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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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TTC Thread #3

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Daffodil21 · 15/08/2020 12:15

Continuing the previous thread:

TTC Thread #2 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3941503-ttc-thread-2

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Daffodil21 · 26/10/2020 13:47

@Poppyismyfavourite yeah it's not particularly enjoyable tbh, but I am so very thankfully that I am pregnant again. I'm just looking ahead to the next scan and not any further than that at the moment. How are you getting on?

@CEW19 I've been given an additional scan at 8 weeks and then I've got a midwife appointment a couple of days after, so I'll discuss with them then. A little worried we'll be left to it between 8-12 weeks if we're still going.
Could you take a break but maybe dtd the odd time...? That's sort of what we did last month (I left 4 days between dtd at the most important time!) and it did help feel like we were having a little break, but then actually ended up aiming anyway..!

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Poppyismyfavourite · 26/10/2020 13:33

@Daffodil21 keeping my fingers crossed for you!!! The early weeks are just absolutely horrible and so nerve-wracking, even without any "history", so you have my sympathies. I'd tell you to try and relax, but personally I found that unbelievably annoying!

CEW19 · 26/10/2020 12:17

That's great news @Daffodil21! Every reason to be optimistic. Will you be monitored throughout or just the early weeks?

I ovulated late this month so technically 8DPO but AF came yesterday on my usual CD28. Going to take a break this cycle now and go again in December.

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Daffodil21 · 26/10/2020 11:33

@CEW19 Friday was the biggest rollercoaster so far! I'm thankful to be able to start by saying that all is ok for now. But my blood results came back and had hardly risen, let alone doubled. The doc thought everything was ending and so did we, but he sent me for a scan to basically confirm and check it wasn't ectopic etc. Got to the scan preparing for every possible eventuality, except I hadn't for one second thought it would be ok. But there it was, little heartbeat and everything. So for the very first time we have a teeny tiny scan photo. I have seen a heartbeat before, so I'm not going to get ahead of myself, but the sonographer said all looks ok at the moment, and I have another scan booked for next Monday.

How is everyone doing??

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CEW19 · 26/10/2020 11:16

@Daffodil21 how did it go on Friday?

Tofu35 · 20/10/2020 21:37

Oh definitely @cew19, seeing as we can't all go on nice hotel trips, I think a new mattress and bed sound exactly the solution! Hope you got some nice new bedding too!

CEW19 · 20/10/2020 21:25

Haha don’t worry @Tofu35, there doesn’t see to be any sign of me leaving this thread any time soon 😂

A year since I came off the pill, and 9 months still we actually started trying now. Ordered a new bed and mattress today, coming beginning of December so I’m holding out hope for then. Spend a fortune on the place where you make the baby and surely it’ll happen. Right?! 😂

Welcome to the group @Tabbycat92 😊

Tofu35 · 20/10/2020 16:06

Aww @tabbycat92 that's lovely you're still in touch with your MN pals! This is a bit of a quiet thread, many of the posters have had their BFP and have moved to pastures new :)

I'm TTC #1 and it's now my 13 or 14th month. But def agree that the chat you get on these kind of forums helps a lot!

I'll have my fingers crossed for you @Daffodil21, Friday isn't too far away! It took me a while to find some good threads on this board too, hopefully there's some posters in the pregnancy boards that had a similar journey to you Flowers otherwise, I have 8 months to get pregnant so I can jump on another thread with you!

Tabbycat92 · 20/10/2020 15:53

Hi all 😊 new to the thread. This is our first month of ttc baby no.2.
I have a 2 year old son.
I am now 1dpo and seeing every little thing as a symptom 😂 (even though I know implantation would have even happened yet)
So excited to be on this journey again, I looooved being pregnant before. Mainly down to the lovely group of friends I made through MN. We still talk and exchange guidance now through our fb group. I really hope to find this again this time!

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Daffodil21 · 20/10/2020 15:43

@Tofu35 I'm not quite sure to be honest. I had some brown spotting on Friday. I haven't had anything since but I had a blood test today and have another on Thursday to check if HCG levels are rising. They wanted me to go for an early scan but I really don't want that. Will find out Friday if HCG is doubling or not...

I am on a pregnancy board but tbh I find it hard to relate to the group - some people are further along than me and not everyone (thankfully) shares my anxieties so I'm not sure it's the right group for me!

Hoping everyone is hanging on in there and not going too crazy. TTC really is a rollercoaster!!

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Tofu35 · 20/10/2020 15:33

Haha it's good to see you're still in the thread, hope things are going well for you @Daffodil21! I'll let him know about those vitamins, he is Amazon primes biggest fan so if he can get them through that...we're onto a winner!

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Daffodil21 · 20/10/2020 14:49

(Sorry I'm still hanging around 😂😳)

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Daffodil21 · 20/10/2020 14:49

@Tofu35 don't worry too much about the low morphology - my DH also has that. It sounds quite scary to start with, I remember thinking that meant we would never conceive. It's actually the reason we got the referral to the fertility clinic, but once we had our consultation there they were really really not worried about it at all, because it was the only issue he had. The consultants said that out of x million swimmers it still meant there were x thousand or whatever (I'm unsure on the numbers!) so there were plenty of good ones about still.

