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TTC after MC - August 2020 (Thread 11)

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VP91x · 16/08/2020 17:12

Hi ladies 🥰

BFP list ❤️

@Hayleylou89
@1990EM
@Tink20058
@Dipsy77
@DBTJ
@SmileyT
@Niisa
@fafi
@2020wish
@Rebecca1992
@Beesy90
@Pugprincess
@IWM20
@HopeForRainbowbaby
@Lollol86


@VP91x
@MichT4
@Hayley19835
@Mommybear05
@HE88
@Rainbowhope11
@Renna
@Diorissimo1985
@Rb486
@Wishingfornumber2
@Northernsoul90
@Jazper
@Bellabubble
@Firevie
@stayinghopeful92x
@chloedancer897
@MrsK21
@LKMH
@Happyvibes
@Bl0ndi3
@Lemondropsandgumdrops
@TJM123
@eclipsechips
@Will867

If anyone else would like to join please do xx

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Northernsoul90 · 17/08/2020 21:51

@Cici89 Sorry I thought you meant OPK tests 😂 I have used internet cheapies for pregnancy tests and found them fine but used cb to confirm. Will you be testing in the morning? Xx

Cici89 · 17/08/2020 21:45

@VP91x @Northernsoul90 Thanks! I’ll definitely get that one so! I’ve bought another CB but the normal one for the morning. But I keep thinking how in May when I found out I was pregnant I was very tired and very thirsty. I think deep down I know I’m out but I’m willing to spend all my money on tests to be proved wrong 😂

VP91x · 17/08/2020 21:38

@Northernsoul90 Thank you, yes this is very true actually! It really does, it's such a shame that it becomes like that though. I am going to have a look to see if OH & I can get away for an evening somewhere, maybe a spa break or something without Bella, I feel like we need it! Ooh, I hope so? Although the dip should occur on the next day that you get your peak if that makes sense because that would be ovulation day! Fingers crossed you aren't waiting much longer!
PS. Jamaica sounds so dreamy for your wedding.xx

@Pugprincess thanks lovely, haha yeah! I think with her being older it would make such a difference too, she is so active and isn't used to not being able to do whatever she wants really. I'm glad it is going away, brilliant news.

@Tink20058 Oh amazing, it is so so nice to be able to buy baby bits. I can't wait until I can do that again. Enjoy all of the shopping! Haha, that made me laugh. Yeah the tiny dogs can be a bit nippy can't they. I would love a tiny dog! Honestly, I cannot remember the last time I saw the end of my washing basket or ironing pile so kudos to you! I'm impressed. xx

@fafi gorgeous scan pic, I am so glad all is okay with your tiny bean xx

@Cici89 Ooh definitely need to read that thread, thank you for sharing. Sorry that it was a BFN, might still be a little early for a digi though? Fingers crossed! Oh also, just saw about the thermometers I use the bluetooth femometer one it syncs to the app xx

@Bl0ndi3 Definitely getting darker, start testing a few more times a day with the cheapies and use your CBD daily for your static! :)

@Rb486 it isn't until May next year I'll be turning 30, if I get pregnant soon I will be heavily pregnant! So, no haha. I would have loved to go away for it, but that's okay if I get my little rainbow xx

@Mamainmaking1 welcome! Sorry that you had an early-mc, great that you have got an early peak, sending you lots of luck for this month.

@BEESY90 I'm glad you are being looked after, let us know about your scan when you go tomorrow! Please don't message your ex (?) unless you really desperately have to for something, he clearly doesn't care about you or the baby and you don't need him making you feel like crap. He sounds so despicable, he probably gets a kick from you still wanting to even talk to him. Sending you a massive hug xx

@chloxhunt brilliant news that all is well!x

@HE88 Sounds like you're all covered, sending you all the positivity for this month! Calc Fluor is fine to take whenever, you can even take when pregnant. I have only ever used the EPO up until ovulation because I took it to help with EWCM I was taking 4000mg a day and it made a real difference x

@MrsK21 oh no, maybe it is just like a leftover bleed like your OH said? I assume they mess around with your hormones quite a bit so it might cause a bleed once they are out of your system. @Rainbowhope11 has taken it before maybe she can shed some light? I'm sure it won't affect ovulation otherwise they wouldn't give it out without warning you especially when they know you are TTC. Sending you a massive hug xx

@SmileyT thank you lovely, yeah he is okay today actually which I am glad of. How are you? xx

@littletandme So sorry you have had another chemical - so gutting! That's good that your temps have improved, at least you can see a positive from that. Good luck for this cycle x

@Diorissimo1985 Ooh fab that you are 11dpo.. so the weeks indicators for CB Digi are 10miu, FRER are 6miu and normal early testing CB are 10miu so there isn't too much difference actually. I hope it is a BFP for you.xx

@MichT4 I love that rainbow, it is such a sign of hope isn't it :) xx

Only update from me ladies is I think AF is coming.. had some spotting!x

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Northernsoul90 · 17/08/2020 20:58

