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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 6 months+ keeping one another sane x

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mackjm20 · 29/03/2021 07:28

Hiya I was looking for a new thread where people had been trying for a little while already and thought why not make a new one myself :)

I have just turned 30 and we have been trying since September 2020 so as AF has just arrived we will be going into our 8th cycle in April.

This will be our 1st and like most people on here I am so impatient to get that bfp! Even more so since we hit what appears to be a big milestone of over 6 months trying I seem to end up down a daily dr Google rabbit hole.

Just looking for people in a similar situation to ride out the twws with and to support one another :)

I am on another amazing group aswell but most of the people that started it at the same time as me have bfps now (which is amazing) but felt I needed a group to continue the ttc conversations with too as that has kept me going the last 8 months :) xxx

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choccrumpet · 29/03/2021 12:57

@mackjm20 to be honest I'm tracking on and off, not consistently, as I feel it impacts my mental health. So I've been doing OPK strips this cycle but unsure if I want to continue as we're still trying to keep it "fun" (LOL) and as natural as possible.

I don't know how severe my uterus is, all I know is it's heart shaped when it should be like an upside down pear. Will only find out through pregnancy or a specialist when/if I get my appointment.

I am about 1/2 DPO at the moment, ovulated over the weekend but unsure when exactly. What about you?

Yes it's easy to overthink everything. I've had all basic tests done with my GP so there's no harm in you doing the same. I've found I've had to push for certain things and suggest what should be done but I guess they're not specialists at this point so it's not like they know exactly what needs to be done.

I'm taking aspirin atm to see if it helps but not doing anything else.

We've told close friends and family that we're trying but it's not something we speak about openly and nobody I know is going through this so it is very very lonely and difficult so groups like these do help.

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mackjm20 · 29/03/2021 12:08

Hi @choccrumpet nice to meet you :)

that’s so similar to us in that we were casual initially then literally tracking everything now :) opks/ bbt- you name it I’m tracking it lol!

Ah I’m so so sorry to hear about your early losses. I’ve not heard of a bicornunate uterus before so just had a little google and glad to hear it shouldn’t impact. Really hope you get your bfp soon!

Where are you in your cycle now?

I have got a blood clotting disorder which can impact pregnancy but also have been over googling and have convinced myself I may have pcos or cushions syndrome so booked in for some tests to put my mind at rest either way. I know it’s only been 8 months but it feels like a lifetime already!

it can become all consuming at times can’t it! I feel like it’s so reassuring to have these groups to not feel so alone as I don’t know about you but it’s not something we have spoken to friends and family about.

Xxx

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choccrumpet · 29/03/2021 10:29

Hi @mackjm20 I'm 28 and we started ttc last August, month before you. This is our 8th month trying although within that we were trying casually for 4 and got serious (regular trying) about it in the last 4 months.

I feel the same impatience as you! We've had multiple super early losses but so far basic tests have come back clear. I do have a bicornuate uterus which I've been told shouldn't impact me conceiving.

I can't help but google every little thing, it's awful! This is constantly on my mind.

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