TTC after MC - November 2020 (Thread 15)

Hello everyone I’ve been coming and going from this board since my mc in March.
Just to update I’ve got my BFP today!
I’d been feeling really nauseous the last few days and I kind of ‘knew’ I was pregnant. So I tested today. Cried my eyes out 😭. I’m only 14dpo so still early days but I’m taking the nausea as a good sign! My due date is my birthday 😍
Thank you to everyone on this board as I’ve been dropping in back and forth for the best part of this year. It has been a comfort to know there’s a safe place to talk when I’ve felt I’ve needed it. I will never forget the support in my darkest hour.
To the spotters- I had been spotting up to a week before AF and this is my first cycle taking 100mg b6 plus a b vitamin complex. No spotting and I got my BFP! So may be worth a try if you have had difficulty with this!
Baby dust to you all! Xxxxxxx

@Bellabubble mine was also done under general anaesthetic . I was chatting to the nurse one minute about it feeling like you’ve had a glass of wine too many as you go under and the next I was awake and it was all over .Mine was At the height of pandemic so they were all kitted out in full ppe but honestly they couldn’t have been kinder And made it as positive an experience as possible . Nurse Could see that I was visably upset ( petrified of the general ) so held my hand and both the doctor and nurse introduced them self and talked me through it all before getting kitted out. Your in the best And safest hands possible and I’m sure they will do all they can to comfort and reassure you 💕

@Bellabubble

I had the same in April. 💜

@Jadem83 thank you for sharing your exper! Mine sounds like the same procedure, but the hospital are giving me a general anaesthetic which I think I’m more scared about that anything else! I’m hoping it won’t be too long, as I have had an anembryonic pregnancy this time, so it’s a small sac (didn’t progress after 6weeks) and then just the lining. Trying to keep busy today so I don’t worry too much!

@msg92 oh I'm so sorry. Perhaps once that is over call the gp. Have my fingers crossed for you.

Yes I do have an appt with my gp to discuss these results and have my gynae calling me on 1st December, hoping she has some answers and some advice.

Hi ladies
Has anyone tried acupuncture for fertility? Just wondering whether to give it a try. I had a late first trimester mc in August and dont think I have started ovulating yet - had high opk but no peaks 😔 Im not too worried because think its stress related and wondered if acupuncture may help? X

@SS123456 and @RichmondLady1981 Thank you both for your kind words. And I'm sorry you're both having a tough time. Sending hugs!

And hoping af doesn't come...

Hey @Furbsies no, I can't go out the house until Thursday anyway due to isolation. I'm feeling more nauseas today so I guess that's good, took some paracetamol and my back is OK now, I might have to take some more before bed to make sure I sleep.

I guess you need to discuss your results with your gp, and then maybe a referral to fertility specialist?

Welcome @nchristie, sorry you are joining.

Hi everyone, I had mmc and erpc in August at 16 wks. Waiting for period and then will ttc in next cycle.

@msg92 have you called up your gp to see if you can get a blood test? Is it just pain or bleeding accompanied?

I do track bbt but with pcos it's very very hard... Its a zigzag.. I do believe I had a drop in my bbt just before my opk peak. But I will continue doing that if that seems more reliable.

Personally I'd hoped it was a polyp because I'd have an answer. Instead it's just more questions in left with.

@susiebluebell

Totally feeling you. Thought i was preggers this month as I had two insular symptoms (burning nipples and rising BBT after 10 DPO). The like clockwork AF came on Monday. Yesterday my NCT buddy sent me a message to say she was pregnant. Been a tough week.

I have everything crossed for you. Sending you heaps of baby dust 💕

@susiebluebell I feel the same this month. I mc'd at 5 weeks last month (first time I've fallen pregnant in 15 months of trying). I ovulated 2-3 weeks later and af has just arrived. I was pinning my hopes on falling again straight away to 'heal' the pain of the loss 😔. I'm now feeling sorry for myself on the sofa with stomach cramps and a headache counting down the hours until OHs kids stop running riot around my house and go home 😩

@Ra1nb0w85 It means so much to know there are others who feel the same! I was munching on pringles and chocolate yesterday and then thinking 'Oh no, this means af is definitely coming' and it just hit me..

