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[Fit_Mama2Be]

Good luck MrsD, hope your 2ww passes quickly and you get your BFP!!

I am jealous empty, I wish we were ready to try again!!

Hope your weekend in Canada was nice Karoolia! Ugh, that must be a huge culture shock (so to speak) to get billed for your d&c! Mine was stressful because I had to go in as an "add on" meaning it wasn't guaranteed that I'd even get the d&c that day (even after waiting several hours) and they kept going around and sending people home...but thankfully they fit me in. I told DH the only consolation was at least we wouldn't be getting a bill, I can't imagine!

Yeah if we'd had to pay for the testing I wouldn't have done it either. I'm sure you'll get your rainbow next Karoolia, even though I just had two back to back losses it really isn't the norm and is probably because of my age. (I'll be 37 in two days). After my first loss we waited one cycle and then got pregnant with DS right away.

Kind of a rough weekend around here, first DS got a double ear infection, and then he turned out to be allergic to his antibiotic and broke out in hives.

 

[ricschick]

Oh good luck in the tww!! It will flyby!
I'm still retesting positive although today's test was slightly lighter than yesterday's so it's going in the right direction but it's dragging and I'm getting inpatient. Still bleeding a little , are you still bleeding karoolia?
Mine goes between pink watery to brown. Sorry tmi!!

 

[karoolia]

Good luck MrsD!!! Fingers crossed for a bfp!
Have fun TTC emptybc!

Fit_mama I'm so sorry about your DS! Poor kid, that sounds just awful. So much to deal with at once. Thanks for your encouraging words. I love hearing about people who got bfps quickly. And yes, paying for health care is a huge culture shock.

Ricschick I hope your test turns negative soon. I know mine was still positive before I left for the weekend. I have heard of some people getting a negative right away and others who take weeks. I am over two weeks since d&c now so no bleeding, but I think I was really lucky in that respect. I only really bled the day of the procedure then just had a few days of minor spotting after that. Again though some people bleed for two weeks. It sounds like yours is coming to an end, that sounds like my spotting before it stopped. Hopefully you will be done with this part soon!

 

[ricschick]

I can't wait to be done with this part!!! If having a mmc wasn't bad enough it all takes so bloody long!!
Got some more prenatal today, spent a bit more on what seems to be a better brand and I'm eating better trying to lose a bit of weight before I get pregnant again. X

 

[CEL82]

Hi- I hope i'm not too late to join the party? TTC for 17 months with one MC at 11 months and a CP the month after so am INCREDIBLY nervous about this pregnancy. I'm 4+1 today How is everyone feeling?

 

[karoolia]

Wow CEL, huge congrats!! I can understand why you would be feeling nervous. I'm sure I will be a nervous wreck when it (hopefully) happens again. I know this is silly advice because you already know it, but try to enjoy that bfp!! To be honest, I regret worrying so much before my miscarriage. It didn't change anything and I never really enjoyed the pregnancy because I felt so worried. I doubt I'll be able to follow my own advice, but I do hope to relax more next time around.

Did you just get your bfp? Have you contacted your doctor? Some will see you early to do an early scan after miscarriages. Might help to ease your mind, although even an early scan probably wouldn't be for a few more weeks.

 

[karoolia]

I can't wait to be done with this part!!! If having a mmc wasn't bad enough it all takes so bloody long!

My thoughts exactly. I tested again when I got home last night. Very light now, but still a definite line. I feel confident it is going down now though.

Over the weekend I convinced DH to try again so we did a bit of BDing. Now I'm partially worried I'll end up misreading my tests, but I think I'll just stop now knowing that they are almost negative and in a few weeks if it has increased I'll know it is a real bfp and if not then I'll just carry on and try in june as planned.

I think I ovulated over the weekend too. I know I can't rely on anything right now, but everything pointed to yes. So hopefully that means if nothing else I should hopefully get AF in the next 2 week and get back to normal.

 

[ladyapril777]

Do AF has finished and I'm on cycle day 8 right now, going to start testing with OPK's.. things I'm trying this month: maca, adding an omega 3 oil,red clover tea, geritol liquid tonic ( until ovulation then switch to prenatal)vitamin d supplement, b6 supplement, folic acid supplement, and currently doing a short juice fast

 

[ricschick]

I can't wait to be done with this part!!! If having a mmc wasn't bad enough it all takes so bloody long!

My thoughts exactly. I tested again when I got home last night. Very light now, but still a definite line. I feel confident it is going down now though.

Over the weekend I convinced DH to try again so we did a bit of BDing. Now I'm partially worried I'll end up misreading my tests, but I think I'll just stop now knowing that they are almost negative and in a few weeks if it has increased I'll know it is a real bfp and if not then I'll just carry on and try in june as planned.

