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"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

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Hey all, hope you're well and wonderful.

JGator, so glad your appointment went well! Please keep us updated on the second round of blood work.

S&I: Hope your GI troubles are subsiding, though it seems constipation is a common side effect. Prenatals certainly don't help!

Jas, Bobbin: How are you two feeling?

AFM: Spotting has stopped! Hooray! Breasts are insanely sore. One of our kitties walked across my chest last night, caught me off guard, and I nearly threw him across the bedroom :o ;( So painful!

I have an orientation at a birth center this weekend and hope I mesh well with the staff (not the place that refused to do a quantitative blood test for me) The birth center won't do an US 'til the second semester, though... not sure if I can wait that long!

I'm ready to stop feeling pessimistic about this pregnancy but don't think I'll reach that point until ~8 or 9 weeks. Time is DRAGGING.
 
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bobbin, sorry about your emotional preggo moment. Hope it doesn't turn into a regular thing with all the crazy hormones in your system. If you get a chance, you might want to ask your doctor about flying at 8 months for your New Zealand trip. I know I wouldn't want to be stuck on a long plane ride that late into the pregnancy.

Lizzy, I had a completely different post to you before I read what you wrote in the other thread. Again, I'm so sorry, and am thinking of you!

JGator, yay for your first ultrasound! Did they tell you the heart rate? Are you going to get more ultrasounds to monitor the extra blob? My cousin who is 4 weeks ahead of me just had her first ultrasound on Tuesday, and they found an extra empty sac. Her midwife thinks it's vanishing twin syndrome. Her other sac had a perfect baby in it, so they were happy. If you remember, my progesterone was also low at 13.3 when I had it tested at 12DPO. Lizzy mentioned that the suppositories help where you need it (down there), but don't show up in your blood tests, so if you levels go up, then you know that your own body is producing more. They took 9 vials of blood from me at our first appointment last week - took so long to fill them all up! It looks like both of our babies are measuring a little petite when compared to our LMP dates, so we can go through this together!

PPM, so happy that your spotting stopped! Isn't that such a relief? Hope your visit to the birth center goes well. I feel you on the sore boobs and dragging time!

AFM, had my first appointment with my actual OB today. Baby measured 7w+1d (5 days behind) with a heart rate of 160! Before she even measured the heart rate, she said that she could tell the heart was perfect just by looking at it, so that was reassuring. Baby looks more like an actual baby (round head and I think I saw legs!) instead of the blob it was just 10 days ago. Next appointment isn't until the NT scan at 12 weeks on October 7th.
 
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PPM, I haven't gotten the blood test results from Wednesday afternoon back yet. I will likely call today if I don't hear from them by lunch time. I am glad the spotting has stopped for you. I know my doctors said that is completely normal, but I'm sure it would be nerve wracking. I haven't had any bleeding or spotting yet.

S&I, they did not tell me a heart rate as they thought it was too early to get a good measurement, but we could see the flicker on the ultrasound. My next appointment is on 9/19 if all goes well with the blood work from Wednesday - otherwise I may have to go back next week for more blood work. Did I tell you I am a blood/needle/veins cringing phobic :eek: ? Thanks for letting me know about your cousin and the suppositories not affecting the blood test results. And, yes, we do have two petite babies!
 
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YaY! Congrats, PPM!
 
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PPM, great news on the heart! Awwww...

Sorry I'm MIA...work has been all-consuming in the few moments I have to do something other than Mama the boys...

But, I'm 6w1d...last time I m/c at5w3d, so I'm feeling all sorts of relief, although not out of the woods. Not putting on weight -- and no m/s, but I think I'm just expending a lot of energy these days. I'm sure I'll more than make up for it soon. :tongue: My appointment is on the 29th and I. Can't. Wait. I'll be 8w6d, so maybe, just maybe, I can hear a heartbeat.

How is everyone today?
 
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S&I: Aww! That is AWESOME news about the great heart rate! It seems common that most babes measure behind during early U/S. I have yet to hear someone say that babe measured right on target from the day-of-last-period calculation.

Jas: Sorry work is still bananas for you. I think you read S&Is heart rate comment and mistook it for my own. I still haven't had an U/S, but hopefully will get one scheduled for sometime during week 6 or 7. Your big appointment will be here before you know it! I think it's a good sign that you've made it past 5w3d and are going strong into week 6!

