TTC after MC - May 2020 Part 2

[VP91x]

Hey ladies,
Just doing a new thread as we are about to max out on the other one.

@SmileyT
@Mommybear05
@Sallyjo27
@HE88
@Ejb86
@Hayleylou89
@Renna
@Dipsy77
@mumoftwobeauts

Will keep tagging if anyone is initally not on this. Xx

Hi, to anyone else who would like to join. 👋👋
I am on Cycle 2 TTC and on CD15 following SMEP plan this month, tracking BBT and using OPKs xx

@peonyrose87 well done on keeping up with the SMEP. I looked it up and was exhausted just reading about it.

@VP91x thank you for the new thread. Welcome to the newbies 👋

I’m cd4 (af got me this week 😭) this is now my 3rd cycle since mc at nine weeks in March. I was also breastfeeding my son until last month and that has been messing with my cycles too.

My strategy is just dtd every other day and then every day in the middle of cycle. Hubby on furlough. Will probably change tactic when he’s back at work and there’s less opportunity 😉 xx

Welcome @TinaTurtle and I'm so sorry for your loss... wishing you loads of luck this month and I'm glad you've decided to join in our mad TTC chats 😊

@peonyrose87 ahh ovulation is so close for you... here's hoping you get a peak tomorrow, I feel like it's much more enjoyable if it comes on a even day so you've had a day off beforehand 😂

@Mommybear05 how are you feeling my lovely? I'm so glad that you're sticking to your plan as really feel like it made it more enjoyable last month for you, new cycle and new hope for you now, no looking back ❤️. If OH didn't work nights I'd be inclined to try not tracking, I say using 6 apps and tracking every single thing like an absolute maniac 🙈

@TinaTurtle haha, it is a lot!! Just trying to fit it in is tricky sometimes but we’re doing ok so far!

@SmileyT hopefully you won't need to buy anything for next month!!

@peonyrose87 haha glad you are getting on well! My partner is also loving this, haven't tols him it is a specific plan but last night he said to me - shall I book you in for thursday 😂 so think he has at least figured out the every other day thing.

I'm still waiting for my peak - having flashy smilies still and faint ICs.

@TinaTurtle (love your tag name btw) when 3 days in a row comes along it is going to be interesting for sure! Xx

@TinaTurtle and yeah it is such an exploitation. You learn to shop around, amazon prime is a lifesaver! X

@SmileyT hey smiley I’m feeling better thanks. We’re redecorating our house and we’ve agreed every time af comes we are going to treat ourselves to something new as it will be that little bit longer before I’m on maternity leave. This month we’re getting new spotlights 😂😂 that’s my consolation prize.
Thanks for your kind words. My hubby does nights too when he’s working but it’s a shift pattern so it’s mornings, nights and afternoons on rotation. And yes when they work nights it’s tricky because they never feel up for it before work! Aw if tracking helps then go for it! I’m just going to wait and see for a little while. I know what you mean about feeling like a maniac. That’s why I’ve had to stop for a while. I’m obsessive anyway with things like that and I know I’ll be like a dog with a bone. Looking forward to ttc again though and will be keeping myself occupied with other thoughts in the mean time.
Any sign of af?? Xx

Hello ladies

Hope you don't mind me joining. I'm Cycle 2 after tfmr. I think I'm 1-2 days past ovulation as I'm not fully tracking it and I think I missed the positive opk window due to not being consistent, but ewcm has dried up so seems roughly right 😄. I'm CD20 and usually 34 days cycle.

Feels strange doing all this again. I seem to spend most of my time excited about trying and falling and then terrified of all the hurdles. My SIL is due in a week. All feels a bit odd at mo.

Hope everyone's doing ok xxx. Good luck!

@SmileyT hopefully!! Haha, we’ve somehow ended up DTD the last two days so if the peak does come tomorrow I’m going to be knackered by Sunday!!

@VP91x I haven’t said it’s an actual plan either, but he is keen anyway haha. Hopefully you get the peak soon xx

@TinaTurtle i had a similar experience! Fell pregnant first try Jan this year, and miscarried at the end if feb. It was a MMC, so although my dates meant I should have been 9week, I hadn’t progressed past 5weeks and 2 days. I’m 36 so desperate to fall pg again - this would be oh and mines first child. Agree with the exploitation - there’s so much you can get!!

Hi to everyone who has joined xxx sorry for your losses and sending lots of luck for BFPs🌈 xx

Just writing on here to follow the thread. Although I don’t post on here much, I like to keep up with how everyone is getting on and to read all your advice 😄. I hadn’t heard of SMEP before reading about it on here but giving it a go this month!

5th day in a row of flashing smiley so still waiting for my peak! X

Hiya!

I hope it’s okay to join in!

So my story is,

I’m 26 with PCOS and was TTC for 3 LONG years, I finally got my BFP in March and booked a private scan which confirmed I was 6w6d and we saw the heartbeat etc. I had no idea I was pregnant because the PCOS sends my cycles wild.

