10th Month TTC..anyone else in a similar boat?

@Watsochick ah how old is your little girl? That's lovely you have her. Hope AF does piss off for you! I just have a hunch I won't be successful this month. I'm already feeling shit about it x

@Angie2018 Nice to have someone who seems so alike with our journeys so far! My cycles can be between 27-31 days with 12 day luteal phase so ovulate between CD 14/15 to maybe CD 18/19. I am CD 13 today and feeling a bit achy this morning so thinking next couple of days. I am only tracking BBT this cycle so just BD when we can until BBT confirms ovulation has happened. How are you feeling being in tww now?

@Watsochick I am definitely also feeling the same at the moment with not trying so hard as the months go on, it doesn't seem to make any difference with it happening and just consumes that month. I really try not to think about it as much throughout the month, especially in tww and keeping my mind occupied. It must help having your daughter to concentrate on and take your mind off of it? How old is she?

@Angie2018 yep I know how you feel, I’m scunnered with it now with the tracking and letting it take over itl happen if it’s going to happen. I’m so thankful for my wee girl I have she keeps me on my toes just now.
AF has been here almost a day and I’m ready for her to go it’s so heavy and draining the life out me !!!
i felt the same this month I wasn’t positive at all 🙄 x

@Watsochick ah bless you, yes late ovulation will delay your period. Hope AF buggers off for you soon. Thank you, I am fed up already and I am only 4dpo 🤣 I'm just bored of all this. I think it will happen in a few months I don't think it's going to be this month. I am too used to the disappointment to think positive now x

Sorry @Angie2018 I tested negative all through so doubt it was a chemical. Just late ovulation I think which delayed my period :( but never mind. I feel tired and crampy today with it being day one! Feeling yuck and blehhhhhh lol. Fingers crossed for all you ladies still in the TWW x

Ready to go for next cycle, I have opks maybe use them this month and see how it goes but I’m honestly not trying as hard as I did this month as it got me nowhere all I don’t was stress and over think! Xx

Yeah I think so too thanks

I would go with your first peak when you had EWCM

I have been using the home bargins ones and boots one

@Xtina1986 what OPKs do you use? Because you get more than one oestrogen and LH surges throughout your cycle anyway

Hey Angie it was a funny month had ewcm amd right side pain 12 days ago and got my peak. Then friday past past I.got another postive ovulation test but no ewcm. So going to go with the first surge and say 11dpo although my period won't be due until another week away if I'm
Going back to my 28 day cycle

@Watsochick ah it's probably just a one off cycle which is normal. Not possible it was a chemical pregnancy though which could have delayed it? Yeah it's a shit process I've given up giving a shit now. 🤣 I'm also 7 cycles in and just cba with the stress! This is my second cycle temping and using OPKs but I may just use them up next cycle then not bother with any of it!! Just something else to obsess about and all it does is make me obsess. Xx

@Angie2018 not really usual are 30-32, awful so long and annoying. TTC for about 7 months but last few properly checking cycles xx

Hey @Xtina1986 your symptoms do sound promising! How many dpo are you? X

Hey everyone. Was working today stressful day but mid morning had the worst right side hip pain radiating to groin after an hour r so I took 2 fizzy cocodomol pain subsided about an hour after that and completely gone now. Went to bathroom to check if af was on her way early but instead found 3 balls of jelly discharge not ewcm more like snot sorry tmi. After that I had unbearable mid back pain. Trying not to sympton spot as I promised myself I wouldn't but wondering has anyone ever experienced this. Feeling OK now as I'm just back from my accupature went a day early this week as I'm taking the kids away for a day trip tomorrow hopefully it will take my mind of all of it.

@Watsochick oh blimey so sorry about your bloody long cycle!! Is that normal for you? How are you feeling?? How many cycles into TTC are you? X

Hey @Shaker21 hope you are doing ok. I am in the exact same boat as you, couldn't have worded the last 7 months any better if I'm honest!! I am CD15 today though.... ovulated late night on the 11th maybe early hours on the 12th day.

