The month of valentines, pancakes and lot’s of BFP’s! 🤞🏻❤️

@Natalie2304 @Purple29 @mightbeyesmightbeno
I bought a fertilily ages ago but haven’t used it yet.. I don’t know if I will. I tried it a couple of times at the time and it was awful 🙈. There’s a thread on MN and they refer to it as a plunger 🤣🤣. I’m also one of those people who cannot locate my cervix at all. I might try the fertilily at some point but still on the fence...

🤞🏻🤞🏻 for you @ladybuggoldfinch. I don’t know much about it but have just been reading up a bit. There seem to be two different camps: one who say start taking it after ovulation, other camp says take after BFP from what I gather.. do you know if progesterone is just for people who have had MCs or if it’s also for people who haven’t conceived yet?

Dreamt that I had a positive test last night, so cruel

Please can I join although just awaiting my peak , opks are still low but on CD 11 so not panicking too much yet ( I say I'm not but i am slightly as had no change in them at all!) due AF 7th of Feb hoping she doesn't come!!

@DancinOnTheCeiling I was prescribe it after second MC on advice from the gyne consultant. Didn't get the chance to try with the chemical but I have it ready to go for next time 🤞

@mightbeyesmightbeno I also tried mine for the first time this week and I couldn't flip it at all. So fiddly. Will try again over the next few weeks. Cant see us trying this month anyway!!!

@mightbeyesmightbeno 🙈 they aren't the sexiest of things are they 😂
Which one do you have? I got fertilily xx

@Natalie2304 I actually feel like I've done something to my cervix with the suction if it 🤢🤦🏻‍♀️ . Will try again after DTD before it's FW.

I hope you get some answers in March @ladybuggoldfinch. Out of interest, were you/will you be prescribed progesterone or is it an over the counter thing?

@mightbeyesmightbeno haha I keep going to order one to try and then changing my mind because a number of people have said this! Good luck! 😆
I’m CD15, got static smiley on clear blue yesterday and peak on easy@home this morning and this evening I swear I have actual left sided ovulation pain! I have never felt any pain around my peak day in the previous 7 cycles I’ve been tracking, so I’m declaring this pain a good sign 😂🤷‍♀️🤞

@mightbeyesmightbeno I've ordered one for this month too and I tried it twice and struggled, i feel my cervix position constantly in my TWW so im not uneducated on where it needs to be too!

Well, last night we DTD and we aren't in fertile week yet so thought I'd try it out post DTD and it was 1000 times easier! So my advice would be to try it after sex but before you need it to be effective. Let me know how you get on!

This month I ordered a conception cup thing. It arrived today and I thought I'd test it out tonight before I actually need to use it because I heard they were quite fiddly. They certainly are! I'm a bit of a bigger girl, and I really struggled to get it in there / the angle right / pushed in enough and then flip the cup. Going to be a slippery mess on the days of actual use 😂😂😂

@kizzy97 sending you a big hug, just near the end of my AF now and I am feeling a lot better! I hope you start feeling better and it is a BFP next month. I mean my AF made me a monster before TTC now i am on a whole new level even my OH comments on it! All of a sudden I can remember every dig my MIL made at me last summer and it matters a lot more every time lol. Deffo need to practice some self-care around when AF is due.

@BigAlice same here with the sibling scenario. I feel guilty that I haven’t given her a sibling. I know it’s not completely in my control but I feel I should have tried earlier but as you say we must keep trying. Good luck!

The longer I try the more my bank balance is suffering! Luckily some websites let me cancel orders in time. I mean after the last BFN I suddenly need new boots, trainers, shoes in two or three different colours I must stop…at least it isn’t tests 😂

@DancinOnTheCeiling no sadly. They though the 2nd was a molar but turned out not to be. The 3rd was a chemical. I have an appointment at the recurrent miscarriage clinic in March. I'm going to try aspirin and progesterone in the mean time if I fall before. I fell first time trying with my boy, no problems at all. So wasn't expecting such a traumatic journey the second time. I do have a thyroid issue now but that seems to be under control 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh I’m so sorry to hear this @ladybuggoldfinch. 3MCs is a lot 🥲. Do they know what caused them?

@DancinOnTheCeiling I have a boy same age 2.5y. I had a shit year last year with 3MC 😞

[quote mightbeyesmightbeno]@AmberRH1993 best way forward - like you said, you might have your BFP before then so the choice may be taken out your hands. And if not then let them advise you x[/quote]
Thank you for your advice 😊

[quote ladybuggoldfinch]@DancinOnTheCeiling me too in March! It's so good to know there are many 4th floorers on the baby journey! [/quote]
👋🏻👋🏻 4th floorer @ladybuggoldfinch. Do you have any dc or is this you TTC #1? We have a dd, age 2y 5m. X

Another newbie here, hi everyone! Hope you don't mind me joining in the fun and frolics. We have been trying for 2 years with a couple of CP thrown in. Recently got referred for fertility checks - in the meantime, just keep trying! Just keep trying! My OH has had his ears chewed off with my chitter chatter so it will be nice to talk with some like minded ttc obsessives.

Fingers crossed for us all :-) XX

@AmberRH1993 best way forward - like you said, you might have your BFP before then so the choice may be taken out your hands. And if not then let them advise you x

@kizzy97 I know exactly how you feel. I’m dying to have another so my little girl has a sibling and after my MC sometimes I feel like it’s never going to happen. We just need to keep trying 😊

@mightbeyesmightbeno thank you so much for your advice... It really has made me consider a lot of things ❤️ I guess I'll go to the colposcopy and see what they see and advice and go from there 😊

[quote ladybuggoldfinch]@AmberRH1993 I have a friend that had this done and went on to have another child but it was at least a year after. What have the professionals said? [/quote]
Last time they wanted to do it but I declined so just trying to weigh out my options before I go in again on 1st February. Hopefully get my bfp by then and I'll just do the procedure after having the baby 🙏🏼

@AmberRH1993 tough one. It shouldn't affect conception at all, but like you said it can (very) slightly increase risk of miscarriage. BUT this is mainly if the cervix has trouble staying closed as pregnancy progresses, and if there is any concerns then they can put a stitch in to help keep it closed. Obviously this isn't ideal, but if it meant the pregnant continued versus not then it's the answer. This is only in about 10% of women though in the year after the procedure, and the risk decreases with time.

However, the risk of not having it done could be more serious to your health, as obviously if you wait until after birth and then a few months later, we're talking about a year or more down the line. Longer if conception takes longer. And the last thing you want is for there to be any health issues that could have been prevented.

What I'm trying to stay is the risk of problems is small, but the risk to health may be greater. You really have to talk to colposcopy and ask their opinion on the seriousness of not having it done. They changed the guidelines a few years ago when HPV testing became a bigger thing because having early intervention leads to much better patient outcomes.

It's such a personal decision but I really think you need to be guided by the healthcare professionals and ask them to advise on leaving it for another year or more and the risks to you.

Sorry no straight answer.

I guess if it was me, I'd get it over and done with and then tell my MW on booking appointment and they may wish to monitor you more closely x

@kizzy97 I have been there and it's such a sad and difficult feeling. This is your thoughts talking not reality. It's so frustrating that it takes time and it's hard to not have a crystal ball to see in the future. You will pull yourself out of it, try and get some other things planned so TTC is not the only focus you have. Big hugs xxx