Thank you as well @MSG92 I'm doing my best but today it just feels so gloomy! Hope you are getting on better now xx

Hi @susiebluebell fingers crossed she doesn't arrive, try and relax as much as you can.

@Furbsies I could be wrong so don't quote on it, and yes if it was done at the wrong time then they might not see a dominant one. Do you track bbt as well? I never did but apparently that's the only way to tell if you have ovulated.

I am very skeptical about my pregnancy so far, so my stomach pains have been present since Wednesday night then last night they have moved to my lower back, there all night and this morning still. Waiting for my covid test results back as well but I feel SHOCKING, like I have flu

@msg92 thank you for that. Hopefully my cycle is long and that's why there wasn't a dominant one but knowing my body it's probably another thing going wrong

@susiebluebell I totally feel your pain. Convinced that this month would be 'the one' but with Af due Monday and BFN and cramps I know it's not our time :( Sending you positive thoughts from a fellow ttc'er who's currently eating her way through a pack of custard creams to make me feel better!! X

Morning ladies. I've been hit with a feeling of dread that af is due tomorrow. I so desperately want to be pregnant and if I'm again not then I think I will be devastated 😔

@HappyVibes Good to see you. I've not experienced pink cm in FW but perhaps others have? I'm so happy for you that you're in FW again! ☺

Hi ladies,

I am currently in my FW, likely to ovulate Sunday I think. I’ve just had some pink CM and wondered if anyone has any sight into this at all? I’m wondering if it’s perhaps just residue from my chemical a couple of weeks ago?

Thank you in advance xxx

@Bellabubble I had one for my first miscarriage - they call it manual vacuum aspiration now though, it's a slightly different process. Mine was also anembryonic, had the surgery around 10 weeks. Are you having local or general anaesthetic? When I had it, it was peak Covid so they weren't doing any unnecessary general anaesthetics so I had to have local, which to be honest, was pretty uncomfortable. On the plus side, the procedure itself only took 5 minutes tops and the nurses were amazing, and while it was painful, it was definitely a manageable amount.

Congratulations @notalwaysalondoner 💖

All the best for Monday @Bellabubble xxx

@Bellabubble I had a d&c although it was a week after medical management for retained products so slightly different circumstances . I was very nervous but need not have been they took
Great care of me and all went very well was over in no time and I felt that I recovered very quickly . I was back on my feet and up and about around an hour after leaving recovery had something to Eat and was then allowed to head home around an hour after that . Was a little Groggy and mildly u comfortable for the rest of the day but nothing that painkillers didn’t keep on top of and my bleeding was only very light for a few days . I hope your experience is as positive as possible and wish you a speedy recovery x

@Furbsies

Hi @Furbsies I remember reading about someone that was having this checked on another site, I'll attach a photo. But I think it is to do with ovulation, a follicle holds the egg and then releases an egg at ovulation, if there are no dominant follicles, then an egg won't be released. There are some medical professionals on here so they can confirm/correct or explain it better. What did they say after the scan?

@notalwaysalondoner congratulations! I know how you feel, I have a D&C on Monday for my 2nd mc this year - so I feel your anxiety! I have everything crossed for you!

Currently waiting out the weekend panicking about going under on Monday! If anyone had a D&C - how did you find the recovery afterwards? My first mmc ended up happening naturally and whilst I had a few cramps, it was very manageable and bleeding was about 4days. This mc is an anembryonic pregnancy (used to be called blighted ovum) but even that stopped progressing at 6 weeks. I’m hoping it is just bad luck and not a chromosome abnormality my oh or I keep passing on (we wouldn’t be tested for that until 3 in a row!)

Hey ladies. Just an update from my scan. Got told polyp seems to not be there but both ovaries looked like they were polycystic. That's not the thing that worries me. I knew that. But they said there is no dominant follicle.. Does anyone know what this means