Re: TTC after MC support thread

Posted by hmm12

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Posted by hmm12

Hello girls...I haven't been on in a while, I still haven't got my 2 AF after MC and it is killing me. My doctor had run blood work about 2 weeks ago and my progesterone levels were very low as well as I didn't ovulate. He highly believes that I am miscarrying due to my low level of progesterone and will have to be on supplements....I am happy they are finding answers, however, I am so sad that my cycle is so off. I am on CD36, I have never been so off, and I am definately not PG. I seriously still feel so down about all this, and I am so drained from all these blood tests......Sorry I just had to vent...Thanks for listening

you havent gotten your second or your first AF after MC? and how can you get the doctor to run test.

I got my first AF exactly 4 weeks after my D&C and my doctor ran tests after that. I still haven't gotten my second AF, I am all messed up with my cycles now. My progesterone level during pregnancy was a 6...very very low, so they are sttributing that as the cause most likely....When he did the test again after MC it was still very low...He wants to wait one more cycle to be sure, but it is taking forever to get AF this time

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It took me almost 7 weeks post d&c to get my period...and my cycles were wacky for a few months but they eventually evened out...but they will be a little unpredictable at first..and its completely normal.

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Posted by Nikkibean

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I don't normally post over here, I am usually on the infertility board. 2 and a half weeks ago I had my second D&C at 10 weeks. I am now going through a lot of testing to try to figure out what is going on with my body. I was going to an RE for male factor, maybe it is me, too, now. All the tests and procedures, monitoring, bloodwork and IUI's for nothing.

I can't say I am dealing well with any of this. It is a struggle each and every day. Just this morning I had to POAS to see if the pregnancy hormone is out of my body for some bloodwork I have to do. Well, 2 lines showed up and I was so sad. It is a nightmare to see that when you know it is no longer true.

Anyway, I know each day is a new one, so I try with a new attitude each time I wake up. I hope we can get some answers soon.

Sorry for the rant.

OMG! Please rant whenever you want! This is what we are hear for. I'm so sorry. Believe me when I say I know what you're going through. Especially the POAS part. It's horrible to have to do that right after a m/c. For me- that only reassures me that I (feel like) I am a failure. Like, how can I want something so badly but my body is saying no way!?

I'm sorry you are going through this. It's devestating. But please don't give up. You will have a baby once they find out what is wrong....and they will find out. I think, personally, once the hormones are out of my body I was able to cope with it better. So in time it will get a little easier. But come and talk and scream and shout whenever you want bc getting this off your chest is the best way to deal with all of the stress. Good luck with your testing and let us know how it goes!

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I'm new to this thread...just wanted to say hi.

I had a D&C on Thursday morning. It was our first pregnancy.

How long did it take for everyone to feel a little more normal? I think the worst is sometimes thinking that I am still pregnant. Like my dog jumped onto my lap yesterday and my first instinct was to put my hand over my belly and then I realized that there was nothing in there...

How did your DH's handle it? My DH has been so strong...I've hardly seen him cry and I know he's trying not to upset me but I worry for him too...

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I am also new to this thread. I am so sorry for everyone's loss. I had my D&C this past Friday and although my doctor was amazingly comforting, that day was one of the worst days of my life. This all feels so surreal. And because its so new for me I think that emotionally I may get worse before I can get better because now the reality is setting in. But as someone once told me "you have to go through something to get passed it"

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I am so sorry for your loss... we are all here to help you. I know how hard it is...

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Hi ladies - I am so sorry for your losses

I, too, just started to "really" feel normal again now that AF has finally come & gone. I'll be honest with you - I took a few days off from work afterwards & didn't get much done for the first week or two back. I think that I was finally able to really focus & start functioning again after the end of the 2nd week. That's when the sense of being TOTALLY overwhelmed finally started to let up a bit, but that's just me…we’re all different. Certain things/events still "set me off," though...I haven't gotten past that yet…but the tears come a lot less often now…now I mostly get (really) angry at times. I’ve read that that’s normal too though…

As for my dh, he’s been great. I got the feeling that he was trying more than anything else just to be strong for me, so I kept asking how he was doing…he always just answered with an “ok” though. Now that it’s been a few weeks I think that he doesn’t know how to handle me anymore…so he’s usually just quiet. I think that he is a little worried that I haven’t healed as quickly as he has…he catches me still looking at sites to see how big the baby would be, I make references like “we’d be 13 weeks & telling everyone now,” etc…and he just kind of looks at me sadly & doesn’t comment. I think that I’m an enigma to him now…he has no sisters & his mother passed, so I think that he’s really just not sure how to read me & handle me when I’m emotional. He always listens though & gives me hugs & kisses if nothing else, so I love him for that. I’m really just working on trying not to put it on him at all anymore. I think that it’s time for me to work on healing myself on my own now.

I’m sorry…this is long and rambling. It feels good just to have let it all out though