TTC first baby thread 24

Who was it on this group who was following a fertility diet and if so can they link it please?
After 19 cycles and the prospect of IVF on the nhs now not happening (maybe never) I'm going to start a fertility diet!

@Sems26 sometimes our periods go a bit haywire for no apparent reason, frustrating as it is, all you can do is phone the GP on Tuesday and ask for a blood pregnancy test.

@Lily501 I'd say congratulations especially as the BFP came after the bleeding. Women do sometimes have what appears to be period bleeding early on. Phone your doctor if you can

@Annny27 yeah I always log that as spotting.

@Sems26 it is possible to not actually ovulate despite getting a positive OPK. Do you temp? You could be pregnant, some people wait ages for a BFP or Af could be really late. Unfortunately only time will tell. Stress can also mess things up. X

Morning everyone, and happy easter 🐣 hope you all have a fab day!

I haven't really been checking in much and not posted for a little while, I think with me taking a step back from tracking as much I've not had too alot to discuss 😂
Miss all the chatting on here and catching up with everyone, so I'm going to try and keep at it 😊

Welcome to all the new members, and congratulations to any BFP's I've missed!

Hi all. Hope you don’t mind me joining in...
Hope your all well and staying safe during this very stressful climate
Just wanted to join in and tell you my story...
So I’ve be TTC (trying to conceive) since February 19 I was previously on the implant which I had removed Feb 19. My periods were all over the place at first but since August 19 I have been having regular periods every month lasting between 31-33 days. I wasn’t ovulating at first but since November 19 I have started to ovulate every month (I check by using the ovulation sticks). Both myself and husband are normally fit and well, we have both had all the routine tests done.. blood tests and semen analysis which have all come back normal. I was due to see a gynaecologist on 1st April which got cancelled given the circumstances...
I’m currently 10 days late on my periods I’ve done 3 pregnancy tests which have all come back negative. I really don’t know what’s going on I’m not normally this late I definitely ovulated last month as I checked myself and we did the baby dance the few days around it. I have no symptoms other than lots of cream discharge (sorry if its tmi). I did a test 3 days after AF was due and another on 8 days. All BFN.
Don’t know what to think now? Whether I’m really late coming on or actually pregnant? And wondering whether it’s possible to skip a period even if you have ovulated that month? xxx

@Annny27 I say my brown cm is spotting- I might be wrong but my thinking is the brown comes from blood so for all intents and purposes its spotting!?...

@Lily501 I think congratulations, how strong is the line? Do I have more than one test? It's not unheard of to bleed and be pregnant. Do you have any other pregnancy symptoms?

Oh girls, I'm so confused today!!

I finally managed to get out and buy a test yesterdy which I did this morning, and it was a BFP!

I just don't know how to decipher what's going on - now 23DPO and I bled for 10 days from about 8DPO to 18DPO. It started and ended as spotting but in the middle I was using tampons, so much heavier than spotting ought to be???

Is this normal?? Should I be celebrating? Or setting myself up for miscarriage/ectopic/chemical?? Anyone else experienced this before??

Morning:D

@Kiza I am doing well 🙌 had 4 days of ewcm now and on cd13 so probably ovulating soon. Deffo acupuncture after lockdown. I think I will do it too for my spotting. Well ita not really spotting just brown coloured cm....is that spotting??

How's everyone doing at the moment?
I think AF is creeping up on me as I only 9dpo but started spotting yesterday, I may go back to Accupuncture after lockdown to try and get rid of the spotting again and regulate my cycles as they now seem to be all over the place.

@XjustagirlX is it today you go back for another blood test? If so good luck 🤞🏼

Hi ladies! Cd11 for me and had some ewcm so guess I will ovulate in a few days!

@XjustagirlX sorry that you are in limbo 💗 I hope that its a slow rising healthy
pregnancy and not an ectopic 💗💗 keep us updated xxx

@orangeloo exactly, hopefully in a month or so things will start getting back to normallish anyway!

@Lily501 definitely get a pregnancy test and let us know! The high bbt sounds promising. When I am temping mine usually drops the day of AF or a day after and then stays low

@CoalCraft I think the relaxed cycle will do me the world of good 🙌🙌

@kiza yes looking forward to the weekend aswell! Its supposed to be nice tomorrow so I will be enjoying the weather in the garden 🙌

@Kiza glad there were no blocks. Yes FX you won't need the IVF. I'm on cycle 16 now it's a long old slog isn't it.

@XjustagirlX sorry to hear this. Really hope the next one is good news for you. How frustrating.

@Lily501 maybe see if you can order some internet cheapies of both opk and hpt. I usually buy mine from eBay and it's about £4 for a pack of 20.

@orangeloo luckily no blocks, have had a bunch of other tests and have now been referred for IVF however have been warned it's all delayed due to CV19 so no idea when it will start. How many cycles are you in now? I'm currently in cycle 19 so hoping we get a BFP before ivf is needed 🤞🏼

@XjustagirlX does that mean you're going back on Saturday? It's positive that the hcg hasn't gone down but completely understand you feel in limbo right now and would just want to know either way.

Soooooo looking forward to a 4 day weekend as work has been pretty busy. Lots of self care and pampering on the cards with hopefully some time in the garden of the sun comes back out. Sod's law it's been sunny whilst I've been working all week 😆

@Lily501 worth doing a test when you can get out!

@CoalCraft thank you for the welcome! My 2ww starts today or possibly yesterday (not sure if I ovulated yesterday or the day before. The day before I had CM signs, yesterday my CM was thicker/less but that's when my app predicted and my temp spiked this morning) we have done BD every day since Sunday so, wait and see I guess! Sending lots of good vibes for your bank holiday baby making.

