Preparing to TTC in 2022

@Heathenplayinghouse oh that's good progress, at least you will hopefully be seeing a specialist soon and getting some answers 🤞

@hevann haha my husband is probably as sick of me as possible 🤣 hope your work colleagues haven't noticed too much

@wingingit09 no I'm not testing, if I don't get my period at the weekend I will test on Monday but I only have one (very old, very cheap) test in the house.

Thanks for all the app recommendations, I will check them out and start a new one for next cycle!

@LucyLoopyLu I use 2 apps to track, Flo and Femometer. Use Femometer for my opks as that's the brand I order from Amazon. I just like the interface of Flo as well.

@LucyLoopyLu I literally just use this period tracker app in trying to conceive mode because I find the interface of all the TTC apps way too busy 😂

Hi @DesertSnow

@WingingIt09 early Monday morning, if I'm lucky and it starts overnight tonight then i might just be OK!

I'm curious to know how long did it take for any of you with 2 plus children to conceive number 2? I'm already getting anxious at the prospect of trying for number 2 as it took 18 months with a few losses. I'm praying the "you're very fertile after pregnancy" still applies 6 months PP 😂
As you can tell I'm getting very angsty over waiting until July to TTC again.

@DesertSnow hello and good luck ☺️

Hi all. AF arrived yesterday nearly a week late. Feel relieved as all symptoms gone. I think I'd had a ovulation bleed which was spotting in the middle of my cycle which apparently means a strong release of progesterone hence the intense symptoms. Anyhow, bring on May @WingingIt09 please move me to TTC x

If anyone is interested i had a natural water birth with my baby and I hypnobirthed (hate that phrase) it was an amazing experience, 12 hours from first contraction at home if anyone wants a positive story it does happen

Hi all, is there room for one more?

We'll be TTC for our first in September, I'll be 31. We're nervous that it might take us a while to conceive - mostly due to suspected endo and semi-irregular cycles. We were discussing trying before September but we get married in November and should we be lucky enough to conceive straight away, we think it best not be too pregnant at the wedding.

I'm starting to track my cycles now, and did my first OPK test today. Am looking to start checking my BBT too. We're hoping to really be able to pinpoint ovulation as (sorry if TMI) I have vaginismus, making sex really painful for me - so we can't just DTD as often as possible unfortunately 😕

A big part of me just wants to get on with it and start trying now, especially because we're aware it might not be straightforward for us - would love to join this thread and follow your journeys and be able to chat all things TTC/ovulation/AF etc. as I wait and learn more about it all.

Thank you 🤞 @WingingIt09 my dd was conceived on a one hit wonder cycle as well but I am not sure we will get that lucky twice!

@LucyLoopyLu I'm using premom which I quite like!

@WingingIt09 so annoying it was on holiday for you! Mines still not arrived 😭 I don't know what to do about it. I've had quite bad period pains yesterday and today but still nothing!

We tried a month early @WingingIt09 😂 only once though so not holding out much hope. Now 2dpo

@LucyLoopyLu I'm due Sunday too, the wait is awful I've been really irritable today everyone at work has just been annoying me.

I use the Flo App to track everything although I'm still not sure if it's right I'll just keep logging symptoms etc see what happens. x

Thanks @LucyLoopyLu ❤️

I actually had some good news- the GP at least did what he was meant to in terms of expediting my appointment, I called the hospital and they confirmed they'd received the request for an urgent appointment.

There's no guarantee it would be granted, but apparently a consultant should look at it in the next day or so and make a decision. They weren't able to tell me how much that might speed things up by, Google suggests a waiting time of 2 weeks but I think that's wildly optimistic! 😂

Either way, I should hopefully know next week if the wait time is less.

@HeathenPlayingHouse been following your messages on here and it all sounds so rubbish and stressful! Sorry you aren't getting what you need from the GP. Hope you are ok and things get sorted tomorrow

I feel like I am out of the running for this month... but still feel nervous about this TWW. It's dragging! Due AF on Sunday. Felt so down and anxious, extremely tearful yesterday. Starting to understand why everyone finds it so hard on the TWW especially if you've been trying for a while.

What app do you all use to track your cycle etc?
I was using Clue (for years) but it's not great for TTC and tried Femometer but it's so cluttered up with bits that it wants you to pay £££ for I find it a bit annoying

Does anyone else's BBT ever stay above cover line when on their period instead of dropping ?

@Tropicana1 Thank you, I might look into that.

I think I'll give my GP a chance first to explain what the hell he's playing at. I wouldn't be able book an online consultation until at least Friday because of office hours, whereas I can still call him on Thursday. He better have a bloody good explanation though...

@HeathenPlayingHouse I got metformin prescribed for PCOS after insisting on a referral to an endocrinologist when my gp wouldn't prescribe it. Got the referral and literally the endocrinologist was just like "yup that's fine" (this was a good 10 years ago now, so hopefully more gps prescribe it) and then I just put my referral letter on file every time I've moved house since. I had a brief period of time where I was getting it with an online prescription for PCOS as well in between GP's (for some reason I can't remember) so if you can't wait for a referral but you want to start it an online pharmacy GP is also able to prescribe it for PCOS after an online consultation x

Haha! I expected loads of pushing & tugging but he pulled (quite gently) and she slid out! It wasn’t at all what I imagined - I thought he would have his foot up on the table and all sorts (been reading too many scary stories on MN so just wanted to counter)

Thanks everyone ❤️

I said to OH earlier, I think the reason I was so upset is not because I didn't get the Metformin- it was to be expected that it wouldn't go straightforward like I hoped.

If he changed his mind about prescribing it, or even got mixed up and meant Mefanamic acid all along, then fine. But all he had to do was call me and tell me what he'd done, or even leave a voicemail asking me to call the surgery. They didn't have to leave me to be blindsided like that.

@HeathenPlayingHouse i am not surprised you burst into tears what an absolute joke!!! Care shouldn’t be this shoddy!

@Organictangerine biscuit out of a packet really made me laugh 😂

Well in that case hurry up AF 🤣

Sorry I don't think I worded my other post well 😅

I want AF to turn up! We go away Monday and a normal period for me is 4 or 5 days so she's cutting it fine 🥲