POAS Anon Christmas Party 🌲🧑‍🎄 Ho ho ho-ws your line progression?! Thread 3

[AMS19]

@GreenApplesYo
@positivitytree2020
@jessi60
@DrS44
@PowerOfFlowers
@Bells20
@Dex1521
@Emmgrem
@Foxl2222

@CardioQueen just so you know where we are

Here we go ladies! The last thread was a lucky one so let's keep up the success on this one!

@AMS19 I think it's natural to think 'a bad thing happened, it must be for a reason and there is something wrong with me'. But there's a really good chance this isn't the case. So many people experience what you have, and then go on to have kids. It does seem like a cruel biological flaw, that we're so prone to loosing babies early on but unlike other animals we know exactly what's happening to us. Can see that it must be harder with it being your first, really tough. We're all rooting for you though 🙂xx

@AMS19 yes I totally agree with all @GreenApplesYo has said. And I know I would be feeling the same as you are - it's only natural. I think one thing that puts a more positive spin on it though is rather than 'something is wrong with me' (which I also personally felt every single day before going to the specialist), is that your body is actually smart enough to recognise it wasn't a viable pregnancy. Not everyone's does that and they have incredibly difficult battles to face further down the line. We are all excited for you to be able to start your new journey ☺️

Also I would def do the same with friends and saying I'm waiting a year. I had told mine I was having the tubal patency check etc as it meant I wouldn't be drinking at my best friends' 30th the night before. And then I had to keep up the pretence as I still needed an excuse not to drink and it would be so weird if I'd suddenly cancelled this check/scan I was so keen to have. And then all of Monday they were asking me about it, how it went, what it entailed and I was having to lie 😱 and now I wish I'd just said close to the 30th birthday that I was on strong antibiotics because now they know we "want to start trying".

@CardioQueen thanks ❤ it is definitely for the best as clearly the baby had issues and wouldn't have been okay. So I know it is for the best. Just feel so sad and worried about what the future holds. But one day at a time! Yeah people asking if I'm pregnant again would kill me so I need to keep it just me and my husband. And the only way to avoid those questions was to rule of trying to them. Even though secretly I'm here POAS being impatient 😂😂

You'll all appreciate the consultant who did my procedure told me to test after 4 weeks to check HCG levels. I tested after 4 days 😂😂😂 #POASaddict

@AMS19 completely understand - and it's def something you and DH can tackle together and just the two of you at this stage. Your concerns are so very normal and I really hope you can fall again quickly.

Also - 4 weeks 😂😂 has he not met a woman TTC before 😂

So took my temp this morning and it's still going up but FF has changed my ovulation from CD14 to Cd15 putting everything back a day. Kind of annoying as this is my second day at 3dpo. Weird that the app would push it back a day must of been that stronger OPK was right in the end but having the temp rise on CD15 lead me to believe I ovulated at CD14. Had this ever happened to anyone else?

@Dex1521 hard to know for sure but I reckon CD14 could still have been ovulation, as you had the little dip to your lowest temp which can occur from the oestrogen surge right before ovulating - and my understanding is the temp rise occurs around 24 hours after egg is released.

It's possible your rogue temp on CD11 has thrown FF off as technically your temp on CD15 still falls under cover line. I wonder if temp on CD11 was in line with the other follicular phase days, FF would say CD14 was ovulation.

@CardioQueen yeah I was thinking that too about CD11 so I've discarded it and it's put it back to normal. After some googling I think I'll keep it that I'm 4dpo and see how it does as even if I am a day behind it's only a day would be worse if it was a few days difference

@Dex1521 yeah good shout, I had to discard some of mine too throughout the follicular phase when our bedroom was like a sauna. I think easiest to say you're 4DPO now ☺️

Anyone else have days where they are bloody starving 😩 I usually have some all bran on a morning ( I know I'm so exciting 😂) and That does me until lunch but today I feel so hungry. Like hungry to the point of feeling sick but then not wanting to eat anything as I feel sick 😂Have a bit of a nausea feeling but don't know if it's from hunger or what it could be. Being only 4dpo it won't be pregnancy symptoms unfortunately lol.

@DrS44 @GreenApplesYo In that case I'll join the Irish club too! My Nan was Irish so I'm a 1/4 Irish and my maiden name was an Irish one too. Thinking of getting a passport if needs be! ☘️

@AMS19 So nice to have you back to check in! We've missed your wisdom. It must be so frustrating how you have to wait for the negative test. I'm so so sure it'll all work out and you'll go on to have healthy pregnancies. My mum had a MC before me and fell pregnant 1st cycle each time so no problem conceiving. My MIL had a MC between each of her 4 boys!! And two of my best friends both had MMCs too and went on to have textbook pregnancies quickly again the next time round.
I know it must send you into a spiral of googling and looking up all the negatives, but there are SO many more positives stories than you'll ever read on a forum like this!

@Dex1521 one day out won't make much difference, I'm sure in the next few days of temping it might all become more clear but either way your chart is looking great.

