First Timers TTC. Safe space for brain dumps, questions, whinges and celebrations. Part 2!

Welcome! You are definitely not alone, when we first started I was analysing every tiny symptom and testing so early. But rest assured it gets less all-consuming as time goes on. Hopefully it is a nice quick process for you and you have your BFP really soon :)

Aww fingers crossed for you in two weeks :) Thank you, I’ll be thinking of you too!

Hi @Feliciacat
Thank you for putting me at ease, realistically you know you’re not alone, but it has reassured me that I’m not crackers in my thoughts.

I am cd 12.
I am only 1dpo so it’s the waiting game now.
I was 2 days early this month which is unheard of for me, which again sent me into a worry that I wouldn’t ovulate as normal (I did), but DH reassured me it just means a few less days waiting to test.

I hope all goes well for you. I will be thinking of you

@Ditzydaisychain hello and welcome! I’m sorry that you’re feeling a little under pressure from ttc. If it’s any help, I too feel this pressure. I felt like dtd was hard because so much importance was attached to getting it just right and being successful. I think it’s likely normal to feel performance pressure at a time like this.

I hope it goes well! Do you have any idea where you are in this cycle (what CD, are you post ovulation, what date will be 14dpo?). I’m 7dpo and going to test in a week; I’m in the two week wait (tww).

Hey all, I’ve been lurking in the wings but never wanted to comment as we weren’t properly trying.
I’m 32 and DH is 31 and TTC #1.
Had my implant out towards the end of 21 and although we haven’t actively tried we also haven’t done anything to prevent pregnancy.
We planned to start properly trying this month and I feel so anxious now. There was never any pressure previously if AF came. Im feeling slightly crackers about it all but reading these threads have been a great help.

@Kayycatt congratulations 🎉🎉

Ah that's such wonderful news, congratulations 💞

Thank you so much 😊

Ahhh Kayycatt, that’s awesome! So happy for you xxx

Thank you :)

Congratulations!!

@RainyDaysByTheFire I was around 10DPO when I did the test. I got my positive today with easy@home test strip :)

How many DPO are you?

There's definitely something there... Fingers crossed for you!

Hi everyone. Really glad to find this community. Just started TTC (first child, i'm 31) and feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the acronyms and new information.
I was never on the pill so periods are same as they have always been, but i can't say I ever paid attention to all these different phases that everyone talks about.
I've got ovulation test strips (today was ovulation day! ) and going to start taking my temperature as well.
I occasionally have really long cycles (45-60 days) and maybe that will help me understand what's going on with my health in general.

I think I can just see a very very faint line or I am seeing what I want to see. Only used the cheapie to test coz didn't want to 'waste' my FRER just yet. May use it in a couple of days...

The ultrasound is at the local community hospital, referral was made through the GP. I rang yesterday to check the waiting times to find the GP hasn’t sent the referral yet as awaiting the ultrasound results to send with it, that’s booked a week today. It’s frustrating because I feel like I’ve had constant delays with my GP.
Thats good that you’ve got lots of options to try! I think when I have some idea with what I’m faced with it will be a bit more manageable.
Did it take long for you to get a diagnosis?
I have really regular periods but my bloods and ovulation strip tests indicate I’m not ovulating but haven’t got clear answers. X

@Mitcx no problem, who is the ultrasound with? The GP? I’m in north Bristol trust if that helps at all. Thank you, I have done 4 cycles of letrozole but didn’t respond to it and now am about to start a second cycle of injections for ovulation induction which are working for me, there is a lot they can do. I have pcos and don’t ovulate naturally at all so didn’t have any natural cycles. Hopefully the fertility referral comes through quickly for you x

Thank you, that seems pretty quick, fingers crossed it will be the same in my area.
I’ve got my ultrasound next week. I think once I’ve been seen by someone who can explain things a bit more I’ll feel better.
I hope all goes well with the treatment. I’ll probably have a million more questions. Hope you don’t mind and thank you for sharing your experience x

Hi @Mitcx i am actually going through fertility treatment at the moment. Timescales vary depending on where you are but for me I was referred early jan 2022 and first appointment was early February 2022 so not a long wait at all. I was then ready to start treatment by the end of may. They then do all of their required tests before coming up with the best options for you. It is usually a few ultrasounds, blood tests and an HSG x ray or hycosy scan for you and 2 semen analysis tests for your partner 3 months apart (that’s what they do here anyway) the blood results won’t affect your referral, the clinic does all their own tests anyway and will talk you through everything. Happy to help any way I can xx

Well that's me out this month 🙃 AF arrived today 😭

I've bought some ovulation strips to try for the next cycle to see how accurate my app actually is...

Good luck to everyone else this month ❤️❤️

Hi,

This is my first post. TTC for first baby.
Approaching 35 in next few months. Been trying 14 months.

I’ve been referred to a fertility clinic but no appointment yet, GP was unable to give me any indication of wait time. Any one got any experience to share on their wait times?

Day 21 progesterone was low but GP said it was equivocal which means they can’t say either way if I did or didn’t ovulate.
I’ve tried three types of ovulation tests easy at home strips but struggled to tell really so switched to digital clear blue which I never tested positive for ovulation and another clear blue which tests for oestrogen and LH, I had 9 days of high fertility but no peak so I feel really confused?

Also read on the criteria LH should be tested on days 2-5 but all my bloods were taken on day 21, will this impact my referral at all?

Appreciate any advice and experience you can share.
Good Luck to everyone, I think people who aren’t going through it or have been can’t understand x

Thanks @Yolo23 for your reply! Yes I'm going to get replacement sticks for my tester this month as I used to keep buying new ones which is pointless!

On CD3 only but excited to Try again soon!

So I'm out for this month. After what seemed to be implantation bleeding over the weekend and a faint positive yesterday, AF arrived this morning. Would make my luteal phase 3/4 days shorter than usual, and I've never had spotting before so seems like it was a chemical

Trying to see the positive that it looks like we can conceive, and onwards to the new cycle

@Cyga I think from the outside, no one can really tell but on our own/on here, we go crazy with symptoms spotting down to every little details, like ohhh I didn't have this acne/spot last cycle, could this be the month?