Mama Bears TTC a rainbow - join us :)-- (69 ladies so far)-(29 BFP's!)

[confuzion]

Oh my gosh!!! A million congratulations! Those are beautiful lines! I am sending you loads of sticky vibes!

Put that glorious BFP on the front page!

Thanks Rahma

I'm waiting for tomorrow's 12 DPO test to see if I get a darker line before I consider myself a mama bear graduate. It's a little bit scary thinking of being on that BFP list. I'm afraid of not being on it as long as I would like to be

 

[confuzion]

Yet again congratulations confuzion! I pray for a sticky bean for you

Afm - tested this morning and bfn at 10dpo. Usually I would have had a bfp by now if comparing to last pregnancies. So pretty sure I am out this month. I will need to wait a few weeks now before ttc again since hubby is going away for 5 weeks in a weeks time.

There's still a chance. You're not out yet.

 

[Venus13]

Hi all,

First congrats to those that have positive OPK's and HPT's this month!

Apologies for bumping this thread but you all seem so knowledgeable about this stuff so thought I would ask you all!

I had a MMC at 8 weeks, ERPC on the 12th of Feb. I have been testing both pregnancy and ovulation since. Well ovulation has been all over the place because I had so much HCG in me still. It's been 3&1/2 weeks and still testing positive on the digital one (1-2 weeks conception).

However i have been doing some temps, just missed a few crucial days, but is it possible looking at my chart that I have ovulated? I hope not because was waiting to start TTC after the HPT went negative but now may have missed the boat we only DTD once

Can you look at my chart and comment? Thanks!

 

[confuzion]

Hi Venus. First of all, so sorry for your loss

Secondly, I'm inclined to say no because ovulating with a positive HPT is unlikely. But your chart does seem to suggest it. But even still charts are wonky after a loss. And it seems your hcg is taking a while to come down. I vote that you haven't ovulated yet . More than likely it's as you thought and you will ovulate after a negative HPT.

You should follow smep. It was actually created for women TTC after miscarriage. DTD every other day for now and then with a positive OPK (after negative HPT), DTD every day for three days. Take a day off and then BD again.

I wish you luck!

 

[Venus13]

Hi Venus. First of all, so sorry for your loss

Secondly, I'm inclined to say no because ovulating with a positive HPT is unlikely. But your chart does seem to suggest it. But even still charts are wonky after a loss. And it seems your hcg is taking a while to come down. I vote that you haven't ovulated yet . More than likely it's as you thought and you will ovulate after a negative HPT.

You should follow smep. It was actually created for women TTC after miscarriage. DTD every other day for now and then with a positive OPK (after negative HPT), DTD every day for three days. Take a day off and then BD again.

I wish you luck!

thanks so much for the fantastic advice, wish you all the luck too.

 

[confuzion]

Thanks

Please keep us posted on what happens!

 

[emzeebob]

hello, still no af 17 days late now, dr wont do anything to bring it on which im glad about as a had a friend who was late for her period given the drug to bring her period on and miscarried as she was infact pregnant, so even if i was offered it it would be a no, i just wish she would do any thing, take bloods to check my hormone level, or even scan me, she knows my family history that my mum, sister, grandma and great grandma had historectomys in there 30's due to cysts, ensdometriosis, and ovarian cancer so im really mad shes not concerned,

 

[confuzion]

emzee. I'm sorry you're in limbo. If you're not happy with your doctor, I say find a new one that will be willing to listen to you.

 

[Squig34]

Sorry to hear of your loss Leahlou

Emzee - that's tough, I agree with Confuzion, can you find a different doctor?

Venus - I don't chart so I can't go by that, but just to give you some of my experience - after my 2nd m/c I continued to test +ve for 6 weeks. I had my day 3 progesterone measured, and it apparently indicated that I had ovulated, despite the +ve test. However, on my other 2 m/cs (I didn't have the day 3 test so I'm only going by what I felt - or more accurately, didn't feel - in my own body), I don't think I o'd for a couple of months. So it's hard to say, but if you keep DTD either every other day or follow the EMSP, hopefully you will be succesful sooner rather than later. And sorry to hear of your loss.

