Cd1 of ttc first cycle after loss... anyone want to join me? 🙂

@Oxalis00 That's really helpful information thank you! I did look up endometriosis and don't have many other symptoms of it but still a chance I guess, the RT scares me a bit! If you don't mind me asking, how do they check for it and if they find some what do they do for it?

Used to hardly have any pain before, maybe an hour or 2 at the start of AF and then nothing for the next 3 days and now it's as if I can feel every single little thing going on in there!

@Wise0wl How are you getting on? Did your period show up after the spotting a few days ago? I totally relate to getting super invested in a particular cycle and building up loads of expectation. I’ve got the timeline in my head for conceiving this month, due date x, mat leave till x…not helpful but very human!

@wyto I second seeing a GP just in case - they should absolutely take you seriously, a MC is a significant event both physically and emotionally. NHS app even categories it as such! With the abdomen sensations you’re describing I’d be querying the possibility of infection (endometritis) and/or retained products after the medical management. (I was still ovulating whilst having RP.) It may well just be hormonal re-adjustment but if you don’t feel right you get to say so. You know your body. And they should listen to and work with that knowledge.

I haven’t been temping for long @Ladyinpink1 so I don’t have much experience/knowledge but I’d say there’s a very clear rise post-ov and you’re still above the cover line - probably one of those frustrating situations where you just have to wait and keep testing! I really don’t think you need to worry about anything at this stage. (Easier said than done I know…)

I’m wondering whether to keep temping in TWW or just wait for period. Not sure the half-knowledge/incitement to worry helps me!

@Ladyinpink1 hey. I’ve had my temp drop mid luteal phase and then come back up again. I think can be hormonal (I think linked to estrogen surge?). May well be that your temp comes back up again - does look like you had a clear shift up following ewcm and a positive opk x

@SnookyPook massive congratulations, that is just wonderful 🩷

Congratulations @SnookyPook Such good news and keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

I'm CD23 and don't think it's happened, getting cramping and back ache, I never used to get painful periods before the MC.

Thanks for your reassurance about the gp @RubyCat06 I'm definitely going to go as I just don't feel myself, constantly bloated and feeling lower abdomen pain.

@graceinc22 @Oxalis00 ah thank you! Yes I think I will probably book a scan for 8weeks (my MMC was 7+5...) if I get that far 🤞🏻🤞🏻 May see if EPAU will be kind and consider one although my area seem to be sticklers for the '3 losses before we do anything' so not sure if I'll have any luck! However, a bit of good luck this morning, I'd already got bloods booked to check prolactin/thyroid etc and I asked the nurse if she could throw HCG in as well and she did! So whatever happens, at least this will be documented and worst case scenario, this would be no.3 so at least I'd qualify for more help then.

However... I'm cautiously optimistic. Want to try and celebrate this as I would have pre-losses. 🤞🏻🌈

Ahhhhh @SnookyPook this is AMAZING news!! So pleased and excited for you! That is a phenomenal line 👌🏼 Will you have an early scan or anything? I can only imagine how long the time till dating scan must feel right now. Congratulations and please stick around to bring us hope!

@SnookyPook congratulations!!!!! Amazing news ❤️❤️❤️

Morning everyone... bit of hopefully good news for the thread... 14dpo... well, this just goes to show you are truly never out until AF (doesn't) appear... really didn't think this was my month and have literally been expecting AF every time I've been to the toilet the last couple of days with the cramps etc.

We also only DTD twice this fertile week. One the night before peak opk and one the night after.

I'm feeling extremely cautious after the year I've had but 🤞🏻 This line is also stronger than my CP last cycle ever got....

Hi everyone, sorry I’ve been quiet! We’ve all got flu or covid or something nasty!
Hope everyone is doing well 😊 I’m 5dpo today (or 4dpo, I ovulate at night so never know whether to count day one as the next day?!). Don’t feel any different than usual yet but obviously still very early. Got sore boobs but I always have them straight after ovulation regardless of pregnancy or not.
Is anyone testing yet? If not when will you? I usually start day 8 or 9 haha.
Baby dust xx

@Ladyinpink1 oh you didn’t at all 🥰 I don’t know exactly when I ovulate as I’ve haven’t tracked that this month, mid cycle ish made sure we covered every couple of days. I agree it gets exhausting although my husband does not mind 😬 I think we are the same stage of our cycle, I’m on day 21. For some reason I just don’t think it’s going to happen this month, just a feeling.
@Haylsttc with my daughter a few years ago I used the cheapest possible strips off eBay after a few unsuccessful months of trying. It did work, I was ovulating day 16-18 so a little later than I thought. The cheap ones worked fine x

Thanks ladies ❤️ Trying to stay positive and hope October is the month 🤞

@RubyCat06 I too wouldn’t know where to start with the bbt charting, I wish I had the commitment to do it though! I tried natural cycles before we started ttc but I kept forgetting to take my temperature at the right time 🙈

@Oxalis00 interesting you mentioned taking a new prenatal might have delayed ovulation for you! This happened to me a couple of cycles ago, I bought a new prenatal and my ovulation was delayed to cycle day 20 when normally it’s around day 15 or 16! So I stopped talking it and went back to the vitamins I was actually using when we conceived.

Decided I’m going to start tracking again this cycle using ovulation strips! Which brand do you guys recommend? I have some easy at home left from a couple of cycles ago but need to buy some more! I also have the clear blue ovulation test kit too but like to do strips alongside that when I’m tracking

@Ladyinpink1 im so sorry I must have missed that 🙈 was thinking I may have missed my chance this month as only managed a few days around mid cycle.
@Oxalis00 thats so interesting! I’m so sorry your miscarriage was so complicated. It’s so hard and I’m really sorry. I’ll keep watching your charts, I feel I would become obsessive. I try and say im staying chill but I’m reality I am not at all 🫣

@RubyCat06 Personally I find it helpful to have as much information as I can about what’s going on in my body, as my MC was quite complicated and the uncertainty was hard. But…it can become obsessive, it can create worries unnecessarily if you have an odd reading or miss a test, and it probably doesn’t help with the ‘just relax!’ vibe for TTC 🤦🏻‍♀️ Everyone’s different I guess, and what works at one point doesn’t always suit… 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Ladyinpink1 thats a really interesting post. I was of the understanding that it was most important to have sex in the few days before ovulation. It all blows my mind.
@Oxalis00 your chart is amazing, I wouldn’t know where to start. Do you find it helps to pinpoint things?
@Haylsttc make sure you have lots of chocolate and put your feet up 😘

Thanks for your thoughts @Ladyinpink1. Red line is ovulation test, yes - the app looks at the test and calculates the strength of test line as a ratio to control line. I didn’t realise ov was up to 48 hours after LH peak, I thought it was 12-24. Interesting! We’ll see what temp does tomorrow then…