Hello, all. I'm ttc after having a d&c in July. I had one normal period on August 14 and started using opk's about a week later. In fact - and I admit to being a little obsessive - I've been testing twice a day to make sure that I don't miss my surge. Like most women, I always have some sort of a second line, and at cd11 or so, it started getting progressively darker. On cd13, I tested in the evening (about 6 or 7 PM) and it looked *almost* positive, but not quite. The next morning (cd14), I tested at about 10 AM, and sure enough, it looked positive. But then, I tested at about 2 PM and it was negative again!!! My question is: despite only getting a positive in the morning, was that my LH surge? If so, is that totally strange that it faded so quickly (i.e., within hours)? I mean, if I had *only* tested at 2 PM, I would've missed it. Any chance that the "positive" was just a fluke? Sorry if this doesn't make sense...I'm still testing just in case, but it'd be nice to have a more solid answer! Thanks in advance! ↓
I'm quite obsevise as well, I use 2 different tests at the same time. I also keep close tabs on cervical mucus, that's the biggest clue. I also found that even though those tests say 24 to 48 hours, I found that I ovulated 3 days after the positive. I have also taken a test after the positve and it would look neg. My thinking on that is that once you test positive for the surge, go for it. I understand what you are saying about you may have missed it, but pay attention to how dark the line is, if it's just a tad lighter and your cm is ripe, then you're most likely ready to ovulate and do the baby dance. The last time we were successful after each babydance, I stayed in bed for 2 hours after, hips slightly elevated, now that's obsesive, but we did get pregnant. I wouldn't keep testing if your cm isn't stickey yet.
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, I too just had a d&c Aug 4 and just got my first period, just very light. What was your first period like after the d&c?
Hope some of this helps, wish I could do more. If you need to talk, I'm here. God Bless. ↑
Thanks, Daisyusa. Yeah, I've just sort of been assuming that the "positive" on Monday wasn't a fluke, and I'm more convinced now since my cm has since dried up. I might keep testing for a couple days just to be sure (I use cheap tests, so my wallet's not taking too much of a hit). Like you, I elevate my hips and stay in bed, and it sure worked for us last time. :) My first period after my d&c was pretty normal, actually. The only strange thing about it is that it started with a day of light spotting. I wasn't even convinced it was a real period until a day or so later. I thought maybe it was still left over from my d&c. The thing was, my doctor told me not to use tampons for it (something I haven't done since I was 12!) so, of course, it felt much heavier than normal. In retrospect, though, I think it was just a normal, annoying period. :) Sorry to hear about your loss, too. The first period is sort of bittersweet, isn't it? Will you be ttc again soon? ↑
We can't wait to try again, my doc told us we should wait 2 cycles, so we will. After my first period being regular first day, then light spotting for the next 2 days, makes me think that my lining really needs to be built up, but I was reading that it could be the hormones, no matter, I was told the first could be very different. What tests do you use? I bought a 6 box lot of the rite aid brand on ebay for $24, still have 2 boxes left, they were used with accu clear, marked down to 4 dollars becasue they were changing the packaging. I with the test would be more like a hpt, 1 line you're not ovulating, 2 lines you are. I wonder about the digital, you get the happy or sad face, but can't justify spending that amount of money.
If it's not too painful, how far along were you. Was he or she your first?
I was nearly 11 weeks along, started bleeding the night before, then slowed. Called doc first think in the morn and was seen about an hour later for us. Baby only measured at 9 weeks. I still cry myself to sleep some nights, but am getting better. Looking to the future and taking care of my family has helped, plus my faith in God
I have 2 little guys, Alex is 12 and Ethanael (long E) is 14 months.
