Will I ovulate straight away after m/c?

[joey123]

I m/c on Saturday (at 5 and a half weeks) and DH and I would like to start TTC asap.

Will I ovulate in 14 days? I am still bleeding now (I guess it is still from m/c or is it the same as AF?) Isn't your usual AF the same as what is happening now? Just removing the lining as it is not needed? If that is the case, I would expect that I would ovulate in 14 days.

My hCG was 45 on Saturday and dr said that if I was still preggo it should be in the thousands. Does that mean that my hCG is returning to zero quickly and I should be able to release an egg soon??

Why do some people say that you should wait a cycle? I am generally very fit and healthy - even gave up chocolate when TTC cause it has caffiene in it! And I exercise daily for 30-45 minutes. I was also taking folic acid since January, and went straight onto Balckmore Pregnancy and Breastfeeding 3 days after BFP (one day before AF would have been due).

They don't know why I m/c. 1st bleeding came at 6.30am on Satursday and scan was done at about 11am that day and they couldn't see any sign of a preg. All other results from blood work were good.

I also read on the net somewhere that you're more fertile, or more likely to fall immediately after a m/c? Any truth in that? Has anyone heard about that before?

Please help!!! Thanks

[issy02]

Hi Joey,

Im very sorry for your loss . I think it depends of how low your HCG levels are. If they drop low quite quickly, its most probable that you will ovulate within 2 weeks after AF. Early m/c is just a normal period really, that was put on hold due to the presence of HCG. You have a much better chance of conceiving soon after an early m/c than a later one, as your hormones remain pretty much the same and recover quite quickly. GL with ttc, I hope you dont have to wait to long to ov again.

Issy

[Jakabella]

Joey,
I am sorry for your loss also. I have been in exactly the same boat - I had a m/c @ 6 weeks in early Feb and my GP said to treat it as a late AF - so I used OPK's (ovulation Predictor kits) so I knew when I was o'ing. I think I was vert fertile as I got a huge amount of EWCM and I never had that before so as soon as I knew I was o'ing we DTD and here I am 16 weeks + latter!
Good Luck!
Kate

[Beach Mama]

Firstly, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. As far as ovulating goes, it really depends on each individual person. The loss you hare having now is different to a period (I think - correct me if Im wrong ladies) and some people ovulate straight away and go into a normal cycle again, others take more time. I had my m/c and D&C a few days later. I had light bleeding for about a week and then AF came back after 6 weeks. I had 2 cycles before I got pg again and we weren't actively trying. I know of some people who get pg straight away after a m/c, I don't know that being more fertile has anything to do with the m/c other than you are fertile and would get pg anyway?
Most Dr's will recommend waiting a period of time so that emotionally you have time to grieve and also so that your body can heal and recover. Having said that, like I said, I know some people TTC right away and have no problems and that is really only a decision you and your partner can make.
Good luck with it all.

[joey123]

Joey,
I am sorry for your loss also. I have been in exactly the same boat - I had a m/c @ 6 weeks in early Feb and my GP said to treat it as a late AF - so I used OPK's (ovulation Predictor kits) so I knew when I was o'ing. I think I was vert fertile as I got a huge amount of EWCM and I never had that before so as soon as I knew I was o'ing we DTD and here I am 16 weeks + latter!
Good Luck!
Kate

Thanks Kate,

It's great to hear a story like yours to keep the spirits high. I will share this with DH. GL with the rest of your pregnancy, and thanks for sharing your story!

Joey

[joey123]

Hi Joey,

Im very sorry for your loss . I think it depends of how low your HCG levels are. If they drop low quite quickly, its most probable that you will ovulate within 2 weeks after AF. Early m/c is just a normal period really, that was put on hold due to the presence of HCG. You have a much better chance of conceiving soon after an early m/c than a later one, as your hormones remain pretty much the same and recover quite quickly. GL with ttc, I hope you dont have to wait to long to ov again.

Issy

Thanks Issy,

I'm going for another blood test today, so we'll get the results back in a couple of days and see what they have to say!!

[satya]

After my early losses I always O'd about two weeks later. It depends on how quickly your HCG levels drop back down mine always dropped quickly.

Doctors advise to wait a cycle before trying again but that's only so they can date your pregnancy should you get lucky again quickly. That said, I've been watching on BB for a while now and I've not seen that many ladies fall the next cycle, it's usually about 3 or 4 cycles on, some earlier, some later. So from what I've seen I think the thing about being more fertile after a m/c is a myth.

Remember that it's only about a 20% chance of conceiving with each cycle so the odds are it will take a few months. I had 3 pregnancies last year at at the age of 40/41 and the odds were not with me at all (in either conception or getting a sticky one) but I am due to give birth in a couple of weeks. I found TTCing straight away gave me a feeling of power which made me feel much better about the whole process.

[Jakabella]

No worries Joey!
Its always good to be able to share things with ppl that will help them out.
Best of luck and make sure you stick around and let us all know how you are going.
Kate