how long did it take for your hormones to show negative

[LeahLou]

It is frustrating! I just feel weird. otherwise I wouldn't have touched another test for a while!
I just didn't think the tests would go back and forth for a decreasing level of 7! They're not supposed to pick anything up beyond 10 miu! I think I'll try and wait till Saturday or Sunday. Maybe I should get frers for the occasion! Haha

 

[Petzy]

It is frustrating! I just feel weird. otherwise I wouldn't have touched another test for a while!
I just didn't think the tests would go back and forth for a decreasing level of 7! They're not supposed to pick anything up beyond 10 miu! I think I'll try and wait till Saturday or Sunday. Maybe I should get frers for the occasion! Haha

Its so hard to say isn't it leah? But who knows, ive seen a lot of post MC BFP's on here before the next AF comes, I am hoping to be in that club too! Were you OPK'ing I forget?

I am OPKing now... hoping it gets nice and dark in the next few days - we will see! xx

 

[LeahLou]

It is! If we're in that club, I'd cry out of shock, joy, fear, worry, the list goes on and on trying not to get my hopes up that that could happen though. We've had such a hard year baby wise. DH wants another baby almost more than me! I thought for sure we'd wait until next year to try because of it all, but he's really ready!

I used a few opks but never got a positive one. I got an almost positive but I think I O'd the day before because the next day is was completely negative. so that means I'd be 7 dpo.
Keep us updated!! I'm rooting for ya!

 

[Petzy]

It is! If we're in that club, I'd cry out of shock, joy, fear, worry, the list goes on and on trying not to get my hopes up that that could happen though. We've had such a hard year baby wise. DH wants another baby almost more than me! I thought for sure we'd wait until next year to try because of it all, but he's really ready!

I used a few opks but never got a positive one. I got an almost positive but I think I O'd the day before because the next day is was completely negative. so that means I'd be 7 dpo.
Keep us updated!! I'm rooting for ya!

I know, I would feel the exact same way as you described...

That's great your DH is so excited for baby though.. mine is very hesitant and afraid of such a big change... but, what can I do? Get knocked up I guess... lmao

That's interesting what you said about your OPKs Leah.. I took my first one Tuesday night (1.5 weeks post MC) and it was about an 8/10 darkness - so pretty close! But then yesterday and today, lighter for sure but as light today as yesterday. So I thought there was a slim chance I could have just O'd but that would shock me so early... and with my HCG dropping (prob in single digits) I though it was more likely that I will O later this week instead.. but who knows! Been BD'ing anyways lol

 

[LeahLou]

I'm so nervous to be pregnant again honestly. I don't wanna stress myself out!

We want a big family and he's just amazing with kids. My toddler is from a bad previous relationship. When I met my husband, he stepped in when she was 8 mos old and helped me raise her. Shes 100% his daughter (working on adoption), but she needs a sibling

Just dtd every other day to cover all your bases that's all we've done since I didn't get a clear answer either!

 

[Wanttomoveon]

Hey, glad you are feeling better in yourself, and this af will hopefully lower you numbers (fingers crossed) if u want to try and get it started u could try having a really hot bath with a handful of salt in and stay in for as long as you can. I read this somewhere and it worked when I tried it!

Hopefully you will get some answers if you make it to your appointment, and Good luck for your appointment tomorrow!

I haven't had any more blood tests. I called epu this week and they said to leave other another week because ive had heavy and painful bleeding it might take a bit longer for levels to drop, so I have to call if I get more positive pregnancy tests after next week.
I would like to know what the hcg is at now and ideally would like to see it back to 0 before we start trying (although we haven't been careful) I'm not sure if I've ovulated it feels like my body is trying to lol. My last 2 episodes of bleeding have been about 30 days apart so I hope to get another in the next week, it will make me feel that my body is trying to get back to normal.

Did not know that about the salt bath!! Thanks! Yes, am actually starting to flow now anyway. finally. So this will be two periods before my hcg is at zero. Crazy, but it's at least makes me feel more normal again.

Yeah, I think the low hcg can really make your ovulation symptoms even stronger. I've had way more CM with these two cycles than I've had in years!

I think it's a really good sign that you have had 30 days between your last two episodes. That's actually how long has been between my second bleeding and first AF during this, and the first AF and this one that's starting now (WAY better than my usual 23 day cycles.) Sounds this last one could have even been an AF for you?

I'll let you know what tomorrow's reading is!

 

[Petzy]

I'm so nervous to be pregnant again honestly. I don't wanna stress myself out!

We want a big family and he's just amazing with kids. My toddler is from a bad previous relationship. When I met my husband, he stepped in when she was 8 mos old and helped me raise her. Shes 100% his daughter (working on adoption), but she needs a sibling

Just dtd every other day to cover all your bases that's all we've done since I didn't get a clear answer either!

Yes definitely a good idea ! I will keep it up for sure hehe

That's lovely your DH is adopting your daughter. Sounds like you found a real keeper

 

[LeahLou]

Keep us updated

I sure did!

 

[slg76]

Petzy: I don't believe your HCG needs to be zero to ovulate. I would say anything under 50 is good for ovulation. It is very possible that you already ovulated!

Leah: How wonderful that you found a great daddy for your child!!! Sounds like you are both lucky to have him. I'm so thankful that my husband is such a great daddy. We really want a sibling for our daughter.

My OPKs are still positive (since the mc but my HCG is only 11 now) which just means my FSH is high this month. Stupid body I haven't had strong ovulation symptoms so either I haven't ovulated yet or my body just isn't sharing the news with me

 

[Petzy]

Petzy: I don't believe your HCG needs to be zero to ovulate. I would say anything under 50 is good for ovulation. It is very possible that you already ovulated!

