TTC after MC - September 2020 (Thread 13)

Here are my OPKs. I actually think I may have had my peak on CD13 but missed it as I stupidly only tested once that day. I got my static smiley on CD13 (I always get it in CD13!) so I'm assuming I ovulated CD14.

Hi all, sorry been a bit awol last couple of days but I’m back on the peeing on a stick bandwagon. Cd12 currently so started cheap OPKS. V low at the moment at 0.17 so boo! I will start using cbd tmr morning with first morning urine and then do a cheap OPKS in the afternoon. So, will do both - cbd mornings and cheap OPKS in afternoon and will hopefully get my peak around cd17/18 and ovulate 19/20. The joys of peeing on a stick again. Xxx

notalwaysalondoner, I just read your post. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you xxx

@PixieLa you can't upload pictures when you're new.

Your best bet is to wait a day or two and test again to be sure though x

Hi, I’m new on here today and just wondered if someone could read my test for me (not sure how to upload a picture but I’ll try!)? I’m 9 DPO, so it’s early early. I’m not sure if this is an evap line or a real one. It appeared within the 3 minutes (around 1 min). I did two and the other one was a more dilute sample and was a lighter line....

Forgot to say the first miscarriage was managed at 10 weeks and then took 8 weeks for my cycles to return - hoping it will be much much quicker this time...:

Hi all! I’ve just had my second miscarriage- first was a missed miscarriage (anembryonic/blighted ovum) that was surgically managed in June, then this month was a chemical pregnancy/super early miscarriage one week after my period would have happened. Trying to keep my spirits up and hoping we don’t have recurrent miscarriage. We have a private fertility appointment next week as we’ve now been trying exactly a year (although the first miscarriage obviously took some time out...) so hoping we get some reassurance that it’s just bad luck. I’m 30 and ALL my friends seem to be having babies...

@scrambledeggy mines on 13th October and I've got a scan on 10th xxxx

@RichmondLady1981 morning, yes I did start the CBDs on the specific date last cycle but I’ll be honest that did slip my mind this time around lol! I should be okay though as my cycles are lasting longer now so I could start tomorrow (I was planning to start today but completely forgot until after FMU). I’m still using cheap OPKs and my levels are very low at the moment so I hopefully have a baseline for tomorrow. Xx

@HappyVibes yeah I plan to use them together. I’m on CD15 today and I’m not too sure what day I normally ovulate as I haven’t tracked before but going from the cycle I conceived, I ovulated on CD19. My cycles are also longer post MC going from 28 to 34 days so it could be even later. Looking at CBD instructions I should begin testing on CD17 based on my last cycle of 34 days so I’m just on time 😊. Xx

@Bl0ndi3 thanks for that information. It is useful to know with my cycles being unpredictable at the moment. Also, great news on the progression on your BFP you must be so relieved! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9months xx

Hi everyone! Woke up today still feeling a mixture of excitement and fear, as I'm terrified I'm going to get my period because of the cramping. Will take a second test tomorrow, which should hopefully reassure me a bit.

@Bl0ndi3 What a relief! When's your booking appointment? Mine's in another month or so. I hope we can both make it that far 🤞

@CakeAndPreggers Sorry to hear about your loss, wishing you all the best for this month. It's good to feel hopeful again

@scrambledeggy it is. Although still no AF. Not sure what my body is up to this month.

@Lollol86 thank you. Having a difficult time this month

Anyone with any experiences of this. Regular cycle, suddenly not regular anymore. It's been a few months post MC and I'm not sure where AF is. If anything it's making me more anxious and sending me over the edge

@Bl0ndi3 Excellent to see that!

@CakeAndPreggers Welcome to the bandwagon! Hope all goes well for you x

@HappyVibes thanks so much lovely ❤️❤️❤️

@MinnieMouse4 I also back what happy is saying in that you don't have to use CBD on a specific day just on a day that isn't high or peak so I can detect the rises. Both times I've used it has been different and the first time it went from low to peak in 3 days no flashing and I conceived that cycle.

