June Baby Angels

[StefNJunk]

When I had my mc in August, af started 27 days later, but I only bled for a week from it. This time, bleeding for 2 1/2 weeks, I'm not sure if what just started yesterday is af or more mc bleeding? The bleeding stopped on the 15th, I figured it would take longer for af to come, but it's been 3 1/2 weeks since I passed the baby. Is it possible it's af already?

 

[angel2010]

Stef, I am sorry that they were such jerks to you at Planned Parenthood. I hope you got some antibiotics. I think it is def possible to be having your period already, I think our bodies can get a little out of whack after something like a miscarriage. I would just go with it. Sorry if I missed this, but are you ttc right away? If so are you temping or using opks?

Jennc, I am so sorry you are going through this. My doctor told me the reason to wait two cycles was to help you emotional prepare and to have enough time to separate the pregnancies. He said it was important to distinguish that it would be a new pregnancy and to carry those thoughts into it. I know it is going to be super hard to keep those thoughts away though.

Jasmine, see you soo!

Okay, so please help to refresh me! Who all is ttc now and if you aren't when are you? Also, what are you doing to try? Like using opks or temping? And if you are ttc already, when are you testing?

I see that Jasmine is ttc in Feb. Assuming my thyroid numbers stay low I will be trying around the end of Jan to Feb also.

Afm, I went in today to give blood. I go back on monday to find out my thyroid results. I need to be at about 2 to ttc. At my last check I was still at 10.8. FX for me!

 

[jenkb123]

Meli - I am not sure if I have o'd yet. I have been using opk's. I have not had a positive (but with the holiday season I haven't been home a lot so I have not been able to test at proper times). I am at cd18 today. I think that I should o very soon if I have not already. We have been dtd every other day since day 8 so I hope that we will cover all the bases. I think I would start testing around Jan 10 if af doesn't come before then. When are you planning to test??

jennc - The pregnancy and the m/c were both tough on our sex life. In the beginning of the pregnancy I definitely did not feel in the mood. Once I had the m/c it put things on hold even longer. To be completely honest we did not dtd from the time I got pregnant until cd8 of this cycle (first af after the m/c) when we started following SMEP. My husband was quite patient with me and didn't try to push things (too much) but I know he was very glad when I was ready again.

My af came 32 days after the m/c (if you count the first day of bleeding from the m/c as cd1). My ob told me that it was normal for af to come anywhere from 4-8 weeks after the m/c. I wouldn't be worried unless it was more than a few months. Have you had your hcg levels checked?? Normally af won't come until your levels go back down to 0 (or close to 0).

Jasmine - I am so sorry that af got you this month. It was especially rude of her to show up on Christmas day!! I can understand needing to take a step back until you can try again. It is tough not to obsess. I have a good feeling about February for you!! I think it will be your month. Keep in touch. Thanks for all of your support too!!

Stef - I think it is possible that it could be af. I wouldn't think you should be having more m/c bleeding this long after it stopped unless you had retained tissues. If your hcg had gone down to 0 after the m/c I would think this should be af.

Angel - Fx'ed for your results on Monday!! I am ttc right now. I am not very confident about this month. I am taking clomid and they were unable to get me in for my follicle tracking this month (due to the timing of Christmas and people being on holidays at the clinic). Last time I took clomid I needed a HCG trigger shot as I wasn't o'ing on my own. We have been following SMEP and have managed to stick to dtd every other day starting day 8. I am now cd18. I have not had a +opk yet. So I either missed it or have not o'd. Time will tell. I have a feeling I will be joining you next month and trying again. At least next month I will be able to have my tracking done!!

Hello to everyone else!! I hope everyone had a good Christmas!!

 

[StefNJunk]

Stef, I am sorry that they were such jerks to you at Planned Parenthood. I hope you got some antibiotics. I think it is def possible to be having your period already, I think our bodies can get a little out of whack after something like a miscarriage. I would just go with it. Sorry if I missed this, but are you ttc right away? If so are you temping or using opks?

Stef - I think it is possible that it could be af. I wouldn't think you should be having more m/c bleeding this long after it stopped unless you had retained tissues. If your hcg had gone down to 0 after the m/c I would think this should be af.

