TTC after miscarriage - May 2020

@Renna hey yeah iv heard Acupucture is fab for fertility i do want to try it! The grapefruit juice is not nice at first but then i enjoy it now x

Ill do an IC this afternoon then as i have ovulated cd18 before and im cd14 today so will wheres its at currently.

The grapefruit juice works... hand on heart haha! Iv been drinkijg it for a few weeks so i need to lay off it because it was a bit too slippy night 😆

Hope u get ur static soon! Dreading doing them cb sticks thats when the stress will start, but im proud of myself for being so calm since AF :) lets see how long it lasts 🙏 ... me and 2 of my older friends are all ttc they have both had mc's one through ivf and the other doesnt qualify for ivf as her partner has a child already to someone else so shes had 3 mcs and she is in her 40s soo desp for it to happen for her too, shes in her tww now 🙏 x x

@Hayleylou89 hey hun how are you ?
Yeahh weve DTD Sunday and Monday (I actually dont wanna over do it and be DTD every day as I did last cycle as didnt actually work ! Lol ) and I thought I'd get my peak today but still a flashing smiley but I think my ICs are getting darker so probably get the static smiley tomorrow ..
I'll attach my ICs see what you think . Top one was late last night , middle was early this morning then bottom was later on this morning.

I'm actually going to see my acupuncturist later today he can do electro acupuncture contact less so he directs you where to put it. DH went yesterday for his back so I just said hey I'm due to ovulate in next couple days will some treatment help and he said yeah he recommends having acupuncture just before or during ovulation.. so gonna give it a a go !

I'm trying to drink more water to improve CM . I've heard this about grapefruit juice ... I may need to give it a try although too late for this cycle really . Although I dont actually like the juice .. 😂😂 awesome you've seen some results with it 😁😁

Tbh with afternoon ICs I try hold wee for couple hours but like you I dont want another UTI so dont hold it much . As long as your wee not ridiculously diluted so dont drink loads before I think It should pick up on it ..?
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Oh wish I had of known about the grape fruit juice trick. Entering fertile window today. Would it be too late to start?

Swear this stuff does really work 🤦🏽‍♀️

Hey girls how are u all!!

@SmileyT Youv got every chance, good luck lovely!

@renna how exciting ur in ur fertile window wooohooo!

Iv got some advice that i honestly think is working for me ... GRAPEFRUIT juice ... I heard it helps with CM so iv been trying it and last night we dtd and it was noticeably different down there (so slippy 🤦🏽‍♀️). Sorry tmi! But thats the only thing it could be as im not in my fertile window yet... need to start testing with ICs ( might start this afternoon)

Can i ask anyone how do they drink when doing the afternoon IC's do u not drink and hold ur pee or drink normal but hold ur pee? Whats best practice with them? X

@SmileyT goood way to be and to be as relaxed as you can be. I'm trying to be like that and find myself a bit more relaxed than last month . I'm CD 11 got my peak CD 12 last cycle but previous cycles before MC got peaks on CD 14 too so we will see ! Xx xx

@Rainbowhope11 ah I see at least they are going to check again for you then it's a fresh start for you for ttc again. Xx

@HE88 they will monitor until it is 5 or below because that is regarded as a negative. 10 is still positive and will still show up as positive on more sensitive tests like first response. Ah that's good to know! I was wondering if there was something wrong because at people have said that they had really heavy AF after miscarriage. Xx

@SmileyT it's been so frustrating to keep being monitored every week, but you're right, at least I can have peace of mind and start the new cycle fresh and ready to go❤️

@SmileyT I may give it a go next cycle if not lucky this cycle. Not sure. Yeah I read about increasing water.. I normally drink a fair amount but find wfh I surprisingly drink less ... and I'm also holding urine today to test later for my second IC of the day... cant win 😂🙄 xx
How are you today? X x

@TerribleImagination I think I'm going to leave it a while before I interfere by adding anything extra into my body. At the end of the day, my body thinks I gave birth to 2 babies 7 months ago. And I did. Can't really blame it for thinking it isn't ready.

