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

@Shefliesonherownwings I had ewcm 2 days before my LH peak. The advice I've read is to do it every other day or so leading up to the surge as sperm lurks around x

Second cycle TTC after Pregnancy loss in November. Ovulated much later than usual so a bit unsure what to expect! Testing on the 29th x

@bumblebee thanks for posting that question as I was also interested to find the answer to that. How many weeks did you miscarried if you don't mind me asking.

@Sunflower1608 Can't believe health professionals aren't as sympathetic in cases like that. How many weeks were you when you miscarried. Good Luck hope you conceive soon. Will pray for you.

From post above I meant brown discharge for a few days not weeks.

@Sunflower1608 definitely a faint line there, tentative congratulations to you!

@Shefliesonherownwings my CM patterns have always been erratic due to my irregular cycles so can't advice you really, but definitely no harm in DTD every other day if you can so that you definitely catch the window! Good luck to you for this cycle.....

@Bumblebee999 same as above sorry I can't really offer an opinion as I have issues with irregular / infrequent ovulation. I think the general view is 10-14 days after bleeding ends, but it's different for everyone and sometimes you might not ovulate at all on the first cycle.

@mrsmb03 I have everything crossed for you, it's such a scary time and the not knowing is the hardest. I've managed to persuade the hospital to scan me at 7 weeks (3 weeks today if I make it that far), both my losses were apparent by that point so it's going to be a nervewracking few weeks until then. I swear time passes twice as slowly during early pregnancy, it's awful. Hope you are looking after yourself at this stressful time x

@LASandOtto hope your scan today went well, have been thinking of you

You should dtd before your peak @shefliesonherownwings because you are most fertile before you ovulate. EWCM is a good indication that now is a good time to dtd! Sperm can stay in the body before you ov but once you’ve ovulated the egg only sticks around for about 24 hours. I think the day we are most fertile is actually 2 days before ovulation (or so I have read). Absolutely keep dtd when you get your peak but do not wait for your peak.

Hi all, just catching up on thread. Gentle congratulations to those who have got their BFPs. @LASandOtto best of luck today at your scan, let us know how you get on.

@Sunflower1608 I can see a faint line without opening the pic and I am normally really rubbish at seeing lines. Tentative congratulations.

So DH and I have decided to start TTC this month, two months after losing our DD last year at 41 weeks. Originally we said we'd just see what happens but we had a convo last night and agreed I would start tracking with OPKs and we'd properly try. We are concerned about our ages, DH will be 37 in August this year and I will be 37 in December. I am on CD11 now.

Having not done much tracking before, we caught with DD first month of really trying last year, I wanted to ask about CM. Today I have what I am pretty sure is EWCM but when I used the OPK this morning, there was no peak. Is EWCM an indication that ovulation is about to happen in the next day or two? We DTD last night but I am wondering now if I am in my FW so should DTD every other day to be in with a chance or wait for my peak and then DTD?

Thanks for the replies @Sunflower1608 and @BunnytheBlueWhale!

@Sunflower1608 I can see a line!

@Sunflower1608 I can see a line!!

@Bumblebee999 I think it’s hard to say really as everyone is different. I didn’t do OPK tests immediately after I lost my DD or after my MC last year. If you get a negative HPT and then get a positive OPK then you can probably rely on that otherwise it is hard to say tbh. I’m sure some of the other ladies will be more help!

@Bumblebee999 I had 28days between end of my miscarriage bleeding and my next period. My cycles are usually 24days in total. I don't know if I ovulated as wasn't testing. But it worked out as 24days from my negative pregnancy test.

@mrsmb03 I just had spotting that gradually turned into pretty much like a period. I had no scans. I was lucky to not need any further treatments. The gp and the EPU weren't interested as it was just one of those things. The negative pregnancy test indicated that the pregnancy was truly over so I just continued with my TTC journey. Not on IVF. I've been trying to conceive for about a year with the one miscarriage in September. Prayers are with that everything will turn out to be ok

Right. I couldn't resist. I couldn't find any frer tests in any of the pharmacies and Amazon are only delivering in 4 days time 🤯
So I got a cheap pharmacy one. Now bearing in mind that I'm 4 days before my period is due. It's my 2nd wee of the days. And it's a big standard cheap test that goes for 25mlu of HCG... Anyone else see a really faint line?