Confuzion!! despite all your feelings of being out this month! Congratulations! I can totally see that line even on the pic you didn't tweak (although I can see it better on the tweaked version). I understand your caution, but can't wait to see your lines getting darker over the next few days!

 

[mrspat]

Congratulation confuzion!!! You and I posted in the loss group at the same time and your story really helped me. I've been following along in this group (even though I don't post much). Your bfp gives me hope!
I am 7dpo and will be testing soon!

 

[Rahma]

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[Renaendel]

Mrs. Pat. Good luck! 7 dpo I'd like the Wednesday of the two week wait. Are you an early tester or do you wait until 14?

Squig, how are you doing? How is your new committee?

I think we all are in agreement here Emzee that it is probably time to find a new doctor given that history. I am still struggling to find one that doesn't think that bleeding every day of your cycle is normal.

Confuzion, I know I said it in your thread but congratulations again. I am so glad you get another chance. They are always so scary.

Leah, I don't know what to say. You have had such a rough couple of months. It is time life gave you a mulligan.

Welcome new ladies! Afm, I am just chilling in pre O land. We start DDT tonight. Emotionally I think I hit the point where I assume it isn't going to happen. The whole don't stress thing is a load of malarkey, and people saying stupid stuff like that is the only thing that actually stresses me out. O should happen in 3-7 days.

 

[Squig34]

Hi Renae, I'm fine thanks. In TWW until Saturday though I'm sure I'll test before then, symptoms or not! I haven't had any committee meetings yet; I think I have to be formally voted in at a conference on Saturday - you know how these things work!

Also, I may have read in your journal before and just been super slow on the uptake, but it has registered today that you mention bleeding every day. My sister had that, light bleeding for months and months and it turned out when she eventually went to the dr to get checked out that she had an ovarian cyst. It's benign, but the doc gave her medication to shrink it and that really helped and the bleeding really cleared up. Have you been scanned for anything like that?

Enjoy pre-o week and

 

[confuzion]

That makes sense, Confuzion. I'm sending you lots of sticky vibes. I really hope this is your rainbow. Have you called a doctor yet? Have your progesterone levels been tested? Good luck!

Thanks hon. No haven't called. Don't really plan on it yet. After my second loss I decided that the next time around I wouldn't go in for tests until I passed a certain point in my pregnancy. So maybe 10-11 weeks I'll call.

My progesterone has been good in the past. I'm taking my prenatals. Don't really think it would help to go in just yet. Gonna enjoy this while I can and going in with the ignorance is bliss approach lol.

 

[confuzion]

Congratulation confuzion!!! You and I posted in the loss group at the same time and your story really helped me. I've been following along in this group (even though I don't post much). Your bfp gives me hope!
I am 7dpo and will be testing soon!

Good luck hon. Hopefully this is the rainbow making month for both of us

 

[lesh07]

Without the tweak

Major congrats hunni. xxx

 

[Renaendel]

Squig, thanks for checking up. I do bleed every day. (Though last month I actually had a nice reprieve in the TWW, but it is back now.) I have had like 4 ultrasounds and a laparoscopy in the last year and a half and my pap was fine. The only things they saw were mild scarring from Endo that had resolved itself and the baby in the tube. The last ultrasound showed a uterus with a lining that the radiologist said was too thick and my obgyn disagreed with that assessment.

Nuts seem to help the bleeding, and I am not sure why Palm Springs stopped it but that test isn't repeatable unless I find a long lost rich uncle.

So this month I have added magnesium as my one change. Nuts are high in this mineral and low magnesium levels can cause hormone shifts that cause bleeding. I have celiac so it is not surprising that I could have mild malabsorption of some key vitamins.

 

[confuzion]

FX magnesium helps you get more blood free days!

 

[Krippy]

Huge congrats Confuzion!

 

[confuzion]

Thanks Krip. Hope the sickness is letting up for you a little bit