Nice to meet you, too, Pamela. My friend is using the Rite-aid opk's right now and she seems to like them. I'm using New Choice brand and they worked for me last time, but obviously, I'm questioning them this time. If I don't get pg this cycle, I think I'm going to break down and buy a pack of the digitals, but keep using the New Choices also. That way, when the New Choice is questionable or looks like it's approaching positive, I can use the digital for a firmer answer without wasting too many of them. In terms of my m/c, I was only 9 weeks along but had no m/c symptoms at all. I also had a strong, healthy heartbeat on the u/s at 8 weeks. I had gone to the OB for a routine check-up and a resident there wanted to see if she could hear the heartbeat with a dopplar, just for practice. When she couldn't, the attending doctor gave it a shot and finally tried with a vaginal u/s. There was no heartbeat and it looked like the baby had died only two days before. If the resident hadn't wanted to "practice" with me, I could have gone indefinitely without knowing. I was so incredibly heartbroken and, like you, still cry myself to sleep every so often. I went for a solid month crying - bawling - every day. Getting my period sort of pulled me out of my depression a little when I realized that we could start trying again soon. Not that it replaces our first little bean...but just as something to look forward to. It would have been our first child. Meanwhile, Ethanael is just the greatest name! I've never heard of it before. I'm sure your little guys keep you quite busy! Did Alex know about the pregnancy yet? If so, how is he dealing with the loss? Family really does help a lot, though, and I just don't know what I would've done without my husband and parents. It makes me even more sure of our decision to have kids soon because I know the support system will be wonderful. ↑
Hi Suzy, sorry I didn't post sooner, internet access was down and hubby was on phone with technical support. Anyway, how are you today? I like your idea about using cheapy test and then the digital when you know you're there.
I'm so sorry for what you had to go through. I was so excited when I found out we were pregnant. I tested positive 5 days early couldn't believe it. I had my first apt at 7w2d and the baby looked great on the us, strong heartbeat over 160. My mom was with me, she was visiting from out of town and I loved sharing that moment with her. My next apt wasn't until the end of August, that would have been my first official exam. When I had to go back after bleeding, I thought, I'll be ok if I could just see his heartbeat. When she did the us, you could see his little stubby arms and leg ends. Then she said he's measuring at 9w2d, I was almost 11. While she's measuring, I was feeling relief. It made me feel he was ok since she was talking about how he measured, I just thought he was a little small, but I'd take it. Then....."but I can't find a heartbeat" I was crushed. I read somewhere that our type of mc is rare. Did they do a pathology report or tell you what was wrong? They did one on me, but I'm confused and still need to ask questions to the doctor. I wish I knew if the baby was a boy or girl.
Better news, I've stopped spotting, so 1 period down and 1 to go. I really can't wait to try again. Like you said, you can't ever replace a child. We planted a tree in our baby's honor. I don't know if you have read any posts in Pregnancy Over 35, but I posted in there about a down syndrome pregnancy. The mother decided to terminate the pregnany. Here we are, losing our babies and she goes and kills hers. That made me so mad and upset. Some of the ladies came down hard on me, but I had to say something. This lady was in her 40's with other children, perfectly able to take care of a DS baby. What if the testing was wrong, or they made a mistake? I know amnio's are very acurate, but they're not 100% foolproof. I thing those tests cause nothing but worrries and are not worth it. I'm sorry to go off subject but things like that upset me. I know it's a "woman's choice", but it shouldn't be. Her baby had a heartbeat.
