TTC After D&C/D&E Buddies

[Aunie]

Its so exciting! I'm very happy for you and only a little jealous

 

[nostress]

Thanks ladies! And just think I might be the first but I'm definitely not the last from this group! I'm just getting the ball rolling... And I'm still not 100% sure yet

 

[nostress]

But as you can see from my siggy I'm trying to stay very optimistic!

 

[Twinkie210]

Well, I think it is correct, your chart definately had a secondary shift, which is a good sign.

I always get sore BBs during my LP, but do any of your ever get sore BBS during AF? I don't usually, but for the past couple days they have been kind of sore. Is it just my hormones dropping?

 

[Aunie]

When i was on bc pills i got sore bbs but when i went off the pill i didn't. After my second mc they started getting sore again around af, i always thought the mc must of kicked my hormones in gear or something. I have my fx'd for you!

 

[nostress]

Sorry I can't help my bbs don't ever get sore.

This morning I was able to confirm with my clear blue digi: PREGNANT.

Now to figure out a way to surprise DH who thinks I'm almost on my period and who's birthday is next week...

I'm not completely leaving this thread though, I want to be here to celebrate all of your bfps too!

Something I just thought of, this cycle was so preoccupied with moving and taking care of stuff TTC kinda went on the back burner... And I got a very relaxing massage at about 3 dpo... I got a good massage around the same time DD was conceived too... I guess chilling kinda helped. I'll never admit that to DH though. Lol

 

[Twinkie210]

Sorry I can't help my bbs don't ever get sore.

This morning I was able to confirm with my clear blue digi: PREGNANT.

Now to figure out a way to surprise DH who thinks I'm almost on my period and who's birthday is next week...

I'm not completely leaving this thread though, I want to be here to celebrate all of your bfps too!

Something I just thought of, this cycle was so preoccupied with moving and taking care of stuff TTC kinda went on the back burner... And I got a very relaxing massage at about 3 dpo... I got a good massage around the same time DD was conceived too... I guess chilling kinda helped. I'll never admit that to DH though. Lol

Yeah! No doubt now! I didn't use a digi when I got pregnant last time, but I think I will next time, I would love to see that word PREGNANT! Haha I will probably take like 25 pics of it too! Good Luck that is so exciting!

 

[Aunie]

I have a question. I usually have a 30-32 day cycle, i've been using the opks since my loss and got pos on cd 22/23. Idk if i usually O this late or if my hormones are still wacky, will i still get AF at my usual time? Or does af always show roughly 2 weeks from O?

 

[nostress]

"The length of the luteal phase determines the time of ovulation within your menstrual cycle. Ovulation can be delayed by a number of factors, such as stress, increased activity or medication, but the length of the luteal phase is usually constant." I read this awhile back

 

[Twinkie210]

"The length of the luteal phase determines the time of ovulation within your menstrual cycle. Ovulation can be delayed by a number of factors, such as stress, increased activity or medication, but the length of the luteal phase is usually constant." I read this awhile back

This is true, I always have a roughly 11 day LP, and a 32 day cycle, but last month I O'd a day earlier and my cycle was 31 days, the month I O'd on CD 29, my cycle was 40!

Aunie- do you have any idea when you usually O, if so I would figure out your LP by that date during a typical cycle and use that as your typical LP, then use that to figure out when AF will arrive this time.

 

[Aunie]

I don't know when i usually O, this is my first time using opks and i've never temped. I don't usually get the cm either. After i got pregnant the first time and lost it, i found an O calender online and it said according to my cycle length (i never typed in lp cause at the time i didn't know what that was) it said i would O on the 17 cd so me and hubby would bd around that time and i got pregnant twice doing that. Lp is the length between O and af?

 

[Twinkie210]

I don't know when i usually O, this is my first time using opks and i've never temped. I don't usually get the cm either. After i got pregnant the first time and lost it, i found an O calender online and it said according to my cycle length (i never typed in lp cause at the time i didn't know what that was) it said i would O on the 17 cd so me and hubby would bd around that time and i got pregnant twice doing that. Lp is the length between O and af?

Yes, the online calculators usually assume a 14 day LP, since this is the average. But since you are using OPKs this month you can take a shot at tracking your LP now. Assume that you will O 24 hours after your + OPK, then count the number of days after O until AF arrives (hopefully she won't though ) Ideally this should be 14 days, but anything over 12 should be fine. Good Luck! Who knew that TTC was this complicated!

 

[Aunie]

Thank you twinkie! I'll mark my calender right now, you should see this thing with red marks for af and DL for dark lines on opks and O? for when i think i O and S for bd lol

 

[Twinkie210]

Thank you twinkie! I'll mark my calender right now, you should see this thing with red marks for af and DL for dark lines on opks and O? for when i think i O and S for bd lol

That sounds like a good way to track it! LOL Make sure to keep your calender, because you can always use the data to show your Dr. if you think there is a problem! I am taking all of my charts with me to my Dr. appt Tuesday!

 

[Twinkie210]

I just lit my candle...

 

[jennajul2001]

Had my candles lit at 7pm. It was odd I was thinking about the last few days, and then we took out our Halloween decorations and me and my daughter were sorting through and I was preoccupied and would have forgotten about it. *I would have been very angry at myself). And the weirdest thing happened. At around 6:40pm the power went out (it's rainy and windy here today) and I instantly remembered about the candles and my baby. It felt like a sign to help me remember. It's just weird that it happened so close to 7pm. Power didnt come back on til almost 8pm.

 

[jennajul2001]

I have a question for you girls. This is my first cycle since my mc and I am not sure if I should be expecting af tomorrow (28 day cycle which was my average norm before my MC) or if I should be expecting a longer cycle? I have a few apps on my ipod and they are saying a 35 day cycle but its using the info from my mc and the days following so I'm not sure what to count by lol. Any advice? I'm just confused about this. I am not feeling like af is coming so I don't know what to go by at all. I'm so lost at this point especially since I have no idea if or when I even O'd.

 

[Twinkie210]

I have a question for you girls. This is my first cycle since my mc and I am not sure if I should be expecting af tomorrow (28 day cycle which was my average norm before my MC) or if I should be expecting a longer cycle? I have a few apps on my ipod and they are saying a 35 day cycle but its using the info from my mc and the days following so I'm not sure what to count by lol. Any advice? I'm just confused about this. I am not feeling like af is coming so I don't know what to go by at all. I'm so lost at this point especially since I have no idea if or when I even O'd.

It all depends on how quickly your HCG dropped. Mine was 3 days later than normal (using D&C as CD1), but I generally O later in my cycle and it took me 3 weeks for my HCG to drop down to "nonpregnant" levels which would have been right around the time I normally O. I O'd shortly after my tests went -.

 

[Aunie]

After my first 2 mc i didn't get af for exactly 6 weeks, i don't know when my hcg went back to normal. It didn't take so long this time with the d&e.

Whats does it mean if my LP is shorter than 14 days?

 

[Twinkie210]

After my first 2 mc i didn't get af for exactly 6 weeks, i don't know when my hcg went back to normal. It didn't take so long this time with the d&e.

Whats does it mean if my LP is shorter than 14 days?

Well the average is 14 days, if your LP is too short a fertilized egg may not have enough time to implant before AF begins. I think 12 days or more is considered sufficient, but I am not an expert. Mine is only 11 days, so I am going to ask my Dr about it. A short LP is also a sign of low progesterone. It is not impossible to get pregnant with a short LP, just harder I think.