TTC after MC - new thread for newbies / lurkers on other threads!

Great news @Flopsy88 definitely a good sign the digital is increasing! Xxxx

@ItsMeantToBe Wonderful news! So pleased for you! When will your next scan be? How are you feeling?

@CMcA21 So sorry AF arrived ☹ I'm glad you're feeling positive though so keeping my fingers crossed for your next cycle (which hopefully won't be hindered by a sunburnt DP!)

@Mrsmujic Congratulations!! Amazing news! Sounds really promising so far. A cold sore is rubbish but a small price to pay I guess!

I haven't booked in with the midwife yet. I think I'll wait til 6 weeks, I don't want to tempt fate! I got 2-3 weeks on a digital this morning which was reassuring. I'll probably do them weekly to make sure they go up to 3+ and stay there then book a scan for around 7 weeks. My nausea disappeared on Monday and Tuesday which panicked me but I felt a bit sick this morning which I think is good. I hadn't expected to feel quite as anxious as I do

@Mrsmujic My son was born prematurely at 28 weeks and I've had 2 CP's so I was advised to call as soon as I got pregnancy again. They scanned me last week due to pain, which turned out to be a small cyst. Sounds like you've got similar symptoms to me. I have to have an emergency stash of sweets in my bag in case I get faint!

Thanks everyone! I really wasn't expecting it to be positive this month so it was a huge shock to be honest! I've only ever had one other positive month which turned to the chemical so it's all very new to me! Normally it's month after month of bfn. Didn't try any thing different, literally only DTD once on static smiley day as neither of us were really up to it as we've had a lot going on. I had no symptoms at all apart from waking up really light headed on Friday 13dpo but put that down to the room being too hot. Didn't test until Sunday when af was overdue. I've been getting flutter feelings in my abdomen, a couple of cramps (hence thinking af due) boobs are a tiny bit tender, few headaches and woke up with a whooper of a cold sore under my lip yesterday 😫 I'm trying to keep very level headed though as I know it's not 100% certain it will all go as planned but crossing my fingers and toes it will all be okay. I was surprised to have such dark lines only a few days after af due so it does give me a tiny bit of confidence.

@ItsMeantToBe how come you are getting early scans? Is that though your midwife? I've not registered with mine yet, think I'll wait another week at least. Xxxx

@Laurenxx94 yes it was too early for the heartbeat unfortunately but on track for 5 weeks. Hopefully we'll see it on the next scan.

@CMcA21 Aww so sorry AF arrived. Glad you're feeling positive. Hope you had a few glasses to celebrate DP's birthday.

Hi girls, congrats to everyone who has recently got a BFP and to @ItsMeantToBe for your scan! Sounds so good ❤️

AF arrived for me yesterday, on my DP birthday when we had both said how amazing it would be a birthday present. But it wasn’t meant to be I suppose, feeling loads more positive now I have my new job to focus on too… and my counselling has helped a lot!

@ItsMeantToBe that's exciting! Was it too soon to see heartbeat?xx

@Mrsmujic ah so lovely to hear good news stories on here! Congratulations!

@Doremifasol sorry for your losses but congratulations on your bfp! I definitely think with your history it would be worth contacting the EPU. In normal circumstances you're probably right about them not seeing you but I would have thought they might be able to help in this case? Good luck!!

@Doremifasol sorry for everything you've been through, that must have been so tough. Big congratulations on your pregnancy!

@Mrsmujic wow congratulations! They're such strong lines. How are you feeling?

I've had another scan this morning and it's all looking good. I'm measuring 5 weeks, I thought I was 6 weeks 2 days. I've got another scan in a few weeks time. I'm considering telling a few people now it feels real!

Congratulations @Mrsmujic your lines are so promising and very dark! The clearblue might just be a day or 2 out so I wouldn't worry considering the darkness of your lines!
Sorry about your chemical I just suffered one last cycle and struggling coming to terms with it. Did you try anything different this month except relax lol? X

Hi girls, I've not been on here in so long! I had a cp over Easter and then bfn last month. However after not really trying so much this month due to a few other stresses going on due to house move we only managed DTD once, I didn't early test however I tested 14dpo just to check my period was gonna arrive and to expect it any day and I got a BFP! We literally dtd once on static smiley day, hence waiting for af. I'm now 18dpo and the strongest lines I've seen. There's hope! Not sure why CB says 1-2 weeks but I'll test again next week to see if it goes up
Now to cross everything that it's a sticky bean 😃

@Doremifasol first of all congratulations!
That must of been so difficult with your miscarriages, so sorry for your losses! I can imagine how worried you must be have you got a history of low progesterone? Maybe you could just phone your doctor up and tell them your concerns? Whoever supplied your the pessaries could just phone for advice! I would be tempted to take them also but maybe just to be safe consulting with your gp xx

I was the same @SparrowMaiden I couldn't tell any because my doctor had my history but maybe your partner could would give you an insight? When we realised his sperm was lower we dtd every second day last cycle until I got my peak which could of helped? Yeah totally that's why I stopped with pregnacare it was far to expensive xx

Hi all, hope it's ok if I join. A bit of background- I had three consecutive miscarriages ( 4 in total), last one in March (IVF). I literally just found out I am pregnant again. I'm 37 turning 38 soon. I'm in complete disbelief and after everything I've been theough I have so little hope this will turn out ok but I guess it's my mind trying to protect me against disappointment.
My last miscarriage was most likely due to weak cervix at 10 weeks which was really sad as baby was healthy ( we did genetic testing post surgery which revealed it was healthy baby girl😞).
My question is... I have loads of progesterone pessaries at home leftovers from IVF pregnancy... would it be silly to start using those without consulting my doctor? I don't think EPU will want to see me before week 6/7 and I have to wait c 2 weeks for GP appointment.

