The 'OFFICIAL' Ex Mirena Thread

[lucyoz34]

Hello ladies, how is everyone doing??
I'm opk'ing every day so I don't miss anything!! Nowt seems to be happening yet! Xxx

 

[gardenofedens]

Hi there, I'm doing well - still confused about when I might have ovulated this cycle so just waiting for AF at this point. Should have been due today but I think ovulation was delayed so no idea when to expect it...going to test on Sunday if isn't here by then and then probably test every 2-3 days until AF arrives. I'm on CD29 today and my cycles average to about 30 days though my longest in the last six months was 33 so we'll see!

My Ovulation Chart

 

[wannabub]

Hiya!! New joiner here! Had my mirena removed April 11 2011, going on 32 days now and no bleeding??????? Just looking for some advice? I had a regular af the whole time i had it (4 1/2 years) Hoping it will come soon so i can start TTC!!! Woohoooo

 

[pip7890]

Hi wannabub

Have you done a pregnancy test? I fell pregnant after the mirena removal without having a period.

Pip x

 

[wannabub]

Hi there Pip! Ive taken 2 tests, both BFN! So i guess i just wait it out! It is the only time in my life i actually want it to arrive. But im confused, my last AF was 2nd april, had removal 11th april, then had withdrawal bleed for 3 days. So do i take it from 11th or from 2nd? Gahhhhhh if its from the 2nd then im going on 41 days. Dont know whats going on!!

 

[gardenofedens]

I had mine removed 3/4 and asked the dr the same thing. I had cycles for the last 12 months with my IUD so I knew my period was supposed to be due 3/13ish so I asked her if that would stay the same or if it would come another time. She said everyone is different but I started my withdrawal bleed on 3/5 and my real AF came on 3/15 so at least that stayed accurate. Of course, I'm now on CD30 with no AF but based on my temps I ovulated late probably because I was sick at the beginning of this cycle. I'm SO glad I'm temping because otherwise I'd be positively FREAKING OUT if AF were late and it should have been due today. Based on my temps, AF will arrive sometime between 5/17 and 5/21 though so I'm not stressing it....

 

[wannabub]

ThANKS FOR THE INFO!! hOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TTC???

 

[gardenofedens]

I've only been off the IUD since 3/4 so only since then. I'm on cycle 2 right now.

 

[lucyoz34]

Hey wannabub, good luck ttc'ing! Hope your body gets back to normal soon x

I had a feint line on opk yesterday and the same thing today, plus a little ewcm earlier. Does this mean things are happening??? Will the line get darker??xx

 

[Calasen]

Ohhh sounds promising Lucy!!! FX;d honey

Congrats to those who have concieved - i fogot sorry your name sorry

Welcome Wannabub

well we are in the 2ww again but i'm not hopeful giving I was ill but heres to cycle 7
to all XXX

 

[pdmcd17]

lucy sounds good! Calsen hers hoping it becomes a bfp

So i have been spotting for 3 days now so af is just around the corner and i never ovulated. I never got ew after the watery i never got a positive even faint on the opk and no temp spike.

Im not sure how long this cycle will be maybe 21 days? I got proper soy isoflavins to take and im gonna take starting day 1 incase im a 21day cycle and vitex. I am currently on a b 100 complex and a multivit.

I did some reading and it looks like my progesteron is low (funny cause while on the depo and merina it was high), I have almost all the symptoms of it. Im hoping the suppliments will help regulate me and allow me to return to normal cycles and get a BFP

I have apox 2-3 cycles to try (depending on my cycle length as it has been 105,21,28 and ? days so far since discontinuing the iud) before we go see the fertility specialist to see what is going on. And the bonus is the fs here treats us both.

have a good weekend ladies and lots of baby dust to everyone

 

[wannabub]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Still nothing happening with AF!! Keep thinking its gonna start, and nothing! Im not sure about your lines lucy, in aus our opk's say that the two lines are supposed to be the same colour. Not sure how the others work, so im not much help there. Good luck Calasen, be awesome to hear some good news. Good luck to everyone and all fingers and toes crossed for all of us!

