TTC #1, Cycle 1. Anyone In?

@Unicorn234 yes I'm having exactly the same worry but it's probably a bit early to be concerned about that? Also I think I might have had symptoms of ovulation around day 13. I've got another batch of tests and will start early next cycle - very annoying if I did ovulate earlier as my partner was stuck in a different city due to the snow, so no hope for this cycle!

Esk1 my cycle last month was 36 days and my cycles before my pill were all over the place, I was never regular.
I changed my cycle date on ovia to 36 day cycle and it says I'm fertile now but my test yesterday was negative so not sure 😟 maybe I'm not ovulating at all.

@WaitingForThatBFP best of luck, hope all comes back A-OK :)

@AnotherOriginalUsername I was told these are just the initial blood tests to check FSH, testosterone and progesterone and to see if there is anything wrong.. the progesterone one is to see if I actually ovulate this cycle.. and the swabs are to see if there is anything unusual going on down there..
I also need to have another ultrasound scan done to see everything’s ok.. I had one done previously but I changed doctors and my old ones seem to have lost the results 🤦🏻‍♀️
Hope all goes well for you at your appt x

@Unicorn234 I've been doing ovulation tests for the last 5 days, which is when my app (Kindara) predicted I'd be ovulating but all the results have been negative . I have quite long cycles (33-36 days) so I'm wondering if that messes up the app predictions a little. Possibly helpful though as I'd been assuming the app was broadly correct before!

@WaitingForThatBFP are they looking for anything in particular?

I have an appointment tomorrow for heart scans and things and then an appointment to see a specialist in heart failure in pregnancy to discuss my results. I've already seen her and she's lovely, one of the top in her specialism and managed to see me within 12 hours of some weird symptoms, so I know I'll be in good hands when it does happen. I feel like I probably ought to have some questions for her, but I don't

Hi all thought I’d update you.. just back from seeing the doctor.. currently on cycle day 4.. she’s sending me for blood tests.. one for today and one for cycle day 21 also getting some swabs done down there on Monday 😫😟😬 let’s see how it all goes 🙊

I'm now on cd23 and around 9dpo (assuming I ovulated...). Getting really impatient, I either want no AF and a BFP or want AF to arrive ASAP so we can start another cycle of trying!

Though think next cycle is likely to be a missed opportunity for us - I'll be in Barcelona around my fertile window with DH stuck here.

Not feeling pregnant at all, no symptoms whatsoever so very low hopes for this cycle. Still it's a bloody battle to stay patient and to not POAS. Determined not to test till my AF is late which is a week from now (though sometimes she comes early...)

I don't think I'm gonna use ovulation test again and just go with the flow lol and cross my fingers that I actually ovulate 🙈

@jemimafuddleduck well ovia doesn't work very well then as I'm meant to be fertile now lol.
If I'm in my fertile window would it show I'm ovulating or no?

Ladies I have a question about ovulation strips. I've bought a pack of 5 from Poundland and have taken one about 20 minutes ago and there was the normal line that's meant to come up and the other line was faint. If the other line is faint it says on the back of the packet that it's negative so does that test not count for anything? If it's got two lines appearing surely it's detecting something in the urine? Please help explain this to me lol

@jemimafuddleduck @Rmad6716
My first period after coming off the pill was only two days long aswell! And it was light, strange lol

@jemimafuddleduck

Thanks!

I'm hoping next months AF won't be as bad. I remember having terrible cramps pre pill but never the heaviness that I had last week.

I'm going to try my best to try and not overthink the TTC which I know is going to be so hard! I went and bought ovulation tests etc last month but I found myself stressing over it straight away.
It's amazing how much you need to think about when TTC. Find myself reading tips all the time lol.
Just going to continue as normal ...Or try to anyway!

Looking forward to everyone's updates on this thread, very exciting for all

just read through and thought I'd add some about me lol .

I'm 25, hubby 28 and we just got married last summer. TTC 1st baby (hopefully)!

Hello all,

Been on here for a month or so! Stopped the pill near the end of jan after 6 years on it. Been waiting on my period coming back and from hearing how long some of the lovely ladies have been waiting for it to return I was expecting a long slog but luckily it came last week. With a vengeance . I was quite young when I last had a real period and never remember being quite so bad flow wise. I bled through my pyjamas two days straight! (Sorry if TMI!)I do have a family history of endometriosis so hoping it isn't that. Does anyone mind sharing how their first period was after stopping the pill?
As far as TTC goes we've done the deed twice since the period and I have to admit it's such a strange feeling! It didn't feel as real before my period came as I pretty much knew it probably couldn't happen yet. From years of trying to not get pregnant to now actively trying to. Very exciting but also a bit scary as I wonder how my body will handle it if or when it may happen! Baby dust to you all

Yep, got supplies in - just don't know where it's appeared from, I've only ever had it as a result of taking antibiotics in the past

Apparently my fertile period starts today.

What do I have instead? Raging thrush for absolutely no reason whatsoever - what's that all about?!

@jemima hey.. I’m on day 2 today according to Ovia my fertile window starts in about 10 days but I’m just gonna have to keep an eye on my CF fingers crossed for this next cycle to be the one x

I think I got my EWCM today, first time so that's exciting. However DH has the Sunday blues and is not at all in the mood! He knows that today is a good day but I don't just want to say we need to DTD today! Any tips?