Cd 1 anyone want to join me?

[Mummy2Corban]

Hey ladies, I started Mc this morning so I'm counting today as cd1. I've had a cp, a complete molar with chemo and 3 early losses. The last two being last month and this month both about 5ish weeks. I feel totally deflated about this month already I'm hoping that this new month or one soon brings me my baby for keeps who while be our final bubs. Be lovely to chat this month and hopefully get out Bfps at the end of it! X

 

[beccabonny]

So sorry to hear about your losses Sending hugs your way! I'm on cd 4 so there's a chance we could get BFPs around the same time. I understand that feeling of deflation only too well...we can only try to hope for the future and know it's in the cards! I'd be happy to chat anytime. Tomorrow I'm hoping to start my own TTCAL journal, so i should be on quite a bit.

 

[Mummy2Corban]

Hey Hun, how are you? Not to far on our cycle days. Do you have any ideas when you ovulate? Will keep an eye out for your journal xx

 

[lesondemavie]

Hi M2Corban, I'm on cd5, so not too far off but I O on cd12. How about you? I'm sorry to read of your losses. One is heartbreaking enough. I'm still ttc#1 after a missed miscarriage in early February.

 

[Mummy2Corban]

Hey honey, thank you. I'm sorry for your loss too. Well I'm cd 3 today. I've only really paid attention the last few cycles and ovulation has varied for me. We just try BD every other day so we cover our bases as much as we can. Do you test early? Or wait? I'm gonna try hold out this cycle. Fingers crossed for us both xx

 

[raine87]

Hey there! I'm CD4. My ovulation varies but always get AF 2 weeks after I ovulate. I really try not to test early since I swear I see a faint line on any test.

 

[lesondemavie]

I usually test early but I've been cutting back and trying to wait more. If I O on cd12 again, then 7/15 will be the day I test.

 

[Mummy2Corban]

I'm gonna try hold out testing too. I'm terrible for testing even when I know it's to early! These last 2 months have taken the wind out of my sails so I'm gonna defo try resist. I only have one test in the house so I'm also gonna try refrain from buying any to stop the temptation. I say that now but I guess we will see how I feel in the next few weeks.... Sometimes testing is too hard to resist!

How are you all feeling? Sending out lots of sticky baby dust. Do you try BD every other night or just as and when?! X

 

[lesondemavie]

We're doing every other day this cycle. DH has a hard time with the preseed after 2-3 days in a row, and his motility on his SA this past month was just above the cut off. I read that peak motility is after 1 day of abstinence. We're gardening all weekend and then kicking off fertile week tomorrow night 👍. Might break out the lingerie just to spice it up. Last fertile week everything was packed so I surprised him with nothing but his flannel on. That worked just fine too!

 

[Mummy2Corban]

I think every other day is all good.... Sometimes it happens more than that. I'm hoping I find a bit more go this month! Feeling scared it will happen again..... I don't like going to the Drs and if I have 3 in a row I think I should. But all crossed for us all that we all have positive outcomes.

It's been raining here! I managed to cut the grass and do some weeding on Friday though. X

 

[beccabonny]

Mummy, I’m working on starting to track my cycles more closely. I think around cd 18 (i'm on cd 8 today), but since we have had no results as of yet, I’m getting on the BBT and OPK trains this week. After last month I’m not testing until either I have every symptom I had the first BFP or it’s a 40 day cycle. We BD maybe three times a week. Had a busy weekend here, Strawberry festival friday night, helping DH find car parts yesterday, new phone, farmer’s market, shopping today and maybe the Balloon Festival tonight (Upstate New York is full of festivals in the summer…my theory is because the winter is so long&#8230.

 

[Mummy2Corban]

Sounds like you've had a lovely weekend! Super busy. We visited New York in 2008 then went onto Philadelphia and Hersey. I've never done temps.... I think I wake to often plus someone usually needs me during the night. Used opks but I think this month I'm just gonna leave it be. It's gonna be tough not testing! Might need some help to stay strong but I'm really not wanting another repeat!

Do you all mind me asking about your losses? I'm sorry if it's a bit much to ask I don't mean to upset xx

 

[beccabonny]

Testing can be addictive. I know I say I’m over it now, but if AF is late it will probably all go out the window. I am excited about the OPKs, perhaps just as a novelty or part of my self science experiment. It may seem strange, but making it into a project appeals to me. Maybe it will allow me to get some distance, emotionally. Probably not though

I’m always here if you need to talk! Feel free to message or just post, as I am following this thread. I just realized I can do email updates when people respond, which is great! You are in Norfolk VA or UK?

