TTC after MC - June 2020 (Part 2)

@renna ahh your pupper is gorgeous!! This is Bella setrling in to her new surroundings - oh and I got kicked off the sofa we are borrowing from my parents onto the ikea poang armchairs we got - it’s like she was saying “no snuggle time - I need to sleep here with soace thank you very much!!”

@VP91x ooo working dogs have such a good mindset - you pooch will be licky to have you as their mummy! it always upsets me when people come to puppy classes with working dogs and try to have them as pet pets (I clearly felt like I wasn’t busy enough as I also teach puppy classes at my local dog training school 😂) Cocker spaniels are the most common one that people buy from working breeders, then try to keep them as domesticated pets. They always wonder why they are playing up etc and I have to explain how they need to be mentally stimulated, and that they aren’t being naughty for the sake of it bless them!!

@SmileyT I’m trying so hard to stay positive and upbeat but omg I feel like I am wishing the months away - when AF comes Inwish for the fertile week, then I wish away the tww, then back to AF, fertile week! I’m the same as you - I really want to be pregnant before my due date - especially as I’m finding it harder to cope with my friend who I was 2 weeks behind. She doesn’t text much baby related stuff to be fair to her, but seeing her get her stroller and seeing her bump in pics makes me sad - I thought it would get easier as time went on!

@HE88 and @Bellabubble glad it's not just me that time is dragging for 😂

@Jazper I keep trying to stay positive and the fact we weren't ttc before and caught I keep telling myself it will happen, it's only been two full cycles and if I catch before August it means that I'll be able to announce before my original due date which would be nice ☺️

@Renna ahh such a cute pup 🥰🥰🥰 and definitely nice to keep you occupied and give you cuddles xx

@Renna I thought we were quite close in cycle days. I'm about 28/29 days too. Ha ha yes you can tell me off I don't like the disappointment either. Xx

@VP91x aw cute and interesting!! Weve only had shelby 2 and half weeks and weve trained her a bit and seen a trainer . She is very clever but also a puppy ... so just wants to play too at times lol but we want her to be super behaved and well trained so putting lots of effort it whilst she is young .... but I also cuddle her like shes my baby too hehe . Xx aw and so sad losing them , I cant even imagine losing mine one day now I have her . Heartbreaking xx

@HE88 hehe thanks lovely xx ah were cycle buddies I'm CD7 . Cycle lengths normally around 28/29 days.. how long are yours normally?
I'm deffo not testing before AF . Not good for me at all . Everyone sees it as a different way to cope though. But yeah if you're like me and dont find it helps mentally I'll keep telling you off if you want when you say you're tempted lmao xxxx 😂 and you can do same for me . But just dont think I'll even be tempted as made me feel so low last time seeing BFN xx

@Ejb86 hi babe xx what CD are you xx

@Jazper aw thanks for sharing your story . we are very similar! My cycles actually were shorter the first 2 after MC down to 26 days ish but my last cycle was 28 days which is what I was pre MC so hoping thats a good thing ...xx I wasnt too relaxed before MC when TTC either tbh I was doing opks but that was it but I was getting a bit stressed by put like 4th cycle when I fell. Fell over xmas when visiting in laws ... that's when I typically got my peak so thought well DTD but didnt think that would be our month xx massive fingers crossed for you xx

Hehe thank you @elliew818 @peonyrose87 @VP91x oo what puppy are you getting?? Xx

@Renna pup is so cute I'm glad she has been keeping you busy and distracted from everything. Yeah things are good with me 8dpo so just counting down the days until either a bfp or af. I'm getting the urge to test early though which I told myself I wouldn't do. Xx

Hi ladies,

Sorry I havent been on here much this week. I'm finding it hard to settle back into an work routine.

My body is being so random, yet again. I've had EWCM since Monday. It is never like this. I've not done OPKs every day, need to do one tonight to see where we're at as the past few I've done have been very negative. Hoping the EWCM might mean that I'm ovulating earlier this cycle.

Helpful to hear your journey @Renna , thank you. I'm not far off you, mc 28th Feb. We got straight in to ttc first cycle but I didn't track in any way. It was 5 weeks long. 2nd cycle I used cheapies mid way through month and I didn't get a peak, so I either didn't ov, or I ov'd late as that cycle was, again, 5 weeks long. 3rd cycle I got a static smilie cd17 and cycle shortened to 32 days. Because I had seen my peak, I naively thought I would definitely catch and when af arrived (over the weekend just gone) I was like you on your April cycle, completely broken. Utterly devastated.
Like you, it took us 4 months to fall pregnant pre mc, however, we were totally chilled ttc and I didn't track, just timed dtd loosely around the middle of my cycle. I feel like my body needs a little more time to recover and I have convinced myself I may have a few more cycles now before I catch. Like you though, I am desperate to be.
I have everything crossed for us both xx

@elliew818 :so sorry you're having a rough day! It's a rollercoaster this TTC business!!

@Renna your pup is beautiful!!

@Renna your pup is beautiful!

@VP91x thanks babe 🤞 xxx

I joined in April but lurked feb/March fingers crossed for BFPs soon x

@HE88 thanks hun hoping we get it sorted too soon ! 🙄🤞 xx pup is so good and getting so funny and cheeky I've just come back from the park all muddy as she was digging haha I'll upload a pic may cheer up some doggy lovers hehe . She does make all this so much easier I actually feel like shes my little baby in a way and shell always be special in that way getting me through this yano 😁💞 how are you doing hun xx

Thanks ladies, you're all so lovely and understanding! It actually does feel better just telling you all that I've lost the plot lol
Well the weather is supposed to be better tomorrow and doing some social distancing visits to our family over the weekend so there will be plenty to distract me and make me feel better.
Tonight however I've got the 200th quiz since lockdown started, I swear I'm going on the chase after all this is over!

@SmileyT will be our time soon hun for sure xx positive vibes xx

@Jazper I found out I had MMC at my 11 weeks scan on 26th feb so I lurked mainly in the Feb/march threads. I had ERPC 3rd march , got straight on with tracking OPKs etc once bleeding stopped but never got a peak . My periods came back roughly similar to my cycle length pre MC . Then joined the april thread properly been in them since then . The first proper cycle in April I did OPKs and temping and prenatal vits. Hit me hard when AF came had a massive cry and down days and DH said to maybe take a more relaxed approach so in May I didnt temp just did opks. And now in June I've thrown everything at It. Been temping , got the ava bracelet , opks, fert illy cup , lots of supplements , grapefruit juice and followed SMEP to a T.. currently in TWW . AF due in like a week. So well see if this all in approach works ! 🤞🤞 it took us about 3 to 4 months to conceive first time before MC so maybe itll take take long this time and hoping I'll fall this month or next at least ..... 🌈🤞😓 xxxx

@elliew818 ahhh sorry it hasn't been a good day for you. I hope tomorrow is better 😘 if you find some good way to relax, please share. I'm also definitely driving DH crazy. I can't relax really... I try to occupy myself with things at home but my mind is just focused on getting pregnant.

@Renna that's rubbish about oh and his step son fx you get to see him soon. How is the new pup? I'm also thinking about having a glass of wine tonight just one small glass I don't imagine it will do any harm. Xx

@elliew818 sorry to hear you are having a rough day sending love xx

@elliew818, sorry to hear you've had a tough day. I totally sympathise. I had so many 'symptoms' last month, the wait was unbearable 😖