@MichT4 Beautiful rainbow 🤞🏼🌈 me too!! Really hoping it's good news for you xx

Northernsoul90 · 17/08/2020 20:57

@HappyVibes @littletandme I was wondering about this also with the vitamins I take - I was taking a high dose Vit D but when I looked it was 4000 mg and I thought this might be too high so switched to 1000. Im not taking a multivitamin though as they seem to give me headaches so I just have things separately xx

@Cici89 This month I've been using the femometer thermometer (what a mouthful 😂) and trying to temp properly for the first time alongside cb opks - I don't really get on with the others deciphering lines and holding is stressful for me! Xx

@MichT4 No I've not had static yet I'm on cd12 and got a flashy yesterday and today which is really early for me as I don't usually ovulate until day 19/20 so I hope I don't get loads of flashies! I'm trying to temp for the first time properly this month and my temp dropped from 36.26 to 36.11 this morning, could this signal ovulation is close? I've heard it can dip before your surge? Xx

Cici89 · 17/08/2020 20:49

Ladies what thermometer do you use? I have the Femometer opk but I feel like they’re a bit shite 😂 I’m so torn between telling myself I’m not gonna use any opk next cycle and try to not obsess, to thinking will I buy a thermometer and more CB opks? 😂🙈

HappyVibes · 17/08/2020 20:41

@littletandme that sounds so good that you’re being so conscientious about taking as much as possible. I would maybe have a look into the dosage of things to make sure that they are at a balanced level, as some of the vitamins might already have them in, which could maybe take the dosage a little higher than recommended. It’s all a minefield isn’t it? I am forever researching into what mcg levels etc my mind boggles.

I’m sure when the time is right your sticky lil bean will come. I’m the same as you with 2 chemicals now. So I am trying to increase anything I can to help with a strong lining. I’ve just bought calc fluor so starting that when I ovulate for the first time this cycle so fx - in addition to Methylfolate, D3, macca, inositol & grapefruit juice (& in general just a healthy diet, active lifestyle) xxx

MichT4 · 17/08/2020 20:41

@Rebecca1992 as confused as ever. I really thought this morning it would be negative, and I'd have my answer. Problem is seeing a line is then I still have hope, and I think it's misplaced.
After reading the link @Cici89 sent I know it could be late implantation etc and levels just aren't high, but I think I'm clutching. I know I'll be sad when it's confirmed though. Thanks for asking ☺️

How are you? xx

MichT4 · 17/08/2020 20:35

@Northernsoul90 have you had your static now? I feel like I might have missed it.

@littletandme thank you. I think this is what's happening to me but I think AF has been due already so not sure what's going on. Trying to make sense of it.

Just seen this over our caravan. Hoping it's a sign 🤞🏼🤞🏼

TTC after MC - August 2020 (Thread 11)
Rebecca1992 · 17/08/2020 20:35

@ladysamee Definitely try a more sensitive test in the morning as I didn't find the cheapies good for picking up early results! I really hope it's a BFP 🥰

@MichT4 How are you feeling? X

littletandme · 17/08/2020 20:34

I think I will up the l-arginine this month and possibly add in calc Fluor but it's already a lot!

littletandme · 17/08/2020 20:33

@MichT4 don't worry, not at all. So both last cycle and this one I have had v faint positives on FRERs at 10dpo but then it never got any darker. Then I just got my period when it was due. This month it actually came a day earlier than predicted by my apps.

@Pugprincess I'm taking 1000mg of vit c, 100mg of vit B6, 1000mg of vit e and 2 x 1000mg of l-arginine, as well as a regular pregnancy multivitamin and an additional vit d with omega 3. Mainly because my temps last cycle were on the low side post ovulation (barely reaching 36.6 when pre-MC I would be around 36.8-36.9) and it seems to have helped with that this cycle but still not enough to prevent another chemical.

MichT4 · 17/08/2020 20:28

[quote Pugprincess]@littletandme what are you taking to boost progesterone? Xx[/quote]
Interested in this too! xx

Diorissimo1985 · 17/08/2020 20:27

@MichT4 thanks lovely - hope things settle down for you soon 🤞🏻
I will maybe get a regular clear blue then, not a digi one

Northernsoul90 · 17/08/2020 20:27

@Pugprincess @HE88 Yes would definitely save some money! I'm just so forgetful though 😂 I put them all in a pill organiser I must be rattling at this point 🤣 xx

@SmileyT Thank you, I thought you did! Think I will end up doing the same xx

@littletandme So sorry about the chemical 😔 hoping for a sticky bean for you this cycle 🙏🏼❤️ xx

@Diorissimo1985 Ooh fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼!! I have heard that pink dye ones are more reliable although I'm not sure myself - I've never had a bfp on first response. Last time I got a bfp I used 10miu internet cheapies which were pink dye and then a CB digital which are 20miu if I remember rightly! Xx

MichT4 · 17/08/2020 20:24

By the way, I just realised @littletandme, sorry if I sound really insensitive asking. I feel terrible 😭 didn't mean for it to come out badly xx

Pugprincess · 17/08/2020 20:23

@littletandme what are you taking to boost progesterone? Xx

MichT4 · 17/08/2020 20:02

@Diorissimo1985 exciting for testing! Although I've had a saga this month and have no idea what's happening, I've only seen lines on blue dyes. I thought I've seen squinters on the pink dye but no squints required for blue. So it's a blue vote for me
Good luck!! xx

MichT4 · 17/08/2020 20:00

Sorry guys, I'm trying to keep up but I have such shite signal in the caravan. If I see E one more time....🤬🤬

@chloxhunt so glad your scan went well today

@Cici89 thank you for that thread. It's really interesting. I hope that explains my faint positives rather than a chemical but time will tell. It's so easy to get hopes up with first cycle - but it can happen and has to a few. 11dpo is early so you're not out yet.