I have no problem talking about my MMC. I was pg with twins and I’m pretty sure it happened when my symptoms suddenly subsided. I didn’t know it was twins at the time, actually until about a half hour before I found out they were gone. It was around 9 weeks and I found out at 12 when they couldn’t find a heartbeat. This was probably the first week of December, 2015. Since they were still there, I had to take meds to actually cause the MC. I think it was a bit easier to prepare myself for that knowing (to some extent) what was going to happen and when instead of it just happening naturally. It was so heartbreaking losing those little ones, but they just weren’t destined to be here with us. I’ll always remember them.

I was lucky in that things cleared out on their own, bled for probably three weeks (heavily the first week and then just spotting). By February things were back to normal with my cycle. It still hurts sometimes, but I have hope we can try again, and those little ones will always be in my mind. Before this all happened, I had purchased this framed print of two little songbirds, but never hung it up. Afterwards, I knew the print, at least to me, represented the twins, and I put it up above a nice canvas print of a forest. Now I look at the art and have some feeling of peace about it because they will always be with us in our hearts, and that energy is still somewhere out in the universe.

 

[lesondemavie]

My loss story is in my journal if you care to read. Easier for me to send you there than rewrite and relive it. The post titled "Letter #1 AL" is the one you're looking for. I have a link in my sig or you can find it here: https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/t...-5th-cycle-post-mmc-2nd-cycle-prometrium.html

Becca also has a lovely journal with her story . Loving all the festivals Becca. What fun!

DH and I planted tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, kale, and chard today. We also put some more succulents in some bare corners of the garden, and met one of our neighbors. Now I'm off to finish my pie (crust and filling chilling in the fridge since this morning) and we have a Mediterranean lamb stew in the slow cooker for dinner. We kicked off fertile week this morning. We were supposed to wait until tonight, but oh well! Looking forward to a fun week, dreading the wait after.

 

[raine87]

My first miscarriage happened on February13, 2015, 4 days after we found out we were pregnant. We got a BFP on our second month trying. My doctor said we could immediately start trying again and we did. We tried for alost a year before our next BFP. We had a scan. We saw a heartbeat. We name it Baby Bird. We told our moms and a few close friends. A week later I started bleeding and had another scan and there was no fetal pole or heartbeat. We miscarried on February 11, 2016...just 2 days shy of the one year mark of our first. 5 weeks later I had a D&C (my doctor kept saying I would pass it and I never did). After our 2 cycles we had to wait we are back to ttc. Honestly, we are already frustrated. We're trying to find things to keep our minds off of it. We are going to make a cradle list.....you know a list of things we want to accomplishbefore we have to buy that cradle!

 

[Mummy2Corban]

Ladies thank you so much for sharing your stories and I'm so so sorry for your losses. What touching stories. Hopefully some sticky Bfps will be on there way to you all.

Becca I'm Norfolk uk!

Lesondemaive sounds like you've been super busy! Yay to getting it on early! Hehe! The wait after is tough. We are here to keep cheering you on!

Raine what sort of things are on your list? X

 

[raine87]

Right now nothing too elaborate. We want to go on a weekend trip with our friends (whose wedding we met at), go to a soccer game, clean out our house (we are in the middle of this one)......stuff like that. I would like to pay off my student loans but that will still take a little while so we aren't necessarily focusing on that one.

 

[beccabonny]

Raine, what a cool idea! Now I'm thinking of things...[buy a house?]

Mummy, how are you doing?

Les, I am right behind you in FW! Enjoy it while it lasts and we will wait together

 

[raine87]

We try to put things on the list that are a good balance of expensive and not expensive. Another one I'm working on right now is losing weight. My first goal is to lose 10% (actually it's a little more for an even number). The list is just something else for us to focus on.

 

[Mattsgirl]

Hi ladies can I join you! In February we decided to start trying again after a year break after DD was born. To our surprise we got a BFP on our 2nd cycle, April 15th. I started having some spotting beginning of May but doctor said it was normal and not to worry. But on May 15th I had a gush of blood. So went to the ER. After waiting 4 hours we finally had an ultrasound. Considering we've had 2 kids we know what we should see at 8 weeks. Well we saw nothing. She kept moving the wand around and she still couldn't find a baby. The doctor told us it was a blighted ovum.
We were planning on starting again right away but it took my hcg 4 and a half weeks to get below 5, then 4 days later AF started.

Today I'm cd 10. Should be starting opks on saturday. But probably won't O until sometime between cd 17 and 19. FX'd it's sooner. I will not be buying an ic hot this cycle to prevent me from testing early. I do have 3 FRER and I really hate buying going to the store and buying them so I will not test until 13 do at the earliest.