i am so sorry for your loss!!
my baby boy was stillborn 9 weeks ago, i was 35 weeks. i am in a similar situation as you.
i am not sure if i have had a period straight after the usual bleeding because i had a day or 2 where i didnt bleed then started again so in total i bled for 5 weeks. we have had unprotected sex a few times in the hope to get pregnant but now i am confused because i have no idea when my period is due. if it was a period i had then i must be 'late'. i have no idea also if you cant get pregnant i have been searching around on here for about a week now!!!

yeah well ive come to the conclusion that the female body is a very confusing thing and is not to be underestimated.
id say to both of you to get an ovulation testing kit and try concieving then. im guessing your bodys are recovering from this in a way and may be best to leave it to get back to a normal rythm. i havent had a still birth myself but i am in my own dilemma.
my period was 2 weeks late and its allways been dead on time, before my last period i had unprotected sex. this bleeding just came on all of a sudden. with no pain at all and i usually get the worst period pain possible. like i just about faint. so i am soooo confused. there is so much about our bodies we dont know.... goodluck concieving girls!

Hi,
I'm in the same situation. My son was born sleeping 5 months ago. It took 4 months before i had a period, that was 40 days ago and I'm still waiting for my next one. My doctor and consultant just told me it was down to the stress of what i've been through.
I've been using ovulation test strips but so far have been unable to identify any peak to show when or if i've ovulated.

karen - my deepest sympathy goes to you and your family xx i did end up having a period which i think was good because now i will be sure of my dates! i still want to try for a baby and although i am not expecting miricals it would be great to get caught straight away. it could well be stress but have you done a test??
i am 28 with 5 children (1 of which was my angel baby) but i am not going to pretend i know the answers because i havent had problems ovulating before and i dont want to tell you something which isn't correct... sorry, good luck xx

Thank you. I've finally got a peak reading on the ovulation strips yesterday and today so fingers crossed this month I'll be lucky.

o good i am pleased fingers crossed!!!

how are you doing?

So sorry for your loss - fingers crossed for you!

Medically speaking, you can conceive on your first ovulation after a miscarriage or stillbirth, which occurs two weeks before you'd get your first period. (I'm speaking from experience too - I got pregnant immediately after an early miscarriage.) But it's really normal for cycles to be a little out of whack for a few months afterward.

Hi,
Well nearly 7 months on and my cycles are still all over the place. Last month (sept) I had a 50 day cycle where I ovulated and then had a period 7 days later. This month (Oct) I ovulated on day 33 and so far no period, keeping my fingers crossed.

HI, My beautiful boy died during labour 7 weeks ago I ended up with a emergency C-Section, to late, I told them when I got to hospital that I needed one but the Dr's thought they knew better. He was full term. I just got my first period again at 5 weeks and hoping to ovulate soon. I'm also trying to beat manopause as I'm about to turn 41 and my 2 sisters were through full menopause at 41 and 42. I was going to go buy Ovulation tests but was confused by the packet when it said I couldn't use too soon after a pregnancy. How soon if too soon?

Hi, I'm so sorry for your loss xxx
I believe that they warn about not using them too soon as you can still have some hormones in your system that can give a false positive result. Try one of the tests out and if its negative then I would think your OK to carry on using them.
I ovulated on day 33 (Oct) and got a positive pregnancy test 14 days later, so I can confirm that using ovulation tests do work!
Good Luck xxx

Thanks for your quick reply KarenBLL. I am going to go and get the ovulation test kit today just for re-assurance. In the past I have always known when I ovulated but I don't want to miss any opportunity as I feel like I'm running out of time. I'm just looking for all the signs and monitoring my body.
My first son was also stillborn at term 18 1/2 years ago we never had a reason why But I now think it was the same thing, Severe Oligohydramnios. So you could say I've been there done that. BUT I never wanted to do it again. Especially since my latest babe wouldn't have died if I had had a CS. Even the Dr's apologized to me and said they wished they had listened to me and given me a CS when I first asked because he would still be alive and well.
First time around all those years ago I was fortunate enough to have a daughter 11 months later. Time will tell.
I will keep my finger and toes crossed for you and all the other people who use this forum to have happy news soon. You will have some good days and a lot of bad ones, I know I am.
Just remember you have already done the hardest job a parent can do and thats to bury your child. I've met many women who have given birth to silent angles in the last 18 yrs for many different reasons and all I can say to you is don't give up.