Originally Posted by
chanmester97
I also had a Mirena IUD removed in October. I had only had maybe 2 periods (once I finished nursing my son) with it in and was on the tail-end of a cycle when it was removed. I started using OPKs the first month to get a handle on my cycle and got a surge right when I should have…about CD 13-14. Following the advice of my Dr. we waited a full cycle before we started TTC. She recommended letting the lining of the uterus shed and then thicken up to the point that it's more favorable for implantation, otherwise it was my understanding that risk of miscarriage is higher in the first month. Not sure on the validity of that, but I also hear of people getting pregnant without waiting that month and all turns out just fine for some of them. I just got a BFP this weekend, so obviously can't say gender yet, but it only took 2 attempts for us to get the BFP.