TTC after miscarriage - March 2020

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Hey everyone 👋🏻

This thread is for anyone TTC or testing in March after a miscarriage.

So sorry if you find yourself here, but you’re in good company ❤️

@Hayleylou89 creamy cm is a good sign! I have loads of cheapies so happy to waste those with my ridiculous early testing 😂

@scrumdiddly123
Iv just ordered some more opks and tests from eBay just incase post men go on strike before next months cycle haha with covid19 x

@Annny27 I'm actually feeling quite reassured that they've now said that pregnant women will need to stay home. I was getting a little worried wondering what would happen if this continued and I did fall pregnant as I have a very public facing job. Although saying that my husband will have no choice but to keep working so there's a risk he could still bring it home.

Just hoping I don't get poorly during a tww as my anxiety will go through the roof with the unknowns. At least now I feel a little more protected once I do get a BFP. And I'm trying to stay level headed about this situation but it is quite scary.

@Annny27 I was just going to post about that!! 12 weeks is unrealistic and insane. Although I'm now even more desperate to get pregnant so I can have 12 weeks off of work 😂

Hey ladies,

That's so lovely @Annny27. Think I definitely need to start thinking of ttc like that and in a more positive way.

Does anyone feel their cervix? I've tried to do it a few times but haven't ever really found it easy to understand. However I tried to find it at the weekend when I knew I was ovulating and it definitely felt higher as I couldn't find it easily. I just tried to find it again and I found it straight away! Which to me suggests that it is lower... which now makes me think that I must not be pregnant (even though I'm only 2dpo) so I'm already feeling like I'm out! Argh! I just feel really disappointed haha, even though I know this is probably not a reliable method of knowing whether or not you're pregnant. Does anyone else feel their cervix?

@Anny27 where did you see that about pregnant women and work? I’m in big trouble if so cause I’ve no way of taking time off work and even if everything closes down it won’t apply fully to my work and def not DH as he’s a paramedic..and I feel like I’m too old to put TTC on hold until this may blow over..cause who knows how long that will be. Again kicking myself for leaving it so long in my life before TTC😢

@MillsCookie I have checked cervix on another cycle and from what I’ve read it’s not too reliable..in general it was low before AF and high at ov but anywhere else in the cycle it could have been high or low depending on what time of the day it was so I just gave up checking it all the time!

Hi guys not been on for a while was waiting fir my period after my MMC and feeling quite depressed. I'm now in day 5 of period now it took 6 weeks to come back after MMC I'm due to start using the clear view monitor tomorrow as you start testing on day 6 for ovulation but am so unsure about wether this is even the right time with this news about pregnancy and convid19

Well I tested this morning at 12dpo with a FRER and got a BFN, to say I'm gutted is an understatement. 😢 I hope you ladies have a bit more luck this month. Xxx

@Ljm0101 so people don't get positives until after AF due 🤞

@Ljm0101 yes with both my daughters and my miscarriage I only got a positive pregnancy test a week after af was due. It depends when you've conceived as well as higher levels of hormones.

Was sick as a dog all three times though so don't know how that works!

@Ljm0101 i dont think you are out yet. Maybe 14dpo try again?

@Ljm0101

I feel you on this i did my frer today at 10dpo and BFN for me too ... its almost 6 weeks (on friday since my loss so even if im not pg i hope AF comes soon so i know my body is resetting itself ... praying its just too early though still but dnt really have any pg symptoms to be honest x my app says im due AF this weekend x

Hey ladies.

I agree that I cant be putting TTC on hold as long as CV is going around. It could be years before it's all over. In the same way that I'm not stopping trying to avoid another xmas baby. I dont bloody care when their birthday would be!

We're currently in isolation for day 2 of 14 as lb had a cough and temperature. I'm the only person from my work isolated so far.

I have just been looking at my cycles. When I had AF last week I had a quite painful day with bleeding heavier than normal. I wondered if it was my body having a really good clear out and if my cycles might be getting back to normal.
I'm attaching pics of my last 2 cycles of OPKs. You'll see that my negative tests were always low, around 0.2 according to premom. This cycle they appear to be higher, although of course still negative. Do we think that's a good sign?

Maybe not... AF just arrived 😒 on to the next cycle .. bittersweet as atleast its like a reset button after my loss xx

@Hayleylou89 sorry to see that af has arrived. What cycle are you on now, 2? Will you try anything different this time? I've completely stopped taking any vitamins now as I've been on them since August and still no dice, so other then the liquid iron I'm off any vits even folic the last few cycles..
I just can't be arsed any more!

@ChampooPapi Yeah #2 only opks and Iv got preseed to use and im only taking vit d with folic acid as i was only on Folic acid when it happend first time round... i was only 10dpo today an AF arrived it wasnt due until Sat but as its my first cycle since my loss i guess its bound to be random isnt it? X x

Have to say with all what's happening in the world I am not concerned about my tww symptoms haha! This time last month I would be googling "can you implant at 3dpo 🤣🤣"

@ChampooPapi I am almost tempted to stop all the vitamins next month!!

@Leok83 the advice was from the government (all over the news you have probably seen it by now) but yes it is worrying especially for those you cant work form home :(

@Hayleylou89 sorry AF arrived :( yep first cycle is bound to be a bit all over the place!

@Fizzl oh yes if I am pregnant I will be locking myself away for months haha!

@SunnySideUp2020 what dpo are you now?

@Whiffle77 yes it's a lovely way to think about it isnt it!

@shhhhs 12 weeks sitting on the sofa 🤣🤣

@Hayleylou89 my first cycle after MC was shorter than normal. Then the second cycle was massively longer! Sorry it got you though ☹️

@Anny27 ur def right, it really takes your mind off the TWW! I’m in Ireland so we don’t have the same recommendation here for pregnant women but I’ve seen the UKs recommendations since posting alright. Who knows how all this will go now!

@Hayleylou89 sorry AF arrived. I also got af 9dpo after the MC and usually it’s 12, it just really messes you up for a while I think. I’ve ovulated about 4 days later that normal now on this next cycle so it’s still not 100% back to normal but a lot better!

@Ljm0101 sorry it’s bfn but it’s still early days for testing!

Ah sorry AF arrived @Hayleylou89
I’m almost certain I’ll be joining you next cycle as had lots of dark red blood this morning with some clots. Thought it’s turned to brown spotting again now 🙄 so annoying as I don’t think it’s enough to officially record as start of AF but want to move on and get ready for the next cycle! Christmas babies for us 😊🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Annny27 7 dpo here and no symptoms to spot and honestly as most people not that worried about them.

Also take folic acid on and off now... fed up!!!

Will probably test on sunday?

Sorry tmi... im little confused with this AF though its watery pink and since going the toilet again there's literally nothing but a bit of light pinky stuff has anyone else had similar could this just be the start of proper AF ... i wasnt due until sat and was 10dpo 😏 x

@Hayleylou89 in my personal experience I've found that anything goes after a mc and it could be any of the above, or even implantation. It took me 3 cycles to stop getting bleeding between periods. I was backwards and forwards to GP in that time. I'm now 7 cycles on from the medical management of my mmc and I still don't think everything is fully settled. I don't think you can know really when AF was due with it being your first cycle since mc. You just have to let your body do it and go with what it does.

You could still be lucky and it be implantation bleeding, you just dont know. I guess you're not out till AF arrives full flow.

Wishing you luck xx

@ejb86

Its really like my last implantation bleed tbh but just slightly more than this on the intial wipe but then this is all its like now.

So mean if its AF playing tricks but im def not ignorant to the fact it could just be my body adjusting too xx