Positive opk after a miscarriage

[jinglebellmel]

Hi, hoping someone a bit more knowledgable than me can help me figure this out! I had a medically managed miscarriage 9 days ago and have had strong positives on opks for the last 2 days. I know that they pick up hcg so presumed that this was just picking up left over hormones from the pregnancy. Today I had a very faint positive on a pregnancy test so looks as though my hormone levels are nearly back to normal, but the opk is still coming up with a strong positive. The pregnancy test is 10 miu and the opk 20 - so my question is this still just left over hormones when the pregnancy tests are getting lighter and the opks aren't?

I got my surge on the pm of day 14 and both am/pm on day 15. I used to ov on day 11 so a few days later than before.

It sounds like it's imminent!

x

Hi bear, I normally ov on day 12 but this cycle it was 14/15 so definitely possible it's all just a bit slower for you. Also agree with the others to test in the mid afternoon. Apparent lh peaks around mid day and then reduces during evening and next morning and peaks again mid day - it can follow this cycle for a couple of days before ov.

Are you temping as well Bear? I did those reflexology moves to help
ov, no idea if it made any difference x

Hi, I'm not temping, maybe I should start. Do you just use a basic digi thermometer under the tongue?

I got another High on the monitor this morning and I'm on CD15 so not holding out much hope for ov this month. Have also made the mistake of googling that it's 'normal' for some women not to ovulate for 6 months after a miscarriage

Ah bear I'm sure that's not the case! I don't think there is a "normal" after mc. Our bodies are very resilient so try and trust that everything could be perfectly fine! Also, LH surges are usually detected in the afternoon, and it advises to hold off going to the toilet for 4 hours beforehand so that it can be detected! Maybe try another OPK this afternoon? Don't be disheartened just yet! I understand that it's stressful though!

Hi Bear, keep a thermometer by the bed and as soon as you wake up, before you even sit up, take your temperature. It will rise after ov and stay high.

I would expect ov a good few days later than normal. Any ov pains or anything?

Hi everyone, still no Peak or positive OPK. I'm starting to wonder if the very light, short AF I had was actually some kind of withdrawal bleed, as it coincided with HPT's turning negative, so perhaps my body was just reacting to the drop in progesterone or something, like when you're on the pill?

I don't even know if that's a thing, and I'd really like to know what's going on, but I expect if I saw my GP they would just tell me I need to wait & give it more time. Am definitely going to try the acupuncture now, hopefully it will help to rebalance hormones. Feeling utterly miserable today. Hope everyone else is feeling more positive!

Sorry you're feeling pants Bear but keep testing as I'm sure you'll get a positive soon.

Try the reflexology link I posted a while back and try EPO to balance the hormones.

Are you also taking a multivitamin?

I had a BFN today. Was so sure it was going to be positive.

Thanks Allium, I will try the reflexology, I might book myself a session with a reflexologist as I had it for a pregnancy-related ailment and found it very effective. I am taking a multi-vitamin (it's the Seven Seas 'Trying for a baby' one). I'll probably keep testing until AF arrives.

I'm sorry about your BFN. It's so frustrating when you've done all you can but don't get a result.

Allium, sorry about your bfn :( any chance it was too early?

Bear, sorry you're not getting your peak - remind me, is this the first cycle after your miscarriage or have you had an Af? I read you can get a bleed without ovulating, normally ov raises progesterone and the sudden drop causes Af. Without ov and progesterone things keep going but eventually estrogen alone cannot support the growing womb lining so you bleed - but not a true period. Temping and using fertility friend is definitely a good idea if you aren't already, and some cheap opks from eBay so you can keep testing every day without spending a fortune X

I'm 8dpo, or so I thought, had a bit of ewcm so I did an opk and got quite a dark line. Not a positive but darker than I'd normally get outside of ov time. Wondering if I've not ovd at all now?! Temps have been up since I thought I'd ovd, have had 2 slight dips but fertility friend still seems to think i ovd on day 14. Very confused now!

Strange Mel, I have heard people say they get 2 surges. It might happen all the time but we wouldn't know as we wouldn't normally test then. If temps are up then you probably ov'd when you thought. Any other post-ov signs?

Fertility Friend has me as 12 dpo. I've never tested this early before so wouldn't know. FF has AF due Thursday.

I'll test again tomorrow as am too impatient this time.

Am getting quite thick yellow cm.

Sorry to hear that Bear, it must be so frustrating for you. It really isn't nice not knowing where we are at or what our bodies are doing! It's definitely worth giving reflexology or acupuncture a go.. At the very least it could be a good relaxing tool.

Allium, that sucks too, I'm sorry... Is it still too early like one of the others said?

Hmm Mel that's a bit confusing? Would 8dpo be too soon to test? This might be a long shot but OPKS can pick up on HCG? I don't know anything about fertility friend so I may be totally wrong but you never know?