 

[wannabub]

Wondering if anyone can answer this for me.....If i havent had AF since removal, will i still OV? DH works away and will be home on leave soon, but if AF hasnt shown itself, should i still be trying? I assume if im not having a cycle then OV will not take place, and using opk's is hard because i have no idea when to test from! Im hoping someone knows more about this than i do! Thanks ladies. BTW.... obviously i will be TTC, but was more wondering if OV will still happen?

 

[gardenofedens]

It could but it may not - everyone is different with how quickly their body returns to normal after IUD removal. Mine was removed 3/4 and I started my withdrawal bleed 3/5 and then I got my real AF as expected on 3/13 (thought I'd be due 3/15 but my cycles range from 29-33 days).

My dr told me not to try until after my first proper AF just to ensure my system would be ready for implantation but there are others who get pregnant immediately upon removal because of having unprotected sex in the days immediately prior to removal. My dr warned me of this too but I just looked at her, smiled, and said that would be fantastic!! hehe

Anyway, just try to take it easy until you get your AF. Were your cycles normal before the IUD? Did you continue a monthly cycle while you had it? My first year with Mirena, I had absolutely NO bleeding at all. The second year I started having cycles and thought it had been dislodged or fallen out but all was well when I had it checked!

and to you!

 

[Calasen]

Well since TTC is getting us down we misbehaved today and got 4 new baby ratties

should tide me over for a few months as a distraction from baby making

 

[wannabub]

It could but it may not - everyone is different with how quickly their body returns to normal after IUD removal. Mine was removed 3/4 and I started my withdrawal bleed 3/5 and then I got my real AF as expected on 3/13 (thought I'd be due 3/15 but my cycles range from 29-33 days).

My dr told me not to try until after my first proper AF just to ensure my system would be ready for implantation but there are others who get pregnant immediately upon removal because of having unprotected sex in the days immediately prior to removal. My dr warned me of this too but I just looked at her, smiled, and said that would be fantastic!! hehe

Anyway, just try to take it easy until you get your AF. Were your cycles normal before the IUD? Did you continue a monthly cycle while you had it? My first year with Mirena, I had absolutely NO bleeding at all. The second year I started having cycles and thought it had been dislodged or fallen out but all was well when I had it checked!

and to you!

My cycles were regular the whole time i had it in, and were always regular before i had it. Thats why im finding it strange. The only odd thing was towards the last few weeks before removal i started spotting, but dr told me it was because the IUD was due for taking out and the hormones in it were going a little crazy. Other than that completely normal. Im happy to just play the waiting game.......sort of, not really, trying hard to be patient!!! lol. Hope everyone is going ok, and ill be sure to pop in and let you know if anything changes!

 

[USAFKnineWife]

Hello ladies. I would like to join as well. My name is Meredith 32, Dh Keith is 35 and we have Caitlin 15, Madalyn 14, Dalton 8 and Bennen 4. I had my Mirena removed 11May after having it over 3.5 years. Never had one period while I had it. Right before removal on the 29th of April I started bleeding like a normal period and it lasted about 5 days. I will assume that was it and by all symptoms and checking I should have ovulated 2 days ago. We are trying to wait until next month to make sure my cycle regulates as we are specifically trying for a girl this time. I have been bleeding/spotting off and on since I had it removed also. Mostly brown blood but when I "ovulated" there was pink blood mixed in with the mucus. Been achy in my back and slightly bloated for the past 4 days as well. I don't know what all this means. I never had any issues conceiving the older 3 but it did take 3 years and 1 round of Clomid for my youngest. I have a preconception appointment scheduled at the end of the month with my OB but it's so darn hard to wait!

 

[gardenofedens]

hello and welcome!

 

[USAFKnineWife]

Has anyone else had a lot of breakthrough bleeding when coming off the Mirena? Every time dh and I do our thing I find some blood after and then I spot. Sometimes it is red but mostly it is brown. Also I am having pressure/bloating around my pubic bone and TMI..when I have a bowel movement I notice some brown discharge....not used to any of this...anyone got an idea whats up?

 

[pdmcd17]

welcome usafkinnie

it isn't uncommon for breakthrough or hormone crashes post merina removal everyone is different.

So tonight is my last night of the soy isoflavins. Im hoping to ov on the weekend for the first time since the merina removal fingers crossed. It be nice to get a pos opk! and even better a bfp