Thank you for listening tonight. Please keep me posted, I'm keeping you and your husband in prayer. God Bless. ↑
Hi again, Pamela! Hope you're having an enjoyable weekend with your family. How are you feeling? Congratulations on ending your first period. It sounds like you're as eager to start ttc as I was. I *think* I'm in the tww right now, but I'm still not convinced that opk was positive! It's a little frustrating, and I'm so scared that I'll miss ovulation if I don't keep testing. I will catch it, one way or another! In other matters, your experience is really so similar to mine. My pregnancy started off rocky: I had spotting at week 4 and wound up in the ER with a threatened miscarriage. Obviously, the spotting stopped and all seemed okay, but they still wanted me in for periodic ultrasounds just to be sure. I'm considered high risk since I have rheumatoid arthritis and a history of superficial blood clots, so that added to their reason for checking me on u/s every couple of weeks. At week 6, we saw the heartbeat and it wasn't really fast, but nothing to be concerned about either. At 8 weeks, we had a heartbeat of 149 and the doctor was really pleased. Sort of like how you had your mom with you, I had my dad, stepmom, and husband and all of us just laughed in joy and and tech had a hard time getting a good image because I kept bouncing up and down in happiness to see a strong little flicker on the screen. We saw arm and leg buds and the little head curled around. The tech told us that our "baby looks beautiful" and that I wouldn't need another ultrasound until 16 weeks to determine the sex. I had to go back just 6 days later for a regular high-risk check-up, though (nothing out of the ordinary). That's when the resident wanted to practice, as I told you before. I'll just never forget the doctor staring at the screen and biting his lip. Everything looked okay to me - I saw the baby and the little arm and leg buds and I saw it looked a tiny bit bigger. But then the doctor asked, "Have you had any cramping or spotting?" and I knew something wasn't right. I answered, "No, why? Can't you see the heartbeat?" He paused, looked some more, and said, "No, I'm sorry." I was in such denial, I felt there had to be a mistake. I requested to use another ultrasound machine and in total, before my d&c, I think I had 5 different ultrasounds done on 3 or 4 different machines by 3 different doctors. I just had to be *sure*. To make matters worse, the d&c was done in labor and delivery, so I had all the women coming in to have their healthy babies while mine was being taken away from me. It took weeks before I didn't feel pregnant and even longer before I started feeling even an inkling of normal. It's been over 7 weeks since the procedure and I still don't feel totally normal. I still cry intermittently, and I just don't feel like my usual self. I don't feel motivated to do much and I feel like I have some dark secret that hardly anyone (save a few, such as yourself) can understand. What really gets me sometimes is when people say, "Oh, miscarriages are so common!" They are, of course, but I think people think that I never saw a heartbeat or saw little arms and legs forming. I find myself asking all the time, what on earth can make a little heart just STOP beating? I don't understand it. The pathology report didn't really report a lot - just that it wasn't a molar pregnancy (I already knew that). I have since had more bloodwork and am meeting with a hematologist to rule out clotting, given my problems in the past. I don't think it was clotting, though, and I don't know that we'll ever know. As far as your comments on the other board are concerned...I so understand where you're coming from. Interestingly, I've always thought of myself as pro-choice, but after this experience...goodness, my outlook is so different. I don't know what I am anymore. All I know is, making that choice would never, ever be the right one for me. I feel so crushed to think of someone terminating a beautiful, healthy pregnancy when people like you and I want so badly to have a baby and lose ours. Ultimately, it's their choice I suppose, but that doesn't mean that I could ever do it myself. I just can't even think about it, because it gets me so sad and I start going into "this-is-so-unfair" self-pity mode. Sigh. Sorry about my long ramblings this time. :) Hope you're doing well and know that you and your family are in my thoughts, too. ↑
Hi Susy, so sorry to not get back to you sooner. I read your story and I can't believe what you went through. When I went to the hospital for the D&C, I asked the nurse if they would do another us before the procedure, she said no. Thing is, I knew there wasn't a heartbeat, I saw it with my own 2 eyes, but there was still this hope that they were wrong. I'm so glad you were strong enough to demand more, I wish I were that strong. I'm always worried about stepping on others toes. So, I was wrong about the period ending. I had regular flow first day then spotting for 2 days, then 3 days later, it really came. I freaked out because it has never been that heavy, I thought maybe I was pregnant again and having another mc. Last night I was sitting in my office chair and I felt some gushes coming, I got up and there was actually a puddle of blood in the chair. I called my doctor this morning and she said that is within the normal range after mc. She did say if it continued for days that I would have to be seen. I only lasted till about 7 pm and now is more like a regular period and I feel much better. If I ovulate after this, my hubby and I are going for it, don't want to blow it if this is our only chance, but it's not in our hands. I'm sorry if that was too much information. How is your ovulation coming on your end, any luck yet? Keeping yo u in prayer, God bless. ↑
