TTC After MC: The home of hopeful nipples, ovulation eyes and the most determined Mummawannabees around. Chin up, tits out!

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The Rules...

(1) A lady may only POAS on a Friday.
(2) Friday means the day that everyone calls Friday in the time zone where you spent the night.
(3) Rule (1) does not apply to POA-OPK-S, UNLESS they are being illegitimately used as surrogate HCG detectors, in which case Rule (1) most definitely does apply
(4) Rule (1) does not apply following a BFP because if you want to waste £25 a day POADigiS that's your prerogative
(5) Rule (1) does not apply if a lady is POAS in an attempt to get a BFN to prove she can start DTD with intent
(6) Rule (1) does not apply if a lady wants for unknown reason to pee on an actual stick, like a twig or some such, if that lady is unexpectedly caught short whilst tramping in the forest looking for bears.
(7) These rules (including Rule (1)) are subject to the change at any time if the ladies of the Posifrickentivity thread decide on a whim come up with empirical evidence to prove that it is luckier to POAS on any other day of the week
(8) Violators of Rule (1) shall be subject to fish throwing.

And as a grand finale, why not pledge to NEVER POAS before 14DPO?

Carly that genuinely made me LOL. Have a 'Congratulations for still managing to get the deed done even when you're raging mad' card.
Glad you're feeling a bit better about things today. Like you say, things often seem worse than they are (especially when you're in the middle of the shit bit). You and your DH are obviously an awesome team to have got this far in such difficult circs so I'm sure you can pull it around. TTC puts such stupid pressure on all of us, it's nuts.

I'm in two minds over these supplements too english and sebs. It's tricky tho as I spent 17 cycles ttc not taking anything except folic acid and NOTHING. Then I take some agnus castus Cycle 18 and, lo, a BFP! I think that's what's stopping me from stopiing IYSWIM. That said, my cycle is so messed up this month, I might have to rethink.

Hope you're enjoying your second helping of TITH sebs! 4th night in a row here tonight, then a much needed breather tomorrow!

Congrats anf good luck to everyone with their bfp's.

Saw the dr with my bleeding today and have been given norethisterone for ten days. Not taken anything medication wise for years so seems a bit odd. Think its to restart my cycle again. Anyone had this before?

hippo I was prescribed it once to delay my period as I was going on holiday, didn't take it in the end though as AF showed up early. I think with you the idea is that you will get a period when you stop taking it, and that will restart your normal cycles as you say.

Absolutely carly, plenty of room in our little subgroup xx

Looks like AF has finally arrived. Never felt so glad! Fuck knows what was going on with my positive OPKs last week...hopefully this will do the trick and reset my fucked up body!

English have a "Great to hear Aunt Flo is in the house" card. You deserve it! Here's to your next cycle being a goodun...

I just ate so much that my belly has overtaken my boobs. Bad times. Gonna need a crane to DTD tonight to lift my lardy arse up and down!

Yay for AF english - have a to celebrate!

sal there's a trick Ann Summers are missing. Sex winches, for when you've just had too much dinner.

Hello all you positive people, can I join? I could really do with some posifrickentivity.

Went on holiday last weekend full of hope with a BFP, the start of morning sickness, a horrible metallic taste I'd had for three weeks, sore boobs, superhuman sense of smell, the works. Came home today full of sadness with 24 hours of increasingly heavy bleeding, horrible cramps and loss of all other symptoms. Not the best holiday ever.

My stats: IhavetowaitHOWlong TTC #2 since Dec '13. MC Feb '14, MC Apr '14

Hi ladies been lurking for the last couple of days but think am ready to rejoin if that's ok? Congrats to the lucky ladies with BFP's today!

Had mmc at 11 weeks last June & was on these threads for a while but found I was getting really stressed out ttc so stopped for a while. Now ready to come back but not really sure if I should be here or on the long term ttc boards.

We've been ttc for 2 years in total now, been having irregular / poss anovulatory cycles since the mmc so have had tests with the GP this month which have all come back normal. I actually ovulated this month for the first time in 3 months (confirmed by test results), had some cramps around 6-7dpo (implantation?) & my chart shows a triphasic dip at 10dpo.

Its now cd 36, am 15dpo (LP usually 12 days) & I am too terrified to take a test. Partly because I don't want to be disappointed again by my body playing tricks on me & partly because I am scared that if I am pg, it will end in mc again. Is it too soon to test? Maybe I should wait a few more days.

Oh wait, how horrid You've come to the right place for some support, so big welcome x

Missed my age off my stats. I'm 37, just! 38 in a few days, not that I feel like celebrating. Too busy feeling guilty for making DH wait so long before I was ready to TTC and wondering if I'm past it.

When does the positivity kick in?

