TTC After MC 12: Hopeful Twats and Emotional Wrecks welcome!

[BertieBotts]

Come one, come all, new and old, no-one wants to be here, but at least we're glad we've got each other :)

Hope your stay here is short.

Now, some BFPs if you please and BFNs for those who are waiting for them too!

Emvy I was told it is exceptionally common if on the pill...

But it is not sinister, would not impact pregnancy and is annoying. do not want to worry you!

Oh really stuck?! Maybe it is that then! I really hope it's that and the spotting after dtd isn't anything worrying. I have slightly darker coloured cm now but seems to be easing gradually so fingers crossed tomorrow it'll be completely gone and won't happen again. I find evening and overnight the hardest, I can feel the worries creeping in, ergh!

Eek congrats emvy and good news smurf! Hope we get some good news from lime tomorrow too!
stuck your DM sounds just like mine. So frustrating when it's not her news to share! Hope crying it out has helped you get over it all.

halloumi, meant to say a couple of pages ago - the RMC at Coventry considers recurrent miscarriage to be two in a row. You can be referred there from anywhere in the country and your GP will be able to do that. Might be worth a punt because you'll at least get your bloods done? You'll see Dr. Quenby or Dr. Browns and they are both very good x

Ahh emvy what wonderful news! And lovely scan news too, smurf.

Silly question klaxon!

I've stupidly miscalculated how many 5mg folic acid tablets I have left; and will be a few days short before I can pick up my repeat script.
I've got some 400mcg tabs but how should I take to get close to 5mg? And can I do this?! I read that excess folic acid is urinated out so no overdose worries?
Why didn't I sort the repeat out sooner?! So silly!!!

Congratulations em!!! What lovely news.
yellow I'm not sure of the answer to that one sorry!
Speaking of vitamins has anyone seen the news this morning?? There's been a breakthrough discovery about niacin and that it can cure molecular deficiencies that stop babies developing properly in a he womb. I'm keeping my eye on this as it's fresh news but apparently it's potentially going to reduce the numbers of miscarriages. Can't see anything about dosage yet either.

Dude just saw it ... Now contemplating running to the shop to buy some b3 vitamins....

Yellow you'd need to take 12 to get 4.8mg.

As for whether it's safe, I don't know. I would assume so, since it's just the same thing, right? But if the smaller tabs are mixed with something else perhaps that would be a problem.

Congratulations Emvy, what wonderful news. Wishing you lots of luck.

I did a test today. It was negative. Had period pains for 2 days now so just wish it would hurry up. Just ate half a pack of chocolate digestive biscuits and don't even feel bad about it.

Having had surgery to remove ovarian cysts in June and the surgeon saying that my ovaries and tubes looked fine, I was convinced this month was going to be it. I dtd every single day in my fertile week, got positive OPKs, ate healthy and took all my vitamins urghhhhh. Sorry for moaning. Fed up! I'm working until 8pm tonight and I can't be arsed. Got two pregnant clients in today for massage ...one of them is a serial moaner as well. Can't wait!

Fantastic news emvy, you knew!!!!! Really happy for you and hope they can reassure you about the post dtd bleeding. Look after yourself x

Bertie, your chart is intriguing. What's it done today? And do you get ov symptoms, cm etc?

Mine has gone nuts. Now saying I ovulated Monday! Which is a right bastard as after a pretty busy week or so we then DIDN'T DTD Sunday or Monday. What an arse. Feel really annoyed at myself as pretty sure that means we're out. Did it on Saturday and Tuesday but not the day itself or the day before. Shit bags. Also means rather than being half way through the 2WW I'm now right at the start.

Also the second cycle in a row I've had a dotted line for the day I was sure I ovd and then a confirmed day 4 days later. This also predicts I'll have a 30 day cycle which has never ever happened. Even after my MVA af was back within 28 days. Why is it all so fucking confusing?!

I haven't seen that dude but will read up, thank you!

Such great news on a positive healthy scan smurf Gives us all hope x

Emvy congratulations and I hope it's a sticky one ♥️

Smurf that all sounds very promising ! You are nearly out of the woods.

Anne I'm sorry about ov uncertainty! Do you use OPKs? Maybe those together with temp should give you a better idea of when it happened.