Suzy i don't mean to intrude on you thread but i had an opk last month(aug)...it was very faint pos ten got darker and darker....then it wasn't quit as dark as control line but dark enough...the next day i tested and bam...Neg nothing in the test line...i assumed i missed my lh surge...my dh and i bd'ed fri before i got the pos....then i got the pos sat...we bd'ed sunday afternoon...then again on tues...i actually did get pregnant that month...but sept 3 i misscarried at about 5wks...maybe 41/2...but i am not exactly sure...but your opk sounds prmoising and i used the new choiice as well..good luck again sorry to intrude! ↑
LoVeLyMoMmY, please don't feel that you're intruding, you're always welcome. I'm so sorry to here of your loss. I hate testing myself, some of them can be confusing. I have some of the new choice ones but wasn't sure how good they were since they only cost $1. I actually just bought a box of First Response, the lines are closer together. We're hoping to have success this month, fingers crossed. I wish you well. ↑
I agree, LoVeLyMoMmY, you're not intruding at all! I appreciate your response and it makes me more sure that my "positive" was indeed real! So sorry about your loss, though...it's such a tough thing to go through. Feel free to share your story, should you want to talk about it. ↑
Pamela, I can't believe they refused another ultrasound. I understand what you mean about not wanting to step on any toes, though. Especially after you've seen it with your own eyes. Still...even though I knew that the u/s would look no different the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th time they did it, part of me needed to see it again just to make sure. It's amazing how people's stories vary so much from hospital to hospital and from doctor to doctor. Sorry that AF stuck around a few more days, though. :( That's always a drag, especially when you think it's done! I've heard, though, that periods tend to be a little heavier the first time after a m/c. Otherwise, in tww news...I'm just full of frustration right now! I think I'm supposed to be 10 dpo today, +/- 1 day (I should really chart or do something besides opks). I tried a FRER this morning and BFN. Then, just to see, I tried my tried and true dollar cheapie and got what appeared to be a faint line within the time frame. Fake out! I think it was just a shadow line from where the test line should be. I know it's still a little early to be testing, but a) I'm soooo impatient, and b) I feel like, at the very least, the FRER should have picked up a positive by now. So, I'm just preparing myself for this just not being my and dh's month. I'll test over the next couple days, too, but I think AF is around the corner. Sigh... :( In the meantime, you're going to have to tell me how the First Response opk's work for you since I might switch next cycle if this doesn't work out for us this month. Hope you're feeling well and having a wonderful night! ↑
I'm not bothered at all about the period, it just gets me one step closer to being pregnant again. We are going to try next ovulation becasue of this. When I barely had the flow last week, we were going to wait becasue we felt that it wasn't enough flow to show a good sign of getting back to normal. I just don't know what I will say to my doctor if I do get pregnant after 1 cycle instead of 2. I'm hoping to have success with the FR kit. I like the idea that the lines are much more closer together making it easier to compare. I do like the Rite Aid ones and will be using a box of those along with the FR. I'm just as impatient as you. I tested positive 5 days early with FREP and 4 days early with Clear Blue. I think I took 7 tests, but it was because of really bad evap line the month before on and ept +-. Don't give up yet, you never know. You hit your O day right on. Test again in a couple of days and let me know, keeping you in prayer. Just in case I will let you know how the FR ovulations tests work out. They're only $16.99 at target. You have a great day and try to relax a bit. God bless. ↑
