Dec 14, 2012 -- 2:21PM, Laylasmommy wrote:

Christine: I know you're superwoman and all, but did you have irregular bleeding or spottting with mirena at first? Im trying to figure out if its the breast feeding hormones or mirena adjusting.. lol. my postpartum bleeding never really stopped so it is hard to tell.

Long story short--yes.  I actually bled off and on for about 12-16 weeks after I had my Mirena inserted :(  It wasn't really "bleeding" persay--but it was spotting for many weeks.  I bought super pantyliners and used them instead of a pad!  They were much smaller and just worked better!  Eventually I switched to just plain pantyliners--and then nothing.  But it took a LONG time to stop spotting.   :(  I meant to reply earlier but I totally forgot to when I last posted!

Nicole - You have been working too hard lately!  Hm, you probably should have gotten the flu shot when you found out you were pregnant.  Ugh, impetigo is no fun!  Feel better soon!  Oh, those pictures are really cute!

Amber - You are probably fine, don't worry too much, just enjoy the reprieve. :) 

Tara - Hope you got your errands done!  I like your new ticker. :)  Hope you change it soon, though. ;)

Simone - I don't even want to read that article, it sounds awful.  Ugh, I don't want to think about such things...

Brie - Glad it finally stopped!  Hopefully you have seen the last of the lochia, and you can just relax now...  Yes, make the change during naptimes first, and then when Layla is used to sleeping in her bed during the day, put her there are night, too.  Swaddling also helps, you can leave one hand out if you feel she is old enough.  Maybe you can put her crib in your room, if she's more comfortable with that?  There are dangers with whatever you use, but yeah, it's funny that whatever you switch to, you see a lawsuit about.  But, as DH says, "America is sue-happy."

Heather, of course it's hard, no matter how far along you were. ((HUGS)) I was just curious (mostly because I'm wondering if I'm smart to test).  Sorry if I hurt you more.  ((HUGS))  Yes, your body will probably recover fairly quickly, but you will always remember this angel baby.

Christine, how are you feeling?

AFM - Took a HPT tonight (after 3-4 hours of not peeing), and got a BFN.  I also merged my chart with last month's so that I could see how many DPO I would be if this is truly IB.  So, turns out I [might be] 11 DPO (I thought it would've been 12), which means I was stupid and should've tested either in the morning or in a couple of days.  Oh, well.  There is a sale now, 1 for 15 shekel, 2 for 20 shekel.  Not the sale I saw earlier, but it still works. So, I will test in a couple more days, I'm thinking Tuesday or Wednesday, maybe.  But, I sent myself an email with the info for my override and the bleeding, so if it really is AF I can put back the correct info.  Today I didn't even need a pad, lol.  I also see the blood mixed in with clear CM, and I've never had that before, sooo.....  I Googled IB for 5 days, turns out some people had it for 7 days.  We will see...maybe I will go to a walk-in clinic and ask for a blood test. :P  I am really worried, because I've never had this in my life (and so is DH, even though he's laughing at my obsessing).

Tara - I am hoping that you can put a new ticker up soon. :)  Hopefully this month's "break" will do the trick.

So, I ended up going online and booking an appointment with the breast surgeon today at 4:50pm.  Yay! So, he didn't find anything, but wants me to go for an u/s to make sure everything is fine.  Grr.  Oh, well.  Then I went to the doc-on-duty, who told me not to complain because AF was too light, and that we only worry if it's heavier than usual.  Yeah, that's why I wanted to stick with the doc I got last time. 

But, he thought it could be "bleeding during pregnancy", whatever that translates to in English, and gave me an HCG quantity test.  He also said that if it's negative, there still isn't anything to worry about.  I don't agree, but that's why I liked Dr. G., the one I got last time.  I have never had a period like this before, and from what I've read, it needs to be checked out.  So, now I have a blood test to do.  But, when do I do it?  Tomorrow would be 13 DPO if this wasn't AF...will it come out positive if I'm pregnant, or is it too early?  (Here, <3 negative="">25 = positive.)  I'm not sure I can do it Tuesday, and I have a prescription that I need to fill by Thursday if it's not positive.

I feel like half the posts from the last week are mine. Maybe I'm scaring everyone off?  Or maybe I'm a stalker, even though I haven't checked here since this morning (now it's 7pm)?