Ttc 2nd time difficult, day 4 missed period, feel pregnant, Neg FR hpt

[JLG]

Ttc 2 years. My first post
I am 40. I have a 3 yr old perfect boy by emerg c section due to preclamp & gest. diabetes. I pushed for 4 days but was induced;( Hsg done Sept 15 '15, was put on BC for 8 days for Hsg and have had bleeding from coming off BC as well as a regular mentrual cycle.
My normal cycle length 21-22 days and now 4 days late for my period Eeeee!!
Opk said Pos+ cd 13-15 so hopefully ovulated on day 15. Had sex everyday for 10 days before and after pos+ opk.
So obviously my luteal phase is short and only on 11dpo now but no period yet. Lots of cramps and pms symptoms since a week before af was due. Thought I was out but last night I woke up at 3:30am and barely made it to the bathroom when I vomited.
Took cheap hpt yesterday (10 dpo) but neg - : (
Took FR early prediction this morning and neg - : (
I know this missed period is possibly a godsend to allow for a longer luteal phase but I am Never late for my period. I am thinking all sorts of positive things but also the negative (fear of menopause)
I will test again on Sunday (14dpo) but losing my mind and not a lot of posts online about such short cycles as mine.
I am on prenatal, +b6, +18mg baby asa, vitC 500, and took vitex last month but after dispelling it 2 mornings in a row I had to stop... Also take Red Raspberry leaf tonic when not bleeding...
Hoping for some helpful feedback. Positive or negative I just need advice all around. Tia

 

[Mumzilla]

No advice on this one I'm afraid, just wanted to send some support. I also have shorter periods, but usually 24-25 days. Last month I had a 21 day cycle, which was a first ever for me. I think my LP is usually about 12 days and I haven't had a late period yet either. So I suppose that would be a reason to get excited. 11DPO is still quite early to get a BFP, and I never got one until 12 DPO.

I'm actually concerned about the shortening of my cycles because when I had my first I had 27-28 day cycles. I was 31 then, now I'm 36, so I'm wondering if it's age related. Did you always have short cycles?

Also, my first took only a few months to conceive, whereas we have been TTC #2 for over a year now.

Sorry for my ignorance but what is hsg and what is is supposed to do to help?

Sorry, more questions than answers

Good luck for Sunday! xx

 

[JLG]

I'm new here so hope I'm "replying" corerectly.
I took over 5 years of trying to conceive my first. With my guy for 18 years now and Rarely ise birth control. We actually gave up and decided to become Rock stars but seriously I didn't know much about my cycle and thought I was just infertile. I had a terrible family doctor all my life and he hadn't a clue nor much desire to help me beyond some bloodword and sperm analysis etc...
I was usually about a 24-26 day cycle and not a clue when I ovulated. I was over 3 months before I found out... A whole other story
An "HSG" is a procedure done in Radiology at hospital. Usually one of the first steps they take at actual Fertility clinics. The doctor there thinks I have had a couple miscrriages, maybe more. It takes 20-30 mins and they inject a catheter into the cervix and flood the uterus and tubes with a thick sticky fluorescent dye. They are looking for clear tubes etc... Free from scarring or damage etc... They had a hard time filling my left tube but with some excess pressure and a harder bigger catheter :/ they got a good spill and all goo for me (You watch this all happening on a live xray as it happens).
Thank you so much for the well wishes and for asking questions!
Lots of baby dist your way

 

[JLG]

*good (not goo) lol

 

[Mumzilla]

Oh, wow! That sounds great (and a tad painful... ). I'm glad all is good though, and hopefully as you are still late (?) you are still in with a chance this month. FX

I'm in my TWW at the moment, about 7DPO, although feeling positive I don't want to get my hopes up. The wait is a killer! But I feel such a moaner... I mean 5 years TTC would probably kill me. Hopefully this time won't take that long for you! xx

 

[JLG]

Well we took our lil' guy to the Halloween Train rides tonight and on the ride home I felt af cramps. When we got home I saw it on the toilet paper. And now the cramps are normal. I don't know what the past 2 weeks was all about but ugh Good news is that tomorrow was day 14 of my luteal?? So my cycle is longer for the first time in ovet 2 years. It's all I can hold onto until my next appt with the Fertility Specialist on Nov 16th.

I will be thinking of you and hope to hear of happy news soon sticky baby dust to you and Keep me posted.

The Hsg isn't any worse than af cramping for a day or two. Because it has to be done before ovulation and after your period I had yo go on birth control gor 8 days because 2 I ovulated before they could schedule me in. Maybe that messed with me too, although I already havr had a full cycle... which was my usual 21 days.

Anyway, this is a 27 day cycle ao we'll aee what happens next time around.

 

[JLG]

I typed that on my phone ^^ yikes
Hope it makes sense

 

[Mumzilla]

Sorry JLG, hope you have better luck next cycle. I don't feel any different so not expecting much. We'll soon know what's going on. x