*** February Testing Thread***

I feel like I never really introduced myself properly and just jumped in the other day [-X

I currently have 3 boys 11,7,3. we lost our first and only girl in April last year at 16 weeks due to a cystic hygroma, after 3 months of a partial retained placenta we started trying again.

just so happens that if these are true positives I will be due on the 28th October which was my princesses original due date before we lost her last year, call it an omen xx

Hello and welcome! I hope that line darkens up for you <3


I am on cd 11. No idea when I can expect to ovulate this month after my chemical, although I have found my cycle is quite resistant to outside stressors. Even after my septum surgery and lap to remove endo I ovulated 2 days later on cd 13.

:hugs: It's nice to see you back, Tea! I kind of took a bit of distance from here after your loss also. Obviously nothing like your pain, but I was real heartbroken for you. I hope this cycle results in your lucky rainbow!

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Hello and welcome! I hope that line darkens up for you <3




:hugs: It's nice to see you back, Tea! I kind of took a bit of distance from here after your loss also. Obviously nothing like your pain, but I was real heartbroken for you. I hope this cycle results in your lucky rainbow!

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Thanks! I’m feeling hopeful. I did have something that felt a bit like o pain on cd 7, which was the day after I stopped bleeding. I’m hoping it wasn’t ovulation as we didn’t start to bd until cd 9 this month. I have my appointment on Monday, so my doctor should be able to give me an idea of where I am in my cycle using the ultrasound. Last time she gave me a heads up for ovulation, which was helpful.

How have you been feeling?
 
@loeylo I’m just taking my standard prenatals, but I think they are really great because they have methylated folate as well as DHA, iron, and iodine on top of the standard vitamins and minerals you’d normally find in a multivitamin. They are a bit on the pricier side (about 30 euro for a month’s supply), but I feel like it’s worth it to avoid taking multiple supplements a day. I’ve been taking them somewhat consistently since 3 months before we started ttc, so two years now. I feel like at this point my body probably has a pretty good reserve of all the things it needs for baby making.

Can I ask how you know your risk for ectopic and miscarriage? I know I’m at a slightly increased risk for ectopic because I’ve had pelvic surgery and I have endometriosis. I don’t know if I’m at any increased risk for miscarriage, but I’ve had two chemicals in a row now.

@realbeauty86 If it makes you feel any better my understanding is that with a chemical pregnancy you won’t need a d&c. Obviously your doctor will know what is best for you and I know mine likes to double check hcg levels and do an ultrasound, but I hope that fact can maybe relieve any fear or anxiety you may be having.

@Weemcb26 I’m sorry about your previous loss. I hope the due date is a good omen for you as well!
Those sound good! For some reason regular prenatals make me nauseous so I switched to gummy, but I guess I could try other brands of non gummy too. I’m not far off that price point for the gummy ones! I’ve been on prenatals for 8 months so probably have good reserves.

I know my risk because I had an appointment with a recurrent miscarriage team before I had dd. My ectopic risk is so high because I had a previous ectopic (which in itself is a risk factor!) but I opted to save my tube, so my right tube now has scarring from the ectopic, which puts me in the highest risk category. It’s actually slightly higher again because I’ve also had a c-section but that’s not as significant as the scarring on my tube.
My miscarriage risk is based on the fact I’ve had three miscarriages (in addition to my ectopic) - there was nothing found in my testing, which is actually bad because most things they “find” can be treated, whereas mine is likely to either be one of the potentially thousands of clotting disorders which they can’t really diagnose or treat, or some sort of chromosome issue (which is most likely as there is a strong family history) - the fact that two out of three of my losses were further on and we saw a healthy heartbeat previously on the second one is also not a good thing.

My first pregnancy measured 6.5 weeks at 8.5 weeks (but I could have miscarried any time up to about 8 weeks as apparently the baby shrinks after a loss) and my second had healthy scans with heartbeat at 6. 7 and 8 weeks, but then at 10 weeks it was only measuring 8 weeks and a few days.

