We will try anything! The big fat posifrickintivity thread of TTC after MC

Reassuring to know I'm not alone. Kat and Emki - your posts could've been written by me. Hugs. X

Love the concept of project desperate. Next thread title perhaps. Definitely where I am anyway. My understanding from too much obsessing is this: grapefruit juice and evening primrose oil helps with ewcm. Pineapple for five days after ov allegedly helps implantation (fresh I'm afraid Kat - I think it's the core in particular). I don't know of any of this has any basis in reality but it helps me feel more in control.

thunder so good to hear you - good news about your levels, but sorry you're feeling rubbish! Me too! Grrrr

Camomile I am also in wk1 of 2ww. No symptoms, though convinced by boobs are bigger can't help but have some hope arrghhg!

Eating pineapple at the moment, someone said the ate it for 5 days after OV, so i'm doing it - not sure how much though... think it was bunty if you're lurking let me know!! I do like it, but its getting a bit much now!

I agree missp a March / April baby would be prefect! February is far too grey and cloudy has to be March, can't keep this up much longer

camomile I feel that post mc emotions is something that doesn't get easier with time - its not as raw for me (one Mc last June at 20 wks, and another in February at 8 wks) but at least once week I sink into darkness - feel so sad, depressed - and there is constantly this cloud over me, even when I'm having a nice time with friends/family. I guess of us the only thing that will fix it is to have a viable pregnancy!!! So we know we can get pregnant and the next ones will be sticky beans they just have to be- xxxxx

I am now told grapefruit juice is another helpful hint for increasing ewcm.

Sorry to those with AF and BFNs. Rubbish. March/April babies it is!

Nice to see you Thunder - I was missing you.

I'm in w1 of 2ww. Anyone with me? I have no symptoms. Not even something which could be cheerfully misinterpreted as a symptom.

Has anyone else found themselves coping reasonably well after mc but it kicks in a few months down the line? I'm now 4 1/2 months on and have deteriorated mood wise. Think I may have been in the denial stage and have entered grief. It was pos the honeymoon and having tooth time to think.

Aly so sorry.... It's SO disappointing when you dare to hope. I convinced myself of so many symptoms I even told DH I was sure I was pregnant.
Such a foooooool.

Missp, Feb would be a reallllly rubbish time to have a newborn. You are so right. Thank you for my silver lining. I was struggling to find one this month.

alyant. I am so sorry to hear this. What day after ovulation are you. With my DD I didn't get positive until day 32 of 28 day cycle. If AF still hasn't arrived by fri maybe time to test again. Although of you ate sure don't torture yourself. Big hugs its horrible. I am very Teary at the minute.

Ihave decided today that feb would have been a terrible time to have a new born. Dark mornings dark nights cold much better to have a spring summer baby, don't you think girls (apart from those whe r expecting obviously any time of year is great just trying to cheer myself up)

After a day being sad have just ordered some ovulation sticks (some very cheap preg tests due to my poas addiction) and a basal temp thermometer. I am good to go. sMep for me. Going to try it for a few more months.

Trip to hotel is in my 2ww so at least it will help pass the time.

Is anyone left to test on fri.

I allowed myself for a tiny second think that it might be my month too. Foolish.
Have told myself that it's a good thing - I'm off to latitude festival next month and it will be much better if i'm not throwing up all over the place

hi thunder! that's great great great news about your thyroid levels.

saggy i'm sure your DH understands.

Hi everyone. Nice to see you all and I hope you're getting on well.
I thought I would just pop in because I was missing you all after having some time off MN

Not much news with me - I'm in the middle of AF now and feeling pretty crap. I did have a thyroid blood test the other day though, and my TSH levels are now a very healthy 1.52 so I should be pleased about that at least!

I will go and catch up on all the news now and see you later, take care all and Aly I'm sorry for that bfn x

Ive just told DP off. I was being mean. He rang me from work to tell me that one of the office girls had brought her baby in to show everyone. I really think that he was trying to be nice and affirm that he is onboard with TTC, and I bit his head off. I feel really shit now.

Oh crap Aly I'm so sorry AF arrived! Really thought this would be your month! HUGE HUGS to you! Here's to April babies .... xxxxx

Fish slap coming your way xxx

{{hugs}} and a for Aly.I hate the end of the cycle.

flohs and missP i'm sorry that your AFs turned up. Do we have anyone left for fertile friday or are we all out?

that's 1 or 2 days late, not half a day

I caved in and went a bought a first response test. sat in the toilets in the shops and did it...
BFN of course
i even waited for 10 min and squinted and squinted at it but i couldn't even begin to pretend to myself that there was a line there.

