Finally got my negative opk!

[nyc0404]

While most of waiting for a positive opk, I was eager for a negative because of you know I suffered a miscarriage and have been waiting for my CB digi to turn negative and today it finally did!

It almost makes me wonder whether the 4 days of solid smile faces I saw last week were in fact lh surge indicating ovulation?

I remember when I did conceive I had about 3-4 days of solid smiley faces and I ended up doing 2 attemps, one at my first cb positive and then 3 days later.

Atomic and others - is it normal to have CB disploy a solid face for 3+ days? What does this mean.. I ovulate later? And is one attempt enough?

Now Im just waiting for AF!!

[Nell_]

Sorry about MC so hard. Its telling you peak fertility as far as i know so if it were me id be happy with 1 attempt during that but atomic would know more :-) x

[nyc0404]

While most of waiting for a positive opk, I was eager for a negative because of you know I suffered a miscarriage and have been waiting for my CB digi to turn negative and today it finally did!

It almost makes me wonder whether the 4 days of solid smile faces I saw last week were in fact lh surge indicating ovulation?

I remember when I did conceive I had about 3-4 days of solid smiley faces and I ended up doing 2 attemps, one at my first cb positive and then 3 days later.

Atomic and others - is it normal to have CB disploy a solid face for 3+ days? What does this mean.. I ovulate later? And is one attempt enough?

Now Im just waiting for AF!!Update - I jumped the gun too soon, and the cb now gave me another solid face so I think it's still picking up my HCG from d&c..

Now whats more confusing is I'm spotting almost like a period is coming. How can you get a positive opk - both digital and strips, a light faint hpt and AF at the same time?!

I feel like once AF is over if indeed this is it and all my opks are positive I'll be confused when to do my one attempt.

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[nyc0404]

Thank you I just provided an update
Sorry about MC so hard. Its telling you peak fertility as far as i know so if it were me id be happy with 1 attempt during that but atomic would know more :-) x

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[Nell_]

Update - I jumped the gun too soon, and the cb now gave me another solid face so I think it's still picking up my HCG from d&c..

Now whats more confusing is I'm spotting almost like a period is coming. How can you get a positive opk - both digital and strips, a light faint hpt and AF at the same time?!

I feel like once AF is over if indeed this is it and all my opks are positive I'll be confused when to do my one attempt.

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Apparantly ov tests can be used as a pregnancy test sometimes too so it is poss picking up that hormone hence the face! I would probably just wait until bleeding stops and then test every few days? Then i guess AF will cone again and you can start again? Probably what i think id do but im sure atomic or one of the ladies will know more... hope you're ok

[atomic sagebrush]

I don't know if "normal" is the word I'd use but yes it is very very common. It can happen for several different reasons (which I cn go into if you'd like, most of them are not important right now) but I do think this is probably from the loss.

You can get a pos opk for many days after ovulation has occurred. Is that what I think is happening here, probalby not, and so I'd have you BD every 4 days (and since this concept makes you nervous, do so in the "every 96 hour" pattern) One attempt, if you didn't O the average of 24-36 hours after the first positive, would not be enough depending on when you actually ended up ovulating.

[atomic sagebrush]

Update - I jumped the gun too soon, and the cb now gave me another solid face so I think it's still picking up my HCG from d&c..

Now whats more confusing is I'm spotting almost like a period is coming. How can you get a positive opk - both digital and strips, a light faint hpt and AF at the same time?!

I feel like once AF is over if indeed this is it and all my opks are positive I'll be confused when to do my one attempt.

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Because the OPK detect some of the same hormone as the pregnancy test, you can get a positive OPK while getting a positive HCG test and I'll assume that is the root of the pos OPK.

If you're still getting pos HCG your body may be trying to get rid of some more "stuff" and it's sloughing it off right now. This is desirable and will help your fertility to come back sooner.

[nyc0404]

Because the OPK detect some of the same hormone as the pregnancy test, you can get a positive OPK while getting a positive HCG test and I'll assume that is the root of the pos OPK.

If you're still getting pos HCG your body may be trying to get rid of some more "stuff" and it's sloughing it off right now. This is desirable and will help your fertility to come back sooner.Thanks Atomic! I had some spotting but no real AF..and I believe I won't getAF till HCG gone. It'll be exactly one month post d&c..so anxious to get af and just try but body is taking forver! I'm also waiting for my bloodtest results to see where I stand

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[atomic sagebrush]

You're still getting HCG a month after your D and C??

I think you need to get in to the doc to check for retained tissue. Make an appointment but I also want you taking your temp every day and if at any point you spike a fever or have pain/cramps in your lower abdomen especially if you're having all over body aches and feel generally unwell, go to the emergency room right away.

[nyc0404]

You're still getting HCG a month after your D and C??

I think you need to get in to the doc to check for retained tissue. Make an appointment but I also want you taking your temp every day and if at any point you spike a fever or have pain/cramps in your lower abdomen especially if you're having all over body aches and feel generally unwell, go to the emergency room right away.Update - I got my period..it's much lighter than what im used to though..is that normal especially after a d&c? My Cb and opk strips were negative so I guess that's a good sign. I took a pregnancy test and the 2nd line is barely there...good bad??

So now I wait...can't wait for my attempt.

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[atomic sagebrush]

Yes that's normal, and good that AF is here. We want that sloughing of the lining to get rid of whateve is left.

[nyc0404]

Yes that's normal, and good that AF is here. We want that sloughing of the lining to get rid of whateve is left.My AF is weird..I only bleed at night/morning when I get up and the rest of the day dry. Is that okay?? Never had a period like that

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[atomic sagebrush]

It's probably not a "real" period in that you likely did not ovulate and this is just the rest of the lining coming off. I would absolutely expect a very strange flow this time but it will still act as a reset for your hormones.

Just for giggles, let's have you eat a couple spicy meals (garlicky, if possible) and take at least one hot bath. I'd like you to have a bit more of a bleed than what you're describing just to make sure everything is cleared out. :heart: Don't go overboard, just a couple spicy meals and a hot bath, maybe one beer with the meal.

No cranberry for now, I know you want to use it, let's make sure we know what's happening before u start that.

[nyc0404]

It's probably not a "real" period in that you likely did not ovulate and this is just the rest of the lining coming off. I would absolutely expect a very strange flow this time but it will still act as a reset for your hormones.

Just for giggles, let's have you eat a couple spicy meals (garlicky, if possible) and take at least one hot bath. I'd like you to have a bit more of a bleed than what you're describing just to make sure everything is cleared out. [emoji813] Don't go overboard, just a couple spicy meals and a hot bath, maybe one beer with the meal.

No cranberry for now, I know you want to use it, let's make sure we know what's happening before u start that.Thanks Atomic..no cranberry. Funny i had some hot sauce with my meal and soon enough I bled a bit...how weird/cool? Did the hot sauce do something lol

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[atomic sagebrush]

I know it sounds weird but yes it can be practically instantaneous. the capsaiscin (sp??? sorry, I mean the good juju in peppers) is a vasodilator and can make your vessels relax, so you'll bleed a little more freely. Some other elements of spicy foods like garlic are blood thinners and can also make you bleed a bit more and that is very effective too (and immediate). TMI alert ne time I ate 1 clove of garlic in a salad when I was just coming off my period and had on a panty liner. I went to the store right after that and OMGosh it was a disaster - through the liner and all over the place even though AF was over.

So in dietary amounts ONLY but can help get things moving a little when we want to be sure some bad stuff is totally flushed out. :)