Charbie: THANKS! I'm following the preggo-thread waiting to hear about baby A's arrival! I am so excited for you! IRL, "JB" is one of the few people who know the news (my family still doesn't know). I'm a bridesmaid in her wedding this October and I wanted to spill the beans early and not take an ounce of attention away from her on her big day... I figured that the other gals would be suspicious if I wasn't drinking and celebrating, but she, I and one other girlfriend have devised a plan to hide the fact that I won't be imbibing.

AFM: Spotting has started again. Words cannot begin to express my frustration. It's normal, I get that, but why can't someone just give me a freaking blood test?! I know that hCG levels can vary drastically... but I just want a test! I'm seriously considering calling a regular lab testing place and making an appointment for a quantitative hCG/beta test.
 
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PPM, I am so sorry for the mix-up. And as far as spotting...make the appointment, if it's possible. Peace of mind and information are great things.
 
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JGator, good luck with the next appointment. You should definitely be able to see more by then. Sorry about your needle phobia. I used to always look away when gettig blood drawn, but I've gotten so used to them sticking me that I've started looking the entire time! :eek:

jas, sorry work is kicking your butt. Hopefully not much longer. So happy that you got past your previous m/c date! Your first appt is going to go great!

PPM, if you can find a lab to take your blood, you should also get your progesterone levels tested too. It's still only the same 1 vial of blood. I think spotting is usually a sign of low progesterone, so it's worth it to find out. Maybe you can fib a little and say that your progesterone has tested low in the past and that's why you're extra worried that you might need supplements? Hope you can find a lab to test your blood!

AFM, I've been hit with a second wave of pregnancy fatigue. All I could think of around 2pm yesterday was crawling into bed! Then I took a 2 hour nap after work last night, and still couldn't stay awake to watch the US Open match last night. I also have a sore throat, so maybe that's contributing to it. I hope I'm not getting sick!
 
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:(sad

I had a feeling something was up. I took a leftover pregnancy test from when I got my positives...

It was negative.

Ran and got a digital. It was negative.

I am 21 dpo... I don't think it's possible for my urine to be so diluted that it won't register a positive.

I havent been bleeding red/profusely, so I have no idea what is going on... is it possible to go from pos. to neg. without fully bleeding/expelling tissue? Will hCG drop as soon as the embryo "dies"?

DH just left for a weekend-long mountain trip with his best friend. I am just so confused and sad right now.

ETA: F-it. I just started bleeding. Like, real bleeding.
 
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Hi PPM, I am very sorry to hear this. I don't know what to say. Sending hugs to you over the internet and hoping the bleeding stops soon.

S&I, sorry you have been feeling exhausted. Get all the rest you can.

Jas, happy to hear you passed the milestone and are plugging along at 6w and 1 day! Great news. Hope work eases up soon.

AFM, I called the doctors office on Friday and left a voice mail for them to call me back with my Wednesday blood test results. I got a voice mail from a nurse right before they closed at 3pm on Friday saying my swab culture came back negative (that was taken the previous Friday with the original blood work). So, no news on the Wednesday blood work. I will have to call back on Monday. Frustrating - but in a sense, no news is good news.
 
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Oh PPM! I'm so sorry to read this, sweetie! I know it must be really hard to be going through this, let alone while your DH is out of town too. I hope that you can get through the bleeding without problems. My OB said that if you soak through an entire pad within an hour, that you should get to an ER. Hugs to you, and keep us posted if you can!
 
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PPM, sorry to hear about your loss. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me. Unfortunately, I have experience in that department. Once you start bleeding your HCG will drop quickly. So sorry. Hang in there.
 
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Oh PPM! I'm so sorry to read this, sweetie! I know it must be really hard to be going through this, let alone while your DH is out of town too. I hope that you can get through the bleeding without problems. My OB said that if you soak through an entire pad within an hour, that you should get to an ER. Hugs to you, and keep us posted if you can!
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Exactly this on the ER. Is DH unreachable by phone?

I am so very sorry, hon. I've just been through this, so please let me know if I can help.
 
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Hey ladies... thanks for your condolences.

I managed to reach DH by phone and asked him what I should do (do you wait this out? go to ER? call Dr.'s emergency line?), and he was clueless. Thankfully the nurse hotline at our local hospital told me just what you guys said: 1 pad per hour = ER. So far that is not the case, though I am definitely bleeding. I feel like this is moving slowly, which makes me worry about having to teach and be on my feet all week.

