Recent MC - New cycles & trying again

Hey @Jujujuberry. My first period post D&C was nearly 6 weeks post op and was heavier than they were pre op however I know a lot of ladies on here had really light periods for their first ones post miscarriage/or post procedure then their second was heavier. My periods pre miscarriage were always super light anyways. I’ve been drinking Pom juice and eating pineapple plus the core since and they may be having an effect on the thickness of the lining xx

Hi @glowingtwig cd20 / 8dpo what about you?

Crap sleep here as well @dippyegg32

What cycle day are you/DPO?

Hi @Jujujuberry sorry you've had to join us but it sounds like your body is sorting itself well. My first period was stupidly light but second was awful.

How's everyone this morning? I feel like a zombie. Such a crap sleep. 11.30pm I was woken by what I can only describe as a hot poker jabbing into my lower left abdo. Literally made me jump out my skin, disappeared within ten seconds and happened again about a minute later. I properly yelped! Never experienced anything like it. Anyway I was then startled wide awake and tossed and turned for what felt like hours.

Hey Ladies, I’m making the move onto this thread as I’m having what I hope is my 1st period post MC - today is exactly 4weeks. I’ve only needed 3 liners today, so its starting off slow, which is a bummer I hope it gets heavier, but my periods have never been that heavy anyway. My GP has kindly offered me some extra blood tests as this was my 2nd MC in a row. So I need to get them done on day 3 of my cycle. Hope everything shows up fine, and that we just had 2 lots of bad luck.. and that good luck is on the way, this thread is certainly full of hope!! Congratulations to all the ladies who have their BFPs, sooo thrilled for you all xx 💕

I’m guessing this is day one of my period, but just wish it would get a little heavier... feel like I need to go for a run to make it come out! 😂

@AMS19 I’m just catching up here, did you go for your acupuncture yet? I had my first one a few weeks back and it was great, she told me to come back on day 4 of my cycle.. so I’ll book in for my second appointment!

Also I cant remember what lovely lady was booked in for acupuncture on the 8th of March, funny I remember the date.. hope it went well and would love to hear about it!

@AMS19
I'm from Belfast and I agree with you very slow but I got an app today for the fertility clinic it's the 31st of March and after 4 miscarriages and 1 cp and I think I'm now going through another cp I'm so looking forward to it.
Tryed to reply to msg the other day on this thread and it was not working would not post my reply. 💚

Thanks @Ralala I havent drank and due AF the 15th. I never did the TWW properly as last time I found out I was 5 weeks and obviously has great drinking sessions over Christmas and decided to do dry January but found out the 10th of Jan that I was pregnant and I know it's stupid but if I had of known I wouldn't have drank over Christmas and I was vaping, although I do think I'm out this Month x

@Neady1980 I still drink in the 2ww although I know others don’t. If I was close to my AF I would test but if negative then I would have a drink. Xx

Just curious, to those who are in the TWW when are you going to test? I was going to wait till AF is due but my SIL just asked me and my mam up on mothers day for a few drinks and we havent told anyone that we are TTC 🙈🙈

@dippyegg32 ha!!! How our minds now work 😀
@angc30 period rain dance sounds amazing! Could provide your neighbours with good entertainment too!! 😂
@glowingtwig oh my love I know you must be feeling like you need answers now. Hopefully you hear back about the blood test results - it’s still such early days that you’ve got time to make changes.
@Summersun001 oh that’s interesting. I feel scared to take something that the doc has told me not to but at the same time I feel like maybe he was being a bit dismissive!? And if it doesn’t do any actual harm, psychologically it might make me feel better a bit like a placebo! X

Cd14 here. We are DTD every other day. Day off tonight. Back on it tomorrow. My cycle and body feels and is reacting like normal which is reassuring minus my temps being all over the place...!

@angc30 the GP I spoke to this morning contacted them on my behalf to question the aspirin and progesterone- she couldn't get hold of the consultant but the registrar apparently said I should start taking it. I just want to wait and see what Prof Regan thinks. I'm just holding on to the fact that if it hadn't been for the scan and repeat bloods tomorrow I wouldn't have tested yet, so wouldn't even be thinking about it. This is why I don't usually test early. Now an agonising wait to get past when period is due.

One positive thing is that I'm getting stabby pains in my boobs and they are tender when turning over in bed. I had this with DD but not with my last two losses. I had put it down to still breastfeeding, but who knows. Maybe it's a good sign.

@angc30 thank you so much, you too.

Prof Regan is supposed to be very good- albeit very 'no nonsense' when we had our initial consultation. I just want to know what the first bloods were so she can just say 'do this'. I trust what she says. I need to read more of her book about miscarriage but the only time I get available to read is before bed and reading about it unsettles me and gives me bad dreams. I'm hoping I get to speak with her tomorrow or at least get some idea through her secretary.

