Just MC and ready to try again? Pack your cake, wine and tightie whities and join us for more ranting, weeping and most of all, laughing. All welcome (Part 7)

[MamaPower]

A comfy little corner for those who need company in the post mc ttc journey!

To POAS or not to POAS? That is the question!

All welcome

Urn yeah, fondant! Easier that way! Except today when I woke at quarter to five... After a bad dream (house was on fire in dream ) except realised that was actually quarter to four having forgotten the clock change!! Grrr

Digi hope you are ok ish lovely.
Tigger 20 months, frustrating but good that you are sticking with it. Sorry Af got you again.

Hi ladies, hope you are all good catch up properly later xxx

batty cupcake recipe sounds lush!

inbetweener hugs for you, negative tests are rubbish :( I find them really stressful as I always get my hopes right up before and spend 3 mins with a racing heart while I wait for the invisible 2nd line.....

Hehe jammy do you think DH has worked out the reason behind the orange detox?? [hgrin] You shouldn't feel bad about not wanting to hang around with pregnant people, it's something I'm reallly struggling with as well. I think dealing with this is hard enough as it is, and you've got to do what you can to protect yourself from more hurt.

tunnocks did you find that it started with spotting for quite a few days before AF started properly? The first few periods after MC I found that it took a while to wind itself up into a proper AF but seems to much closer to what I had before now.

mummya have you had any luck finding any specialists over here?

Ok everyone, I know this is getting a bit boring now but please can you have a look at my chart? www.fertilityfriend.com/home/318e86
It all looks a bit implausible, and I am starting to think the CBFM is taking the pee a bit with its 10th day of high in a row...... Anyway I hope FF is right as DH is well and truly broken (TMI but rubbed completely raw despite using 'conceive plus') and has declared 2 weeks off [hsad] Am a bit stressed out tbh, if I did ov when FF claims I did, it means that my appointment at the clinic next month will probably be slap bang when I ovulate, and therefore the enforced 3 day abstinence will screw over next month too sob sob sob.

SATURDAY'S LIST

Pinkie08 TTC#3 UCL 30
Lottiecrump UCL 27/30
cheepz TTC#2 (round 4) UCL30
Littlemiss72 TTC#1(post MC#2) UCL 30 BFP
PrettyVacant1 TTC#1 Cycle 6 (round 7)UCL 28-31
Loola2shu TTC#3 Cycle 2 (post nmc#1) ucl??? (PCOS) CD48
Freezingmyarseoff TTC#2 cycle 3 UCL28 CD43
DachshundsRule TTC#1 cycle 2 UCL28 CD36
getawiggleon TTC#2, MC#1, UCL28, CD32
MamaPower TTC#1, cycle 4 (post MC#2) UCL 25- 27 CD28
kat2504, TTC#1, cycle 2 UCL 26, CD27
urbanlolly TTC#2 Cycle 1 (post MMC) UCL29 CD27
choccybick TTC#1 (post mc1) cycle 3 UCL 27 CD26
IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy TTC#3 cycle 3 UCL26-28 CD26
Wombat33 TTC#1 Cycle 1 (post MC) UCL 31 CD26
RunForTheHills TTC#1, cycle 1 UCL28 CD24
youremindmeofthebabe TTC#2, Cycle 3 UCL33 CD24
Inbetweener TTC#3 Cycle 3 UCL 29 CD22
pinkfondantfancy TTC#1, cycle 3, UCL 28 or 35 CD20
Jamface TTC#2 cycle 3 (post MC#2), UCL 27 CD18
LadyBee TTC#2, cycle 3 (round 3) UCL27 CD15
velvetcu TTC #1 Cycle 3 UCL 35, CD13
sunchild77 TTC#3 cycle 5, UCL 24-28, CD13
KnitterNotTwitter TTC#2, (round 3) cycle 2 UCL 30 CD12
Tunnocksteacake TTC #2, cycle 1, UCL28 CD9
Nickstermum TTC#2 cycle 2 post MC UCL 30-40 CD6
GetDownYouWillFall TTC#2 Cycle 1 (post MC#1) UCL 27 - 44 CD5
Tigger15 TTC#2 cycle 20 UCL24-9 CD 3

