January Testers (TTC September/October🎃🍂)

This is our 8th cycle but 6.5 months as I have shorter cycles. Last cycle we only dtd cd 8, 11 and 12 and I O cd 13 so it doesn't take much. We're feeling more relaxed about dtd now we know we don't need to squeeze in several times in a week 🤣🙈

I really thought last month was my month, we've only managed to make DTD twice this week so I'm not overly excited! The last time was 2 days before ovulation! It's my 8th month off the pill! What about you?

Thank you. I hope this is your month too. How long have you been ttc?

Oh hi @Babydust99 I'm so sorry to hear about your chemical pregnancy:( fingers crossed for you this month! I'm 1dpo and pn cycle day 17

Thank you. I couldn’t sleep last night and tested again (obsessed) and got the strongest result I’ve had in the months I’ve been tracking - a definite positive. Hopefully I’ve done enough as I would so love this month to be ‘our month’

Hi, everyone, I'm on cd4 of cycle 8 ttc #1 and coming back on after a chemical last cycle. Hoping it won't take too much longer now my body has gone through implantation. As much as we were a bit disappointed, we are glad to know we can conceive so 🤞for the future

I've taken a month off tracking and think we possibly only managed to DTD once during my FW. We were staying with my parents over the holidays so I'm pretty sure there's no way we will have caught. So just going to relax this month and not think about it.

@Misspotterscat your peak indicates ovulation in the next 1-3 days so you won’t necessarily miss it if you dtd this afternoon, no. Although I think it is better to dtd as much as you can in the run up to ovulation as well as the day of, for future months (which hopefully you won’t need as you’ll catch the egg this month).

Hi ladies, so today is cd12 and I’ve been obsessively using opks as I’ve either missed my peak the last two months or not reached it. Anyway LH has gone from 0.38 to 0.75 in 6 hours so hoping this means I’m approaching my peak overnight - this would make sense with previous months readings of 0.8 in the morning then falling throughout the day.
my concern is, DH is working nights tonighg and definitely won’t be up for dtd in the morning. Will I miss my chance if we leave it until tomorrow afternoon? Last dtd Thursday. I so want this to be our month and worried I’m once again going to miss the opportunity to time it right!

7dpo now guys and I'm still cramping on and off
Headaches on and off
And I'm shattered
I'm thinking these are all just caused by progesterone ir the femara or whatever but man I'm wiped.
I usually feel rotten like the 5 days leading up to my period but this has been since ovulation

Hey ladies - wow these threads move fast!

I'm 6/7 dpo today and completely over analysing every little twinge and pull. Period is due on Friday but I've got FRERs in the bathroom and think I'll be tempted to test on Wednesday morning which will be 10dpo.

Anyone else testing at a similar time? X

Sending Baby Dust your way 🤞

@Laul89 fingers crossed for us both 🤞🤞

@ELJ1502 hahaha it starts to get really tedious doesn’t it.. we were fine & enjoying it over Xmas when we were off but first week back at work is done and we were really tired last night but managed anyway 🤣 fingers crossed we’ve done enough but definitely going to carry on a little longer just incase 🤞🏼

My Natural cycles has moved my predicted ovulation again now to Sunday. My partner is not complaining about the extra DTD but I’m far too impatient. 🙈🙈

@Laul89 we’ve also given it a good effort this month and we’re going to keep going just in case. Fortunately, I’m not back to work until Monday but I’m going to be exhausted at this rate. 😂

Well the TWW eventually begins again… 🤞🏼 We’ve give it a good shot this month, will keep going every other day for a few more days I think incase I ovulate late as I don’t officially track. Praying this is our month ✨

Flashing smiley this morning, CD8 so right on time for me. Haven't DTD this week yet, we've both been exhausted - off to practice my alluring smile

@kinkin0518 I'm hoping to DTD tonight or hopefully over the weekend just to cover me 🙈 I've been having odd cycles they've been varying from 26 to 30, last month was 30 and the month before was 26 then the month before that was 30! I really thought last month I was pregnant I held off testing because i was on day 31 so I was technically a day late so we took a CB test that evening was negative then AF appeared an hour later i was devastated. So if I get to day 32 and haven't started il be testing other than that I'm staying away from the tests lol

Hi hope it's okay for me to jump on this thread. We are trying for our 3rd baby and this is our first month of trying. Ovulation day is today according to the Flo app so the start of two week wait begins again. My next period is due around the 21st. Good luck everyone!

I hope you don't mind me saying, but maybe also DTD today. Just in case you ovulate later than expected.

@ttcat37 haha thank you for the medal. We're hoping we don't have to try for many cycles. This is our first proper cycle. December was a trial whereby we DTD 4 days and 2 days before peak LH as as well as the evening of Peak LH. We hoped the day of peak LH would be enough since sperm can live in the tubes for several days.... sadly it was not.

Thank you, I hope so too! Will try not to symptom spot next week lol

@TTCno1in23 I'm with you on that, can't believe how many there have been!

@2021lady due to all the comments on here and other threads about a chemical pregnancy I’ll be waiting until I’ve missed my period by a few days …would rather not know I think!

@TTCno1in23 know exactly what you mean, this is our first time trying, for #1 it was a happy accident and I didn't realise how mechanical it ends up being 😂

@Butterflygirl23 it's 7 months for us now and feeling very long. Each month I imagine symptoms after ovulation despite playing the 'it won't be this month but secretly think it will' game each time.

I did some at home blood tests this month to see if anything is wrong. Progesterone, Testosterone, LH, FSH all fine but......also did the AMH test and it came out super low, 2.5 pmol so panicking a bit. I know it's not necessarily connected to month to month fertility but does mean we have less time than I thought and that IVF won't necessarily be feasible if needed. Getting a bit ahead of myself but it's so easy to get a bit obsessed!