FISH SLAPS PLEASE!!!

Since I am now officially 1/2 days late it's not just a false negative from testing too early.
AF can hurry up now please so that I can get on with the next go.

Aly still keeping fingers crossed for you

Boo to AF for missp

Really am not going to manage DTD tonight, got in very late from wk - far too shattered and well not really any point ... apart from the fact I will be lying down (asleep) for hours after DTD.

Aly your DH knows just what to say - how lovely - we must all remember this!!! This will be my mantra - as well as eating truck loads of pineapple, applying conceive plus, putting legs in the air - following DH around the country when it time to DTD ..... what else...?? Ooh haven't tried the BBT or CBFM ....

So 2 ww wait for me now -got to not think about it!!! Also on the 28th June will be a whole year since I mc - went in for 20 wk scan and no heart beat - can't believe its been a year already. The day may be marked with arrival of AF ..... that would be really rubbish - but I will definitely do something to mark the day - maybe donate to a children's charity - Anyway - wishing you all a happy Wednesday.

alyant AF has arrived here still fingers crossed for you. That was lovely of DH. Bless him. And of course your DD is perfect its just she has set the bar so high. Xx

I had a very giggly toddler at bed time tonight that made everything ok.

what?!? penguin that's outrageous they can't just change the rules of the game on you like that. Boo to them! I would poas friday if i were you too and fx for a bfn.

maybe implantation missp for you and me? but i'm not getting my hopes up. They were foolishly high all morning and I was SOOO nervous every time I went to the toilet that it was ridiculous. Now that I had that little bit of spotting ironically i feel much more sensible. If it is AF there's nothing i can do about it (and i will order a bbt and ov sticks immediately) and if i keep spotting then i'll POAS on friday.
I had really really hoped to be pg this month, but as my DH said it takes time to make a perfect baby, you can't just expect to pop out perfection immediately. This was nice of him to say except that we popped DD out immediately so does that mean she's not perfect???

oh emki i know exactly how you feel. I too have that "never again" fear.

guff i hope the house buying/selling goes as smoothly as possible, you don't need more stress right now.

hooble good luck relaxing over the next few months it sounds like you need it. Hopefully i won't be here when you're back but chances are i will be.....

fedup sorry called you Flohs got confused. Welcome.

Welcome fedup, I hope that the rules here can save you a bit of money on sticks! And that you can follow them, I'm going to have to do another trip to the fishmongers to stock up at this rate

Don't give in to the urge aly! Be strong! not that I would be able to resist

Sorry to hear that you are leaving us for a while hooble but it sounds like the right decision, hope you can relax on holiday without the TTC stress.

flohs, I love the idea of smashing up a cb digital, now you have got me curious - what was inside it?

A bit of crap news for me today, I went for what I hoped was my final blood test and my hormone levels were 14. Previously they said they wanted them to be below 20, but today they said they really want them to be below 10. So i have to go back for another sodding test next week.

I just want a BFN so we can start trying again. I had planned to celebrate tonight with a bottle of champagne and and our first proper DTD session since the MC. Guess it will have to go on ice for another week.

But I've decided to poas on Friday. If that is negative, I reckon we might just go for it anyway!

Hi flohs. Sorry your here but from your posts you will fit in nicely. Loving the endless poas and hiding them from DH

We are all a little mad here that's what our experiences have done to us.

Well still spotting (only when wipe) sometime nothing. AF was due today do any minute now. Felt like throwing the towel in today. Have decided a dec deadline if not pregnant then I am going to enjoy my life with DP and DD as it is. Feel better for a deadline.

alyant. Big poo to spotting had high hopes for you this month. Maybe implantation.

Good work emki you might as well fit another one in if you can manage it

hooble enjoy your holiday and time out. See you back here when you feel is right time. It's a rollercoaster that we all need time off every now and again.

Hope everyone else doing well.

Made a big decision yesterday, got so low when AF appeared last week that I feel I need a break from TTC. Been trying for 3 years now with just a MC at the end of 2011 and the reality of a 40th birthday to show for it.

I have a holiday coming up which I don't want AF making an appearance on, so have dug out the last, illicit pack of my combined pills, am going to take the last few months I have of them, take the pressure off as, if I know in advance I won't be expecting a BFP, there's none of the disappointment.

Hope my rambling makes sense, good luck to everyone on here, and I'll be back, in a more positive frame of mind, in a few months time.