TW: Discusses miscarriage and loss of hope.
Hello all,
Having undergone my first ever round of IVF recently, I got pregnant. My body didn't respond well at all to the highest dose of stims on the long protocol. I presume they put me on a long protocol due to my age (I turned 39 in December, so started downreg before my birthday) and being diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis and having only one fallopian tube (the other is still there but it's totally blocked). Both my ovaries are fine. I had excision surgery 16 months ago. I had 3 follicles grow, only 1 egg fertilised which turned out to be a great quality egg and little one stuck around for 8 weeks 🌈
I miscarried naturally on 24th Feb 😞💔 we were told 2 weeks prior there was no heartbeat. It was our one and only NHS funded cycle and we won't be doing IVF again due to the cost, how little my body responded on max doses, and just how exhausting it all was etc.
I've been tracking my ovulation from about a week and half ago, just to see what my body is doing (images below of the Premom app). We aren't TTC yet as I haven't had a period yet but hoping to once I've had my first period. I'm just wondering if anyone can shed some light on my current ovulation tracking. From what I remember, my LH numbers have always been low prior to pregnancy but after my miscarriage I deleted the premom app so lost the data... I've only just started tracking BBT after miscarriage, never done it before so I don't really understand it all at the moment. Could I have ovulated do you think? I'm hoping to expect a period in 2 weeks if so.
Also, anyone have any positive stories of successfully concieving after a miscarriage? I'm really struggling with having any hope right now. We were devastated. The whole journey was a roller coaster of hope then bad news then hope then bad news. It's such a cruel journey.
Thanks in advance. x