Anyone else TTC #1? Just looking for TTC buddies!

Hi @NavigatingLife I too completely underestimated TTC and what really goes into creating life. I also didn't understand how hard the TWW would be. I feel that it's consuming most of my thoughts.

Currently two of my best friends are 37 and 40 weeks pregnant with their firsts and both pregnancies were surprises which now thinking about it the odds are so slim it's a miracle really.

I'm using 3 apps (Flo, Glow & Premom) all of them had different estimations for ovulation so that's been super confusing and I'm glad I've been using OPK & temping but still who knows if it will work. I only found out about SMEP yesterday so think I'll kick myself for not knowing sooner if this isn't our month🙃

Mumsnet is a godsend for info, advice and support and I don't know how anyone does this without speaking to some lovely people in the same boat.

Fingers crossed for you that this is your month!

Hi all, been reading this forum this morning and so comforting to read about others in the same boat - it can be quite lonely! Been TTC since start of this year so on cycle 3. Been temping and using OPK since start but everything all over the place with dates & predictions so feeling all very confused and overwhelmed especially when I'm too nervous to talk to anyone in real life about it all! Had peak OPK at day 22 first 2 cycles but day 10 this cycle so potentially 2DPO but I don't really trust anything?! Who knows what's happening...! Fingers crossed for you all - I defs underestimated what TTC would be like!

@FlyingHighFlyingLow yes! They are so annoying. Glad you managed to get yours treated when it was bad!

I had mine diagnosed with a colposcopy but that was probably about 6 years ago now, but didn't get any treatment as it's only a bit of brown spotting each month and they said it could come back anyway. No idea if i definitely still have it as haven't been checked but the spotting is still here so thinking I must do? Am hoping it is that tbh as no impact on TTC then.

You also have an ectropion! Never had them before the mirena, had to have 2 lasered off because they bled when I walked they were so sensitive. Got a third but hasn't gotten bad enough to require treatment.

@kalixxx yeah keep testing and hope you get your peak soon too! 🤞🏻

I am okay on 8dpo now and had some brown spotting the last two days which I always get from about now until AF :( I'm hoping it's caused by my cervical ectropion and not something that affects TTC. Makes me lose hope for this cycle but who really knows, will test in a few days I think! X

@KIWI2023 thank you for your reply! Yeah I took 2 early pregnancy tests this week and both negative. Hoping it’s just a false surge as OH is working nights and I work days so we’re just passing ships over the next few days and hopefully I get my peak on my expected ovulation days!
thank you, hopefully this month is also your month

Do you track your temp? If so I would keep and eye over the next few days as you will see a rise if you do ovulate, I also read on the Premom app (community section) sometimes it's your body gearning up to ovulate and it may have failed but you can often see another later in the month around expected ovulation dates. There's a couple of examples on there though of people who have peaked twice and still got a BFP that month. Do you have any early reading tests to see if they can pick up any HCG just in case it is that? Fingers crossed this is your month!

Hi @KIWI2023 my cycles vary from 28-33 this months was 30 and on 31 AF came.
I don’t know whether to worry that tonight was a positive test so early after AF. Could mean poor egg quality or a cyst. I’m down a rabbit hole checking as we missed my peak last month.

Month 1. Deliberately not tracking or counting until it’s been at least a year, and have changed nothing in my life!

How long is your cycle if you don't mind me asking? I believe it's possible to ovulate on CD5 with a 23 day cycle which could show a positive OPK on CD4. Sometimes you can also ovulate twice in a month too so could see two peaks this month x

Hi everyone;

so today is CD 4, AF is basically gone (very little bleeding if any and only when I wipe) so as advised I started documenting my ovulation this morning and evening.

uploaded onto Premom and it kept reading 0 this evening then it read 1.5 so tried a few more times and it said 1.34 then 1.27 - is anyone having any technical difficulties with Premom?
anyway, I’ve added my pictures below of test on its own and also within the Premom app.
does this look like it could be my peak so close to AF going?

Hi all! I hope you are all having a fab week.

I was hoping I could join😊 we are cycle 1 of TTC baby #1. My cycle is 31 days on average and I am currently predicted for ovulation today and have BD last night and again this morning. I have been using OPKs & temping (only for a few days).

I have been OPK 2/3 times a day to make sure I catch the peak and I'm very grateful as I've gone straight from low to peak and back to low again within 18 hours (didn't know it was possible with no high) so would have missed it if I didn't test last night.

Now entering the TWW and hoping to have someone to chat to about it as it's actually rather lonely I've found.

@kalixxx ow sorry to hear you are under the weather, hope you feel better soon! Are you tracking with OPKs for ovulation or just going with the flow? I'm sure you will still ovulate even if it's a bit later this cycle :) yeah pre seed was easy to use and think we will continue to do so even if this isn't our cycle, can't hurt to! Have you used a mooncup before, when I first started I found it soooo difficult and can imagine they are similar, gets better with practice though! X

I'm really hoping as had a chemical last month , achey legs and cramping today got early detection coming today but gonna wait till morning to do it

@mum2liam1 ooh looks promising then, keep us updated over the next few days! Fingers crossed this is a sticky bean for you xx

9dpo

@mum2liam1 those do look like the start of positive tests to me! Can deffo see a line on todays one. What dpo are you now?

@NarnieJoy welcome :) I feel exactly the same, felt positive and then 6dpo yday and now I feel like this is definitely not the month 🙄

Done first mornig. Wee today what do u think

Hello, cycle 7 here! Ovulation today, and we just dtd 😆 the next two weeks are the trickiest for me, I’m always pretty positive but then it crumbles about 6dpo

I'm hoping so as had a chemical lady month but so hard not to test early.

Had sore boobs , and cramping today. Order free test but not going to do them till next week.

When I had chemical I was only testing postive in morning for 2 days and then nothing . Today was meaning psotive and then at 3 30pm postive after a hold

@mum2liam1 ooh yes I can deffo see something! Test again in a couple of days and should be darker! Exciting x

Negative image

What do you girls think I'm only 8dpo but had a postive this morning and after 4 hour hold this one