TTC after MC - September 2020 (Thread 13)

@HappyVibes haha! You will get there! Slow and steady wins the race right? I will be only couple of days behind you. I will also need a lot of willpower to hold out testing. I want it as my birthday surprise which will be the best birthday gift ever for me 😍

Lots more days, so many more days, a lifetime @Firevie unfortunately haha. I’m only 3DPO, AF due 10th, so will be holding out until then. So far away haha, the TWW is a test of will ha...& I’ve never won, always caved hahah🤣

@notalwaysalondoner what you’re describing is absolutely normal and it’s okay to feel this way. It’s the only way we can process
@HappyVibes yay does feel great. Getting the right smileys and the dark lines are milestones for me because I consider them as signs that my body is functioning properly. I’m well excited to go into my TWW now and hopefully see that BFP
How are you? What are you feeling? How many more days before you will test? Xxx

Aww yay @MinnieMouse4 and @Firevie woohoo! How good does it feel to get them?! Sounds like you have all bases covered gals xx

@notalwaysalondoner those feelings are COMPLETELY normal! It’s hard the rollercoaster of those feelings and I don’t think for me they will wholly go away until we are pregnant again. But they have certainly balanced out and been more healthy. Good luck with the OPKs and timing of everything xxxx

I got a fully negative pregnancy test yesterday (miscarriage at 4+5 started a week ago yesterday) then blank smiley on CBD yesterday and today. I'm hoping we don't get high or peak ovulation on CBD until after Wednesday as DH has his sperm test then so we can't DTD before then, and I REALLY don't want to miss a month...! I'm still feeling very up and down after the MC, I'm getting very upset when I see people with bumps or babies. I'm seeing my best friend tonight who is 5 months pregnant and has a 1.5 year old, I'll have to do my best not to be bitter and jealous...

Yay @MinnieMouse4 we will be TWW buddies then! I think I might date ovulation for today then. Not sure as I got the peak on my cheap OPKS last night. So either today or tmr. Probably doesn’t really matter that much. Are you going to hold out for testing? I think af is predicted for 11-14 October. I will Test on 16th xxx

@Firevie snap! I also got my peak on CBD this morning too! I did a cheapie OPK last night which didn’t detect a peak so I am going to date ovulation for tomorrow. My plan in to dtd for the next 3 days, miss a day and then dtd for one final day then I will be in TWW xx

Ladies so this morning also confirmed my peak on cbd so I think I may ovulate today or tmr as I already caught my peak last night on the cheap OPKS so date wise I will go with either today or tmr. My temp went up today from 36.19 to 36.44
Guess it’s now onto TWW but will dtd this evening and next two days just for good measure. Just need to work out what to do with the progesterone pessaries xxx

@chloedancer897 yes don’t test early this time though I know it’s so much easier said than done. I think I may test on my birthday 16th October if af doesn’t show by then. Apps predict af between 11 and 13 October so I may just test on my birthday.
@AutumnDays90 I’m still confused about progesterone pessaries ...May dig them out today and read the instructions

@Firevie my cycle this month is all over the place. I think AF due on the 5th so I'm just going to wait for it and not test early (which I say every time and always end up testing!) when are you testing?x

@AutumnDays90 such amazing news for you xox

I do get sore boobs before AF so this isn't new. It's just really early for me to get them. That's what was making me wonder. I also got that massive temp rise today. But maybe it's just AF coming really early

@chloedancer897 thank you! I don't ever really get sore boobs so wasn't a symptom for me but I know that it is a really common early sign! I have been having vivid dreams for a few days now and had the same in July before getting my BFP (my MMC pregnancy)

@Firevie I have been using cyclogest 400mg pessaries since 3dpo. They were left over from my previous IVF but I didn't think to use them for my MMC pregnancy.

I have also been taking aspirin at a small dose, I was prescribed toward the end of August a few days before I miscarried. So I just never stopped. Also just carried on with pregnacare too as had loads left.

I feel like I am being a bit overkill but if it seems like it helps then I am happy to try anything!