Well I'm being a HT again now and tested this morning at just 8dpo.. but I think there may be a hint of something on this test??

Off on holiday tomorrow thank god so will be sufficiently distracted for another few days at least!!

On 23rd of June I got a BFP, the following friday I began bleeding (sorry tmi) so the following Monday I went to my GP and the hcg test she did was negative. She did scans and discovered an ovarian cyst. Now almost 50 days later, still no AF but neg prey test. I don't know what happened or what's going on. Doc told me not to be concerned.

Yeah the chart is just messed up because I temped at the wrong times most likely. Haven't been able to monitor CM due to too much DTD TMI but... yeah. I mean today is 6dpo according to FF and there is a potential implantation dip, but really, I can't get excited about it.

Grumpy sorry to be a downer but that looks exactly like the evaporation lines I get with ICs similar to those (Mine are purple, not blue). 8dpo is too early to be disappointed though! I hope you enjoy your holiday :)

xoxoxo you might want to start a new thread? I think they say to go back after 3 months without a period but I'm not sure.

Yeah I think they look like evap lines too. Ah well. Will enjoy the holiday either way and I'll know for sure by Monday

Grumpy enjoy your holiday & fingers crossed for you.

Thanks bertie! I think their just folic acid but I'll double check. So silly to mess it up. I'm really annoyed at myself.

*they're not their!!!!

Thanks ladies. It's sinking in a bit more today. No more spotting so feeling thankful for that. Literally just no dtd until another mc or 12 week scan. My OH was surprisingly accepting of that - I think he's just as desperate as me for a baby now.

Forever, do not feel bad about the biscuits! You've now got me wanting some..! You're not out until you're out remember, I'm keeping everything crossed for you but if af does rear it's head, be kind to yourself.

Anne, I'm not one for understanding the charts but that's such a pain! You're not out for sure though as we all know how long sperm can stay alive for - you're in with a chance! My cycles were also slightly longer post 1st mc as well. Such a pain! Even longer to wait!

Grumpy, I'm not sure about the tests either I'm afraid but have an amazing holiday and hopefully you'll have a nice clear bfp on your return

Yellow, I love how you edited your grammar error there 😂👏🏻

So as I'm throwing everything at this pregnancy... I've decided to take Pregnacare. I'm not one at all for these gimmicky vitamins with usually just taking folic acid and vitamin d, but I decided I wouldn't be doing any harm. What I did think though... I've still got some folic acid left, can I take one of those a day on top of pregnacare or is that overdoing it? I know you pee it out but if it's pointless...?

Ok well as your resident scientist can I show you this that everyone at work is talking about today? The press release looks like it was written by an enthusiastic four year old but the actual paper is fascinating.

www.victorchang.edu.au/pregnancy-breakthrough

It's basically implying that deficiency of niacin (a b vitamin) is a major cause of miscarriage and birth defects. This is really, really interesting stuff.

emvy you could alternate one a day until the folic acid run out?

Ana that is very interesting - someone mentioned it above. Perhaps I'll look out a vitamin which has B3 in it.

Very interesting re b3. How much are they talking about though? Pregnacare has 125 of the RDA. I guess it's very hard to know if you're deficient or not.

The researchers are supposed to be coming up with some sort of blood or urine test to do once you're pregnant to measure levels. Another stick to pee on......YAY!

Hey ladies, sorry I'm not here much. I'm trying not to think about it all too much as I've lost count of the number of people who've told me that it'll be when I stop stressing that I get pregnant!

I've been taking agnus castus and evening primrose oil since cd2 this month. I had a relatively light period (unusual for me) that only lasted 5 days, which is unheard of for me. I literally can't remember ever not having a 7 day period. I swear my boobs are a bit sore too. Is this normal when you start taking them? I'm only cd10 and low fertility according to the cb digi opk, my boobs don't usually get sore till ovulation (around cd18/19).

My heart keeps on going, maybe you're pregnant. My head says stop being such a silly cow, you've just had a period and a negative test. FFS. My brain is properly messed up this month. Someone talk some sense into me!

And is it nicotinamide or naicin you'd take? I briefly looked on holland and Barrett and it's the former I saw first?

I do eat an awful lot of food that has it though, especially marmite!