Trying before first af after loss

[firsttimer123]

I miscarried dec 23 and had prolonged bleeding for about 6 weeks, just ended recently. We want to start trying Asap so really don't want to wait for first af (our midwife said its ok to start as soon as we are ready). I am confused on when I will ovulate... Or if I have already. Last Thursday, my beta was 9... I will get one more test this week. I have read beta 0 can be used at cycle day 1... Anyone know??? I did buy an ovukation kit and am hoping it works!

 

[Dill]

My hcg was still above 0 when I had my first AF after the miscarriage-before-last. I'm not sure that 0 = cd1 is really all that true. It took over 5 weeks for my counts to drop below 10, AF still hit during that time, and prior to that first AF, my doctor told me it could take up to 6 months for AF to hit and that it only took 2 weeks on average to drop hcg down to 0.

My recommendation would be to start using OPKs as soon as your counts drop below 5 or so, just so you don't miss it this first cycle. You can buy cheapies on Amazon ($13 for a 50-pack for Babi) so it's not prohibitively expensive to do so.

 

[TTC 84]

I had a MMC and d&c on the 9th jan , my bleeding was only light lasting about 8 days with a few more spotting , I took a pregnancy test 2 weeks after d&c it was very faint but still positive , 3 days later I had all my usual ov signs so we started bding as we don't want to wait . I took another test 2 days after I think I o'd and was negative, so I'm really hoping I did o , I would start taking opks so you don't miss it good luck

 

[Spudtastic]

Hi firstimer - Ive also just decided to ttc before my first af too. I had an erpc two weeks ago today. I poas (frer) this morning and there was a squinter of a line. I usually ovulate on cd18 to 21 so I'm going to start using my opks tomorrow to see.

Good luck with ttc. I hope your body gets to normal soon.

 

[AngelOb]

Your body has hcg level anywhere between 0-5 when you are not pregnant. 0 isn't used as cd1 it's whatever is natural for your body.

 

[firsttimer123]

Pretty hard for me to figure out a cd1 when I had bleeding for 6 weeks.... But have been using ovulation kits but still nothing! I also have had some spotting again so that makes it interesting as well. Probably won't end up pregnant until a new cycle