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Anyone TTC May

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FayLiv · 27/04/2021 09:11

Hi Ladies,

I was hopeful this month but can feel signs of AF creeping up and due in a couple of days..

I'm not too distraught as we only managed it a couple of times in my fertile week so thought it may be the case this month was a no. Now I am so ready to get annoying AF out of the way and get on the May bus!

Is anyone else in the same boat and hoping next month is the one?

I am taking folic and vitamin D at the moment but I'm going to add DHA and co-q10 as well as I've heard v good things.

Good luck to those going for May... it's my birthday in May too and I've asked for a baby 😂

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Fiep · 05/05/2021 11:57

Aw yay so nice to see there are a few positives!!!

ttc19 · 05/05/2021 11:54

@Msd2416 We aimed for every few days with #2. This time we're both shattered and it's more like once a week.. taking a very relaxed approach! X

Msd2416 · 05/05/2021 11:37

Ladies, how often do you DTD when trying? Im due to ovulate Monday/Tues and have already started now. Just wondering as feel like it becomes a chore when TTC so wanted to see if people tried a week before, 2 or just at peak?

Fiep · 05/05/2021 07:34

@Losd exactly! I’m sure I’d have known by now. This morning I am proud of myself for NOT poas but am feeling very depressed sterilising my mooncup again ready for Friday Sad
On the plus side, I treated myself to a giant double espresso flat white - if I’m not preggo I might as well indulge my other addiction!!!

Losd · 05/05/2021 06:46

@Fiep haha you sound exactly like me! The second I’m awake in mornings I’m unwrapping a pregnancy test! Af due by Friday and still glaringly negative tests. With my daughter I got a faint bfp at 11dpo, I’m pretty sure if I was pregnant I would have had a positive by now. But yeah, also digging it out the bin every day just to double check...multiple times a day.... yikes.
Fingers crossed for you x

Fiep · 04/05/2021 09:51

Hi all!

Mind if I join the party? Cycle 1 of TTC #2 but I think I’m out this cycle. AF due Thursday.

DD1 arrived in cycle 2 so was feeling hopeful for a quick one but I think it’s a no this time.

I’m on CD26 and have been having lots of symptoms (sore boobs) and was certain I was pregnant, had a BFN Sunday, then Monday it was a BFN but when I came back an hour later (yes of course I fished it out of the bin) there was a clear blue line. Hours later an evap line appeared BESIDE the blue line so I’m guessing the original line, although outside the window, was legit?

So I was hopeful and excited to POAS (“6 days early” ClearBlue) this morning but it was a big fat BFN. Even after an hour. Not even the faintest. So must have been a false positive or cp? I don’t really understand how a cp manifests in terms of tests.

I’m developing a serious POAS addiction, I just want to pee on everything I see. Even my COVID lateral flow tests are triggering to me lol!!!! I’ve spent too much on clear blue lol.

It’s been a rubbish couple of years with lots of bad news in the wider family, work has been tough, and I’d really love something squishy to look forward to. I know it’s not the best reason to have another but I do love being a mummy do DD1 (most of the time) so it’s not like I don’t know what I’m in for Wink

Hoping for baby dust for everyone xxx

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FayLiv · 03/05/2021 21:22

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FayLiv · 03/05/2021 21:22

@LovelyLion3 I haven't heard that one.. I did hear grapefruit juice is meant to be good for cm in the run up to your fertile week? It sure how true that is I'd try anything lol

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LovelyLion3 · 03/05/2021 21:14

Has anyone drank pomegranate juice while ttc? I've read online it's supposed to help. I keep searching for anything that might help. I'm only on cycle 3 of ttc and already feeling like it's not happening soon enough. 😔

HardcoreParkour · 03/05/2021 19:28

@FayLiv I'd recommend Clearblue Connected OPKs. They are expensive but I conceived DS first month of using them. I plan to use them again time round. They detect the 4 or more fertile days.

beckyCarlos · 03/05/2021 16:28

@kez152 good luck!! Let us know how you get on 😊 x

Losd · 03/05/2021 16:08

@FayLiv ah I see, I have the one that pinpoints 2 days, with the smiley face. I definitely conceived my daughter the day after ovulation so this time I’m trying the day of first positive, then skip a day try a day skip a day try a day, so 3 times from first positive OPK. If I wasn’t using a donor I would probably DTD every day for a week though x
@Kez152 good luck! Xx

Kez152 · 03/05/2021 15:10

🙋🏼‍♀️ Currently 6dpo.
Good high temps increasing daily. Experiencing sore nipples and boobs (usually only get pain under armpit) feeling a heaviness type of feeling low down at times.
Been ttc for 10 months and had 3 cp- hoping this is our month :)