Well, then, Pamela, congrats on finishing your first AF! lol I was actually ecstatic when I first got my AF about a month ago. I couldn't believe it showed up that quickly after my d&c and I was just happy that I could start ttc again. In terms of what to tell your doctor if you succeed after 1 cycle...tell him/her that this is the way it was meant to be! Honestly, I think they say 2-3 cycles more for emotional reasons. I think literature supports that there is no physical advantage for 2-3 cycles over 1. Meanwhile, I tested again this morning and BFN. Again. I expected as much. Dh thinks I'm nuts because I keep holding the tests up to the light and making sure I'm not missing anything. I'm about 12 dpo, though, so if something were going to show, it probably would've by now. Not for sure, I know, but odds aren't looking good. Last pregnancy, I got a really faint (and therefore completely unreliable) + at about 9 dpo and got a really clear, obvious BFP at 11 dpo. I need to seriously exercise more patience! This time around, though (provided the tests stay BFN like I think they will), I'm going to start charting so I have a better idea how many dpo I actually am rather than just guessing. Hope you and your family are feeling wonderful and having a restful Sunday! ↑
Ah, well, AF showed this morning before I even had time to open my eyes. Even funnier, I didn't realize it and was actually taking an hpt (FMU, of course) and the control line hadn't even popped up by the time I realized that I should've saved myself the dollar. What's aggravating, I've decided, is that a lot of Dollar Tree hpt's have a shadow line and it really looked like they were getting darker or something over the past couple days. Obviously, just my imagination, but there was definitely a line of sorts there. I remember that from last time, too, so I just have to remember next cycle that I shouldn't be tempted by shadow lines that really are only BFN's. So it goes. Only 8 days until we start ttc again, at least. ↑
Suzy, that sucks. I'm test crazy and so the same thing when trying to see the results. I'm going to start opk's this weekend and take it from there, I'm normally 34 days when I am regular, but I'm not sure if all this will change my cycle. Has it with yours? I don't know if I will ovulate early in the week or the next. It's enough to drive me crazy and I really feel sorry for my husband. I keep teasing him making sure he's getting ready. Keep me posted, you've just got to get pregnant this time. ↑
Yeah, I'm pretty bummed. I mean, we definitely timed everything right and I did anything that I thought might increase my chances, too. The thing is...okay, this is strange, but you know how I was talking about those pesky shadow lines on the tests? I swear, those were getting slightly darker every day. It makes me wonder whether something chemical actually might have occurred, which would explain why they never turned a bright positive. I'm almost positive this is just a normal period, but part of me still wonders if something else happened, if nothing else because of the tests. As far as ttc goes, I got a pack of digital opk's yesterday to "supplement" my other cheapie opk's. Hopefully, I'll only have to use one or two of the digitals just to double-check when I think I have a positive result on the cheapie. I bought a basal thermometer, too, to start tracking my temp. I'm all gung ho about this!! I really want this to happen. Even though my previous pregnancy was definitely planned, the miscarriage made us realize even more how ready we are to welcome a baby in our lives. In terms of my cycle after my miscarriage, it was surprisingly normal. I got my first period 31 days after my d&c, and then this last cycle was 29 days. I've typically been a 29-30 day kind of girl, so everything seemed to be back to normal really quickly. I found that to be a relief, since everything felt so abnormal during those first few weeks after the procedure. My guess is that your cycle will probably be really similar to how it was before your procedure, but doing the opk's should help make sure that the timing is correct. It's funny, because, like you, I keep teasing my husband, too. I'm like, "The work's not over yet!" So far, he's got a great attitude. Hopefully, though, this cycle will work out for us. And, hopefully, this will be your lucky cycle, too! ↑
When you question your opk tests, do you think you may have been pregnant and this was a another mc? I know what you mean about feeling so strange after the procedure, I did too. Sometimes, I still feel pregnant, but I know that's all in my head. I did do a pregnancy test 3 weeks after to make sure I had no more hormones left and it was negative. I would love to buy some cheapy opk's but can't bring myself to do it. I do want to get the digitals though. I am completely dry at the moment seeing that I just finished my period. My first period was horible. But I was just happy to get it. I just counted the days from my d&c till my period and it's 32 days, so not far off from the 34 days that I usually am. According to my ovulation calendar, I should ovulate next Sat, but I'm going to start testing this Sat. No harm done. I, too, pray we both get blessed this time around....and for our husbands! Have a good night, God bless ↑
