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For five years I went through hell and back to become a Mummy! I had three miscarriages from natural pregnancies, five IUI attempts, five IVF attempts, and three operations to remove endometriosis, a polyp and a fibroid. I have been with my 'almost perfect' Husband since 2003. We married in 2009 on Valentine's Day and we are extremely happy together. I decided to start a blog because I needed to write down my thoughts and feelings to show myself and others how I was never going to give up until we got our forever baby.

Since having my baby, I'm inspired to create: Baby Blankets by Me & Mum

Wednesday 7 December 2011

Starting to make plans

I have mixed feelings at the moment. I feel good in one way as I have been swimming twice this week (courtesy of Tampax Lite). I'm also going back to Zumba on Saturday and can't wait. Plus I haven't put too much weight on and so I can soon get that off. But I also feel angry and sad as it was supposed to have been our 10 week scan tomorrow. I'm trying hard not to think about dates and remember what should have been but it is difficult. I would be better if I wasn't still bleeding and if the HCG was out of my system (I did a test and the line was darker than the control line still!)

One development is that I have been in touch with Professor Q about having a womb biopsy to see if I do actually have too many uterine Natural Killer Cells (uNK cells). Unfortunately this is going to cost us £260! But if I do have too many uNK cells, the treatment is Prednisolone, a steroid which has been found to decrease the number. I took the steroid with this pregnancy but there could be other reasons for this miscarriage.

Plan1. The Waiting Plan:
Wait for the bleeding to stop and the HCG to leave my system. Then wait for my next period and start using my Clearblue Fertility Monitor (CBFM) to pinpoint ovulation.

Plan 2. Thursday's Plan:
Ring GPs early in the morning and get an appointment. Ask GP if the UTI could have caused problems and get wee retested. Also ask GP to refer me to Prof Q to get the ball rolling for the womb biopsy. Additionally ask if there is any other tests or things that should/could be done.

Plan 3. Friday's Plan:
Ring the hospital. It will have been 2 weeks since my ERPC. Let them know if the test is still positive and if I am still bleeding.

Little, manageable plans - little steps to moving on.

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