good news. LM3, sounds like you are doing a bit better. I think making a positive plan is the best thing you could be doing! That was what I tried to do each month af arrived. I joined Weight Watchers as well, and lost about 11 lbs before I fell off the wagon. I did keep up with the exercising though, even after I stopped attending meetings, and that really helped. Working with a dietician or personal trainer would probably be the best - I know I do best if I'm personally accountable to someone else! KD, I'm crossing everything for you now! HOPEFUL, hope you're still on cloud 9 after your test results. TRACY, glad you are feeling better. I started taking Vit B pills (it has vitamins b6, b12, plus folic acid) on Monday, and I think it's helping suppress the nausea. Not the puking (every morning, like clockwork!) but at least I made it through yesterday afternoon with about 6 mostly nausea-free hours! I think I'll stick with this a bit longer and see if it continues to help. I know what you mean about worrying when the nausea goes away. Oh, and thanks for the strep B info... that makes sense that your dh had to be tested/treated as well. I think I'm going to talk with my OB about that. I did start the penicillin yesterday after getting a 2nd opinion from my regular doctor. Alright, going to go try to eat breakfast. Hope everyone has a good day. COL, I'll check back later for your update... Hugs...

Hello ladies, my results came back, not good at all. The baby is dead; they say it has been dead since it was 6 weeks. I really wanted to continue with you and give different kind of posts, but I wish you all happy pregnancies. I am so sad, trying hard to be strong in front of my husband, he is doing the same, and it’s really hard. Tomorrow I have an appointment with the specialist to talk about the DC I think they cal it. I am still in disbelieve. Nothing seemed to be wrong, even until now, I still have the same symptoms, no spotting no bleeding, it looked like the perfect pregnancy. Actually I was the one who asked my doctor for this U/S, I was hoping to see or hear the heart beat. Anyway, I came just to talk, and try to get some comfort. Pray for me that god help to go through this. TTYL

Col, I'm so sorry for you & your husband. This is such a horrible thing for you to have to go through. I wish I had some words of wisdom, but i don't have much to say other than that I truly feel for you.

Col... I wish I could say something, I'm so sorry. I am praying for you and your husband, Hugs to you, XOXO

Hi ladies. I hope you don't mind me b___ting in. I am a little late in joining at 11 weeks pregnant but I had a miscarriage last year and was a little hesitant to join in for fear of jinxing this pregnancy. Firstly, Col let me say how sorry I was to read your post of today. I have been following this thread for a while and felt so bad for you. I know exactly how you feel. I went for an ultrasound at 7 weeks in February and there was no baby, it was a chemical pregnancy. It is so disappointing even though it wasn't a planned pregnancy. Lovemy3, let me say that time isn't running out. I was 42 when I miscarried last year. Even though it wasn't planned, my husband and I tried for a couple of months after the miscarriage, as I felt such a loss, then I decided I was too old, we were too old, and our other kids are 6, 7, and 18, so we thought let's not and then surprise, surprise, after being pretty careful I find out I'm pregnant in August. My OB told me he has quite a few women who are in the their 40's having babies and that years ago it was very common. He told me I still have a 96% chance of having a healthy baby, and not to listen to all the doom and gloom. I like him!!! Good luck lovemy3, and my sympathies to you Col.

Oh Col - I am devestated by your news. I had exactly the same experience as you in April of this year (I was 12 weeks) and the baby had died around 10 weeks - just after my last scan. In hindsight I did have a feeling that something was wrong but how are we supposed to know when it's our first pregnancy and have nothing to compare it to? This is a terribly hard thing to have to go through and you will probably feel all sorts of emotions from anger to confusion to sadness. Let the emotions flow and don't try to be brave. You MUST grieve to allow yourself to heal in both body and mind. When I had my missed miscarriage I was glad that it was so peaceful for my baby but in a way it made it harder to grasp the reality of the whole experience. Talk to your husband and don't hold in any of your feelings. I don't know if you can do this - but try not to think of your loss as losing a baby but simply the body of your baby and that his or her soul is still waiting inside you and your husband's hearts until the right, healthy body is conceived. I thought like this and it made it less like a death and more like a part of the conception process. I hope these words are comforting and don't sound too clinical or cold. I am so truly sorry for you and your husband. Give yourself time, listen to your doctors and rest. I promise things will begin to get better even if it doesn't look like it now. You are in my thoughts. {{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}