Hi @rainbowhope11 I never got my hcg levels checked after mmc is 10 a good number?
I had lots of days spotting on the lead up to af then when on af it was quite light too. I would maybe class it as your period then if its been a proper flow of bleeding. Xx

Hi ladies! Congrats to all the lovely ladies that got their Bfps! I'm so thrilled for you all, you give me hope 😊

So I had my blood tests done again yesterday and my Hcg levels are at 10. They want to repeat one last time to make sure that it goes down to 5 or below. I've started bleeding/spotting 4 days ago, so I'm just going to count that as my period. It's extremely light though, but according to my app, my period is right on schedule. It's been such a long 6 weeks waiting for my Hcg levels to drop, but I'm hoping that everything is okay now and I can finally move forward and try again properly.

@Hayleylou89 sorry I didn't mean like it was better than having a shorter AF or anything! I just always see 4-6 days as being in the normal range! Xx

Hi ladies xx
Glad you're feeling better @Ejb86
Anyone tried evening primrose oil?
I should get my peak reading tomorrow or maybe the next day so ovulating in next couple days .. I think my CM is a bit more watery but I just dont know I cant tell and if I get EWCM .. it's not obvious to me any way.. apparently primrose oil can help with CM..? Xx

@Ejb86 Have you tried B6 for your luteal phase?

@Ejb86 glad ur feeling better

@VP91 why is a 6 day af good? Mine was 6 days instead of the usual 4 is that a good thing is it? Xx and why? X

Morning @Ejb86 glad you are feeling better! Yeah 6 days is good that's normally what I have. Day 6 is normally just finishing and very light. I'm sure that now your periods are getting more like before your LP will regulate itself too! Xx

Thanks @yoomoo. All I need now is a luteal phase that lasts longer than 5 days! Ha

Glad you are better @Ejb86 yes I think 5 days is the average, that’s how long mine last which I’ve always thought was pretty normal. The way I see it that’s a good amount of time to clear all the old stuff away ready for the new cycle!

Morning ladies. I'm pretty much recovered from the bout of tonsillitis I've had. I'm on cd9 today, because AF goes really well with tonsillitis!

Since losing the girls, AF has generally lasted for 3 days. This month she lasted 5 days with a bit of spotting on day 6. This has to be good news, right?

Good idea @Hayleylou89 it’s all so frustrating isn’t it! I wish I was better at the IC as they are much cheaper than the digital version but I think that’s the way forward for me, even though I’m permanently working from home I still kept forgetting to wee in a cup but I seem to remember first thing!
Which day do you usually ovulate on during a 38 day cycle?
I couldn’t believe it when I worked out it was CD24 last month and that must’ve been when we conceived, Mother’s Day ironically
At least I’ll know again this month that I’m on 1DPO today and to wait a little while for testing. According to Ovia (now I’ve changed my cycle length!) AF is due on 19th May. I will try not to test before then but I probably will 😂 now it’s onto symptom spotting and trying not to get stressed.

We did but I’m a bit annoyed with myself that I figured it all out too late as could’ve done it over the weekend too! Never mind it only takes one time as we got told at school, btw anyone else laugh when remembering the lectures we used to get as teenagers on how easy it is to fall pregnant, the reality is quite different right?!

@yoomoo so frustrating sometimes arnt they!! I got myself in a tizz last cycle and started the cb ones too early as i was scared to miss my ovulation or i just thought i mightn't ovulate for some stupid reason or incase it was earlier than expected but it wasnt, my cycle went back to normal and i had about 2 weeks of flashies and went onto a second pack of cb sticks then got my static, finally!... but this month im not stressing like that im planning on starting my cb sticks on monday around 5 days before predicted ovulation and then midweek this week ill start doing the cheapies as i have had a few cycles that have varied 3-5 days earlier than my more normal 38 day cycle x x hope u managed to dtd 🙏🌈 x