Actually, it was the hpt's that had a shadow line on them. I just wonder whether they might have been a really, really faint positive rather than the indentation lines that I thought they were at the time. I guess Dollar Tree tests can be prone to shadow lines sometimes. I wouldn't have thought anything, though, if it weren't for the fact that the lines kept getting a little darker. I never had what I would call a true positive hpt...each test I took was definitely questionable. If I hadn't known better, though, I probably would've interpreted the tests I took the 1 day before and 2 days before my period started as possible positives. I would prefer to think they were negatives, though (and still think they probably were) just for my own sanity. I couldn't deal with the thought of another loss, so I'm just assuming that they were negative tests all along and that the faint lines I saw were just indentation lines. But, yeah, my first period was sort of a pain in the neck, too. First, it was depressing because it was the final confirmation that I was no longer pregnant. But it was also a little heavier than normal. Like you, though, I was just happy to get it so we could start trying again. I, too, tested with hpt's every so often to make sure the hcg was going down appropriately. It was really difficult for awhile, because I was still getting pretty bright positives for some time. Going to buy opk's for the first time was also really hard because I remember thinking after I got pregnant last time, "Hey, I don't need those anymore!" Going back and buying more was just so "back to square one," so to speak. I guess it's all these reminders of what we lost back in July. I agree, though - there's no harm testing with opk's on the early side, just in case you ovulate sooner. You never know if your cycle might take a couple months to get back on track, and it'd be a shame if you missed your most fertile time. ↑
I felt the same way about those tests. Yipee, don't need them anymore. I never thought I would use all the opk boxes I won off ebay. I had even given 2 boxes away to a co-worker. So I took one today, negative as expected. CM is no longer dry so I know I'm getting close. By the calculator, it should be late next week. So my hubby and I plan on bd'n Thursday night through Monday night, that's if I ovulate. I just keep it in prayer that I do. We were at the toy store today and it was so hard looking past baby stuff, we should be 4 1/2 months along and able to look and buy those things. The only thing that made it better is knowing....I WILL BE BACK, BABY STUFF! Then I looked at toys for Ethanael and Alex and that really helped, got some great ideas for Christmas. I know you recently got your period, but when is your next ovulation due? BTW, how was your weekend? We did some shopping and cleaning. My inlaws will be here on Tues for 2 months, so have to get ready. They're usually here that long because they are traveling from England and try to to make the most of their travel, wanting to spend time with their grandchildren. Keeping you in prayer as well. I pray this is the month for both of us. God bless and have a great night. ↑
Hi Suzy, hope you had a great weekend. I have a question for you about the new choice dollar tree ovulation tests. I have been using them once a day for the past 4 days. I never get any kind of line for the test side, not even a shadow. Today though, I got a light line. Now, I know that the line has to be the same color or darker, but do you get a lignt line when you start? What I mean is, will it darker as you get closer to your surge? I'm hoping this is the week. Talk to you soon. God bless. ↑
Hi, Pamela! My weekend was great, thanks. It was really relaxing - we just tried to enjoy the last few days hanging outside by the pool before it gets too cold to enjoy it. I'm in Arizona, so it stays warm here well into October, but pool season doesn't last quite as long. Ugh, I know what you mean about passing by the baby stuff at stores. For awhile, I couldn't even pass by Babies R Us without breaking down crying. Like you now, though, I just try to think that it'll be me walking down those aisles buying stuff, soon enough hopefully. AF has ended and now I'm just preparing for the next cycle. Today's cd 7, so tomorrow we'll start bd-ing every other day, and then every day once I get the positive opk. I bought some Preseed this month, too. Just thought it couldn't hurt, and in the meantime, it'll make the everyday "sessions" a little more enjoyable, if you know what I mean. Otherwise, in terms of the New Choice opks, I used those last month and the month I got pregnant. Both times, I got faint lines that seemed to get a tiny bit progressively darker before finally turning positive. In fact, I almost always get a faint line of sorts on them, but they tend to increase in intensity the closer to ovulation I get. In May, the positive was really obvious. The tests got darker for two or three days, and then they were unquestionably positive for about 2 straight days. This past month, they got darker, then got *almost* positive. The only true positive result I got was the morning before I ovulated. By the afternoon, the test line had faded again. I think it's possible that you are experiencing a fade in, because I read that LH does increase a little bit right before the big surge. Once you believe that ovulation is right around the corner, though, you might want to try testing twice a day, once in the late morning and once in the mid or late afternoon. I think it's probably a good sign, though, that you've now got an inkling of a second line popping up. Whew, that was a long winded answer, huh? :) How did the rest of your weekend go? Are you all ready for the in-laws? Your kids must be excited! Keep me updated, and also on the opks. Hope you get the positive when you expect it! ↑