@fafi thank you. I keep expecting AF when I go to the loo. In the absence of anything I'm totally confused. But by the weekend hopefully I'll know either way.
Gorgeous scan pic 🥰

@Bl0ndi3 great news on the OPKs!

@Mamainmaking1 welcome to the group and sorry for your loss. I agree with the supplement advice from the other ladies. I think we are all doing similar.

@BEESY90 I hope everything is feeling a little better now and the scan goes well tomorrow

@Rb486 my due date is about the 10th November so not long enough away for me to be as pg as I'd have hoped. I'm worried I won't even have my bfp by then. It's so hard isn't it.

@ladysamee I keep looking at your pics and I think I can see something. Like I said though, I think I have lines etched to my eyeballs now. I really hope it develops nicely for you. Maybe wait and try again Wednesday as it can take a couple of days I think.

@HE88 definitely pma lovely, it's the best way. Makes it all a little easier and time go a bit quicker. I'd love to try reflexology and acupuncture.

@HappyVibes I'd love to be able to get into a bit more meditation. Which do you use? And how long for?

@Firevie did I miss how the wedding went? Did you manage to drive ok?

@HopeForRainbowbaby sounds like a great attitude to have. You're right it needs to be when it's healthy and it'll stick nicely. I'd always promote waiting to test but I know that's easier said than done.

@MrsK21 that's so annoying. How are you feeling now? Maybe by massive coincidence AF came just when you started so now there's a little confusion in your body. Hopefully it'll be nice light and short if it does come again.

@SmileyT it's bloody annoying for sure. It's nice it's still there, but I just feel like it should be darker. Anyway leaving it til Saturday is going to give the answer. I'm quite happy with the nosecco types I've found, they are similar and I don't get headaches. I just like to have a drink in my hand that resembles something fun 🤣. Will contact doc either way I imagine.
How are you?

@littletandme sorry you had another chemical, I hope you get your sticky one soon. Can I ask how soon after your positive you knew about the chemical? Did you start bleeding?

Hope I haven't missed anything, I've tried to reply to most things xx

Diorissimo1985 · 17/08/2020 19:50

Evening ladies, currently 11dpo (I think) and thinking of testing in next couple of days. AF due Thursday or Friday. I wondered if anyone thought pink or blue dye tests are more reliable? I’ve purposefully not bought any yet so I resist temptation of having them in the house. First Response have been so faint with my last two pregnancies (both losses) and I only did one pink dye one (Asda cheapie) with DD three years ago but it was super strong as I was over a week late for AF...
What strength are the digitals? Maybe save those bad boys for later on 😂

Also, sending hugs to anyone who needs it today... it’s a shitty place we have all found ourselves in but we’re in it together 💚

ladysamee · 17/08/2020 19:46

[quote Rebecca1992]@ladysamee definitely something on that pic when I zoom. I found the one step not great for early testing, I was getting clear BFP on CB & FRER (9dpo) days before I seen anything on my one step. I was 15/16 dpo before they showed anything[/quote]
I hope your eyes are right 😂 I tried FRER 10dpo and 11dpo and got bfn. Going to pick another up tomorrow so we shall see. I'll be 14dpo and tomorrow will be the first day AF is possibly due (I have irregular cycles) so fx ☺️

chloxhunt · 17/08/2020 19:43

I really hope everything improves for you all! Sending all my love and wishes to you guys x

Rebecca1992 · 17/08/2020 19:10

@ladysamee definitely something on that pic when I zoom. I found the one step not great for early testing, I was getting clear BFP on CB & FRER (9dpo) days before I seen anything on my one step. I was 15/16 dpo before they showed anything

littletandme · 17/08/2020 19:08

Hello ladies, just came to find you after a busy few weeks and I've had to skip 3 whole threads!!

Unfortunately I've just had my second chemical after the MC in May so yet to have a "proper" cycle where I either don't fall pregnant or it manages to stick!!

Been taking loads of supplements this month to try and boost progesterone which I think helped as my temps came back up to their "normal" post-ov range this cycle but still no sticky bean. So now CD1 on cycle #3 (or #4 if you count the cycle waiting for my first period) post MC.

How is everyone doing? I might look into calc Fluor now...

HE88 · 17/08/2020 19:03

@Northernsoul90 that's part of the reason I am taking the calc fluor throughout my cycle as I would end up forgetting. I'm going to stop taking the omega 3 and buy separate omega 3 and evening primrose supplements. Anything else you ladies recommend taking? Xx

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