TTC after MC - July/August 2020 (Thread 8)

[VP91x]

Hey ladies,

Sorry if I still don't have your testing/AF date on here xx

BFP list❤️

@Hayleylou89
@1990EM
@Tink20058
@mumoftwobeauts
@DontStandSoClose
@peonyrose87
@Ejb86
@Girlmum83
@Dipsy77
@DBTJ
@SmileyT
@ManchNic
@Niisa
@2020wish
@Rebecca1992

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@fafi -
@HE88- 19th July
@Rainbowhope11- 20th July
@HopeForRainbowbaby- 21st July
@Renna
@Diorissimo1985- 26th July
@Rb486- 30th July
@Wishingfornumber2
@Northernsoul90
@Sallyjo27
@bxiiboo
@Pugprincess
@Jazper
@elliew818
@AC2020
@Eli2020
@littletandme
@MichT4
@Banbi
@busby85
@Re6ecc4
@Bellabubble
@Lollol86
@Firevie
@Sjk89
@Emsnewmum
@stayinghopeful92x
@chloedancer897
@MrsK21
@Hayley19835

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@VP91x thank you for another addition to our series. We should make this into a TTC book xx

Just marking my place. Thanks for the thread x

@Northernsoul90 thank you, yeah it really was a shock. I'm feeling a little better having googled a few things going to take some time to read through everything @MichT4 kindly sent me xx

@Hayleylou89 I'm glad you had your appt today, it sounds promising that they are really taking good care of you and your baby boy. Sounds lovely that you're going on holiday, definitely lots of relaxing for you xx

@Rebecca1992 I'm sure it is a great sign that your HCG levels are just super high 🥰🥰

@MichT4 oh wow, that must have been so frustrating to have no periods at all. Sounds like a great evening watching MAFS. I haven't seen the aussie version yet! Did you start weight training because of the PCOS? X

@Pugprincess yes, I have a daughter who is 2.5yo, I will definitely discuss medication with the doctors xx

@SmileyT Yeah I was reading that low carb and slow weighted exercises are best if you have PCOS as HIIT training can increase your cortisol. I wish they taught us more about this when we are younger. Love a good battered sausage though (no pun intended).

@Renna I had a internal scan today which showed all the cysts on my ovaries there were loads! My doc ordered LH and FSH blood tests today which I got done so will get the results back from that. I hope your acupuncture goes well, definitely keep testing if it isn't going to stress you out and your GP helps if it takes ages still to come back xx

Sorry @Mommybear05 just saw didn't have you on the tag ❤️ hope you are ok xx

@Lollol86 everything is such a minefield isn't it? My periods were the last thing on my mind before I met my OH. So, god knows if they were slightly irregular. How has your day been xx

@VP91x I’m good thanks I’m 3 days post ovulation so 2ww. I’m sorry to hear you’ve been having such a hard time with irregular periods. Big hug. Mine have been varying from 26 days to 31 days since my mc. They do say it takes a while. Are you on anything? I’m on a female formula blend from Holland and barret. It’s supposed to help you get regular. There’s also essential oils. Clary sage is supposed to be good to help you regulate. Mix it with carrier oil and rub in the lower abdomen during the proliferative (spelling?) phase. Not after ovulation though. It’s good to hear you have a scan so a doctor can check you out to see what’s going on there xx

@VP91x I didn't start it for that reason, but when I was overtraining I was doing HIIT workouts and was absolutely obsessed with it. I'd get antsy if I was stuck at work and wasn't going to make it.
So I guess in a way it was to do with it, because to stop me overtraining, I did something that is a hindrance to overtrain in. I also had to fuel my body properly, so it helped me eat better.
Obviously I should have eaten better with the HIIT but I was just in a very bad headspace xx

@Rb486 (did the tag work???)
Yes that’s it we just need to wait it out now! Yup I have a couple of pregnant friends and I really haven’t seen much of them. The ones pregnant are not exactly close friends. One is a friend of a friend and the other I meet with weekly for play group but I haven’t seen her in ages Cos the play group stopped. And she’s been shielding. I message here and there though. She is as pregnant as I would have been without mc so it really stings. I think I’ll feel better once pg again. Xx

@Lollol86 I really hope you do fall and get to do that 😍🎄

@VP91x thanks for the new thread 😘

Thanks for the new thread! Marking my place

@Kitkatb0808 yes I have been buying Christmas presents since June. I’ve been wrapping them and cutting out the front of old cards (just ones that are not from family etc) and making gift tags with them. We had big family drama last Christmas so it was sh@te and then followed by mc and then corona it’s all been pretty crap. So I’m looking forward to a nice one this year. I have ordered some new Christmas garlands which I’m having for my 30th birthday. I tested them this week (yes I’m completely crazy!) on the stairs and I just can’t wait to have a nice time and then come new year kiss this sorry year goodbye! It’s been pretty awful! Xx