Hey Pamela - did you ever get your positive opk? I think you were supposed to O around now, right? Just thought I'd check in! O signs are looking good for me. My opks are slowly getting darker, so I think it'll be happening in the next few days. My husband is already tired! lol ↑
Suzy, I'm so confused about these opk's. I am using the er, rite aid, and dollar tree. On Thurs, afternoon, I got what looked like a positive. But after those 2 (taken at the same time) the tests are now very light. We started the babydance on Thursday night and are gong to finish up Sunday night. The last time I got what I thought was a positive, we did the same thing and ended conceiving the 3rd day after that test. Thing is, my cm hasn't been the egg consistency, so I'm not sure I'll be successful. I'll have to wait till about Oct 7th to find out if we are pregnant. I so hope we will be, but I'm just not sure. I normally don't have a difficult time getting pregnant. Has your cm changed at all since your d&c? What day are you supposed to ovulate? This has to be your month. This has been a bad week for us as well, my husband lost his job due to lack of work meaning we have lost our insurance. I know once I'm pregnant, I can get help, but there are only 2 places that accept it. One is a clinic and the other is an actual doctor's office, but they only have a few openings determined by your due date. I think I'll test early and call asap for an apt. This sucks because I won't be able to go back to my regular doctor. It's so upsetting that only one actual doctor accepts state insurance. Sorry for the vent, it's just one thing after another. But on a good note, we came up with a name for our baby. Since we won't ever know the sex of the baby, we chose, Morgan. I just felt like crying today. Hate those days. Keep me posted about your ovulation,k? God bless, I pray this is it! ↑
Oh, Pamela, what a week for you and your husband! I'm so sorry about his job. We have certainly been through that before - twice, in fact. Everything worked out, but for awhile, health insurance was a big question mark. The good news is, I suppose, is that (if where you live is anything like where I live) the job market has been better in the past year or so than it has been for quite awhile. Hopefully, that means he'll find another job again soon and you can have regular health insurance again. I understand about making an appointment as soon as possible, though. Especially after a miscarriage, it's nice to see a doctor ASAP. I'd definitely do the early hpts to find out sooner so that way you can make an appointment earlier if need be. Now, in terms of cm...strangely, I don't get ewcm every month. In fact, I had none the month I got pregnant (in May). I had some for the cycle after my d&c, none for last cycle, and then I got some two nights ago. It's strange. I don't think ewcm is necessary for conceiving, but so long as there is some wetness (such as watery cm), that's a good sign. Just in case, though, I bought some Preseed to help out on days when I felt "lacking." I used some for the first time this morning and I gotta say, dh and I both really liked it! My cm didn't really change after my d&c...at least, I don't think so. Everything pretty much seemed completely back to normal by that second cycle. Oddly, I got a positive opk today. I totally wasn't expecting one until tomorrow or Tuesday. I, being totally obsessive, double-checked with the digital and lo and behold, it was positive, too. Guess I'm going to O earlier than I thought! I'm okay with that, though, since that means I'll find out if I'm pg sooner! Sounds like you and your husband are timing things perfectly, though. Your opks are a good sign, and don't forget, the surge doesn't last long at all usually. Remember that, last cycle, I got that positive in the morning and a negative by the same afternoon! Crazy. Fortunately, sounds like you caught the surge and you're timing everything just perfect. I sure hope this is your month. After all you've been through, it would be such a wonderful gift. Keep me updated, and like I say, don't worry too much about the cm. Especially since you've had no problem getting pregnant in the past, I'm sure the "swimmers" will find a way somehow! ;) ↑
Thank you so much for responding, I was quite relieved to see you have had the same thing. My opk's have been lighter and lighter since the dark one on Thursday, just not sure if it was really positive. I'm assuming that I just missed the surge and that was as dark as it was going to get and would have got that positive earlier in the day or later. We did the babydance for 4 nights and then layed in bed for 2 hours after, oh my back. Now it's just the waiting game to test for pregnancy. I'm already feeling antsy. Let me know when you get your positive, I'm keeping you in prayer. My husband insists that his little swimmers have high tech navigation installed. Ha Ha, I laughed. It is strange about the cm and I'm relieved to see that it's not necessary to get pregnant. Hope you have a great night and thanks again. ↑
