Hi everyone!
I spent time on the bump when trying to conceive and became pregnant with my son, and was fortunate to find a birth month page that was amazing and supportive and wonderful. I have heard the same things said time and again as I've lurked around this page so I am hopeful that it'll be another terrific, informative and congenial experience this time around!
I am 37 (so is my husband) and we have just begun trying to conceive another child -- my son is two and a half years old and is the love of my life (he says he wants a sister... that's the specific, current request
). I temped and charted prior to becoming pregnant with my son, so have started to do the same now. Everything was going normally (in the third cycle trying)... until last night when my period began at cycle day 21 (6DPO). I am usually a very "regular" girl, so this was a surprise.
I guess perhaps I don't really have a specific question, so much as I am just wondering if anyone else has had one wacky cycle just show up out of nowhere. I had a temperature spike at CD16 that remained up until yesterday morning when it dropped (but not all the way to cover)... then I started bleeding that evening. We had sex on at least -2, -1, +1 and +2 (and a few more days before and after), only missing O because he was not feeling well. I had an implantation dip on the chart from the month my son was conceived, so when I initially saw that drop in temp at 6DPO I thought it might be the same thing again, but apparently not... I guess I'm just worried that all this time I've been thinking I knew what was happening with my body and am now doubting that I understood my information at all. Not lost on me how funny it is to be worried about a week
early period... all throughout my younger years it would have been concern about a week
late period, right?
And then, of course, I can't help but notice the handful of stories from women who had some type of heavy bleeding and thought it was their period and it turned out to be something else and they
were pregnant... unlikely as that is, I am human and I hope...
I'm looking forward to getting to know you all as we support each other!
Re: intro (child mentioned) and questions
My cycles are usually regular too, and if anything is ever off its very confusing. Especially since some women do have AF after conception. A friend of mine did (she wasn't TTC and it was a surprise).
Good luck and keep us posted!
I can't really help with your questions as I have PCOS and every cycle is irregular.
Good luck to you!
NTNP since 11/12, actively trying since 8/14
11/15: Letrozole, Ovidrel, TI = BFP!!!
Beta #1(14dpo)=349, Beta #2(18dpo)=2,805
12/17/15: Got to see the heartbeat (105bpm)!
1/25/16: NT scan = normal (HB=163bpm)
EDD: 8/10/16
8/8/16: Baby boy born @ 12:25am, 8lbs, 20.5 inches
5/18/17: BFP!!! (11dpo)
Beta #1(12dpo)=176.4, Beta #2(15dpo)=607.1
As I'd imagined, everyone here is so lovely. Thank you for your support. My fingers are crossed for everyone who is trying again this month along with me!
You and I are the same :-)
BFP 2/19/15 • MMC found at 9 wks • D&E at 11 wks (age 36)
BFP 8/29/15 • CP (age 37)
TTC#2 since May 2017
BFP 10/18/17 • MMC found at 8 wks • Misoprostal at 10.5 wks (age 39)
BFP 2/16/18 • CP (age 39)
BFP 4/13/18 • CP (age 39)
BFP 5/07/18 • MMC found at 10.5 wks • D&E at 11.5 wks • Testing showed it was a girl with Trisomy 22. (age 39/40)
9/5/18 Diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve (4-5 follicles, one ovary had none and was very atrophied)
RE says the low egg count is likely causing my recurrent pregnancy loss. Less eggs results in more aneuploidy.
BFP 9/24/18 • CP (age 40)
Anyway, my body is waaaaay different now and PCOS is much worse.
Good luck! and Happy charting!
Me(38)PCOS/Hypothyroid DH(43)Low T/ED
MMC at 10 weeks 03/2011 DD born 01/2012 TTC #2 since 04/2014
BFP 8/26/2016