His first SA was 1.5%. I know a lot of things can affect sperm quality, and it changes every 3 months, but when he had another SA 6 months or so later it was 3%. He had been taking Proceive Max Men supplements which are designed to help. We then did a little research and he added COQ10 and Omega 3 supplements too, which are also supposed to improve sperm quality. Who knows if it did any good, but I have ended up pregnant so maybe!

The exact supplements he took were:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zita-West-682062-Vital-vegicaps/dp/B001AZA4JQ

https://www.naturesbest.co.uk/co-q10/coq10-200mg/?sku=730-60&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8tGitKfD7AIVh63tCh24HAUvEAUYASABEgLoPvDBwE&gclsrc=aw.dss_

https://www.drfertility.co.uk/products/proceive-max-men-fertility-supplement??pos=1&sid=d6c64b2b9&&ss=r

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Tofu35 · 20/10/2020 14:27

I feel like saying "my end" is quite fitting but also a terrible choice of words 😂

Tofu35 · 20/10/2020 14:26

Hey @cew19, I had a horrible thought that I was the last gal standing on this thread - rename the thread TTTC (tofu trying to conceive). According to the temp app, I should be ovulating on Thurs this week so trying to get some ovulation sticks too so I can confirm this (as much as I can!).

Other half heard he has low morphology (but fine for everything else) so he's trying to figure that out- lots of articles and sighing because I think he had presumed it was something wrong on my end!

CEW19 · 20/10/2020 08:50

How's everyone doing? I ovulated really late this month which is very unusual for me, so no idea what's happening on the inside this month! Actually quite like not knowing when AF might show, but I'm around 4dpo now.

Tofu35 · 14/10/2020 18:54

Haha thanks @Daffodil21, legs up!
I think when we've used preseed before it's been during rather than before (so just as regular sperm friendly lube) but maybe I should actually use it properly 😂

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Daffodil21 · 14/10/2020 14:13

@Tofu35 I would recommend sticking your legs up in the air for good measure 😂 I swore I would never do this, but last month I thought fuck it and threw the kitchen sink at it 😂 (I also put some pre-seed in before)

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Tofu35 · 14/10/2020 14:04

Loving seeing all the old posters coming back with their updates, hopefully I'll be joining you all soon! It's coming up for FW so fingers crossed this is a lucky month :)

Poppyismyfavourite · 13/10/2020 16:36

@Daffodil21 still that's great news, I will send lots of sticky vibes your way!

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Daffodil21 · 13/10/2020 16:07

Thanks @Poppyismyfavourite I'm not very far along. I think I'm only 5+2ish. I didn't track last month so I can't be completely sure!

Don't worry, I'm sure everyone is clueless when they have their first!!! Glad all is going well for you ❤️

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Poppyismyfavourite · 13/10/2020 15:54

@JTB123 yes pretty well thanks, although I've been unwell the last few days with a bad cold (not covid - got a test!). They seem to be hitting me harder since being pregnant, and of course you can't have the good drugs, I've had tonsilitis twice already!

JTB123 · 13/10/2020 15:47

@Poppyismyfavourite wow 22 weeks ❤️❤️ I'm 15 now! It's going for quickly and I look back at the first 12 weeks and think and an anxious, nervous wreck I was but I'm so much better now 😂
My husband has just had a positive covid test this morning so I've had to push back my 16wk appointment and my flu jabs 😫 so annoyinggggg!! Fingers crossed he keeps his germs to himself, I'm just stuck in for another 13 days now!

Glad things are going well for you 💓 xxx

Poppyismyfavourite · 13/10/2020 15:42

Oh my gosh congratulations @Daffodil21 !!!! How far along are you now??? I specifically came on this thread hoping to see you'd got a BFP!

Also Hi @JTB123 *waves ! Glad to hear it's going well, hope the sickness passes soon!

Scary where the time goes... I'm almost 22 weeks now, had the 20wk scan last week and all looks fine so finally letting myself believe it and get excited! Just started buying some baby things and realising how totally clueless I am about actually looking after a baby!

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Daffodil21 · 10/10/2020 07:51

@Welliedays thank you. Yes, on one hand I don't see how this one will be any different to the others, but then I have to remind myself that I did lots of things differently prior to conception this time in terms of supplements and some lifestyle changes. I've also just been prescribed a LOT of medication through a private clinic, so hopefully that will make the difference. I'm still very early on, I'm just looking towards the end of the month and hoping we get that far (and further, obviously), as that would be further than we've ever got before. I'm just taking it easy and one day at a time. Also been finding work a good distraction as I've had a busy few days thankfully (wfh).

I hope your scan goes ok!! I can't believe it's that time already for you!

@Tofu35 when I was referred to the fertility clinic I had a scan and more blood tests. The bloods were mostly because of my history though, I'm not sure I would have had those if not. My DH had to do another SA but that's not necessarily a bad thing as lots can change every 3 months! I hope it goes well for you

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