I know JBP isn't the place to vent about these things, as this thread should be full of happy/excited mamas, but I don't have anyone to talk to about this IRL (as we did not share the news). I feel so upset that all of our pregnancy experiences have been tainted in some way. PG #1 was unplanned for and we did not carry through with it. (Feel stupid saying that now, as I want a family with DH so, so badly) PG #2 we were over the moon about, and I miscarried. Next time I am pregnant I am going to be filled with so much dread and worry, and I will be too fearful to surprise DH with the news.

...Then there are my suspicions about LH defect/low progesterone, but what doctor will listen to a young, healthy woman who has had only one miscarriage? I suspect pregnancy #1 would have ended the same way, actually. The day I went in for my termination they performed a transvaginal ultrasound. I measured only 5w, but should have been 6w2d. I was also experiencing spotting the whole time. I thought I started my period, actually, but then it subsided to the slow spotting I experienced with this pregnancy. Of course, I wasn't charting back then. Now I know my LP is roughly 9 days long. There's a 99% chance I am making a mountain out of a mole hill, but there is a slim chance that I am on to something.

It is so amazing how much DH and I thought about, talked about, and planned for this little baby, and we only knew about the pregnancy for 1.5 weeks. I am heartbroken that things will not come to fruition.
 
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Oh PPM honey, please don't feel bad about venting here! Unfortunately, miscarriages are a big part of JBP. If I were you, I would try to call around until you can find a midwife or OB who will take your concerns about you progesterone and possible LPD seriously. I've heard anything under 10 days is enough reason to get tested. I can't believe that you haven't been able to find a place to take your blood. It's not like it's that hard. I'm glad to hear that your bleeding isn't too bad just yet, and hope you can get through this without too much pain. I wish I knew you IRL because I would be right there comforting you! Hugs, lady!
 
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Well, crap, PPM. Going through a m/c is seriously one of the worst, jading experiences I have ever sadly also been through. It made me also so skeptical about being pregnant. And then when you meet other pregnant women after you go through it yourself, it makes you wonder why other people are able to be so happy and overjoyed to share their news at 6,7,8 weeks pregnant.

Just know there are a whole host of women here to talk to, to vent to. There's a thread awhile back about early pregnancy loss that helped me a lot. Although, it is sad that so many women experience it, yet it becomes so taboo IRL. I decided, F-it myself, and was very open about my m/c, and it helped me to talk with others about it.

My own m/c came from a pregnancy that wasn't entirely anticipated. I mean, DH and I were in a fine spot, it just wasn't quite when we had planned to be expecting a baby. It didn't make it any easier to handle the loss. Big big big hugs to you, and take care of yourself. Give your goregous puppy big hugs, bc I know my dogs brought me so much comfort when I needed to cry and vent.

Also, I took a few days off work. I needed a d&c since my body wouldn't m/c naturally or with meds, and it was nice to have a few days to myself. I know that might be difficult as a teacher at the beginning of a school year, but do take some time to grieve for you.
 
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PPM -- S&I and Charbie said so many many right things, there's little for me to add. Please try to see a dr. or midwife to make sure everything is passing as it should.

I was just where you are a two or so months ago. I was angry and so very saddened...and mine took over a month to finish up. Please don't feel this is the wrong place to share your feelings. Like Charbie said, it's so weird how taboo this subject is in the real world. We're all here for you with big hugs and, as best we can muster, words of advice.

Take good care of yourself, lady.
 
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Just lurking from TTC and checking up on you ladies over here...

Oh no PPM I am so, so sorry for you :(( This has been an up and down battle for you and I wish it didn't turn out this way for you. Please take care of yourself and know that I am thinking about you!
 
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Lizzy, please let us know how you are doing today and best of luck on your beta testing. I am pulling for you.
 
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PPM, see if you can get some blood work taken. And, if your progesterone is low, maybe you can get an RX for progesterone suppositories. I don't know if you would take them while TTC or just after you get your next BFP (and you will!) - but your doctor will know and I think he/she will listen to you with proof from a blood test. I have been taking progesterone suppositories since Wednesday night without any issues. I think if you get some testing done, it will at least give you some piece of mind.

