1st Ovulation after ERPC without a period...when to test???

[CarinaP]

So i had a MMC (baby stopped growing at 6 wks) but this wasn't confirmed til i was 12 wks, i then went on to have an ERPC on the 7th March. I only bled for 4 days and 2 weeks later we have been ttc again. It didn't happen in the first month even though i was having all the symptoms it turns out that this is completley normal even when there is no pregnancy hormone present

Anyway on 17th April i did an ovulation test and it came up positive :-) I also had the clear stretchy discharge and still have it so i am quite excited that my body seems to be returning back to normal again So we have been trying since Tues (everyday) and i'm just trying to figure out when i would need to do a test or from what date would i be classed as being in the 2WW?? My period is normally 30 days and based on taking ERPC as the first day of my period I would of been due 5th April so i would next be due 4th May which means i can started testing 27th April????

1st day of last period 7th March
Due on 5th April (didn't come on)
Started Ovulating 17th April
Due on 4th May

My head is spinning a bit now, i hope someone can make sense of my dates and hopefully give me some advice :-)

Hi CarinaP, i'm so sorry to hear about your MC.

After my MC my usual cycle of 28 days was extened, apparently this is very common, mine took 5 weeks, have heard of it taking up to 12 weeks, as can take a while to settle down.

For NHS purposes you are two weeks pregnant when you ovulate (!) so i'd use that to calculate two weeks on from then to test....ie 2 weeks on from the 17th april. They do suggest not trying to get PG until you have had a first period as it does making dating it harder, i know several people who have managed to get PG before their first period and although i wasn't up to trying mentally, if i had have been i would also have ignored the advice as well!!

Can i give you a couple of suggestions? Firstly can i check that you took a pregnancy test and got a negative before your started ttc again? this is important as it means there aren't still pg hormones circulating, which means there are definitely no materials left etc, and you can trust a later pg test, if you haven't done this do it now

Secondly, i'd treat the ov indicator with a pinch of salt - it might be a bit inaccurate at the moment due to previous hormones- apparently you aren't supposed to use them for 3 months after a MC. So try by all means, but don't beat yourself up with it. (It might, for example, indicate high fertility for longer than usual months, making you feel you have to keep going indefinitely!)

Thirdly, can i suggest you either join or at least read this thread- here It is full of lovely ladies working out this stuff together and you will find a lot of info on it about your question and other post mc ttc stuff. Good luck!