TTC after MC - August 2020 (Thread 10)

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Update on me - there is no update 😂 CD20, not even a sniff of a positive OPK and no temp rise. Will have bloods done in the next couple of days. Gynae appt on 16th Sept is the plan xx

@chloedancer897 I got an Easy @home thermometer which is about £12 from amazon, it reads really quickly and has a memory so I take my temp when I wake up and can go back for a little snooze. It recalls the last 30 temps too so i really like it

@MrsK21 thank you, I ordered the femometer one there. Hopefully that one is ok. Now I'm leaning towards getting an Ava. This is going to cost me a fortune before I even get my treatment!!

Have had a little cry but now looking forward to hopefully getting some answers. This group is great. Sad why we are here but such a great support group and I have learnt lots! Hadn’t heard of temping or SMEP before for example lol!

Just ordered an Ava. I've spent an absolute fortune tonight!

Here's my code for £20 off in case anyone else is losing the plot and has decided to throw an irrational amount of money at TTC in the hope that something works!😂

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@2020wish I did ask about a blood tear but she just insisted they can’t do anything as it’s too early. So frustrating. Might try gp and ask them x

Just done my clearblue digital and that says 2-3 weeks, so DH will pick me another pack of 2 up later and I will check Sunday when I’m meant to be 5 weeks by my rough counting. Il try to see if I can get to the 3+ weeks and then that’s the most I think you can get unless anyone knows of a diff test that tells you more? Least then I will know if still progressing. Also looked into Nuffield private hospitals so I could order a hcg and progesterone blood test with them if I’m not happy with my doctors if this brown persists. Just been toilet and wasn’t much there and when I check randomly with tissue it looks clear. Dreading going for a no2 though cause I’m bound to get more then 🙈

@Wishingfornumber2 aw :( sorry ur feeling down, but it is good to cry and let ur frustrations out. Hoping u get some answers

@chloedancer897 hahah well u might as well
Give it ur all!! Hoping Ava helps u along and is worth it

@Pugprincess my doctors and epu were the same. Refused to scan me or do take bloods when I was having all 3 losses. It’s a horrible feeling. No clear blue are the only ones that indicate ur weeks to 3+. But they aren’t fact so don’t set urself up for too much with them. Although I did feel more at ease when I got my 3+.
Glad the spotting as decreased

@MichT4 patiently waiting?

Anyone else testing?

I haven’t slept all night :( restless legs and just insomnia:( I’ve to do a 3 hour drive today as we are going away to our wee holiday home down south for a long weekend. Looking forward to the change of scenery

Morning everyone

@Pugprincess sorry you are feeling anxious. Your tests are saying all the right things so I hope your doctor is good to you today.

Really sorry I can't reply to everyone properly but we are in a rush to get the car packed and leave by 6. Doesn't help I'm still in bed.

So I took a CB and I can see a vvvvvvfl but I expected more. Not sure it'll even come up in the pictures but here they are. I don't know what to think or do with this. I had a really little wee first thing which is odd for me, but I'm finding any excuse as to why it's so confusing. I think maybe this is just nothing 🤔

xx

@MichT4 no it’s there! I just tweaked it for u I hope u don’t mind and it can be seen!
You are still very early so I wouldn’t worry. Fingers crossed that continues to get stronger. Did u use the Tesco one also??

@MichT4 has it colour in real life?

@2020wish frustrating isn’t it. How easy would a blood test be for them? Drives me mad. Especially when you have had a mc before. I will call gp in a bit if it’s still spotting. With or without their referral I can get a progesterone blood test privately and then maybe if the result was low they might listen and do their own tests. If not maybe a private doc would help me if required. I can’t really see the progesterone being low with the amount of bloating I have though. Will attach a belly pic from yday.

@MichT4 thank you, I can see a faint line! I think you will have to test each morning for now and see. You might be earlier than you think. Xx

@Pugprincess isn’t it? I mean we are more than aware they can’t actively do anything to stop a miscarriage is that’s what happening(in general, I don’t think u are) but even just checking bloods can offer reassurance and it’s been proven that reassurance in early pregnancy after a mc has positive effects on mother and the pregnancy progressing. Anything is better than sitting in limbo. Oh don’t even, u would think I’m 5 months, I’ve had to buy maternity trousers and tops that are floaty to hide myself so my daughter doesn’t see or my family and friends

@2020wish of course I don't mind and yes it's a faint blue line. I did the other one and it looked similar if not very slightly more prominent.

I don't know. I feel like it's a phantom or cruel trick. I don't know whether to go about the day like I am or I'm not

Thank you @Pugprincess I hope you're right. And I hope you get your answers or some help today xx

@MichT4 with those tests being blue, and the Tesco’s looking a bit darker, ur temps up, sore head and itchy pits I think you should for now and today treat urself like you are pregnant:) early testing is stressful but it’s short lived, as those lines will be darker over the next few days. Look how light my second or third clear blue was I took this time around?

@2020wish bless you, I look almost as big as I did when I was nearing 8 weeks? Wonder if that’s cause its a second pregnancy?

