Faith, trust & baby dust! ✨💕✨ TTC 12 months + 🤞🏼 On this rollercoaster together with a little love, support and giggles to get us by! 💕

Hi all,

Hope you don’t mind me jumping in. We’ve just hit 12 months which feels like both an eternity and like it’s flown by! I actually turned 35 last week which both meant it’s dr time. Married my husband in July last year after many covid delays. Got my bloods next week and his SA in early March so not much to report yet. No snifter of a positive from me yet.

@LA9610 thanks. I’ll update you girls on how it goes. I’m just glad there’s some progress after months of waiting.

Thanks @Tinkerbell098! Definitely resting up today

I've had ultrasound done twice, the first was ordered by my GP and that was external. The sonographer basically said everything looked perfect but the consultant would review and confirm. The second time was on my first appointment at the sub-fertility clinic at the gynae ward at the hospital and that one was internal. Again, the consultant said there and then that everything looked absolutely fine! So they may do both or either or and will likely give you an indication on the day 😊 hope it all goes well! X

@LA9610 oh no! So sorry to hear you've caught it. It's everywhere at the moment. I had it last week. Hope you feel better soon. Yes, definitely take some time off work, you're definitely allowed and shouldn't feel bad about it.
In other news, I've finally had a letter through to say they've booked an ultrasound appointment for me, which is next Friday! That is some progress for me after months of waiting. Anyone had one done recently? Do they usually do both external and internal? How long does it take to get results or do they tell you if anything's wrong there and then?

@HopefulGlow yeah unfortunately I have Covid too and now I'm the one that feels worst. Told my boss I'm not working until I'm better as haven't had a sick day in over a year now, I never feel like I can just take time off and rest when WFH but I feel horrendous so decided to stand my ground this morning!

@HopefulGlow how amazing would that be realising you’re much further ahead 😂 defo wouldn’t happen to me though.

He’s very much like me - I can tell he’s trying to not get excited or think too far ahead. He told his dad both the times before and has said he won’t tell anyone until we know everything’s ok.

Thank you, I’m really hoping this is the one 🤞❤️

I’m keeping my fingers crossed it is over soon so it’s one less thing for you both to worry about.

Everyone’s been having curry recently! I hope the food was nice and glad you enjoyed the company.

That sounds like a plan - I had a tidy up day too yesterday and then just chilled on the sofa not doing too much 😂. Not feeling work again today.

No need to apologise for moaning, we all have those weeks and it’s good to get it off your chest.

@apwilso how strange, yes maybe a normal test may answer the question?

Re kitchen it’s quite a big project so the house will be a complete building site for a few weeks/month or so. Knocking an internal wall down so it’s more open plan. Then new dark grey units/stone type worktops with solid wood flooring. OH is doing most of it so it’ll take longer than if we brought someone in but will save a fortune. X

@AZ1992X love house renovations. What style do you think your going for? Glad your lines are darker!!! Great news x

@HopefulGlow that would be the goal! Just not knowing for a bit!!

I've been confused today so with this monitor I thought I'll double check I'm not pregnant and it refused the test because the fertility monitor tells you when to do ovulation test or pregnancy so I just looked and the section where the lines comes up and two lines have come up!? But then I'm reading somewhere else that two lines always come up. So now I'm confused so going to leave it and see if I can leave it a few more days for a normal test xx

Morning ladies,

Hope everyone’s doing ok ❤️

@HopefulGlow It sounds like you’ve had a hectic week, no need to apologise for not responding. I hope you’re doing ok, cannot believe to imagine how hard it must be trying to go through all that just to try and see OH children.

Thanks for asking, I’m mixed emotions right now. Happy I’ve got another chance but equally anxious it’ll just be taken away at any moment. Every time I go to the toilet I almost expect to see blood.

Just taking it one day at a time - tests are getting darker which is a positive and I’m trying to hold onto that.

@apwilso I hope you had a nice evening, it’s lovely you still get together to celebrate. ❤️ Mines been a fairly chilled weekend on the sofa / planning our kitchen.