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FayLiv · 03/05/2021 14:47

[quote Losd]@FayLiv I bought clearblue in Jan to started tracking for a few months before TTC in April. Had it really spot on, then managed to lose the actual device the week before trying! So I had to use the (out of date) opk cheapies that I had from when I was TTC baby number 1, and got positives 4 days in a row, so I have to say I def prefer the clearblue, there’s no blurred lines with them, like im not sure if all 4 days I got a positive really were positive or it was just close? So I tried the whole time anyway but still not sure I caught it. Did a pregnancy test this morning (probably 10dpo) and negative, will be using the clearblue for may x[/quote]
I agree they do give you that extra reassurance your body is doing the right thing. I am just wondering really whether you get the clear blue which detects your 4 most fertile days with the flashing smileys that then turn static or just Get the clear blue that detects your 2 high fertile days. I have been dtd on the days I get a smiley but I have now heard you usually ovulate the day after you get your smiley so I need to remember that this month! X

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Losd · 03/05/2021 14:44

@FayLiv I bought clearblue in Jan to started tracking for a few months before TTC in April. Had it really spot on, then managed to lose the actual device the week before trying! So I had to use the (out of date) opk cheapies that I had from when I was TTC baby number 1, and got positives 4 days in a row, so I have to say I def prefer the clearblue, there’s no blurred lines with them, like im not sure if all 4 days I got a positive really were positive or it was just close? So I tried the whole time anyway but still not sure I caught it. Did a pregnancy test this morning (probably 10dpo) and negative, will be using the clearblue for may x

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FayLiv · 03/05/2021 10:11

Morning.

Pleased to see lots of replies ladies!

I am so excited to try again for May..few more days of af.. hurry up!

I am taking folic acid, vitamin D, coq10 and fish oil with DHA. Is there anything else anyone recommends? Also I have always bought the cheap opks to begin with then use alongside the clear blue opks that pin point your 2 most fertile days - so no flashing just empty circle to a smiley face when it's high fertility.

My question is, has anyone tried both and which do you prefer? I need to order another pack but unsure which to go for?

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HardcoreParkour · 02/05/2021 10:37

It'll join the May-be Baby Club!

DS will be 11 months this month and DH and I are ready to try for #2. I'm 36 and CD9 today. Will be breaking out and dusting off the Clearblue Digital OPKs to start testing next week.

Looking forward to seeing all the BFPs that I'm sure this thread will bring 🤞🏼

Snowdonia · 02/05/2021 08:48

@Losd Yeah sounds pretty similar. I'm due between Monday and Thursday depending on whether I'm finally back to a 28 day cycle after coming off the pill! My face is currently covered in spots which always happens a week before I'm due, so looking likely April is ruled out and hopeful for May!

Bee44 · 01/05/2021 18:54

Me 🙋🏼‍♀️ CD1 for me today so on to cycle #5 once it's finished! Feeling so deflated this month, I know 5 months isn't a long time in the grand scheme of things but I really thought it would've happened by now 😕 TTC #1

VixFromThe6ix · 01/05/2021 18:21

Hi ladies!!
Af made itself present 3 days ago, so I'm excited to ttc this month again.
I have equipped myself with a thermometer now and have been temping. I got those smiley face ovulation tests on top of my easy@home cheapies. Got different strips for pregnancy testing. I am ready!!!!!
Oh, and hubby, of course. He doesn't have a choice but to deliver when the sticks say goooo 🤣🤣🥰
Good luck to everyone that's also ttc this month!!
Fingers crossed for bfp for us all. 💕💕💕

charlotte0808 · 01/05/2021 16:55

Hey @Aila1994 jan feb and April I had chemicals so it's the sticking that buggers me I kinda know what to expect now but never really had such strong ovulation tests but if this time doesn't work I'm going to have a break x

Aila1994 · 01/05/2021 16:51

@charlotte0808 same thing happens to me every month, I get 3 days of identical positive ovulation strip tests + solid smileys! I always just assume I ovulate in the days following my final positive test!

I’m onto month 4 of trying this month so have just binned the ovulation tests for this month, think they are causing me more stress than necessary 🤦‍♀️!

Losd · 01/05/2021 15:28

@polkadotpixie I’m 8 (possibly 10) dpo just now-my cycles have switched from 28-31 days recently so I’m not sure. I’m the same, I just want af here now so I can try again next month. I got a bfn today which I know is early but I’m so sure I’m out this month I just want things to speed up now so I can try again! X

polkadotpixie · 01/05/2021 11:27

It's May ladies! I'm excited to start TTC, just want AF to hurry up so we can get on with it but I'm only about 5dpo so I've got to wait (patience isn't my strongest point!)

Good luck everyone 🤞🤞🤞

charlotte0808 · 30/04/2021 18:30

Still getting positive test third day today

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