@HappyVibes @Bellabubble @AutumnDays90 thanks amazing ladies!!! I’ve just dtd but just for fun lol! Will let you guys know what cbd and OPKS day tmr. I should be getting my static smiley on cbd now right? So will cbd in the morning and will do an OPKS at around 1pm.
Also, I’m wondering whether I should start my course of progesterone pessaries once ovulation is confirmed? I got them from my doctor back home and she said to start taking them once ovulated for 14days. Has anyone got experience with taking them?
@AutumnDays90 fingers crossed for you hun! Hoping for your sticky bean!
@chloedancer897 yay! Painful books was my only sign when I fell pregnant so I’m hopeful for you! When will you test? Xxx

After promising myself not to symptom spot! I'm 6DPO today and my boobs are aching. I do get sore boobs a day or 2 before my period but never this early. Anyone else had this? I also had a massssiiivvveee temp rise today. It's probably just a progesterone surge and totally not pregnancy related but just wondering if anyone had this and it was promising?

@Sallyjo27 we do SMEP usually but randomly this month we went a bit mental and DTD loads. Not like us usually!😂😂😂

@AutumnDays90 so pleased for you! Definitely a line there x

@Firevie amazing!! Would be interesting to see what your mid-morning OPK will be tomorrow now. Yes the next 3 days would be good. I wouldn’t worry personally at all about how many times per day lovely. With you already having DTD, that will still count towards this cycle too as it can live for 5days. So you’ve already got some in the bag, plus the next 3 days worth too. It sounds like you’ve got it well covered babe. Xxxx

@Firevie I fell pregnant January just gone dtd once..the morning after natural cycles said I ovulated! (We lived with my parents and due to renovations on the house had no bedroom door - so we had to wait until we were alone - hence the poor timing!) but we fell pregnant then. Sadly that was not my sticky bean, and since then I have busted a gut with SMEP, DTD daily from cd12 (i seem to consistently ovulate day 14) to 15..this is the first month we only managed to dtd once the day before due to my work making me just to tired to even talk lol! I always try to remind myself though that we fell pregnant against a lot of odds so to speak - 35, first try, and after ovulation! I’m trying to be more laid back now - just incase I’m stressing myself out..although I don’t feel stressed, but the body works in funny ways!

@firevie sperm can live for up to five days inside you, so every day vs twice a day vs every other day shouldn't really make much difference.

I have read some articles that twice a day or every day can 'possibly' ever so slightly improve sperm quality in sub fertile men. But the same articles said that it made absolutely no difference for averagely fertile men.

@HappyVibes
My husband is gobsmacked tbh. I am too! Obviously we were hopeful. But we never really thought it really would happen to us and it is so very early that we are guarding ourselves against disappointment at every turn.

The awful side effects of a MC I guess, it guts you and leaves little room for the excitement that should follow a BFP.

Thank you so much for your good wishes, I have all my fingers and toes crossed for a good outcome! And going to test in the morning hoping for a darker result.

@HappyVibes / as if you had known it! I just did a cheapie which identified 1.28 and automatically it identified my evening result as a peak! I’m glad you made me do it this evening so I know what’s going on. We dtd this morning, will do tmr when I should ovulate and then for another 3days. That should hopefully do the trick! Really silly question - does it matter if you ‘only’ DTD once a day?! Xxx

Aww wow @AutumnDays90 what a magical part of the journey this would be for you both. Sending you lots of well wishes for your sticky lil bean.

How are you both feeling? Xxxx

@MinnieMouse4 definitely keep using your old stick for the rest of this cycle hun. Don’t change sticks, or you would get a O tomorrow, whereas it seems you may actually get a static, or your last flashy 🤞🏽😀xxx

@MinnieMouse4 thank you always good to have extra eyes confirm it.

I hope your peak arrives soon!

@HappyVibes thank you so much for confirming that I am not seeing things! I have been staring at them for so long in shock.

You are so right, thank you for your reassurance. I am fairly positive that it is a new pregnancy. Hopefully a healthy, sticky one at that. My AF isn't due until Friday so that will be a long wait.

We have been trying for a total of 4 years, we can't afford more IVF 😔 I so hope this is to be our baby 🤞

@Firevie amazing! If I was you, I would test at least x2 per day for the next two days with the OPKs just so you catch your peak. This is a high, but also may turn out to be your peak...depending on the next few results. If you could test at maybe 9pm? Worth a try isn’t it? Nothing lost? Woohoo xxx