Anyone, whose is past the 3 month mark and still TTC. As of January 18, we are 3 months from our loss. I feel like ttcing the first time was hard. Now it just feels harder.
It is harder after going through a loss. Before it was frustrating because it wasn't happening, it wasn't happening, and then it did. It was all smiles and happiness, and then the loss. It shatters the illusion that having kids is simple and that pregnancy was just an easy process. Now there is fear and anxiety ever present. What if what if what if. Personally, I took a good long break from TTCAL and it helped me and DH recoup and process what happened and where life is taking us. We are TTC again, and it's still hard, but for many reasons now. I hope you can find peace and get your Rainbow Baby
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Everything @DinosaurJumper said. I'm just jumping back into TTC after a loss, but it's already frustrating. I'm worried how long it might take, and if the next one will stick.
Me: 32 DH: 31
Married since 2010
MC January 2016
BFP February 2016 Baby Girl born 11/2016
BFP 8/16/2018 EDD 4/29/2019 MMC 10/3/2018 BFP 12/16/2018 EDD 08/26/2019 MC/CP 12/20/2018 BFP 03/28/2019 EDD 12/07/2019 Hoping for our rainbow
I share the same sentiments....so many things go though your mind and I know you aren't supposed to stress because that makes conceiving even harder but how do you not? We are 4 months post loss and I am so scared we will never have a baby again....all of the CM and CL checking, the BBT checking, ovulation kits and failed PTs...it's so frustrating when other people seem to have babies so easily...I wish the best for you and all others on here.
It took us 15 months to conceive after our first loss. Try to find a way to not obsess too much over TTC; it doesn't always happen quickly.
me 30; DH 35 TTC since May 2014. Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d. Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1). AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR. RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW. Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining. Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining. Short LP (8 days). Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
It is hard or at least harder than TV, movies and everyday anecdotes lead us to believe. I feel like I wasted so much money on birth control all those years! I have found that charting and doing things that helped me feel more like I was being a proactive part of the process eased some of the strain for me. Good luck.
Yes, yes and yes. Agree with everything. I am 3 months past my second loss.. I got pregnant quickly after my first loss and now that I don't have a BFP this month (2 cycles TTC) I started freaking out. I can't do this to myself, I am gonna cool it. I can't let TTC consume me, it's too stressful. I am gonna focus on other things, I will continue to temp just to keep track of my cycles but that's it. What I started doing is planning my year as if I am not pregnant, which allows me to get excited about other things outside of pregnancy. If it happens soon, then so be it, if not then I have other things to look forward to.
******TW******Siggy warning BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d; BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks; BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
Yes! We got pregnant again 2.5 months after 1st loss, but it has been 5 months since 2nd loss and we're still trying. DH and I try to be optimistic and not stress too much. Good luck!
Our Journey: DS born 05/14 Losses 06/15, 09/15, 02/16
We have been trying for 4 months since we got the go-ahead after our last loss. I had three pregnancies in a year and a half, so needless to say, we have always gotten a BFP pretty quickly in the past. I just keep telling myself that my body knows how much time it needs, and when it's ready, we'll get our BFP. I think the most frustrating part is that since our last loss, I consulted MFM, so ironically I feel more prepared than I ever have to manage this pregnancy successfully.
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@Lovefor5inID I'm with you. I was feeling hopeful this month since my temperature stayed high longer than usual, but temp dropped this morning and AF showed up earlier today. It was my 3rd cycle past MC, 2nd cycle TTC. When it's counted out like that it seems like it hasn't been very long at all, but it feels like forever when you're in it, especially with a long cycle like I have.
MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks) MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks) MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP) RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017 MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP) RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017 MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)
RE #3: More testing 2023. Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing. Surgery for endometriosis January 2024 Lupron Depo March 2024. Benched 3 months.
FET #1: June 3, 2024 (failed)
Lupron Depo June 2024. Benched 3 months again before next FET.
Re: TTC Troubles.
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BFP February 2016 Baby Girl born 11/2016
BFP 8/16/2018 EDD 4/29/2019 MMC 10/3/2018
BFP 12/16/2018 EDD 08/26/2019 MC/CP 12/20/2018
BFP 03/28/2019 EDD 12/07/2019 Hoping for our rainbow
TTC since May 2014.
Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d.
Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1).
AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR.
RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW.
Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Short LP (8 days).
Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
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I got pregnant quickly after my first loss and now that I don't have a BFP this month (2 cycles TTC) I started freaking out. I can't do this to myself, I am gonna cool it.
I can't let TTC consume me, it's too stressful. I am gonna focus on other things, I will continue to temp just to keep track of my cycles but that's it. What I started doing is planning my year as if I am not pregnant, which allows me to get excited about other things outside of pregnancy. If it happens soon, then so be it, if not then I have other things to look forward to.
BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks;
BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
Our Journey:
DS born 05/14
Losses 06/15, 09/15, 02/16
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Me: 40 DH: 39
Married 12.19.13
BFP #1 1/14, MC 2/14 (6wks)
BFP #2 1/15, MMC/D&C 3/15 (12wks)
BFP #3 6/15, MC 8/15 (9wks)
BFP #4 4/16, MC 4/16 (5wks)
BFP #5 7/16, MMC 8/16 (10 wks)
BFP #6 3/4 , EDD 11/9/17
MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks)
MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks)
MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP)
RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017
MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP)
RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017
MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)
RE #3: More testing 2023.
Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing.
Surgery for endometriosis January 2024
Lupron Depo March 2024. Benched 3 months.
FET #1: June 3, 2024 (failed)
Lupron Depo June 2024. Benched 3 months again before next FET.
FET #2: September 2024 (failed)
FET #3: December 2024 (failed)
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