August might be pact might be madness part 2

DO A TEST, DO A TEST, DO A TEST 😉

@MrsB2019x I'd be inclined to try a cheapie, 11dpo I think you'd get a faint line on them by now! Oooh I hope this is your BFP x

@whambam89 I’ve only got a digital and some cheapies in, might see if I can get a FRER for tomorrow

@MrsB2019x I just came on to ask if you'd tested 😂 I'd say that was an invalid test! Have you got any others in?

8dpo for me.. sore nipples, had a weird tugging / pinching feeling on and off yesterday afternoon but trying not to look into it too much and nothing else to report.

Not sure why it has turned the picture round when uploading 🙄

Morning ladies,

I got sent home from work yesterday with a crushing headache and woke up feeling sick today so I have caved and tested at 11dpo. Fairly certain it’s BFN but why is there a horizontal line when the results should either be a vertical line or blank window?? 🤯

Morning girls! I’m 3dpo today so nothing to report as even if I was pregnant you can’t have symptoms this early haha.
How is everyone?? I’m going to try hold off until I’m due on but I know I have cheaply tests in my cupboard so will probably cave! Xx

Well done you you both for not testing and staying chilled! @MrsB2019x @whambam89 I was testing everyday by 9dpo I think!

Fingers crossed you've been feeling implantation @SS123456

CD08 and I've started doing OPKs so it all starts again.

Only takes once @whambam89 🤞

Fingers crossed for you @SS123456 x

@MrsB2019x you've done well to not test so far! I'm 7dpo today and so far managed to not really think about it too much, but I know from now onwards I probably will overthink everything! I don't think we're in with a massive chance this month though, only DTD the day before and day after ovulation.

@ss123456 fingers crossed it could be implantation related 🤞

@claireb7rg that's great news that DH is now reaching out to others. Hopefully he will be more positive about things 😊

I'm 7dpo had a sharp niggly pain just above my left hip on and off the last two days. I'm pretty sure it's not pregnancy related but a girls got to have some hope after so long ttc 😂

@claireb7rg Glad he is starting to reach out and realise he isn’t alone in all of this. Hope you are holding up okay x

@whambam89 Legit haven’t tested at all! 9DPO today. I’m sure I can’t hold out much longer but I have beat last month 😂 hope you’re having a lovely holiday even though it’s exhausting!

@claireb7rg sorry just catching up! Bet you feel a bit relieved that he has someone else to talk to and maybe some hope for him that it could happen!

@kirinm it's so tough isn't it when others announce! When are you due to ovulate?

How's everyone else? Sorry been quiet this week, we're away at the moment and a holiday with a toddler basically means that 3 days in I'm more tired than when we got here 😂

@mrsb2019x how are you? Managed to avoid testing yet?

Urgh, just had another antenatal friend announce her pregnancy. Happy for her obviously but it always feels like a bit of a kick in the teeth. I just wish I was a few years younger and I wouldn't feel quite as desperate.

I think I'm CD7 today so will start doing OPKs tomorrow.

Pretty sure I'm now 4dpo, temps have gone up nicely. Though we only dtd 2 times, once on ovulation day.

Partner came home on Monday and said he had had an interesting conversation, his normal work partner is on holiday this week, so he has been paired with another bloke from the office.
Bloke asked partner if he had kids, P said no but we'd been trying with no luck (this is only the first person he'd told outside of his parents), turns out this bloke also had low sperm count, he'd had 1 successful ivf cycle but then had tried again naturally but with no luck. He said it was easy for him, he'd just had to.go in a room with some mags 😂 but it had been really hard on his wife.
Think it's reinforced his no ivf plan but I think he feels relieved he's told someone.

@kirinm I found it easy over ovulation time, couldn’t be tempted if I didn’t have the sticks in the house. I’m finding it a bit harder now I’m in the second week of the 2WW but I’m trying to hold out until at least the weekend.

I know what you mean by setting a sort of deadline, this is my final month that would mean I can have a baby before I’m 30. Always wanted at least one before I turned 30 but it’s not looking likely to happen ☹️ I understand the feeling of not wanting to be around people who are pregnant/with newborns. It is so, so hard. Big hugs xx

Are you finding it easy to stay chilled? @MrsB2019x

I know I have very little control over it but I desperately want to be pregnant by Christmas. It kind of feels like a bit of a deadline to me even though I might be prepared to try for a few more months afterwards (I'm 43 in March). Both of my sort of SIL (we aren't married) are pregnant or just had their baby and although I know they have had difficulty getting pregnant and staying pregnant, I just feel like I can't be around them. My OH does not understand this feeling at all.

Not bad thanks, in the middle of the TWW, boobs are killing but that’s normal for me. Other than that feel pretty normal, AF due on Monday

Sorry your OH is feeling like this @claireb7rg I hope he starts to feel a bit better and realises the GP isn't necessarily right. It must be quite tough for him.

How is everyone doing? My cycle is now completely out of synch with everyone else on here!

Thanks 😢

Just feel so frustrated with his gp as the gp has basically put him off. He just keeps repeating 'gp said it wasn't going to happen without help'

Grrrrr wish I'd been on the call / in the room when he said this

Morning girls. Managed to DTD at about 12 this morning 🥵 so hopefully that’ll be enough!
Need to do an opk later on to confirm if that was my peak as my app says it was haha.

Aw @claireb7rg that must be so hard for him, but like you said it only takes the once. I do feel men have an immense pressure to perform. Xx

@claireb7rg it must be so hard for him 😪 and in turn hard for you! Not a nice situation for anyone to be in x

@claireb7rg Oh 😔 Hopefully he’s just in a raw state of mind at the moment and he will feel more comfortable with a little time to process it all x

Thanks @whambam89!