Hi all, sorry if some of you have answered this already in older posts but I was wondering when you first ovulated following miscarriage. When I google it says it can be as soon as two weeks after first day of miscarriage bleeding, or much longer. Just wondering what your experiences have been. I had a very strong positive on an ovulation stick just under 2 weeks after my miscarriage started. I know this can be due to remaining HCG but also had a definite negative on a pregnancy test a few days later ( I was advised to take one to confirm the end of the pregnancy). I guess hcg might have caused the positive opk and simply dropped to an undetectable level before the pregnancy test a few days later. Anyway just wondering what your experiences are of returning to ovulation after Mc. Thanks x

Btw, baby measured at 5.9 mm last week so was told about 6 weeks. Accdg. to pregnancy scan notes 'viable intrauterine pregnancy'

Thank you @Sunflower1608 I am having another scan this Friday. I am supposed to be around 11 weeks. I had my 12 week scan end of last week. I pray that the baby is alive and well and is still growing. I'm having some light brown discharge this past few weeks. So really anxious

Are you doing IVF treatments? What happened when you miscarried if you dont mind me asking.

Good luck to you. x

I tried OPK's this month for the first time. Ovulated 10days ago (ish).
I've had terrible wind (sorry tmi 🤣) and when I flomped on my partner's chest for a cuddle I noticed that my breasts were quite tender. Now I do have a tendancy to go in full blown symptom spotting mode. I have no frer in the house, but some on order from Amazon due in 2-4days. I am trying to avoid a trip to the pharmacy to buy one and just wait for the parcel, but I am the most impatient person I know. I have however peed on the opk the last couple days with FMU and got a strong positive but a negative in the afternoon. I have read they can detect HCG as they are a similar molecular make up. Driving myself a little crazy here

@mrsmb03 I'm sorry you're going through so much worry. With my first I had spotting for quite a while, and it all turned out ok. My miscarriage I just had brown spotting which slowly peetered out. I convinced myself it was all fine and the EPU refused to scan me as I was so early. The advise I got was to retake a test in a couple of weeks. It may be worth calling them (sorry I can't remember how many weeks you were). They may be able to provide more help x

@Sunflower1608 Thank you for your kind words. I'm having brown discharge now and I'm quite scared. I'm not sure how to feel and what to expect. while trying to keep positive. Did you have similar experience and how did you deal with it? I don't know what to do, really. Good Luck to us.

And Congratulations to those who have received good news. Wish you all the best and God bless. x

Huge congratulations @SunStruck so pleased for you lovely 🥰

@lasandotto all good so far thanks 😊 yes scan anxiety... I've literally never had any good news at any scans (apart from my first ever one), and I've had a billion (so it feels... even after mmc and I had retained products) so far! So I really understand what you mean. We just need to remember this is a NEW pregnancy, different egg and different sperm. I've read that if you've had 2 miscarriages you're still not a much higher risk for another compared to someone who's never had one. It will be fine tomorrow 😄

Thank you @SunStruck. I'm sure you can relate to scan anxiety. I had one last week at 5+2 and we could see a sac and a yolk sac, I mean, I couldn't see anything from what she was showing me but she's said that's what she could see. It's all millimetres so, crazy they can see anything at all. I guess tomorrow they want to see progress. I really hope we do. I hate going to scans and hearing the dreaded bad news. I'm going to have to try and think of other things today as best as I can and keep busy.

How are you doing?

@lasandotto oh good luck for tomorrow, I'm sure it will turn out fine - that hcg level sound amazing! If you start out in a low level it will double quicker, and if you start out pretty high, it won't rise as quickly (and yours is high!). So what are they looking for tomorrow, a sac?

@Avocuddles that's good news! Really pleased for you and well done on getting the first injection out of the way.

@SunStruck I feel you on the hCG tests. My clinic has done them and the levels were going up every 48 hours and on the last test before the weekend they didn't - so I was of course worried shitless but my DH called the nurse and she said there was nothing to be concerned about and that my level for just coming to 6 weeks were v good (20,000 or something). Anyway, my scan is tomorrow morning and another blood test and I am absolutely bricking it. If it's bad news then I'll be devastated but we will then know and will have to deal with it. I really hope all will be fine.

I've never had much nausea (and never been sick) with the other two pregnancies (that were both MCs) and again this time my main symptoms are tiredness, sore boobs, cramps here and there, moody. That's about it.

Fingers crossed for us all and hope to see more happy sticky BFPs.

@avocuddles no I know, but apparently my Dr is checking for ectopic being an older first time mum... but it is really nerve wrecking, I wouldn't recommend it.

@SunStruck I might ask about blood tests when I ring up tomorrow, though if things aren't progressing as they should is there much that can be done at such an early stage?

My positive OPK was on jan 6th and we DTD that afternoon, so I'm guessing conception occurred that night or on tuesday 7th.....

@avocuddles sorry I'm stupid, I saw how many DPO you are 🤦🏻‍♀️ I'm exactly the same! Either 12 or 13 DPO. What are the chances!

@avocuddles that's such good news 🥰🥰 when did you ovulate if you don't mind me asking? Just to check how close to each other we are! I've just gone to the Dr for a hcg blood test (they want to do another in a few days just to check if the hcg is rising as it should). This is quite triggering for me so I'm trying to take each day as it comes.

I second @avocuddles, will definitely be following this thread and rooting for everyone else's BFP:s ❤️