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Hi Em , I am also 3 dpo and in the two week wait! always a long wait. This is my 3rd month TTC after suffering a m/c just a few weeks ago. My doctor gave us the ok to start trying again right away, but I am very nervous! How long have you been trying for Em? I am praying for your and my rainbow babies!! Do you use BBT or OPKs? I use an opk ...I find they are really good for tracking ovulation. I usually ovulate from CD 14-17 depending on the length of my cycle...they can range from 27-32 with an average of 29 days. No symptoms yet... how about you?

Amarah- good luck this cycle! When I read your post it reminded me a lot of what just happened to me. I had a chemical last cycle and I tried again the immediate cycle after and I got my BFP at 8 dpo. Today I am 13 Dpo and my line is way darker than it ever was with my chemical! Hoping the same happens to you! Good luck and keep us posted!

@AMF That gives me so muh hope! Congrats too!! Thank you for sharing that with me. My m/c was considered a “chemical pregnancy” as I m/c at just over 4 weeks. Some people do not feel ready to try again so quickly but I honestly felt good about it. Trying again was what kept me going forward actually. With the chemical I got a faint line around 10dpo and a little darker around 11&12dpo …then the line kept getting lighter which was a strange thing as the hcg should double every 48-72 hours…I never got a strong BFP. anyhow, I got my blood work and my HCG was only at 20 and then dropped to 9 a few days later… then I m/c. To be honest, if I wasn’t tracking so much for pregnancy and keeping a close on my cycle…it could easily have gone unnoticed.

Amarah,

I'm so sorry to hear about your recent mc I've been through that myself and found it very hard! How are you feeling emotionally? I've heard from many people that you're strangely more fertile after a chemical or mc ! I'm so praying this is your month and that it's a sticky bean.

I use opks and bbt :) I've been trying for a couple years but I took some time off for surgery etc. This is my first medicated cycle but I'm not being monitored. 8 ovulate on my own hustbhoping Clomid will produce more eggs so increase the chances

I've no symptoms yet either. I've had a few cramps but nothing unusual really! Are you tracking bbt? Did you use any fertility aids this cycle ? I took starflower oil and omega 3 :)

Let me know :)

Also AMF huge congrats on the bfp! So excited for you. I pray it's a healthy and happy 9 months for you

Em xx

Hoping to join you ladies I also 3dpo. This is my first cycle using Vitex and opks been trying for three months this time.

@Em I am feeling okay after the m/c ...I basically was so sad for bout a week straight but I have decided to try and move on. I'll always have a special spot in my heart for that angel baby. It helps having such supportive friends and family to talk to. I feel like I don't want to miss the oppertunity to have my baby this cycle so we are trying :) I am 32 and feel like I don't have a ton of time since we want 2 babies God willing. My husband is 34.

I am taking just a prenatal Vitiamin and trying to eat very healthy. I hope it all helps. I just bought a nasal temp thermometer from amazon And will try to chart if I don't get my BFP this month. It would be nice to know for sure the day I ovulate. It may be a learning curve for me lol it took me 2 cycles to really understand my opk ! Lol

I have heard that fertility is increased after a m/c but is it really true ? I hope so.

I really hope the clomid helps you! Maybe you will get blessed with twins!!! (Or maybe have a panic attack at that thought lol)

When I was pregnant one of the biggest signs for me was sore teeth/gums. And I was exhausted. All of the time. But you know how our minds work.... sometimes you want to Be pregnant so badly and then every sense is amplified ... or at least I was ike that.

Let me know of any symptoms you are having :) or any thoughts for that matter.

@smiley welcome!!! Now the waiting game begins... I'm in the same boat... my third month TTC. Any symptoms yet ?

Sorry for all the typos lol my nails are so long and need to be done haha hard to type on the iPad

Welcome Smiley i've never used Vitex but heard it's natures clomid :) That can't be a bad thing! How are you feeling today? Any symptoms? Are you temping?

Amarah ,

That's so great to hear that you're doing well but that you also took time to be sad. It's not an easy journey but please God it'll be soooo worth it. Where are you guys living? I'm in Ireland!

Temping is hard work! I hate having to wake up every morning to do it - especially at the weekends. but if you go to my page you'll see that it's very helpful for pinpointing ovulation to an exact day. I never worry about what day I may or may not have ovulated on because it's always very obvious. You'll love that BUT here's hoping you won't need it next cycle cos there won't be a next cycle

I would love twins but I think DH is terrified by the idea oh well, he would get over it. I would love it though! When I was pregnant my main sign was crazy dreams (like bonkers) and Yellow snot like CM (tmi -sorry) Hoping to see both of those symptoms back soon

4dpo today and I don't feel pregnant at all. I'm hoping that doesn't mean anything. I've no symptoms other than a few cramps, same as yesterday but nothing major to report unfortunately. It seems to be that I lose hope somewhere between 4-7 dpo, then I convince myself that that in itself is a sign and that I may actually be pregnant, and then I get my hopes up again for the last few days before AF arrives. Then when she arrives I'm so very disappointed. Hopefully she stays away this month. I totally hear you on wanting to be pregnant so badly that you imagine symptoms. I'm brutal for it.

I've had a rough few weeks with a very insensitive pregnant friend so I'm hoping this will be my month so I can stop fretting :)

How are you today? How are you feeling? Tell me all!

Em xx

Good Morning EM (or afternoon haha) Wow, Ireland is a place I’ve always wanted to travel to. Such a beautiful country. I live in Canada. Also a very beautiful country. If you ever have the chance to visit Canada- do it, we love the irish J
 
Temping sounds like hard work…but I am committed to increasing all my chances! I also think it would be nice to know the exact day of O…I find with the OPK I struggle to know which is the positive. For example, The test line of my OPK on Thursday was the same as the control line in darkness… then on Friday the test line was much darker than the control line….would that mean my LH surge happened on Thursday or Friday? We BD on both days but I am just not sure. Thoughts? So I am either 3 or 4 dpo.
 
Don’t worry about not feeling any symptoms yet. It’s still very early. Every body is also different. I have sore boobs today/ sore nipples (but that was not the case when I was in fact pregnant before) and other than that I am not feeling many symptoms. I have been getting a lot of rest too. Are you a POAS addict? I am… when do you normally start testing for pregnancy? I will usually start around 10dpo…I know it’s early but I can’t help myself. I bought a bunch of internet cheapie pg tests …so I can spare a few. Also- never worry about TMI – that’s why we are on here – to be real about it all with others in the same boat. J When I was preggers – my CM was lotion like – white and cloudy. I didn’t have a ton of it – but more than normal for sure.
 
I am sorry to hear that you had to deal with an insensitive pregnant friend. Maybe it’s her hormones? Or maybe she just doesn’t think before she speaks. I found that happened a lot when I told some friends/family about my m/c. Just a wide range of comments – some helpful and some not. I just take the good and filter out the bad.  I think what helped me the most was knowing that they were trying to help me even if it was in their own (maybe not so helpful) way. I hope your friend smartens up! Lol
 
Oh, and twins would be the best. LOL I hear that your chances of twins increase with age (I am 32) so maybe I will get them too haha.
 

@smiley How are you feeling today? Any symptoms?