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[Sunshine1576]

Leora- You of all people have been on my mind ALL weekend! I checked on the board tonight hoping we would hear from you. I am so glad you posted. All that bleeding-- Frightening AND then they ended up doing a D&C... I cannot gather what must be going be through your mind right now. I hope you are home resting and no more trips to the ER anytime soon! Wow that must had been the most terrifying experience but I am glad you are going to be ok, I wonder though why didn't they do the blood transfusion after losing so much?

Blissy- Toddlers can be fun but a handful at the same time, I bet she is at that stage of asking so many questions but don't we wish we had half their energy? You have alot on your plate...Can I ask why the sudden cutbacks? New boss maybe? or you might be wishing for a new one? It sounds shaky and stressful. I hope the madness dies down soon so you can get mentally geared up for the next upcoming cycle. Sometimes I wish we never had to deal with changes but there is so much out there worth fighting for and we aren't the ones who consider the alternative. Stay strong!

Suzyg- Tomorrow is your day! I pray pray pray you bring home some exciting news! Dhs are so funny I wish they understood half of what we go through, oh course the meds will make us feel differently our bodies are out of wack right now lol. Men!

Congratulations to the BFPS Tina and Amy!! I'm wishing everyone much babydust!!

Busy, busy at work and not so much exciting things going on...it seems to take forever for each appt to come around but last Wednesday I got released from the RE clinic. Bittersweet bc it's been a tough journey and I am still not enjoying the fact that all that monitoring is cut back. But I decided NOT to purchase a dopler, I figured half the time I would only make myself insane in finding the hb., so I listened to the girls at work and decided to try and relax but I've been busting my butt at work and getting in as much commission to help dh out with upcoming bills. I hope someday it gets a little easier but for now I'm trying to take it one day at a time AND try not to worry about all the uncertainty with what's going to happen in the next 6 months. His job wouldn't start until fall so we would have time to figure everything out IF we gets an offer from the college up in Virginia. Florida to Virginia would be a tough transition with a mortgage and two precious rescue dogs we've had for a very long time. Most of you know how easy it is to get attached to your furbabies!

[TinaLou]

Went for my second beta test today and my already low numbers dropped. This cycle is now over for me. Time for my heart to heal.

Best of luck to those with upcoming betas, praying the best of results for all of you!!

[suzyq]

I AM PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beta was 93.5 and anything over 50 is good. I am so thrilled.

Amy- Looking for good news today.

Blissfulcs-Thank you for the prayers. Sorry boss is so bad. That is not fun. I pray your upcoming FET will be successful and give you another sweet little one.

Cosette64/Summer-I am so sorry about your out come. Sounds like you are very level headed and have a plan to move to the next step. Stay strong. We lived in Roverdo in Piano an hour north of Venice. It is a beautiful place a few short miles from the Alps. Only spoke enough Italian to shop and survive. Many Italians speak English. It was a fun experience.

TinaLou- I am so sorry for the drop. I know how hard this is. My last cycle started at a 14 and then went up ever so slowly and ended in m/c at 7 weeks. It was a beta nightmare every 3 days going in. Thankful this was not long and stretched out over weeks. Now you can heal and hopefully plan your next cycle. I mean these words with the utmost heartfelt sympathy.

[Sunshine1576]

Cristie- Congratulations girl on your pregnancy, enjoy this blissful moment every single day. I know it's been a long road but you did it and I cannot wait for others to follow you! Congrats once again!! Christy

[BlissfulCS]

Tinalou- I am so very sorry hon. Healing is exactly what you need as you said, and to have a goal when you are ready for what comes next. We are here for you.

Cristie- AWESOME news that is a terrific first beta.... Thrilled beyond words for you and hope to follow in your footsteps. What is next for you? Need pictures in a couple weeks of that beautiful bean and perfect hb.

Christy (sunshine)- boss is a just the type that leads through fear. I rarely actually have to deal with him because he is almost 4 hours away from me and truth is he gives me a lot of trust and autonomy. He is just one of those former professional athlete types who thinks motivation means kicking a$$ sometimes and I don't like his style. I am in banking and the regulatory changes we have experienced since 2008 (Dodd Frank) plus the changes in customer behavior (more online and mobile transactions) have made about 10 to 15% of bank branches unprofitable. I manage 20 branches and what is happening is happening industry wide. We are consolidating. I can't say much more given that its a semi public forum, but lets just say I have had some tough conversations as of late. My job is pretty secure. My span of control and territory couldn't get much bigger and I have some nice political capital built up in the company. I just love my team and hate to lose any of them. Most are being redeployed when possible though.