WTTC

Sillyness TTC#1 post MC1 WTF cycle
Jollster TTC #2, MC3 conf 16th Aug
BackOnceAgain TTC#3, MC 17th Aug
Shitforbrains TTC#3, MC 1st Sep
Sarahmia TTC#2, MC2
MummyAbroad TTC #2,(MMC#1 31 Mar, ERPC 7 Jul)
? KT
Mousebacon TTC#2 MC#1 4th Oct WTF cycle
barrenbrook TTC#1, MC#4 Oct 2010
Lemonsherbet TTC #1, ERPC 15 Oct 2010, WTF cycle
Jollster WTTC#2 after 3MMC
Batteryhen MC conf Oct 2010
Digitalgirl TTC#2, MC#3 Oct 2010

MIA
pippaandpolly
Honeywitch TTC#1
Curlylox TTC#3
delilahbelle TTC#1

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StarflowerGirl BFP ~24 Sep
Appleblossoms BFP 9 Oct

Ooops I meant SUNDAY'S LIST! uurughghg

Hi PinkFontdantFancy well it does look like only the Sunday 24th reading is a bit squew-iff - it's the only one above the coverline - so if you ignore that one I think you could well have ovulated and are now in the 2ww.

Hope you are ok.

pink I can't look at your chart right now but just wanted to say that I would definitely go with that rather than CBFM. I've been doing both and this month not only did CBFM give me 10 implausible highs before a peak but it also got the peak wrong, so it told me I ov'd 3 days before I did (as confirmed by temp). I have lost faith somewhat in the CBFM as a result!!

Re the appointment: can you reschedule it? I'm sure they would understand.

tigger - sorry AF got you. My cycle lengths are also variable since the mc and my luteal phase is particularly rubbish so I can understand your frustration there x

thanks guys, izzy that is a good idea, will wait for AF then work out when I think ov might happen and see how it compares with the dates. It's quite hard to get an appointment there though, so I'll have to just accept it if it does happen to be around ov. I might get a bit stressed about the appointment anyway so might be that ov is a bit all over the place next month in any case. Not sure having two leos in the house would be a good idea anyway, poor DH has enough on his plate dealing with one!! [hgrin] izzy I've got a theory that the CBFM just gives you numbers of bars based on the CD and what it thinks could be plausible, and the pee sticks are just a cunning way of a) making you think it's doing something more scientific and b) making more money!! 10 sticks a cycle my @rse......

Oh apparently chicken soup made with bones from an organic chicken are supposed to be good for fertility according to acupuncturist. So I am off in search of a recipe now. For the veggies out there, nettle soup is also supposed to be great - not a hope that I could convince DH to eat that though!!!!! I have just had the horrible realisation that I've left my food sheet that says 'fertility' all over it at work..... [hblush] - hope no-one goes digging round my desk this weekend!!!

kat, urban, choccy any news???? We are overdue a BFP on this thread - longest it's been without one in recent history is 15 days so it's time!! No pressure or anything....

pff have you tried nettle tea? Bleuuurrrggghh.

No time now, gotta clean the house, make sunday roast and cupcakes and do some washing. Busy busy busy. Hope you're all well, post later.

Good morning lovely ladies
To pee or not to pee????
Was detertimined not to buy any sticks till af due but got payed on thurs so ended up in boots....BFN thurs then stupidly used the other on fri BFN.
So UCL before mmc was 29 days on cd 27 don't know what to do its driving me mental.... Just really unsure if it will be a 29 day cycle but I did ovulate on cd 15 which was my normal day post mc... & we dtd the day before & day after.
Going to PIL for Sunday lunch tried to get out of it so I could sneak out to boots!! Don't want dh to know what I'm up to...you know what they are like!!!!
Keep you all posted fx!

tunnocks my af was definitely heavier after mc, lasting over a week each time... I think anything's normal in the months following a mc, but if you're worried a trip to the doc is always sensible. x

Sorry for lack of news but oved later this month so not really due till Wednesday. Done one test, bfn, but could be too early will try again tomorrow. Not optimistic but we are well overdue for a good result on here!

hello all,
Have just ordered 25 IC tests on your good advice,
For all my bravado and im not gonna test again talk Im sooooooo desperate to find out.
AF is due friday now !!
I have felt tired today even though DH let me have a lie in.
I watched paranormal activity last night and was absolutely shitting myself so dtd was done lol !!!!!!! I was petrified.

