No ovulation since chemical pregnancy

[Lottie334]

Hi all,

I had a chemical pregnancy at the start of July. We wanted to start trying again straight away so I used LH strips all of July and never peaked. I got my period 28 days after the 1st day of my chemical pregnancy bleed so thought things had reverted to normal and I would ovulate as normal this month.
I have been using LH strips and got EWCM on Saturday which would have been bang on time- I was testing twice a day and it got slightly darker Saturday morning and evening but went lighter after that and is now completely negative.

I know its only been around 6 weeks since the chemical and I need to give my body some time to reset but everything I read online says most women ovulate quite quickly after a chemical so I'm just a bit scared.

Anyway, thanks for reading- if anyone had any insights or similar experiences I would really love to hear some feedback.

Sending baby dust to you all!

@Lottie334 sorry about your loss. I had a missed miscarriage just under 5 weeks ago (surgical management) and didn't ovulate before AF arrived yesterday. Whilst a lot of women do ovulate/get pregnant again quickly, for many others it takes a bit of time for your body to reset. I'd give it another cycle, keep tracking, and if you don't get a positive for ovulation then go to your GP and ask for a day 21 progesterone test (either that cycle or the next) as that's the surest way to check if you ovulated or not that month. From there you can look to see if they want to help stimulate ovulation for you. Hope it all settles back to normal soon x

@moosey89 Thanks so much for your reply!
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss but its such a relief to hear someone else didnt ovulate after their miscarraige aswell.
I know you are right, I think I am just such a worrier, I am convincing myself there is something wrong- hearing from you has really helped.

Thanks again and I hope you get your BFP and sticky baby soon- hopefully this time next year we will both be mammys ❤

@Lottie334 thank you - I'm glad I could provide some reassurance. It's so hard when you hear the positive stories of 'oh I got pregnant without even having a period' to imagine that there's a load of women who don't ovulate or don't get pregnant right away. I am trying to remember that the often said thing about being more fertile after a miscarriage hasn't been scientifically proven, and that not everyone gets pregnant first month of trying (either before a miscarriage or after).

I really hope we both get BFPs soon too - I've said to my partner a 2024 baby would be perfect, to try and take some pressure off getting pregnant right away (although I'd love to get pregnant really soon haha) x

@moosey89 Oh my god, I completely agree, it can be so hard reading so many success stories straight after miscarraiges.. I was so set that I would be pregnant basically straight away after our one as I had read so many womens lovely stories of being pregnant within a few weeks of their miscarraiges.
I think the best option is probably to stay away from googling because I actually think it brings more stress than comfort 😂

How long have you guys been trying before your MMC?
I actually love how relaxed and positive you seem, it is such a breath of fresh air and giving me the kick up the bum I needed to start trying to relax a little and let things happen! You are spot on, a 2024 baby would be absolutely perfect, we just need to let our bodies recover and hope that when they are ready to get pregnant next, we will have sticky babies ❤

@Lottie334 yeah it's so hard1 So this is actually my second MMC, but my first was 4 years ago with my now ex-husband. We were trying 2.5 years before that loss and let's just say we couldn't support each other and that was the trigger that ended the marriage (there were tons of issues and it would have ended at some point... the miscarriage just sped things up!) so I never had the whole 'trying again' thing after that one.

This time we were trying about 6 months. I am hoping it'll be that or less to get pregnant again. I appreciate how hard it is to relax, I really would absolutely love to get pregnant again right away, I guess I'm protecting myself by giving a bit of leeway? xx

@moosey89 Oh no, you poor thing, that must have been so hard to go through. Atleast you have your partner now and are getting the support you need through such a tough time ❤

You are so right to give yourself that time to allow your body to heal and you mind to reset.. I keep trying to tell myself that when my body is ready to support a pregnancy, I will get pregnant again it just needs time to heal for now. I really hope it works out for you soon.

If you remember, I would love to hear from you again to hear how your doing throughout the next few months. Its always nice to have someone who understands what your going through ❤

@Lottie334 absolutely! Always good to have people who properly understand because they've been there. Really am hopeful for the both of us that we'll get a sticky baby soon. xx