Baby Making is Hard

mrsmommya · November 2015

We are trying for the first time since our miscarriage in September. I was so excited after my first period, thinking we could finally move forward. I used OPKs my cycles before our BFP and got positives 2-3 days before ovulating. I usually ovulate between CD16-CD18 and NOTHING yet!! DH and I have been trying so hard and the monotony is really getting annoying...I hate that baby making has to be this hard. I am so worried I will not ovulate

ekgray82 · November 2015

I hear ya! I had my D&C on 9/30 and I'm still waiting for my first period. We want to TTC as soon as possible so the wait is excruciating! Really hoping I get it soon! Good luck to you!

LilLambie · November 2015

I didn't ovulate the first cycle after my d&c but I did the 2nd and currently ovulating in the third. I think there are heaps of woman whose cycles are a bit hay wire afterwards. If you don't ovulate this cycle just keep trying next cycle.

mrsmommya · November 2015

I could never understand that...if you don't ovulate...then when does the cycle end? Do you still have a period?

ssnova · November 2015

@ mrsmommya You can still have a period even if you don't ovulate because if you don't become pregnant, for what ever reason, the lining will shed because nothing has implanted. If I understand it correctly. Doesn't a cycle run period to period?

carrieandr · November 2015

Yes, you'll still get a period. You may also just ovulate late this cycle. My first two cycles after my d&e were extra long.

kmmharrison · November 2015

I am right there with y'all! This is my first cycle since we came off the bench. WTO and have about a week to go. The suspense is killing me!!!! I want to get pregnant this month so badly! I want to be able to tell our immediate family when we're all together for Christmas.

kmmharrison · November 2015

@mrsmommya, have you been taking OPKs once a day? We used them when we got our BFP, too. I found that one day I was negative for LH surge in the morning and positive that night. I read in TCOYF that sometimes OPKs don't tell you accurately because if your LH surge only lasts 12 hours, you might miss it. The only way to tell for sure is temp spike after the fact. Fingers crossed that it happens soon and you get a BFP this month!

LilLambie · November 2015

A period is your bodies natural reaction to the drop in hormones. You have hormones that thicken up the lining that stop getting produced after a certain amount of time by your body (depending on your cycle length). When you are pregnant another hormone takes over and keeps the lining, or if you are not pregnant the lining sheds.

dinino32444 · November 2015

I understand how you feel. I haven't been consistent with using OPK since our miscarriage in June. But the month before last I randomly decide to take 1, 2 weeks after I thought I had ovulated and I got a positive turns out I just ovulated 2 weeks late. My cycle has fluctuated between 35 and 45 days since my miscarriage. if trying wasn't hard enough By it's self the waiting game with long cycles only makes it worse.

Hopefully we all get BFP soon.

crob5685 · November 2015

@dinino32444 tell me about it! I have average cycles of about 40 days. That with the fact it took AF 14 weeks to return is driving me nuts. I had my D&C in June and on cycle day 32 of my 1st cycle post D&C. Feels like I've wasted SO much time!

allishally13 · November 2015

My cycle after my miscarriage on 9/29 was 35 days. AF just ended today after starting 10/31. Definitely was told cycles and ovulation can be off, just keep tracking and fx for you! So excited and scared to start trying this month [-O<

mrsmommya · November 2015

@kmmharrison I have been doing once a day in the pattern that I had the 2 months before my BFP. Basically take one in the afternoon and if it was close to positive took another before bed and it was positive. This time I haven't come anywhere near a close positive. I am just praying I missed the surge with the opks and will ovulate by Friday. All this baby dancing for nothing will have me super bummed!

kja2011 · November 2015

I didn't ovulate until day 20 my first cycle after miscarriage (usually day 15-16). I wasn't thinking I wouldn't ovulate that cycle, but finally got the positive OPK, and am now 6 weeks pregnant.

Good luck!

R0824H · November 2015

took my 45 days to O right after my first loss, hang in there!

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