First timers, TTC. Safe space for brain dumps...

@Glawen always!! I'll DM you x

@thecoconutcat yes usually really regular 27 day cycles so I am stumped 😕 are you pretty regular? Xx

@Glawen let's hope so...it's so confusing?! do you normally have regular periods?xx

@thecoconutcat I am exactly the same - CD18
today and no peak with the easy@home OPKs and premom. Next month I am going to try the BBTs too for more accuracy. I'm feeling really lost and confused too 😕 I'm hoping we've had our ovulation but the strips have missed it 🤷🏽‍♀️🤞🏼 xx

@TinyDancer91 really hoping for you 🤞🙏💕

Looking for advice...I'm now cd15 and still not got a peak from premom, in fact it has constantly looked the same. Clearblue is still showing as 'high'. I did have flu at the start of the month so don't know if that's thrown something off?? last month I used clearblue only and had peak on cd15. Now I'm just anxious there's a problem. This is probably all heightened because I'm an IVF baby myself, but then my younger brother was conceived naturally...basically I'm just confused and worried! Anyone ever had issues with premom not showing ovulation? I have always had really regular periods too, so would expect that I must ovulate...

@TinyDancer91 eeeeek keeping every crossed for you that this is your month

@TinyDancer91 glad you have someone you trust to talk to.

I'm due AF on Wednesday, going to test on Monday. Really hoping we have been lucky this month

Also good luck to you!! 🤞🤞

@TinyDancer91 I’m just going to wait for AF - either she’ll come or she won’t!

It’s great that you’ve got a friend you can trust to unload to. I’ve got a friend who is trying as well, and it’s nice to have someone who knows what you’re going through.

GP tests are definitely the way forward. I was having some issues a few months back with mid-cycle bleeding & bleeding after DTD, and my GP sent me for the works since we are TTC. Full blood panel, ultrasound, gynae appt (I’d already had a smear in Feb which was normal). Answered some questions and put my mind at ease.

Hi both newby good luck on your journey I hope you get that spark very soon
im also new on here just seeing what everyone else is feeling
im 31 and husband 39 first child cycle 1
my fertile window just finished we didint go mad as we just started and not sure what to expect so we only had sex twice 4 days apart
now the long 10-14 days wait

Hey ladies, I'd also love to join. My husband (34) and I (31) are just starting cycle 3. I have quite long (approx 46 +/-4 days) cycles which has proved tricky especially with PMS symptoms being very similar to early pregnancy symptoms! I've really been trying not to track properly to lower the stress levels but after using Natural Cycles to prevent for the past 3 years I'm pretty aware of my cycle and when things should be happening! Frustrating that it hasn't happened yet though.

Fairly new to mumsnet so not 100% on all the lingo and abbreviations. Is there a thread/post somewhere which explains what they all mean?

Good luck to those ladies trying this month, we're in it together!

Hi ladies, I’d love to join! Me (34) and my SO (34) are TTC first time. Currently we’re on cycle 9, and tbh I think we’ll be moving onto cycle 10 soon…AF due in 2 days and getting all my usual PMS symptoms. So I completely sympathise with those of you who are taking a long time. Loads of my colleagues at work are pregnant or have recently gone on mat leave…it’s been hard watching them and keeping my emotions in check with disappointment month after month…

I’m wondering if I should try the easy@home as well 🤔 I was using some cheap ovulation strips I bought off Amazon but I never saw even a hint of a peak with them so I binned them after 2 months. Seems the easy@home ones are more reliable?

Yes the cleaeblue ones are better as they give you a longer window of opportunity due to testing for the 2 surges instead of just one

@thecoconutcat I’m not 100% sure but I think the clear blue ones detect Estrogen as well as LH to identify fertile window so now is the time time to get down to business and you’ll probably see a spike very soon! 😀 fingers crossed happy news for you soon x

Thanks so much @LauraA31 ! I have also read that afternoons are best but I'm always so well hydrated that I don't know if that's weakening my readings later in the day!! I do normally do my premom readings in natural light but this morning I had to leave home at 6am so had very artificial bathroom lighting, not ideal. Today CD12 premom showing as 'low' but clear blue had flashing smiley face, which suggests high LH...I'm so confused?!?!

@thecoconutcat hello! I used the premom easy@home tests and found them really good, i read online that the tests should be taken between 12PM and 6PM for the best results so i always did mine around 4pm, then on high days would test twice a day around 12pm and 5pm 🙂

I don’t know if it’ll make a difference but that’s how i did mine, my cycles were short though averaging 24 days and i got my peak around CD10/CD11. I used the clear blue alongside too and if the line was darker on the easy@home I tried the clearblue to see if i had a flashing or static smiley 🙂

I also found with the premom app the photos needed to be taken in true natural light, if i used the bathroom light or flash i didn’t get a true reading on the app. I know your probably doing that but thought id mention it, keep trying with the tests. My peak would come from nowhere and id go low high peak low .

Thank you so much @LucyLoopyLu @mgwyegve for your support..its really helped me feel better. Its so hard to know what's normal! I definitely haven't reached my peak yet but was worried it should have happened already. We are DTD every other day since AF ended...fingers crossed!

@thecoconutcat keep going! But definitely DTD every other day if you can. CD11 is still early. Here's one of my cycle's OPKs - the last couple of cycles it went from low to peak even quicker so don't panic

Hi @thecoconutcat is it possible you just haven’t reached your peak just yet? I don’t tend to see my peak until around CD15/16 and this varies each month. My cycles are generally 26-29 days long. I wouldn’t worry, just keep doing what you’re doing and I’m sure you’ll see your peak soon ☺️

@thecoconutcat yeah I'd say the drinking could be affecting the afternoon one. Try again in the morning and see how it compares

Cycle 3 TTC #1. First time using premom. Is this normal?! 😟 I drink absolutely LOADS of water so don't know if that's also relevant, particularly for afternoon testing. Last month I used clear blue and definitely had a peak but I'm worried that this isn't normal...any advice?!

Hi guys hope you don’t mind me joining me and my husband have started the journey we are cycle 1 and are DYD this week which is my fertile week I’m due period on 16th wish me luck !

Cd10 today and just had some jelly ewcm and it had a pink tinge. Hoping this means a good egg 🤞 only had ovulation spotting twice before. Opk this morning still negative but it must be on its way