Ahhhh I cant concentrate. I know the last remaining FR is upstairs and I wanna pee on it lol !!!!!!!!!

kat im the same. Being optimistic I was too early, but deep down I think I know its a no.

God this was easier when I was in my twenties !! I sneezed and got pg with dd1 !!!!!

Some of us are in our 20s and struggling for our first.... Anyway understand what you mean about the frustration....

Hi inbetweener, its a real killer isnt it? (knowing you have pee sticks in the house) The only thing that (sometimes) worked in stopping me from PingOAS was the thought that if I was testing early and it was negative, I wouldnt believe the result anyway (because its too early) so there wasnt much point, having said that sometimes peeing on it is the only way to get rid of the temptation!

Hi Pink - I think your FF chart looks great. you have 4 temps above the coverline! and nice solid red lines! (they are dotted when FF is not sure you ovulated) I agree with Izzy the sunday 24 is just a stray temp and doesnt mean anything, its when they are consistently up everyday you know ov has happened. Enjoy your rest!

Maybe this is where I have been going wrong...not enough sneezing

Fondant... No to nettle tea, yes to chicken soup, we are two leos in the same house too, not a pretty sight sometimes! Try bathing mr ice willy in some dilute teatree or lavender! Failing that stick a plaster on it!! Mega cookathon in this house today spag sauce, chile, lamb casserole, roast dinner and dh has cleaned up the kitchen fab!! No not greedy, batch for the freezer, otherwise we will end up living on rubbish!! Mmm just tempted by sticky toffee puffing, but no.... Will abstain in support of detox!!!

Hey Nix

was reading a bit fast and thought I saw "cockathon" for a minute

I'm glad I'm not the only one to misread it MummyAbroad

I thought I must be really losing the plot

can I ask a question ladies? I am driving myself crazy here.

AFter a MC, I know there is an element of WTF to your cycle for a while, but how long do you think it takes on average to ov. again?

Also do you think if it was an early MC (just 5 weeks) then your cycle stabilises again quicker?

Or is there really no rhyme or reason to it all?

Just can't bear the thought of months more waiting

Mummy mummy mummy..... Where is your mind?????

Wishing for a mega cockathon that's for sure !!! Although no for a week or so

Teacake! My Af consistency has been bizarre post mc. Several have posted it's totally diff, clitty, sorry clotty, and kind of off in texture. Tmi mine has been a bit stringy iykwim and not normal! Interested to hear what doc says! If anything had stayed in the womb wouldn't you have seen it on the scan?

Cannot believe I forgot the clock change.... Every time!!

Fondant, try not to stress about it toots! Glad did not purchase evil shag dictator now! Sounds rubbish !!

Get down, I have read it takes longer to get back to normal If you have mc at say 20 weeks or something due to the hormone levels etc, and the body returning to normal but that's only what have read on here!!

Ps Teacake my first Af post mc was also incredibly heavy, so painful I could hardly stand up straight, and lasted over 8 days. If that's any consolation! Bodies have no clue as mc totally screws them up sadly :(

Have been ever so positive this last 2 weeks with time off and keeping busy with decorating, then watched rod Stewart interview last night with penny Lancaster talking about inability to conceive no 2 (sorry if this sounds insensitive To those trying for no 1) and tat set me off..., then twice this weekend ds made reference to his little brother :( today he wanted to buy a Thomas jumper for his little brother, he said for when he gets one!, and keeps saying how much he wants one :( much as it's lovely he wants one, I feel so much like a failure, and even more desperate to provide him with one :( roll on day 18 for some action!!

My motto is to be chilled for next 7 days to make sure don't delay ov! Grapefruit nice too but not too much..... Cannot believe I ate 2 large bags of brazil nuts last week.... For the greater good!!! Hate them

Live to all.... Mwah!