@VP91x it's a massive minefield. Today has been busy, I've been and got most of my eldest daughters school uniform, abit of food shopping and cleaned the house from top to bottom, but means I can have a nice chilled weekend now. I'm going to meet up with some of my dh family in Newbury tomorrow and his cousin had a baby in lockdown, this will be the first time I've seen him, just hoping I don't fall apart.
Do you have much planned for tomorrow? Xx

@Mommybear05 thank you and I hope for you too lovely xx

@pugprincess oh gosh a faint positive? I bet the urge to keep peeing on a stick Is so real!! What would the doctors do about that? Xx

@Mommybear05 I love your garland. I've started my Christmas shopping too ❤️

Just marking my place, thanks for the new thread 😊 I can't believe how many threads we go through 😂

@VP91x sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but like the other girls said it is very very common and so many women who have PCOS conceive naturally without any interventions. There is also lots of medications that can help, metformin, clomid etc. Hope you get your head round it all and are having a nice chilled evening with lots of naughty treats tonight 🍫 🍷

@MichT4 firstly I’m so sorry about your m/c, glad you found some comfort in tell your mum. It’s nice to have extra support when you need it most. I felt it was good to be open about it! Hope you and you’re OH are both okay and looking after each other 💕

@Mommybear05 yeah it’s so hard! Mine is my best best friend, so I want to be there for her and go through all the milestones like we would have done if I hadn’t of had my m/c but it does get tough! Loved your Christmas stocking idea! So cute... it’s lovely thinking of all those ideas and reveals. We will get to have those soon! I thought if I got my BFP this month, it’s my besties bday end of next month so I would wait to tell her for her bday!! We can only hope and pray!!

@vp91x thank you for the new thread. Sorry to hear about the PCOS diagnosis and that it caused such a shock. My best friend has PCOS and she's got 2 DC. Once she was diagnosed, she was prescribed Clomid (I think!) which helped ensure she was ovulating, I think she'd been trying for a year at that point. There's lots of help available for PCOS now and sounds like others have given lots of sensible advice too. I'm sure your GP will be able to advise too. Sending you a big hug xxx

@MichT4 I didn't realise HIIT increases cortisol and the effect on progesterone! I've been doing a little bit as part of my exercise but will try and stick to weights and cardio for now x

@Mommybear05 I hope this TWW goes quickly for you 🥰 thank you for all the tips, I'll look into them. I had my scan today and they diagnosed PCOS, so going to see how I can regulate it and hopefully get things working a bit better again. I love that you have christmas decs already, garlands are so pretty xx

@MichT4 that makes sense, these things can get addictive. I'll start focusing on weighted workouts so that it doesn't cause any extra stress.

@Lollol86 that sounds like a super busy day, your weekend sounds lovely though. I hope it doesn't make you too upset to see the little one though, hopefully the thought of it is worse than the reality. Not much planned for tomorrow, might do a deep clean again too to get my mind off things xx

@Northernsoul90 I know 😂 nice that we are a chatty bunch though.

@Rb486 thank you so much, yeah I'm tempted to ask more about the clomid with the doctor. Will see what they say on Monday. Hope you are ok? xx

@VP91x thanks for tag for new thread xx

Just marking my place also....wow we seem to fly through treads!! I love reading these, I'm sticking around for the long haul...its like an online family 🥰

@VP91x @MrsK21 I don't think HIIT alone is an issue, I was doing multiple sessions a day sometimes. I'm sure in moderation it's as good an exercise choice as any xx

@Mommybear05 I’m having really faint positive preg tests from left over hormones from mc. Also got faint (but potentially stronger than the preg tests) on opk but will test with a morning urine as clearblue instructions say to use morning urine which I didn’t realise went for opks too.

Still got the stabbing pain, even when sat down now. Honestly hasn’t stopped since I got up this morn. Def feels like my ovulation pain. I don’t always get that every month. But it’s nice to have something going on right now, even if I don’t know what it is yet. Had some cm this morn just creamy but keep my eye out for that egg white. DTD yday but going to go for an extra tonight just incase this pain is ovulation related 🤞🏻

Are any of you ladies on Fitbit and would like an extra friend lol? I’m still upping my walking and trying to beat my steps each day. On 11k+ today my best yet since I started using it again last week. X

@VP91x thanks for new thread and glad to see your feeling a little more positive ❤️