I then had my ectopic which, horribly, had a heartbeat at just under 6 weeks. I actually miscarried the ectopic pregnancy too which is really unusual so chances are the same issue could have been in that baby also. I was treated with chemotherapy (methotrexate)

My next pregnancy was dd.

I had an early loss in October 2020 - I was 5 weeks by lmp so far earlier than my previous pregnancies and I never got a good positive test, plus it was less physically painful. So it looks like I’m now suffering from something different than what caused my earlier losses!

I’m only 31, overweight but not majorly (bmi 27 but I do a lot of walking and have a semi active job as a teacher) and I eat a healthy diet, don’t smoke, don’t drink excessively. I’m in really good health otherwise.

Here is a screenshot from the miscarriage association who are a really good point of reference.27DB98DF-427A-4480-AD96-9E09689C5012.png27DB98DF-427A-4480-AD96-9E09689C5012.png
 
It’s not more so not from this, it’s because of past pregnancies where I should’ve checked to see if I needed a dnc but I was so depressed that I didn’t go back. Just pretty much going to make sure I’m ok to hold a baby. That’s all. And this chemical pregnancy stuff is new to me. Never had one but I guess I do not
If it makes you feel better, I’ve never had a dnc, I didn’t even have surgery for an ectopic. I think that going for a dnc automatically is far more common in America - which is where I’m guessing you are from based on “mommy”? It’s probably due to the fact that your healthcare system is for profit.
 
Those sound good! For some reason regular prenatals make me nauseous so I switched to gummy, but I guess I could try other brands of non gummy too. I’m not far off that price point for the gummy ones! I’ve been on prenatals for 8 months so probably have good reserves.

I know my risk because I had an appointment with a recurrent miscarriage team before I had dd. My ectopic risk is so high because I had a previous ectopic (which in itself is a risk factor!) but I opted to save my tube, so my right tube now has scarring from the ectopic, which puts me in the highest risk category. It’s actually slightly higher again because I’ve also had a c-section but that’s not as significant as the scarring on my tube.
My miscarriage risk is based on the fact I’ve had three miscarriages (in addition to my ectopic) - there was nothing found in my testing, which is actually bad because most things they “find” can be treated, whereas mine is likely to either be one of the potentially thousands of clotting disorders which they can’t really diagnose or treat, or some sort of chromosome issue (which is most likely as there is a strong family history) - the fact that two out of three of my losses were further on and we saw a healthy heartbeat previously on the second one is also not a good thing.

My first pregnancy measured 6.5 weeks at 8.5 weeks (but I could have miscarried any time up to about 8 weeks as apparently the baby shrinks after a loss) and my second had healthy scans with heartbeat at 6. 7 and 8 weeks, but then at 10 weeks it was only measuring 8 weeks and a few days.

I then had my ectopic which, horribly, had a heartbeat at just under 6 weeks. I actually miscarried the ectopic pregnancy too which is really unusual so chances are the same issue could have been in that baby also. I was treated with chemotherapy (methotrexate)

My next pregnancy was dd.

I had an early loss in October 2020 - I was 5 weeks by lmp so far earlier than my previous pregnancies and I never got a good positive test, plus it was less physically painful. So it looks like I’m now suffering from something different than what caused my earlier losses!

I’m only 31, overweight but not majorly (bmi 27 but I do a lot of walking and have a semi active job as a teacher) and I eat a healthy diet, don’t smoke, don’t drink excessively. I’m in really good health otherwise.

Here is a screenshot from the miscarriage association who are a really good point of reference.View attachment 1094567View attachment 1094567
Thanks for all the information. So sorry that you had to go through so many losses. The high risk of ectopic must be so scary. Like you said it sounds like your more recent loss was different than the others. Do you have the same partner as before? Perhaps that can make a difference if your partner is different.

I’ve just had two chemicals at 4+1 and 4+6 based on my ovulation dates. I’m really hoping they were just bad luck. I had a surgery to remove a large septum that split my uterus and part of my cervix in half back in July. We’ve been able to try 3 cycles since then and that is when I had both the chemicals. We are on cycle 4 now since my surgery and I’m hoping to get pregnant again and stay pregnant this time.
 
