20 days without bleeding after miscarriage?

[Jhaukmom]

I have read on a couple sites that after a miscarriage there needs to be 20 days without bleeding to count as a true first cycle after miscarriage.
I'm planning on swaying blue as soon as I can. I miscarried at 9 weeks w/o needing a D&C.
I have just finished bleeding from the miscarriage and now feel some ovulation pains.
If that is in fact what I'm feeling then my period would be 12-14 days away.
So my question is, can I ttc next cycle if I don't have a 20 day stretch without bleeding?
Thanks!

[atomic sagebrush]

Well, just because you feel O pains doesn't mean you're necessarily going to O. I sometimes get them a good week before I O.

That having been said, stranger things have happened, and so if you do O, as long as you have a good bleed, you can probably TTC next month, although it may be a better blue sway if you wait out one more cycle.

[Throwaway_panther]

I've never heard that about the 20 days. Plus, not only do ovulation pains not mean you're about to (like atomic, I also feel mine about a week or so before I actually do), but there's no guarantee what your period might be like following the miscarriage. Your ovulation could be at a different time for you and your luteal phase would be at a different time. I also think ovulation pains don't feel too dissimilar from early pregnancy stretching, too, so the pains you could be feeling could just be residual cramping from your miscarriage.

[Jhaukmom]

I think you're right, not ovulation pains. I had my blood drawn to check my levels and My hcg levels are still in the 300's.
Thank you ladies!!