TTC after MC - nice people in crap times, full of posifrickingtivity

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Welcome aboard ladies (though obviously sorry you have to be here). We're a friendly bunch so come in and plump up a cushion for POAS Fridays and lots of posifrickingtivity. With a few (gentle) fish slaps thrown in for good measure.

Morning, ladies, I hope you are all well!

One Well, I concluded that it only really could be the sac - given the size and shape... Although I am having another scan on Friday to confirm that everything is really gone. The sac (if it was that) was a large-ish, very irregular, messy piece of tissue, attached to a round and firm tissue, which I assume was the placenta... Or it could be the other way round?! But it was definitively a two-part thing, that's why I thought that this is it. But given that I was in really bad pain before passing it, and have had none since then, I'm pretty certain.

Rock Baking is my other therapy - I've been baking all last week, lots of bread and a few cakes and biscuits! Def not good for the diet, I agree. DH's work colleagues love me, as they have been getting the cakes. I made a brioche yesterday for the first time, and it turned out really well. And am about to start another bread before going out into the garden again.

So - I have reset my CBFM and started a new chart on FertilityFriend, the thermometre has come out again, and 6amthe daily alarm for temp taking set to 6am. Ttc is a lot of work

Hi jbrd, I'm glad that the discomfort has stopped and you have brushed yourself and your equipment off ready to get back into action. It's not easy at all and you have been through the mill. I hope the scan gives you the all clear. Your baking sounds fabulous- brioche?! Amazing.

tins yeah I really understand what you're saying. The good thing is that you will get that information either way in June. It's shit that it's June rather than this week but it is coming. So we're hoping for an answer that is very treatable, yeah? --naively pictures a shiny yellow 'fix it' pill>

jbrd I like your enthusiasm. Can we start using our CBFM straight away? I thought we needed to wait for the next period? I'm having very light bleeding atm, but it's supposed to be normal for it to continue for another 10 days. Has anyone started with the CBFM in these circumstances?

DD and I went to a birthday party of one of toddler from my NCT group. I guess you all know what is there to wait for me. One of the mums is due in late September. I couldn't help it but think my first mc would have been due early/mid september.

Just checking in. Today would have been my due date so feeling very down :(

Have been trying to conceive again since December with no luck so far. Tried to be cool and calm about it initially but started to use the ovulation stick thingys for the last couple of months - but not had a single positive test yet so have no idea if/when I'm ovulating, which is frustrating and making me v worried that there is something wrong....has anyone had a similar experience?

ldt87 - I had an overwhelming feeling of needing to conceive again straight away and it made me feel very guilty. But we held back to give me a chance to recover a bit, as I was so completely shattered by the whole miscarriage experience. Hope you're doing OK x

littlemiss I never had any luck with the OPKs I got from the internet. And I had two mcs to show at least I'm ovulating. That's why I got a CBFM, but I haven't used it so I don't know if it could detect my LH surge.

onelittle thanks - it's reassuring to know that they haven't worked for other people too and it's not just me! I might give a CBFM a go...

I have Internet OPKs and have not yet had a proper equally dark or darker than the test line result. I'm getting a little disheartened now.

Hello again Ladies!

I've been popping in every so often, but can't keep up with this post!

Congratulations to everyone who have got positives, sending you all sticky vibes!

My AF is 5 days overdue, negative test yesterday (sad). I'm assuming my AF hasn't come due to coming of the pill over a month ago. Also found out my Thrombophilia screening, protein C was on borderline 73%, retested 2 weeks ago and my results won't be back for another 2 weeks.. why am I so impatient?

OLTT and guff i'm right there with you. I was the first of my group to get pregnant with number 2, but now it seems that most of the others are pg, with successful scans and here I am with nothing.

JBrd GREAT positivity. Like it. I'm sure you'll be third time lucky

saggy FX that AF doesn't arrive

OLTT I hope that you are feeling alright today. I hope that you are coping with being back at work today (if you are). You are very brave and have just had an awful experience so if you need more time off I don't think that you should feel bad about taking it

alyant I'm back at my desk today. If I have stayed at home, it'll just be me dwelling in my sorrows. Being busy kept me thinking about sad thoughts.

I wouldn't be the first in my extended mum group to have number 2. Three already have newborns. A couple due in May, another in August. So many are having their seconds this year . So yes, the party was a lot of bumps and babies. My DH was being very positive, like his normal self. He was talking about how a larger gap would save us money. Like nothing having to have two group 1 car seats, a shorter amount of time with two preschoolers, etc. Well I know he's just trying to cheer me up so I didn't tell him that they are all stupid reasons.

You can't use the CBFM if you have any pregnancy hormone left in your system, so you may have to wait until first proper AF, but that doesn't stop you trying if you get any other signs of ov this month.

Well AF is officially due tomorrow and still no normal signs.
Still feeling sick, POAS last night, nothing. and I managed to leave the wrapper in the bathroom and now DP and probably both teens think Im going mad!
I think I need to stop POanything, my head might explode before much longer!

Oooo eeeellkk just had a fabulous thought I wanted to share....wouldn't it be just fantastic If we were all preggers next month?! "life will knock us down....but it's up to us to decide wether to get back up again"

Throwing millions and squllions of bags of posifrickintivity your way girls!!!

Mwah xxxx

Hi everyone, thought I'd jump back in here. Back from a much needed holiday and have just had my dates for my next IUI cycle confirmed. June's the month for me! I'm full of posifrickintivity (thanks for the additional boost FOD!) and have my fingers crossed for one that sticks around for longer this time.

OLTT I think you are very brave to have gone back to work so quickly, and understand that keeping busy can help. Make sure you are looking after yourself though, and take time to grieve when you need to.

Saggy, I also have my fingers crossed for no AF for you. Hope those signs stay away.

Littlemiss so sorry that you have reached the EDD for your baby and are feeling down. I'm dreading reaching September 9th which was my due date. I completely understand the desire to get straight onto trying to conceive again after a mc, as I'm sure most (if not all) of the ladies on this thread do. Hope you're being taken care of today by your DP.

Ha fod - I was thinking the same the other day - would be lovely to all 'graduate' together!

Xx

I've also thought this! we would have to change the thread title!

Ooooo good idea..... We need little graduation pics!
What should we call it? I think it's fab we are all feeling sooo positive there's definitely more to this....eeeekkkk..,,, this could be it!! Omg I'm so excited now!

All together now "I get knocked down, but I get up again, cos you are never gonna keep me down, I get knocked down...
.. she drinks a vodka drink, she drinks a lager drink, she drinks a cider drink...." Help me girls, the analogy is wearing thin!

I get knocked up....

that's the next thread title sorted

"I get knocked down, but I get up again, I get knocked up, posifrickingtivity!"

Genius

sapphireday thanks very much for the message. Have been feeling much better about things over the last couple of months but just struggled with the EDD yesterday. Pleased to be past it now though as its been looming over me for a while. Think I was just so lucky to get pregnant straight away last time that I hadn't really prepped for the fact that my EDD date might roll round and I might not be pregnant again. I had a bit of a naive expectation that it would happen again quickly but it's taking longer than I thought.

BUT feeling much more positive today :)

Oooo I like it I like it a lot!!!

love it! now i have that song in my head though

saggy how goes it?

littlemiss glad to hear you are feeling a bit better today

OLTT I completely understand about being back a work taking your mind off things. Still think you're brave though.

sapphire good luck for June! It must be quite nice to have something concrete to aim for.