Ah gotcha. Yeah I'll see how we go, I don't know if they would let me get away with a fib as they know when I had my coil out so basically easy enough to work out it hasn't been a year!!

I reckon you should should able to get all the vitamin c you need from diet really - I do worry that all these vitamin and supplement companies are laughing their way to the bank when most of it is just about eating well!!

@SparrowMaiden yeah so he told a fib and said we had been ttc for 1 year but my doctor knew how long and was more than happy to have tests because I have a lot of bleeding after sex and also in between periods so I've been seeing a gynaecologist anyway but actually last year came off from them so having to go back through the process of getting referred back which can take to January apparently !
We are using conceive plus and I'm taking 800mg of folic acid and 1000 of vit D.
Oh takes coq-10 , vit C , folic acid and zinc.
I have pomegranate juice and a pineapple for after ovulation this month so hoping to try that! I'm also going to get some vitamin C which apparently can help towards progesterone. But it's definitely worth getting they tests and telling a little lie won't do any harm if it helps in the long run xx

@Laurenxx94 did you get the progesterone/sperm analysis on the NHS? I keep thinking it would be good to know one way or another if something was wrong, but I figured because it has only been 6 months they wouldn't do it for us yet.

In the month we had the cp my partner was taking the vitabiotics vitamins. He HATES them and as soon as I had the positive test he stopped taking them. He took them again the next month but not really properly and then not at all last month. This month he is back on them properly!! I'm also doing the grapefruit juice thing as recommended by @Flopsy88 and eating Brazil nuts for selenium. I can't take a preconception vitamin as I am already on high dose folic acid (they put you on it when you are ttc and are type 1 diabetic because we are more high risk for birth defects anyway) so I just take that and vitamin d.

@SparrowMaiden totally understand , my daughter is 5 with a previous partner we weren't trying but had 2 mc before her! With my current partner he doesn't have children but totally hands on with my girl! We are desperate for her to have a sibling also and would of really liked it this year. But again like you so happy we know we can get pregnant even though ended in a chemical we genuinely thought there was something wrong , my partner got a sperm analysis and has to get repeat next week. It did come back low but obviously resulted in a pregnancy. My progesterone came back low also (21) but apparently that's good which I've read isn't so god knows. Obviously it wasn't that low but they did say after my chemical it was really low which could of resulted in the chemical but only time will tell. I'm starting to get over the upset and look forward to the future but I have some days I just break down completely 😭 I've read it's very common after a chemical to fall pregnant but obviously not the case for everyone but it does give me hope!
With regards to OPKs I was going to cut them out but found the month that was going to be my last using them I actually ovulated day 15 and was typically day 12/13 so thought it would be better to keep using them just incase! Last month when I did fall we did relax more and used conceive plus I do think that really helps the swimmers! Are you trying anything new this month? We also take vitamins too xx

Oh and re OPKs, have you used them every month? I feel like they just make me stress more. I'm going to just stick to dtd regularly and I'm still temping just because it's interesting and at least then I know if/when I have ovulated.

@Laurenxx94 ah it's so hard isn't it. It's completely consuming! Last time around it took us 5 months to conceive my dd, and I was so worried there was something wrong with one of us. Now at least I feel happier that it can happen, and I was so excited when we conceived on our third month of trying, but that was when I had my cp. This is the third month since then, so sixth month overall. I was supposed to have a Boxing Day baby but now I guess it's going to be at least Spring or Summer next year. DD is 2 in a couple of weeks. It would be nice to have a sibling for her before she is 3....

We have been ttc 9 months now. It's getting so draining. I'm using my OPKS from today got a slight line so just waiting game now! What about you? Xx

@Flopsy88 no I hadn't heard of those... Tey sounds interesting (if potentially a bit scary with the side effects and things...!) Maybe I'll talk to my doctor about them if I keep ovulating early. Thank you!

This one www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/4198783-soy-isoflavones-yay-or-nay

@SparrowMaiden Have you looked into Soy Isoflavones? I think if you take them on certain days of your cycle they can lengthen the follicular phase. There's a thread on here somewhere that explains it well in the OP

@Laurenxx94 Ah yeah it can change a bit the first one after, mine was a couple of days longer but I'm not even sure if I ovulated - I didn't track that cycle.

I think Vitex is more for if you have a short luteal phase, rather than a short follicular phase, which is my issue. I did a fair bit of research and couldn't find anything that could reliably make that part longer. I have a dd so I know it has worked in the past at least, which is reassuring! B6 might be an idea though... willing to try anything really!! How long have you been ttc? (Sorry you may have already told us this - this thread is so long now!)