TTC after ectopic/after loss/older age etc ALL WELCOME 🙂

@CatCaretaker thanks for checking in!

Bloods this morning and had the result super quick so my HGC has gone from 94 to 260 which the nurse says is promising! Last time my HCG only reached 130 before dropping.

I do also think the numbers are fairly low if my last period date was 17th Oct. But if I've ovulated really late I guess I could be as early as 4w4d going off our 'activity' around then..

Not quite out of the woods as I can't shake the pain, so could still be ectopic. I'm getting more bloods on Saturday morning and if increased again then it will be a scan.. I would assume I'd have to wait for that though as does HCG not have to be close to 2000 to see anything?

@MrsB2019x my cycles are short, I go straight from AF to fertile week, TWW and then AF, so pretty sure I ovulate around CD 9/10/11 and been pregnant 3 times. So it's definitely possible! 🤞🏼

@Loz1006 how are you getting on? It's today you're going back for a HCG check?

I have no idea but to me it just feels too early 😕 time will tell I guess.

Great news about the progesterone test 🎉

Best of luck for this month @Joonbug23 🤞

LH dropped off a cliff today so I assume I did ovulate yesterday 🤨 not hopeful tbh, I can’t imagine CD9 is enough for an egg to mature

@lemonyfox Fingers crossed things will go in your favour. It’s so hard being in that waiting stage, but we are all here for you.

I’m CD 14 today and it’s ovulation day. Had a strong peak LH yesterday and ovulation pains to match. It’s coming from my left side (side with my remaining tube) so feeling cautiously hopeful. It’s just such a hard process building hope each month..

Thanks everyone
@YellowZ I had bloods done at the early pregnancy unit today which they need to repeat in 2 days, and then another 2 days, for HCG monitoring

@lemonyfox I did think I recognised you! I really hope it’s not ectopic. 3 just isn’t fair!! Please keep us posted x

@lemonyfox fingers crossed for you that if isn't. It's awful, not just the ectopic, but waiting three months is like an eternity.

@CatCaretaker I'm not sure, I think so

@MrsB2019x upset and frustrated more than anything. If it's another ectopic then we'll need to delay everything with fertility treatment back by 3 months 😭 I remember you btw, we were on the same baby boards back in 2020 when we were TTC then, I recognise your username! Sorry we're meeting again back on a thread like this.

@lemonyfox I can see them too. Are you feeling okay in yourself?

@lemonyfox I can see a faint line on both yes (though the lines look quite far off to the left, is that normal?).

I think I might be having another ectopic again, my third one. I always test after my period and again a week later, as I didn't get positive pregnancy tests and kept having periods with my first two. So the hospital advised regular testing.

I've just tested this morning now my period has ended and I've had two really faint positives 😭

You can see these too right?

Registering as low now.. gonna keep testing in case I get a second surge but from my symptoms I think I may have ovulated today on CD9 😵‍💫

@Loz1006 Got everything crossed that your levels double 🤞When I was pregnant with DD I was so hyper vigilant with every single twinge and pain and over analysing everything. I didn’t relax until that early scan where she was in the right place. I hope that’s the case for you too. Keep us posted x

@Confusedddddddd ah yeah I have heard that about pregnancy multivitamins. I just take a high strength B6 on its own.

Fingers crossed for you @Loz1006!

@Loz1006 could the shoulder pain be something else? I was told the ectopic shoulder pain only happens once it's ruptured (I could be wrong though). Though mine ruptured and never got shoulder pain, just bad period like pain.
Fingers crossed for you that it's a normal uterine pregnancy.

@lemonyfox I wondered about b vitamins but there's like 6-7 times the amount in Pregnacare compared to seven seas and my luteal phase was shorter while taking them. I might look at starting to take vitamins separately - there's a load of added stuff in Pregnacare now, and not sure if one of them has been making my LP shorter.

In other news, I woke up to some pretty agonising ovulation pain from the side I haven't ovulated from in 2.5 years (since DC1 was conceived) however opks are stark white, usually I get my peak and pain pretty much at the same time and I'm only cd10 (I usually ovulate CD15 like clockwork), so I don't know what's going on. My first cycle after my ectopic and cyst removal I had pain for 3 days before my peak, though I was very much still recovering from surgery, but maybe this is happening as it's the first time I'm ovulating from that side in a very long time.

@YellowZ Thank you I was very confused I have been getting a little ewcm. Will test again tomorrow will try test 2 times and again the following day. Fingers crossed it is a good sign

@YellowZ @MrsB2019x thanks for checking in!

So my update is that my pain in left side is subsiding but shoulder pain is there.

I had an scan this morning which showed nothing as too soon (expecting this as I think I ovulate late so I reckon I'm around 15/16 dpo) but the sonographer said there was nothing to make her think it was ectopic. Bloods taken.

My HCG is 94 which I was told is normal for 4/5 weeks and I'm going back in 48 hrs. The nurses are hopeful that it's a normal pregnancy just really early but I can't shake the pain and how it's the exact same as last time! Only time will tell.

I've also been informed that my last pregnancy was actually classed as an early miscarriage and not ectopic (no one informed me of this) because I wasn't treated with medication or surgery and my HCG didn't rise enough. So I'm majorly confused at the moment and just holding out to see my HCG double this time.

I hope everyone else is coping well in their own situations and hopefully will be a little more straight forward. X