I've finally had a high OPK today at 0.67 and I'm so happy about it 😂 shall I keep testing every few hours now incase I miss a peak? I'm not convinced I'd ever get a blazing positive so might be a bit like you though @CardioQueen

Thanks so much @Emmgrem I can't tell you how much stories like this help!!! Honestly they make me feel a million times better!! Im so grateful for them xxxx

Ooh @Emmgrem yes, I would test at 3.45pm and then before bed. And dtd. 😆
Same @AMS19 - there's 21 months between my sister and I and my Mum had a MMC in between us. And then I came along very soon after! Hope you are ok today xx

Hi All

I posted on another thread a while back and you were all so helpful, I keep reading posts and wondered if you could help again as I haven’t been tracking for long, although feels ages! Last month I think I ovulated one CD 11 only going by cycle length of 25 days and cm at that point in time. I’m cycle day 10 today and just done a opk - do you think this is close enough to positive and likely I’m going to ovulate on day 11 again?? I have been off the pill 5 months now and every cycle has been different in length. Any advice/help would be fab, thank you ☺️

Thanks @PowerOfFlowers I have to keep believing this is necessary step in getting my little rainbow baby and long term ill be so glad this happened to bring me my little one ❤

@JenLouNic86 it looks to be like your peak is very close. I'd keep testing twice a day with OPKS if you can and you should catch it. I also find the best OPKs to be the premom/easy@home tests and the premom app as you can scan them in and it'll help identify your peak. They work well for some and for others not so well I think but don't know until you try. I've attached a screenshot of what I mean about the app and scanning them in. Also keep DTD as it is still a strong test line

@Dex1521 thank you so much for replying, appreciate your advice ☺️ So far it’s been difficult to catch due to the varying length of my cycles but starting to learn the signs I think 🤞🏻

Thanks @PowerOfFlowers

It's getting higher and Femometer has marked it as my peak! Will keep testing but definitely DTD tonight. Making a big of an effort and getting the nice underwear ready as we speak ready to pounce when DH gets in from work 😬

@Emmgrem love it 😂 and great to see that peak, OPKs are loving good! Fingers crossed this is our month 🤞

@DrS44 how have you been today? Have you stopped OPKs or did you decide to continue with them xx

Ohh @AMS19 it is so so lovely to hear from you☺️ have been thinking about you and DH. And to reiterate what everyone else has said, thank you so much for all your help on here and helping us all make sense of our weird and wonderful bodies! Unfortunately MC are so much more common than is fair😣 but if anyone can get a bfp again after, it's you!! Our very own expert lol we will be rooting for you all the way! Looking forward to you starting your TTC journey again😍 🤞for that BFN!

I'm 5 weeks today, which sounds bizarre considering it hasn't even been that since dtd lol have booked in with the community midwives and booked early dating scan for 7+6. The anxiety though sometimes can be crippling🥺 I feel I be getting ahead of myself and then suddenly get this huge feeling of fear! I guess that's normal!

@Emmgrem opk's looking good🤞🤞 @Dex1521 yay! 4 days in already, just about a week to get through and poas is acceptable😂

Hope everyone is well xx

Oh also meant to ask if anyone knows what the recommended dose of vitamin D is? I bought some, but they are 25microgram. I've read a few things online saying recommended is 10? Would 25 be too much? 🤔 xx

@Foxl2222 I'm so excited for you lovely ❤❤❤ anxiety won't go away unfortunately hun. I was so stressed and anxious. I dread to think how ill cope with another pregnancy, I'll be a mess! 10mg is the reccoemnded dose but given no one is getting any sunshine it is perfectly reasonable to take slightly more. I'm currently taking 20mg. So you're fine with 10mg, but also totally fine with 25mg xx

Just popping in to say hello 👋🏻 👋🏻 cd 8 🥱🥱🥱

I have been absolutely exhausted all week and literally this is the latest I have been awake in days. Thankfully tomorrow is Friday, and I am dreaming of a bit of a lie in during the weekend.

I am looking forward to catching up with you all tomorrow.

Right in bed and reading back at the moment .. I have missed loads 😬

Morning all - sorry for radio silence I've been up the walls with work!

@Emmgrem welcome to the Irish tribe 😅💚 honestly for such a small country we are everywhere 😅 also your peak is looking great 😍😍 very jealous xxx

Thanks @CardioQueen and @Dex1521 ive no idea what has actually happened now- I've not had a proper peak. The highest they have read is .38 in the last few days. This morning my temp has rose by .3 of a degree. Who the hell knows! I took an OPK after that strongish one the other day and it had dropped down again 🤣 then yesterday I took one FMU which was a .2 ish and in the afternoon it was a .3 ish.

I'm not sure what to make of my temp rise! Our pup stayed with us in bed last night because the snow kept falling from the roof making loud noises 🙄😅 so she kept barking early on - I put soft music on my phone then to distract her and that helped! So it wasn't a restless night but didn't sleep amazingly at the start!

Here's my chart for anyone who would like to make a stab at figuring out if anything has happened 🤣

Hope everyone is well! I'm on for another super busy day today 🙄 xxx

Hey @DrS44 I'm terrible with non FF charts but we're you taking temps before ovulation as the line just seems to be flat? If you were I don't think you ovulater when you're chart thinks you did. Did you take opks? Xx