TTC Thread #2

Quick question, when do I start counting DPO? I had my static smiley weds morning. Does it start from then or today?

@Tofu35 that’s amazing news! One step closer to a BFP!
@Daffodil21 and yaaay flashing smiley! Fingers crossed so tight for a static. The afternoon OPKS were hard but I felt really good for doing them as when I got my static I knew it must’ve been recent!

Just started in my office today so been busy which has helped me take my mind off things. Hope this ends up being a good month for us all in one way or another!

Test results all fine, ovulated this month so they aren't worried about that. They say I should go back again in 6 weeks as one of my levels is slightly elevated ('but still ok, just a little high'). Apart from that, I don't know what's next. DH has his semen analysis soon, and then if that's okay- maybe use the money saved on going on zero holidays to book a private consultation with a gyno for more checks?

Relieved!

@Daffodil21 nothing too exciting just presents for my nephew, it's his birthday soon😊 so I've been ordering dinosaurs 😂.. Yeah I know I just feel bad sometimes because I know others try for much longer.

@acaciabluebell yes it is hard, much worse than I thought it would be!
Sorry your not feeling well, hope you feel better soon 💐
@Tofu35 Thanks, good luck with your blood test results 🌹
@Daffodil21 this will be the 10th month of no contraception and 8th of actually "trying". Thanks for the advice, I will look into that! Literally just ordered some stuff on amazon before I saw this 🙄🤣 sorry for complaining I know it's been much longer for you! Hopefully not much longer for both of us!

Good luck @Tofu35 hope it's good news for you or at least you get some good info! @Daffodil21 yay come on static!

@Daffodil21 woohoo! Excellent news, come on static smile, don't be shy!

Hey @Bam27, welcome back. Sorry you're feeling like this month won't be positive for you- but good you're giving yourself some space to help your mental health. Be kind to yourself, if you think you need some time off of the monitoring aspects of TTC, it's definitely something to consider.

I'm getting my blood tests results back later today, argh! Hope everything is okay, although even if it's not- it's good to know. But still...argh!

Yay @Daffodil21 that's awesome!! Fingers crossed xxx

Welcome back @Bam27 I'm sorry that you're feeling negative ☹️ I've felt a bit similar recently, it's so hard isn't it. Fingers crossed this is our month xx

7 or 8dpo today. My UTI is gone thankfully but I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, got earache, sinus pain, body aches and cramps. Bleurgh!

Hi everyone! Haven't posted in a while. Felt like I needed a break from thinking about only ttc and nothing else. AF been and gone and just took my first opk of this month today. I'm really not feeling very hopeful for some reason, just been feeling like it's never going to happen for me. Wondering whether I should take a break from ttc all together.
@Daffodil21 That's good, hopefully you ovulate earlier this month and don't have such a long cycle!

@acaciabluebell you're still really early so don't panic. And mine is such a faint line I'm not sure it even really counts yet haha. Am gonna try hold out til 12dpo (sat) and see what it says then. You never know it could be your month! X

@SVC11 omg! Keep us posted!!!

So, I think I'm 6 or 7dpo today. Absolutely no symptoms so far.

I was looking through my period tracker app recently and I realised if I add up the months where DH and I had unprotected sex around ovulation, this is technically our 4th month 😐😳 I feel like this changes things and I'm more anxious now as I feel like this month is another failure

@Daffodil21 yeah it’s different when they known it matters I guess!

@SVC11 ah ok! I feel like I’ve never seen these... I feel so new to all this 😂

@Dogscanlookup hey yeah it's an hcg strip not an lh strip so detects the pregnancy hormone. Just looks similar to an opk 😊

@SC1989 so can OPKs detect pregnancy or am I reading this wrong??
@Daffodil21 I think as it’s our second month DP is just excited by it all! I can imagine it gets as wearing for them as it does for us after a while. Not a nice dream! It can sometimes feel like everyone else is popping babies out left right and centre, but after seeing all these forums it’s clearly not the case so you’re not alone!
@Tofu35 it’s sweet your DH cares so much. It must be hard for men, as woman have a lot more places like this to chat, I’m guessing it’s not as available for men and the pressure for them to perform every time must be hard.

@SVC11 ooh! Let's hope the line keeps getting stronger :D

@Dogscanlookup woohoo the static smiley!

@Daffodil21 hah! I had a dream last night I was escaping from Gilead in full handmaid's tale outfit!

Also, my DH puts a lot of pressure on himself by reading articles online about absolutely everything and then checking the ovulation tests and asking to see the temp graphs- as the months go on, he looks more stressed about the whole thing. But then he doesn't have a place like this thread to see other people are going through similar things!

This morning ic... After 2 sleepless nights and a strong sense of smell I thght why not at 9dpo....think I can see the faintest of lines... Which is... Deffo new haha. So so early soooo trying (unsuccessfully) to not get my hopes up...

This is bad because next time I’m gonna be checking them like crazy!

Also I’ve been trying to ignore the lines as they say to on the stick when you eject... I’ve looked at it this morning and the first line is stronger than I’ve ever seen it, so they obviously do mean something?!

Morning ladies!
@Daffodil21 thank you so much, god that must’ve been horrible for you 🙁 it’s good your DH sorted it for you! Let me know when you can ☺️ I totally understand the naps, it’s probably all this stress!
And this morning I got a static smiley!!! 😍 we DTD last night and with the babydance lube so hopefully we’ve already kick started! Just text him now to tell him to have an early day 😅
Aw no the dreams are the worst. One day your dreams of a baby will be reality, it’s just a horrible long wait! X