It's definitely af, it's gotten heavier and is looking more like it normally does. Which means if I o on my regular schedule and get preg this month, the due date would be the day before my bday. But I'm trying not to overthink that!

angel2010, unless something changes (e.g. the infection doesn't go away with this antibiotic, and it seems to be working out fine), we will be ttc right away. Not temping, thought about OPKs. Used them last time just to see if I was accurate on when I was o'ing (I can feel it, last time to the point it made me nauseous!) and I was. This time I'm not sure because I don't know if it'll be regular so I don't know when I should start. Debating getting a bunch of the Dollar Tree ones but even that adds up and we're trying to spend as little as possible before closing on the house. May leave this month up to trusting that I'll know when it's happening, or that in combination with using the OPKs around the time I expect it.

 

[angel2010]

Angel - Fx'ed for your results on Monday!! I am ttc right now. I am not very confident about this month. I am taking clomid and they were unable to get me in for my follicle tracking this month (due to the timing of Christmas and people being on holidays at the clinic). Last time I took clomid I needed a HCG trigger shot as I wasn't o'ing on my own. We have been following SMEP and have managed to stick to dtd every other day starting day 8. I am now cd18. I have not had a +opk yet. So I either missed it or have not o'd. Time will tell. I have a feeling I will be joining you next month and trying again. At least next month I will be able to have my tracking done!!

Hello to everyone else!! I hope everyone had a good Christmas!!

Thanks! Good luck this cycle, hopefully you catch o this cycle and get a sticky bean in there!

 

[angel2010]

Stef, if you want to get opks, get them on Amazon. I think I got 30-40 opks and 10 preg tests for like $15 last time. I am not sure if I want to use opks next time or just go with the flow. I am a pretty anal person, so I think i will end up getting some opks though.

edited, I do temp though.

 

[jennc]

Meli- You can tell I'm new to this since I haven't quite gotten all the lingo down yet lol so what is opks? Can you fill me in on some of the other shorthands. The doc said I was healing up fine but I don't know why my period seems to be taking so long to start up again. Maybe it's because for the first time in my life, I want my period, go figure. Any idea how many members are on this forum?

Jasmine- I'm disappointed that you won't be chatting as much since I just joined the group. Good luck in TTC again. I'll be doing the same around February too. Keep us posted!

 

[jennc]

Jenkb- I read somewhere that your hormone levels drop pretty quick after a D &C not to mention that when I went into the hospital, they had already dropped significantly from the day before. It's already been 34 days so hopefully it's right around the corner.

 

[Meli_H]

Jasmine,

I will miss you, but I completely understand your decision. I am sure I will run into you on other boards here soon. GL on moving and getting your new household set up, and I am looking forward to your updates! Thanks for all your support!!

Angel & Jenkb,

I am currently 11dpo, have been testing like a madwoman since 6 dpo. I am not very confident we caught the egg, but I will keep testing, just in case. I’ve been using both the Dollar Tree cheapies and the Target early response, BFN’s of course!! However, I may take a break from ttc, I should know more within the next couple of weeks. I may be a live liver donor for my uncle, and I assume that would require a stop to the baby making, but I just don't know for how long...

Angel, FX that your thyroid results come back lower than 2!!

Jenkb, FX that you caught the egg!!!! Have you kept using the Opk’s? I know of one lady on another board just got her bfp, 4 weeks after her mc! She was testing daily using opk’s and found out she o’d on cd22, which is late for her regular cycle. I think that’s where my mistake came, I started testing daily on day 10 of my mc until day 18 of my mc, then gave up, because I normally O on day 12-15, and when I didn’t O by day 18, I gave up. I’m pretty sure I o’d late that month and stopped testing too soon. Moral of the story is, don’t stop using the opk’s too early if you want to know!

Stef,

Omg, that is such a good sign!! FX’d!! That would be amazing for you to get pg this month and have an EDD close to your bday!!

