TTC after miscarriage - May 2020

@Hayleylou89 I think it's similar to a smartwatch, tracks your temp, heart & breathing rate etc to predict cycles. £249 brand new though!!!!

@francis05 yeah tbf the cheap opks work spot on too its just with them u have to test alot to make sure u dnt miss that surge, i use them alongside the cb and they do match up when at my peak xx what does the ava bracelet do? X x

@Hayleylou89 @Donnat89 ah that could be where I'm going wrong then!! Going to try and use the cheap opks for another month before I fork out for clear blue. Although I have just bidded for an Ava Bracelet on ebay 🙈

@francis05 I read you shouldn't use FMU for OPKS if that helps at all , other then that I don't think it matters xxx

@francis05 Hey you, sorrry to see u here but were all in it together.

I usually do a few a day but i think mid morning picks up the start of ur surge, as its something to do when the hormones releases it takes a few hours to show and it normal happens in the morning then shows in the afternoon, however ...the cb monitor will still pick up peak with FMU as it did for me last month but think the cheapies are usually smu or later x x

Morning! Coming over from the April thread, after a faint line on Wednesday had a stark white BFN on a frer this morning. Still no sign of af but don't think she's coming any time soon. Just need to ride it out like I did last year and hopefully catch ovulation.

No idea when she will come so just want to try and get back into my fitness and back to eating well.

Hopefully still going to use ic opk's... Can I ask when is the best time of day to take them? Recently I've been taking them using fmu xx

@SmileyT it was so funny 🙈 because I only used a tiny amount and he got offended and was like you will need more it’s bigger than that’ and I was like ‘it’s £20 a tube!’ Haha. I’m not even in my fertile window yet (although I’m not entirely sure when that is) so I only used a tiny bit to try it out but yes it was good to test it out haha. Every little helps. Xx

@Hayleylou89 that sounds fab! A nice fresh start for you both. And yes certainly nice to have new surroundings to enjoy each other. You can certainly end up in a bit of a rut with the bd when ttc. Yes hopefully you won’t get all those flashing smileys and it will go static sooner this time! Xx

@Sallyjo27 Yes iv used the cb fertility monitor, i got the connected one last month and stupid me started testing way before it asked me too and kept getting flashing smileys but then if id have started when it asked i would of only had a few flashies before my peak so they are spot on tbh the connect one send ur results to ur phone aswell which is good x x

@Mommybear05

I know .. my clear blue app says to start testing from 11th may so thats when ill start with them... and hopefully get a static within a week this time rather that 10000000 flashing faces haha x

Yeah our new bedroom in the loft is nearly done !! By the end of next week we will be in it, so the nice new surroundings and new bedroom for bding in this month will be nice and itll feel a bit different and brand new which can only be a good thing 🥰 xx

@VP91x @SmileyT yes enjoyed haha 😂 Hope you guys are doing well today

@Hayleylou89 oh good it’s come in time according to the app. Yes long cycles must be frustrating such a long wait. But a long cycle is still a cycle and you have your chance again coming. I think that’s a good idea to chill for the next couple of weeks and try to relax a little and then you can start testing coming up to your fertile window. You already have so much going on in the house and stuff so just keep yourself preoccupied and I’m sure the time will pass

@Donnat89 yes that’s a good idea to track your ovulation to see what’s going on. You can make sure you do everything you can during that fertile window!
Xxxx

@SmileyT yeah definitely! So good to just try and understand your body anyway.

@Mommybear05 enjoying netflix and chillin' 😏😏

@Sallyjo27 I'm sorry that it turned out to be a chemical 😩 I hope this month is positive for you. Xx

Thanks @Mommybear05 AF just come bang on time so all is well back to the start again ... 3 weeks until predicted ovulation so i plan to spend 2 weeks without a care in the world and then start testing a week or so before predicted ovulation not like last month where is started testing way too early xx

Shes shown her face! Kinda feel releived that im working according to my app though thats one positive albeit that my cycles feel lime a lifetime long ...3 weeks until ovulation now 🙄 x x

@Hayleylou89 fingers crossed it could be nothing but if you are worried then no harm in asking. Xx

Evenings ladies hope everyone is well

I'm near the end of CD1 now and quite looking forward to get AF over with to start again.

My GP told me periods bei days early or days late is actually normal and doesn't tend to cause issues unless TTC which we are

I was like Clock work before my MC and my cycles don't seem to have settled since properly gave a few months 27 days , then 29 etc it's all a bit odd hence why I am
Now going to track ovulation as will make
It easier to see when AF is due and hopefully pick up some sort of pattern that I'm
Missing !

I hope May is a good news month for everyone

Xxxxx

@Sallyjo27 hey sorry to hear that news :( I wouldn’t have thought that trying again so quickly would have had anything to do with it. Just bad luck I suppose 😔 that’s so annoying that your cycle is now different though! I hope af comes soon for you so it’s not too different! No experience with clear blue fertility monitors I’m afraid xx

@SmileyT yes I agree with you I don’t want to look back and feel I was stressing out! Our preseed arrived today 😉 got the wine in and so it’s Netflix and chill tonight (is that what they say lol) just having fun with it this month and who knows.

@Hayleylou89 yes I agree with smiley thar your cycle could be varied by that many days naturally but if you’re not happy see a go for sure. There’s different herbs you can take to help regulate cycles. One is called shatavari. I used a supplement from Holland and Barrett called Female Formula and this has shatavari and other things. It’s supposed to help with pms but also regulating hormonal balance. There’s also vitex. I’m on vitex now and that’s also supposed to regulate your cycles.
I’m not sure what’s normal for me as I was always on the pill but I have heard they can vary by a few days xxx

@HE88 yeah im being referred for other things so ill ask my go about this aswell 🙏 will be a while anyway especially with everything going on x

Hi ladies hope you are all well!
Back again as bloods and gp confirmed it was a chemical or very very early miscarriage 😩
Worried maybe we should have waited a month after my MMC before trying again.
Anyway on day 33 now usual cycle is 31 days but think hormones are all over the place and had a BFN when testing this morning.
So hoping AF comes soon so we can get back to it.
Has anyone had the clear blue fertility monitors? Are they any good? X

@SmileyT ahh ok so yeah i was the same with the gym before getting pregnant so could be that aswell!! Ahh its a mind field isnt it. X

@SmileyT oh basically the same as me then! I think there must be some variations in general. I think when you are ovulating you go above like 36.5 towards 37.0 dont you? I need to look at more charts and get myself familar with a pattern. The app seems good at analysing your temp pattern. Xx