Good morning, Thinking of you Col..hoping you were able to close your eyes and rest your body and mind before today. Hopeful...I was also very sorry to hear about your m/c from before, I wasn't sure of the story of how it happened, Hugs to you as well. Karen, nic e to meet you and welcome aboard and thanks for the encouragement, how long did it take you to conceive this baby? I'm praying its soon for me, I'm glad you have joined us. Tracy, Val and KD, hope you are well. KD, one more day off the wait, the countdown continues. My positive news, CD3 and my af is still flowing. For those who didn't know this, one of my worries was that my af had became so short and barely there, like a day practically long with other menopuasal symptoms and like I said before my mom was done by age 42, so I am pleased to announce I still have bleeding, not tons but relatively normal, AND i get to get rid of my grey roots and I had 2 more rooms in our house that weren't painted yet, so I'll paint on the weekend. Just think now ladies I couldn't have coloured my hair and painted my bathroom if I had of gotten a BFP!-l0l. Hmmmm, still think I would chose the BFP... in time, in time I keep telling myself. Hugs, XOXO

Hello lovemy3 - great to hear you sounding so positive. What a wonderful thing to read - humour!! - and you're so right about the house and your hair. Maybe that's what your baby-to-be is waiting for .......... I mean, perhaps s/he is thinking about being a designer or interior decorator and couldn't possibly contemplate being born into a house that hasn't been freshly painted. :-))) LOL!!LOL!!!LOL!!!!!! Karen - You are not b___ting in!! Welcome!! and many many congratulations on your pregnancy! Fantastic news and great to have you here. Can't wait for your updates. My good news is that I got my blood test results back today and the chance of Trisomy 21 (Downs) is approx. 1:3700 and for Tris 13/18 approx 1:7100. Isn't that fantastic!! I feel great!! How's everyone else today?

Hopeful, I'm so happy to hear the results of your tests came back so great. That's awesome news! LM3--my gray roots are horrible right now and I am contemplating what to do to cover them up. Something must be done soon. Well, I have a bit of news. It can be taken as good or bad, but I lost one of the twins. Baby B lost it's heartbeat just past week 8. Baby A is strong and moving around a lot. I was semi-prepared for something like this since 80% of twins end up as singletons, so I am ok. It's nature doing her thing. COL, I can't completely relate to the pain you are feeling, but there were moments this morning when I was completely scared and devastated. I'm so sorry for your loss. You have no idea how sorry. I wish I could hug you right now and I don't even know you. Nobody should have to go through this. I hope the rest of you are having a great day. the good news of my story is that the placenta has taken over so I get to stop taking the progesterone supplements that I hate so much, and I think in another week or two, I am going to go back to work. Well, I will talk to you all later.

Tracy....Big Hugs, I am really sorry for the loss of one of your twins, Hugs......I am thankful and grateful for the health of the othe twin and thankful your placenta is now functioning. What a hard week amongst us all. Hopeful...congrats on your wonderful test scores...you can put that right out of your mind and behind you now. You are doing so well, so much to be thankful for. Well done! Val.. how are you feeling? KD, another day past, anything going on? Karen... any updates? Sann... hope you are well. Col... wondering how you are at the appointment today, you arr in my prayers, Big hugs. Nothing going on here. No news at all, feeling good though. ttyl

Dear COL ... I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to be here for you as often as I like to : ( : ( : ( I'm totally shocked and speechless! I'm so sorry to hear of your news and my heart aches for you ... (I know how much this pregnancy means to you and your dh). For those of us who had have a mc, we know the pain and the tears too. I hope you allow yourself to grief (just like we did) and don't please don't try to stop those tears. I still cry these days for our little one that we had loss last Aug. Come talk to all of us and will be your comfort. And I'll definately check in everyday .. no matter what. Big hugs and you'll be in my prayers.

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Oh Tracy .... I'm sorry for your loss too : ( and totally speechless too. How are you holding on? Yes!!! No one should go through this ... I wish I can give you a bug hug too. For VAL, Hopeful, and myself .... we totally know this painful loss : ( My prayers are with you too.