@HopefulGlow it's a fertility monitor so can track your cycle and you have ovulation test which you put into the actual machine and it tells you if your peak, high or low which is better for me than guessing on easy at home. Also can put pregnant tests in again so I'm not assuming there's lines! Just got mine off eBay and I will see how it goes xxx

Well our weekend plans have been cancelled - DH tested positive on 2 LFD tests this morning! Mine was negative but both been for a PCR and my throat is starting to hurt now so I'm convinced I do have it. It's FW so we have been DTD (including 10 mins before he did his test but he didn't know he had it, we had just decided to test before seeing other people tonight) , I'd be amazed if I didn't 🤣

So a boring weekend in the house for us 🙄 hope you are all up to something more exciting!

@HopefulGlow I've just received in the post the CB fertility monitor (2nd hand but apparently never been used). It's a pricey monitor and tests but hopefully it can confirm better than easy at home guessing! I thought that with the fertility cup so I left it

Anyone else use/used fertility monitor?

@AZ1992X my Nans heavenly birthday tonight so celebrating her life with the family. Other than that it's quiet! What about you?

@LA9610 I know it's difficult so hoping I can get him planned in ahahah! Wow that's crazy! That's what I think I genuinely don't think stuff matters that much because you see different ends of the spectrum getting pregnant where technically they shouldn't due to drink, drugs, weight etc so I think it's just being lucky at time!

My period has literally only lasted 2 days and was lighter than usual. Last time this happened i was pregnant the blood was heavier last time. So going to do a test over the weekend to confirm

@xoJellyBean me too! I binged season one over Christmas/New year so am going to start season two. I’m so excited 😆

@LA9610 That sounds perfect. What are you thinking? My favourite is defo Chinese or a pizza.

That’s completely understand that he’s worried about his sister, I think I would be in that situation and he probably feels helpless. Hope everything works out well ❤️

@AZ1992X omg I'm loving Emily in Paris 🤣🤣

@Tinkerbell098 🤞🏻🤞🏻 I've been on it about a month now, got my hubby on it too. This company are UK based but I originally got it for £2 less so they keep upping the price!

@xoJellyBean thanks! They don't look too expensive. Solgar ones are ridiculous. I'll give them a go. Yes, I've heard it'll take about 3 months to work, but I've waited about 14 months, so 3 months seem nothing now.

@apwilso Ahh, three times is not really a lot so it could well be just a timing issue for you! Fingers crossed with you scheduling him to be at home it will only be a matter of time before you conceive now.

With my DH its typically one out of three cycles we will completely miss but then the other two he is usually here for all of the FW, but sometimes he will miss a day or two at the start or end.

Yes my sister did end up conceiving naturally after all that time, they started trying in her early twenties and it was unexplained infertility so because of their ages they were told just to keep trying. 1st pregnancy ended in miscarriage but then went on to have 2 boys 20 months apart. She always wanted to have lots of children but she has never used contraception since having my nephew 6 years ago and has just never fallen pregnant again in all that time! She is less than 2 years older than me so her story is quite scary for me as I am 10 years older than she was when she started trying - I just cant imagine nothing happening for another 4 or 5 years! But I also have 2 other sisters who have 5 children between them and neither of them had any fertility struggles and i'm one of 4 and my mum had 2 kids in her early twenties and then 2 more at 34 and 36, she never had any problems conceiving either. I think I am just unlucky to be honest, out of my whole family I am the healthiest - only one who has always been at a normal weight and have exercised regularly for the past 10 years, also definitely don't drink anywhere near as much alcohol. That's why I generally don't really believe that any of that stuff truly makes a difference unless you are drinking so much its causing you other health problems or you are so overweight for example that is also impacting your health.

@AZ1992X - we are going over to my sisters for a takeaway and drinks tomorrow but other than that will probably just try and get some walks in. My nephew had his surgery the other day and my husband is really down about that at the moment and worrying about his sister so he is not really in the best of moods this week! What are you planning?

@xoJellyBean Dinner out sounds lovely, no plans here thinking maybe just a chilled weekend watching films / Emily in Paris 😂 x.

Although it takes 3 months to be effective so maybe not worth it? X

@AZ1992X haven't got anything planned, maybe dinner somewhere! How about you xx

@Tinkerbell098 try this -

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Thanks @apwilso @xoJellyBean ❤️❤️

Does anyone have any nice plans for this weekend? X.

Do you girls know of any site where I could get CoQ10/ubiquinol at a reasonable price? Don’t want to spend too much on something that may or may not work especially as we are starting private fertility appointments from next month.

@AZ1992X amazing news and well deserved❤️ will keep everything crossed for you🤞🏻✨