🌈 Ttc after miscarriage thread 7 🌈💕🤞✨

@Lizm1990 I’m not hugely hopeful for any particular month, as it took us 16 months for DD1 and 12 months for DD2. The BFP a month ago was a massive surprise! But I’m glad my March cycle turned out to be a sensible length and the MC didn’t screw it around too much - got to focus on the positives, hey?

@mrsrosaline I was all "don't waste the holiday with testing, if it's positive it will wait until I'm back" but the last few days I was ready to drive to the village pharmacy and get some tests! Just had to avoid booze on the last few days when I suspected I was pregnant, eek.

Thanks @bunnykins123, @luckymoonstone, @Louisa89614! Very cautious, I had my miscarriage at 9 weeks in November, so will be glad when these first weeks are behind me :)

Thank you @bunnykins123 I'm hopeful I'll get the peak tomorrow! 🤞🏻🙏🏻

@Tofu35 huge congratulations!! You're amazing for not buying a test on holiday I absolutely would've done 😄

@calimc83 I am also interested if you did anything differently !? 😬

@Tofu35 this is brilliant news!! Congratulations 🎉 👏

@Louisa89614 fingers crossed AF stays away for you 🤞 honestly, FRER must make an absolute killing from women testing every month! I am due on Monday and had pink creamy cm today so think AF is likely to arrive later or tomorrow 🤦‍♀️

@curliegirlie sorry AF arrived. I think mine will be coming today as well so we can be cycle buddies together! I have had 3 early miscarriages and have never conceived in the cycles immediately after the miscarriage.

@MrsRosaline I hope O arrives for you soon 🤞

@Sassy144 you're not out until AF shows so hopefully she stays away. I'm sure I read on another forum a lady having a temp drop for 5 consecutive days and got a BFP 🤞

@calimc83 I'm so so so happy for you that you've got your dye stealer! I'm tempted to try your method of 'no opks' this month. What pattern of bding did you follow (if you don't mind sharing that with me 🤪). Did you take anything this cycle or do anything differently? I'm pink creamy spotting so I think AF will come over the next day or so, trying to obsessively plan for next month!

@Tofu35 yay brilliant!!

@Tofu35 congrats! I knew there had to be one BFP this weekend!
I’m due today but AF hasn’t shown up yet. I’ve realised that this cycle I have already used 10 IC and 3 FRER I only have a FRER left but going to wait until AF is late because I have a feeling she’ll be here later today… have a good weekend everyone xx

AF didn't appear on the holiday, and I was desperate to test by the last day because I was feeling super nauseous.

Soon as I tested, I had to let you all know.

@curliegirlie Im came on too my first cycle after my MMC (CD3 now) and like you I don’t think I can handle not knowing so I’ll probably buy some more easy at home tests, it’s gutting I felt like I had symptoms but it was clearly AF 😩 hopefully this will be our cycle 🤞

@curliegirlie Thank you ☺️. It's still such early days, trying to be realistic at the mo 😬🙈..sorry to hear AF got you. If it helps, I had the same concerns as u and was gutted when I didn't fall first time after MC. I have a friend who's a consultant in IVF, she told me it's always good to get that first AF out the way and let the lining of your womb build up again and get super healthy and thick. That kept me going xx

@LuckyMoonstone no I really think that must have been a trick of the light. Here’s he other photo of it I took.

Currently having an internal debate about how much I’m going to throw at this cycle. Initially I was all for the relaxed just NTNP approach, but not sure I cope particularly well with the uncertainty of not knowing O and hence when I’m due on. So I suspect another batch of OPKs will fall into an Amazon order in the next week…

@bunnykins123 I haven't tested and no symptoms, my temp dropped this morning and feeling like af is on her way today

@LuckyMoonstone it hasn't happened for me either 😔 I'm on my second cycle since a miscarriage in Jan. CD15 and no ovulation yet 😩

@curliegirlie sorry you got your period. I thought for sure I was successful last month and was genuinely surprised when my period arrived!!

@curliegirlie I get the disappointment about that too, I read so much about how you’re extra fertile after MC, and so many people on here seemed to get a BFP straight away, so I’m a bit like why hasn’t it happened for me :(

@curliegirlie ah never mind :( I’ve got line eyes from looking at too many tests then!

Ooh, huge congratulations for the dye stealer @calimc83!

Looks like after the start-stop faffing yesterday I came on properly over night. Whilst it’s obviously a disappointment I haven’t joined the “caught again straight after miscarriage” crew, new cycle, new start and all that…

@curliegirlie I don’t want to give you false hope or complicate matters more but I can see a line on your internet cheapie

@bunnykins123 well done with holding off! I'm excited for you - everything crossed 🤞🏻 for Monday! I'm ok - did my final ( I hope!) test yesterday which was a dye stealer so I'm going to step away from the tests for now...xx

Hmmm, yes the bleeding seems to have stopped for now…but a final cheapy I found is about as stark white as you can get. When will this drama end?! I think my gut feeling is that I’ve stumbled upon the dreaded crap Sainsburys tests evaps. Should never have bought the bloody things. Just kind of hope the bleeding restarts again so at least I can let go and accept it’s the end of my cycle (and at 30 days that would be a decent length!)

@curliegirlie I see it! Fingers crossed the bleeding stops 🤞

@calimc83 soooo I stuck to my word and didn't test again. Proud of myself but equally now symptoms spotting and asking all the 'what ifs'. I am going to wait till Monday when AF is due and go from there. Totally expecting it to arrive though! Also DD has covid so I'm sure I'll get that soon too 🤦‍♀️ how's things going with you?!

@LuckyMoonstone I would never have thought of using them for anything other than collecting colosseum! Very creative thinking!

@Lizm1990 so true, especially when you're told at school you only need to do much as look at a boy and 'bam' you are now with baby.

@curliegirlie I see something!

I was idiot enough to buy some Sainsbury tests today (Boots were completely out of stock of anything) and think I can see something. BUT a) I know these in particular have a dreadful reputation and b) I’ve started bleeding a bit today. So, still a bit of a waiting game…..

@bunnykins123 How u doing today lovely? Did u test again or holding off? Everything crossed 🤞🏻 for u xx

@bunnykins123 literally just a clean cup, and I’ve been using these little syringes that I bought years ago for collecting colostrum, they work surprisingly well!

@bunnykins123 I completely agree, the thing is I think it’s the pressure and then we have no control over it other than making sure we get to it when we ovulate. God I wish we could just make it happen for us all! 🥰

@Lizm1990 I'm so sorry AF arrived. It's hard the first one after a miscarriage. This is my 2nd cycle after my last miscarriage and I was so hoping it would be a bfp. I've started planning today what we will do next cycle. It's all really getting to me now 😢

@Louisa89614 thank you! Although I'm not hoping it's a bfp at this stage. The line was far too light and I've been here before in 1 of my last miscarriages where is ended up being a chemical. I'm sorry you had a bfn, I actually think they are mentally harder than AF arriving!!

@LuckyMoonstone that's a really good idea! I have read success with it but I'm not sure I'm quite ready to try that yet! Which one will you use? I've read about one called Mosie?

@Sassy144 👋 welcome to the DPO club - seems like there are a few of us as cycle buddies! Do you have any symptoms? I'm 12dpo today and waiting for AF on Monday. I so want to be done with this cycle now!!! It's been so whacky!