@Laney79, goodness 5.5 weeks is a long time, I don't think I can do another 3 weeks of this. Thanks for sharing your experience of ovulating, it's so frustrating not quite knowing isn't it. Work is pretty understanding and yesterday was told to do what I needed to do and they were really supportive, probably helps that they know how dedicated I normally am (probably too dedicated in the past).
@KnitKitty thanks, maybe mine will be similar to yours then, I certainly hope no longer anyway. Interesting you don't think you ovulated, at least if I don't then I know it's not just me. I asked because I wondered if the CM that had pinky brown in it might have been a sign of it as it's 2 weeks after the mc but if I'm still spotting wondered if it was even possible.
@ronniemipperton thanks for your advice on going back to work too soon. I was thinking about trying to just go back, maybe work from home for a few days to ease back in but I just can't think straight at times and I can't be working if I'm going to randomly burst into tears in meetings or just in the office generally. The nightmares are terrible aren't they, you kinda wake up after them or in the middle of them feeling super upset and anxious and I didn't even have an ERPC so you must be really finding it tough. Could you maybe have some more time off to try and recover?
The doctor at the EPU said my bleeding/spotting should stop in a week because of the complete natural mc the night before the second scan and then that scan showing no retained products. Think that's why I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong. She also said then after that week that I should get first AF in 4-6 weeks time. I'm getting impatient now and fed up with the spotting and weird CM. I'm certainly not feeling ready to face work and deal with whatever is in my inbox. Will give my GP a call for a same day appointment this morning I think and ask for some more time.
@russkispy sorry AF arrived but like you said, hopefully you can now get back on the TTC wagon and next month it's happy news!
@PurpleFushia hopefully when you do test it'll be a BFP nice and strong. Not quite the same as this mc was my first pregnancy but after TTC for 5 years I was too scared to take a HPT when my AF didn't turn up, I'd got so used to disappointment every month for 5 years that I didn't believe I could possibly fall pregnant so just left it thinking the symptoms I was getting was just AF about to arrive and was just late. However after being a week late decided to just take a HPT then it'd be BFN which would make AF arrive as TBH I was getting fed up of waiting for AF, for once in my life it was a very strong BFP, no denying it. The CB digital said it with the number of weeks then I did a cheapie Tesco one with a very strong line, both literally showed within 30 seconds of peeing on the stick. I know it ended in mc but point I'm trying to make is that hopefully leaving it a bit later you'll have a nice strong line BFP when you do test. Fingers crossed for you!