@XjustagirlX I'm sorry. That must be really frustrating :( hope you get an answer soon!

I got my blood results back. First one was 104 and second one was 121. The doctor did it’s inconclusive. I need to go again in 48 hours while they do another one.

Oops, this thread had been moving fast, apologies if I miss things! No news here really. I haven't been tracking but if this is a normal cycle then I think I should ovulate just say the end of back holiday weekend, so good timing for DTD (DH gets tired from work, so every two or three days is about the most we can do during a normal five day week. Lots of rest time with for days off though!)

@Kiza yeah I think it must have been pre-period spotting, just surprised me as I never had spotting likes that before starting the pill. That read almost ten years ago though!

@whatsthecraic91 things are still busy in work for me to, I oscillate between being a wee bit envious of my furloughed friends and super grateful that I still have work as a distraction. That's great that you can get your test done yourself.

@rathernotshare sorry your birthday was a bit crap, but yay for AF showing up I guess? Hopefully your cycles can start to settle in now X

@orangeloo welcome back! I don't think we meet before so good to meet ya!

@MrsEmilyB and @Lily501 welcome! May your TTC times be short!

@Annny27 enjoy your relaxed cycle! It's good to take a break now and then

@Lily501 BBT is better to confirm Ov rather than predict so pay attention to your CM more as to when you should DTD. I would recommend OPK's however they do make things more pressurised and is one more thing to worry about so if your new into it I'd say carry on as u are for a while.

@orangeloo No, not using OPK's - hadn't heard of them until I came on here! Tracking ovulation with BBT and CM and has been fairly accurate so far I think...would you recommend OPK's?

Now day 10 of cycle and bleeding finished yesterday, ovulation usually around CD17 so just going to have to base it on previous cycles to predict FW if my temp doesnt sort itself out I guess

It's so frustrating isn't it...had no idea how little I knew about my body before I started TTC!

@Lily501 if it did drop and you did have some bright red blood it probably was your period. Are you using OPK's? What cd are you now if it was a period?

@orangeloo thanks for replying! my bbt dropped 9DPO which I thought could be an implantation dip because it was when light spotting started too, which I don't usually get before AF...?? I was so excited and completely convinced I'd be getting a BFP until bleeding got heavier 2 days later. There was a slight decrease in bbt throughout AF but its been steadily rising again for about 5 days and is now the highest it's ever been, even in luteal phase. Can't think of anything I'm doing differently that would cause a rise in temp though

Sorry - TMI - but AF is usually very heavy with clots, this time no clots and definitely lighter, but still very much not any sort of implantation bleeding I've looked into. Also - again so sorry for TMI - but the last 3 or 4 days were more like brown discharge rather than bright red period blood, again not something that usually happens.

Paired with preg symptoms I thought it might be a chemical or ectopic pregnancy or something but really don't know much about any of that...

And no - I don't have any tests!! It's killing me. I live in Italy and the lockdown is so strict here atm...4000 euro fine for leaving the house without good reason so we're really trying to limit when we leave!

Sorry for rambling, google is giving me no answers whatsoever...just going to have to do a test asap i suppose...

@Lily501 has ure BBT not dropped at all on any day since you last ovulated? This can be a pregnancy sign but your period would obviously suggest you aren't pregnant- depends how light an Af we are talking I spose. Do you have any tests?

@orangeloo true, just going to see what happens next time...

Is anyone only using BBT to track ovulation/FW? My bbt has stayed high this cycle, whereas it normally drops the day before AF - I'm worried it might mess up my ovulation window, or at least make it difficult to track?

@Lily501 periods change for many reasons I had a virtually non existent one back in September and then went more normal. Just monitor it going forward.

@orangeloo - AF did arrive, but was slightly lighter and much longer (9 days!) So confused...surely it means I can't be pregnant, but hope it's not a sign of something wrong

@Annny27 can completely relate! Checking temp every morning and desperately searching for implantation dips is driving me a bit mad when it's not the result I'm 'expecting' to fit into the perfect chart... OH must think I'm hallucinating half the time...enjoy your tracking-free spell!

@XjustagirlX - keep us posted, sending lots of hugs

@Lily501 sorry do you mean your 19DPO with no sign of AF? If you are then yes definitely test.

@Annny27 I totally understand that. Two weeks ago after my Ov I felt a bit bad and panicked that what if I am pregnant In This current situation and now feel bad as I almost hoped I wasn't pregnant but in all honesty that feeling quickly went. The thing is this situation could go for a year or so. Do I want to wait another year, no. Plus there will be those people still falling pregnant as they do without a single thought. But it must be nice to have a month off all the tracking and obsessing.

I will get my blood results later today after my second blood test at the hospital.

I am highly doubtful that I’m pregnant anymore. I think my best outcome is a miscarriage and the worst is ectopic.

Morning:)

We basically decided to not try to try but not prevent this month. E.g no opks, no temping, no scheduled set, just dtd as and when we want.

Glad to see you again @orangeloo it can become overwhelming at times, especially as the number of cycles increases :( I am going okay, not overly focused on ttc at rhe moment with the whole virus situation

@kiza haha I can chart everything. I have put my thermometer away this month - slowly becoming less obsessed :p

@XjustagirlX sorry that they couldn't see anything conclusive. I hope it a positive outcome for you, please let us know!

@rathernotshare ah happy birthday to you from AF haha! Sorry she arrived

@whatsthecraic91 its hard to keep up sometimes isn't it. The long weekend will be well deserved xx