Just finished my period. Cycle 8, here we come.

I’ve added in vitamin D to my vitamin regime. What is everyone else with recurrent miscarriages doing? I’m just doing the pregnacare gummy pregnancy vitamins and vitamin d just now.

Got the clearblue advanced digital ovulation tests on special offer in boots so I’m using those instead of the cheap ovulation tests.

I’m having bloods done on cd21 to test for progesterone and maybe some other things, I’m not sure.

Never thought it would take this long, and statistics mean my next pregnancy very possibly won’t be my second rainbow baby. I have a 1/10 risk of ectopic pregnancy each time, and a 50% chance of miscarriage. Before, I fell pregnant at the drop of a hat so it is hurtful now that it is also difficult for us to conceive in the first place.



Good luck for this cycle :hugs:
 
Congratulations to those who got BFP's!


Well, I have 5 boys so a girl would be nice, but at this point I don't see it happening. I decided I wanted a baby more than I wanted to "try for a girl" so we decided to go for it. I have a larger gap between ds4 and ds5 so I'd really like one more close in age so ds5 has a playmate.
 
Thanks for all the information. So sorry that you had to go through so many losses. The high risk of ectopic must be so scary. Like you said it sounds like your more recent loss was different than the others. Do you have the same partner as before? Perhaps that can make a difference if your partner is different.

I’ve just had two chemicals at 4+1 and 4+6 based on my ovulation dates. I’m really hoping they were just bad luck. I had a surgery to remove a large septum that split my uterus and part of my cervix in half back in July. We’ve been able to try 3 cycles since then and that is when I had both the chemicals. We are on cycle 4 now since my surgery and I’m hoping to get pregnant again and stay pregnant this time.
Yeah I have the same partner, we have been together for 11 years (today actually!) My partner had also stopped smoking since dd was born. He’s a healthy weight, also fairly active, rarely drinks, and is 32 this month, and in good physical health.

Chemical pregnancies are really common - at least 1/4 pregnancies end in miscarriage but apparent it’s actually far higher than that as many occur so early that people don’t really know. The fact you have conceived in two consecutive cycles is really good news! Apparently only 1/10 couples who are trying to conceive do so each month, so the fact you have conceived 2/3 cycles is good news.

I know I’m saying don’t worry, but I also worry about these kind of things gs so I totally get it. Two of my friends started ttc the same time as me, both of them conceived within days of each other on their fourth cycle and they are both 16 weeks now. I conceived my chemical a few weeks after them as well.
 
Good luck for this cycle :hugs:
Thank you! Unfortunately df is struggling with his mental health (again ) so I’m not sure how much sex we will be doing. I think he needs to go back on his antidepressants but that will have a massive impact on his sex drive and his ability to complete the job.
 
So af is definitely here. Been shop I got some digital clear blue O tests and some more seven seas. Think I will order some more internet cheapies too. But when best to start these digital tests never used them before. I have pack of 10. I can O anywhere from cd15 to cd18. When do I do these clearblues and do most people jst do one of them a day?

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So af is definitely here. Been shop I got some digital clear blue O tests and some more seven seas. Think I will order some more internet cheapies too. But when best to start these digital tests never used them before. I have pack of 10. I can O anywhere from cd15 to cd18. When do I do these clearblues and do most people jst do one of them a day?

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It gives you A chart inside which tells you based on your own cycle. I started on cd5 but I’m not gonna test again until cd7 as I got a blank circle. My cycles are irregular. If you are in the U.K. that set is on special offer in boots
 
It gives you A chart inside which tells you based on your own cycle. I started on cd5 but I’m not gonna test again until cd7 as I got a blank circle. My cycles are irregular. If you are in the U.K. that set is on special offer in boots

yes I seen someone on here I Cnt remember who said it was on offer in boots so I popped out to get some. I seen on pack it’s says cd 8 for my rough cycle length but to make sure I have enough think I will test cd 9/10 I am going to do OPK as well I make sure.
 

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