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TTC after MC - August 2020 (Thread 11)

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VP91x · 16/08/2020 17:12

Hi ladies 🥰

BFP list ❤️

@Hayleylou89
@1990EM
@Tink20058
@Dipsy77
@DBTJ
@SmileyT
@Niisa
@fafi
@2020wish
@Rebecca1992
@Beesy90
@Pugprincess
@IWM20
@HopeForRainbowbaby
@Lollol86


@VP91x
@MichT4
@Hayley19835
@Mommybear05
@HE88
@Rainbowhope11
@Renna
@Diorissimo1985
@Rb486
@Wishingfornumber2
@Northernsoul90
@Jazper
@Bellabubble
@Firevie
@stayinghopeful92x
@chloedancer897
@MrsK21
@LKMH
@Happyvibes
@Bl0ndi3
@Lemondropsandgumdrops
@TJM123
@eclipsechips
@Will867

If anyone else would like to join please do xx

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VP91x · 19/08/2020 08:50

@MichT4 yeah this week was perfect to be in limbo being at home would not be ideal. How's your OH? I know, I hope something definitive happens for you ❤️.

He says he's okay but he has these moments of being a bit snappy/off and I definitely think it's related but he will be alright xx

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MichT4 · 19/08/2020 08:54

@VP91x he's ok. When I said it would be the third MC he didn't understand that. He doesn't think we would class it as a loss, so he's pretty blasé about it. Just said it'll happen next time. So I'm not really saying much until I know and until we have doctors advice. It's easy not to talk about it - as you said if we were home then it would be worse, but then I'd probably have seen the docs by now.

It must be really hard when you've been waiting so long for him. I'm sure he still knows it's the right decision though, just weird to get your head round. Will he be able to see him while he's being trained?
How's wfh going this week? xx

Lollol86 · 19/08/2020 08:55

@MichT4 when are you back home? Have you spoken to your doctor since last week? Xx

VP91x · 19/08/2020 08:58

@MichT4 yeah I do feel for him, so I'm just giving him space at the moment. We do go for lunch yesterday though, loving this eat out scheme.

Yeah it is probably easier to just not think about it too much right now and deal with everything when you are back. He is probably just trying to be protective of both your feelings until you know for sure. Xx

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MichT4 · 19/08/2020 09:02

@Lollol86 we get back Friday so I'll probs test Saturday. I haven't spoken to them since, I'm half expecting a call at some point but I won't call unless I'm still unsure when I'm home.
How are you doing?

@VP91x yeah exactly, once home we can talk about it more, but while we are here I'm just enjoying things not being so TTC focused.
We have done the eat out thing a couple of times here - it's brilliant! Shame it's ending soon xx

VP91x · 19/08/2020 09:06

@MichT4 I know they should keep it for longer 😆. Keeping my fingers crossed for you at the weekend. Make sure you enjoy the rest of your break ❤️

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Bl0ndi3 · 19/08/2020 09:07

@VP91x yeah I wondered that i have probably been wasting these sticks I've used by not doing them daily and haven't done them at the same time some FMU and some SMU. I suppose i either need to start using them daily now with FMU each day or leave them this cycle and try again next cycle if needed. Not sure which to do as I got my BFP using the CBD last time so I feel good about it but it's been hard work this time around.

@Lollol86 I thought that I've had loads of CM ever since I stopped bleeding!

MinnieMouse4 · 19/08/2020 09:07

Morning all. Thank you for your kind messages. I tried CBD again this morning with FMU and still a blank circle. Today is supposed to be OD too! Will stick with it. I think I’m just worried that maybe the test I took was a false negative with it being a cheap test. Only time will tell and I will stick with the CBD.

VP91x · 19/08/2020 09:10

@Bl0ndi3 if you feel better continuing with CBD then go for it. When you get up at 5am for your wee, dip it in then and just shove it in a draw or something and read the result when you're up properly. That way OH isn't woken up and you just go back to bed and read it when he has gone ☺️ win win! Xx

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Lollol86 · 19/08/2020 09:11

@MichT4 by the weekend, hopefully you will know one way or another 🤞🏻
I'm ok thank you, starting to feel tired and back ache. Test lines have got really strong now so that's a positive. Just feels very strange and like I'm not pregnant, but that could be because I'm blocking it out too xx

Bl0ndi3 · 19/08/2020 09:18

@VP91x hahaha I like it! I'll give that a go! He's in work the next 4 days so today he left at 6:30 and will tomorrow he's then on nights for 2 days so he won't be home when I wake up so I should manage just fine the next few days so I think I'll just keep using it. It's the 4 days he's off work that I struggle with. Tbh I will happily just keep buying the sticks or a new set because I got my BFP using it (May not have been the reason ofc) so I do want to use it.

VP91x · 19/08/2020 09:21

@Bl0ndi3 haha yeah go for it, it's so handy that you get the result after anyway. Plus thsn you aren't faffing around with cheapies all day.

