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Jadevega
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TTC after stillbirth
Jadevega
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My husband and I decided to ttc a month after we lost our baby.. It's been well over 2 months now and I've missed my period this month. Took a PT but all came back neg. Called the dr and they said they won't do blood work until I get a pos. any advice?
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Re: TTC after stillbirth
DH: 45
BFP #1 3/19/14 EDD 11/29/14 MMC D&C 4/24/14
BFP #2 12/4/14 Beta #1 218 at 12dpo Beta #2 1055 at 16dpo
Saw heartbeat 12/29. Please be a rainbow.
All welcome
It's not uncommon for losses and pregnancy to impact your cycles. Even if one is of your 'normal' length, the next one might not be. Have you gotten a period since the stillbirth? If not, and, again, I don't know how this works for stillbirth vs miscarriage, but were your levels all followed down to 0 and did your doc give you the okay to try again? It could be that your levels going down slowly delayed the start of your cycle.
I would say test once a week until you hit 60 days without a period, and at that point call your doc and they may or may not want to start you on something to jump start your cycle. It might also be good to start temping/charting and/or using OPKs so that you can start to make sense of your cycles and know whether you are actually late or whether your cycles are finding their new normal.
Me-31, H-27
**Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP**
**Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25**
Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14
SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal.
HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall.
Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed.
9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014
BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000!
U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat
U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015
U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
A loss at any point in time can really mess with your cycles. I had an early loss and it took almost 2 months for me to have my first af. I agree, read the newbie blog and chart. It will help you figure out if/when you are ovulating and when you should expect af to arrive.
DD#1 born June '09
DD#2 born April '11
TTC #3 as of July '14
Much like PP cycles it can take a long time for your cycles to regulate after a late term loss. Your body knows that it had a baby but not that you didn't get to take them home. So your cycles may be all over the place for a while.
Did your doctor give you a wait-period. Traditionally you are supposed to wait 4-8 weeks to allow your uterus & vagina to heal completely. TTC too early can make you prone to infection.
Best of luck moving forward.
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Me: 31 DH: 29
DX (me): Inborn error of metabolism - protein restriction, metabolic formula & weekly blood tests
DNA Results (7/1): DH is NOT a carrier for my genetic disorder!
7/3: Metabolic clinic gave the green light to TTC - holy crap!
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
BFP 12/19/12: Ectopic discovered at 8 weeks, right tube removed 01/18/13
June 2013 Testing Results: Progesterone: 31.7, LH: 5, FSH: 5, Estradiol: 161
Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
TTC journey over as of the end of October 2014
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