AFM- I meant TMJ. LOL. So stressed I am clenching my jaw and have pain throughout my whole face. The valium has helped but now that I am starting cycling again its days are numbered. Oh.... that reminds me. AF is HERE!!! Baseline on Wednesday. Pray for no cysts. I have had a lot of pain in both ovaries this month and I am worried things haven't settled down since my productive fresh cycle in March.

[Amy317]

Tinalou- I am so sorry and I am keeping you in my prayers.

Congrats to SuzyQ!!!! Many blessings to you and the little one:)
I went for my second Beta this morning. My beta is now 283.01. I have another one on Friday and that should be it till the first ultrasound at my 7 week appointment on 5/10.

Everything still seems surreal...Lots of love and light to you all!

[cosette64]

Tinalou, I am sorry We will have to both be strong positives next time.

Suzyq, That is wonderful news. Congratulations, and keep up your positive thinking. I will be sending some positive thoughts your way too.

[cosette64]

Tinalou, I am sorry We will have to both be strong positives next time.

Suzyq, That is wonderful news. Congratulations, and keep up your positive thinking. I will be sending some positive thoughts your way too.

[Sunshine1576]

Thinking of you all this morning and sending you all much baby dust! Work is calling my name so I have to run.
Take Care,
Christy

[Amy317]

Hi ladies- yesterday I started with bad cramps while at work. When I went to bathroom and wiped red blood. Called dr and she basically told me I might be miscarrying. Just told me to call her back if my cramps worsened or bleeding heavily. I was put on bed rest. Cramps are mostly gone and the reddish pink bleeding was that one time. I am hoping I am still pregnant. I have my third beta scheduled for tomorrow. I am a nervous wreck.
I've never had a miscarriage before so I am not sure the symptoms I had were from that or just a fluke. These past two days are the worst because of the uncertainty. If I did miscarry would I bleed more than once. Any input you can provide would be wonderful. Plz keep me and the baby in your prayers. Love and light. Amy

[Sdtryingagain]

Amy-- Hang in there and do the best you can to get through to the ultrasound since it is impossible to know how babe is doing without it. many normal pregnancies start with some spotting initially so it might not mean anything. Did you beta double in 48-72 hours? An early doubling rate of 48 hours is really reassuring and 72 hour double is not bad. Less than that is when things kind of go into "wait and see" mode and referred to as "beta hell" here on the board. When the beta isn't doubling well, it might still turn out well but unfortunately many of those don't turn out well. If your rate of double is good and your bleeding/cramping is light/spotting, I'd keep hope alive and strong! If not, I still say keep hope alive but personally I like to know what my chances are realistically. hope that helps...

[Amy317]

I just wanted to come on here and give you all an update. I lost the baby. I stopped all meds yesterday and I am waiting for Af to start. We are not able to do another round of IVF so will be trying again naturally. I wish you ladies all the luck in the world and hope your rainbow babies will be in your arms soon. Love and light. Amy

[leorira11]

Amy - I'm so sorry for your loss. It's always so sad.

AFM - I'm 1 week past D&C. My beta on Wednesday was down to 514. Hopefully it'll keep dropping fast. With my previous two first trimester loss, it took a really really really long time to drop to zero. I'm hoping my period does come in the normal 4-6 post D&C time frame. I'm anxious to get going on a new cycle!

[BlissfulCS]

Amy I am so very sorry my dear. I have never had a loss but I cannot imagine being so elated and then experiencing that.

Leora- you are my hero. Such a positive outlook.

AFM- started light stims and estrace to prep for an FET around May 6. I was looking back at my old successful cycle for DD and noticed they had me on 2 estrace tabs a day instead of 1. Tempted to double my dosage especially since everyone else seems to be on a much higher dose. Gonna call Monday for sure. I love FET. No monitoring until Wednesday!

[Sunshine1576]

Amy, my heart breaks tonight as I read your post. I am so sorry, this takes me back 3 yrs ago when we miscarried at 6 weeks along. We couldn't grasp why, but the hb wasn't strong enough it was so hard to take the earth-shattering news. Slowly but surely we got back around to trying again but it did take us quite some time. Each person is different some like to start again the month after AF arrives, some wait until they can get everything figured out. Please know we are hear for you always and we will be cheering you on the next cycle, for the next time may just be the ticket. X Christy