@Bl0ndi3 great news for you this morning lovely. Hopefully that’s a big relief for you girl. Sending you lots of strong and healthy baby vibes 💓

Good morning @MinnieMouse4 Yeah you’re absolutely right with CBD needing to be FMU. The cheapie OPKs - you can use them throughout the day, just not FMU.

I live for CBD and swear by them, I really do. Maybe do both lovely. As long as it has your baseline from a day that you’re not peak or high, you’ll be good to start CBD - just be mindful that the first CBD you use will always be a O as that’s your baseline. So if you’re starting them later than the recommended CD for you, then I’d keep using OPK too just to make sure your first O isn’t actually a high or peak (if that makes sense).

What CD are you on? What CD do you usually ovulate?

I’m currently CD19, and generally get my peak on CD21...hence why I’m just continuing my tests this month, with CBD giving me my peak CD17. xxxx

Right - this is me finally jumping back on the ttc bandwagon after Mmc. Nurses telling me I would likely be super fertile but to wait 6 weeks to ttc again was a little contradictory but also seemed like a challenge!
Fingers crossed this month is my month! Very excited

Just a little update from me... got my 3+ at 5+1 and so relieved because with my miscarriage it never went beyond 1-2 weeks!

@MinnieMouse4 morning! Sorry if I’m patronising you but did you know you have to start using the CB on a specific day so that it measures your baseline? It’s ok to start using it after you’ve finished your period but if you check the leaflet it indicates the best time to start using. Sorry again if you already knew that. X 💕

@HappyVibes I just saw your OPK tests and I always thought cheapie OPKs were to be used in evening and CBD to be used with FMU. My evening ones have been very low and I wasn’t planning on testing twice daily until my levels creeped up but I’m worried I could be missing my peak. I think I might start using CBD tomorrow morning just to be sure. Xx

@HappyVibes ha that’s good going!! All bases covered! Sending you huge bags of baby dust this cycle! 💫✨💫✨

Thank you so much for sharing that @RichmondLady1981 I am sure that this is literally what’s happening this cycle for us. So weird, but so thankful I’ve been using OPK alongside. Just now a question of when to DTD...we’ve done 3nights in a row at the moment & I think I’m coming down with something so could really do with an early night ha. Xxx

@chloedancer897 @HappyVibes yep that’s what happened. I’ll show you an example. And this is the month I fell pregnant just before the mmc. I fell pregnant in April this year and had the mmc end of June. If you look at the attached for my CB you will see that I went from a circle to a static smiley on Sunday 5th April. No flashes, straight to static. So the CB as you can see from the attachment told me I’d ovulated. I was using cheap OPKs at the time alongside the CB. I could see on the cheapie that it didn’t look dark enough so carried on using them. This was only cycle day 11 which I knew was early for me. The cheapies stayed faint and Then on Sat 11th April I got a peak on my cheap OPKs which was unmistakable. This was more like my usual time for my ovulation. As you can see we DTD on both dates just in case. I fell pregnant and tested positive 10DPO and interestingly, when my pregnancy was dated, it confirmed that ovulation must have been around 13th April. CB was definitely wrong on measuring my peak on this occasion, as the cheap strips were nowhere near dark enough. My temp didn’t go up over my cover line until 14.

It doesn’t happen often but it is possible for CB to get it wrong. If I’d have taken CBS word for alone, it I’d have missed the window. Always do a cheapie alongside and temp. 👍

@HappyVibes yeah thank you I will have to wait and see. It’s the creamy Cm that’s throwing me off too, I thought I would have been dry by now. Well I’ve tried clear blue and not a sniff of a second line and the cheap ic, so only frer left and they are so expensive to get a negative x

Literally my evening ones are rubbish ha I give up with the evening ones now ha.

I’m guessing my peak may come tomorrow morning...gunna ignore my CBD static as that would be over by now. Xx

Ah yeah @Runnergirl1 I Would deffo keep an eye on it & if no AF or BFP, then speak to GP babe. Remember that some of the women respond to blue/pink dye and not the others, so may be worth checking a diff style of test.

Yeah me too @chloedancer897 they worked a treat for us all the times we caught. Just this one month that’s thrown me.

Xxx