High tech navigation...hee! I hope that's the case for us, too! :) Any news since your maybe-positive? I have a feeling that probably was a positive and it sounds like you timed BD just right. Now the wait! Just curious - do you chart your temps? I just started this past cycle and it really helped me identify pretty much exactly when I ovulated. Strange thing - I ovulated 3 days early this cycle! I'm 4 dpo right now, and verrrry impatiently waiting! We were pretty diligent this month - we BD-d 2 days before, the day before, two times on the day of, and two times the day after ovulation (we're tired!). If that doesn't cause one of the swimmers to meet the egg, I don't know what will! Meanwhile, I'm awaiting test results that I had done at a hematology appointment I had last week. They're just checking me for some clotting problems since I've had some problems with superficial clotting in the past. I think and hope that my bloodwork will turn out fine, but if it's not, that would be interesting to investigate in relation to pregnancy. I just hope everything is negative and normal! How many dpo do you think you are right now? Are you still planning on testing on Oct. 7th? How is the visit with your in-laws going? ↑
I'm hoping I did ovulate so if I would have been positive on Thursday, that would put me at ovulating on Saturday at the latest, putting me 6 days past ovulation. I know I'll get impatient and test on Tuesday. I have a box of FRER. I got my first positive with them 5 days early. I feel your tiredness, it was so strange going to bed and just "going to bed" . We were really pushing it the last day. We say it was strictly "clinical". I still say it would be so much easier if the little swimmers would just stop and ask for directions, leave it to a man to just keep driving, not knowing where they are going till they just happen to bump into the egg. What would they do without us? I can't believe how close we are in our cycles this month, we could get positives 2 days apart!! That's so exciting! I will keep you posted and can't wait for Tues and Thursday. I'm so nervous......God bless and have a wonderful weekend. ↑
Hi there! Sorry it's been so long since I've responded. Things have been hectic (but good) around here! Still waiting to test, and I'm getting more impatient by the day! I'm 9 dpo today and I can't help thinking, hey, I wonder if a FRER would pick it up this early? I'm doing everything I can do to resist! I can't tell if I'm having symptoms or not. I don't think so. It's too early to feel anything, I suppose, but even if I could feel symptoms, I get all kinds of symptoms before my period, so it wouldn't be unusual. I think it's so neat that our cycles are so close together! Not to get our hopes up, but how wonderful would it be if we both got our BFPs this month and can continue this journey together? And, hey, even if we don't get our BFPs this month, I like talking to you! :) How are you feeling? Any symptoms? ↑
Don't worry about not responding sooner, things get hectic here as well. I'm so stupid, I was calculating dpo instead of days before my AF due date. I'm not due to get my AF until the 7th or 9th so testing was way too soon. I did use a dollar tree at 7 dpo and there was a ghost like line, not sure if it was evap line. Then tood a FRER Sunday and Monday, both negative. So I'm going to wait to test again until Friday. My boobs do feel a bit tender yesterday and today. Then today, I had some pink spotting, just at 2 different occasions when wiping. I am currently 10dpo. If I can wait, I may try and hold off till Sunday. My other 2 tests are Answer and they look exactly like the FRES. I'm just thrown off now with my cycle and for all I know, I may not have even ovulated or missed it. So confusing. It has been great talking with you and sharing such similar stories. I do pray you are pregnant, baby dust to you. ↑
Pamela!!! Guess what?!?! BFP!!!!!! I'm sooooo in shock! I tested way early (I know, I'm so bad) and yesterday, could've sworn I saw a positive on three (compulsive? Why, yes, I am!) Dollar Tree tests but knowing their history of ghost lines, thought I might be seeing something. I took a First Response, and BFN. I was so disappointed! I then took another First Response yesterday afternoon and a tiny shadow of a line was there. Finally, just took one this morning and it's definitely positive! The line is sooo faint, but all I care about is that it's there! I actually figure that I'm one day behind when I think I ovulated. I looked at my temps on Fertility Friend and assessed that I might be 10 dpo today as opposed to 11 dpo, which I originally thought. So, considering that, this is quite an early surprise! Eeek! My husband was half asleep when I told him, but I know he's happy. I'm so nervous, though. I just hope - with all my heart and soul - that this one sticks. Whew. Okay, on to you. I think spotting is quite a good sign, and that was about the right time for spotting to be showing up. 7 dpo is, as you said, definitely early for testing, but you probably can test just about anytime now. I really don't think you missed your ovulation; it sounds like you hit everything spot-on. I am really hoping for you - I wish so much that you get your positive test in the next few days. Any other symptoms popping up? ↑
