TTC after MC - July/August 2020 (Thread 8)

I've just had my ultrasound scan (finally!) and though I don't have an answer (consultant appointment is next week) the sonographer was quite helpful in explaining to me that it looks like I have on my left ovary:

• a cyst from where an egg failed to rupture (will probably go away on its own)
• a "chocolate cyst" which is endometrioma on the ovary

If it's a chocolate cyst, I'll probably need surgery to remove it 😭 she thinks it's a normal cyst but wants an MRI to understand and look at it better. Asked about my womb lining which she said looks healthy and about mid cycle (not thin but not imminently going to get AF)
I feel like this is never ending. I'm so drained by it all right now 😞

@Northernsoul90 it could be implantation cramps 🤞🏻🤞🏻 but I see what you mean about testing too soon if you are ovulating.
Next Sunday would still be 10DPO so you could get a result by then anyway.

I'd just carry on as you are, DTD when you want, and I really hope it's implantation! xx

@Pugprincess Yes I should be about 7dpo. Xx

So ladies I'm a bit confused, going off static smiley and ovulation type pains I should be 6/7dpo now. I've been treating this as my tww but still dtd pretty regularly about every other day. I've been having some quite sharp pains, a bit like pinching on my left side for the last hour quite similar to ovulation pains. I also have noticed some (sorry TMI) cervical mucus that is not clear like EWCM more opaque and cloudy but it's stretchy a bit like EWCM. It's a bit weird it's kind of rubbery 🥴. I'm now confused thinking what if I didn't ovulate when I got a static and I'm actually ovulating now. I suppose pains could be implantation related but I don't want to get my hopes up too much - think I will dtd tonight and tomorrow in case. The pains might also be af arriving (I hope not).

I need to try and not think ahead too much as I'm already thinking should I wait later to test if I'm not ovulating until now, should I wait longer to go the GP etc. Why are our bodies so confusing! Any opinions on this??

@Northernsoul90 thank you and good luck to you also. Did you say your 7dpo? X

@Pugprincess Yes I would count from Monday as ovulation would happen after you LH surge 😊 fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Thank you @Pugprincess, I hope so, but will see over the next few days. We have our night away on Saturday, so it would be quite nice for ovulation to fall then

I think last month I ovulated the day after my peak, but as @Northernsoul90 said, everyone is different. Maybe assume the Monday so you'll likely be ahead of what you think, if not spot on.

@Northernsoul90 it's definitely best to hold on as long as you can. I'm sure the second week will go as quickly - keep busy and distracted! xx

@Northernsoul90 ah ok I had ovulation pains then got two days of highs then peak 😩🙈😂 maybe I should count from Monday then and hope for the best with this one. Thanks xx

@Pugprincess I think everyone is different but I usually count from the day of peak as I always see a peak first thing in the morning (from past cycles) and I get ovulation pains as well which normally come on mid morning to early afternoon. This time I'm not sure though as I'm not expecting my body to be back to how it used to be - I had ovulation type pains both on the day of peak and the day after so I'm 7/6dpo going from day of peak and day after. Xx

Peak Sunday at cycle day 18. Do I count from Monday? If so today’s 4dpo

Just caught up! Not much to update you on with me, I’m just plodding along in the tww, wondering when to count my dpo from lol. Still healthy eating and walking. Trying to keep busy at home with painting and gardening etc. Just ordered a dishwasher that’s coming next thurs, I’ve never owned one before! Looking forward to having an easier life regarding washing up. Another little way to help day to day stress I suppose 😅
@VP91x so sorry to hear about coco 😞
@MichT4 egg white is a fantastic sign, hopefully that eggs imminent now 🤞🏻
@Northernsoul90 when do you count dpo from? I had my peak Sunday night, so not sure when to count from. I assuming it’s all over now but will dtd every other to cover just incase.
@Hayleylou89 just shows how much you have to argue for things doesn’t it, like that nurse would have let you wait and it could have gone wrong. So scary. I’m so glad they are getting you in for op, will your cervix length improve after op or stay same? Are you taking bed rest till Friday? Think I would. Take care and best of luck with the op will be thinking of you and eagerly awaiting an update when you feel well enough. Question...do they take the stitch out towards end of pregnancy and let you go into labour? No idea how it works.

@MichT4 @2020wish @VP91x Thank you 🥰 I know it does feel like it's gone quickly which is a shock - tww normally drags on forever. I will probably hold out from testing as long as I can just because I don't like being in limbo getting a negative and then having to wait to retest. I'd rather just get a definite answer. I'm going to try and hold out until next Sunday which would be either 16/17 dpo, I'm waiting as long as I can in case I ovulated a little later than I thought and also allowing for af coming late as it would be first one since mc.

@VP91x aww poor Bella, I’m glad she got a we sent off and is ok today, she might come at you at an unexpected time and ask a few questions once the dust settles. This is what my daughter did. I’m sure u were mentally exhausted last night with the thoughts how how you would tell her and planning a wee funeral etc so no wonder you fell asleep so early.

