Any BBT charters out there TTC again?

Ziegeficker · August 2011

Hi everyone...I had a "trying again" question that I can't seem to find any answers to on the vast Internet, so I figured I would just ask you all directly...

I was charting to get pregnant, but then stopped when I got a BFP in July. Well, when I lost the baby, I decided to start taking my temperature in the mornings again once I stopped bleeding so I can try my hand at figuring out what the hell my body is doing now, since I don't want to get weekly bloodwork done (though I've had 3 checkups since my ER visit). I figure, at the very least, it can tell me when my next period will come and when we can start trying again, if we decide to go ahead with that...Well, I stopped bleeding only about 5 days ago, and my temperature finally dropped back down to pre-ovulation/pregnancy levels just this morning, and yet I'm *already* seeing cervical fluid reminiscent of a fertile period...Is it possible that I am already just days away from ovulating??? Or do the hormones just make crazy things happen with your cervical fluid?

I was just wondering, did anybody else use charting as a way to figure this stuff out? Because, when I look on Internet articles, they mention that you can ovulate as soon as 2 weeks after you miscarry, but they never define that point -- Is the day of miscarriage considered the day you start bleeding; the day you pass tissue; or the day you stop bleeding? Nobody seems to refer to the point when your BBT dips back below the cover line as meaningful at all, though some women gauge a kind of "leveling out" of hormones based on taking home pregnancy tests or by getting weekly bloodwork. I'm so confused...I had a natural miscarriage, but the bleeding spanned for 20 days (light spotting included), and as of last Tuesday, my hcg levels were at 95.

Thank you for your help on this...I have found some helpful information out there, but none that tie in the information your body is giving you with your BBT and cervical fluid.

BzeetyD · August 2011

I charted after both my losses. With my 1st loss I actually got AF 2 weeks after my loss.

With my 2nd loss I too was able to catch my temp dropping, CM changes and then my ovulation. I also ovulated when my HCG was between 158 and 33, I got AF the day my HCG was 8.

The most important thing to know is that each pregnancy is different and everyone is different so there is no set time or pattern to "expect."

Lots of women on here have charted after a loss, for the same reason you are.

I hope that helps.

Ziegeficker · August 2011

BzeetyD:
I charted after both my losses. With my 1st loss I actually got AF 2 weeks after my loss.
With my 2nd loss I too was able to catch my temp dropping, CM changes and then my ovulation. I also ovulated when my HCG was between 158 and 33, I got AF the day my HCG was 8.
The most important thing to know is that each pregnancy is different and everyone is different so there is no set time or pattern to "expect."
Lots of women on here have charted after a loss, for the same reason you are.
I hope that helps.

That does help, thank you. It sounds like, based on what you're telling me, that I could actually ovulate soon. It just seems unbelievable after all of the crap we've been through that my body is already ready to try again. And the fact that you ovulated with pregnancy hormones is interesting...I'll have to read up on that. I have no intention of getting my bloodwork done or my hormone levels read any longer, so I doubt I'll ever know when they are back down to pre-pregnancy level, but that's just because I'm exhausted of doctors appointments when they are for such depressing things

KJsbabe · August 2011

There are lots of us BBT charters here. Most often I have seen the day of MC referred to as the first day of red flow or CD1. I charted before and after my first loss at 5w4d and my cycle went right back to normal after. My temp dropped the day I started bleeding and b/w showed my HCG was at 0 two days later. I O'd and got my next AF at my normal times.

My second loss was much more drawn out. My HCG took a long time to drop and so my temps stayed high for quite a while. I bled heavy for two days and then spotted for 6 weeks. It stopped around CD50 and thats when my temps started to drop back down, but my HCG was still 400+. I took it as sign I was at least moving in the right direction.

Since your HCG was 95 last week, it's possible you could be getting ready to O. You might want to take a cheapie HPT to see if it's negative yet. Then if it is, take an OPK to see if you're surging yet.

