TTC after recent mc - Thread 2

yorkshire that would be tough on the heart strings. i've had 2 people telling me they're pg since i came back to work on monday and that's been tough enough. how long did you wait after MC to go for the accupuncture? i am really tempted to give it a shot and i found a place just near my house where they do it and specialise in ladies cycles / fertility issues etc. i had my d&c a fortnight ago and i've stopped bleeding but with my cycles before MC being 50 days, i know this one could be longer so wondering if it might help speed it up a little bit.

very excited to hear about the POAS ladies!! got everything crossed for you!! xx

I'm testing Monday too. (If af stays away).

Are you still getting symptoms Woody. I feel really sick but I think I just have dds stomach bug.

Is there any poas on the horizon for us ladies?
Woody think you are next!

Hi Ginger and welcome.

Yorkshire it must be really hard dealing with pregnant ladies at the moment, especially if they are going through problems (though maybe that's better than having to deal with the ones sailing through without a care in the world?). I'm sure your ability to empathise helped that woman - hope she is ok.
Yay for AF at last and CD1 and a new start though!

We'll all put a BFP top of our Christmas list - FC, get your act together...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone :) it was mc #3 :( but now actually ttc (well more than we were lol ) :) after the unplanned bumps now much better situation to ttc and after discussing it with OH for and in answer to your question lol no kids yet

Hi woody crossed posts with you! Rome-envious in a big way, glad you had a fab time. Am crossing all that is crossable for a bfp for you soon! Yep, going back to see acupuncturist tomorrow. Af arrived a few days after she prodded me last time, so lets see what she can do about stimulating ovulation! I'm so sceptical normally, but currently I would drink moonbeams and dance naked in the woods at midnight if I thought it would help with conception...

Hi girls. Been a hard/strange couple of days this end. I rotated this week from postnatal ward to antenatal. I thought it would be easier than being on postnatal, but I've really struggled. A lady phoned up today while I was working on MAC (maternity assessment centre) at 12 weeks, with cramps and bleeding. It beyond broke my heart that I couldn't even help her (we don't take anyone under 14 weeks at that unit) and I had to send her elsewhere, I could hear how much she was trying not to cry on the phone and couldn't help remembering me doing exactly the same thing. Hung up and then fell apart a bit, which was hard because nobody at work knows about the mc so I got some funny looks. I hope this gets easier .

On the plus side, I think I'm sure AF has finally arrived. It's still not as heavy as a normal period, but it's a period. Have reset my eggtimer and am now CD2 I think, roll on shag week! Fx for a normal cycle length this time round....I'm feeling hopeful of a BFP for Christmas hope you're listening Santa

ginger welcome, sorry about your mc. Hope your 2ww is fruitful!

Hi ginger sorry to hear about your mc. We are all in the same boat here so you will have plenty of support.

Welcome ginger

Welcome ginger. Sorry about mc. Have u any kids? Hope u feeling ok. You seem positive enough!

Hi can I join please on tww after mc last month really hoping to get BFP again

Hi suzy the tests are just blood tests. I haven't had them taken yet as I need to get dh down to the path lab as well (he is away at the moment). Best of luck at your appointment, I hope your dr is more knowledgable than mine. He was a junior who just wanted to get the tests booked and sign me up for a trial.
I have an app booked for 6 weeks time to review the results.

missmedusa I had a day 21 progesterone test. Levels were 56 (I think, definitely in the 50s though). That seems ok. My gut feeling is my progesterone levels aren't the issue because I only start bleeding days after the pregnancy tests have gone negative.

Medusa thanks for posting that blog - I really liked some of the memorial ideas on there. Pity we can't send a general link to the what to say and what not to say to everyone we know!

scared hope you are ok today and that your friend was supportive yesterday.

baby thanks for the reminder about baby loss day. Sadly I know too many people in real life and in cyberspace who will have been lighting candles. I like your quote too.

suzy hope your dream turns out to be prophetic. I'm here hoping my last 37yr old egg is a good'un so know how you feel. I know in my heart a month can't make much difference but it sounds better.

Well I would have said my DH was immensely practically supportive at the time but can't get his head around the emotional side of things at all, but he has gone and booked a builder to come round to talk about our new kitchen diner which I've been waiting 2.5yrs for. I think this is his way of doing something positive and having something to look forward to. I'll take what I can get

I agree here here to supportive partners.

Scared, I'm glad dh sorted your work out. At least that's one worry out of the way. Thinking of you for Friday.

Baby thats a lovely quote re grief, yes it was baby loss day yest.
I too am a very good customer of clear blue lol!!!

When you are certainly having very comprehensive tests by sounds of it. Fx yous get an answer.

Peanut ditto to AF!!! That must be so hard working on an antenatal ward and a 12 hour shift to boot.

Janie glad to hear you are coming out the other side. That is crap having such long cycles.

Suzy I hear you loud and clear , I feel too its the egg quality is the issue for us coupled with very irregular AF. That's why I have put off Hou g to doc as I don't think there is much to be done. But chin up maybe it will happen yet.

I decided maybe it might be idea to start temping. I have a first response monitor I used when ttc dc1 so I fetched it out of back of wardrobe. I know it can't make me pg but I feel like I am trying something.

babyjames I think i remember you from the TTC in March thread. Back then life was sweet and I was only one m/c in!! good luck with the TTC this month.

I had a dream last night where I was older and my two daughters were coming to visit me which i think is a good omen. C'mon DD#2!!

I hope I will get my Progesterone levels checked too. My losses are also all early so would be good to know if that was the reason.
Hi there Suzy I did something similar with the pregnancy apps (twice!). Big hug for you. Think we maybe cycle buddies this month. Should be due to ovulate Monday unless I get another messed up cycle! FX for us this time.
Thanks for the testing info Hopeful I hope they find some answers for you.
What tests are you having next Medusa ? Hope you also find some answers.
Scared glad that work has been sorted out at least for you. Sorry to hear your Mum is unwell too. Hope you have been able to meet with your friend today.
So lovely to hear of everyone's supportive partners :)

My DH was also amazingly good with my mc. I did not expect that. He even missed a concert he had been planning for ages just to stay at home and cuddle me. I was gobsmacked!

hopeful sorry, I meant that my progesterone levels were at 11 which is very low. I had my D&C at 7 weeks. It may well help you if you MC early as it helps with implantation. I'm not sure if it would help if your progesterone levels are normal but it's worth looking into. Have you had your progesterone levels checked?

hi Whenshewas... so interesting to hear about your tests... please could you let us know how you get on? Were any of them invasive and/or how do they check? Are they all bloodtests? I have an appointment at the recurrent miscarriage clinic on the 25th October. Pretty sure they'll just say that my eggs are too old!

scared - what a nightmare for work. Like you need the stress on top of everything else. Some managers really need to get up to speed on the basic legal issues around employment.

I've not been posting for a while as all the BFNs and trying is making me just plain sad! I forgot to turn off a few of my pregnancy apps and got a notice today that i'm now on my 19th week of pregnancy. Ummmm... waaaahh! I am DTD this week and weekend hopfully ovulating on Monday. Really hoping I can get my 42 year old egg to conceive this week before I turn 43!!