AFM, I spoke to a nurse at the doctor's office today about my blood work from Wednesday. She said she saw a full pregnancy panel test but no test for Betas and Progesterone taken last Wednesday. So, she's going to follow up with the lab. I know for sure my doctor ordered the tests as I saw the forms and brought them to the lab. And, I know that of the 7 vials of blood drawn, 4 of them were for the pregnancy panel so the other 3 were for something else. The nurse is supposed to check around and get back to me. So, I may have to go back in for more blood work. I really hope not.
 
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PPM, so sorry...... :(( What a rollercoaster this has been for you the last couple weeks... :(( I agree with charbie's suggestion to take some time to process everything that's gone on and grieve as you need to. ( I also had a mc which started off as brown spotting... it really sucks and does take a toll on you emotionally). I hope you'll be able to move on to having a healthy pregnancy sometime in the near future.

Lizzy - yhinking of you too!
 
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I got my results from Wednesday's blood work - Progesterone was at 7.7 and the previous result was 11 the Friday before. Hoping that it has gone up - but very nervous. I am going back in today for more blood work. I have been taking the suppositories since Wednesday night so hopefully that helped improve things. I have not had any spotting or bleeding.
 
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JGator, no spotting or bleeding is a good sign, even with low progesterone. Keep taking the suppositories. Are you on Prometrium or the compounded progesterone variety? I tried both, due to what I thought was an allergic reaction to Prometrium. I am now solely on Prometrium 200mg twice a day. My original prescription was for 3 times a day, but my OB was okay with me just doing twice a day since my levels went up and I wasn't spotting or cramping. Hope your numbers continue to rise!
 
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PPM, I'm so sorry. :(sad I just had my first (and hopefully last!) miscarriage. It's been rough and it makes me sad that anyone would have to go through it.
 
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Jgator, what were your betas on your last two rounds of blood work? If those are doubling nicely, along with using the progesterone suppositories, I'd say you are in good shape. Keep us posted on your blood work from today.

PPM, thinking of you. I hope things are moving along for you. I have experienced cramping from my losses but nothing that wasn't manageable, so hopefully it won't affect you at work. Just try to take it easy and sit when you can.

Ladies, thank you all for your kind words and support. My betas are down to 5, so the bleeding should start soon. I'm just hoping it clears quickly so that I can move on with IVF. I have the IVF overview on Wed evening and then a follow up appt with my RE on Friday to discuss my IVF plan. I just worry that IVF won't solve my problem you know? But one can hope...
 
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puppmom, so sorry for your loss!

Lizzy, so sorry that your betas dropped so much over the weekend. :(sad I hope your IVF overview and appointment go well this week. You should totally ask them straight up, how doing IVF can improve your chances, since your problem is staying pregnant, not getting pregnant. I hope you, your DH, and little man can do something nice so you can relax and enjoy your time together!
 
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Hi, Lizzy, sorry to hear that your betas went down today. Wishing you the best on your meeting with your RE to discuss IVF next steps.

PPM, i hope you are okay. Thinking of you.

Puppmom, I am very sorry to hear about your loss.

Hi, S&I, hope your cold is getting better. It must be tough as you can't really take medicine to help.

AFM, my betas on 9/2 were 2384 and the Progesterone was 11.2. On 9/7, the betas were 6498 and the Progesterone was 7.7. I did start taking Crinone 8% once a day last Wednesday 9/7 which is progesterone gel with 90mg of progesterone in it. I asked the NP today, and she said I did not need to take it twice a day, and hopefully today's numbers will show the Progesterone going up. The betas are low for 7 weeks - but the NP didn't seem too concerned about it right now as they are least moving up rather than down. I should get today's blood test results tomorrow afternoon. Trying to stay positive in the mean time.
 
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Hi newly pregnant ladies. Just catching up on all the threads. Hope you are doing well.

JGator, sorry your numbers from last week were not as high as you would like them to be, but I'm hoping you get great results from your test yesterday. Sticky dust for a strong little bean.
 
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MP, thanks for the well wishes.

I got the results from yesterday's blood work back just now. The betas are now 14255 and Progesterone has moved up to 18.3 (from 7.7) so I am quite relieved for now. My next appointment is on Monday for an ultrasound.

Hope all the JBP and TTC ladies are doing well.
 
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PPM: My heart just dropped when I read your news. I am so sorry. You have been in my thoughts the past few days. I hope that you and your DH are able to support each other while you process this, and when you are ready, that you get your much wanted sticky bean.

LizzyAnn: I am sorry to hear your news too. I hope you take the time you need for yourself to grieve and process this and good luck with your IVF.
 
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