I think I ovulated over the weekend too. I know I can't rely on anything right now, but everything pointed to yes. So hopefully that means if nothing else I should hopefully get AF in the next 2 week and get back to normal.

Funny you should say that I was googling to see if you can ov when you still have hcg in your system and I've found a few ladies how have!! I've had some sharp stabbing pains in my right side so it made me think! How long has it been now since your d&c? My tests are quite light now too. I hope you are and you get a bfp!!!

Good luck ladyapril!!!

 

[karoolia]

ricschick - today is day 19 since the D&C (counting the D&C day as day 1). Last week on Wednesday/Thursday I started noticing my cervical mucus getting watery (I had been pretty dry prior) so I bought some clear blue OPKs and tested on Thursday. It was a solid smiley face/very strong positive then on Friday and Saturday I had ewcm. I did another opk when we got home on Monday and it was a very clear negative. I also swear I had ovulation pain on Friday. I'm not getting my hopes up too much because I have read that having HCG in your system can mess up tests, but I am somewhat hopeful. I'd obviously love a bfp right away, but to be honest, I would also be pretty happy to know my cycle is on track so I can try with more certainty next month.

 

[ricschick]

Oh brilliant sounds very promising!!!

 

[ricschick]

Ok so here are my tests from the last few days, top one is from the 5-11th may. So very nearly negative!!
Can't wait for them to be bfp again.

 

[karoolia]

That's great ricschick! Your HCG is going down really fast! It's so weird to be excited about a bfn.

 

[karoolia]

My tests have been slowly heading towards negative. I've attached a photo of the last 4 I have done. The two on the left are backwards, but you can probably still tell which is the test line.
D&C completed April 21
1st test May 2nd
2nd test May 4th
3rd test May 8th
4th test May 10th

I know as of April 17th my HCG level was 58,000, They only checked me that one time though so I'm not sure what it was at when I had the D&C

 

[ricschick]

Yours have gone down fast too! Just want to get back to normal now and start trying again!! X

 

[karoolia]

Yours have gone down fast too! Just want to get back to normal now and start trying again!! X

Right there with you. Well we sort of already tried, but I'm not holding my breath for this cycle. I only *think* I ovulated. It's also possible my body just tried and failed.

You know, before experiencing this, it never really occurred to me how long things can drag out after a miscarriage. I always thought if it happened then once I felt up to it I would try again. Logically I know that it takes time to get your cycle back to normal, I just never gave it any thought.

 

[loves_cookies]

Hi everyone

I'm wondering whether I can join you please? We found out I'd had a MMC on 30th March @ 10 weeks (having had a scan the week before because I was bleeding that showed everything was perfect). I had a surgical management on the 8th April. I was referred back to the hospital by my GP last week because I had a faint positive test after 3 weeks. I started AF exactly 28 days after surgery, and the follow up scan at the hospital confirmed it was my period returning. They were also able to see that I ovulated last month (despite the +HPT) and that I have a follicle ready for this cycle too.

My GP was concerned about my emotional state last week (previous sufferer of PND, depression and anxiety) and suggested I take a few months off to recover emotionally, but I just want to try again.

I'm now CD6 and wondering when to start OPK's? I've never used them before and just waited for nature to take it's course, but I don't want to wait another 6 months before falling pregnant again. Although the last cycle was 28 days, it's more usual for me to have a cycle lasting between 23-26 days, so I'm not sure what to do?

 

[karoolia]

Hi cookies! I'm so sorry for your loss. We all know how difficult it can be.

How were they able to confirm that you ovulated? I have heard of ladies having a scan and seeing a follicle all ready to go, but I don't know anyone who was able to confirm ovulation after it happened.

I *think* my opks told me on the instruction sheet that for a normal 28 day cycle you should start testing on day 10. So I guess for you maybe day 8 would make sense?

 

[ricschick]

Welcome lovescookies! Sorry for your loss!! I agree with karoolia start in a couple of days early afternoon and then again late afternoon. I hope you get your bfp soon. Xx

 

[loves_cookies]

Hi cookies! I'm so sorry for your loss. We all know how difficult it can be.

How were they able to confirm that you ovulated? I have heard of ladies having a scan and seeing a follicle all ready to go, but I don't know anyone who was able to confirm ovulation after it happened.

I *think* my opks told me on the instruction sheet that for a normal 28 day cycle you should start testing on day 10. So I guess for you maybe day 8 would make sense?

Corpus luteum was visible in my right ovary. Follicle in my left apparently. When they started the scan they thought i'd ovulated already, it took the two people doing the scan 5 minutes of going from left to right with very puzzled looks on their faces before thst came to that conclusion though!

Thank you both for the advice on the opk's. I shall start this weekend! I hope we're all successful soon.