When are you due to ovulate? Xx

@IslaO I totally agree it's not fair! Surely this journey should be the most exciting one of ours lives yet it's just awful?? Other fall pregnant "by accident" like how the fuck does one do that???

It's so hard not to monitor right? I mean even though we tell ourselves not to symptom spot.... we are so hyper aware of our bodies that we can't help but feel these things!!

I hope that feeling is your month! I've told myself every month this could be ours and it just ends up in sheer devastation.

It is just a waiting game and it will happen for most of us in normal time frames... it's just a long old road that is bloody bumpy and twisty and unenjoyable to ride on!

I suspect my breakdown will come soon... I find the first 6 days hard and boring, then the next 4 days flitting between I have a chance and no I don't... then I convince myself AF is coming and she comes. And then I fall over and feel shit until AF finishes and I feel positive through my fertile window and then the journey begins again 🤣🤣 x

Morning all 😊

Hoping I can join the thread.

I am currently CD12 of TTC#1 on cycle 7.

Little about my journey so far....I came off cerazette mini pill in November after getting married. I was on the pill for 15 years. I was lucky that since coming off the pill my cycles have gone back to a normal ish cycle length other than the first cycle which was 55 days long but I did have covid end of December and also my booster jab which I think delayed it a bit to be honest. If I had known it would take this long I would of definitely come off the pill before I actually did.

I decided to use OPKs to start with so I could see what my body was doing after the pill, after cycle 1 I also decided to track BBT to get the confirmation that ovulation had happened. After cycle 4 I decided to stop all of that tracking and take the more relaxed approach. My husband has done an at home sperm test which came back normal (not sure really how much you can trust one of the at home test but I am taking it as it is for now lol)...I have also had a private pelvic scan during cycle 5 as I was in my head constantly obsessing thinking something was wrong so for the added reassurance it did help...the scan came back all ok...

Since then I had taken a way more relaxed it is what it is approach in cycle 6 after the initial scans and stuff all ok and I was on holiday during cycle 6 so was convinced that would massively help....no luck with the BFP in cycle 6.

So here we are on to cycle 7 getting more and more impatient, have actually run out of things that I can even google anymore. Have tried the pineapple, have tried the supplements, have tried the preseed, have tried the pomegranate juice, have tried the legs in the air after BD....I am left with nothing more other than to keep BD and keep waiting....

Hopefully having some people to talk to and follow your journeys also will help xx

@IslaO thank you lovey! I feel ok I knew it was coming so prepared myself, just frustrated more than anything!
fingers crossed for you!!

Oh yes fling me some wine!

@IslaO @Angie2018 I have been the exact same but AF got me today !
I knew it was coming I just always know the feelings, smells, sensations EVERYTHING when she’s coming - so here we are day one.
A recap of my absolute torture of basically longer than a TWW - going by my app ovulation around the 29th of june when actually positive ovulation test was 7th July 😩. In total a 39 day cycle! On to the next one hopefully not as long or torture :(.
Good luck ladies all the best to you xoxo keep me posted I want to see those BFP x

Hi ladies how are we all today? I've had a three day meltdown tbh, was worried my temps were rising too slowly after O but had a nice rose this morning and I've read it can take a few days it's a myth you should always have a spike. So whilst I feel better about that part, I still can't allow myself to think anything other than bloody AF will be here in ten days! Longest most soul destroying 7 month journey of my life! Want it gone! Want it over! I have always said I wouldn't want twins as I think it would be too much like hard work but I'd now welcome twins so that I can have my two kids and not have to go on this journey again!!!

Oh nooo 😩 I’m glad I didn’t test as I would have be rageee wasting one lol. To be honest i haven’t lol Iv just wrote this month off and fully accepted it. Told husband AF is on route and we will just need to try again :( xx