TTC After Pregnancy Loss Thread 22.

I've just been reading up on cm as you do when ttc 🤷🏼‍♀️

Now I'm convincing myself I have all the signs of pregnancy and I'm only around 6dpo

Where is everyone else in their cycle?

I haven't been able to keep up as had family staying and work is crazy at the moment.

@Lilimum4 yup. That's the one. So I rub it twice a day. But pick different spots. So hips, bum, thigh, upper arm, tummy. And each application I rotate it. Only because apparently it help with absorption. But sounds like you have it covered!

@Cakelaur thanks for looking for me. The progesterone you took was it the cream. I have wellspring's serenity progesterone cream. How much and where did you put it. I've used it twice a day on my hip am I doing it right.

@strawberrye I'd say you're 7dpo. Judging by cm, opks and temp shift, you've just had a second temp shift. 💕 are perfectly timed. I'd sleep easy. 7dpo! There's nothing to really suggest you ovulated later. It's mainly because a few of your pre ov temps are a little erratic.

I suspected low progesterone because my temps were really erratic after ov. I'd have one day up one day down one day up etc. You can see my chart without taking progesterone is all jumpy. Then my bfp chart where I took progesterone. I started it 3dpo once ff confirmed ov. And you can see my temps rise nicely until i stopped taking it to allow af to come, at 12dpo. Af never showed. Had a bit of spotting then bfp!!

@Boboelephant I just squeeze a bit in (in the bathroom) usually elegantly like a spider on the floor!! Haha!! Then just nip into bed. Then pounce! So it's only in for a couple minutes. We scrapped all foreplay during FW. Although some days OH needed a little help which he didn't complain about!! (Sorry tmi) and once we're done I sit with legs up the wall for about 15 mins. Sometimes I had to pee so I wait 15mins then let it all go. All the good sperm would be up where it needs to be by then. But defo put less in. Or you can just rub a little on DH.

@Lilimum4 Looks perfect. I wouldn't even worry about that temp drop. It's not below coverline. Looks great! 3dpo and everything lines up nicely 👍🏻

@Cakelaur probably too early to even make out but hayho

@Cakelaur any tips for keeping it in if you put in in standing up? I was using it in bed as I found that it just dripped out even lying down! Does it not do that if you use less?? Hence the passion killer when I was trying to sneakily insert under duvet! 😂🤦‍♀️
@strawberrye ooh I think your chart looks awesome! I think you're 7dpo. My temps took a a few days to rise last month too. What day was your positive opk?

@CobaltRose congratulations lovely that's fabulous news. Sticky bead wishes coming your way

PS discarded some of my pre-O temps because they were taken at odd times after nights etc or only after a couple of hours sleep because I was working a twilight shift

@Cakelaur fancy looking at my charts? This month FF can't decide when ovulation was. If I have it one the advanced setting, it reckons I am 4DPO because my initial few temps were quite low. But if I have it on the OPK, FAM or research settings it reckons I'm 7DPO! I think I ovulated 7 days ago because that matches up with my OPKs and my CM pattern, but my initial post O temps were quite low?

Also I remember you saying you thought you had low progesterone from your charting, what were the signs you picked up on?

If any of you wanna post your charts you know I'll take a look. I miss charting so much!! Haha

Think it's safe to assume I'm pregnant now

@Boboelephant I used to only use about 1/3 of a tube. Otherwise it would run down my leg by the time I got back into bed!! Haha. I'd sneaky deaky put it in (didn't tell OH) then pounce. Then I wiped it down and wrapped it in clingfilm to use the next time.

@HidCat so this fall back thing is quite common / normal then

@Limum4 thanks hun I'm ok. Trying to be a bit more chilled this month! My parents are coming to visit and arrive a day after af due so would so love to meet them at the airport with baby news! Trying to do my yoga for relaxing and exercise for summer toning every day!
@Cakelaur we decided to try SMEP this month rather than marathon. Hopefully a mix up is what we need. I have everything crossed too!! Whilst also trying to stay relaxed! 😯 I did use the fertility check gel last month and have some left so will give it a go. Wasn't a huge fan as found it very watery and a bit of a passion killer but will crack it out again no doubt.

@dreaminofholidays sorry you find yourself here babe. I am in the December group. Hope you're doing well.

@TedLife maybe this morning?? FMU is more concentrated. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

@weasledee yeah pup is massive now. He's nearly 5 months now. The absolute love of my life. We're gonna stay team yellow. I'd quite like to find out. The loss of our first baby has made me not love surprises, but hubby wants to catch baby and tell me what it is. It's the only thing he's desperate for, so I've gotta give it to him. Plus I don't actually care what we have. I just want baby to get here safe and sound. 🌈

@Boboelephant sounds good. Are you going do marathon again?? And through in some preseed. I think that massively helped me. Sounds like a great formula! 🤞🏻

@HidCat i think just teddy and this shop is enough. Everyone we actually speak to and like, knows. And we told all our family ages ago. So those on our social media who don't know can live with that!! Haha.

