Ttc after miscarriage 🤞🌈✨

Today's OPK finally looks darker, but I wouldn't say it was positive. Feeling crampy. Do OPKs tend to gradually lighten after ovulation or do they go totally negative straightaway? Just wondering if I've already ovulated or not...either way I think we'll DTD next few days 😆 x

@Cruz86 @Sparklesurprise29 my first AF was heavy ish for around 4 days..then had spotting for another 10 days! Seemed to be never ending...saw a bit more lining come away as well. Wasn't particularly painful. Fingers crossed yours are both fine x

Thanks @Skl2021 sending a virtual hug right back at ya..currently taken myself to bed with some lindor! 😆 that's good AF is on the way out...maybe start with the OPKs soon if your cycle isn't regular? That's what I've been doing...xx

Thank you both for the reassurance! Mentally it's difficult enough having to go through it so I'd hate for it to be physically tough too! Hope you're both okay x

@cruz86 my first af was similar to @skl2021, i was dreading it in case it was "different" to what I was expecting or matched some of those horror stories that Google throws your way at 2am when you can't sleep! But it was pretty normal, maybe sorer cramps then before but I could take ibuprofen and stronger painkillers so it was manageable.

Thank you @claremc1983 and @Skl2021. What was your first period like? I started spotting on Boxing Day but nothing else has happened since. And I'm getting regular left sided pain too 😩

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and sorry to see there's more people joining the thread 😞❤️

Hi everyone I think AF is going to appear for me very soon, had some very light spotting mixed with cm this morning, was a slight shock to see something since I've not seen any spotting since the end of the MC a couple of weeks ago. It'll be my first AF since the MC so feeling nervous about it but will mark the start of a new cycle and journey!

How's everyone getting on?
We didn't DTD last night but had EWCM..still no positive OPK but not really been ding them properly tbf. This am the EWCM seems to have dried up though 😩😩 ( sorry for TMI)..hope we have managed to do it enough this cycle. Will do an OPK properly today now we are home though and see where we are..
How are u getting on @Skl2021 is AF still hanging about? Had a little cry again last night,fear I'm falling down the rabbit hole of TTC again....x

@Skl2021 thank you!

Is it odd that I am spotting a bit still but have had a negative pregnancy test? We DTD last night so wondering if maybe my cervix is just a bit sensitive given what it's just gone through with the surgery? Surely everything must be flushed out now if I'm getting no HCG picked up?

It's worrying me a tiny bit to be honest...

@Sparklesurprise29 thank you so much. I know what you mean re potentially ovulating prior to the negative test, I did wonder if I was seeing some EWCM a few days ago but I was still bleeding/spotting from the SMM so assumed not... who bloody knows! I'll whack out an OPK tomorrow morning and see I guess.

@Skl2021@claremc1983 thank you for the welcome, nice to not feel so alone. Despite being 34, not many of my friends have children and those that do have never experienced this, so I've had to get all my info online!

@MO22 so sorry for your loss. Welcome to the group xx

@Tofu35 ha! Love how you managed to squeeze that in...well done! 😆 my OPK's are still negative...and we're home now so best get down to business again later just incase....x

Welcome to the thread @MO22 and sorry for your loss
Definitely get what you mean about feeling glad about getting a negative, I got mine on monday and it felt like a relief that my body is returning to normal!
I've used OPKs over the past few days, no peak but did have one that looked more positive than the rest (i only tested once a day). I might have ovulated prior to the negative pregnancy test due to ewcm and other symptoms but I didn't have OPKs at that point to test. Its all a bit confusing!

Hi everyone. Just read through the whole thread on the way home from family Christmas! Would like to join if you dont mind, I had a MMC discovered the day before my 12 week scan, baby stopped growing a few days after I heard the hearbeat at a private scan around 9.5 weeks apparently. I had a SMM two weeks ago and had my first negative test thankfully today (so weird that I am happy about that!)

I guess my question is should I start my OPKs straight away? We have DTD twice last week to try and feel a bit more normal post all of this, and just wondering if I should work to my normal cycle timing of ovulation given I havent had a period yet? Or I guess I might not even ovulate this time before AF?

I'm just desperate to get pregnant again, the MMC was my first pregnancy.

@claremc1983 I got a solid smile on the Christmas day OPK, so between Christmas breakfast at the in-laws and Christmas dinner with my family, we went back home so as "not to waste a solid day". Glad we live close enough to family that this was an option

I've got moist CM from cd 10 when it usually doesn't happen until cd 13/14 so I'm hoping that's a good sign!

Glad you are feeling a bit better today @Skl2021 😘 didn't get the chance to do one today as been out visiting family. EWCM started today so hoping I'm not toooo far off now..x