Anyone TTC after a recent early loss and wanting support? (Aug 26)

Welcome to all the new joiners - sorry that you’re also in a similar position. Even though everyone’s circumstances are different I think we all share the feeling of just wanting to be pregnant again, so fingers crossed this is a lucky thread.

@Springcloud26 - LH tests are much fainter today so not sure if that means I’ve ovulated already or if my body’s still sorting itself out. So I’m just as confused as before but at least POAS is something to do!

Sorry that you’re also not sure where things are at - keeping my fingers crossed for you that all the signs mean something positive. The TWW is hard enough when you know what dates you’re working with, but all of this uncertainty definitely doesn’t help the spiralling thoughts x

@Witchfoot thank you, it sure is a nightmare!

@Springcloud26 thanks for uour response, it was a 10miu or whatever it is so it was an early one, but I did it this afternoon so defiantly not concentrated. I’m just worried because I ovulated late this cycle I’m assuming due to the mc, so I’m not entirely sure that my predicted day of period is Saturday, but that’s what my clear blue app is telling me. I definitely felt ovulation type things around the peak of my lh tests, and dtd plenty. I only seem to have any spotting when I (sorry tmi) try and have a bowel movement. I’ve also had a massively bad headache all day like really booming, and I recall I had this before my bpf last time

it all sounds really positive for you @Springcloud26 I’m praying for you that it happens for you again this month, and for all of us! X

Welcome @Posypear, @Lost2222 and @fluffycauliflowers and sorry you're in the same rubbishy boat ❤️

I have no wisdom to offer when it comes to individual signs and symptoms but I can 100% empathise with feeling desperate to be pregnant again and getting the urge to test unhingedly early!

TTC after a MC is a whole new world of headfuckery!

Just done a test and it was negative, meant to be 10 dpo so thinking it’s just a messed up negative cycle, was absolutely sure I’d timed it all right this time and convinced I would just get pregnant again.. stupid I know!

Think I just replied to you on your own thread. My hunch would be implantation. Do a test! 🤞🏻🤍🫶🏻

Hey, I’d like to join 🥰 I had a miscarriage end of June at about 6 weeks. First MC, had had two healthy children prior and experienced bleeding in both pregnancies so the MC really knocked me as it was a total shock. Had a D&C on 30th June and then first period from 22nd July.
I’m now 2 or 3 DPO (I think 3) but stopped doing the deed a few days before because we wanted to give the Shettles Method a go.
Would love to connect with others in a similar boat. I am so desperate to be pregnant again and am a total control freak who CAN’T wait! I actually did a pregnancy test yesterday… obviously it was negative. I’m fully mental!!

Hi everyone do you mind if I join? I had a mc at 6 weeks in June, confirmed lh peak Saturday 8th July using cb digi purple kit with static smiley (cd 17 using the first day of proper mc bleeding as cd1) I usually have a 28 day cycle, ttc this month and then on Sunday which should have been 7dpo I had a gush of blood, and some slight spotting on and off since but not an actual flow and only when wiping. I’m so stressed out and desperate to be pregnant again, do we think this could be implantation related or my period trying to come early? I haven’t taken a test yet as I’m so scared of the result! Silly I know. Can anyone offer any insight please? Thanks :)

Can I join? I had an early miscarriage last cycle. Im 4 DPO. This is cycle 3 for us. I've just been told I have BV again which I'm wondering if this was hbd reason for the miscarriage? Hoping to get it sorted ASAP but can't be seen until next week . I'm symptom free. I'm trying for my second and my first is 2- I convinced first time with previous DC so this is all new to me.

Thanks for the book recommendations @Springcloud26 and @Happymama04 , will add those to my list!

Sorry to hear about AF arriving @Witchfoot - at least cycles returning to normal sounds like a step in the right direction.

I’ve bought some easy@home ovulation tests to see if I can work out roughly where I am in my cycle. Haven’t used them before but I did one this evening and it isn’t as
dark as the control line, but still a very obvious line so assume LH is rising, or maybe I’ve just missed peak. Will see what it looks like tomorrow. We’re going away in a couple of weeks so ideally don’t want AF to arrive then!

No more testing for me, AF came yesterday (with a vengeance) so I'm back on CD2. I'm glad my cycle seems to have returned to normal, but my periods now seem extra painful to compensate!

It's all so relentless 😂

I like reading psychological thrillers so if you like that my best two lately are Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell and My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney. My two fave authors! Currently reading Wrong Place Wrong Time which I’m really enjoying too!

Thanks @Happymama04 - there are so many variables it’s hard to know what to expect.

I like pretty much any fiction apart from fantasy/sci fi. I’ve just read a lot of Clare Chambers’ books which I really enjoyed, but not sure what to read next. Tried the Midnight Train by Matt Haig but I’m not getting into it. Favourite recent reads were The Poisonwood Bible and Heart the Lover.

I definitely had a longer build up to ovulation with this cycle which is the first after my loss. I had signs for over a week which usually I don’t and then it was finally confirmed with BBT. So hopefully yours is on the way 🤞

What type of books do you like?

Thanks, that’s good to know. Pregnacare made my cycles longer as well, so I’m considering pausing coq10 for now as a longer cycle is the last thing I want this month.

My assumption is purely based on CM and how I’m feeling as well, so not always accurate as I can convince myself of anything.

So hard not to read too much into these things - I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully we’ll see some BFPs on this thread soon 💕and hope we can all keep ourselves distracted in the meantime

I’m in a bit of a book rut at the moment, so any recommendations welcome as that’s another thing to stop me scrolling (for a bit at least!).

I still have absolutely no idea where I am in my cycle or when to expect AF. I’ve stopped spotting which is good, but have felt like I do in the couple of days before ovulation for almost a week, so think it could be a while before she shows up. We decided not to try this cycle but patience isn’t one of my strengths so I’m wishing the time away. Also wondering if taking Coq10 has lengthened my cycle a bit as I’ve read about that happening to some people - has anyone else taken it and noticed the same? Or might just be my body’s taking a while to settle again

Very impressed by all your athletic pursuits! I'm normally a gym-goer and runner but I've totally let it lapse since the MC (and to be fair the heatwaves haven't helped!). I've started to play a bit of tennis, but I definitely need to get back into more of a routine overall.

I'm also struggling to resist the lure of doomscrolling! It just feels like the easiest thing when you don't have much bandwidth.

I've started a new book that I've been meaning to read forever, and that's been a good distraction, but sooo often I only manage a chapter until somehow I'm back on my phone 🙈

Hope you had a lovely weekend away from it all @Springcloud26!

I’m back at the gym/home workouts which has really helped. And I picked up some old hobbies I haven’t done for a while as a bit of a change, so lots of cross-stitch at the moment! I can’t scroll at the same time so it’s a good break from social media.

TTC can feel like a full-on hobby, so trying to get back into the swing of focusing on other things as well