@MichT4 I wouldn’t drink or anything till you know for sure but I can’t see why something faint would be there otherwise, like that article @2020wish sent the test HAS to have some hcg to react with to make a coloured line. Take some tests away with you? X

Thanks @2020wish I guess you're right. I just hoped for more this morning. Can you post your progression picture again. The one you just posted looks like mine this morning. Not that I'm going to use yours as concrete but it might help.

Just about to leave so might be silent for a while.

And I've no idea on temp last night as didn't use Ava. Pits are ok for now, head still hurts xx

@MichT4 here is my early progression pics. After this they continue to get as dark as the control line then I stopped testing at 6 weeks

@Pugprincess yes could be cause u have been pregnant before, I’ve been told I’ve showing so much due to its being my 5 th pregnancy lol

@MichT4 and don’t forget that frer where still completely stark white every single day alongside those tests!! Like not even a hint. And I think u actually got a vvvvvfl on frer the other day, which is also good. Continudrinking ur pom to help with ur lining

@Wishingfornumber2 I hope you are feeling better today ❤️

@Pugprincess I've just remembered when had my bleed, my EPU didn't do bloods for me they just scanned me actually. Because they said that bloods wouldn't tell them anything in the case of mmc (I really don't think anything is wrong with your pregnancy btw, so don't worry) because the hcg levels would still keep progressing. I'm glad all ok with the pregnancy test xx

@MichT4 I can see the faint line too, you must be so confused right now 😩. I would limit what you drink before bed tonight and just do another in the morning so you have a nice dark wee and also another day for hcg to develop if it is a bfp ❤️

@MichT4 yep got about 15 pics and 2 videos ☺️

@VP91x I'm the same when I changed phones I wasn't going to do a full back up because I had 1000s of unnecessary pics but then remembered I wouldn't be able to get onto any apps 😂

@Pugprincess how are you feeling this morning, just remember like you said it might stress you out more if you do get a scan now and don't see a HB as it's too early but bloods you could maybe get from your GP? I think 3+ is pretty much the max you can get to on the tests and then it won't be long until your scan. My bloat was awful first few weeks and definitely gets worse as the day goes on 🙈 x

@Lollol86 yeah I was planning on waiting until at least 8w3 as that was past the point my last pregnancy stopped progressing but finding out much earlier this time those 5weeks were just too long for me 🙈

@Northernsoul90 @MrsK21 ahh I'm so glad you ladies understand, I feel so neurotic sometimes but OH says if it keeps my anxiety down there isn't any harm x

@2020wish 27th will hopefully come round really quick for you. Can you doze in the car today? Or are you driving? x

@MichT4 think I may see something on the CB, id definitely hold onto hope and maybe test again Sunday morning and hopefully you'll see some great progression ❤️ hope the drive isn't too bad for you, also did you tell OH? I think I missed this. I'm so hoping it's great news for you xx

Is anyone else testing this weekend? 🤞 🤞

@Pugprincess try not too worry I know it’s easier said then done but lots of ladies spot/ bleed in pregnancy myself included I have it every month around when my period is due even randomly yesterday I had brown spotting, epu last time I called just told me to monitor and if I get fresh blood or clots to ring back hope your ok ❤️❤️ Xx

@SmileyT so annoying isn't it! Cute that you got all the videos etc. Happy Friday 🥰 anything planned for the weekend?

@MrsK21 sorry just saw your msg, 😂😂 honestly I could not believe it. I knew I would 100% get wee on them but poo 😩. We have fabric sofas and I only got them a few months ago - I went for light grey like an absolute knob haha. Yes, send me it across 🥰 x

@Pugprincess glad your spotting has cleared up, I hope you can get the reassurance you need today. You're absolutely doing the right thing. Don't be holding your poo in though, that'll just make you crampy . And WOW look at that bump!

@SmileyT Oh no, is redoing the bathroom some part of his nesting instinct? 🤣

@Lollol86 cannot wait to hop on the pregnancy bus! I don't know if this is silly of me but one of the reasons I'd like to get pregnant is because I think it would bring some much-needed joy to my family in what has been a crappy year.

@Northernsoul90 I'm also too far away to meet up, Yorkshire-based here! Omg @MrsK21 the OPK name-badge idea has me proper laughing, the ones I use are tiny though so you'd have to have 2020 vision!

@Wishingfornumber2 I know right! I feel like an old hand by this point! Can't wait for next cycle to tell my DH the good news about how often we need to DTD on SMEP 😂

@2020wish Sorry to hear you've had a bad night's sleep, I had the opposite, I was planning on going for a run this morning but overslept, which I must have needed but now it's a sweaty evening run for me... Have a safe journey today, hope the weather is kind!

@MichT4 I can so relate to the anxiety you are feeling now. Why can't everything just be clear pregnant or not pregnant? Why are our bodies so fickle? But if you haven't given yourself a good few days and if you are using different tests, then that could well explain the faint line today.

Temperature down but well above the cover line, maybe AF is slowly on her way? I also restocked my HPTs, trying the clearblue early detection ones, which I will use if AF still isn't here next week. Where the hell is she? 🤔

@scrambledeggy you aren't being silly it would definitely bring joy xx