@Hayleylou89 oh how scary!! So glad you go seen and that’s are taking action on Friday. How ur ok. That’s must of been very traumatic for you. Your pictures look amazing. Sending all the sticky vibes and positives thoughts I can to a full term pregnancy!!

@Mommybear05 fingers crossed for BFP this month. When are u testing

@Northernsoul90 fingers crossed for a BFP for you also. When will u test

@MichT4 @Northernsoul90 thank you!
@VP91x yes I’ve read that More than three days before af due is not ‘normal’ (or whatever that is- sorry for the word!) and I’ve also been spotting over Three days before af due every month. Like I say, I’ll see what this month brings and then if af comes I will see my gp. Hope you’re feeling alright today xx

@Northernsoul90 thank you, I hope so. Yeah we have been DTD at least every other day so I feel like we would be covered whatever happens. I just want to feel like I'm in with a chance. Like you said, its first cycle so I can only hope for a happy surprise, but just knowing it could happen is nicer than feeling I know it definitely won't.

How lovely being a week into the TWW, fingers crossed for you. If you've ovulated you are just as likely as any other month! And if it's not this month, then you should at least get AF, which will be a reassuring sign also. Let's hope there's no AF though, for the right reasons xx

@MichT4 Hoping for another peak for you!! You've waited long enough! If you've been regularly dtd anyway though you should still be covered whenever you ovulate 🤞🏼 I know we just want to know what's going on though. EWCM is a good sign ☺️☺️ xx

@VP91x I am good thank you nothing much to report, I should be 6/7dpo today going off static smiley and the pains that I had. Still taking the calc Fluor and Pom juice I'm just praying for a miracle - I know it's kind of unlikely in the first cycle after mc especially as I've not had af yet but I'm just trying to be positive. Every now and then a thought creeps into my mind thinking if I don't get a bfp what if something is wrong because I wouldn't have had af since the mc but I'm just trying to put that to the back of my mind! Xx

@VP91x I just straightened it. It was too early to think about a curl attempt and I'm sure it would have failed miserably 😂. Why can't it last after the hairdresser does it??
I know, I had a little celebration to myself - ridiculous.

I think I might try that Alpha stuff - my cycles are so long, they could help, and it could still be the PCOS causing it. My last scans didn't show it, but it could still be an underlying cause for the late ovulation etc. I'll wait to see what happens this cycle and then I might start it - not sure about taking it sooner in case it further confuses an already confused ovulation!

I think your temping is fine - it's easy to want to change things after a surprising revelation like your PCOS, but it hasn't really failed you and you still see a trend either way, just might be less clear some ways than others. And yes, you always have to test a stick as soon as they arrive! Fingers crossed you kick PCOS in the face on the first cycle! xx

@Mommybear05 Sounds like you had a lovely birthday which is great! I hope you get the best present of all with a BFP.

@VP91x yeah I am fine thank you. Woke up expecting my nice curled hair to be intact but of course it looked like a mangled nest, so was running a little behind this morning 😂. Oddly hoping to see another peak OPK later, just because I want the chance to ovulate! I had some EWCM last night so I'm hoping the next time should be it!
How are you? xx

That sounds promising @VP91x 😊 I hope you get some good results with it!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼xx

@Mommybear05 I'm glad you had a nice day for your birthday! Fingers crossed for a BFP 🤞🏼 xx

@VP91x so sorry to hear of the loss of coco :( big hugs xxxx

@Hayleylou89 hello! Oh gosh that sounds like such a worry to go through! I’m so very glad that they are offering you this treatment. And good for you using your initiative to send that email. I will be thinking of you on Friday. Let us know how you get on. Gorgeous scan pictures! Xxx

Thanks again for the happy birthday wishes yesterday. I had a really good day 😀 I spotted again on the night, cd24. It was a pink colour. Definitely pink. So that’s spotting on cd 22 which was brown and cd24 pink. My cervix is high and soft and cm is still creamy/ watery. Usually by now cm has gone very sticky but not this month. So I’m trying not to get excited but I think I’m in with a shot this month! But if af comes and I get a bfn, I want to see my gp. I’ve read that spotting within 3 days of period is normal but my spotting is usually cd 24 and this time cd 22. If I’m not pregnant, why the spotting? Can’t be ovulation as I tested and it was cd 15! I know I asked before and a few of you girls were kind enough to tell me all
About your spotting. Can I ask, those of you who spot between periods, what cd does it normally fall on and how close is it to af? Thanks hope you all have a nice day xx

@MrsK21 how annoying about your nail - that is exactly what I would do!

@MrsK21 @VP91x Yeah it's annoying with the OPKs as it did look really dark, but then the femometer ones were still pretty dark too, it's just annoying not having the comparison I guess. I'll keep with them now, because I have 49 left and seems silly to just not use them. I might get on fine with them in the end. I'm in the office today so I plan to stop drinking around lunchtime and then test when I get home.

@Hayleylou89 gosh what a few days you've had. Good for you for going with your gut feeling on it. It's reassuring that you're being well looked after and hopefully from tomorrow you'll feel more comfortable with everything. And you got some more gorgeous scan pics too!

@VP91x that must have been hard last night - quite a day you ended up having. I hope today is much better xx