@Lollol86 great news that your test lines are super strong now, I hope you feel a little more relaxed soon ❤️

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Tink20058 · 19/08/2020 09:25

@VP91x could you leave your details for a cancellation appointment? You may get seen quicker we contact lots of patients off our cancellation list to get them in early maybe worth a shot xx

Pugprincess · 19/08/2020 09:38

@Bl0ndi3 hi, I got more ewcm after mc than I have ever seen in my whole fertile life lol, normally only get little bits but this was a tissue full when wiping after a 💩 lol. The evening primrose oil is also supposed to help but you only take it until ovulation then stop. Xx

@MinnieMouse4 welcome and I’m sorry to read about your loss. You will get lots of advice support and hand holds here xx

@Northernsoul90 I still get upset even though I’m preg now, nothing can replace the baby you lost. It does help in some ways though I think but my anxiety is highhhhh. When any of us get preg again the first trimester is going to be so so hard for all of us mentally.

Update from me: just braved my cb and got my 3+ phewww. So hopefully that means the spotting isn’t affecting anything negatively at the moment. Trying to take one day at a time. It’s hard. You think it gets easier once you conceive but that’s one hurdle, then there’s more 🙈

MrsK21 · 19/08/2020 09:51

@pugprincess yay for 3+ weeks! So hopeful for your scan next week too!

@northernsoul90 I get like that as well, yesterday OH started our SMEP and I found myself so teary. I just couldn't believe we're back to trying again and that we'd had a mc. It hit me out of nowhere

@VP91x argh! I hope AF just arrives for you now so you can move on from this cycle!! Feels like such a waste of time but hopefully not long now. Guess you won't bother with doing any tests?
Also on the CBD OPKs, do you mean to just dip the test in the FMU and leave in a drawer when waking for a wee and then insert into the reader later on when up properly? I'm also someone who needs to pee multiple times a night and has an early waking OH

@MichT4 so glad you've had the opportunity to switch off, perfect week for it. Have you got much planned for the rest of your hols?

@Bl0ndi3 I had them call me up too for 12 wk scan, and then a letter for 20 week one. OH just started binning anything pg related to try and save me from seeing it - he couldnt stop the phone calls though!

Today I have my first ever flashing smiley on my CBD! So happy it's moved to a flashy after my blank circle yesterday.
Question for timing DTD - we were planning to follow SMEP (so DTD yesterday on CD8) but given the flashing smiley today, should we also DTD today!?

Pugprincess · 19/08/2020 09:55

@MrsK21 thank you and yes I think you should dtd today if you want to? Just incase you don’t get many flashies x

MichT4 · 19/08/2020 10:00

@Pugprincess great news on your 3+. Hope you feel much more relaxed now.

@MrsK21 today I think we are going for a walk in the woods/by the lake. Tomorrow is meant to be the best day weather wise so we have booked a motor boat on lake Windermere so that'll be lovely.

Wahooo for flashing smiley!! I don't know much about SMEP, but I'd imagine you are fine to still skip a day. I think the day you get static you start your 3 day run xx

VP91x · 19/08/2020 10:01

@MrsK21 if you're following SMEP then DTD every other day until you get the peak and then DTD three days in a row that should have you properly covered 🤞.

Pop the stick into the holder, dip it in your FMU and then just leave it in a drawer or wherever and read the result when you get back up ☺️☺️

@Tink20058 ooh didn't think of that, I rang them and they said they didn't have a cancellation list but to either call daily in the morning or evening and they'll happily check for me. So I'll bother them everyday now 😆😆 xx

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Northernsoul90 · 19/08/2020 10:07

@VP91x @SmileyT @MichT4 @Lollol86 @HE88 @susiebluebell @MrsK21 @Pugprincess

Thank you ladies and for sharing your feelings too 🥰 sending hugs and positive vibes back to you all xx

@HappyVibes My cheapies have been similar and I'm on day 4 of flashy - I've been questioning how good those one steps are (they are the ones I also have) as I've never managed to get a peak on them. Xx

@Pugprincess Yay for 3+ weeks!! 🥳 xx

chloedancer897 · 19/08/2020 10:42

@Hayley19835 just from what I had researched into impryl, there's not a lot of difference in it and any other conception multi vitamin, so if you're already taking something, your partner can also take NAC and he will be covered x

MrsK21 · 19/08/2020 10:43

@VP91x thanks hun. Yeah I was hoping last nights BD would have us covered for today's flashy. Hopefully I don't get too many. I've decided to check with a late afternoon cheapie just in case I'm one of those ladies with a quick surge.
Ah I see - just reread the instructions as well and says you can eject the stick and the result will pop up again for 2 mins. I was spending a whole 15 mins almost in the bathroom when I just wanted to get back in bed lol nearly fell back asleep waiting on the toilet 😂

MrsK21 · 19/08/2020 11:01

@MichT4 Lake windermere boating sounds dreamy! Hope the weather holds up for you, it's been awful and raining in London. Such a mood killer when coupled with a Wednesday.
Thanks for the advice on SMEP. I have no idea how many flashies I will get so will skip today if cheapies correlate with the CBD and carry on with the plan for tomorrow until we get the static x

HappyVibes · 19/08/2020 11:18

@MrsK21 I’m not too sure what I would do if I was you eek. I panic about what if this one month I only get one flashy and wham straight into static. I think we are going to just go for it daily with our flashies until the end of the static window xxxx

chloedancer897 · 19/08/2020 11:53

@HappyVibes you can stick to SMEP until you get your static smiley then DTD every day for 3 days from then because once you get your static, you may not ovulate for up to 36 hours so you'll be well and truly coveted x

chloedancer897 · 19/08/2020 11:53

Sorry meant to tag @MrsK21 !