Climbing back on the TTC wagon

[lotsofcheese]

Anyone else ready to TTC after a recent miscarriage?

I've had 2 m/c in the last year, the 1st was August last year & turned out to be a molar pregnancy. After the compulsory 6 month wait, we got the all-clear to try again in February & I was pregnant in April.

After a healthy scan with strong heartbeat at 8+5, we got our hopes up, only to find out at 11+5 that I'd had a mmc; the heart had stopped about 10 days after my scan.

All investigations have come back clear ie pathology, blood tests, so there is no particular reason for my recent m/c, just the usual "bad luck". Plus I'm 40 so that probably has a lot to do with it.,

After a couple of weird menstrual cycles, I now
have AF & we're about to start trying over the next week.

Not sure how I'm going to cope psychologically if I get pregnant again. And wondering why on earth I'm doing this to myself. But I don't want DS to be an only child, so that's the bottom line.

So here we go again.....

Anyone else feeling brave enough to TTC? (or stupid enough, as in my case?)

I started again straight after my last miscarriage, I didn't see the point in wasting any opportunities. Hasn't happened for me yet.

Good luck I hope it works out for you.

I had a mmc about 2 weeks ago, been thru alsorts of emotions, but my bottom line is I want to be pregnant, and I want it NOW!

We climbed 'back on the wagon' (funny - that song has been going round my head all morning!) last night after a heated discussion about life etc. I have NO idea where I am in my cycle - bleeding stopped at the weekend - and I am not prepared to wait for AF to visit - crikey, like I want to go thru more of that. I figure if my body can manage, then let it. I'm 42, hit 43 next month, so I don't have time to lose! If DH can keep his energy levels up, we're going for it...

Hi, I miscarried 3 weeks ago at 8 weeks, no AF but not off the wagon either - I guess the what will be will be saying will get a lot of use!

Well, bizarrely I've had a positive opk today, earlier in my cycle than usual - so we're officially back on the wagon. My cycles are so up the creek at the moment that I can only tell what's going on through OPK's & HPT's!

Hi,
I had a mc three weeks ago. Had been ttc for a year and was so excited, so told too many people about my BFP before the 12wk scan showed an empty sack. Then three days later the bleeding started...

I'm 37 and this is our first, so I'm eager to get back on the wagon.
Not had any sign of bleeding for a week now so dtd yesterday (the first time since getting my BFP which is too long!!)

I'm very nervous about going through all this again, as we had to wait so long and the mc was so scarey and so painful.

My cycles are impossible to predict at the best of times and I haven't been using an OPK, as I'm not sure if it will work with my random cycles (35 - 75 - 32 - 37 - 34 - 28 - 30 - 42 - 77 - 37)

How do you use your OPK, do you check when you 'feel' it's the right time?

Here's hoping we are all successful again soon.

Hi carrot I'm in a similar situation to you. Mc 2 weeks ago, would have been first one, I'm 38.
Had what looked like cm last night do DTD this morning also first time since bfp.
Also ready to start again but terrified it might go wrong again!!!!
Will poas on 25th aug and not a day earlier if no af by then. Promised DH I won't become ttc obsessed so need to try and behave!
Good luck x

Good luck to you too Lolcbcb !
I really don't want to become ttc obsessed but now I know it's possible for me to get pg I'm not sure how I won't.

If I waited till af was "late" I'd be 12wks before getting a bfp and seriously that's NOT happening. Over the last year I was going mental about every ache and twinge that might mean something.

I'd love to know when the best time to shag would be but those ovulation test are not cheap and I'd potentially need three to cover one cycle so not sure what to do really.

Hi Carrot & Lol, just to say I use Internet cheapy OPK's.

If you search for ovulation test in Amazon, it comes up with a range of products. The ones I use are rated 4* & cost around £5 for 30 strips. There are instructions inside the packaging which tell you what day to start testing on, depending on the length of your cycle.

I tend to start using them once AF has finished just to be on the safe side, and also DTD every 2nd day from end of AF until 2 days after the strip is positive. This has worked for me in my last 2 pregnancies.

Good luck to you both x

thanks lotsofcheese I'll take a look at amazon now.

Sorry to hear abour all uour losses. I had my first mmc 23/06, first AF started 30/07 so TTC begins the tenth. Found out at 12wk scan baby had dies at 9wk. Everyone knew as I couldn't hide it due to severe HPG! Oblivious to the fact that this actually happens as dd1's pregnancy was 100% stress free!
Already have a DD (3.6 yrs) and the mc was my second pregnancy. I'm fairly young under 26 so am confident I can get pg again I just want it to be NOW and stay that way!!

Just to add, I've never used any strips as dd1 wasn't planned and dc2 was one of those things "it'll happen when it happens"
However as we are TTC and I'm desperately wanting to get pg again I might give them a go if I don't get a BFP by Xmas :-)

Hi everyone

I had a mc last month and we are TTC now. I haven't had AF yet but am hoping that I might get pg before it arrives.

Think I might have ov this wkend but not sure.

I haven't use ov sticks etc before but if I don't get pg again in the next few cycles, I think I might start.

Hi ladies -

It's all go, isn't it. Never a dull moment...

I could not wait for my first AF after the mc - there's no way my patience stretches that far! I just let things settle down and monitored what my body was doing.

Following the signs my body gave me (ov pain, EWCM, raised temp etc) hubby and I dabbled in a spot of BBD towards the end of last week. I'm certain they were ov signs, since they all occurred at the same time and it felt 'the same' as before. Am hoping we got it right, at the right time. Thinking all the Olympics coverage we've been watching will have warmed his little swimmers up and spurred them on to GOLD!!!

Now, like many of you, playing the waiting game. How long before I cave and POAS??!! Gotta hold out at least until 21st August. Lolcbcb I'll be watching for your update, since you'll be POAS about the same time as me!

Good luck ladies.
xxx

Hi oven
Funny we do seem to be close on timing. I had cm sat-mon and only managed to DTD sun and mon so I'm hoping it was the right time but worried may not have gathered erm enough stock to take hold of an egg.
In theory I could poas next Friday but I'm too scared of a bfn so I've given myself till the 25th. May crack earlier though!
Good luck x

Morning all, here's hoping there will be a few BFP's on this thread soon! I've got another week before I can POAS, but my cycle has been so wacky who knows?! I think I may have missed crucial days as I was caught out by the very early opk.

Good luck to all!!