Home of the very brave TTC after MC-ers. Advice, understanding and a variety or food based euphemisms. Pull up a pew, ladies!

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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?

I hope the next few days are ok for you Seb

Still no bleeding here, days days post op although I did have what looked like a period before testing so maybe I won't bleed much. Really don't want to have to contact the hospital again.

As a side note - did any of you start taking baby aspirin before starting TTC again after your losses? If so when did you start? X

*6 days

Thank you sweetheart xx

I'm not sure what the cunning plan is really. I'm expecting my GP to be less than interested so I'm thinking in going to ask for a referral to my local Spire hospital where I will pay for day 21 testing. I know the cycle I've just conceived on I had implantation spotting mixed with lots of EWCM on 10/11 dpo then bled out a day late on cd13. I think it couldn't implant quick enough to trigger the progesterone before my period kicked in. If I could start supplementing with progesterone in my luteul phase I suspect these eggs might stand a chance.

Tranquility massive hugs. I have read some mixed reviews about taking baby aspirin. It seems the new thinking is not to do it but other consultants recommend it! So I guess it depends who you talk to.

Tranquility, hope you're bearing up? Many docs say baby aspirin is fine but st Marys and Coventry both say that if you don't have a diagnosed reason for taking it, it can actually do more harm than good. I'm inclined to go with the people still doing the research, rather than the old textbook 'can't hurt' advice. I took it before mmc 3 which was turners so it didn't directly cause it, but I have to wonder whether it enabled me to implant an unsuitable embryo. The most recent research seems to indicate aspirin can interfere with implantation. That said, I'm not a doctor, so follow their advice not mine if they tell you different.

Sebs, hope what comes over the weekend is not too awful. Glad you're feeling positive at least. x

Just, I can't believe there is much in there really as I already had the bleed 2 weeks ago. I never went high enough for there to be a sac so I suspect it will be theining bleeding out. So weird but I suspect quite common.

• the lining

Thanks girls re the aspirin, think I'm just clutching at straws really when I should be getting better mentally at the moment. I just feel I need something to research and positive to focus on. :(

X

Littlelady it's definitely a case of don't take these if you might be pregnant. I think I'll wait and see if I get a +opk tomorrow, if I do I might skip the last dose... (I'm usually very conscientious about taking the whole course, but seeing as it would be the last one I just feel it would be another month of ttc wasted!)

Understood Metal. In your case I would definitely be tempted to skip it if I had a positive I guess - let us know how you get on.
Could I ask a quick question from you wise ladies re cm? I had today a small ball of very sticky cm - following a few days of more watery cm and ov pain. I would be right in thinking that this sticky stuff is post ov, non fertile?

Ladies totally not ttc related but I have my first driving lesson (in years) in an hour and I am literally shitting myself argh! And AF showed this morning :(

Sorry AF got you Carly. I hope your driving lesson went well.

It does sound like you might be post-ov now Little, though for me cm is never that realiable an indicator. But if you've been having pains as well then it's probably a fair assumption.

My opk was still negative today so I finished my antibiotics. Dtd last night anyway though, and will try and keep it up eod if we can next week as I should ov around Friday. Typically I've just come with a cold again...my immune system is practically non-existent!

Sorry AF turned up Carly

OPK was positive yesterday and the day before but only managed to DTD on Friday as DS was up last night I'll so sat up with him. Now just to wait and see if AF turns up on 17th

Hope everyone is having a good weekend

Carly I hope your driving lesson went well - I am soooo glad my parents forced encouraged me to learn to drive years ago, it is so handy to be able to jump in the car and go wherever I want whenever I want! I reckon it's much harder to learn as an adult. I had no fear when I was young, unlike nowadays when pretty much everything freaks me out!
sebs hope you are okay today. I think you are right to feel heartened about being able to start a pregnancy, even though they weren't successful. It's a sign that something at least is working. Hopefully you can get some answers to help sustain the next one.
I had a really vivid dream that I POA OPK stick and got a really positive result and I was really cross because dh was away for the weekend. Woke up not really sure if it was real or not - I had to get my last test out of the bin to check it! Of course it was BFN. I am feeling marginally more positive today because I've finally stopped bleeding after the world's longest and lightest period. Went on for a week but never more than a tiny trickle. No idea what that was about! I am really hoping that my cycle will return to something approaching normality this month. In the meantime I am on a major health kick, eating really well and doing plenty of exercise. If nothing else, at least I will be in good shape ready for the summer

Well done for getting out there and learning to drive Carly. I agree with Office, my mum just got me driving when I was 17 and gave me her car and I didn't realise just how lucky I was. Sorry AF arrived

Well I have a plan of action now so trying to be positive. I have emailed the clinic and asked for a full list of tests they need to be completed before referral (they have mentioned a few on the website) and I will wait until i'm into a fresh cycle and testing neg then go back to the GP and ask for the tests as part of the referral process (which my first GP said he was happy to do). Can't see why he would refuse this as I would be paying for the specialist myself.

I didn't really understand the point if Clomid before if you were ovulating, but now I understand that taking it can create a stronger corpus luteum to support any subsequent pregnancy, so it will be interesting to see what he thinks. I've purposely not moved towards an IVF clinic as I can't help but wonder if they would shunt you towards that option as they are a business after all.

This brown discharge is exactly like what I got with my first mc. I can see now that it's basically old blood mixed with creamy cm. This goes on for days and days until finally I bleed properly. If my body is as clockwork as I suspect she is I bet I will bleed exactly on time according to my cycle length.

Sebs glad you have a plan and hoping you get some answers :) you have been through the mill lately.

My lesson went well :) I loved it! Wish I had gone back sooner, but hey ho!

I am going to take clomid from cd 3 this cycle and the next 2 :)

office I have been having ridiculously light af since the mc 8 months ago. Most of the time I could get away with a liner and even then there is hardly even anything. I think you were asking about whether the go would do any tests? I'd say you should go ask. I am 40 in a couple of months and mine was happy to do tests required for fertility clinic referral. I need to go back to get the referral started now

Can I tentatively dip my toe in?

Stats are: 36 yo, ttc#1since Mar 14. MC May 14 @ 5+1.

All a bit of a shock to me at the minute so I'll finish reading the rest of the thread then hopefully get stuck in.

Hi patience, sorry you're joining our little gang. But I hope you find comfort in the words of these lovely ladies. Hopefully you won't be here with us too long. Look after yourself

Welcome patience, so sorry you have had to find us. Hoping your stay is short. X

Welcome patience. Hand holding xxx

Hi patience so sorry to hear of your mc. Feel free to share anything you want to when you feel ready. I've just joined too and have had lots of support. X

Welcome patience, sorry to hear about your mc.

I have decided I am going to get serious this month. I will not let a complete molar pregnancy beat me. I am actually terrified about my hcg level rising as it may mean we are pregnant or it could just be abnormal cells growing but I cant keep thinking like that.

I have just purchased a clear blue opk which will give me a smiley face when we should dtd (50 pounds for 7 sticks, I felt sick buying it!) and I even brought some prenatal vitamins (every little helps?!?)
sebs I hope you are doing ok

£50 for 7??? Get on amazon 50 x