At my hospital scan at 9 weeks they couldn’t find heartbeat and it was confirmed a MMC and I was given pessaries to kickstart the miscarriage as I hadn’t miscarried naturally, I had these on the 31st March and it took until 23rd April for my HGC to go back to normal and produce a negative test. We knew we wanted children so got back on TTC and due to my irregular cycles we didn’t know when I would ovulate so just took each day as it comes and now for 3 days my boobs have been so sore and today after urinating when I wipe there’s a pink smear on the toilet paper so I’m hoping this was implantation and not AF! Does anyone have any similar stories. Xx

Welcome @Kangaroo77 even though you didnt officially ttack sounds like you caught your fertile window perfectly. Fingers crossed. When are you planning to test?

@Rainbowsarecoming sorry that you've gone through so much. I can't imagine trying for three years you must be so strong! 😕

I really hope it is an IB bleed for you. Did you have any possible OV symptoms? When are you planning on testing xx

@VP91x I did try and monitor CM and got watery/clear CM on 1st May, sorry TMI.

I’m new to this whole cycle tracking and knowing what to look for as in all honesty, we just thought it wouldn’t happen for us and would need fertility treatment so to catch naturally was amazing for us then after the MMC I’ve become obsessed with knowing every single detail in what to track etc it’s just so hard with PCOS as sometimes I can go months without AF. I’m keeping everything crossed for BFP and not AF after today’s suspected implantation x

@Rainbowsarecoming oh you definitely could be quite a few days post-ov!! I really hope you get a bfp 🤞

Yeah I can relate to obsessively tracking everything it is so addictive!! Xx

@VP91x I hope so!! I read online to leave it 3-7 days after a suspected implantation bleed to test so I’ll test Saturday and update the thread! Thanks hun, I hope so too xx

I only started trying in March/April for our 3rd child and got pregnant first cycle but I miscarried at 6 weeks a couple of weeks ago. We are getting straight back to it but annoyingly I think my cycle is now off, I normally have 26 day cycles and ovulate day 11 like clockwork, I get ovulation pains so it’s quite obvious when I’m ovulating. I’ve been so so lucky up to now to get pregnant on the first month every time we have tried, last month we only had sex twice, but on very targeted days. Now we are having to have sex every 2 days which though it’s lovely (reminds me of our uni days 😆) when you have a 4 year old and 2 year old is difficult and tiring!

It sounds ridiculous to say but I’m just not used to so much effort, I’ve even bought ovulation tests which only arrived day 11 and so far I’ve had nothing on them. I’ve been so chilled the other times I’ve tried and it just happened immediately, I literally couldn’t believe our luck last month it happening again, but now I’m slowly turning into an obsessive person I don’t recognise!! I have no idea when I’m going to ovulate which I just find so annoying when it’s so easy and predictable normally.

When did other people ovulate after an early miscarriage? Did it push the day back?

Hey to everyone who is new and from the previous thread ...Wishing u all the luck this cycle 🙏🌈 x

Hi @@DontStandSoClose your situation sounds quite similar to myself:
I was also pregnant with my 3rd child, but miscarries on the 9th April at 8+4 weeks.
My first cycle returned exactly 4 weeks from the date of MC, and I ovulated later. As my cycles are normally around 25 days, and also get ovulation pains.

I am on CD 12, hoping to ovulated this weekend, been DTD every other day.
I've never used Ovulation tests, wouldn't even know where to start. If we are not successful this month I may have to look into them.

Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻

@kangaroo77 I think you were in the same September club as me ?
So Sorry to hear of your loss here hoping we get our BFPs soon x

Morning ladies,

Had a frustrated cry this morning 😞
CD16 now, this morning when I wiped I had brown tinged EWCM (the other day I had that tiny streak of red blood mixed in with it) and I feel SO crampy.

CB is flashing and my temps are low. I just feel like I am not going to ovulate. Sigh.

Sorry for the neg post, just seems like all three things are telling me nothing is happening. Xx

@VP91x hang in for another few days, you aren’t out until AF arrives. It could be ur cervix opening for ovulation. With everything our bodies have went through it’s probably just still adjusting

I’m giving up on temping. My measuring times are so inconsistent cause of my Dh and his alarms and snoring all night. My graph won’t detect a cover line. Think I news to just give it up lol

@2020wish I wanted to snap the CB stick when it started flashing at me again. Just felt so frustrated. But yes, I really hope something happens today or tomorrow 🤞

Ah, you definitely ov'd though after your peak so that's good news!! This is my chart so far so its been dipping the last couple of days. Xx

@VP91x are you checking few times a day? It’s so frustrating isn’t it. Fingers crossed something gives and it happens. This is my chart, temp today is way off cause of alarm waking me earlier and then lost temp probe and had to sit up to look for it then tried to go back to sleep but DH decided to get ready for work in bedroom and keep me awake so dunno why I even took my temp.