EWCM disappeared after miscarriage. I want it back! what to do

[MiamiBeach104]

Sadly my 1st pregnancy ended up in mc at nearly 11wks. I'm desperate to get pregnant again. Prior to that I had the textbook EWCM every month. However, it've had 2 cycles since and there is not even a little drop of fertile MC that I had before? Where did it disappear and how to get it back?

I exercise less and I eat less healthy as compared to pre-pregnancy (however stopped caffeine and less alcohol). Can this be because of that?

Did any of you ladies had something similar happen to you? Why does this happen and what to do to get it fixed.

Hi @MiamiBeach104 I've had a couple of MCs in the last year, the last one being similar time to yours. I also had lack of ewcm and was a bit like the Sahara down there if we're going full TMI which is I unusual for me. It came back a couple of months later to normal levels. This month I've drank grapefruit juice everyday and that's increased it tenfold too so might be worth a try?

Grapefruit juice does really help, but I think sadly just time also. My hormones still aren’t right six months after my loss and the Doctor has said that’s normal. I’m actually having acupuncture now to try and regulate them

@bez91 - so sorry for your losses. did you manage to get referral to a specialist to see why multiple mc's are happening to you? I bought Conceive Plus but my DH keeps on insisting that I don't need it. I do get wet down there but it's not EWCM. decided not to get too much into discussion with him about it as long as he does his part of the job

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 - I've read quite a bit on acupuncture lately. I might as well try and give it a go. it won't do any harm and I can do with doing something nice to myself. how did you establish your hormones are not back to normal? through your period/ absence of it? I hope acupuncture will help you to normalise it

all mc experience was soul destroying. when I found I was BFP my first thought was 'this is so easy! why do people struggle with this' hehe, if only I knew...

grapefruit juice it is then. adding to my Sainsbury's delivery for next week

@MiamiBeach104 no referral as it's seen as 'only 2 losses' you have to have 3 for nhs referral but I am under the GP as it's been over a year TTC. They're slow so we're trying initial private investigations before we decide what to do. Yes grapefruit juice has increased things massively this month for me!

I'm also having acupuncture like @A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 to balance hormones but that's on the back of not ovulating rather than the MC 😊 probably something to consider after a few months

I had a shorter cycle after the miscarriage, ewcm gone, spotting 2-3 days before periods, and a later ovulation. My GP said its normal apparently, EPU hadn't warned me really. My blood last month came back normal for hormones, my acupuncturist said its a broad range of normal so she's working on fine tuning it.

@bez91 are you finding its helping you? I've only had a few sessions so far

I usually have buckets of EWCM 😂 but the cycle after my mc i didnt. Thinking back i dont think it was a real cycle and i perhaps didnt ovulate. The month after it came back and we conceived again. Who knows.

Cycles after mc are hell. Everyone is different. I hope it gets better and you get a bfp soon!

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 good news on normal bloods. I've only had a couple of sessions. My first bloods were abnormal really low estrogen and progesterone. This cycle I think I've ovulated so celebrating that - whether the acupuncture has made a difference who knows but I enjoy it!

@bez91 yay to ovulating!! I didn’t get my day 21 tests so no clue on the progesterone, just my prolactin, testosterone etc those ones. Will go private for my day 21 and day 3 bloods if don’t get pregnant again soon

Thanks @rosed1008 it's encouraging to hear your positive story. Fingers crossed ewcm will return soon.

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 @bez91 how did you go about finding the right specialist for accupuncture? Just researching online?

I'll wait for few more month to see what happens. But if ewcm doesn't return and still no bfp will need to look for some external help

@MiamiBeach104 I googled ones that specialise in fertility around me. Mine is Zita West trained m, and that’s how some others on the acupuncture thread picked theirs

Thanks @A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 - I'll use the same approach this autumn.

On a positive side my 2nd period post mc just ended and it seems to be more what it used to be before pregnancy. I was spotting a tiny bit last month all the way until ovulation. Shall see what happens this month.

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 @bez91 a quick update. So I used your advice ad started drinking grapefruit juice. It is much better and I do have EWCM pretty much at the same level as before MC. However, I started getting it 3 days after AF. I do BBT so it doesn't look that I have ovulated. What is also worrying that I get a bit of blood in it. 3 days after AF there was quite a bit and today just few strikes. MC was in March, you would hope things got back to normal by now

I've booked gynae appointment on private insurance for next Tuesday as this weird bleeding and spotting worries me. I wouldn't be overly concerned about it but I want to get pregnant again so decided that's the best thing to do.

@MiamiBeach104 I had blood streaked ewcm a few times since my last MC in December. That's best if it will reassure you, they'll probably do an internal scan for any intermittent bleeding

@bez91 thanks for your response. most likely they will. I had some spotting a while back and got polyps removed. Shall see what's up with it this time. Were you told what was wrong with you? or is it just not unusual after MC.

My iron levels also dropped down to 8. Kept on having iron tablets for more than a month now. getting another blood test on NHS this Monday as not feeling my energy is back to where it was just yet.

@MiamiBeach104 never really knew, I think it can be common after MC. My spotting has stopped these past few cycles and seem to be normal, onto month 13 of TTC, just had my first fertility app albeit private so we'll see what happens next

@bez91 I think being obsessed with getting pregnant again is just my way of coping with MC. I would like to possibly look for a new job (nothing too wrong with the current one but just getting bit bored after 3yrs) but should wait until my health is back on track at least. Of course I would like to get baby before changing jobs but doubt this is going to be quick.

13 month of TTC is quite some time. I know the advice is to wait for a year and you are only just +1m. But I'm with you. Especially if time is not on your side. You can keep on waiting forever otherwise. I'm sure you can find other ways to spend the money but I think you are doing the right thing. Good luck with the appointment