TTC after pregnancy loss - Thread 33- huddle up and bring on the BFP's

@Mumlili8 I mean Friday (losing track of the day of the week!(

@Mumlili8 that doesn't mean you're out - I believe most women see a temp spike the day after ovulation so if you ovulated on Thursday then Tuesday would actually be the optimum day per the chart.... fingers are crossed for you, but if this isn't your month then I'm hoping that January is the month that brings this board lots of BFPs xxx

Hope you’re ok @VenusStarr

@mumlili8 you never know! Fingers crossed 🤞

Sounds like a nice afternoon @Avocuddles

I’ve been home. Some friends popped on with Christmas cards, which was nice, and now just getting ready to go to my parents for dinner

Hope everyone has had a nice weekend

@VenusStarr I hope your forms are on the way and you have some answers soon!

Hi all! I'm ok thanks. Had some friends round today for a Christmas get together, we had mulled wine and a mountain of party food, five adults, a two year old, a ten week old and a dog so it was a lively house!

@Mumlili8 have you DTD in the past couple of days? Thought it might be worth sharing with you the image below which is a screenshot from the leaflet I've been given re my forthcoming ovulation induction. This shows that the four days pre ovulation all stand a really decent chance so fingers crossed you might have had at least one shot within the window?

@Mumlili8 I think the positive is day 10 🤞 looks like the timing will be spot on.

@Avocuddles I'm just sure about any plans yet. I'm a bit fed up, af arrived today unexpectedly (wasn't due until Tuesday), making this cycle 21 days 😑 really hoping my blood forms come in the post tomorrow so I can get those sorted. I'm scared for us to ttc without having the blood test results back.

Hope everyone is OK xx

Oh I see @Avocuddles I’m ok thanks, just tired and pleased it’s the weekend!

@ReeRi my scans were deemed normal but I'm being treated as if I did have PCOS as my symptoms are indicative of the condition. How are you feeling this week?

@VenusStarr the wait is frustrating isn't it! Do you know what the next steps are likely to be come February?

@MissSparkles81 how are you today, are you still having the cramps?

Oh how frustrating @VenusStarr

I hope you get some answers @Avocuddles 60% is in your favour. I’m sure no one’s chances of having a healthy baby are 100%! Have you had a scan for PCOS? I had an internal scan to test for it years ago and it was clear but they were satisfied with that. Maybe they can look for that at the same time they scan for ov

Hope everyone else is ok x

Thanks @VenusStarr xx

😔 Thanks @Avocuddles it's so frustrating. At least it's been picked up now and not when I go back at the end of February. As if this isn't hard enough though. I was tempted to book in with my GP and get referred to the Coventry clinic but I'm trying to be patient and it's not going to give me what I want.

That's brilliant news about you having a plan 🤞 and good that you're taking the pressure off now but have things planned for January. I know there's no guarantees with anything but for me the process of doing something is what helps me. But you know, 60% chance isn't bad (especially if you compare to other interventions like iui or ivf), I know that probably doesn't help but those are are in your favour 🙏 Do you need a scan or bloods to confirm pcos or is that not needed?

Hi everyone. Hope you're all ok.

So had my fertility clinic appointment this morning and as I had hoped the consultant said it's time to go down the ovulation stimulation route. I've been prescribed letrozole, along with progesterone to bring on a period, though won't be using either until the new year. Most of my test results have come back completely clear but the fact that I don't regularly ovulate does indicate polycystic ovaries, and my vitamin d levels are on the low side so I've got a GP appointment next week to request high dose vitamin d along with high dose folic acid. Also been told that losing some weight would be helpful so come Jan 1st it's going to be 100% healthy eating and teetotal lifestyle for me....

My initial ovulation stimulation appointment with the nurse is on Jan 6th, I'm assuming that after that I'll get started on the meds if it's the right time in my cycle (who knows if I'll have had a period by then given it's now CD57!!!). As I have this lined up DH and I will take another break from TTC until the appointment comes round - probably well timed as we'd be struggling to DTD whilst visiting assorted family members!
Once I'm on the meds there will be various scans and checks to see if I'm ovulating successfully so fingers crossed!

I'm not naive enough to believe that this will bring us a baby, but at least it will give us more of a chance of conceiving. The consultant showed me a chart which showed that based on my various risk factors the chance of us bringing home a live baby (if I fall pregnant) is c60%. Not the best of odds, but still in our favour.

@VenusStarr I had a similar experience in that it's taken numerous sets of tests which should have all happened at once to get to this point!

😡 Ffs, glad I bloody checked now. Trying not to be too cross, but I've waited 7 weeks to be told oh we didn't do the full range of tests!! And they only discovered that because I was being a pest and following it up 😡
@Mumlili8 seems my clinic is similar to yours, you don't find out until you see them. Really pleased the biopsy results are OK ❤️ must be a relief.

@MissSparkles81 I definitely get very obvious ovulation signs since my miscarriages, almost like my body is saying come on! This cycle was actually difficult to walk, felt like my ovary was swollen.

@SunStruck sorry you're in groundhog day, hopefully not for too much longer 🤞

Hope you're OK @ReeRi

@Mumlili8 Meant to say pleased your results were ok too!

@MrsMGE I am sad to see you take a step back but I completely understand why. I hope you pop in and out to let us know how you are on a general level. 🥰

@Mumlili8 I am so pleased for you!! Such a relief to get those results. I had cancer in 2016 so I can relate to the stress of waiting for results 💖

Morning ladies I am just popping on to ask a quick question. I woke up last night with really bad cramps to the point that I thought my period had started but nothing was there.

Since my negative test I have been tracking ovulation even though we are not trying this cycle. I have had x2 days of flashing smilies on clearblue but my other opk's are still very faint.

Is it normal to get ovulation pains after a miscarriage?

@VenusStarr glad to hear you're ok :) well I'm tracking again (opk) because I'm supposed to ovulate next week so we can time TTC. Yawn, Groundhog Day....🙄😄

@MrsMGE oh I'm going to miss you 😔 I completely understand though, I've also had to take a slight step back because it was consuming me. I hope you have a good Xmas and hope to see you back soon when you feel stronger ❤️ thanks for all the support you've been given me, it's invaluable and I feel like I owe part of my promotion to you! You're strong.

I struggled a bit this year with xmas too @mumlili8 I found Christmas shopping and wrapping quite enjoyable though and of course we are going away so that helps a bit. Just do whatever works for you

@VenusStarr I hope you get the results and they set your mind at rest. I think it helps to have a plan or timeline too.