@glowingtwig I forgot to add, have you contacted your EPU? I know every trust is different but the midwife I saw today said to phone as soon as I get my next positive and they'll see me bc I've had 3 or more previous losses x

@glowingtwig I am really sorry to hear about your miscarriages. I hate that we're in similar boats. So glad that you have your positive though

He really didn't explain why and he does have very mixed reviews. He did say that none of it is proven to help but it's the same no harm thought process. I read on a NI thread that a woman actually traveled to Professor Reagan. I think it's just a case of trying everything and it sticks

I hope this helps but I decided to just start aspirin as soon as I got my most recent positive. I carried this one further than I ever had before. I wasn't formally prescribed aspirin yet so I panicked a bit and stopped it after my first scan showing a HB without speaking to anyone about it. I really regret stopping the aspirin in case it was why we got further than before

I'm kicking myself that we didn't wait but only because if I'd spoken to my doctor sooner after my bloods I probably never would have stopped the aspirin. You're on the right path having already discussed aspirin and progesterone! 🌈🌈 xx

@Summersun001 it's 150mg I've been prescribed too but the GP I spoke to this morning didn't seem to know if I should take it this early or not 😔

@Summersun001 that's so interesting. Please do share anything you've found and definitely anything the midwife/GP says. I've bought 75mg so an even lower dose. I just want to know that its safe and then I'll probably take it with nothing to lose! I'm not going to take it from ovulation though, I'll wait until a BFP I think!

Evening ladies @SuzieDeLaTour @AMS19.

I read so much before hand. And looked at various forums. I just decided to take the plunge and do it. There’s a thread that I’ve stumbled on I’ll find it now! All of whom are taking it and haven’t had any issues so far. I’m in the middle of changing doctors surgeries as I didn’t really like my midwife last time. I’m hoping to book an appointment next week to discuss it. When I spoke to my midwife last time she said that the recommended dosage is 150mg, I technically have a high BMI so she said that women are sometimes prescribed it along with a higher dose of folic acid. I’ll let you know what the dr says! From what I’ve read they have all said different things xxx

@angc30 I'd be really interested to hear why the doctor prescribed those for you. I recently had my third miscarriage (second in a row) and the consultant at my local hospital prescribed aspirin and cyclogest when I next fell pregnant. However... Professor Regan, who I'm under at her private recurrent miscarriage clinic, isn't a believer in progesterone. (She doesn't think it does any harm, just that it doesn't change the outcome). I'm still waiting to hear about the results from the million blood tests they ran a month ago so I emailed her secretary to see if I can get another appointment with her.

I'm really hoping I'll hear back tomorrow because every day feels dangerous at this stage if there is something I should be taking to give it a better chance .

Now I'm feeling like we should have waited until all the investigations had been done. But at the same time I'm so grateful to be pregnant again. My mind is just all over the place.

@AMS19 I hope it stays your only one!! Statistically, it most likely that is your only one 🤞🤞 I had some gynae issues even before trying so I'm just a medical mystery and it is just part of the journey. There aren't many to choose from here. I live in NI and we are really slow when it comes to women's health (and rights if we're getting political 🙄). I've read a lot about women heading over to England for treatment so I really hope that we don't have to

@SuzieDeLaTour I'm just gonna do period rain dances in the living room for myself! He said everything's worth a shot now and it won't do any harm. I'm all for trying anything! I swear this pregnancy was due to pineapple core and Brazil nuts. I really hope the prescriptions solve some mystery thing. I haven't had any of mine tested as they all came away naturally. I'd love to know if there was a chromosomal factor. I really hope your positive comes soon!

@SuzieDeLaTour that properly made me laugh out loud!

@SuzieDeLaTour haha yes I can totally relate. My daughter was doing her statistics homework and I was looking at the graphs thinking ooo that's a fallback rise

So today I walked across a white straw on the pavement and my first thought was “ooh is that an OPK?” !!! I think I’ve frazzled my mind with the constant peeing on sticks 🤣🤣

@dippyegg32 thanks for that link - I love seeing stuff like that! I’m definitely not going to cave and test early though, I want to try and hold out for as long as possible! 🤞
@angc30 ha ha we were all impatiently waiting for AF to arrive, madness how much we could actually want a period!! How come your consultant prescribed those? My consultant said not to bother with anything and to simply “make love”!! Part of me thinks I should try something (anything!) but another part of me thinks it probably wouldn’t make any difference given both my MMCs were chromosomal (and different issues) and there was nothing I could have done to change the outcome. Such a headf**k!

@angc30 sorry you've probably said already, just so hard to keep up with everyone's journey. I'm so sorry that's so tough. Definitely good to give it a shot, you've got absolutely nothing to lose! How did you find the private doctor? I'm so tempted to go get tests done but I've only had one miscarriage so feel like I should wait for another one then go in all guns blazing...