Welcome havetoWAIT and Onama. Sorry that you've been through such shittyness. I hope you find this thread as welcoming and supportive as I have.
Onama... I say you poas today... As we're only allowed to poas on Fridays But really I totally get how you must be feeling. We'll throw you a hall pass when you feel ready to poas. Hope it's a nice sticky BFP for you!

Oh English that is fantastic news. Brilliant. Least you now have a cd1 again, how funny that sometimes AF can actually feel like a god send when most of the time she's just a bitch.

Well I have to say my man surpassed himself today. Two TITH with bloody massive dollops of gravy, god knows how he managed to accumulate so much man juice lol. I just hope it's a good vintage and not salt water . The plan is a few more sessions tomorrow and sun then the joy of the 2ww. This is the first month I've actually used a proper basal thermometer so I'll be interested to see if I get a decent temperature shift. Normally FF gives me dotted cross hatches as my temps are a bit random.

Welcome newbies xxx

So much happening! Great big whopping congratulations to all the BFPs, so great to have such a successful thread. And to you english, for finally being put out of your misery by your body, it sounded horrible to be in such limbo.

I'm so glad you've worked it out with your DH carly - things seem so much crapper when DH and I are at odds, long may peace reign.

Nice work and a high five once you've washed those grubby hands for all the gourmet TITH sebs! Sure you've appeased the TTC gods with your commitment and this will be your month

Sorry to see you here newbies. omama, I too think it's time for a test, when you're ready. We all understand the fear here - and I think (haven't had the need to investigate) there are post-mc pg threads with lots of support for just those fears.

Talking of tests, I joined in late this morning as we've a dinner party tonight and want to know if I can drink. Got a BFN for punishment for breaking the rules, of course. It's only 10dpo, so too early I know - singing the chorus to myself 'you're not out until the witch shows!' Which will be tomorrow probs. Just my hopeful nipples and raging 2ww appetite to keep me company until then!

Morning ladies, about to bring you all down with a bang, I'm pretty sure I have just begun my 3rd miscarriage. Brown spotting stopped on Thursday so I dared to hope, stupid me, woke up bleeding, proper bleeding, red with clots, no more baby 5+5 today, the most pregnant I have ever been.

WHY???????

Sorry everyone, I hope all the other BFP's stick.

Oh no MissH that is truly crap! Any point ringing the GP or are you going to wait it out at home? I guess at 5+5 they are unlikely to do anything constructive like an early scan. I think you should make an appointment next week though, to try and get an answer to your WHY.

I am so sorry this is happening to you.

Awful news missH, I'm so so sorry. Oh, it's SO unfair! This is the third, isn't it? The doctors must take you seriously now, I hope you get some answers very soon, and you have lots of support IRL - we go without saying, of course.

My GP is fucking amazing, I've already had every possible blood test for fertility and rmc, all fine, I'm booked in for an early scan on Monday, not sure what to do, might call them, I'm assuming my early scan would be done in the same place as the pregnant people, not sure I could cope with that but they'd be able to check everything has gone no? Or do they scan somewhere else for that? It's booked with EPU.

The only thing left for my GP to do is refer me to the rmc clinic and they'll do scans for lining etc I assume. OH will have to actually get his tests done now.

I'm seeing GP again on Thursday so will get the next ball rolling. I'll cancel my midwife appointment which was on the 15th.

IT IS SO UNFAIR!!!!!!

Waiting for OH to wake up to tell him, it was his birthday last Tuesday, I'm just glad it stuck about till after that

MissH, so sorry that its happening to you again
Wait, I'm also feeling guilty for making DH wait so long, I'm also 37. He is so lovely and supportive and just wants me to be better after the mcs. I just feel terrible about my age.

MissH I'm so sorry!
When I mc I went straight to hospital and the epu saw me to scan and check for a heartbeat, I was 5 and something (prefer not to work out the exact stage now for obv reasons). They said they should be able to pick up something and there was no heart beat, just a sac. They saved images and booked a follow up for 1 week later and compared images to confirm I had mc completely. If I were you I'd go for the early scan on Monday, or maybe call them today and see if you can bring Mondays forward today. At least you can feel you're doing something in this time you've no control over. Big hug from me

Oh MissH I'm so sorry to hear that. It's really shit.

I have kept scan appts in the past when I've been miscarrying, I did with my last one. They can check you out, and see how it's progressing. Your body is important too.

Sending you big hugs and hoping you are ok.

Oh MissH, I'm so so sorry too. I can't add anything that the girls haven't already said. I just hope you have lots of support at home. I really hope that they can figure out why this is happening for you. Sending you lots of love and hugs

Oh missh I am so sorry. Do you have a local EPU open on Saturdays? If you are in London then UCH and St. George are open in Saturday mornings if you wish to go. The wait till Monday will be agonising.

If it isn't good news then you should definitely ask for a referral. Having done a lot of research the two places you should try to get a referral to are: St Mary (London) and Prof Quenby (Coventry). Still hope that it doesn't come to that.