Loki I've been lurking around undecided about whether to post. I took a new Preg test and it was positive, so it looks like I'm pregnant. It's brought a whole new amount of anxieties and guilt though. I feel guilty that mine seems to be positive and your AF is here, I wish so much you'd had a more positive outcome. I have also become full of guilt for the baby we lost, both of us are feeling this and are talking, which is good.
I also now find myself waiting to miscarry. Wiping after the loo I'm inspecting the tissue for blood, every twinge I worry about.
However, my main reason for posting is I wanted to share how I think it worked for us. I was monitoring ovulation with the Clear Blue sticks and when we got the smiley face we went for it. When we did go for it, we used pre seed lubricant. On top of that, since the miscarriage, I have been having weekly 'Solution Based Therapy' a form of hypnotherapy, which moves your brain from the primitive negative side to the positive 'intellectual' side. It's helped me deal with things, helped me stay calm and has undoubtedly reduced my stress levels. When we were trying before my stress levels and anxiety were incredible and I'm sure this played a part in the length of time it took to conceive.
I hope all this helps someone reading it. I'm sorry everyone's having such a tough time, miscarriage is a cruel, cruel thing which I don't think many people will ever fully understand.