Edit: spelling

BzeetyD · August 2011

scerulla:
BzeetyD:
I charted after both my losses. With my 1st loss I actually got AF 2 weeks after my loss.
With my 2nd loss I too was able to catch my temp dropping, CM changes and then my ovulation. I also ovulated when my HCG was between 158 and 33, I got AF the day my HCG was 8.
The most important thing to know is that each pregnancy is different and everyone is different so there is no set time or pattern to "expect."
Lots of women on here have charted after a loss, for the same reason you are.
I hope that helps.
That does help, thank you. It sounds like, based on what you're telling me, that I could actually ovulate soon. It just seems unbelievable after all of the crap we've been through that my body is already ready to try again. And the fact that you ovulated with pregnancy hormones is interesting...I'll have to read up on that. I have no intention of getting my bloodwork done or my hormone levels read any longer, so I doubt I'll ever know when they are back down to pre-pregnancy level, but that's just because I'm exhausted of doctors appointments when they are for such depressing things

Following HCG down to 0 is common after a loss though not all docs do it and not all women want to. My clinic wanted me to do it and it was helpful to me, because I felt like progress towards TTC again was being made. It does suck to have appointments all the time, be reminded of your loss on a weekly basis and get poked and prodded but it was for a good reason.

orangegoggles · August 2011

I had some wet and stretchy CM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I was shocked because I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum and hadn't m/c yet. My D&C was yesterday. The sac stopped growing at 5 weeks so I guess maybe my body was confused but it was the most CM I have ever had.

lycih · August 2011

I'm only 20 days post m/c but I started charting again recently, precisely for the reasons you've mentioned.
I feel like I have noticed a drop in my temps back down to pre-pregnancy levels, which I think is good. Though, I've been having a harder time tracking my CM since I was bleeding/spotting for so long. But, from what I've read it's very possible to ovulate pretty right away for some people.

MrsGingerN · August 2011

Sounds just like my situation! And I literally just ran to get my chart. I'll give a shorthand version of my situation:

Preggo in May, Missed Miscarriage on July 25, and just had D&C on 8/2.

I started charting last day of spotting. Temps were low. Had the fertile cervical fluid then my temps spiked for 2 days and went back down. I thought I ovulated. Maybe I did. But then my temps stayed low for a few days and I had more fluid and they slowly rose. I had a dip below, but they went right back up. So I believe my 2nd set of temps is now the luteal phase (which I'm 9 days in). So hopefully in a few days AF comes.

I went to Dr last week for post-op and he said I should bleed 4-6 weeks after my D&C bleeding stop (I bled for 4 weeks total: prior to mc and inclduing after D&C). But I should expect it by next week. They drew blood and my HCG levels are 0.

I'm desperate for AF so we can TTC again. I hope I helped!

MrsGingerN · August 2011

I had a blighted ovum too. I miscarried at 12 weeks altho the sac measured way smaller 6-7wks. Maybe it was a luteum breakdown that cause your fluid? I read that it happens.

Ziegeficker · August 2011

Thank you all for responding...All of your stories are very helpful to me. I will keep charting and just hope for the best, and eventually, my body's intentions will make themselves clear. @MrsGinger, that pattern of temps sounds crazy confusing! I hate not knowing what my body is doing, and all of the physical changes have just added stress to my emotional situation. It's almost like my body is trying to ovulate "on time," since according to an application I was using to track my temps, it's predicting I'll ovulate on Friday (the app is assuming I was never pregnant and just having normal cycles)...so it sound like, at this point, it could still go either way.

It would have been nice to have a doctor I could call, but I never got to see one since we lost the baby before our first appointment. And I hate having conversations like this with nurses I've never seen or met. The nurse who called me to tell me my hcg levels didn't seem like she even knew why she was calling me!

Thanks again! I'll keep checking in and reading other posts from you lovely ladies and will hopefully figure out how BBTs can help me piece things together after a loss. You guys are great Smile

MrsGingerN · August 2011

Def keep charting. Your body seems like it's trying to figure things out, it's been thru so much. I think after 4 weeks my body is back to normal! So it's just another waiting game! Good luck to you!!!

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