Leah: How wonderful that you found a great daddy for your child!!! Sounds like you are both lucky to have him. I'm so thankful that my husband is such a great daddy. We really want a sibling for our daughter.

My OPKs are still positive (since the mc but my HCG is only 11 now) which just means my FSH is high this month. Stupid body I haven't had strong ovulation symptoms so either I haven't ovulated yet or my body just isn't sharing the news with me

If I did I am shocked but it would explain why it was so dark a few days ago and I was well below 50HCG then.... I am probably near zero now since I was 19 on Tuesday.... (its been fast dropping). At least we BD'd around the time of when it was dark! But in the case I did not, I guess I will keep OPKing over the next several days and see if it gets darker at all?

Slg so your OPK's are showing positive consistently? Our bodies really are whacky post MC aren't they? We are probably close in HCG yet mine is super light... so strange

 

[slg76]

Hi Petzy. Glad to hear you may have caught that egg with a BD! My HCG last Monday was 11 and my doctor want to do one more beta this Monday to make sure it's under 5. My body is a bit wacky all the time! I have many months where my OPKs are positive most of the month. This is common with women who have PCOS but I don't. My FSH runs really high and it gets picked up on the OPKs. My body has a really hard time making follicles so my body makes a ton of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) to compensate for that. It doesn't really hurt anything but I can't tell when I ovulate; and I don't ovulate every month. It's a bummer but it's what I have to work with

 

[Petzy]

Hi Petzy. Glad to hear you may have caught that egg with a BD! My HCG last Monday was 11 and my doctor want to do one more beta this Monday to make sure it's under 5. My body is a bit wacky all the time! I have many months where my OPKs are positive most of the month. This is common with women who have PCOS but I don't. My FSH runs really high and it gets picked up on the OPKs. My body has a really hard time making follicles so my body makes a ton of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) to compensate for that. It doesn't really hurt anything but I can't tell when I ovulate; and I don't ovulate every month. It's a bummer but it's what I have to work with

Oh I see, I understand a bit better now, but yes that would be so confusing! I was 19 on Tuesday so I will go again next Tuesday to see where it's at... hopefully really low since it was 435 the week before so its dropping fast.

I hope you are at 5 or under on Monday

 

[klsltsp]

hmm so my body is being wacky now... so my hcg level was 184 on wednesday this week, I have been really crampy yesterday and today I started bleeding, it's not a lot... but not sure what to think, I haven't bled in about 2 weeks... So I cald my ob's office, and he's not in today, but the receptionist is aware of my case and how unusual it is... so I'm waiting to hear back, I'm hoping they don't want me back at the hospital.... urg....

 

[slg76]

Kim, I hope this is no big deal. Maybe just extra lining that needs to come out. Being hospitalized is the worst!! I hope you don't end up there.

 

[klsltsp]

Thanks slg I called the doctor from the hospital that's following me, he's not in today, but the receptionist knew about my file, so took my file and my concern to the other doctor in the office, they called me back and said as long as the bleeding doesn't become heavy, then I don't need to go in,.... so for now it's light...

slg, too bad that you can't tell when you ovulate... seems like you just have to bd lots and hope for the best again.. sooo jealous lol

about the whole bd'ing thing - tmi coming lol- my oh said as much as he'd looove to have me please him... that he feels suffering it out with me is the least he can do.. he feels bad that I've had to go through so much and thinks it would be selfish of him

wow petzy your numbers dropped fast!! sooo jealous but happy for you!! Looks like you could have caught that egg!!

 

[Petzy]

Thanks slg I called the doctor from the hospital that's following me, he's not in today, but the receptionist knew about my file, so took my file and my concern to the other doctor in the office, they called me back and said as long as the bleeding doesn't become heavy, then I don't need to go in,.... so for now it's light...

slg, too bad that you can't tell when you ovulate... seems like you just have to bd lots and hope for the best again.. sooo jealous lol

about the whole bd'ing thing - tmi coming lol- my oh said as much as he'd looove to have me please him... that he feels suffering it out with me is the least he can do.. he feels bad that I've had to go through so much and thinks it would be selfish of him

wow petzy your numbers dropped fast!! sooo jealous but happy for you!! Looks like you could have caught that egg!!

Thanks KLS, we will see ! xx

I really hope you are on the mend... and that the spotting stops soon

And good on your DH that he is suffering with you! haha... a good man does that haha...

 

[Wanttomoveon]

Hey - just wanted to share that I got my result today - 4.5!! Such a relief after 3+ months of this. It's kind of hard to believe, actually. Well maybe my weird long decline can make people feel better, knowing that an hcg decline can actually go even slower than what they're experiencing, and still get to "negative" !

Sounds like everyone is really close and probably already there, just not knowing it yet. Good luck all.

 

[klsltsp]

ahhh wanttomoveon.. yippee!!! so happy for you!! it does give hope to me that's for sure.

Thanks and good luck with having a rainbow baby!!!!

 

[slg76]

Yay for your negative test wanttomoveon! Congratulations? Seem like a weird thing to say

Kim: Glad everything seems okay! Grand gesture by OH! Just make sure he doesn't get too cranky while waiting it out Yes, more BDing would probably help my cause. I wish I had a higher sex drive! I'm sure hubby wishes I did too

 

[tootyfruity]

Wantomoveon I'm so Happy for you! It must be nice to have that closure. I hope I can join you soon x