@strawberrye pineapple core is 1dpo-5dpo which is supposed to get your womb ready for implantation. It acts a little like a blood thinner so it's supposed to make a nice environment in there. Got my fingers crossed for you to babe. They're crossed for everyone. I'm like a twisted ball of string I've got everything crossed for everyone here. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Lilimum4 congrats on O. I have a 26day cycle. I quite liked it being shorter. I still had a 12day LP. Which is the important part. But it meant if not pregnant, we wouldn't have to wait long to start again. There are supplements you can take to lengthen your cycle if you don't love it being shorter. Hopefully this is your month and you won't need to think about it! 😉🤞🏻

@Boboelephant thanks hun. You always make me stop panicking your a star. I just hope it goes back up.
I'm doing pineapple and progesterone cream too so really hopeful this month. How are you getting along lovely

@strawberrye haha i hear you. I also work in healthcare and am generally a very practical person but this journey has certainly changed me! I'll give anything a try now! I do believe the power of the mind is extraordinary though so positive thinking and all that- even if it's just placebo effect! I hope your symptoms are a sign of good things to come! Pineapple core is just from 1dpo-5dpo so you can stop now.
@Lilimum4 it's hard isn't it. I am the opposite and get stressed that I just feel like I am waiting between af and fw. How often are you jks in fw? Maybe drop to every other day? I'm finding that a bit less pressure this month. As for the drop in temp I've been told that on 2 or 3dpo you can have a fallback rise. Here's the info-
'Before O, estrogen levels peak and then drop, causing LH level to peak and then drop, causing ovulation.The theory of fallback rise is that the estrogen level is still dropping after the LH level has dropped, and the progesterone levels have not risen high enough to push the temperatre up. Estrogen causes low temps, progesterone high temps'
It should go back up again tomorrow.

Morning ladies so ff app finally says I ovulated on cd11 just as I thought but it also confirms that my cycles have defo changed from 32 days pre mc and now 25 days post mc. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing but its tiring me out. AF for 4 days, one day nothing then fw starts cd6 then tww and AF again. Sorry to moan but I don't seem to have time to just relax its all go.

Also 3dpo and chart dropped this morning that can't be good surely its surposed to rise until AF.

Morning ladies! I can't keep up with everyone but I hope at least this lovely sunshine is brightening up your days.

@CobaltRose congratulations on your BFP what a clear set of lines!

@TedLife sorry for the BFN, hoping AF stays away and you'll get your BFP.

@Cakelaur lovely to hear from you and amazing way to announce! I would so love to join you in cooking that kind of cake in the oven. I'm really hoping this month is our month

@boboelephant glad to see you're feeling back to your normal chirpy self :) hopefully the quadruple formula will be just the trick for you.

Well I'm 7DPO and I've even tried pineapple core this month despite being very sceptical about these things. I work in healthcare and come from an evidence based background and all these dietary things, lotions and potions make my scientific side cringe, but I'm getting to the point where I'm so desperate now I'll try most things. Its been an interesting experience for me and I think I'll empathize a lot better in future with people who try out these wacky things to help with their health problems! Anyway trying desperately hard not to symptom spot, but I had a weird afternoon yesterday feeling dizzy and nauseous so that's set my mind racing even though it's way too early to mean anything. I'm really hoping this is our month, it's our 3rd cycle since our last MC, and with each pregnancy we have conceived on the 3rd cycle each time, so to have a successful pregnancy 3rd time round on the 3rd cycle would be quite poetic!

Regarding the pineapple core, when are we meant to stop eating it? @cakelaur what did you do in your magic formula?

Sorry @TedLife bfns are the worst. Hopefully it was just because it was evening!
@Cakelaur thanks hun! I'm aiming for that cake!!! Love your work announcement and Teddy is so adorable! I've got the quadruple going this month- grapefruit juice and cough syrup pre ovulation and progesterone cream and pineapple post. Let's hope this is the magic formula!

Sorry ted bfn are so depressing....

Cake nice to hear from the "marathon girl!" the puppy is getting big!
So are you going to find out what you're having??? So excited for you

Sorry to hear that @tedlife. Stay strong. It will come x

@cakelaur such a creative way to announce I love it.
I recognised your name from the Dec babies group, so pleased to hear your pregnancy is going well. :)

@tedlife sorry it's not +ve for you this evening but I have my fingers crossed for you tomorrow morning xxx