Also bear, you mentioned AF and a negative test coinciding? I read that AF usually arrives a few weeks after the negative test.. So perhaps you're right in thinking it wasn't an actual period? Could explain why ov isn't happening how it should?

Well I woke up this morning with cramps and spotting which is getting heavier. I think it has to be AF. The previous bleed must've been some kind of hormone dip, & Bee you are right, it's been just over two weeks since I got a negative test so would make sense that AF would arrive around now. Funnily enough it did cross my mind yesterday that I normally only feel low & a bit tearful like that when AF is on the way. Feel a bit silly now for wasting money peeing on sticks & insisting to a tired DH that we DTD! But on the plus side, at least if it is a proper AF I'll know where I am in my cycle.

Allium it may still be too early to test. Definitely worth trying again tomorrow.

Mel I've read that there is a secondary LH surge later in a cycle, I don't think it means that you didn't ov on CD14?

AF just arrived for me too :-(

12 days could definitely just be too early then Allium, fingers crossed.

I don't generally get any post ov signs, so hard to tell, but temps do seem to generally be up. Did an early preg test this morning which was negative, I suppose that was likely at 9dpo though so don't know why I bothered really! I've read online some people saying they get an lh surge before Af, so could just be that.

Any progress bear?

How are you getting on bee?

Sorry Bear and Allium, your posts didn't update before I sent mine sorry.

At least you know where you are in your cycle Bear, hopefully it should take some of the guess work out next month. Hope you're alright.

Allium - really sorry Af has arrived :( I hope you're okay. I'm feeling as though I'll be in the same boat shortly and already feeling very negative about it.

Did another early test this morning which was also negative, I'll be due Af Sunday and I'm not feeling hopeful at all. I knew chances were slim this month but I'd built my hopes up and I think I'm coming back to reality now!

I must say, I'm finding it pretty hard. The grief is coming back.

Any symptoms for you though Mel - either pg or AF?

x

Allium I'm really sorry :( that musta been a tough day when it arrived, I hope you're ok.

Will still have my fingers crossed for you Mel. Although I can imagine how hard to try and stay optimistic.

Bear, annoying about the confusion but like the others said, the plus side is that u now know where you are at in your cycle and can reset!

I'm CD 13 today and not quite a positive yet, hopefully in the next few days.

Oh I'm so sorry Allium, it's so cruel, I really feel for you. I hope you have a big glass of wine waiting tonight and are feeling a bit better by the morning.

No symptoms really. I've been feeling sick since about 4 days past ov, but I know that's far too early for a pregnancy symptom so most like either hormones are a bit crazy or just an over active imagination! I've had cramps on and off since about then too and they do feel today like Af is imminent, but it shouldn't be due until sat/sun.

I used the superdrug test which should be able to detect from 4 days before your period is due, it's 3/4 days until it's due and not even a hint of a line unfortunately. I was tempted to go and buy a first response but managed to reign myself in and get a grip!

Fingers crossed for you Bee, I'm sure it won't be long now.

Sorry AF arrived for you Allium. I wanted to post yesterday but MN was playing up.

Admittedly I was feeling pre-menstrual on Monday, but thinking I wasn't ovulating brought back all those feelings of disappointment and loss, so I can imagine how you must be feeling.

It's so tough at every stage isn't it? It feels like all the fun and excitement has gone out of ttc for me to be honest, it just feels desperate and stressful since the mc.

I agree with you Mel.. Its just stressful and not fun :(

OH is now sick and OV is due so looks like we will be giving ttc a miss this Wkend. It's so frustrating. Feeling very deflated today. I can't seem to get a grip on my emotions lately.

Allium, I hope you're feeling a bit better today and had that big glass of wine!

Keep us posted Mel.

It is so hard. I really thought I was duffed and it was such a disappointment to get that BFN. I was getting/thought I was getting loads of symptoms. My brain playing tricks on me or perhaps something was happening but didn't quite go all the way?

I read online that what we think are implantation cramps perhaps were there all along but we just imagine they are to do with pg. I don't really believe this as when we were ttc for DD1, I definitely had cramps a week or so past ov which I hadn't had before. It turned out I wasn't pg that cycle but fell pg the next. Last cycle, I had cramps all the way through from 5dpo which is what I had in my last pg.

I'm sure things must implant but then the blatocyst or whatever it's called isn't viable.

Anyway, must stay positive. Feeling very low this week and wondering how long this is going to take and if it will happen at all.

I should be OK in a few days.

I'm struggling to keep up with where everyone is, could everyone send a line on where they are and we can make a list?

So:

Allium: MC 3rd May, cd2 of 2nd cycle post-MC (I'm not including the cycle following MC here)