Jennc,

Opk’s are ovulation testing kits, kind of work like home preg tests in that you pee on them, and get the result as to whether or not you are ovulating soon. I buy the cheapie Dollar Tree opk’s, they work great! I have no idea how many members are on this forum, that;s a great question! The best you can do is read back through all the threads and you will find out so much info! Let me know if you have more questions…

I hope everyone had a good Christmas!!

 

[angel2010]

Wow Meli! That is really amazing of you!

 

[Megan1986]

First at since d/c .... took almost 8 weeks for it to show up. Having awful cramps

 

[Middysquidge]

Hi guys, couldn't keep away, lol! No, I'm just popping in! Just wanted to wish you good luck with testing Meli, either way I suppose it's a positive thing, if you can help your uncle that's great. How long a break would you need to take?

Big hugs Megan, that sucks but at least she is finally here and you can move on!

AFM, having a stupidly light AF, my lining is obviously very thin, so I'm using this month to chart, take follic acid and one baby aspirin a day to build up my lining ready for next month and I'm gonna invest in digital OPKs so that we don't BD too early as we're not big on the BD front, more of a once a week couple anyway! Nothing coming up on the rental market with all of these silly bank holidays! Bah humbug!

Big hugs to everyone here, good luck with all of your BFPs! x x x

 

[angel2010]

I'm sorry Megan, I hope they go away quickly!

Jasmine, my af was stupidly light as well. Only two days of light and one day of spotting.

 

[Megan1986]

I had 5 days of spotting a few weeks back, thought it was af but I was very wrong! This is af for sure .. maybe that was me ovulating?

 

[jennc]

Meli- Yeah I figured it out after I signed off lol. Before the m/c I had been pretty good at recognizing when I was ovulating. I guess right now, I'm just not sure what to expect, so it couldn't hurt to have some on hand.

Megan- I'm sorry about the cramps. I have been warned they suck the first time back. Try the usual: wine, warm bath, heating pad, and a little trick my sister in law gave me, Pamprin extra strength and Excedrin menstrual. One of each and I swear they work so well, you can tell the second they stop working.

 

[Middysquidge]

I'm sorry Megan, I hope they go away quickly!

Jasmine, my af was stupidly light as well. Only two days of light and one day of spotting.

I've been researching that taking one baby aspirin a day is good for building the lining back up so I'm gonna try that this month! I can't believe I actually want a heavy period next month! Bring it on witchy! Hope you're okay x x x

 

[angel2010]

I'm sorry Megan, I hope they go away quickly!

Jasmine, my af was stupidly light as well. Only two days of light and one day of spotting.

I've been researching that taking one baby aspirin a day is good for building the lining back up so I'm gonna try that this month! I can't believe I actually want a heavy period next month! Bring it on witchy! Hope you're okay x x x

I currently take baby asprin daily because I have a gene mutation called MTHFR that increases my risk for clots.

 

[Middysquidge]

Oh okay, so do you normally have heavy periods then that is attributed ti taking that? x

 

[angel2010]

I normally have 4-5 days of light to medium. So it basically cut in half. I will be waiting for at least one more period before ttc, maybe even two.

 

[vegasbaby]

Hi Everyone! Did everyone have a nice Christmas? Looks like I have missed quite a bit over the past week.

Jasmine: Sorry af arrived, and I understand wanting to take a break from BnB. We are here for you if you need us. Also, I want to hear all about your dh's trip to Vegas.

Stef: Can't believe how awful your experience was at PP. I hope you call and complain.

Meli: You are such a good person to offer to donate part of your liver. You should have a lot of good karma coming your way.

Jenn: I'm going to try that combo if I ever get my af. Thanks!

Megan: While I know no one here really wants af, I'm glad yours has arrived. I'm still waiting on mine.

Angel: Good luck with your test.

afm: We just got back last night from our trip home. We had a wonderful time with friends and family, but I am happy to be back in my own home. If any of you ever have to take a long road trip with a toddler I highly recommend you invest in a portable dvd player and a bunch of cartoons. We could not have done 24 hours of driving without it. Nothing to report here. I am 4.5 weeks post d&c with no af and since my temps are still down I have yet to ovulate. I have a feeling it will be at least another two weeks, maybe more. I might try the baby aspirin next cycle as I'm sure my lining is pretty screwed up.